Old Rochester Regional (ORR) High School football managed to maintain its undefeated regular season with a 35-0 win over Fairhaven football Friday, giving the Bulldogs a shot at the South Coast Conference (SCC) title game after securing the SCC Large title in the previous week.
Anthony Childs, Jackson Cote, and Tyler Noeall had rushing scores in the win. Noe also connected with quarterback Cole McIntyrefor a 20-yard score. McIntyre also found Adam Breault on a 29-yard touchdown.
Moving past the Blue Devils, the Bulldogs will take on the SCC Small champions, the Case Cardinals, who also went undefeated on the year.
There will be something extra in this contest, aside from it being a championship contest. Though it isn’t a rivalry game, it’s a special one for Case head coach Anthony Palladino and ORR head coach Justin Kogler, who played football together at Bridgewater State University.
“We’re close friends,” Palladino said. “We talk often, so it’ll be exciting to go against him. Always like going against a friend. He was a couple years older than me and was one of the guys who took me under his wing and showed me the ropes.”
Case is also well aware of the weapons the Bulldogs possess on both offense and defense.
“They’ve got so much talent. We’re going to have to bring our A-game,” Palladino said. “They’re a good football team. [ORR] coach [Justin] Kogler will downplay them, but they’re good; he’s very talented and they’re very talented.”
Old Rochester (6-0, 4-0 SCC Large) will make the trip for the SCC title to Case (6-0, 4-0 SCC Small) on Friday at 7:00 pm.
Nikki Fantonihad a breakout game in ORR’s 3-0 win over Case girls soccer. She scored two goals and also had the assist onKate Beaulieu’sgoal. One of Fantoni’s goals was unassisted, the other came on a pass from Jillian Kutash.
The Bulldogs improved to 12-1 (11-0 SCC Large), and the win over Case extended the winning streak to 12 games.
Old Colony
Old Colony golf is locked in for postseason play following the 6 1/2 – 2 1/2 win over Westport, improving to 7-6-2 (5-5-2 Mayflower Small Vocational).
“They had good days and bad days, but didn’t get discouraged and played hole by hole,” Old Colony coach Kathy Peterson said. “They’re a fun group to coach.”
Drew Weaverand Anthony Wrightled the Cougars by winning their individual matches and combining to win best ball in their pairing. Brian Kuketzwon his individual match, as did Joel Cortes. Kuketz also combined for best ball with Lucas Correia, after Correia managed to salvage a tie in his match.
Old Colony volleyball continued its impressive season with a 3-1 comeback victory over Bristol-Plymouth. After falling behind the Craftsmen 1-0 with a 26-24 loss in the first set, the Cougars won the second set 25-14, the third 25-17, and the fourth 25-15. Lauren McGowanled Old Colony with 15 kills. Kat Kirbywas also impressive offensively, logging 10 kills along with her team-high 13 aces. Setter Molly Lankowskihad an impressive performance against Bristol-Plymouth, notching 22 assists.
Telynn Laytonwas the Cougars’ major bright spot in their 0-0 tie with Blue Hills girls soccer. The Old Colony goalie had 13 saves in net. Old Colony coach Tom Lee Martins says Layton has “been our MVP all season.”
Tabor Academy
Cat Barrybroke the Tabor Academy (5-1-2) girls soccer scoring record in her three-goal performance in the 4-4 tie with Lawrence Academy. The record previously stood at 43 goals. She brought it to 45 with her third goal of the contest.
High School Sports Update
By Nick Friar