Girls Volleyball: The Bulldogs hosted Somerset Berkley (9-5) on October 7 and won 3-0 by set scores of 25-20, 25-17, and 25-21. Senior Molly Franco recorded her 500th career kill, notching 14 kills in the game. Junior Erin Root contributed with 13 kills, as freshman Ady Chua had 28 assists. Old Rochester improves to 11-2 on the season and 10-0 in the SCC going into Wednesday’s game against Apponequet (1-12) and will also play Hopkinton (7-4) on October 16.
Football: The ORR High School football team hosted Dighton-Rehoboth (1-4) on October 9 and won 20-14. The Bulldogs jumped out to a 7-0 lead on a 40-yard touchdown run by junior Benji Baptiste, as Baptiste made it 13-0 with five minutes remaining in the 1st on a 15-yard touchdown run. Right before the half, Baptiste scored again to make it 20-0. Dighton-Rehoboth fought back and scored a 53-yard touchdown pass as time expired, making it 20-7 at halftime. Old Rochester hung on to win, as Dighton-Rehoboth rallied for a late comeback. Senior Hunter Horsey had several tackles for loss and sacks. He contributed with two big catches on offense for a combined 53 yards. Benji Baptiste had 173 rushing yards on 23 attempts and 3 touchdowns. The Bulldogs are 4-1 and will face off against Bishop Fenwick (3-2) at home on October 16.
Boys Soccer: Old Rochester played Bourne (2-8-1) on October 8, and won 6-3. Grady Oliveira scored 4 goals and had 1 assist. Jack Thompson had 1 goal and 2 assists. They’re now 5-4-1 heading into Wednesday’s game at Apponequet (5-4-1), and will play at Catholic Memorial (5-1-2) on October 17.
Field Hockey: The Bulldogs faced Seekonk (4-7-2) on October 8, and won 1-0. Senior Morgan LeBlanc scored the only goal of the game to secure the win for Old Rochester. They’re 7-2-1 going into Tuesday’s game at Wareham (2-8-1), before playing Fairhaven on October 15.
Sports Roundup
By Aiden Comorosky