Final Stretch: Top Greater Taunton H.S. sports performers for May 20-26

The final full week of the spring high school sports regular season is upon us in the Greater Taunton area.

Last week, Taunton baseball clinched its first outright Hockomock Kelley-Rex title since 2013 while Taunton boys lacrosse topped Bristol-Plymouth in an intracity showdown. Several area track athletes were crowned champions in their respective leagues, Bridgewater-Raynham boys lacrosse and Dighton-Rehoboth girls lacrosse secured their tournament spots. Bristol-Plymouth softball avenged its lone shutout loss to Greater Lowell Tech with a 6-2 win over the Gryphons in Tyngsborough.

Here's a look at all of the scores, stats and highlights from the fourth week of May.

Tuesday

Baseball

Andrew Cali led the way at the plate for Taunton (17-4, 14-2 Hockomock), going 1-for-2 with a pair of walks, a pair of runs and an RBI as the Tigers beat Milford 5-1 on the road in Hockomock action. Joe Benoit went 2-for-4 with an RBI while Brayden Cali and Caden Lindskog both went 1-for-4 with a run, Dwayne Burgo went 1-for-4 with an RBI, Chris Wallace went 1-for-2 with an RBI, Jared Spencer went 0-for-3 with a run and Jace Galante went 0-for-1 with an RBI. Johnny Escobalez earned the win, going 6⅓ innings giving up an unearned run on a hit and three walks while striking out six. Tyler Lacerda tossed the final ⅔ of an inning striking out one.

Boys Lacrosse

Jayson Kelleher and Nikos Triantafillou each recorded hattricks for Bridgewater-Raynham (11-6) as the Trojans beat Canton 12-1 at home. Corey Herbert and Braden Silva both found the back of the net while Shaun LaCivita made numerous strong saves in net.

Boys Tennis

Bridgewater-Raynham (5-8, 3-4 SEC) dropped both matches to Durfee, 4-1 and 3-2, at home in an SEC doubleheader.

Dighton-Rehoboth (9-5, 7-5 SCC) swept Seekonk 5-0 at home in SCC action.

Girls Tennis

Nicole Kimball and Eily Mitchell won first and second singles respectively in both matches, as did the the first doubles pairing of Lily Cooley and Tamia McQueen, as Bridgewater-Raynham (10-3, 6-1 SEC) beat Durfee 4-1 and 3-2 on the road in an SEC doubleheader.

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Monday

Baseball

Dwayne Burgo led the way at the plate for Taunton (16-4, 13-2 Hockomock League), going 2-for-4 with a pair of runs and an RBI as the Tigers beat King Philip 9-6 on the road in Hockomock action. Joe Benoit went 1-for-2 with three runs while Caden Lindskog went 1-for-4 with a run and a pair of RBIs, Johnny Escobalez went 2-for-3 with a run and an RBI, Jared Spencer went 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI, Andrew Cali, Brayden Cali and Jace Galante all went 1-for-3 with a run and Chris Wallace went 0-for-2 with a run. Cam Tomaszycki earned the win, going five innings in relief giving up a pair of unearned runs on a hit and a pair of walks while striking out one. Jack Cali tossed the first two innings giving up four runs on six hits and a walk while striking out one.

Jack Ritchie led the way for Bridgewater-Raynham (6-12, 3-4 Southeast Conference), going all seven innings giving up an unearned run on six hits while striking out 12 and went 1-for-2 at the plate with a pair of RBIs as the Trojans beat Brockton 4-1 on the road in SEC action. Bobby Quill, Jack Haley, Vincent Tavares and Jace Chapman each scored a run as B-R snapped a six game losing skid.

Brayden Alves led the way at the plate for Bristol-Plymouth (7-10, 6-4 Mayflower Athletic Conference), going 2-for-4 with a pair of runs and an RBI as the Craftsmen fell 9-7 to Archbishop Williams on the road in non-league action. Jamari Harris went 1-for-4 with a run and a pair of RBIs while Cam Wilbur went 1-for-3 with a run and an RBI and Zach Branco went 1-for-3 with a run. Devin Foley took the loss for B-P, going the final inning giving a pair of runs on four hits while striking out one. Kyle Weldon started and went 3⅓ innings giving up six runs (five earned) on five hits and four walks while striking out four and went 2-for-4 with an RBI at the plate. Colton Carvalho went 1⅔ innings giving up a run on a pair of walks while striking out two and went 1-for-3 with a run and an RBI at the plate.

Ben Miller led the way for Dighton-Rehoboth (11-7, 9-6 South Coast Conference), going all seven innings giving up an unearned run on a pair of hits and three walks while striking out four and went 1-for-3 with a double, the team's lone hit, as the Falcons fell 1-0 to Seekonk at home in SCC action.

Softball

Brooke Aldrich led the way at the plate for Taunton (17-0, 15-0 Hockomock), going 3-for-3 with a run and an RBI as the Tigers beat King Philip 4-0 at home in Hockomock action. Aniyah Bailey went 1-for-3 with a run and a pair of RBIs while Bella Bourque went 1-for-2 with a run and Mia Torres went 1-for-3 with a run. Sam Lincoln earned the win and recorded her sixth straight shutout, going all seven innings giving up a hit and a walk while striking out 14. With the win, Taunton earned its first outright Hockomock Kelley-Rex title since 2021.

Ava Selter led the way at the plate for Bridgewater-Raynham (11-5, 5-1 SEC), going 2-for-3 with three runs and an RBI as the Trojans beat Dartmouth 11-4 on the road in SEC action. Olivia Roy went 3-for-3 with a pair of runs and an RBI while Talia Faria went 2-for-4 with three RBIs and a run, Chloe Martin went 1-for-3 with a run and a pair of RBIs, Avery Erlichman went 1-for-2 with an RBI and Lily Berman went 1-for-4 with an RBI. Maddie DeLano earned the win for B-R, going all seven inning giving up four runs (two earned) on eight hits and four walks while striking out three and went 3-for-4 at the plate.

Isabella Torres led the way at the plate for Bristol-Plymouth (12-6, 9-2 MAC), going 3-for-4 with a home run, a pair of runs and three RBIs as the Craftsmen beat Blue Hills 16-0 at home in 4½ innings of MAC action. Victoria D'Aiello went 1-for-2 with a pair of runs and three RBIs while Emma Coxall went 1-for-1 with a pair of runs and a pair of RBIs, Ari Richards went 1-for-3 with a pair of runs and an RBI, Jessica Slavick went 1-for-2 with a pair of runs, Shelby Estrella went 2-for-3 with a pair of RBIs, Bree Aldrich went 1-for-4 with a run and an RBI and Sara Norcross went 0-for-2 with a run off a walk. Aubrey Mabrouk earned the win for B-P after going all five shutout innings giving up a pair of hits and a walk while striking out eight.

Cam Cloonan led the way for Dighton-Rehoboth (16-3, 11-3 SCC), going 3-for-4 with a triple, a home run, a pair of runs and three RBIs as the Falcons beat Seekonk 17-2 on the road in SCC action. Emma Horrocks went 3-for-5 with five RBIs while Haleigh Kelley went 3-for-5 with three runs and an RBI, Lucy Latour went 3-for-3 with three runs and an RBI, Ally Bastis went 1-for-3 with a pair of runs, Izzy Moss went 1-for-4 with a pair of RBIs, Skye Harrison went 1-for-3 with a run and an RBI, Caleigh Cloonan went 1-for-3 with a run, Hannah Carey had a pair of runs and Giselle Pacheco had a run. Edy Latour earned the win for D-R after going five innings giving up an unearned run on a hit and a walk while striking out nine and went 0-for-3 with a run at the plate. Kylie Hillier tossed the final two innings giving up a run on a hit and three walks.

Boys Lacrosse

Taunton (5-11, 1-10 Hockomock) fell 21-1 to Franklin at home in Hockomock action.

Anthony Mussari, Nolan Barbour, Corey Herbery and Jaxon McCauley were among the nine goal scorers for Bridgewater-Raynham (10-6) as the Trojans beat Seekonk 15-2 at home.

Dighton-Rehoboth (5-9, 3-7 SCC) fell 11-10 to Bourne in overtime at home in SCC action.

Girls Lacrosse

Cali Melo led the way for Taunton (0-16, 0-11) with a hattrick and five draws as the Tigers fell 19-3 to Franklin on the road in Hockomock action. Maddi Szala had an assist while Olivia Espada made four saves in net.

Emily Keefe led the way for Bridgewater-Raynham (5-12, 2-2 SEC) with a hattrick and four assists, including her 200th career point, as the Trojans beat Dighton-Rehoboth 14-10 on the road in non-league action. Lexi White and Grace LaRose each had hattricks while Ashley McLaren had a pair of goals and an assist and Kate Lambert, Emily Long and Claire Fitzsimmons all found the back of the net. Ainsley Yates made 22 saves in net for B-R.

Karina Bosco led the way for Dighton-Rehoboth (9-6, 5-4 SCC) with five goals, an assist and eight draws as the Falcons fell 14-10 to Bridgewater-Raynham at home in non-league action. Gia Papa had a pair of goals and an assist while Olivia Thibert had a pair of goals, Mara Levesque had a goal and three assists, Ainsley Zibrida had a pair of assists and Ava Morgado had an assist. Phoebe Braga made five saves in net for D-R.

Boys Tennis

Eduardo Gardinal won second singles 6-4, 6-1 as Taunton (3-15, 1-14 Hockomock) fell 4-1 to King Philip at home in Hockomock action.

Girls Tennis

Sarah Riveiro won first singles 6-1, 6-0 while Ava Alves won third singles 7-6 (2), 6-3, the duo of Janelle Garcia and Ava Olivadesa won first doubles 6-1, 6-4 and the duo of Caroline Pietnik and Sam Parett won second doubles 7-5, 7-6 (5) as Taunton (13-4, 10-4 Hockomock) beat King Philip 4-1 on the road in Hockomock action.

Dighton-Rehoboth (4-11, 4-9 SCC) fell 3-2 to Somerset Berkley at home in SCC action.

Boys Track and Field

Braden Erlichman won the javelin with a personal best throw of 150'6" as Bristol-Plymouth finished eighth overall with 19 points at the MAC Championship at Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical High School. Other point scoring performances include Danny Keefe finishing third in the two mile (11:02.65, personal best) and sixth in the mile (5:01.25), Ewan McCleod finishing fifth in the high jump (5'8"), William Cree finishing seventh in the 200 meter (0:24.98), Ethan Maloney finishing seventh in both the javelin (125'10", personal best) and long jump (18'11", personal best), Sebastian Rito finishing eighth in the triple jump (37'4") and the 4x100 meter relay team of Cree, Rito, Matt Keefe and Erlichman finishing eighth (0:49.69).

Girls Track and Field

Christele Derogene won the shot put (30'1.5") and finished fifth in the discus (79'5") while Mari Albon won the javelin (96'11") as Bristol-Plymouth finished seventh overall with 39 points at the MAC Championship at Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical High School. Other point scoring performances include Olivia Sanchez finishing third in the 100 meter (0:12.86, personal best) and fifth in the 800 meter (2:47.94, personal best), Zoey Onuegbu finishing third in the 100 meter (0:12.86, personal best), the 4x100 meter relay team of Christla Douyon, Onuegbu, Amiaya Hale and Sanchez finishing fifth (0:55), Caitlin Nixon finishing sixth in javelin (77'8", personal best) and Douyon finishing eighth in the long jump (13'9", personal best).

Boys Volleyball

Taunton (5-13) swept Attleboro 3-0 on the road.

Connar Dexter had eight kills and eight blocks while Ian Hoskins had eight kills and six blocks as Dighton-Rehoboth (11-6, 9-4 Tri-Valley League) fell 3-0 (12-25, 18-25 and 21-25) to Medfield on the road in SCC action.

Taunton Daily Gazette sports reporter Cameron Merritt can be reached at cmerritt@tauntongazette.com. You can follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter, at @CamMerritt_News. Support local journalism by purchasing a digital or print subscription to the Taunton Daily Gazette today.

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