High School Roundup: Barrington girls lacrosse edges EG as spring season opens
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GIRLS LACROSSE
Division I
Barrington 12, East Greenwich 11
With the game on the line, Anna Lombardi knew it time to prove she’s capable of being the leader the Barrington girls lacrosse team needs this season.
Then she went out and showed why.
After seeing a three-goal second-half lead disappear and trailing by a goal with under two minutes left, Lombardi came through in a big way for the Eagles. The All-Stater scored the game-tying goal and, with 37 seconds left, netted the game-winner with 37 seconds left in a 12-11 win over the Avengers.
“We have a strong attack, we have freshmen coming in and we can all do amazing things on attack,” Lombardi said, “but ultimately when we’re tied up and I know I need a goal, I’m going to make it happen.”
The game was the first of the season for Barrington, which had its 2023 season end at the hand of East Greenwich via a 13-11 loss in the Division I semifinals.
Monday’s matchup was what you’d expect from two championship contenders and Barrington held a 6-5 edge at halftime – thanks in part of three goals from Alexandria Hope – before extending the lead to 8-5 in the third quarter.
The Avengers’ persistent offensive attack starting piling on goals and when Lombardi went to the sidelines with an injury, EG took advantage in the draw circle and continued to make the most of every possession.
East Greenwich took an 11-10 lead late in the fourth quarter when freshman Ava Halvorsen scored her third goal of the night, but with over 90 seconds left the game was hardly over.
Lombardi won the next draw and came up with the game-tying goal. While she couldn’t secure a win on the next draw, an East Greenwich turnover gave Barrington the ball back. The Eagles worked it up the field and Lombardi drew a shooting space call and followed it by scoring from the free position with 37 seconds left.
Halvorsen was EG’s leading scorer and Maeve Kiernan and Julia Moore both had two goals in the loss.
Lombardi led Barrington with four goals, Hope had three and five other Eagles had the remaining scores.
South Kingstown 16, Lincoln School 13
Finley Carr scored 7 goals and assisted on two more, Dylan Gwiazdzinski scored 3 goals with 2 helpers and Luci Capizzo also scored 3 times as the Rebels topped the Lynx in a the first game of the year for both Division I teams. The victory spoiled the the night for Lincoln School's Ella Brown, who found the back of the net for a game-high 9 goals in the loss.
Division II
Moses Brown 15, Portsmouth 5
Vivian Stone scored five goals and teammates Isabella Cummings each found the back of the net three times helping the Quakers roll to a win over Portsmouth. Sophia Sebolt scored two goals for the Patriots.
Cumberland 15, Middletown 13
Gwen Ross paced the Clippers with 5 goals, and Abby Skurka added 4 more, along with an assist. Izzy Beitler led the team with 8 assists in the victory. In goal, Maddie Estes recorded 10 saves. For the Islanders, Riley Clare had 4 goals, Summer Ashness had 3 goals and goalie Lamaya Gonsalves made 7 saves in goal.
BASEBALL
Division I
Hendricken 10, Coventry 4
The Hawks broke open what was a two-run lead in the middle innings to down the Oakers, 10-4, in Division I. Griffin Crain’s pair of singles knocked in three runs and Jack LaRose drove in two more with a single and a sacrifice fly. Crain also picked up the victory on the mound, firing five scoreless frames and striking out four.
Cumberland 11, Central 3
The Clippers snapped a 3-3 tie with an 8-run fifth inning and went on to knock off the Knights. Aidan Ray led the Cumberland offense as he went 3-for-4, scored twice and drove in another, Andrew Nocera had two hits and knocked in two and Luke Plumer had a hit, scored a run and had 2 RBI in the win. Adonis Medina had a hit and drove in a run for Central.
Lincoln 6, Moses Brown 0
The Lions' Joey Conti struck out 6 and allowed just a pair of hits over 6 innings, giving way to Issac Cabral who closed it out with 4 strikeouts over 2 innings, without allowing a hit. At the plate, Conti was 2-4 with an RBI, Caden Oldham was 1-3 with a pair of RBIs and Tyler Almedia went 2-3 with a walk and 2 runs scored.
Portsmouth 8, Mt. Hope 3
The Patriots' Cameron Ruggieri threw five innings, allowing 4 hits, 3 runs and struck out 5 before giving way to Oliver Rey who struck out 4 batters in the final two frames. Nick Spaner drove in 3 runs for Portsmouth and John Mass was 3-4 and drove in a pair. For the Huskies, Brian Abruzzi and Lucas Andreozzi each had an RBI in the loss.
Division II
Mount St. Charles 8, Middletown 1
Connor Thibault and Colin Goding combined to pitch a one-hitter and teammate Landon Laplante laced a triple, scored a run and knocked in two leading the Mounties to victory over the Islanders.
BOYS LACROSSE
Division III
Smithfield 14, Ponaganset 0
Thomas Hayden led the Sentinels with 5 goals, Jacob Boudreau added 3 goals and 2 assists and Nicholas Pike had 2 goals and 3 assists in the win.
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Division I
East Greenwich 3, South Kingstown 1
Spencer Warburton amassed 14 kills and was helped by Max Silverman, who had 32 assists, as the Avengers won their opening match of the season. Billy Gates had 13 kills and 4 aces and Ben Wright contributed 10 kills and 8 digs for the Rebels.
Division III
Tolman/Shea 3, Burrillville 0 (25-13, 25-18, 25-11)
Julio Correia and Bara Diop each had 9 kills while Fernando Baptista finished with 29 assists as the Tigers cruised.
Division III
Scituate 3, Exeter-West Greenwich 0 (25-14, 25-12, 25-19)
Scituate's Mason Brown led the Spartans with 10 kills, while Zane Whitman had 12 digs. For the ScarletKnights, Andan Fry had three aces and Jose Hernandez had 5 digs in the loss.
Central Falls 3, Toll Gate 2 (26-24, 21-25, 25-21, 21-25, 15-13)
Tuesday's Schedule (weather permitting)
BASEBALL
Mount Pleasant vs. West Warwick at McCarthy Field, 11 a.m.
St. Raphael at Narragansett, 4 p.m.
Tiverton at Prout, 4 p.m.
East Greenwich at Barrington, 4:15 p.m.
Chariho at Ponaganset, 4:30 p.m.
Burrillville at East Providence, 5 p.m.
Johnston vs. Westerly at Cimalore Field, 5 p.m.
North Providence vs. Woonsocket at Renaud Field, 5 p.m.
SOFTBALL
West Warwick at Narragansett, 3 p.m.
Johnston at Mt. Hope, 4 p.m.
South Kingstown at Ponaganset, 4:30 p.m.
North Kingstown at Barrington, 4:30 p.m.
Middletown at Lincoln, 4:30 p.m.
Juanita Sanchez vs. Central Fall/BVP at Macomber Field, 4:30 p.m.
Rogers vs. Exeter/West Greenwich at EWG, 5 p.m.
Burrillville/North Smithfield vs. Toll Gate at Winslow Park Fields, 5 p.m.
Scituate at Portsmouth, 5 p.m.
BOYS LACROSSE
La Salle at Mount St. Charles, 4 p.m.
Middletown vs. South Kingstown at Curtis Corner Field, 4:30 p.m.
Narragansett at Toll Gate, 4:30 p.m.
Scituate at North Providence, 4:30 p.m.
Mt. Hope at Burrillville, 4:45 p.m.
Barrington vs. Hendricken, 6 p.m.
East Greenwich at North Kingstown, 6 p.m.
PCD/St. Raphael at Westerly, 6 p.m.
Tiverton at Lincoln, 6 p.m.
Moses Brown at Portsmouth, 6:30 p.m.
Rogers at North Smithfield, 6:30 p.m.
Cranston West at Prout, 6:45 p.m.
GIRLS LACROSSE
Bay View at PCD, 4 p.m.
Classical at Johnston, 4:30 p.m.
Toll Gate at Pilgrim, 5 p.m.
Westerly at Narragansett, 6 p.m.
Rogers at Ponaganset, 6:30 p.m.
BOYS OUTDOOR TRACK
East Greenwich, North Kingstown at Chariho, 3:30 p.m.
Mt. Hope, Rogers, St. Raphael at Middletown, 3:30 p.m.
Johnston, North Providence, Smithfield, Woonsocket at Scituate, 4:30 p.m.
Classical, Hope, Moses Brown at La Salle, 4 p.m.
Portsmouth, PCD, St. Patrick at East Providence, 4:30 p.m.
GIRLS OUTDOOR TRACK
East Greenwich, North Kingstown at Chariho, 3:30 p.m.
Mt. Hope, Rogers, St. Raphael at Middletown, 3:30 p.m.
Johnston, North Providence, Smithfield, Woonsocket at Scituate, 4:30 p.m.
Classical, Hope, Moses Brown at La Salle, 4 p.m.
Portsmouth, PCD/LS, Bay View, St. Patrick at East Providence, 4:30 p.m.
BOYS TENNIS
Classical at Chariho, 4 p.m.
Shea/Tolman vs. Woonsocket at Aylsworth Courts, 4 p.m.
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
South Kingstown at Chariho, 6 p.m.
Lincoln at West Warwick, 6 p.m.
North Smithfield at Coventry, 6:30 p.m.
Central at Barrington, 6:30 p.m.
East Providence at Westerly, 6:30 p.m.
Cranston West at Woonsocket, 6:30 p.m.
This article originally appeared on The Providence Journal: RI High School scores and recaps as teams open spring season
