Overview
- Boys’ soccer second round ousted top seeds across divisions, with No. 16 Sharon beating defending D2 champion Oliver Ames in a shootout, No. 17 Scituate topping D3 No. 1 Medfield 2-1, and No. 17 Cohasset eliminating D4 No. 1 Sutton on penalties.
- Girls’ tournament shocks included Hopkinton knocking out defending D1 champion Wellesley on a penalty kick, and No. 25 Tewksbury advancing to the D3 quarterfinals.
- Football’s opening round featured marquee surprises, led by No. 13 Old Rochester’s 47-39 triple-overtime win over No. 4 Wilmington and No. 10 Lowell securing its first playoff victory in 11 years against No. 7 Methuen.
- Standout football performances headlined the weekend, with Burlington’s Matt Conte grabbing three second-half interceptions and Masconomet’s Jack Fabiano rushing for 332 yards with five touchdowns.
- Girls’ volleyball semifinal fields are largely set at neutral sites — with 16-seed Newton South still alive in D1 — and field hockey semifinals are lining up, including D1 Walpole vs. Winchester.