HYANNIS — Barnstable High senior midfielder Mike McDonough netted three goals, as did junior attacker Liam Shields Wednesday afternoon, to pace the Red Raiders to a 14-1 win over visiting New Bedford.
Barnstable is now 1-1 on the season while the Whalers drop to 0-1.
Barnstable High’s Reece Hoppensteadt scored one goal but won nine out of 14 faceoffs yesterday in a 14-1 Red Raider win over New Bedford.
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Barnstable sophomore attacker Jonathan Ramos added to the damage with a pair of goals and Red Raiders with single goals on the day included Will Kennedy, Reece Hoppensteadt, Jack Pipatti, Stephen Megnia, Spencer Jones and Evan Mulone.
“We basically dominated at the face-off,” head coach Chris Whidden said. “Reece (Hoppensteadt) won nine of 14 faceoffs and with that we were able to control things.”
The Red Raiders hit the road Monday (April 6) to face rival Bridgewater-Raynham.
Tate Blasts Home Run, Lady Lions Roll Over Mashpee Falcons
The St. John Paul II girls’ softball team (1-0) opened the 2015 season Wednesday at home versus the Mashpee Falcons (0-1) and staged a solid 10-4 victory.
Hadley Tate belted a three-run home run in the first inning to set the tone for the Blue & Gold, and the Lions went up 4-0 in the first frame. Tate went 3-3 on the day and Lions’ hurler Jackie Smith not only got the win but also added three hits to the hitting parade. The Lions tacked on another three runs in the bottom of the third inning to make it 7-0, before Mashpee plated one run in the fifth. The Falcons picked up three more in the sixth inning to make it a 7-4 game, but three more runs by the Lions in the bottom of the sixth iced the victory.
Smith went the distance, struck out six batters, walked six and hit a pair of batsmen while scattering eight hits. Mashpee junior hurler Sam Fraser took the loss for the Falcons. She struck out five batters.
The Falcons were no slouches at the plate, however, banging out nine hits in all. Jessica Schmelzer went 2-4, Jordyn Carpenter went 3-4 and Jaylynn Merkman went 2-2 with a pair of walks to pace the Falcon offense.
Barnstable High’s Mike McDonough nettd a hat trick in yesterday;s 14-1 Red Raider boys’ lacrosse win over New Bedford.
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St. John Paul Wins Tennis Battle on Road Versus Nauset Warriors
The St. John Paul II boys’ tennis team made it two straight victories Wednesday afternoon, defeating the host Nauset Warriors, 4-1, in the Warriors’ season-opener.
The Lions’ Cooper Tomchik downed Nauset’s Reed Jenkins in number one singles, 6-1, 6-0, while Jonathan Logie defeated freshman Keenyn Tombo in a hard-fought battle in number two singles, 6-1, 2-6, 7-5.
In number three singles, Bill Huffnagel defeated Lane Bohman, 6-3, 6-1, to give the Lions a clean sweep of singles match-ups. In number one doubles, Andrew and Mike Logie paired up for the Lions in a victory over Ethan “Big Red” Ladue and Colton Leach in what Nauset head coach Brendan Guttman deemed “a very competitive match.” In number two doubles the Warriors finally avenged themselves with a victory as Ben Parkington and Mike Walsh teamed up to drop Norm Karlsen and Sean Platt, 4-6, 7-5, 6-1.
— Sean Walsh is the sports editor for www.capecod.com. His email is [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter @coachwalshccbm
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