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Minnechaug and Tyngsborough end perfect starts as Central Catholic, Medfield and Keefe Tech stay unbeaten and untied

Minnechaug beat Pope Francis 1-0, Tyngsborough won 4-0 at Greater Lowell Tech, Marblehead held Masconomet scoreless, and Sarah Tressler scored three as Central Catholic moved to 9-0.

Mass Pitch Staff ·

Wednesday and Thursday tested every unbeaten in Massachusetts. Two of the state's last perfect records ended, a third was snapped by a team from the Berkshires, and the programs at the top of the leaderboards answered with some of their most complete performances of the fall.

On Thursday, Minnechaug edged Pope Francis 1-0 and Tyngsborough beat Greater Lowell Tech 4-0 in a meeting of unbeatens. On Wednesday, Marblehead held Masconomet to a scoreless draw. Central Catholic, Medfield and Keefe Tech are the last perfect records standing among the state's top programs.

Results that moved the needle

Minnechaug 1, Pope Francis 0. On Thursday, Minnechaug handed Pope Francis its first loss at home, three weeks after losing 3-0 to Pope Francis in their first meeting. Minnechaug is 8-1-1; Pope Francis is 10-1.

Tyngsborough 4, Greater Lowell Tech 0. On Thursday, Tyngsborough went to Greater Lowell Tech and won going away, ending Greater Lowell Tech's perfect start and moving to 10-0-2. Greater Lowell Tech is 9-1.

Marblehead 0, Masconomet 0. On Wednesday, Marblehead held Masconomet scoreless for the first time this season. Masconomet is 10-0-1 and has allowed one goal in 11 games; Marblehead is 4-2-4.

Central Catholic 5, Andover 1. On Thursday, Sarah Tressler scored three times and Chloe Fourtzialas added two as Central Catholic won at Andover to reach 9-0. Addison Brosnihan set up two goals and Ciara Sammon one.

Northampton 1, South Hadley 0. On Wednesday, Northampton settled the rematch of a scoreless September meeting with South Hadley and is 9-0-1.

Lenox 3, Smith Vocational 1. On Wednesday, Lenox ended Smith Vocational's perfect start with a 3-1 home win. Smith Vocational is 8-1.

Boston Collegiate 2, Pioneer Charter 1. Also on Wednesday, Boston Collegiate edged Pioneer Charter School of Science, the first loss of the season for Pioneer (8-1-2).

Unbeaten watch

Records below run through Thursday, Oct. 8.

The perfect starts: Central Catholic (9-0), Keefe Tech (9-0; beat Minuteman 7-0 on Thursday) and Medfield (9-0; won 4-0 at Dover-Sherborn on Wednesday).

Unbeaten with at least one draw: Blue Hills (10-0-1; beat Southeastern 2-0 on Thursday), Cardinal Spellman (10-0-1; blanked Bishop Stang 4-0 on Wednesday), Cohasset (10-0-1; won 6-0 at Martha's Vineyard on Thursday), Masconomet (10-0-1), Duxbury (10-0-2; won 5-1 at Marshfield on Thursday), Tyngsborough (10-0-2), Hopkins Academy (9-0-1), Northampton (9-0-1), Bay Path RVT (9-0-2; won 3-1 at Notre Dame Academy on Thursday), Bishop Feehan (8-0-1; beat Westwood 6-0 on Wednesday), Quabbin (8-0-1; won 4-0 at West Boylston on Tuesday), Parker Charter (7-0-1), Wayland (7-0-2), Granby (7-0-3; won 1-0 at Monson on Thursday) and Shrewsbury (6-0-3; beat Grafton 1-0 on Thursday).

First losses this week: Pope Francis, Greater Lowell Tech, Smith Vocational and Pioneer Charter.

Big nights

On Thursday, Old Rochester won 9-0 at Bourne, Joseph Case beat Foxborough Charter 8-0, Tewksbury beat Lawrence 7-0, North Andover beat Lowell 7-1, Hanover won 7-0 at Quincy, and Tri-County beat Upper Cape 7-0. On Wednesday, Ursuline won 7-0 at Fontbonne, Bishop Fenwick won 7-0 at Arlington Catholic two days after its first loss, and Auburn beat Burncoat 6-0.

Also on Wednesday, Ava Myers scored twice as Lexington beat Belmont 2-1. On Thursday, Allison Manning scored as Needham beat Newton North 2-0. Tuesday's Wayland win over Acton-Boxborough came on two goals from Sazie Wrentmore.

Around the state

West: On Thursday, Mount Greylock beat Lenox 6-0, Wahconah blanked Drury 4-0, Belchertown won 3-1 at Longmeadow, and Hampshire won 4-1 at Frontier. On Wednesday, Westfield beat East Longmeadow 3-0, West Springfield beat Chicopee Comp 5-0, and Lee won 1-0 at Hampden Charter a day after winning 5-2 at Westfield Tech.

Central: On Wednesday, AMSA won 5-0 at Oxford. On Thursday, Gardner edged Fitchburg 1-0, Hudson won 3-0 at Bromfield, Groton-Dunstable won 4-1 at Marlborough, and Wachusett beat Algonquin 2-0.

North: On Wednesday, Winchester won 4-1 at Reading and Beverly edged Peabody 1-0. On Thursday, Lynnfield beat Triton 4-0, Acton-Boxborough beat Arlington 2-0, Concord-Carlisle beat Waltham 2-0, and Newton South won 4-2 at Lincoln-Sudbury.

South and Cape: On Wednesday, Somerset Berkley won 3-0 at Old Rochester. On Thursday, Franklin beat North Attleborough 5-1, Wellesley beat Walpole 3-0, Hingham won 1-0 at Whitman-Hanson, Westport beat Holbrook 4-1, Bridgewater-Raynham won 5-0 at Dartmouth two days after winning 5-1 at Sandwich, Sandwich won 5-0 at Saint John Paul II, and Nauset won 2-0 at Nantucket. On Tuesday, Sharon beat Stoughton 4-0 and Franklin beat Taunton 2-0.

Games to circle until Monday's roundup

By the numbers: statewide leaders

MIAA regular-season games through Thursday, Oct. 8; minimum five games. Ties broken by goal differential, then goals for.

Top scoring offenses (goals per game)

  1. Westport — 5.18 (57 in 11)
  2. Greater Lawrence Tech — 5.14 (36 in 7)
  3. Keefe Tech — 5.11 (46 in 9)
  4. Central Catholic — 5.11 (46 in 9)
  5. Quabbin — 5.00 (45 in 9)

Top goal differential

  1. Duxbury — +46
  2. Westport — +45
  3. Keefe Tech — +44
  4. Cohasset — +43
  5. Greater Lowell Tech — +42

Top defenses (goals allowed per game)

  1. Masconomet — 0.09 (1 in 11)
  2. Keefe Tech — 0.22 (2 in 9)
  3. Concord-Carlisle — 0.22 (2 in 9)
  4. Shrewsbury — 0.22 (2 in 9)
  5. Cardinal Spellman — 0.27 (3 in 11)

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