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Medfield, Central Catholic and Keefe Tech reach 10-0 as Bishop Feehan blanks Winchester

Medfield scored six against Concord-Carlisle, Bishop Feehan won 4-0 at Winchester, Danvers blanked Lynnfield, and Addison Brosnihan scored twice as Central Catholic moved to 10-0.

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The weekend belonged to the three programs that still have not lost or tied. On Saturday, Medfield scored six times against one of the state's stingiest defenses, Central Catholic handled Newton North at home, and a day earlier Keefe Tech won on the road. All three are 10-0. Bishop Feehan added a statement of its own Saturday night with a 4-0 win at Winchester, Danvers blanked Lynnfield, and Hingham posted its fourth straight shutout.

Results that moved the needle

Medfield 6, Concord-Carlisle 1. On Saturday, Medfield put six past Concord-Carlisle, which had allowed two goals in its first nine games. Medfield is 10-0 and has outscored opponents 48-6; Concord-Carlisle is 8-2.

Bishop Feehan 4, Winchester 0. On Saturday night, Feehan went to Winchester and won going away, a week after Winchester handed Concord-Carlisle a 1-0 loss. Feehan is 9-0-1 with seven shutouts and four goals allowed all season; Winchester is 8-2-1.

Central Catholic 5, Newton North 1. On Saturday, Addison Brosnihan scored twice and Sarah Tressler, Ciara Sammon and Abigail Bilodeau added one each as Central Catholic stayed perfect. Tressler also set up two goals, with Bilodeau, Brosnihan and Chloe Fourtzialas assisting on one each. Central Catholic is 10-0 with 51 goals.

Danvers 4, Lynnfield 0. On Saturday night, Danvers shut out Lynnfield at home. Danvers is 6-3-3 and unbeaten in its last three; Lynnfield is 8-2-1.

Hingham 3, Milton 0. On Saturday, Hingham won at Milton for its fourth straight shutout. Hingham is 11-1 with 10 shutouts and four goals allowed in 12 games.

Wellesley 3, Belmont 1. On Friday, Wellesley beat Belmont for its third straight win. Wellesley is 7-1-2; Belmont is 7-3.

Minnechaug 0, Wachusett 0. On Saturday, two days after handing Pope Francis its first loss, Minnechaug played Wachusett to a scoreless draw. Minnechaug is 8-1-2; Wachusett is 5-3-4.

Newburyport 6, St. Mary's (Lynn) 0. On Saturday, Newburyport blanked St. Mary's two days after beating North Reading 2-0. Newburyport is 9-1-1 with 10 shutouts and three goals allowed in 11 games.

Unbeaten watch

Records below run through Sunday, Oct. 11.

The perfect starts: Central Catholic (10-0), Keefe Tech (10-0; won 4-1 at Worcester Tech on Friday) and Medfield (10-0).

Unbeaten with at least one draw: Blue Hills (10-0-1), Cardinal Spellman (10-0-1), Cohasset (10-0-1), Hopkins Academy (10-0-1; beat Palmer 3-1 on Friday), Masconomet (10-0-1), Northampton (10-0-1; won 6-0 at Brattleboro (Vt.) on Friday), Bay Path RVT (10-0-2; beat South High 4-0 on Friday), Duxbury (10-0-2), Tyngsborough (10-0-2), Bishop Feehan (9-0-1), Quabbin (8-0-1), Parker Charter (7-0-1), Wayland (7-0-2), Granby (7-0-3) and Shrewsbury (6-0-3).

Tuesday brings two meetings of unbeatens: Masconomet at Feehan and Keefe Tech at Parker Charter.

Big nights

On Friday, Chicopee won 10-2 at Holyoke, Everett beat Lynn English 8-0, Montachusett Tech beat Abby Kelley Foster 7-0, AMSA beat Uxbridge 6-0, Hopedale beat David Prouty 6-0, and Frontier beat Easthampton 6-2. On Saturday, Bridgewater-Raynham beat Apponequet 6-1, Needham won 5-0 at Westwood, and Tewksbury beat Wilmington 3-1 to reach 10-2. On Friday, Bishop Fenwick won 5-1 at Wakefield and has scored 12 goals in two games since its only loss.

On Thursday, Middleborough beat Randolph 8-0 and Sturgis West beat Falmouth Academy 6-0.

Around the state

West: On Friday, South Hadley won 2-1 at Longmeadow, Westfield edged West Springfield 1-0, Ludlow won 1-0 at Tantasqua, and Athol won 2-1 at Smith Academy. Pioneer Valley won twice, 1-0 over St. Mary's of Westfield on Friday and 3-0 over Mahar on Saturday, and is 9-1-2. On Saturday, Wahconah won 1-0 at Monument Mountain to move to 9-1-1. Pope Francis (10-3) played a weekend road swing, losing 4-1 at Ramsey on Saturday and 1-0 at Immaculate Heart Academy (N.J.) on Sunday. On Thursday, Springfield International won 1-0 at Springfield Central to move to 9-1-1.

Central: On Friday, Sutton won 4-0 at Auburn, Northbridge won 2-0 at Millbury, St. Bernard's beat Saint Paul 4-1, and West Boylston edged Oxford 1-0. Nipmuc and Douglas played to a 3-3 draw. On Saturday, Leicester beat Northbridge 2-0.

North: On Saturday, Beverly beat Woburn 4-0 to move to 8-1-1, Billerica beat Saugus 4-0, Westford Academy beat Chelmsford 2-0, Malden won 4-1 at Lowell, Rockport won 3-1 at Gloucester, Salem won 2-1 at Manchester Essex, Malden Catholic edged Medford 1-0, and Watertown edged Waltham 1-0. Shawsheen and Greater Lawrence Tech played to a 3-3 draw. On Friday, Lowell Catholic beat Innovation Academy 4-0, and Melrose and Marblehead tied 1-1. On Thursday, Haverhill won 4-0 at Somerville and Nashoba Tech edged Whittier 2-1. On Tuesday, Oct. 6, Chelsea won 3-0 at Malden.

Greater Boston and Metro West: On Friday, Dover-Sherborn won 4-3 at Natick, Ursuline won 3-1 at Boston Latin Academy, Arlington Catholic beat Fontbonne 3-0, and North Quincy and Archbishop Williams played to a scoreless draw. On Saturday, Hopkinton beat Mansfield 2-0, Sharon beat Attleboro 3-0, and Braintree and Lexington tied 1-1.

South and Cape: On Friday, Nauset won 4-1 at Dennis-Yarmouth to move to 7-1-2, Norton won 4-0 at West Bridgewater, Norwell edged Notre Dame (Hingham) 1-0, Nantucket beat Sturgis West 2-0, Plymouth South edged Scituate 1-0, Bristol County Aggie beat Cape Cod Tech 2-0, Avon edged South Shore Tech 2-1, and Bourne edged Southeastern 1-0. On Saturday, Greater New Bedford beat New Bedford 2-1. On Thursday, Norfolk Aggie beat South Shore Tech 5-0, and Hull and East Bridgewater tied 1-1. On Tuesday, Oct. 6, Holbrook won 2-1 at Boston Collegiate.

Games to circle until Wednesday's roundup

By the numbers: statewide leaders

MIAA regular-season games through Sunday, Oct. 11; 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. Central Catholic — 5.10 (51 in 10)
  3. Keefe Tech — 5.00 (50 in 10)
  4. Quabbin — 5.00 (45 in 9)
  5. Greater Lowell Tech — 4.90 (49 in 10)

Top goal differential

  1. Keefe Tech — +47
  2. Duxbury — +46
  3. Westport — +45
  4. Central Catholic — +44
  5. AMSA — +43

Top defenses (goals allowed per game)

  1. Masconomet — 0.09 (1 in 11)
  2. Shrewsbury — 0.22 (2 in 9)
  3. Cardinal Spellman — 0.27 (3 in 11)
  4. Newburyport — 0.27 (3 in 11)
  5. Keefe Tech — 0.30 (3 in 10)

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