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Four unbeatens fall; Central Catholic hits 14-0

Bishop Fenwick beat Cardinal Spellman 2-1, Keefe Tech edged Parker Charter 3-2, Frontier blanked Hopkins Academy 3-0 and Hopedale won 3-1 at Bay Path RVT, while Central Catholic won 3-2 at Belmont and Duxbury and Hingham drew 1-1.

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Four more unbeaten records ended Monday and Tuesday, two of them in rematches. On Monday, Bishop Fenwick beat Cardinal Spellman 2-1, two weeks after losing to the same team 3-2, and Keefe Tech won 3-2 over Parker Charter six days after Parker beat it 2-1. On Tuesday, Frontier beat Hopkins Academy 3-0 and Hopedale won 3-1 at Bay Path RVT. The unbeaten list we ran Monday had 11 teams. It now has seven. Central Catholic is one of them after a 3-2 win at Belmont, and on Thursday it hosts Bishop Feehan, the Division 1 No. 1, which is also unbeaten. Duxbury and Hingham drew 1-1 in Tuesday's Patriot League meeting, so Duxbury stays unbeaten at 12-0-4.

Ranks below are from the MIAA's power rankings released Tuesday, which include games entered by 4 a.m. that day (Tuesday's rankings breakdown). Records run through Tuesday.

Results that moved the needle

Bishop Fenwick 2, Cardinal Spellman 1. On Monday, Fenwick (No. 7 in Division 3) beat Spellman at home to even the season series. Spellman won the first meeting 3-2 on Oct. 5, which is still Fenwick's only loss. Cardinal Spellman (No. 8 in Division 3) had allowed three goals in 12 games before Monday and is now 11-1-1. Fenwick is 10-1-2.

Keefe Tech 3, Parker Charter 2. On Monday, Keefe Tech beat Parker at home and got back the game it lost 2-1 at Parker on Oct. 13, its only loss. Keefe Tech is 12-1-0 and sits No. 41 in Division 4. Parker Charter (No. 11 in Division 5) is 12-1-1.

Frontier 3, Hopkins Academy 0. On Tuesday, Frontier (No. 18 in Division 4) shut out Hopkins at home. Hopkins Academy (No. 4 in Division 5) had scored 62 goals in 14 games and won 3-0 over Athol on Monday. Hopkins is 13-1-1. Frontier is 7-5-3.

Hopedale 3, Bay Path RVT 1. On Tuesday, Hopedale (No. 2 in Division 5) won at Bay Path a day after Bay Path beat Doherty 3-0. Hopedale is 10-2-0 and has scored 55 goals in 12 games. Bay Path RVT (No. 23 in Division 4) is 11-1-3.

Central Catholic 3, Belmont 2. On Monday, Sarah Tressler (FC Stars), Abigail Bilodeau and Ciara Sammon scored and Chloe Fourtzialas had two assists as Central Catholic won at Belmont. Central Catholic (No. 6 in Division 1) is 14-0 and has outscored opponents 65-10. Belmont (No. 10 in Division 1) is 8-5-1. Feehan (11-0-2) visits Central Catholic on Thursday at 5:30 p.m.

Duxbury 1, Hingham 1. On Tuesday, Duxbury and Hingham drew at Duxbury. Duxbury (No. 1 in Division 2) is 12-0-4 and won the first meeting 3-1 at Hingham on Sept. 17. Hingham (No. 2 in Division 2) is 13-1-2 and has allowed six goals in 16 games. Hingham hosts Plymouth South on Thursday.

Medfield 6, Ashland 1. On Monday, Audrey Grandinetti (NEFC) scored twice and Georgia Foscaldo (FC Stars), Devon Weafer (FC Stars) and Sidney Heavey (Scorpions) also scored as Medfield beat Ashland. Morganne Kilmer (FC Stars) had an assist. The Division 3 No. 1 is 14-0, has outscored opponents 68-12 and visits Norwood on Wednesday.

Concord-Carlisle 5, Wayland 0. On Tuesday, Concord-Carlisle (No. 5 in Division 1) won at Wayland in a Dual County League game. C-C is 11-2-0 and has allowed nine goals in 13 games. Wayland (No. 8 in Division 2) is 8-2-3. C-C hosts Acton-Boxborough on Thursday. A-B beat Bedford 3-0 on Tuesday and is 9-1-3.

Pope Francis 5, Northampton 1. On Tuesday, Pope Francis (No. 2 in Division 3) won at Northampton. Northampton (No. 10 in Division 2) started 11-0-1 and has lost twice in three days. It is 11-2-1. Pope Francis is 11-4-1. (Our feature on Pope Francis ran Tuesday.)

West Springfield 1, Wahconah 0. On Monday, a day after its 1-0 win at Northampton, West Springfield won 1-0 at Wahconah. Wahconah (No. 12 in Division 4) is 11-2-2. West Springfield is 4-9-2 and hosts Minnechaug on Wednesday.

Masconomet 1, Swampscott 0. On Monday, two days after its first loss, Masconomet (No. 4 in Division 2) won at Swampscott. It has allowed three goals in 14 games and is 11-1-2.

Newburyport 7, Essex North Shore 0. On Tuesday, Newburyport (No. 11 in Division 2) beat Essex North Shore 7-0, its third straight 7-0 win. The second, at home over Pentucket on Saturday, posted after Monday's roundup. Newburyport is 12-1-1 and has allowed three goals in 14 games.

Unbeaten watch

Still perfect: Central Catholic (14-0) and Medfield (14-0).

Unbeaten with at least one draw: Quabbin (12-0-1; beat Clinton 5-2 on Tuesday), Cohasset (12-0-1; won 2-0 at Hull on Monday), Duxbury (12-0-4), Bishop Feehan (11-0-2; no games Monday or Tuesday) and Granby (12-0-3; beat Southwick 1-0 on Monday and won 6-0 at Easthampton on Tuesday).

Lost for the first time: Cardinal Spellman (11-1-1), Parker Charter (12-1-1), Hopkins Academy (13-1-1) and Bay Path RVT (11-1-3).

Bay State and Hockomock

Wellesley and Needham both won Bay State Conference games Tuesday. Wellesley (No. 2 in Division 1) won 5-1 at Natick and is 10-1-2. Needham (No. 3 in Division 1) beat Walpole 3-1 and is 11-1-1. On Thursday, Wellesley hosts Braintree and Needham visits Milton. In the Hockomock, Franklin (No. 4 in Division 1) won 4-1 at Mansfield on Tuesday, its second 4-1 win in four days after beating Natick on Saturday. Franklin is 12-2-0.

On the bubble

Greater Lowell Tech is 11-1-0 and sat No. 36 in Division 3 in Tuesday's rankings, outside the top 32. Valentina Villa and Talia Lowney scored in its 5-0 win at Mystic Valley on Monday. North Quincy, No. 33 in Division 2, beat Scituate 2-0 on Tuesday as Maddie O'Donnell and Molly Powers scored. Powers also had an assist. North Quincy is 7-6-1.

Big nights

On Monday, Norwell won 9-0 at Randolph, Blackstone-Millville beat Saint Paul Diocesan 9-2, St. Bernard's blanked Assabet Valley 8-0, Amherst-Pelham won 8-0 at Palmer, and Easthampton beat Greenfield 8-1. Veneta Stamatakos scored three goals and Lindsey Bannister had a goal and three assists as Westwood won 8-1 at Norwood. Layla Venancio (Scorpions) scored three times and Layla Carreiro added a goal and an assist as Somerset Berkley won 4-0 at Seekonk to move to 12-1-1. On Tuesday, Bridgewater-Raynham beat Barnstable 8-0, Oliver Ames beat Stoughton 8-0, Tri-County RVT blanked Old Colony 6-0, Smith Vo-Tech beat Greenfield 6-1, and Somerville won 6-0 at Revere. Fia Parnes scored three goals as Newton South won 4-1 at Nashoba.

Around the state

West: On Monday, Minnechaug blanked Agawam 4-0, Belchertown beat Hampshire 4-0, East Longmeadow won 1-0 at South Hadley, Mount Greylock won 4-1 at Hoosac Valley, and Drury won 5-2 at Lee. On Tuesday, Gateway beat Westfield Tech 2-1 and Lee blanked Hampden Charter 2-0.

Central: On Monday, Douglas won 4-0 at Tantasqua, Millbury blanked Blackstone Valley 3-0, Northbridge won 1-0 at Whitinsville Christian, Medway won 2-1 at Westborough, and Holliston edged Hopkinton 1-0. On Tuesday, Shrewsbury, three days after its first loss, beat Doherty 6-0 to move to 9-1-3, Grafton edged Longmeadow 1-0, Shepherd Hill beat Auburn 2-0, and Lunenburg blanked Tahanto 3-0.

North: On Monday, Beverly won 2-1 at Saugus, Salem beat Danvers 2-1, Reading blanked Somerville 3-0, Peabody beat Gloucester 6-0, Winchester blanked Arlington 2-0, and Wilmington beat Dracut 3-0. On Tuesday, Lynnfield won 3-1 at North Reading, Westford Academy edged Cambridge 1-0, Billerica edged Groton-Dunstable 1-0, Littleton won 3-0 at Bromfield, and Hamilton-Wenham beat Ipswich 3-1.

Greater Boston and Metro West: On Monday, Dedham and Dover-Sherborn tied 1-1 and Norton won 1-0 at Millis. On Tuesday, Brookline won 4-1 at Framingham, Lincoln-Sudbury won 4-1 at Waltham, Newton North edged Weymouth 1-0, and Boston Latin won 2-0 at Weston.

South and Cape: On Monday, Archbishop Williams beat Bishop Stang 4-2, Apponequet beat Dighton-Rehoboth 5-2, and Old Rochester won 5-0 at Greater New Bedford. On Tuesday, Braintree blanked Milton 2-0, King Philip beat Attleboro 4-1, Foxborough edged Taunton 1-0, Hanover blanked Pembroke 5-0, Sandwich won 3-0 at Monomoy, Dartmouth won 5-0 at New Bedford, and Calleigh Podolske, Ava McDonagh and Savannah Gomes scored as Brockton won 3-2 at Durfee.

Late from the weekend: These scores posted after Monday's roundup. On Friday, Excel Academy won 6-0 at Brighton, Revere beat Northeast Metro 7-1, and Academy of Notre Dame won 5-1 at Collegiate Charter. On Saturday, Franklin beat Natick 4-1, Newburyport beat Pentucket 7-0, Oakmont won 4-0 at Fitchburg, Bromfield won 1-0 at Ayer Shirley, Smith Vo-Tech won 2-0 at Springfield International, and Andover and Danvers tied 1-1.

Games to circle until Friday's roundup

By the numbers: statewide leaders

MIAA regular-season games through Tuesday, Oct. 20; minimum five games. Ties broken by goal differential, then goals for.

Top scoring offenses (goals per game)

  1. Westport — 5.23 (68 in 13)
  2. Quabbin — 5.08 (66 in 13)
  3. Medfield — 4.86 (68 in 14)
  4. Greater Lowell Tech — 4.83 (58 in 12)
  5. Gateway — 4.67 (56 in 12)

Top goal differential

  1. Duxbury — +60
  2. Medfield — +56
  3. Newburyport — +56
  4. Central Catholic — +55
  5. Westport — +54

Top defenses (goals allowed per game)

  1. Newburyport — 0.21 (3 in 14)
  2. Masconomet — 0.21 (3 in 14)
  3. Shrewsbury — 0.31 (4 in 13)
  4. Hingham — 0.38 (6 in 16)
  5. Bishop Feehan — 0.38 (5 in 13)

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