King Philip beats Franklin 4-3, two days after its loss at Oliver Ames

King Philip handed Franklin its first loss since Oct. 13, Arlington beat Winchester 2-0 for its third straight win, Central Catholic won 3-2 at Acton-Boxborough, and all four unbeaten teams that played won.

Mass Pitch Staff · 2026-10-30

King Philip lost 2-1 at Oliver Ames on Tuesday, ending a 13-game unbeaten run. On Thursday it played Franklin, the team that had beaten it 4-1 in the season opener on Sept. 8, and won 4-3 at home.

Franklin, No. 4 in Division 1 in the MIAA power rankings released Tuesday, had won five straight since a 4-3 home loss to Medfield on Oct. 13, scoring at least three goals in each. It beat Sharon 4-1 on Tuesday. All three of Franklin's losses are by one goal: 3-2 at Hopkinton on Sept. 19, 4-3 to Medfield and 4-3 at KP. It is 14-3 and plays one more game before the Nov. 3 rankings cutoff, at home against Concord-Carlisle on Monday, Nov. 2, at 4:30 p.m.

KP (No. 3 in Division 2) is 11-3-3. Its other losses are the Franklin opener and a 5-1 loss at Cumberland (R.I.) on Sept. 10. It hosts Westborough on Saturday, Oct. 31, at 10 a.m. Oliver Ames won 6-0 at Sharon on Thursday and is 12-4-2.

Ranks in this roundup are from the MIAA's Tuesday, Oct. 27 release. Records run through Thursday. The MIAA's next release was set for Friday, Oct. 30, and the rankings cutoff is Tuesday, Nov. 3.

Arlington gets Winchester back

Winchester beat Arlington 2-0 at home on Oct. 19. On Wednesday, Arlington won the Middlesex League rematch 2-0 at home. Two days earlier, it beat Shrewsbury 1-0. Arlington was No. 18 in Division 1 in Tuesday's release; Winchester was No. 7 and Shrewsbury No. 15. Arlington has won three straight and is 9-6-1, with six shutouts. Winchester is 13-4-1.

Arlington plays at Wellesley, No. 1 in Division 1, on Saturday, Oct. 31, at 11 a.m., and hosts Lexington on Monday, Nov. 2, at 6:30 p.m. Wellesley drew 1-1 at Brookline on Thursday and is 12-1-3. Brookline, No. 8 in Division 1, is 8-4-3.

Central Catholic wins one

Central Catholic started 14-0, then lost 1-0 at home to Bishop Feehan on Oct. 22 and 4-0 at Braintree two days later. On Wednesday, it won 3-2 at Acton-Boxborough, No. 10 in Division 1 against No. 9. Natalie Stouch scored both Acton-Boxborough goals; she has 21 this season. Central Catholic is 15-2 and hosts Newburyport on Monday, Nov. 2, at 5 p.m. A-B is 11-3-3 and plays at Algonquin on Monday, Nov. 2, at 7 p.m.

Still unbeaten: five

All four unbeaten teams that played Wednesday or Thursday won. Medfield (17-0), No. 1 in Division 3, beat Holliston 7-0 at home. Sidney Heavey, Audrey Grandinetti, Devon Weafer (FC Stars), Lyla Manning and Morganne Kilmer (FC Stars) each scored. Medfield has 85 goals in 17 games and plays at Hopkinton on Saturday, Oct. 31, at 10 a.m.

Cohasset (15-0-1), No. 1 in Division 4, won 1-0 at Rockland on Wednesday, its 12th shutout. Rockland was No. 8 in Division 4. Cohasset hosts Hull on Friday, Oct. 30, at 4 p.m. and Sandwich on Monday, Nov. 2, at 6 p.m. Sandwich (14-2) beat Nantucket 4-0 on Wednesday, and Isabel Bar scored twice. It has won seven straight since a 5-1 loss to Bridgewater-Raynham on Oct. 6. Its other loss was 3-2 at home to Cohasset on Sept. 10.

Duxbury (14-0-4), No. 1 in Division 2, beat Marshfield 6-0 at home on Thursday. It has allowed eight goals in 18 games and plays at Bishop Feehan (13-0-3) on Monday, Nov. 2, at 4 p.m. Feehan, No. 5 in Division 1, hosts Chelmsford on Saturday, Oct. 31, at 10 a.m. Hingham, No. 2 in Division 2, beat Whitman-Hanson 1-0 on Thursday for its 14th shutout. It is 16-1-2 and has allowed seven goals in 19 games.

Granby (15-0-3), No. 1 in Division 5, beat Ware 5-2 at home on Thursday.

At the line

The top 32 teams in each division qualify for the state tournament regardless of record. In Tuesday's release, Andover was No. 31 in Division 1, North Andover No. 32 and Plymouth North No. 33. On Thursday, Andover lost 2-0 at home to Belmont and is 6-6-6. North Andover beat Wilmington 1-0 and is 7-7-4. Plymouth North won 1-0 at Silver Lake, its first win since Sept. 29. Silver Lake had beaten it 2-1 on Oct. 8. Plymouth North is 5-9-3. It plays at Bridgewater-Raynham on Monday, Nov. 2, at 4 p.m.

In Division 2, Nashoba Regional was No. 33. It beat Grafton 1-0 on Tuesday and won 1-0 at Wayland on Thursday. Nashoba is 5-10-2 and hosts Medway on Saturday, Oct. 31, at 11 a.m. Medway (No. 15 in Division 3) beat Dedham 3-0 in a Tri-Valley League game on Wednesday. Liv Coyle scored twice and Alexandra Iadarola once. Dedham was No. 10 in Division 3.

Spellman sweeps Ursuline

Cardinal Spellman (No. 6 in Division 3) beat Ursuline 2-1 at home on Wednesday. It won at Ursuline 3-0 on Oct. 3. Spellman is 13-1-2 and plays at Norwell on Friday, Oct. 30, at 4 p.m. Ursuline (No. 13) is 13-3-1 and plays at Notre Dame Academy in Hingham on Friday, Oct. 30, at 6 p.m. Notre Dame (No. 9 in Division 2) beat Bishop Fenwick 5-3 at home on Wednesday. Bishop Fenwick was No. 8 in Division 3 and is 10-2-3.

Around the state

• Thursday, Oct. 29: Quabbin won 4-1 at Montachusett two days after its first loss and is 14-1-1. Newburyport won 2-0 at Triton and is 15-1-1. Sutton (No. 2 in Division 4) and Shrewsbury drew 0-0 at Sutton. Masconomet beat Salem 8-0 and is 13-2-3. Needham (No. 2 in Division 1) beat Framingham 5-0 and is 13-1-2. Lynnfield won 7-2 at Pentucket and is 15-2-1. Tewksbury beat Wakefield 4-2 and is 14-2-1. Douglas (No. 3 in Division 4) beat Tantasqua 7-0. Bridgewater-Raynham beat Saint John Paul II 8-1. Hanover beat Quincy 7-2. Billerica beat Chelmsford 1-0. Littleton beat North Middlesex 1-0. Monson beat Smith Vo-Tech 1-0. Pope Francis beat Longmeadow 2-1.
• Wednesday, Oct. 28: Middleborough won 3-2 at Bristol-Plymouth, and Kennedy Frawley scored all three goals; she has 15 this season. Hopkins Academy beat Palmer 4-0, and Olivia Earle scored twice. Beverly (No. 11 in Division 1) beat Swampscott 3-0 and is 13-1-2. Hopedale (No. 2 in Division 5) beat Bay Path 1-0. Seekonk beat Westport 4-0.
• Late from Tuesday, Oct. 27: Canton beat Mansfield 1-0. Milton won 4-0 at Weymouth. Whitman-Hanson beat Silver Lake 2-0. Scituate won 5-0 at Quincy. Malden Catholic won 2-0 at Dracut. Old Rochester won 2-0 at Fairhaven. Springfield Central beat Greenfield 6-2. South Hadley and Ludlow drew 1-1.

Games to circle

• Friday, Oct. 30: Cardinal Spellman at Norwell (4 p.m.); Hull at Cohasset (4 p.m.); Algonquin at Douglas (4 p.m.); Hopedale at Dedham (4:15 p.m.); Westford Academy at Concord-Carlisle (5:30 p.m.); Ursuline at Notre Dame Academy, Hingham (6 p.m.).
• Saturday, Oct. 31: Chelmsford at Bishop Feehan (10 a.m.); Medfield at Hopkinton (10 a.m.); Westborough at King Philip (10 a.m.); Arlington at Wellesley (11 a.m.); Medway at Nashoba (11 a.m.).
• Monday, Nov. 2: Duxbury at Bishop Feehan (4 p.m.); Brookline at Braintree (4 p.m.); Concord-Carlisle at Franklin (4:30 p.m.); Newburyport at Central Catholic (5 p.m.); Sandwich at Cohasset (6 p.m.); Leominster at Quabbin (6 p.m.); Lexington at Arlington (6:30 p.m.).

Statewide leaders

MIAA players only. Goals and assists credited on Mass Pitch for MIAA games this season, as of 7:46 a.m. Friday, Oct. 30.

Goals

1. Taylor Bello, Hingham — 34
2. Natalya Raiford, Academy of Notre Dame — 30
3. Sidney Heavey, Medfield — 27
4. Sarah Tressler, Central Catholic — 25
5. Natalie Stouch, Acton-Boxborough — 21

Assists

1. Brynn Dwyer, Cohasset — 17
2. Taylor Bello, Hingham — 14
3. (tie) Sarah Tressler, Central Catholic; Mila Dillard, Pope Francis; Chloe Fourtzialas, Central Catholic; Aryanna Lee, Mashpee — 8 each

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