Newton North wins again, Bishop Feehan scores nine, and the MIAA girls soccer Round of 8 takes shape

Six lower seeds advanced, Braintree, Belchertown, South Hadley, Hampshire and David Prouty won on penalty kicks, and all five unbeaten teams are in the Round of 8.

Mass Pitch Staff · 2026-11-13

No. 22 Newton North came into the MIAA Division 1 girls soccer tournament with a 5-7-6 record. It won 1-0 at No. 11 Belmont on Tuesday and beat No. 6 Winchester 2-1 on Thursday at Knowlton Stadium, and it plays at No. 3 Bishop Feehan in the Round of 8 on Sunday at 5 p.m.

Feehan got there by beating No. 14 Shrewsbury 9-1 on Thursday. Shrewsbury had allowed seven goals in 19 games before the Round of 16. Tia LaBrecque scored five goals and assisted on two. Feehan beat Newton North 1-0 in last year's Round of 16.

All 40 Round of 16 games scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday have final scores, and six lower seeds advanced: Newton North, No. 10 Tewksbury, No. 10 Littleton, No. 13 David Prouty, No. 12 Holbrook and No. 10 Lenox. All five MIAA teams without a loss, Medfield, Granby, Cohasset, Bishop Feehan and Duxbury, are in the Round of 8, which is Saturday and Sunday.

Six lower seeds

Tewksbury (15-2-1 in the regular season) won 3-2 at No. 7 Hanover on Wednesday. Ashley Ponte, Cordelia Zwirek and Sophia Nazarro scored. Tewksbury plays at No. 2 Norwell on Saturday at 2 p.m. Norwell beat No. 15 Wilmington 4-0 on Thursday.

Littleton won 1-0 at No. 7 Tyngsborough on Thursday. Tyngsborough lost once in the regular season (14-1-3), and both of its games against Littleton ended 1-1, on Sept. 22 and Oct. 15. Littleton plays No. 2 Sutton on Saturday at 11 a.m. at Millbury High School.

In Division 5, David Prouty won 2-1 on penalty kicks at No. 4 Hopkins Academy, and Holbrook won 1-0 at No. 5 Monson. Holbrook was 13-5-0 in the regular season and Monson 5-14-0. Prouty plays at Holbrook on Saturday at 5 p.m., so a No. 12 or No. 13 seed will be in the semifinals.

Shootouts

No. 6 Hampshire beat No. 22 Ipswich 3-2 on Thursday. The teams were tied 2-2, and Hampshire won the shootout 13-12. Ipswich had won 1-0 at No. 11 Mount Greylock in the Round of 32. Hampshire plays No. 3 Douglas on Saturday at noon at Auburn High School.

No. 6 Belchertown beat No. 11 Dedham 1-0 on penalty kicks Thursday after 80 minutes of regulation and 20 of overtime without a goal. Belchertown made four of its five penalty kicks and plays at No. 3 Dover-Sherborn on Saturday at 4 p.m.

No. 8 South Hadley beat No. 9 Hamilton-Wenham 1-0 on penalty kicks Wednesday after a scoreless regulation and two overtimes. No. 7 Braintree beat No. 10 Lexington 1-0 on penalty kicks Thursday and plays at No. 2 Wellesley on Saturday at 6 p.m.

The unbeaten five

Medfield (20-0-0) beat No. 16 Medway 8-0 on Wednesday, and Sidney Heavey scored five goals. Medfield has outscored opponents 110-13 and plays No. 8 Cardinal Spellman on Saturday at 5:30 p.m.

Granby beat No. 16 Saint John Paul II 4-0 on Wednesday and has not allowed a goal in two tournament games. Duxbury beat No. 17 Northampton 4-0 the same day behind three goals from Lilah MacQuarrie. On Thursday, Cohasset beat No. 17 Georgetown 2-1, ending a Georgetown run that included a 1-0 win at No. 16 Millis, and Feehan beat Shrewsbury.

No. 2 Hingham beat No. 18 Holliston 7-0 on Thursday. Taylor Bello scored three goals and assisted on two, and Hingham has allowed seven goals in 21 games. Hingham plays No. 7 Notre Dame (Hingham) on Sunday at 4 p.m.

Division 1

• On Wednesday, No. 2 Wellesley beat No. 18 Hopkinton 3-0 and plays No. 7 Braintree Saturday at 6 p.m. Alexa Hoff, Presley Brady and Zoe Sebaratnam scored, and Annie Huber and Kaitlyn Bohlin had assists.
• On Wednesday, No. 5 Franklin beat No. 12 Acton-Boxborough 4-1 and plays No. 4 Needham Sunday at 5 p.m. Anna Carosi, BB Vallee, Claire Michel and Lily Strong scored for Franklin. Natalie Stouch scored for Acton-Boxborough.
• On Thursday, No. 1 Concord-Carlisle beat No. 16 Arlington 5-0 and plays No. 8 Central Catholic Sunday at 4 p.m.
• On Thursday, No. 3 Bishop Feehan beat No. 14 Shrewsbury 9-1 and plays No. 22 Newton North Sunday at 5 p.m. Tia LaBrecque scored five goals and assisted on two, Quinn Dwomoh scored twice, and Michaela Poidomani and Taylor Nichols scored once each.
• On Thursday, No. 4 Needham beat No. 13 Beverly 5-1 and plays No. 5 Franklin Sunday at 5 p.m.
• On Thursday, No. 7 Braintree beat No. 10 Lexington 1-0 on penalty kicks and plays No. 2 Wellesley Saturday at 6 p.m.
• On Thursday, No. 8 Central Catholic beat No. 9 Brookline 4-1 and plays No. 1 Concord-Carlisle Sunday at 4 p.m.
• On Thursday, No. 22 Newton North beat No. 6 Winchester 2-1 at Knowlton Stadium and plays No. 3 Bishop Feehan Sunday at 5 p.m.

Division 2

• On Wednesday, No. 1 Duxbury beat No. 17 Northampton 4-0 and plays No. 8 Whitman-Hanson Saturday at 1 p.m. Lilah MacQuarrie scored three goals and Liv Coperine scored once.
• On Wednesday, No. 5 Oliver Ames beat No. 12 Newburyport 2-0 and plays No. 4 Masconomet Sunday at 2:45 p.m. at Danvers High School. Emma Barry and Siena Fabrizio scored.
• On Thursday, No. 2 Hingham beat No. 18 Holliston 7-0 and plays No. 7 Notre Dame (Hingham) Sunday at 4 p.m. Taylor Bello scored three goals and assisted on two.
• On Thursday, No. 3 King Philip beat No. 14 Westwood 4-1 and plays No. 6 Milton Saturday at 4 p.m.
• On Thursday, No. 4 Masconomet beat No. 13 Silver Lake 6-0 and plays No. 5 Oliver Ames Sunday at 2:45 p.m. at Danvers High School.
• On Thursday, No. 6 Milton beat No. 11 Sharon 1-0 and plays No. 3 King Philip Saturday at 4 p.m.
• On Thursday, No. 7 Notre Dame (Hingham) beat No. 10 Minnechaug 1-0 and plays No. 2 Hingham Sunday at 4 p.m.
• On Thursday, No. 8 Whitman-Hanson beat No. 9 Grafton 2-1 and plays No. 1 Duxbury Saturday at 1 p.m.

Division 3

• On Wednesday, No. 1 Medfield beat No. 16 Medway 8-0 and plays No. 8 Cardinal Spellman Saturday at 5:30 p.m. Sidney Heavey scored five goals, and Audrey Grandinetti, Georgia Foscaldo and Josie Henebry scored once each.
• On Wednesday, No. 3 Dover-Sherborn beat No. 14 Norton 4-2 and plays No. 6 Belchertown Saturday at 4 p.m. Sonali Koo scored twice and assisted once, Louisa Siegal had a goal and an assist, and Madeleine Boudreau scored. Ava Leoni and Ginny Rubio had assists.
• On Wednesday, No. 8 Cardinal Spellman beat No. 9 Bishop Fenwick 3-2 and plays No. 1 Medfield Saturday at 5:30 p.m. Addison Bernazzani and Emerson McCann scored, and Brynn Nickley had a goal and an assist.
• On Wednesday, No. 10 Tewksbury beat No. 7 Hanover 3-2 on the road and plays No. 2 Norwell Saturday at 2 p.m. Ashley Ponte, Cordelia Zwirek and Sophia Nazarro scored for Tewksbury.
• On Thursday, No. 2 Norwell beat No. 15 Wilmington 4-0 and plays No. 10 Tewksbury Saturday at 2 p.m.
• On Thursday, No. 4 Pope Francis beat No. 13 Ursuline Academy 4-1 and plays No. 5 Foxborough Sunday at 4 p.m. at Pope Francis.
• On Thursday, No. 5 Foxborough beat No. 12 Lynnfield 2-1 and plays No. 4 Pope Francis Sunday at 4 p.m.
• On Thursday, No. 6 Belchertown beat No. 11 Dedham 1-0 on penalty kicks after 100 scoreless minutes and plays No. 3 Dover-Sherborn Saturday at 4 p.m.

Division 4

• On Wednesday, No. 3 Douglas beat No. 14 Wahconah 4-0 and plays No. 6 Hampshire Saturday at noon at Auburn High School.
• On Wednesday, No. 8 South Hadley beat No. 9 Hamilton-Wenham 1-0 on penalty kicks after a scoreless regulation and two overtimes and plays No. 1 Cohasset Saturday at 3 p.m.
• On Thursday, No. 1 Cohasset beat No. 17 Georgetown 2-1 and plays No. 8 South Hadley Saturday at 3 p.m.
• On Thursday, No. 2 Sutton beat No. 15 Lunenburg 4-1 and plays No. 10 Littleton Saturday at 11 a.m. at Millbury High School.
• On Thursday, No. 4 Sandwich beat No. 13 West Bridgewater 2-1 and plays No. 5 Rockland Sunday at 1 p.m.
• On Thursday, No. 5 Rockland beat No. 12 Advanced Math and Science Academy 3-2 and plays No. 4 Sandwich Sunday at 1 p.m.
• On Thursday, No. 6 Hampshire beat No. 22 Ipswich 3-2 on penalty kicks after a 2-2 tie, winning the shootout 13-12, and plays No. 3 Douglas Saturday at noon at Auburn High School.
• On Thursday, No. 10 Littleton beat No. 7 Tyngsborough 1-0 on the road and plays No. 2 Sutton Saturday at 11 a.m. at Millbury High School.

Division 5

• On Wednesday, No. 1 Granby beat No. 16 Saint John Paul II 4-0 and plays No. 8 Whitinsville Christian Saturday at 1 p.m. at South Hadley HS.
• On Wednesday, No. 2 Hopedale beat No. 15 Rising Tide 5-0 and plays No. 10 Lenox Saturday at 6:30 p.m. at Northbridge Middle School. Analise Pinto scored three goals and assisted on another, and Chloe Carpenter and McKenna Carpenter scored.
• On Thursday, No. 3 Hull beat No. 14 Palmer 3-0 and plays No. 6 Rockport Saturday at 4:30 p.m. at Hull HS.
• On Thursday, No. 6 Rockport beat No. 11 Drury 6-0 and plays No. 3 Hull Saturday at 4:30 p.m. at Hull HS.
• On Thursday, No. 10 Lenox beat No. 7 Norfolk County Agricultural 4-2 at Norfolk Aggie and plays No. 2 Hopedale Saturday at 6:30 p.m. at Northbridge Middle School.
• On Thursday, No. 8 Whitinsville Christian beat No. 9 Smith Vocational 2-0 and plays No. 1 Granby Saturday at 1 p.m. at South Hadley HS.
• On Thursday, No. 12 Holbrook beat No. 5 Monson 1-0 on the road and plays No. 13 David Prouty Saturday at 5 p.m. at Holbrook High School.
• On Thursday, No. 13 David Prouty beat No. 4 Hopkins Academy 2-1 on penalty kicks on the road and plays No. 12 Holbrook Saturday at 5 p.m. at Holbrook High School.

Statewide scoring leaders

MIAA players only, through Thursday's games. Totals are the sum of goals and assists credited in individual games on The Mass Pitch.

Goals:

1. Taylor Bello, Hingham, 40
2. Sidney Heavey, Medfield, 32
3. Natalya Raiford, Academy of Notre Dame, 32
4. Natalie Stouch, Acton-Boxborough, 26
5. Sarah Tressler, Central Catholic, 25
6. Mila Dillard, Pope Francis, 25

Assists:

1. Taylor Bello, Hingham, 20
2. Kennedy Maling, Foxborough, 20
3. Brynn Dwyer, Cohasset, 19
4. Valentina Villa, Greater Lowell Tech, 10
5. Maggie Blosser, Masconomet, 9
6. Natalie Stouch, Acton-Boxborough, 9
7. Mila Dillard, Pope Francis, 9

Bello, Heavey, Tressler, Dillard, Maling, Dwyer and Blosser are still playing. Tressler's Central Catholic plays at No. 1 Concord-Carlisle on Sunday at 4 p.m., and Dillard's Pope Francis and Maling's Foxborough play each other in Division 3.

Key dates

The Round of 8 is Saturday, Nov. 14, and Sunday, Nov. 15. Seeds, scores, times and sites in this roundup are from MIAA's official brackets, checked Friday morning, Nov. 13. Check the division bracket before traveling. The full Round of 8 schedule is here, and the previous roundup covered the Round of 32, Nov. 9-10.

Card photo: Newton North High School, Newton, Mass., by ArnoldReinhold, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).