In Catholic Central League boys soccer game, Matt Droggitis earned his fifth shutout of the season and Mike Hutchinson scored twice to lead St. John’s Prep to a 3-0 victory over Xaverian.
In a nonleague game, Tiago Rodrigues scored twice as Westport blanked Wareham, 5-0.
In the Commonwealth Conference, Gabriel Soave and JP Monteiro notched two goals each as Greater Lowell defeated Kipp 6-1. … Shea Cook and Quentin Miller each netted a goal to lead Newburyport to a 2-1 victory over Essex Tech in a Cape Ann League matchup.
Girls soccer
In nonleague action, Desantee Sobá finished with four points (two goals, two assists) to lead Nashoba Tech past Notre Dame (T), 7-0.
Caitlyn Nugent (goal, assist) paced things offensively, while Avery Morse sniped her first varsity goal as Braintree (3-1-1) cruised to a 3-0 win over Newton North in Bay State Conference play.
In a Cape Ann League game, Ava Damiani tallied four goals to lift Lynnfield to a 4-0 victory over North Reading. … In Mayflower League action, Jenna Lehane scored twice while Elizabeth Green and Ava Adams both finished with two points (one goal, one assist) to boost Blue Hills (5-1-1) past Southeastern, 4-1.
In a Merrimack Valley Conference contest, Sarah Tressler tallied three points (two goals, one assist) while Lucy Irwin (two goals) and Abby Bilodeau (two assists) paced Central Catholic (5-1) to a 6-0 victory over Tewksbury. … Sophia Oliveria scored twice as Methuen blanked Lowell, 5-0.
Field hockey
In the Middlesex League, Mackenzie Clark and Elsie Lakin-Schultz finished with two goals to go with an assist apiece, as Belmont blanked Woburn, 8-0.
In a nonleague game, senior Grace Gilligan finished with a goal and an assist as Hanover (4-2) blanked Marshfield, 2-0. … Ava Korisianos and Camdyn Driscoll each had hat tricks as St. Mary’s of Lynn blanked Catholic Central League opponent Arlington Catholic 10-0.
In the South Coast Conference, Emma Cormier scored a hat trick and Kenzie Heroux tallied a pair as Somerset Berkley (5-0) blanked Apponequet, 9-0.
Class notes
Ryan Sheehy has been named the interim head coach for Methuen/Tewksbury girls ice hockey, Methuen athletic director Thomas Ryan told the Herald.
In addition to being an assistant coach for the team, Sheehy has served as a USA Hockey official, and was a former standout athlete at Lowell High School.
Sheehy replaces former Red Rangers coach Dave O’Hearn, who passed away this past summer after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. O’Hearn had served as the program’s head coach since 2022, and led the team to a Div. 1 Final Four appearance in March. O’Hearn was also an assistant coach during its championship-winning season in 2018-19.
