Nate Pichardo scored two touchdowns as Nobles defeated Governor’s 16-12 in Independent School League football action.
Rory Funke tossed a pair of touchdowns for 171 yards as Dexter Southfield (3-0) downed Taft, 20-0. … Andrew St Pierre rushed for 118 yards with two touchdowns as Thayer Academy defeated Brooks, 27-14.
In a nonleague game, Kyle Coffin rushed for a score and threw another to lift Barnstable (3-0) past Amherst-Pelham, 41-0. … Brady McCormack totaled four rushing scores and two two-point conversions as Medfield (4-0) doubled up Nipmuc 44-22.
Boys soccer
In the Commonwealth Athletic Conference, goals by Jefferson Romero and Joseph Avendana powered Excel Academy to a 2-1 victory over Shawsheen.
In nonleague action, Arthur Machado scored twice and Karl-El Ferreira added a pair of points (one goal, one assist) as Methuen defeated Malden, 5-2. … Sebastian Burke and Bryan Santos both finished with a goal a piece while Jack Maude earned his fifth shutout of the season to lead Framingham (4-0-4) to a 2-0 victory over Holliston.
In the Middlesex League, Shea Paoletti-Newton earned his fourth shutout of the season and Lucas Koopmann tallied the lone goal of the game as Arlington defeated Reading, 1-0.
Girls soccer
In a Merrimack Valley Conference clash, host Chelmsford received a second-half goal from Sophia Kukla to nip Andover, 1-0. Setting up the game’s lone goal was Elizabeth Robinson. Collecting the shutout was goalkeeper Jizelle Milona.
Down 1-0 at halftime, North Middlesex exploded for five goals to capture a 5-1 Mid-Wach win over Leominster. Sophomore Amelia Hamilton netted two goals for the Patriots.
Field hockey
In a Northeast Conference matchup, Gwendolyn Jones finished with four points (three goals, one assist), Fiona Bazin chipped in two points (one goal, one assist), and Ellie Fisher added a pair of goals to boost Beverly to a 9-0 victory over Peabody.
Scores
FOOTBALL
Avon Old Farms 48, BB&N 14
Barnstable 41, Amherst-Pelham 0
Cathedral 42, Lynn Classical 14
Central Cath. 20, Bishop Hendricken 19
Dexter Southfield 20, Taft 0
Greenwich Country Day 37, Austin Prep 7
Kingswood Oxford 34, Middlesex 10
Lawrence Acad. 31, St. George’s 13
Medfield 44, Nipmuc 22
Nobles 16, Governor’s 12
Roxbury Latin 35, Groton 14
St. John’s Prep 53, LaSalle (RI) 20
St. Sebastian’s 21, Belmont Hill 3
Thayer Academy 27, Brooks 14
Tri-County 57, Southeastern 0
Worcester Acad.y 29, Pingree 27
BOYS SOCCER
Arlington 1, Reading 0
Berwick 6, Beaver Country Day 0
Douglas 0, Nipmuc 0
Excel Academy 2, Shawsheen 1
Framingham 2, Holliston 0
Methuen 5, Malden 2
St. John’s (S) 4, Shrewsbury 0
Kicks for Cancer Tournament
Needham 2, St. John’s (P) 1
GIRLS SOCCER
Berwick Academy 1, Beaver Country Day 0
Chelmsford 1, Andover 0
Framingham 2, Peabody 0
Ham.-Wenham 6, Manch. Essex 1
Oliver Ames 2, Norwell 1
Wayland 5, Westfield 3
FIELD HOCKEY
Beverly 9, Peabody 0
Hingham 2, Sandwich 2
Manch. Essex 6, Ham.-Wenham 0
Monomoy 1, Dover-Sherborn 0
Nantucket 1, West Bridgewater 0
Nashoba 4, Notre Dame (H) 1
Volleyball
Abington 3, Nantucket 1
Beaver Country Day 3, Berwick Acad. 0
Stoneham 3, Winthrop 2
