Banner Weekend: D-R boys soccer books trip to Final Four, B-P cheer wins state title
GLOUCESTER— The road warriors from Dighton-Rehoboth boys soccer were at it again Saturday.
The No. 26 Falcons (13-1-8) scored a massive upset, taking down No. 2 Gloucester, 4-1, to advance to the Division 3 Final Four. The win marked their third in a row on the road against a higher-seeded opponent after taking down No. 23 Belchertown, 2-0, in the Round of 16 and No. 7 Blackstone Valley, 2-1, in the Round of 32.
Juniors Ryan Moitoso and Johnny Franco both found the back of the net in the first half before senior Kristof Trond made it 3-0 with his fourth goal of the tournament. After the Fisherman cut the lead to 3-1, senior Ben Miller got one back with a late strike.
"It’s been kind of a roller coaster season here, but they’ve been playing well at the right time," D-R coach Mike Morgado said following the Round of 16 win over the Orioles. "I’m just super proud of these guys."
The Falcons now are tasked with taking on No. 3 Norwell (18-2-2) Tuesday afternoon at 4:30 p.m. at Weymouth High School. The winner will face the winner of No. 1 Oakmont (19-2-0) and No. 4 Pembroke (17-2-1) in the Division 3 Boys Soccer Championship Saturday at a time and location to be determined.
Local XC runners compete in Division championships
GARDNER— Several area runners competed in the MIAA Divisional 1 Championship Saturday at the Gardner Golf Course.
Emersyn DePonte was the top finisher for Taunton (1-3) in the girls Division 1A race, finishing 22nd out of 141 with a time of 20:06.41. As for the Tiger boys (0-4), Jordan Trucchi was the top Taunton finisher, coming in 128 out of 147 with a time of 19:45.99.
Over in Division 1B, Sydney O'Donnell was the top girls finisher for Bridgewater-Raynham (4-0), coming in 14th out of 126 with a time of 19:59.09 while Camden Strandberg came in 18th with a time of 20:09.91. As for the Trojan boys (2-2), Daniel Leet was the top finisher, coming in 77th out of 148 with a time of 18:10.67.
B-P cheerleading wins third straight MSAA Game Day title
SHREWSBURY— There's now another back-to-back-to-back state champion squad in Taunton.
Bristol-Plymouth varsity cheerleading captured their third straight MSAA Game Day Fall State Championship Saturday at Shrewsbury High School, taking home the Small School title with a total of 187.4 points. The Craftsmen finished a full 22.4 points over second place finisher Wahconah in a field of 10 squads.
Taunton Daily Gazette sports reporter Cameron Merritt can be reached at cmerritt@tauntongazette.com. You can follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter, at @CamMerritt_News. Support local journalism by purchasing a digital or print subscription to the Taunton Daily Gazette today.
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