Barrington-Cranston West boys volleyball had that postseason feel
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Division II
Barrington 3, Cranston West 2
The boys volleyball postseason hasn’t started, but Monday they certainly felt like they arrived.
Barrington traveled to take on Cranston West in a battle of Division II’s top two teams. With the potential for the top seed on the line, the Eagles and Falcons put on a playoff-worthy show. Barrington started slow, picked up steam and when an injury threatened to derail its chances, the Eagles found a way to battle through it in a 22-25, 25-20, 25-18, 16-25, 15-10 win over Cranston West.
“They took it to us last time,” said Barrington’s Sang Min Park, referencing the Falcons’ sweep on April 20. “We weren’t ready for them last time. This time we prepared for them.”
Cranston West was equally prepared and just out first, building a lead in the first set before holding off a Barrington comeback in the 25-22 opening-set win.
The Eagles got in a groove in the second and continued to shine in the third set before star outside hitter Cameron Kelly landed awkwardly and turned his ankle late in the set. Barrington was able to finish it off, but – as Kelly tried to tape and re-tape the ankle to see if he could get back on the court – had no rhythm in the fourth set.
But the Eagles stepped up in a big way in the fifth. They got contributions from all over the court, including a couple big hits by Zayan Azman, Luke Andsager and Jimmy Ciummo to help close out the match.
“We just came in here as a team,” Ciummo said. “I knew we had to compete and that’s what we did today.”
Maddox Godwin led Barrington with 17 kills and 13 digs and Park had 46 assists. Ciummo added five kills and four blocks for the Eagles, who need to win one of their final two matches – at Pilgrim Tuesday or home vs. East Providence Thursday – to lock up the No. 1 seed for the D-II playoffs.
“It’s going to be crucial for us to finish strong and keep marching along to the playoffs and championship, hopefully,” Park said. “There’s things we need to work on, things we saw today that we can improve on.”
Cranston West is guaranteed a top-two seed even with the loss. It will finish its regular season next Wednesday at home against Westerly.
Central 3, West Warwick 2 (25-18, 25-27, 25-22, 13-25, 15-2). JV - WW, 2-0.
Jet Mascimento had 19 kills, 3 aces, 23 digs and 2 blocks, Kayden Mam had 16 kills, 2 aces and and 15 digs and Komong Yang recorded nine kills to lead the playoff-bound Knights to victory over the Wizards. Nate Vanasse had 17 kills and 10 blocks and Jeremy Thao had 28 assists and 12 digs for the Wizards in the loss.
Pilgrim 3, Toll Gate 0 (25-9, 25-12, 27-25)
The Patriots' Eli Kearns had 18 kills and 2 aces, Jack Eaton had 10 kills. For the Titans, Tyler Carpenter had 4 kills and 3 aces, Austin Scotti had 5 kills, 1 ace and 2 blocks.
Division III
Tolman/Shea 3-1 (23-25, 25-22, 25-15, 25-17). JV - T/S, 2-0.
BASEBALL
Division II
Barrington 16, Mount St. Charles 5
Quinn Murphy hit for the cycle, drove in four runs and scored four times in leading Barrington to victory over Mount St. Charles in a game that ended in 4 1/2 innings due to the mercy rule. Also contributing to the win was Gabe Tanous who had two hits, including a two-run homerun. Owen Pfeffer picked up the victory after pitching 2 1/3 innings of hitless, scoreless relief with all seven of his outs coming by way of the strikeout.
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SOFTBALL
Division I
La Salle 12, Chariho 0
The Rams pounded out 11 hits to extend their win streak to 9 games in this mercy rule-shortened contest. Freshman pitcher Hailey Vigneau tossed a complete game no hitter, striking out 8. This was her third no hitter of the season. Phoenix Silva, Claire Boulanger, Lily Roumelis and Diana Hall had 2 hits apiece.
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Division III
Mount St. Charles 13, Cranston East 2
Isabel Melanson allowed 4 hits and 2 runs while striking out 10 as the Mounties upended the Thunderbolts in a 5-inning game shortened via the mercy rule. Providing the offense for MSC were Maddie Belisle, Sophia Baetta, Olivia Young and Bella Mencarini, who all had 2 hits with Belisle and Baetta driving in 4 runs apiece. With the win, Mount St. Charles captured the Division III title for the first time since 2010 and will enter the playoffs as the No. 1 seed.
BOYS LACROSSE
Division II
Coventry 13, South Kingstown 9
Zane Parenteau scored 6 goals and added 2 assists, Ronin Cardarelli hit the back of the net four times and Colin King added a hattrick and two assists as Coventry, in its last game of the season, got in the win column for the first in 2023 with a victory over playoff-bound South Kingstown. Nolan Quirk scored three goals with 2 helpers and Branden Kroll had two tallies and an assist for the Rebels in the loss.
Division III
Westerly 12, Smithfield 3
The Bulldogs' Lance Williams paced the offense with 4 goals and 2 assists; Liam Cody added 3 goals and 2 assists and Andrew Pietraszka scored a pair. Goalie Ryder Casady made 6 saves. For the Sentinels, Nicholas Pike scored twice and Anthony Mercurio added a goal. Goalie Dalton Donoyan made 10 saves in the loss.
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GIRLS LACROSSE
Division III
Bay View 10, Narragansett 8
Bay View knocked Narragansett from the ranks of the unbeaten. Phoebe Dolan led the charge for the Bengals with 3 goals and 3 assists and goaltender Kate Shield was solid in net with 12 saves against the D-III leaders to preserve the win. Ellie Wooten netted four goals for the Mariners in the loss. Narragansett finished the season as the No. 1 seed in D-III (12-1) and Bay View cemented its hold on second place (10-3) on what was its final game of the regular season.
FRIDAY'S SCHEDULE
BASEBALL
Cumberland at Coventry, 4 p.m.
Prout at Narragansett, 4 p.m.
Tiverton vs. St. Raphael at Fairlawn Park, 4 p.m.
Central at Hendricken, 4:30 p.m.
Portsmouth at Moses Brown, 4:30 p.m.
La Salle at Pilgrim, 4:30 p.m.
EWG vs. Tolman/Shea at Slater Park, 4:30 p.m.
Toll Gate vs. North Kingstown at Lischio Field, 4:45 p.m.
Middletown at East Greenwich, 5 p.m.
Rogers vs. Central Falls at Macomber Stadium, 5:30 p.m.
Mt. Hope at Lincoln, 6 p.m.
Classical vs. West Warwick at McCarthy Field, 6:30 p.m.
SOFTBALL
EWG vs. Central at Aldo Freda Field, 4 p.m.
West Warwick at East Greenwich, 4 p.m.
Mt. Hope at Ponaganset, 4:30 p.m.
Narragansett at Portsmouth, 5 p.m.
Cumberland vs. St. Raphael at Slater Park, 7 p.m.
BOYS LACROSSE
PCD/St. Rays at Narragansett, 4 p.m.
Tiverton vs. Rogers at Toppa Field, 5 p.m.
Mt. Hope at Ponaganset, 5:30 p.m.
Portsmouth at North Kingstown, 6 p.m.
Hendricken at East Greenwich, 6 p.m.
Prout at Middletown, 6 p.m.
GIRLS LACROSSE
Chariho at Pilgrim, 5:45 p.m.
Moses Brown at Portsmouth, 7 p.m.
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Classical at South Kingstown, 6 p.m.
MSC/N. Smithfield at La Salle, 6:30 p.m.
Hendricken at East Greenwich, 6:30 p.m.
BOYS TENNIS
South Kingstown at La Salle, 3:30 p.m.
This article originally appeared on The Providence Journal: High school scores and recaps from across RI on Thursday
