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Following an 80-year absence for local high schools, Thanksgiving football made its return to Fenway Park in 2015. A decade later, it is a proud tradition that continues.
Major League Baseball and Fenway Sports Group announced Monday the holiday showcase will return to one of Boston’s historic landmarks this season, with four more bouts featuring some of the commonwealth’s largest schools.
Four separate games have been scheduled, slated to kick off on Tuesday, Nov. 25. The introductory battle will feature a showdown between two premier Middlesex League heavyweights, as Melrose faces off with Wakefield at 5 p.m.
Many are billing this game as the one to watch, and rightfully so given recent history.
A Bay State conference affair is scheduled to take place later in the evening at 7:30 p.m., with Newton North clashing with Brookline, a historic rivalry dating to 1894.
On Wednesday, Nov. 26, Plymouth North will take on Plymouth South in a 4 p.m. matinee. The battle (on the gridiron) of Lexington and Concord-Carlisle will serve as the nightcap at 6:30 p.m. This particular rivalry now extends nearly 101 years to 1924.
The events are presented by Cross Insurance, with tickets now available at $20 each. Attendees can catch both games scheduled for that particular day. For further information, visit www.mlb.com/redsox/tickets/events/high-school-football.
Boys soccer
Rowan Jensen scored, and Drew Carvalho saved a penalty as Apponequet (1-1-0) held on for a 1-0 South Coast Conference win over Old Rochester. … Nate Oliveira netted a hat trick for Somerset Berkley (2-0) in a 5-2 victory over Greater New Bedford. … Nicco Robinson scored twice to carry West Bridgewater (2-0) to a 2-1 win over Seekonk.
Boonsong Ouellette struck for all four goals to power Wareham to a 4-0 Mayflower Athletic Conference victory over Norfolk Aggie.
Luca Tirella scored twice as Danvers beat Gloucester 5-1 in the Northeastern Conference.
Carter Couto headed the ball into the net for the only goal as Westport (1-0-0) edged Bishop Stang 1-0 in a nonleague game.
Dimitri Paul scored twice, helping Abington earn a 3-0 South Shore League clean sheet against Carver.
Guywintz Jules netted the winner, and Brian Mbombap and Gui Arruda scored also for Salem (2-1) in a 3-2 Northeastern Conference triumph over Peabody.
Girls soccer
Brynn Nickley scored twice, and Abbie Clark and Caroline Bligh netted a goal each as Cardinal Spellman (3-0) defeated Archbishop Williams 4-0 in the Catholic Central League.
Addison Combs and Ali Loud got the goals for Apponequet (1-0-0) in a 2-1 South Coast Conference victory over Old Rochester. … Cailee Leonard (assist) notched a hat trick for Dighton-Rehoboth in a 4-0 win over Case.
In the South Shore League, Lily Iwanski netted a goal and added an assist, while Kaitlyn Koss registered 12 saves as Middleboro topped Mashpee 3-1. … Ava Williamson and Aylah Terk hit the back of the net for Abington (1-1) in a 2-0 win over Carver.
Heidi Salmoran scored two goals as Central Catholic (2-1) cruised to an 8-0 Merrimack Valley Conference victory over Lawrence.
Olivia Antekell (hat trick), Jaydin Simpson (two goals, assist), Grace Williams and Genevieve Bilotti scored for Beverly (2-1) in a 7-0 Northeastern Conference rout of Winthrop. … Lila Doucette (hat trick), Rylee Sullivan (two goals), Maddie Hanas (two goals) and Kaitlyn Rosa found the net as Danvers (3-0) coasted to an 8-0 victory over Gloucester.
Elizabeth Green scored four goals, while Jenna Lehane had a goal and three assists as Blue Hills (3-0) took down Bristol Aggie 6-0 in a nonleague contest.
Nina Swaby tallied three goals for Nauset (1-1-1) in a 7-0 Cape and Islands League win against Dennis-Yarmouth.
Field Hockey
Julia Smida tallied a goal and an assist as Central Catholic (1-1) defeated North Andover 2-1 in Merrimack Valley Conference.
Emily Kiernan notched a hat trick, while Ryan Hallisey provided five assists as Hingham (2-0) bested Duxbury 10-1 in Patriot League action. … Erin Boyd, Izzy Flynn and Ciara O’Callaghan scored, while Ali Rosa made eight saves as Marshfield defeated Whitman-Hanson, 3-0.
In the Cape Ann League, Molly Ryan scored the lone goal to boost Hamilton-Wenham to a 1-0 win over Rockport.
Jo Flynn and Maddy Brenneman finished with two goals apiece as Natick defeated Newton North 5-1 in Bay State Conference play. … Nina Minchello hit the back of the cage, while Julia Pizzi secured the shutout for Braintree in a 1-0 victory over Needham.
Amelia Stroud (two goals) and Carly Hartman scored as Chelmsford beat Westford 3-1 in a nonleague game.
Volleyball
In a nonleague contest, Julie Hall (18 kills) and Madison Blanchet (28 assists) paced things offensively as Central Catholic (1-0) swept Masconomet, 3-0. … Norah Downey floored 10 kills, while Zerena Chung had 30 assists and eight digs as Braintree beat Durfee, 3-0.
Naomi Vajada recorded seven kills, 20 service points and nine aces, and Jessie Wang had five kills, 17 service points and six aces as Andover (2-0) downed North Andover 3-0 in a Merrimack Valley Conference matchup.
Gabby Vigeant (11 kills) and Lucy Rimer (three aces) led the way for Newburyport in a 3-0 Cape Ann League victory over Essex Tech. … Audrey Manning (12 kills, 20 assists, 10 aces) and Alexia Vaquero (14 kills, 12 digs) set the tone for Lynnfield in a 3-1 win over Pentucket.
Golf
Michael McCormack shot a four-under par 32 for Xaverian (3-0) in a 206-228 Catholic Conference win over BC High.
Joe DaCosta and Cole Madden shot an even par 35 each for Hanover (4-1) in a 237-260 Patriot League victory over North Quincy. … Teddy Clark (36), Ben Berian (37) and Justin Ford (37) guided Marshfield in a 231-251 win over Silver Lake.
Cam Poirier shot an even par 36 as Apponquet (4-1) defeated Dartmouth 249-271 in a nonleague match.
Colin Boyle earned medalist honors by shooting one-under par for Abington (3-1) in a 139-119 South Shore League win over Carver.
SCORES
Boys soccer
Abington 3, Carver 0
AMSA 3, Bay Path 0
Apponequet 1, Old Rochester 0
Arlington Catholic 5, Lowell Catholic 0
Attleboro 4, Taunton 1
Beverly 8, Winthrop 0
Canton 3, Foxboro 2
Concord-Carlisle 11, Collegiate Charter of Lowell 1
Danvers 5, Gloucester 1
Medway 1, Dedham 0
Milford 3, Sharon 2
New Mission 3, Roxbury Prep 0
Salem 3, Peabody 2
Somerset Berkley 5, Greater New Bedford 2
Stoneham 1, Winchester 1
Wareham 4, Norfolk Aggie 1
West Bridgewater 2, Seekonk 1
Westport 1, Bishop Stang 0
Girls soccer
Abington 2, Carver 0
AMSA 6, Bay Path 3
Apponequet 2, Old Rochester 1
Bedford 3, Shawsheen 0
Beverly 7, Winthrop 0
Blue Hills 6, Bristol Aggie 0
Cambridge 3, Boston Latin 1
Cardinal Spellman 4, Archbishop Williams 0
Central Catholic 8, Lawrence 0
Dighton-Rehoboth 4, Case 0
Lynn Tech 2, Cathedral 0
Medfield 2, Norwell 1
Melrose 4, Reading 1
Middleboro 3, Mashpee 1
Millis 3, Uxbridge 1
Nauset 7, Dennis-Yarmouth 0
O’Bryant 2, Pioneer Charter 0
Sharon 6, Milford 2
Field Hockey
Bedford 3, Blackstone Valley 1
Braintree 1, Needham 0
Bridgewater-Raynham 8, Southeastern 1
Central Catholic 2, North Andover 1
Chelmsford 3, Westford 1
Dedham 1, Norwood 0
Hamilton-Wenham 1, Rockport 0
Hanover 5, Pembroke 0
Hingham 10, Duxbury 1
Lowell 2, Methuen 2
Lynnfield 4, Essex Tech 0
Manchester Essex 1, Ipswich 0
Marshfield 3, Whitman-Hanson 0
Medfield 8, Bellingham 0
Natick 5, Newton North 1
North Reading 2, Triton 1
Plymouth South 3, Silver Lake 1
Uxbridge 4, Acton-Boxboro 0
Wellesley 6, Brookline 0
Weston 4, Burlington 3
Volleyball
Andover 3, North Andover 0
Bedford 3, Wilmington 0
Beverly 3, Saugus 0
Bishop Feehan 3, Bishop Stang 0
Boston United 3, Boston English 0
Bourne 3, Fairhaven 0
Braintree 3, Durfee 0
Central Catholic 3, Masconomet 0
Chelmsford 3, Lawrence 0
Dartmouth 3, Dennis-Yarmouth 2
Hanover 3, Whitman-Hanson 1
Lexington 3, Cambridge 0
Lynnfield 3, Pentucket 1
Mashpee 3, Middleboro 1
Medfield 3, King Philip 1
Methuen 3, Tewksbury 0
Newburyport 3, Essex Tech 0
North Reading 3, Hamilton-Wenham 0
Norwell 3, Randolph 0
Old Rochester 3, Apponequet 1
Quincy 3, Hingham 0
Revere 3, Lynn English 0
Salem 3, Salem Academy 0
Taunton 3, New Bedford 1
Wayland 3, Belmont 0
West Bridgewater 3, Seekonk 1
Westford 3, Billerica 0
Golf
Abington 139, Carver 119
AMSA 148, Keefe Tech 172
Andover 11.5, Billerica 8.5
Apponequet 249, Dartmouth 271
Ashland 238, Dedham 257
Beaver Country Day 6, Landmark 0
Dedham 257, Millis 329
Duxbury 234, Plymouth North 262
Hanover 237, North Quincy 260
Holliston 246, Dedham 257
Lincoln-Sudbury 40, Boston Latin 32
Marshfield 231, Silver Lake 251
Medfield 233, Hopkinton 244
Needham 106, Walpole 93
Newburyport 164, Lynnfield 153
Norwood 242, Medway 249
Pentucket 159, North Reading 151
Scituate 233, Pembroke 256
Somerville 44.5, Lynn Classical 27.5
Wakefield 41, Melrose 31
Wellesley 156, Brookline 132
Westford 52.5, Bedford 19.5
Weston 51.5, Acton-Boxboro 20.5
Westwood 233, Norton 242
Xaverian 206, BC High 228
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