Patrick Mason catches go-ahead touchdown for Milton football vs Natick
Milton needed an response after giving up a 99-yard drive to Natick. The Wildcats turned to seniors Patrick Collins and Patrick Mason.
That’s how you close it out. These 12 high school football players dominated Week 9 to end the regular season strong.
Here are our Week 9 high school football top performers:
Thursday, October 30
Ben Atherton, Ashland
He accounted for five touchdowns in a 41-13 victory over Norwood that clinched the Tri-Valley League Large championship. Ashland’s Kevin Ozulumba caught one touchdown pass, and Ezra Hatchett ran for a score.
Mason Bastien, Hudson
He brought a punt back 80 yards for a touchdown that helped the Hawks take down Maynard 44-13 to clinch the Mid-Wach C championship. Logan Dome ran for a touchdown and threw a 23-yard touchdown pass to Andrew Oliveira for the Hawks. Hudson’s Toby Edie, Treson Meuse and Chase Farrar each rushed for a touchdown. Maynard’s Tommy Lawton added a kick return for a score and rushed for a touchdown.
Christian Cautilli, Medway
He ran for two touchdowns in a 21-0 win over Bellingham. One opened the scoring with a short burst in the red zone. His second put the game completely out of reach form 23 yards out with 7 minutes, 29 seconds left.
Nick Duarte, Framingham
He ran for 197 yards and a touchdown in a 15-11 loss against Needham. Duarte also picked up a two-point conversion. James Garrity had nine tackles and a tackle for loss. Dylan Gold hit a 25-yard field goal for the Flyers.
Brady McCormack, Medfield
He ran for two touchdowns and returned a kickoff 95 yards for a score in a 30-12 win against Norton that clinched the TVL Small championship and kept the Warriors undefeated. McCormack carried the ball 15 times for 221 yards. Owen Sokolowski added a 25-yard touchdown run threw two successful two-point conversion passes.
Austin Rodenhiser, Holliston
He carried the ball 13 times for 156 yards and scored five touchdowns in a 33-0 win over Dedham. The Panthers put up 26 points in the second quarter.
Bobby Shanahan, Wellesley
He ran for 89 yards and two touchdowns in a 21-7 victory against Weymouth. Shanahan also completed 4-of-9 passes for 27 yards. Wellesley receiver Matthew Leibman broke off a 65-yard touchdown run and caught two passes for 13 yards.
Matthew Tasker, Lincoln-Sudbury
He ran 23 times for 184 yards and four touchdowns in a 35-0 victory against Wayland. L-S’ Ryan Gallagher and Joquell Albert each snagged an interception in the defense’s second consecutive shutout. Jamie Champa added a 15-yard touchdown run for L-S.
Clinton 42, Nipmuc 0
Westwood 14, Hopkinton 0
Friday, October 31
Ethan Edmunds, Franklin
He connected on 15-of-21 passes for 168 yards and two touchdowns in a 28-14 win over Milford. Franklin’s Stephon Reed collected 203 all-purpose yards on four carries, five catches and four returns. Alex Weber carried the ball 18 times for 85 yards and a touchdown for the Panthers, while Quinn Kielty added two catches for 60 yards and a touchdown and an interception on defense.
Shaun Kilgallen, Keefe Tech
The senior had a monster game on both sides of the ball for the Broncos in a 40-6 win over Southbridge. Kilgallen caught two touchdown passes, had three interceptions and forced a fumble. His brother James also scored a rushing touchdown and went over 100 yards as Keefe improved to 6-2. Quarterback Joey Secatore threw four touchdown passes and surpassed 200 yards.
James Mortarelli, Natick
He ran for 101 yards, including a 77-yard score in the first half of a 21-14 loss against Milton. Natick’s Jesse Gagliardi carried the ball 10 times for 40 yards, nine of them on one drive in the fourth quarter, and a game-tying touchdown with 3 minutes, 31 seconds remaining.
Noah Sowden, Marlborough
He had 22 carries for124 yards and a touchdown in a 28-13 loss to Shepherd Hill. He now has 974 yards on the season.
Shrewsbury 33, Westborough 7: Noah Pierre-Louis hit Aidan Cashman for a 5-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter for the Rangers.
Dover-Sherborn 13, Millis 12
Wachusett 41, Algonquin 0
Saturday, November 1
Bryce Sheldon, Blackstone Valley Tech
He ran for two touchdowns in a 40-0 win over Assabet Valley.
