HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Barnstable defeats D-Y in battle of volleyball powerhouses

André Simms, Cape Cod Times

September 22, 2022 at 2:50 PM·3 min read

In a battle between two of Cape Cod's (and the state's) best high school girls volleyball teams, Barnstable defeated Dennis-Yarmouth in a five-set thriller on Thursday.

The Red Hawks won 26-24, 20-25, 23-25, 25-23 and 15-6.

Molly Gleason and Molly Fredo led the Red Hawks offense with 14 and 13 kills, respectively. Sadie Wellbeloved had 38 assists to keep Barnstable moving offensively.

More: Undefeated starts, and statement wins: Cape Cod high school girls volleyball rankings

Grace Presswood and Ellen Swanson each had double-doubles for the Dolphins. Presswood had 21 kills and 15 digs, and Swanson finished with 11 kills and 11 digs in the loss.

More: HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: D-Y girls volleyball victory gives coach Dru Sisson her 200th win

In other high school action on Thursday:

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

Nantucket 3, Saint John Paul II 1: The Whalers got the win over the Lions (25-18, 23-25, 25-14, 25-20). Bianca Santos had 27 assists to lead Nantucket's offense. Delaney Burrell had 11 digs to lead the Lions.

Sturgis East 3, Nauset 0: The Storm swept the Warriors.

More: VOTE: Who is the Cape Cod High School Girls Volleyball Player of the Week?

Falmouth 3, Sandwich 2: The Clippers edged out the Blue Knights (25-14, 16-25, 25-13, 20-25, 16-14). Christina Femino had six aces and 19 assists to lead the Clippers offense. Maci Griesbauer also had 15 kills for Falmouth.

Norfolk Aggie 3, Upper Cape 0: Upper Cape lost their game with Norfolk Aggie.

Cape Tech 3, Bristol Aggie 2: Cape Tech came out on top in five sets over Bristol Aggie (22-25, 25-22, 17-25, 25-19, 15-6). Sofia Todoroff, a freshman had five kills and five aces to lead the Crusaders

HARWICH 9/21/22 Helen DiGiovanni (5) celebrates with her Monomoy teammate Lauren Langelier after scoring the only and winning goal against Barnstable. field hockey

Sturgis West 3, Rising Tide 0: The Navigators were victorious in their match over Rising Tide.

Old Rochester 3, Bourne 0: The Canalmen were swept by Old Rochester (19-25, 21-25, 17-25).

East Bridgewater 3, Mashpee 0: The Falcons were swept by East Bridgewater.

BOYS SOCCER

Somerset-Berkley 2, Bourne 0: The Canalmen dropped to 2-3-1 on the season after losing to Somerset-Berkley. Jake Roux blocked three shots defensively, while midfielder Scott Lafleur set up three chances for Bourne.

GIRLS SOCCER

Bristol Aggie 4, Cape Tech 1: The Crusaders were beaten by Bristol Aggie.

More: Multi-goal games and a 12-save shutout: Vote for the H.S. Girls Soccer Player of the Week

Somerset Berkley 7, Bourne 1: The Canalmen suffered the loss to Somerset Berkley.

FIELD HOCKEY

Norwell 6, Mashpee 0: The Falcons drop to 0-4-0 on the season after losing to Norwell.

Sturgis East 1, Martha's Vineyard 0: Molly Reino scored the games only goal in the third quarter to give the Storm the win.

Sandwich 1, Nauset 0: Megan Dwyer set up Quinn Jordan for the game winning goal. Sandwich improves to 4-0, and 2-0 in the league.

HARWICH 9/21/22 Cassadi Manchuk joins her Monomoy goalie Olivia Willis after defeating Barnstable 1-0 in field hockey

Monomoy 1, Barnstable 0: The Sharks handed Barnstable its first loss of the season.

BOYS GOLF

Sandwich 246, Bridgewater-Raynham 252: Thomas Hurley was the medalist for the Blue Knights, shooting a 38, including two pars to help guide Sandwich to a narrow win at Sandwich Hollows. Emma Abramson also shot a sub-40 score, registering a 39 for the Blue Knights.

Monomoy 6, Rising Tide 0: Jackson Rocco and Casey Huse both tied with the lowest score of the day, shooting a 37 for the Sharks who beat Rising Tide at Cranberry Valley.

Westport 9, Cape Tech 0: The Crusaders were beaten by Westport.

Nantucket 4, JPII 2: Matt Curley shot a 36 to be the medalist for the Lions. However despite that, and Jack Carstensen's 38, Nantucket came out on top.

Barnstable 236, D-Y 296: Barnstable's Chad Tordone was the medalsit for the day, shooting a 36 to help the Red Hawks win.

This article originally appeared on Cape Cod Times: H.S. ROUNDUP: Wednesday's Cape Cod scores and highlights

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