Local Roundup: Sharon’s Lloyd Enters Elite Goal Club

Wells River, Vt. — Mallory Lloyd’s 100th goal for the Sharon Academy girls soccer team was, admittedly, not her best. Even if it had been, according to Sharon head coach Blake Fabrikant, she probably wouldn’t have admitted it.

Lloyd’s shot crossed the goal line 12 minutes into the first half of Tuesday’s game against Blue Mountain, the first of three scored by Lloyd in the Phoenix’s 9-0 win over the Bucks. She became the 10th girls soccer player in Vermont high school history to reach 100 goals, earning the mark with busload of parents and fans in attendance to help her celebrate.

Fabrikant said the 100-goal mark was a tightly kept secret for most of the season.

“It was one of those things we were pretty superstitious about it,” he said. “We kept it under wraps, hadn’t made it known to the team. … We sort of had picked this one. We didn’t want to do it on senior day or take anything away from the rest of the seniors. We picked this one out. … This has been coming for a few months; it’s pretty surreal.”

Lloyd is not one who searches for the spotlight even as opposing Vermont Division IV defenses try to throw shade her way. On Tuesday, the Central Vermont League rivals stopped the match to recognize Lloyd’s accomplishment.

“It doesn’t get old,” Lloyd said of scoring goals. “It’s kind of, in the heat of the moment, something that needs to be done. That’s been drilled into my mind.”

Lloyd said that goal-scoring prowess started as a seventh-grader during Lightning Soccer Club play. She remembered starting off as a midfielder before her coaches, recognizing her speed, moved her into a prominent offensive role.

“It didn’t come super-naturally for me,” she said. “I have a pretty defensive mindset.”

It’s an unselfish mindset, too, according to Fabrikant. Lloyd added two assists in the victory. Eleanor Frost and Meghan Shirley netted two goals each. Grace Dorman also scored and Jocelyn Johnson, Sharon’s sweeper, scored her first varsity goal. Frost also had two assists.

Sharon (12-1) hosts South Royalton on Saturday.

Rivendell 5, Cabot 0

Orford — Leah Rutherford made the most of a rare chance to push forward, scoring two goals as the Raptors (6-6-0) grabbed a win on senior day.

A sophomore normally focused on defense, Rutherford moved to center midfield to add depth to Rivendell’s attack. Her first goal came on a back-door run, while the second was the product of a direct kick.

“I’m very proud of our midfielders; they controlled the ball, worked it around and got it up front,” Rivendell coach Tim Goodwin said. “Rutherford is usually a sweeper, but it was an opportunity for her to move forward and play up there.”

Riley Thomson scored twice and Mikayla DeBois also hit the net for the Raptors, who picked up single assists from Mo Haehnel, Jenna Gilbert and Sienna Carter and a three-save shutout from goalkeeper Shuanna Simmons.

The Raptors close the regular season with road trips to South Royalton on Thursday and Blue Mountain on Saturday.

Hartford 1, Fair Haven 0 (2 ot)

Fair Haven, Vt. — Sarah Jones converted a penalty kick with five minutes left to go in double overtime for the Hurricanes.

Kyra Wood took a shot that was deflected off of a Fair Haven defender’s hand to give Hartford the spot kick. Jones hit the target for the Canes, who are 2-0-4 in overtime this season.

“It was one of those games where, for some reason, the ball didn’t want to go in for us,” said Hartford head coach Jeff Acker.

Hartford outshot Fair Haven 22-4 in the match. The Canes (6-3-4) host Green Mountain Valley on Friday.

Woodsville 2, Profile 1

Woodsville — The Engineers scored twice in five minutes and hunkered down in the second half to get back to .500 this season.

Molly Clough and Suzy Bazzell each scored unassisted goals for Woodsville. McKenzie Dennis made 15 saves. Woodsville (7-7-1) finishes its regular season at Gorham on Friday.

South Royalton 2, Chelsea 1

South Royalton — The Royals improved to 4-7-0 with a hard-fought victory over the visiting Red Devils.

Bailey Wing and Kylie Hebard scored for SoRo. Keeper Cassidy Wolf had 15 saves. The Royals host Rivendell on Thursday.

Hillsboro-Deering 3, Newport 1

Newport — The Tigers (5-10-0) played a competitive game against the top team in D-III.

The Wildcats (14-0-0) scored early before Morgan Shepard’s goal, with an assist to Hannah Stark, knotted things up at 1-1 going into halftime. The Wildcats had beaten visiting Newport. 7-1. on Oct. 1 in the first matchup of the two rivals earlier this season.

Anna Pysz made 12 saves for Newport. The Tigers likely need a win at Campbell in their regular-season finale on Thursday to keep their postseason hopes alive.

Boys Soccer Lebanon 3, Souhegan 2

Lebanon — The Raiders jumped to a 3-0 lead at halftime and held on in the second half to clinch a top-four seed in the NHIAA Division II tournament.

Carter Adams, Luke Sandmann and Julian Stott all found the back of the net for Lebanon, with assists from Nate Gariepy, Graham Chickering and Nate Chickering. Souhegan’s Eric Richardson scored twice in a 10-minute span of the second half to cut the Lebanon lead to one goal, but the Raiders’ defense held.

Davis Cole made three saves for Lebanon. The Raiders (14-1-0) finish their regular season in Milford on Friday.

Hanover 3, Salem 0

Salem, n.h. — The Marauders were powered by three second-half goals in 15 minutes of play in their regular-season finale.

Casey Starr scored twice for Hanover, assisted by David Seigne and Henry Kahl. Sam Pych added a headed goal off a corner kick from Liam Collins. Patrick Logan was credited with three saves for his seventh shutout of the season. It was also Hanover’s third consecutive shutout victory.

Hanover head coach Rob Grabill credited midfielders Jake Acker and Sam Strohbehn with exceptional performances.

The Marauders (14-2-0) will scrimmage Lebanon on Monday while awaiting their quarterfinal opponent in NHIAA Division I. Hanover will likely have a first-round bye and will host a quarterfinal match on Oct. 28.

Rivendell 6, Cabot 1

Orford — Lucas DeSouza scored a pair of goals to lead the Raptors (8-4-0) on senior day.

DeSouza started the action in the 14th minute, scoring on a feed from Taiyo Galli. Chris Gendron, Zach Gould and Galli would add goals before halftime to give the hosts a 4-0 lead. DeSouza and Max Haehnel added goals after the break, with Haehnel finding the back of the net from 35 yards out.

Galli and Collin Gould each finished with a pair of assists. Haehnel and Robert Burgwedel each had one assist. Keeper Dashiel Fukushima had six saves for Rivendell.

This marks five wins in a row for the Raptors after a 3-4 start to the season. Momentum on their side, Rivendell will look to close the regular season strong at South Royalton on Thursday and at Blue Mountain on Saturday.

Barring a home playoff game, seniors De-Souza, Gendron, Burgwedel, Collin Gould and Wiatt Suich all played their final game at in front of the home fans for the Raptors.

Mascoma 7, Franklin 2

Franklin, n.h. — Dartangnan Collins scored his first varsity goal and Tucker Stenger netted three more in the Royals’ victory.

Killian Dowd, Micah McCullough and Cameron Holmes all added goals of their own for Mascoma. Collins, Stenger, James Disbrow and Alex Schwarz recorded assists. Ben Schwarz had his first varsity point, assisting on Holmes’ goal.

Hunter Whyte made 16 saves. Mascoma (9-5-1) travels to Hillsboro-Deering to wrap up its regular season on Friday.

Sharon 12, Blue Mountain 1

Wells River, Vt. — Freshman Olly Skeet-Browning had four goals and an assist to lead the Phoenix (9-4-0) over the Bucks.

Sam Knoerlein also finished with five points, collecting two goals and three assists. Richie Morrill and Josh Amodeo each had two goals. Cole Ward had a goal and an assist. Alex Olszewski scored. Willy Barnes had three assists, and Harvey Kelley had one assist.

The Phoenix close the regular season at home against South Royalton on Saturday.

South Royalton 4, Chelsea 1

South Royalton — Ryan Jones scored a pair of goals to help the Royals (7-5-0) over the Red Devils.

SoRo outshot Chelsea, 19-4, and controlled play for long stretches of action. Jacob Hewitt and Stephen Paige each added a goal and an assist.

Goalie Nicholas Howe had four saves for the Royals, who play host to Rivendell on Thursday.

Peoples 2, Thetford 0

Thetford — The Panthers came out flat on senior day and lost in a shutout to the visiting Wolves.

“This was our worst showing of the season.” Thetford coach Mark Weigel said.

Keepers Cordell Benjamin and Anthony Soffel combined for six saves. Peoples scored on an own goal in the first half and on a penalty kick late in regulation.

The loss is just the second in the last six games for the Panthers (8-4-1), who visit Montpelier on Friday to close the regular season.

Stevens 2, Fall Mountain 1

Langdon, n.h. — The Cardinals (14-1-0) spotted their hosts a goal before completing a second-half comeback to retain the top spot in NHIAA Division III with one match to go.

Noah Spaulding scored on a pass from Ethan Sweet with a minute left in the first half to counter an earlier Fall Mountain goal. Sweet notched the winner in the second half, converting a Drew Grenier assist.

“Tough game; we needed that game,” Stevens coach Jason Stone noted. “Makes us better. Gets us ready for the playoffs.”

Tanner Durkee backstopped the win with gree solid saves on Fall Mountain corner kick shots. The Cards host Hopkinton on Wednesday.

MVCS 6, Christ’s School 0

Twinfield, Vt. — Josh King’s two goals helped the Eagles (5-6-0) to a shutout victory.

Dylan Patel, Daniel Roberts, Jacob Roberts and Nate Twarog also scored. Keeper Brandan Palmer had three saves. MVCS now heads out of conference to play at Trinity Christian on Friday afternoon.

Twin Valley 2, Windsor 1

Windsor — Twin Valley scored the game-winner with six minutes remaining in the second half to hand the Yellowjackets (4-8-1) their eighth loss of the season.

Dylan Hodgdon scored the lone goal for Windsor on a direct kick midway through the first half to tie the game a 1-1. Ryan Saucier made eight saves.

Danville 6, Oxbow 1

Danville, Vt. — The Olympians dropped to 0-13-0 with a loss at the Indians. Oxbow hosts Enosburg Falls on Friday to close the regular season.

Hillsboro-Deering 3, Newport 1

Newport — The Tigers scored their sixth goal of the year but dropped to 0-15-0 in their inaugural season. Newport wraps the year Friday at home against Franklin.

Volleyball Enosburg Falls 3, MVCS 2

Enosburg Falls, Vt. — The Eagles (3-8) stretched Enosburg Falls to the brink but fell in five sets, 28-26, 23-25, 26-24, 23-25 and 15-12.

Emily Jasmin had 18 assists, nine digs and three aces in the loss. Nyah Jenks had five digs and four aces, Taylor Paquette recorded seven kills, three blocks and nine digs, and Rachel Seale led the way with 13 kills, 12 digs and five aces.

Men’s Soccer Boston U. 1, Dartmouth 0 (ot)

Boston — Terrier’s Felix De Bona scored at 1:54 of overtime for the victory.

Dartmouth was outshot by a 12-11 margin but held a 6-4 advantage on corner kicks as the Big Green played in its sixth overtime game of the season. Dartmouth (4-3-5) travels to Columbia on Saturday.

Middlebury 3, Colby-Sawyer 1

New London — The Panthers pulled ahead of Colby-Sawyer with a goal late in the first half and added insurance in the second.

Middlebury opened the scoring 5:13 into the match on a Jake Sykes goal. White River Junction native Jed Sass helped set up the insurance goal for Middlebury, putting a rebound off Chargers keeper Jake Towle to the feet of Drew Goulart for his second of the game. Colby-Sawyer (8-5-1) travels to Maine-Farmington on Saturday.