Alyssa Slocum
Alyssa Slocum

South Royalton — Twice launching the ball through the air, Emma Gillette made certain the South Royalton High girls soccer team entered postseason play on a roll.

Gillette, a junior, scored twice from 30 yards out during the final 12 minutes — the latter on a soaring one-touch to the top shelf — to give the Royals a 3-1 win over Cabot in Saturday’s regular-season finale.

After breaking a 1-1 tie with a 30-yard strike to the lower corner on a pass from Stella Jones, Gillette airlifted Hannah White’s feed with five minutes to play.

It’s the fourth straight win for South Royalton (6-7-2), which will learn its VPA Division IV playoff seeding and first-round opponent when pairings are released Monday.

“Today we had some good touches on the ball,” said first-year South Royalton coach Jackson Howe. “We’ve been working on attacking the net and getting shots from distance. Emma gave us two really nice goals today from distance when we needed them.”

Hailey Vesper netted the first goal 15 minutes into the game for the Royals, unassisted.

The Huskies tied it five minutes later, but South Royalton was too much to handle late.

Freshman keeper Lilly Hudson made nine stops for South Royalton.

Oxbow 3, Richford 0

Richford, Vt. — The Olympians scored early in both halves to finish the regular season with their sixth win in seven games.

Lindsey Carbee scored 9 minutes, 12 seconds into the game for a 1-0 lead that stood until halftime.

Less than two minutes into the second half, Zoe Barton drilled a penalty kick to make it 2-0, and Melanie Neil’s insurance goal, on a feed from Emma Parkin, came 14:02 into the second.

Mason Tomlinson made five stops for Oxbow (8-6-0), which will learn its VPA Division III seed and first-round playoff opponent on Monday.

Leland & Gray 2, Windsor 1

Windsor — The Yellowjackets wrapped up the regular season 7-7-0.

The Jacks trailed, 2-0, before Morgan McKeen’s goal with 13 minutes left cut the lead in half.

“We just couldn’t quite get that second goal to tie it up,” said Windsor coach Jeff Bachey.

Hannah Kemp and Adi Prior both saw time in net for Windsor, which will learn its VPA Division III seed and first-round opponent on Monday.

Rivendell 1, Sharon 0

Sharon — Sienna Carter scored the lone goal six minutes into the second half for the Raptors (12-1-1), who were unbeaten in their last 12 to finish the regular season.

Maddie Eastman set up Carter’s strike, clearing a ball from the defense and sending it forward. Carter gathered it at the corner of the 18-yard box and launched a shot over the reach of Sharon goalkeeper Rory Livingston (12 saves).

Rivendell held a 13-4 advantage in shots on goal. Shauna Simmons made four stops for the Raptors, who await Monday’s pairings for the VPA Division III tourney.

The Phoenix enters the upcoming Vermont D-IV postseason with a 4-5-5 mark.

KUA 2Wilbraham & Monson 0

Meriden — Kimball Union improved to 8-1-2 on the season with its third win in four days.

Thetford’s Olivia Brooker registered the shutout, with goals from Lebanon natives Gracie Gamache and Taylor Soule. Next up: a home date with New Hampton on Wednesday.

Boys Soccer

Thetford 2 South Royalton 0

Thetford — The Panthers scored late in both halves to hand the Royals (11-1-2) their first loss in the regular season finale for both teams.

Nick Moses made it 1-0 with a score on a feed from Dylan Thorburn with fewer than five minutes to play in the first half.

Jackson Hall’s insurance goal from Alex MacVeagh came with exactly five minutes left in the second.

Senior Dan Wells made the start for the Panthers and recorded two saves in the first half. Sophomore Nacio Levey relieved in the second and made one stop.

Thetford (5-8-1) awaits Monday’s VPA Division III seedings and first-round pairings, as does South Royalton in D-IV.

Rivendell 3, Sharon 0

Sharon — The Raptors (12-1-1) earned a season sweep over the rival Phoenix and likely clinched the top seed in the upcoming Vermont Division IV playoffs.

Zach Gould and Owen Pelletier staked Rivendell to a 2-0 halftime lead, and Pelletier added his second goal of the match — and 24th of the season — to complete the victory. Johnny Vogelien, Tyler Gray and Lennart Burgwedel posted assists.

Rivendell coach Bob Thatcher praised his defense for its play in the team’s third straight clean sheet and eighth shutout of the year. Goalie Dash Fukushima recorded 10 saves with a big assist to Burgwedel, Max Haehnel, Griffin Formica and Noah Martel on the back line. Burgwedel was making his first appearance of the season on defense in the place of Wyatt Guillette to give the Raptors more speed in the back, Thatcher said.

Sharon fininshed the regular season 8-4-2.

Dillon Butner made five saves for Sharon.

KUA 4, Tilton 2

Tilton, n.h. — The Wildcats (9-1-0) split their scoring over both halves in their latest victory.

Ben Tardiff needed just four minutes to get Kimball Union on the board on a pass from Dominic DaCruz. Noah Spaulding’s back heel found the back of the net in the 17th minute on a Thomas Pierce assist.

After Tilton halved the gap, Tucker Williams finished a DaCruz pass and Fabian Engelhardt connected on a Hart Majieson feed to complete the scoring. KUA hosts undefeated Berkshire Academy on Wednesday.

Richford 3, Oxbow 2

Richford, Vt. — The Rockets (2-12) avenged an earlier loss to Oxbow (1-13) in both teams’ regular season finale.

The Olympians await Monday’s Vermont Division III tournament pairings.

Field Hockey

KUA 2, Tilton 1

Tilton, n.h. — Eliza Bates redirected an Eliza Bates feed into the goal to break a 1-1 tie and send the Wildcats on to victory.

The Rams took the lead with 12 minutes gone in the first half only to surrender the advantage in the final minute of the half. Playing out a penalty corner with time expired, Bates and Maddie Hastings combined to supply Lily Braun with the pass that tied the contest heading into overtime.

KUA still required a key defensive save from Kelsie Worth along with three Seana Perkins saves to lock down the win. The Wildcats (6-5-1) visit Vermont Academy on Wednesday.

Windsor 3 Otter Valley 3 (2 ot)

Brandon, Vt. — The Yellowjackets (8-3-1) completed the regular season with their first tie.

Angelina Bigwood scored in the first half for Windsor on a feed from Kaeli Bennett.

Alyssa Slocum’s second-half goal came after a penalty corner feed from Ashley Grela and pass from Hannah Wood. Wood later added an unassisted tally to help force overtime.

Windsor led, 14-6, in penalty corners, while the Otters held an 8-6 advantage in shots.

Madi Leduc made five saves for the Yellowjackets.

“It was an intense game, a great way to end the regular season,” said Windsor coach Jody Wood. “The girls continue to impress me.”

The Yellowjackets await Monday’s Vermont Division III tournament pairings.

Cross Country

Giesing Second At League Meet

Montpelier — Oxbow senior Izzy Giesing was the runner-up in 19 minutes, 34 seconds — 11 ticks behind Harwood’s Erin Magill — as the Olympians placed sixth at the Mountain League championship meet hosted by Montpelier.

Tyrus Rosten (11th; 21:05), Hannah Giesing (27th; 22:37) and Emily Carson (44th; 24:08) also earned points for the O’s.

Sophomore Keelan Durham led Oxbow’s boys with a 20th-place time of 18:04. William Douglas (53rd; 19:43) and Seth Carson (83rd; 23:40) followed for the Olympians, who fielded too few athletes for a boys team score.

Oxbow now prepares for Saturday’s VPA Division III championship race at Thetford Academy.

Girls team scores: St. Johnsbury 40, Harwood 83, U32 103, North Country 118, Northfield 120, Oxbow 122, Lyndon 157, Lamoille 195, Montpelier 198.

Football

Stevens 48, Fall Mountain 7

Langdon, n.h. — The Cardinals (5-2) jumped to a 21-0 first-half lead and scored in most every fashion for their latest NHIAA Division III win.

Keaghan McAllister returned a kickoff for a touchdown and added two more scores on a night in which he ran for more than 100 yards. Baylor Rozzell produced a 47-yard punt return for points, and Damon Roy and Joe Desilets also ran for TDs.

The Cardinals close out the regular season when D-III North leaders Monadnock visit on Friday night.