ROUNDUP

Longtime Methuen wrestling and cross-country coach Bill James passed away, 13 months after a severe home accident resulted in a broken neck which left him without the use of arms and legs.

One of greatest wrestling coaches in state history, James, 57, coached at Ipswich (1985-88), Hamilton-Wenham (1990-94), Bishop Guerin (1994-96), Minuteman (1998-99) and Nashua (1999) before taking over at Methuen where his teams were generally among the best in New England. His career record was 492-167-6 (373 of the wins came at Methuen).

“Billy was a great guy, a fantastic coach who was great to the kids,” said Bruce Rich, who coached at Chelmsford from 1979-2020. “I just can’t say enough about him. He was a role model for everyone in the sport. It’s a sad day.”

James guided the Rangers to several Merrimack Valley Conference titles as well as the Division 1 state team title in 2012, a year in which he was inducted into the Massachusetts State Wrestling Hall of Fame. He coached and developed seven individual New England, 16 All-State and 30 state champions.

“Bill was very good at what he did, he was all business on the mat,” said Andover coach Mike Bolduc, who had a couple of nephews who wrestled for James. “He was very loyal to his assistant coaches, many of those guys could be head coaches anywhere. When you can keep them in the program, that tells you a lot about Bill.”

James is survived by his wife Laurie, daughter Erica and son Brock.

GIRLS SOCCER

Kylie Fuller tallied a pair of goals to pace West Bridgewater during a 5-1 South Coast Conference victory over Bourne. … Ava Jeserski scored two goals for Dighton-Rehoboth (9-3-1) in a 2-0 win over Seekonk.

Tess Barrett scored two goals and supplied three assists to power Cohasset in a 5-0 South Shore League win over Carver. … Hannah Morse (two goals, assist) and Kelsey Tuttle (goal, assist) set the tone for Norwell in a 3-0 win over Sandwich. … Emilee Dunham scored the lone goal for Rockland (6-6-2) in a 1-0 win over East Bridgewater. … Addison Balser and Kennedy Frawley got the goals (both assisted by Olivia Mather), and Kaitlyn Koss made eight saves as Middleboro edged Abington, 2-1.

Clare Varano scored a hat trick, and Caroline Bligh provided two assists as Cardinal Spellman topped Bishop Fenwick 4-2 in Catholic Central League action.

Mia Taranto and Amanda Grove got on the scoresheet for Stoneham in a 2-1 Middlesex League win over Watertown.

Alannah Waters scored the only goal for Silver Lake in a 1-0 Patriot League victory over Plymouth North.

BOYS SOCCER

Mason Deneault notched a hat trick for Somerset Berkley (9-5) in a 5-3 South Coast Conference win over Greater New Bedford. … Emile Joseph secured his 10th consecutive shutout for Old Rochester in a 1-0 win over Apponequet.

Fabiano Rodrigues and Camilo Belalcazar notched a goal each as Winthrop topped Gloucester, 2-1, in the Northeastern Conference.

Noah Jordan, Dylan Miller and Kauky Araujo found the net for Rockland (7-2-4), which qualified for postseason play with a 3-1 South Shore League win over East Bridgewater. … Ryan Johnson, Gavin Blake and Sam Pesto scored, with Ronan Coffey providing two assists as Norwell beat Sandwich, 3-0.

Antonio Guarino buried two goals to steer Archbishop Williams (10-2-2) to a 2-0 Catholic Central League win over Bishop Stang.

Graham Butterworth scored three goals, including the game winner, as Pingree defeated Berwick, 4-3, in a non league matchup. … Sam Almeida and Aiden Grafton scored for Abington in a 2-0 victory over Millbury.

Davide Vitale, Jack Bourque and Ethan Melanson scored for Shawsheen in a 3-0 Commonwealth Athletic Conference win over Minuteman.

Daniel Liu struck for two goals (both assisted by Daniel Chang), raising his season total to 12 goals as Belmont defeated Woburn 2-0 in Middlesex League play. … Sam Neal scored his ninth goal of the season, and Shea Paoletti-Newton notched his seventh clean sheet as Arlington defeated Reading, 1-0.

Gavin Hill and Ewen Robertson scored two goals each, and Andrew Alexandrescu found the net as well for Rivers (4-4-2) in a 5-0 Independent School League win over Thayer.

FIELD HOCKEY

Ella McCarthy scored twice as Ipswich rolled to a 6-1 Cape Ann League win over Rockport. … Izzy Fiorentino scored and Lauren MacDonald notched a six-save shutout to lead Lynnfield past Essex Tech, 1-0.

Haylen Wilson netted a hat trick, leading Hingham (13-1-1) in a 7-0 Patriot League victory over Whitman-Hanson. … Senior Liz Curtis sniped the eventual game-winning goal off a corner with 8:13 left in regulation, as Hanover (10-4-1) defeated Marshfield, 1-0.

Shea Larkee and Morgan Naumann each buried hat tricks for Norwood in a 7-1 Tri-Valley League win over Ashland. … Nicole Blume, Belle Daniells and Mary Stronach each scored for Dedham to overcome a two-goal deficit in a 3-2 win over Hopkinton.

Blaire Brennan dished two assists as Lincoln-Sudbury defeated Waltham 3-1 in the Dual County League. … Kate Francini showed out with four goals for Concord-Carlisle in a 5-0 win over Wayland.

In the Cape and Islands League, Mia Zimmerman, Sam Clarke, and Sophie Lariveeas each scored a goal as Monomoy defeated Dennis-Yarmouth, 3-0.

Both Bella DiFiore and Vivian Aloi scored two goals for Andover in a 6-0 Merrimack Valley Conference win over Methuen. … Kerri Finneran erupted for three goals and two assists, leading Central Catholic (14-0-1) over Tewksbury, 7-1. … Jenna Nigro’s two goals paced Chelmsford in an 8-0 win over Dracut.

Kate Schneider’s two goals combined with a goal and two assists from Kendal Cusack to lead Walpole’s attack in a 5-0 Bay State Conference win over Milton.

Annie Liebhoff scored twice as Rivers (8-2-1) defeated Thayer 7-1 in the Independent School League.

Annie Soleimaini scored a hat trick, and Samantha Nevins had a goal and two assists as Hamilton-Wenham bested Amesbury 6-0 in the Cape Ann League.

Meredith Wu’s goal proved the difference for Algonquin as it edged Wachusett again, this time 1-0.

VOLLEYBALL

Caroline Gray recorded 13 kills, three digs and two aces, while Andrea Mulligan and Leah Daley registered three blocks each as Whitman-Hanson (12-3) took down Plymouth North 3-0 in Patriot League play.

Bella Magalhaes (10 kills), Molly Gleason (seven kills), Briah Uhlman (four kills) and Teagan Geraghty (17 assists) paced the Barnstable (13-3) offense in a 3-0 Cape and Islands League win over Nauset. … Mariah Eaton floored 17 kills, while Vivian Castano supplied 29 assists and Katie Popovich scattered seven aces as Dennis-Yarmouth (10-6) defeated Falmouth, 3-1.

Brooke Braswell contributed nine aces, three digs and seven kills, while Amanda Hughes had nine kills, seven digs and an ace as Lynn Classical (14-2) swept Chelsea 3-0 in a Greater Boston League matchup.

Mayla Muldoon finished with seven kills and 13 assists, while Sofia Halunen had eight kills and 13 assists as Bourne (12-3) bested West Bridgewater 3-0 in the South Coast Conference. … Morgan Teves set a school record with 743 career kills, and Elle McCormack provided 36 assists as Greater New Bedford (15-3) defeated Somerset Berkley, 3-2.

Meg Parkman served five aces, and Lila Moniz and Mari Modryznska combined for 11 kills as Marblehead (9-5) defeated Beverly 3-0 in the Northeastern Conference.

Valeria Morillo tacked on five kills, 10 assists and nine service points for St. Mary’s (Lynn) (7-10) in a 3-1 nonleague win over KIPP. … Agatha DaSilva (10 kills) and Valerie Salawu (14 kills) led the way for Avon in a 3-0 win over Atlantis Charter.

Kendra Marino tallied eight kills and two blocks, while Ella Quin notched eight kills and Meghan Downes had 17 assists and nine service points as Billerica defeated Lowell 3-1 in the Merrimack Valley Conference.

SCORES

BOYS CROSS COUNTRY

Andover 22, Central Catholic 34

Berwick Academy 19, Beaver Country Day 42

Billerica 23, Central Catholic 32

Dedham 20, Norwood 35

Hopedale 26, Douglas 32

Ipswich 16, Georgetown 47

Lexington Christian Academy 23, Beaver Country Day 35

Lowell 15, Methuen 49

Lowell 24, North Andover 31

Marblehead 20, Peabody 40

Medway 15, Millis 50

Somerville 15, Lynn Classical 50

Wellesley 20, Needham 39

Westford 18, Acton-Boxboro 41

GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY

Berwick Academy 21, Beaver Country Day 40

Billerica 24, Central Catholic 32

Billerica 15, Andover 50

Central Catholic 17, Andover 44

Dana Hall 16, Beaver Country Day 45

Ipswich 18, Georgetown 39

Lexington Christian Academy 28, Beaver Country Day 29

Millis 22, Medway 37

Needham 19, Wellesley 44

North Andover 21, Lowell 40

North Andover 15, Methuen 50

Norwood 20, Dedham 37

Somerville 21, Lynn Classical 37

Westford 17, Acton-Boxboro 38

Winsor School 15, Beaver Country Day 50

FIELD HOCKEY

Acton-Boxboro 2, Bedford 2

Algonquin 1, Wachusett 0

Andover 6, Methuen 0

BB&N 1, Tabor 0

Central Catholic 7, Tewksbury 1

Chelmsford 8, Dracut 0

Dedham 3, Hopkinton 2

Doherty 2, North Middlesex 1

Dover-Sherborn 3, Medway 2

Durfee 4, Case 1

Groton-Dunstable 3, Hudson 1

Hamilton-Wenham 6, Amesbury 0

Hanover 1, Marshfield 0

Hingham 7, Whitman-Hanson 0

Ipswich 6, Rockport 1

Lincoln-Sudbury 3, Waltham 1

Lynnfield 1, Essex Tech 0

Malden 1, Revere 0

Malden Catholic 3, Marblehead 0

Monomoy 3, Dennis-Yarmouth 0

Nauset 4, Falmouth 0

Newton North 2, Natick 1

Nobles 2, Groton 1

North Andover 5, Haverhill 1

North Reading 1, Pentucket 0

Norwood 7, Ashland 1

Notre Dame (H) 4, Barnstable 1

Pembroke 1, Plymouth South 1

Rivers 7, Thayer 1

Scituate 1, Duxbury 0

Silver Lake 1, Plymouth North 0

Tyngsboro 3, Shepherd Hill 1

Wellesley 2, Brookline 0

Walpole 5, Milton 0

FOOTBALL

THURSDAY’S GAMES

Bellingham at Millis, 6

Lynn English at Medford, 6

Bristol-Plymouth at Southeastern, 6:30

Swampscott at Winthrop, 6:30

Hanover at Quincy, 7

GOLF

DIVISION 1 NORTH SECTIONAL

TOP THREE TEAMS: 1. St. John’s Prep +29; 2. BC High +32; Central Catholic +36

TOP FIVE INDIVIDUALS: 1. Jay Sherwood (BC High) 75; 2 (tie). Tripp Hollister (St. John’s Prep), Jack Carew (St. John’s Prep) 76; 4 (tie). Jake Morgan (Andover), Danny Fearing (BC High) 77

DIVISION 1 SOUTH SECTIONAL

TOP THREE TEAMS: 1. Xaverian +12; 2. Wellesley +20; 3 (tie). Hingham, Braintree +29

TOP SIX INDIVIDUALS: 1. Chris Psaros (Braintree) 73; 2 (tie). Colin Gleason (Barnstable), Drew Golden (Hingham), Thomas Constantine (Xaverian), Michael McCormack (Xaverian), James Berger (Wellesley) 74

DIVISION 1 CENTRAL SECTIONAL

TOP THREE TEAMS: 1. St. John’s (Shrewsbury) +24;  2. Concord-Carlisle +27; 3. Shrewsbury +33

TOP FIVE INDIVIDUALS: 1. Liam Dunn (Algonquin) 72; 2. Will Spring (Concord-Carlisle) 73; 3 (tie). Evan Reagan (King Philip), Ryan Kelley (Shrewsbury), Savar Bhasin (St. John’s Shrewsbury), Nico Govoni (Walpole) 75.

DIVISION 1 WEST

TOP THREE TEAMS: 1. Minnechaug +34; 2. East Longmeadow +38; 3. Longmeadow +41

TOP THREE INDIVIDUALS: 1. Shawn Amari (North Middlesex) 74; 2. Brian McIntosh (Westfield) 75; 3. Ali Awkal (Minnechaug) 77

DIVISION 2 NORTH SECTIONAL

TOP THREE TEAMS: 1. Wakefield +48; 2. Newburyport +51; 3. Masconomet +51

TOP FIVE INDIVIDUALS: 1. Cole Velardo (Masconomet) 74; 2. Patrick LeClair (Arlington Catholic) 75; 3 (tie). Matthew Fuccione (Melrose), Patrick Maloney (Wakefield) 76; 5. Bryce Clark (Danvers) 78

DIVISION 2 SOUTH SECTIONAL

TOP THREE TEAMS: 1. Norton +31; 2. Old Rochester +37; 3. Duxbury +38

TOP FIVE INDIVIDUALS: 1. Zac Georgantas (Foxboro) 71; 2. Shawn Clary (Norton) 72; 3. Max St. Aubin (Nauset); 4 (tie). Peter le Gassick (Old Rochester). Jack Martin (Nauset) 77

DIVISION 2 CENTRAL SECTIONAL

TOP THREE TEAMS: 1. Nashoba +21; 2. Westwood +27; Blackstone Valley Tech +31

TOP FOUR INDIVIDUALS: 1. Charlie Leighton (Blackstone Valley) 73; 2 (tie). Patrick Dalton (Westwood), Troy Gregg (Nashoba), Jackson Marsteiner (Nashoba) 75.

DIVISION 2 WEST SECTIONAL

TOP THREE TEAMS: 1. Pope Francis, +25; 2. Wahconah, +36; 3. Tantasqua +46

TOP FIVE INDIVIDUALS: 1. Tim Kaley (Wahconah) 71; 2. Michael McGrath (Pope Francis) 72; 3 (tie). Luke Grebinar (Leominster), Sam Pieczynski (Tantasqua), Quinn Woytowicz (Pope Francis) 77

DIVISION 3 NORTH SECTIONAL

TOP THREE TEAMS: 1. Weston +25; 2. North Reading +50; 3. Manchester-Essex +54

TOP FIVE INDIVIDUALS: 1 (tie). William Goldstein (Weston), Gray West (Manchester-Essex) 75; 3 (tie). Tom Lamb (Weston), Paddy Brown (Minuteman) 78; 5. Jason Curran (North Reading) 79

DIVISION 3 SOUTH SECTIONAL

TOP THREE TEAMS: 1. Sandwich +45; 2. St. John Paul +4; 3. Monomoy +51

TOP FIVE INDIVIDUALS: 1 (tie). Ben Catalano (Cape Cod Academy), Blaise Chatigney (Sandwich) 79; 3 (tie). Jackson Rocco (Monomoy), Luke Greeley (Sandwich) 80; 5. Finn Manning (Carver) 81.

DIVISION 3 CENTRAL SECTIONAL

TOP THREE TEAMS: 1. Ayer Shirley +42; 2. Maynard +44; 3. Lunenburg +59

TOP FIVE INDIVIDUALS: 1. Tommy Bergin (Ayer Shirley) 74; 2. Reid Ohanesian (Ayer Shirley) 76; 3 (tie). Colin Haynes (Hopedale), Nathan Copetas (Maynard) 79; 5. William Fowler (Maynard) 81

DIVISION 3 WEST SECTIONAL

TOP THREE TEAMS: 1. Monty Tech +42; 2. Lenox +68; 3. Pioneer Valley +82

TOP FIVE INDIVIDUALS: 1. Ryan Hebert (Monty Tech) 74; 2. Joe Abderhalden (Lee) 77; 3 (tie). Gabe Mota (Franklin Tech), Tyler Labonte (Monson) 78; 5. Mason Sebastyanski (Bartlett) 79

BOYS SOCCER

Abington 2, Millbury 0

Archbishop Williams 2, Bishop Stang 0

Arlington 1, Reading 0

Attleboro 7, Taunton 0

Belmont 2, Woburn 0

Beverly 5, Peabody 2

Bourne 0, West Bridgewater 0

BB&N 4, Tabor 2

Dearborn 2, Cohasset 0

Lexington 0, Winchester 0

Mansfield 1, Oliver Ames 0

Milford 2, Sharon 0

Nantucket 3, Dennis-Yarmouth 2

Nobles 5, Groton 1

Norwell 3, Sandwich 0

O’Bryant 3, Snowden 0

Old Rochester 1, Apponequet 0

Pingree 4, Berwick 3

Rivers 5, Thayer 0

Rockland 3, East Bridgewater 1

Salem 0, Swampscott 0

Shawsheen Tech 3, Minuteman 0

Somerset Berkley 5, Greater New Bedford 3

Sturgis West 4, Cape Cod Academy 0

Tech Boston 7, Cristo Rey 0

Watertown 3, Stoneham 0

Winthrop 2, Gloucester 1

GIRLS SOCCER

Arlington 2, Reading 0

Attleboro 5, Taunton 2

Beverly 1, Peabody 1

BB&N 0, Tabor 0

Cardinal Spellman 4, Bishop Fenwick 2

Cohasset 5, Carver 0

Dighton-Rehoboth 2, Seekonk 0

Hull 6, Mashpee 1

Middleboro 2, Abington 1

Nobles 3, Groton 0

Norwell 3, Sandwich 0

O’Bryant 2, Fontbonne 2

Old Rochester 4, Apponequet 3

Rockland 1, East Bridgewater 0

Sharon 3, Milford 1

Stoneham 2, Watertown 1

Thayer 3, Rivers 2

West Bridgewater 5, Bourne 1

Winchester 1, Lexington 0

SWIMMING & DIVING

Lowell 89, Reading 76

Woburn/Burlington 85, Stoneham/Melrose 48

VOLLEYBALL

Acton-Boxboro 3, Bedford 0

Andover 3, Central Catholic 1

Ashland 3, Dedham 0

Avon 3, Atlantis Charter 0

Bancroft 3, Beaver Country Day 0

Barnstable 3, Nauset 0

Billerica 3, Lowell 1

Bourne 3, West Bridgewater 0

BB&N 3, Tabor 1

Cape Cod Tech 3, South Shore Voke 1

Case 3, Fairhaven 0

Dennis-Yarmouth 3, Falmouth 1

Duxbury 3, Marshfield 0

Everett 3, Medford 1

Greater New Bedford 3, Somerset Berkley 2

Lincoln-Sudbury 3, Waltham 0

Lynn Classical 3, Chelsea 0

Malden 3, Lynn English 1

Marblehead 3, Beverly 0

Newburyport 3, Peabody 1

New Bedford Voc 3, Somerset Berkley 2

Neighborhood House 3, Snowden 2

North Quincy 3, Scituate 1

Old Rochester 3, Apponequet 0

Pembroke 3, Plymouth South 0

Quincy 3, Hanover 1

Rivers 3, Thayer 0

South 3, Ayer Shirley 0

St. George’s 3, Brooks 1

St. Mary’s (L) 3, KIPP 1

Silver Lake 3, Hingham 1

Swampscott 3, Saugus 1

Westford 3, Cambridge 0

Weston 3, Boston Latin 0

Westwood 3, Norwood 0

Whitman-Hanson 3, Plymouth North 0