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Football
The Melrose High football team edged out a tough 10-7 win over Lexington on Oct. 6, in a Middlesex League crossover game, and pull into the halfway point of the season with perfect 5-0 mark and a five-game winning streak.
Matt DeSimone snapped a 7-7 deadlock in the fourth quarter with a field goal, giving the Red Raiders the win, after trading first quarter scores with the Minutemen. CJ Hanson hauled in a 55-yard touchdown reception from Bryan Reale in the first quarter to account for the lone Melrose touchdown of the game.
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Volleyball
The Lady Raiders (12-0) began the week with by far the toughest test of the season to date in perennial Division I power Central Catholic on Oct. 3 and emerged on the winning end of a 3-1 decision. Melrose dropped the opening set 25-20 playing in enemy territory, but battled back to claim a 25-19 win in set two. With Central leading 24-16 in the third set, the Lady Raiders mounted a rousing comeback and scored nine straight points to steal the set from CC. The final set had nail-biter written all over it, and did not disappoint, as the two teams slugged it out from box to wire, with Melrose emerging on top, 26-24. Sarah McGowan had 20 kills, while Rachel Johnson, Jill Slabacheski, Alyssa DiRaffaele and Amanda Commito all played well for Melrose.
Next it was back to league play for Melrose, as they took on Winchester on Oct. 4, and took home a 3-1 win, with set scores of 25-23, 25-6, 26-24 and 25-5. Sarah McGowan posted 15 kills, while Jen Cain collected nine.
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The Lady Raiders ended the week against Belmont, and posted a 3-0 shutout over the Marauders, to maintain their perfect record. Melrose is currently ranked fifth in The Boston Globe’s Top 20.
Cross Country
Boys
The Red Raiders (0-4) lost their only meet last week, a 18-45 decision against Wakefield on Oct. 4. Sophomore Christian Gentile led all Melrose runners, finishing third with a time of 17:22, while senior Chris Gonzalez (18:30), senior Alex Wilson (18:44) and junior Andrew Driscoll (19:03) finished eighth, ninth and tenth, respectively.
Girls
The Lady Raiders (3-1) three-game winning streak came to an end against Wakefield on Oct. 4, as the Lady Warriors pulled out a 27-28 win. Kelli Halligan, however, took first place for the fourth consecutive meet, taking top honors with a time of 21:14. Junior Sarah McDonald finished fourth at 22:01, while sophomore Katarina Frazier took fifth at 22:04.
Soccer
Boys
The Melrose boys lost a 2-1 decision on Oct. 4 in Winchester, and return to the pitch on Oct. 10 against Arlington in Melrose.
Girls
The Lady Raiders lost to Belmont, 1-0, on Oct. 5, and face Arlington on Oct. 10.
Golf
The Melrose golf team lost a pair of games last week, falling to Lexington on Oct. 5, 43.5-28.5, and succumbing to Winchester on Oct. 6, 44.5-27.5.
Field Hockey
The Lady Raiders (0-6-1) have still yet to find their first win, and fell to Winchester, 9-0, on Oct. 3 and to undefeated Belmont 6-1.
