Week in Sports: Huskies Thrive in Some Games, Struggle in Others

In a week of mixed results among the school’s fall sports teams, the football and girls’ soccer squads at posted impressive victories, while the Huskies’ boys’ cross-country and girls’ cross-country combines both split tri-meets.

FOOTBALL

Mt. Hope posted its first victory of the season by whipping visiting Ponaganset Regional of Foster-Glocester, 37-7, in a Division II-B clash, on Sunday. The Huskies are now 1-1 in league play and 1-2 overall.

BOYS’ SOCCER

Tolman High of Pawtucket zoomed to a five-goal edge by halftime en route to a convincing 6-0 Division II-North victory over Mt. Hope last Monday, Sept. 19. Husky goalie Josh Zina stopped 5 shots.

GIRLS’ SOCCER

Mt. Hope ran roughshod over Tolman High of Pawtucket, dominating from start to finish while posting a 7-0 Division II-Central victory last Thursday. Carmen Hogan and Taylor Perry both netted 2 goals for the Huskies; Christie Ribeiro, Catherine Lopes and Kelsey Mitchell all added 1 goal; Ribeiro recorded 2 assists while Brooke Pacheco, Lopes and Angie Mascena all contributed 1 assist; and keeper Vivian Ramos registered a shutout with 8 saves.

GIRLS’ TENNIS

Mt. Hope captured the No. 1 singles’ and doubles’ matches, but nothing else, while falling to Warwick Vets High, 5-2, in a Division III-South affair last Thursday. Lauren Fletcher (6-3, 6-3) won in singles’ for the Huskies as did their No. 1 doubles’ tandem of Marisa Silva-Brooke Spina (6-3, 3-6, 6-4).

Earlier in the week on Monday, Sept. 19, Pilgrim High of Warwick pinned a 6-1 Division III-South loss on Mt. Hope. The Huskies triumphed at No. 3 singles’ with Haley Ferreira (6-3, 6-4).

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL

Undefeated Exeter-West Greenwich Regional stormed past Mt. Hope, 3-0 (25-10, 25-6, 25-10) in a Division II-South tussle last Wednesday. Meanwhile, Barrington High beat Mt. Hope 3-1 on Friday.

BOYS’ CROSS-COUNTRY

The Huskies split a pair of Metro Division races on a 3.1-mile course at Colt State Park last Monday, Sept. 19, out-distancing Shea High of Pawtucket (17-44), but falling to Barrington High (15-48). Mt. Hope’s Branden Paulino concluded sixth overall in 18:37 and James Stanley was ninth in 19:10.

GIRLS’ CROSS-COUNTRY

Mt. Hope salvaged a split in Metro Division contests last Monday, Sept. 19, defeating Shea and losing to Barrington by identical 15-50 tallies. Husky Meghan Rainville crossed the finish line ninth overall in 22:17 and Katarina Heyden was 10^th in 22:26.