Matt Butera (3) handles the ball for the Westfield High School boys’ soccer team Wednesday at Holyoke. (Photo by Chris Putz)
HOLYOKE – The Westfield boys’ soccer team was stunned by Holyoke Wednesday. Thankfully, for the Bombers, there were 40 additional minutes to make amends.
After allowing the game-tying score with 30 seconds remaining in the first half, Westfield scored three unanswered goals in the second half to defeat host Holyoke 4-1.
Dante White netted a hat trick for Westfield with all three assists from Matt Butera.
“I was not happy with them,” Westfield coach Andrew Joseph said of his team’s first half collapse. “We lost focus. Then we came out in the second half and dominated.”
White and Mike Visconti tallied scores in the opening minutes of the second half. Visconti’s goal was unassisted.
Butera and White later connected for an insurance goal.
Westfield, in the midst of a three-game, four-day stretch, returns to action at Amherst, Thursday at 4 p.m.
GIRLS’ SOCCER
Hampshire 2, Southwick 0
Tori Richburg made 12 saves for Southwick.
JV RESULTS
Hampshire 4, Southwick 0
Kayla Bergendale (3 saves) and Ashley Marchetti (3 saves) split time in goal for Southwick. Rams’ midfielders Makenzie Sullivan and Maggie Sullivan played well.
