Westfield junior running back Wilton Royal, left, carries the ball against Longmeadow Friday night at the Lancers’ home field. (Photo by Marc St. Onge)
LONGMEADOW – The Westfield High School football team is still in search of #1.
Westfield dropped its sixth straight game to begin the 2015 regular season, losing to host Longmeadow, 45-27, Friday night.
Longmeadow quarterback Scott Elder completed 6-of-8 passes for 223 yards and three touchdowns – all three of which went to Max Rye (5 catches, 213 yards) – and five different Lancers rushed for a TD.
Longmeadow led 13-0 after the first quarter and never looked back.
Still, there were a couple of bright spots for the Bombers.
Westfield quarterback Scott Walsh finished 7-of-17 for 130 yards and two touchdowns. Wilton Royal had a very productive outing, rushing for 139 yards and one touchdown, and hauling in three passes for 50 yards.
GIRLS’ SOCCER
Wheelock lifts Tigers
Westfield Technical Academy 1, Franklin Tech 0
Senior Darian Wheelock scored an unassisted game-winning goal to send Westfield Tech to a thrilling victory on the road.
Tigers’ goalie Dian Solokhina made nine saves to finish with a shutout.
Shubrick propels Lancers
Longmeadow 3, Westfield 0
Longmeadow raced out to a 3-0 first-half lead on a hat trick from Taylor Shubrick.
Westfield goalies Jessica Healey and Lindsay Cousins combined for five saves.
Gators clip Gaels
Gateway 2, Holyoke Catholic 1
Julianna Dickinson and Jessica Van Heynigen scored to propel Gateway. Becca Herman (4 saves) received the victory in net for the Gators.
GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL
Rams escape with ‘W’
Southwick def. Sci-Tech 25-16, 25-14, 22-25, 25-23
Southwick clipped Sci-Tech in a four-set thriller. Several Rams’ players contributed.
Southwick’s Caroline Methe contributed 13 assists and three aces, Olivia Diamond finished with six digs and three aces, Connie Tary collected five digs and four aces, and Ashley Consolini had five kills and one block.
Rams’ Emily Lachtara (5 kills) and Taylor Keiderling (6 aces) were also solid for the Rams.
Bombers sweep Spartans
Westfield def. East Longmeadow 25-19, 25-19, 25-13
Westfield enjoyed a sweep on the road.
Kelsey Johnstone (27 assists), Alexa Morin (16 kills), and Mia Pavlyuk (10 kills, 3 aces) led the Bombers.
BOYS’ SOCCER
Rams, Panthers deadlocked
Southwick 0, Cathedral 0
Nick Chambers made six saves in net to preserve the scoreless tie.
FIELD HOCKEY
Terriers double up Bombers
West Springfield 4, Westfield 2
Joshua Boyer had a hand in all four West Springfield goals. Boyer netted a hat trick.
Olivia Chaoush finished with a goal and assist for Westfield. Bombers’ Gabbi Lunardini also netted a score.
Westfield goalie Gabbi Lunardini made seven saves.
JV BOYS’ SOCCER
Southwick 7, Cathedral 0
Jameson Secovich (assist) recorded a hat trick, and Kacper Kisala had one goal and two assists to lead Southwick (10-1).
