Massachusetts high school sports highlights for Oct. 8

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▪ Sophomore Madyson Silva had played in just 37 matches for Joseph Case since joining the team as a freshman, but she’s already reached 1,000 assists.
That’s an average of just over 27 per match. Her 1,000th was among 20 in a 3-0 win over Fairhaven that improved the Cardinals to 12-1.
“She came in as a freshman and was fearless,” said Case coach Brendan Kelly. “Fight from the start, and she was a big part of us winning games and having success. And she’s got good hitters around her, so you get a lot of assists.”
▪ In a 20-43 boys’ cross-country loss to Manchester Essex/Rockport, Ipswich senior Ryan Jones destroyed the course record at Manchester’s Ravenswood Park, finishing the 5K course in 16:36, 10 seconds faster than the previous mark.
After 31 Catholic Conference titles and six state crowns, Mark Metropolis announced he is stepping down as St. John’s Prep boys’ tennis coach on Tuesday. He had a career record of 538-118 over 35 seasons and won the last two Division 1 titles.
“Coach Metropolis embodied the mission of St. John’s Prep in every sense,” said AD Jameson Pelkey in a statement. “His impact will be felt for decades, not only in the trophies won and matches played, but in the lives of the countless young men he guided with integrity, humility, and care. His legacy is one of excellence and of living out the values that define our community.”
Metropolis had coached SJP since 1990, never enduring a losing season and earning induction into the school’s Hall of Fame in 2010.
▪ Matt Larabee has been promoted from JV to varsity boys’ basketball coach at Hoosac Valley after 19 years with the program. He takes over for Bill Robinson, who retired.
▪ A couple of big future votes were previewed during Wednesday’s MIAA Board of Directors meeting in Franklin, but only one vote emerged: A unanimous decision to grant Bishop Feehan exclusionary status for the 2026-27 school year, after which it will join the regular three-year exclusionary cycle.
That means, starting next school year, opposing teams can go beyond their schedule limit to add games against Feehan, which is leaving the Catholic Central League next spring.
“It was approved by our league unanimously to give us relief because they’re double the size of all of the schools in our league and we were finding the games weren’t competitive, especially at the JV and freshmen levels,” said Arlington Catholic athletic director Dan Shine. “The exclusion status, we support that.”
▪ Executive Director Bob Baldwin noted that the next major issue the organization plans to tackle is middle school waivers.
“This issue came up at every meeting,” Baldwin said after discussions with several district committees. “This was clearly a talking point across the board as something we should address. While we don’t have an answer, we have a new cause.”
▪ The board plans to vote during its Nov. 12 virtual meeting on a new membership application process, as well as the standardized annual calendar, which has been presented to sport and district committees.
While the new membership application process was well received by the board, the question remained what to do with two applications that had been denied in August, after which the schools had been offered a chance to address the board’s concerns.
The debate centered on whether these schools, Phoenix Charter Academy in Springfield and Nazarene Christian Academy in New Bedford should have to wait and go through the new process once it’s approved – which is a yearlong exercise – or would be considered at the November meeting.
Initially, it appeared the schools would need to wait.
“I agree we’re kind of leaving them hanging, but for us as an organization it’s vital we get this application process right,” said vice chair Charlie Conefrey, the Malden AD.
But others felt it wasn’t fair to the schools, who thought they would get to address the board at a September meeting that was canceled, then were removed from Wednesday’s agenda.
“We said we were going to bring them in and give them a chance to address our concerns,” said Quaboag AD Dave Bouchard. “I think we have a responsibility to do that. It doesn’t mean we have to let them in at this point, but we need to do what we said we were going to do.”
It was decided to send the schools the detailed questions included in the new application and invite them to address the board in November.
Sophie Skabeikis, St. Mary’s, 4
Angela Coscia, Winthrop, 3
Callum Holmes, Bishop Feehan, 3
Emily Tuttle, Norwell, 3
Bret Amorosino, Norwell, 2
Max Asipenko, Swampscott, 2
Jake DiOrio, Belmont, 2
Ben Garland, Norwell, 2
Braiden Johnson, Bishop Feehan, 2
Aubrey Littlefield, Hull, 2
Brody Lovell, East Bridgewater, 2
Violet Malinowski, Masconomet, 2
Emerson McCann, Cardinal Spellman, 2
Jordyn Riley, Attleboro, 2
Dryden Schaub, Cardinal Spellman, 2
George Spellios, Swampscott, 2
Shayna Wallach, West Bridgewater, 2
Derek Walsh, Oliver Ames, 2
Ava Wexler, Masconomet, 2
Sophie Skabeikis, St. Mary’s, 8
Angela Coscia, Winthrop, 6
Nico Croft, Swampscott, 6
Ben Garland, Norwell, 6
Callum Holmes, Bishop Feehan, 6
Emily Tuttle, Norwell, 6
Violet Malinowski, Masconomet, 5
Caroline Samaras, Andover, 4
Kiernan Day, Manchester Essex, 3
Kate Swenson, Wellesley, 3
Sabrina Tibbert, Lincoln-Sudbury, 3
Grace Allen, Lynnfield, 2
Kylee Bettencourt, Peabody, 2
Kayla Bohlin, Wellesley, 2
Emily Kiernan, Hingham, 2
Fiona Leonard, Lincoln-Sudbury, 2
Olivia McCormick, Hanover, 2
Elizabeth Moore, Peabody, 2
Chris Troncoso, Peabody, 2
Caroline Samaras, Andover, 4
Chris Troncoso, Peabody, 4
Blaire Brennan, Lincoln-Sudbury, 3
Ryan Hallisey, Hingham, 3
Emily Kiernan, Hingham, 3
Ella Sewell, Andover, 3
Sabrina Tibbert, Lincoln-Sudbury, 3
Julie Hall, Central Catholic, 21
Nola Timo, Bourne, 17
Erin Root, Old Rochester, 16
Kyra Ward, Chelmsford, 16
Caroline Dunn, Bishop Feehan, 15
Greta Sachs, Marblehead, 14
Lauren Paul, Swampscott, 13
Brooke Braswell, Lynn Classical, 12
Kendra Marino, Billerica, 12
Gwen Watson, BB&N, 12
Lila Moniz, Marblehead, 11
Jessie Wang, Andover, 11
Madison Blanchet, Central Catholic, 30
Ellen Griswold, Chelmsford, 30
Valor McGrath, BB&N, 29
Maya Morrison, Old Rochester, 29
Eva Burke, Marblehead, 28
Meghan Downs, Billerica, 28
Mayla Muldoon, Bourne, 21
Lindsey Oliveira, Dartmouth, 21
Madyson Silva, Joseph Case, 20
Amelia Burgoyne, Notre Dame (H), 19
Emma Chevalier, Lynn Classical, 19
Kelsey Hudon, Dracut, 18
Tina Zheng, Andover, 18
Dahiamerys Brito, Central Catholic, 34
Lily Russell, Bourne, 32
Sydney Faris, Marblehead, 22
Nola Timo, Bourne, 20
Farah Berty, Andover, 17
Lucy Martinez, Haverhill, 16
Soley Rodriguez Martinez, Canton, 16
Braley Boucher, Fairhaven, 15
Kyra Ward, Chelmsford, 14
Hayden Haskell, Swampscott, 13
Cam Leithead, Andover, 8
Kendra Marino, Billerica, 6
Maggie Callahan, Dracut, 4
Angella Muyjiana, Billerica, 4
Brooke Braswell, Lynn Classical, 3
Ella Durant, Andover, 3
Lauren Paul, Swampscott, 3
Sophia Soto, Bellingham, 10
Faith Najem, Whitinsville Christian, 9
Valor McGrath, BB&N, 6
Bonnie Politzer, Chelmsford, 6
Emma Chevalier, Lynn Classical, 5
Brooke Braswell, Lynn Classical, 4
Elle Orlando, Notre Dame (H), 4
Harper Wade, Nauset, 4