Raise it high. These soccer players delivered in the quarterfinals to send their teams to the Final Four.
Check out Thursday’s top high school sports performances:
Luke Dougherty, Natick boys soccer
He scored his second overtime winner of the postseason in a 2-1 win over No. 7 BC High that sent the No. 2 Redhawks to the Final Four. They will match up with No. 3 Newton South, which defeated Framingham 1-0.
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Jack Keane, Keefe Tech boys soccer
He kept a clean sheet in a 2-0 win over No. 3 St. John Paul II in the Division 5 quarterfinals. Daniel Ofei-Tutu and Gabe Fabbiam each scored a goal in the first half for the No. 6 Broncos (14-5-2).
Nate Rutkowski, Hopedale boys soccer
He posted a shutout in a 2-0 victory against No. 7 Dearborn STEM in the Division 5 quarterfinals. The No. 2 Blue Raiders are matched up with No. 6 Keefe Tech in the state semifinals. Hopedale’s Luke Carneiro and Dylan Plouffe each scored once, while Josiah Lefever and Sam Dalpe provided an assist each.
Emilia Sousa, Natick girls soccer
She put away two goals in a 3-0 win against No. 5 Braintree in the Division 1 quarterfinals. No. 4 Natick will face No. 8 Belmont in the state semifinals.
Franklin’s Lily Strong unleashes a shot during the MIAA Division 1 girls soccer Round of 16 on Monday at Pisini Stadium in Franklin.
Lily Strong, Franklin girls soccer
She scored two goals, including the game-winner, as the Panthers rallied from a two-goal halftime deficit to beat No. 14 Hopkinton 4-3 in the Division 1 quarterfinals. No. 6 Franklin will face No. 10 Concord-Carlisle in the semifinals. Franklin’s Cassidy Carmignani and Phoebe Cueno each found the net once. Izzy Dunne had a goal for Hopkinton.
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Cate Tengler, Nipmuc girls soccer
She had two goals in the first half of a 3-1 win against No. 10 Dover-Sherborn in the Division 3 quarterfinals. The No. 2 Warriors, the defending state champions, will face No. 3 Norwell in the state semifinals for the second consecutive season.
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This article originally appeared on MetroWest Daily News: Lily Strong scores two goals for Franklin soccer to beat Hopkinton
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