Boys’ soccer: After suffering its first loss of the season on Oct. 6 to Lincoln-Sudbury, 3-2, the Cambridge Rindge and Latin boys’ soccer team (3-1-3) bounced back for a 3-1 defeat of Wayland on Thursday. The win moved the Falcons up to No. 4 in the MIAA Division I power rankings, the highest in school history.
In the loss to Lincoln-Sudbury, Elias Hyland scored both goals, and Mathias Asnake assisted on one. Against Wayland, Thomas Bracher, Kirubel Tilahun and Benjamin Howell each scored. Hyland, Leo Davis, and Beckett Bouchard assisted on the goals. On defense, Ben Howell and Thomas Bracher were instrumental in limiting Wayland’s attack to one goal, despite their strong ball movement.
Girls’ soccer: The girls’ soccer team (3-6) lost 6-3 to Lincoln-Sudbury on Oct. 6. Mira Tanwar scored two goals, including one on a penalty kick. The other score came from Naomi Baldwin. Harriet Wessler, who was awarded player of the match, and Camille Mohnkern had assists.
Girls’ volleyball: After a brief slump a couple weeks ago in which they lost two matches in a row, the girls’ volleyball team (9-3) has bounced back for three straight wins. They defeated Waltham Oct. 7 and Arlington on Friday, both by scores of 3-0, and entered the Boston Globe’s rankings, at No. 19.
In the win over Waltham, Noah Beyer had 16 kills, Ellie Su had 10 digs and Indie Fray had 23 assists. Against Arlington, Beyer led in kills with ten and Bianca Etkin had nine. Su had 14 digs, and Fray had 26 assists.
Boys’ cross-country: In a tri-meet Oct. 7 with Concord-Carlisle and Acton-Boxborough, the boys’ cross-country team defeated Concord-Carlisle, 16-41, and Acton-Boxborough 15-48. CRLS runners took the top four spots and six of the top nine. Leon Ibanez-Fraile crossed first with a time of 14:53, Thomas Dewitt was second (15:00), and Keiran Eichler was third (15:10).
Girls’ cross-country: The girls’ cross-country team split its tri-meet with Concord-Carlisle and Acton-Boxborough. It lost to Concord-Carlisle, 44-18, and defeated Acton-Boxborough, 18-41. Concord-Carlisle runners took 10 of the top 12 places. Neva Hartman was the top Falcon runner, finishing third with a time of 17:59. Violet Smith finished eighth with a time of 18:55.
Both teams were scheduled to participate at the MSTCA Twilight Invite on Sunday night, but it was rained out.
Football: The football team (2-2) lost to Concord-Carlisle on Friday, 38-7. Chris Jean-Baptise scored the Falcons’ lone touchdown, on a screen pass from quarterback Max Batchelor.
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