Boys’ soccer: The Cambridge Rindge and Latin boys’ soccer team (9-1-3) extended its winning streak to seven with a 10-2 thumping of Westford Academy on Oct. 20, a 2-0 win against Bedford on Thursday and a 4-1 victory over Acton-Boxborough on Tuesday. These wins, combined with a loss by Concord-Carlisle on Saturday, propelled the Falcons to the top of the MIAA Division I power rankings.
In the shellacking of Westford Academy, Elias Hyland scored a hat trick, with other goals coming from Mathias Asnake, Kirubel Tilahun, Erik Rojas, Bona Alemo, Leo Davis, Ben Richards and Campbell Callahan. Will Richards, Davis, Mason Richards, Phineas Tomsho and Callahan had assists.
In the clean sheet against Bedford — the Falcons’ fourth in five games — the goals were scored by Ben Richards and Tilahun, with Tomsho and Hyland garnering assists. Asnake scored twice and Hyland and Alemo added one goal each against Acton-Boxborough. Asnake also had an assist, with two more from Tomsho and one from Winslow Lively.
Girls’ soccer: The girls’ soccer team (5-9) lost to Westford Academy, 1-0, on Oct. 20, beat Bedford 2-0 on Senior Night on Thursday, and fell to Acton-Boxborough, 3-1, on Monday. The Falcons are currently ranked 34th in the MIAA power rankings, and since the top 32 teams reach the tournament, their postseason hopes remain alive. To qualify, they have to beat Swampscott by three goals on Saturday and hope other teams on the bubble lose.
Mira Tanwar and Naomi Baldwin scored Cambridge’s goals against Bedford, and Cailin Beckman had an assist. The lone goal against Acton-Boxborough came from Danica Tencer, with Baldwin assisting.
Football: The football team (4-2) defeated Newton South, 21-20, in dramatic come-from-behind fashion Friday night, with quarterback Max Batchelor connecting with Hugo Davis on a 20-yard touchdown pass with just 20 seconds remaining. It was Davis’s second touchdown reception of the game. The Falcons trailed 20-7 at halftime, but pulled to within six points in the third quarter on a six-yard touchdown pass from Batchelor to Lincoln Jones.
Jamai Lewis led the running game with 48 yards on four rushes, and Christopher Jean Baptiste ran for 46 yards on 10 carries. On defense, Emmanuel Dieudonne recorded seven tackles, including two for a loss, and had a sack. Jhenassy Shaw had a sack, a fumble recovery, and six tackles, two of which were for a loss.
Boys’ crew: At the Massachusetts Public School Rowing Association (MPSRA) Championships in Lowell on Sunday, boys’ varsity crew teams captured three golds and a silver. The first varsity 4+ crew of coxswain Son Schneider, Nicolas Karnath, Daniel Morland, Zeke Bittker and Mateus Verdi won the gold with a time of 15:27.7. The second varsity 4+ crew of coxswain Vida Ristivojevic, Malcolm Funck, Milo Sperry, Eli Garcia and Timur Cerimagic took first with a time of 16:02.6. Right behind them with a time of 16:06.1 was the crew of coxswain Andrew Morland, Wyn Karmon, Emilio Franco-Parisi, Benjamin Scott and Rio Thielow. The third varsity 4+ of coxswain Akash Walter, Eli Wu, Lucian Smiles, Leo Soper and Eli Schulz won the gold with a time of 17:06.9.
Girls’ crew: At the MPSRA Championships, girls’ varsity crew teams captured two golds, a silver and a bronze. In the first varsity 4+ race, coxswain Antonia Millan, Moira MacCarthy, Nova Bahlmann, Imogen Wu and Violet Finley took first with a time of 17:52.4. In the second varsity 4+ race, coxswain Dahlia Abelson, Jordan Frishman, Marina Koyanis, Emma Gurjal and Beatrix Taylor finished first with a time of 18:44.5. The silver-medal-winning crew of coxswain Emi Hsieh, Imogene Goode, Rachel Dickie, Nina Penagos-Esquitin and Eleanor Goode had a time of 18:52.3. Coxswain Lila Doyle, Iris Moyer, Adele Umeki, Ayumi Batra and Leah McDiarmid finished third in 19:39.8.
Girls’ volleyball: The girls’ volleyball team (13-5) lost, 3-0, to Acton-Boxborough on Wednesday, Oct. 21 but bounced back for a 3-0 defeat of Somerville on Senior Night on Friday. Against Acton-Boxborough, Noah Beyer had 11 kills, Ellie Su recorded 15 digs, and Indie Fray had nine assists. Beyer had 15 kills and Abigail Fisher Seufert added 11 more against Somerville. Fray had 31 assists and 11 digs.
Boys’ cross-country: The boys’ cross-country team defeated Newton South on October 21, 15-46. CRLS runners captured seven of the first nine places, with Leon Ibanez Fraile, Kieran Eichler, and Thomas Dewitt finishing first, second and third. Due to issues with timekeeping, only places were recorded.
Girls’ cross-country: The girls’ cross-country team eked out a 27-28 defeat of Newton South. The Falcons’ Neva Hartman finished second (15:59), Maeve Heynolds took third (16:17) and Violet Smith placed fourth (16:23).
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