Around the Granite State: Winnacunnet scores late to beat Londonderry in D1 field hockey quarters
Here are results from Saturday's high school field hockey playoff action.
Fiona McAfee scored late in the fourth quarter to give the Winnacunnet High School field hockey team a 2-1 win Saturday over Londonderry in the Division I quarterfinals.
McAfee scored with 3:35 remaining to get the No. 1 Warriors (16-0) to the semifinals for the second year in a row, where they will face No. 4 Bedford for the third time this season. That game will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Bill Ball Stadium in Exeter.
Sofia Donatelli also had a goal for Winnacunnet, as she scored in the second quarter to give the Warriors the lead.
Abby Chambers had the goal for No. 8 Londonderry (9-8-1), as she tied the game in the third quarter. Molly Tharrington had 11 saves for the Lancers.
No. 3 Keene 2, No. 11 Timberlane 0
Lilly Vitters scored about five minutes into the game and the Blackbirds held off the Owls in the D1 quarterfinals.
Scarlett Miller assisted on the goal and Camille Hansen added another goal in the third quarter to help Keene (13-4) put the game away. Dayna English finished with six saves.
The Blackbirds will take on No. 2 Pinkerton at 5 p.m. Wednesday at Bill Ball Stadium in Exeter in the D1 semifinals.
