Springfield, Vt.
Collin Campbell is apparently more than comfortable in that role.
Campbell, a senior midfielder, matched his goals total from last season in Friday’s season opener, netting a hat trick and an assist in the Wasps’ 5-0 win at Springfield.
Campbell scored on a feed from Cullen McCarthy in the first half, then deposited two more unassisted in the second half as Woodstock blew the game open following a 1-0 halftime advantage.
Campbell — who had six points all of last season — added an assist on Will Vicar’s goal before Patrick Bald scored on a penalty kick for the Wasps.
Campbell will apparently be helping plenty to help compensate for the graduation losses of Alex Crompton (18 goals, nine assists—27 points) and Curran MacDonald (19-6—15) from last year’s 15-3 Woodstock unit that reached the Vermont Division II final.
Freshman keeper Steven Bianchi made one save against the Cosmos.
Woodstock plays its home opener Tuesday against Otter Valley.
Hampton, n.h.
It was the third straight road win to start the year for Hanover, which trailed following a ninth-minute Warriors strike, but tied it in the 21st on David Seigne’s feed to Adams.
Starr fed Jake Acker to give Hanover a 2-1 halftime lead, and Starr added a second-half insurance goal from Sam Strohbehn.
Pat Logan made a pair of saves for Hanover, whose offense forced seven by Winnacunnet keeper Dominic Styles.
Hanover plays its first home game next Friday against Manchester Central.
Plainfield, Vt.
Lucas DeSouza had two goals and three assists; Robert Burgwedel, Collin Gould and Kyle Gelenian all scored twice with an assist and Johnny Vogelien notched a goal and two assists for Rivendell.
Wyatt Guillette added a goal and an assist, Taiyo Galli had a pair of assists and Zach Gould added a score for Rivendell, which led 7-0 at halftime.
Dashiel Fukushima made three saves for the Raptors, who host Craftsbury on Tuesday.
Laconia, n.h.
Adam Mendelson had four shots on goal, according to coach Ethan Jean, including one off the cross bar inside of 20 minutes.
“We showed signs of life,” Jean said. “I’m very pleased with the last 20 minutes. We just need to work on maintaining that type of pressure moving forward.”
The Tigers will next try to do that on Tuesday at Stevens.
Franklin, n.h.
Paquette had two goals and two assists while Spaulding had a goal and three assists. Ethan Sweet, Tyler Bonneau, Drew Grenier, Caleb Royce, Parker Moote and Coby Hussey also scored. Grenier and Hussey each had two assists.
Coach Jason Stone praised the play of defenders Raphael Bauer and Connor Whipple, saying “they kept things very simple and started attacks out of the back.”
Stevens plays host to Newport on Monday.
Plainfield, Vt.
Mikayla DeBois (two assists), Riley Thomson (assist), Mikayla Stever and Jessica Noyes all potted goals for Rivendell, while Sienna Carter added an assist.
They were the first career points for Stever and Carter, both freshmen.
Leah Rutherford made one save for the Raptors, who are off until visiting Northfield on Sept. 14.
Jaffrey, n.h.
“We’re dealing with some injuries on defense and had a hard time keeping up,” Newport coach Jon Hamel said. “Our goalie, Anna Pysz (14 saves), played a really good game coming off the line. We were out of position defensively on their goals.”
Rachel Stark set up Hannah Stark for a 62nd-minute score for the Tigers, who blanked Conant in the second half.
Newport hosts Monadnock on Friday.
Hanover
The Marauders were applying constant pressure on the Falcons’ net early in the second overtime period. Lubrano took possession in a scramble on the right side of the net and fired a shot past the keeper for the decisive goal.
Carly Craft put Hanover on the board in the fifth minute, converting on a feed from Sylvie Alexander to put the hosts in front 1-0. The Falcons answered with a goal in the 39th minute.
“Our defense did a really good job out there today,” Hanover coach Doug Kennedy said.
J-J Taube and Maddie Lyons led the effort on the backline. Keeper Mahler Meyerrose had seven saves.
Hanover hosts John Stark on Wednesday.
Woodstock
Freshman Olivia Marsicovetere scored her first varsity goal four minutes into the action to put Woodstock up 1-0. Oxbow rallied to tie the score on Natalie Barton’s goal in the 20th minute, assisted by Zoe Barton. The O’s just missed taking the lead three minutes later when a Zoe Barton shot glanced high off the crossbar.
“Both teams had chances; nobody really controlled the game. It was a strong effort. I think both teams were pretty spent by the end,” Oxbow coach Charlie Barton said.
Keeper Kaysea Neil played well in her first career varsity start for the O’s, according to coach Barton.
Woodstock coach Greg LaBella praised the strong defensive effort of Sarah Findeisen and Hannah Milstone in front of goalie Brittany Poljacik.
The Olympians visit Thetford on Sept. 10. Woodstock visits Hartford on Wednesday.
Penacook, n.h.
Lebanon led 22-8 at halftime, but committed four turnovers in the second half to allow the Pride to hang around.
“We kept shooting ourselves in the foot, or else (our) score might have been a little higher,” Raiders coach Chris Childs said. “Milliken had about a 70-yard touchdown run late in the third that was kind of the dagger.”
Fullback Matt Eylander and Ryan Sullivan also contributed to the rushing attack for Lebanon, which hosts Pembroke on Friday in its home opener.
Laconia, n.h.
Down 19-13 at halftime, Hanover received the second half kickoff and promptly drove down the field for a game-tying touchdown capped by a Moises Celaya extra point to lead 20-19. The Marauders defense then forced a fumbled on the ensuing Laconia possession that was scooped up by linebacker Alan Baker. Hanover drove immediately down the field to score another touchdown and take control of the game.
Reed Winter led the Marauders ground attack with 87 yards on 25 carries, including three touchdowns. Alex Mosenthal added 61 yards on 13 rushes. Quarterback Connor Stafford was 4-for-5 through the air for 94 yards, including a 31-yard pitch-and-catch with Sam Ives for a touchdown. Ives finished with 64 yards receiving. Stafford added 27 yards rushing. Elliott Kelly added two receptions for 30 yards.
Hanover (1-0) hosts Merrimack Valley on Friday night.
Woodstock
“We started really flat and we weren’t playing very physical. (U-32) came out ready to go and fired up and put together some drives on us,” Woodstock coach Ramsey Worrell said.
Senior Ezra Astbury got the party started in the second half with a 55-yard touchdown run to shift momentum to the hosts.
“That really energized the team. We were able to carry that energy throughout the second half,” Worrell said.
Running back Bill Wood was a big part of the offensive attack in the second half and also had a touchdown run. Dan Robinson also ran the ball well. Hunter Balch capped the scoring with a 25-yard fumble recovery for a touchdown.
Worrell praised the overall defensive effort, highlighted by a key third-down sack by senior Cole Westcott to stifle a U-32 drive.
“They chewed up the clock on us in the first half. It’s two teams that like to run the ball and it just moved quickly on us. All in all, the defense played pretty good and we finally got going offensively in the third quarter,” Worrell said.
Woodstock (1-0) visits Springfield on Friday night.
West Canaan
Both teams are back at it Wednesday, Mascoma hosting Gilford and the Tigers visiting John Stark.
Claremont
Stevens visits Pembroke on Tuesday.
Northwood, n.h.
Marie Pillsbury was 8-for-8 serving with an ace and had seven digs and three kills. Bella Collins had 14 digs. Jayne Bungee was 13-for-14 serving with an ace. Rachel Neumann had a strong all around effort, going 9-for-10 from the service line with three aces along with seven blocks and three kills.
Hanover visits Fall Mountain on Wednesday.
Winston-Salem, n.c.
Peyton Perea fired a shot from 20 yards out that sailed high over Big Green keeper Casey Cousineau’s head in the first half for the game’s lone goal.
The Big Green returns to action on Sunday for its second match of the Deacon Challenge Tournament, taking on Gardner-Webb at 11:30 a.m.
Fairfield, Conn.
Emily Astarita led the attack with 15 kills and a .481 hitting percentage, including the final kill to end each set. Kaira Lujan added seven kills and had five block. Danielle Glinka had nine digs and Stacey Benton had 19 attacks.
Dartmouth plays twice on Sunday, as it’ll battle George Mason at 10 a.m. and host Sacred Heart at 5:30 p.m.