Whiteway adds another record to his growing list of accomplishments
The Lowell Sun
Updated: 06/05/2011 06:41:36 AM EDT
Scoring machine Grant Whiteway yesterday added the state single-season point-scoring record to his list of accomplishments as the high school All-American scored 8 goals and added 2 assists to power Billerica High to a 15-5 MIAA Division 1 East Tournament first-round win over visiting MVC rival Andover yesterday at Calabrese Stadium.
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Whiteway eclipsed his own mark of 169 points set last year, boosting his career total to 524 points and counting.
Acton-Boxboro also picked up a win over BC High wile Westford Academy lost in Division 1 East, Littleton and Groton-Dunstable were eliminated in Division 2 Central and Pelham dropped a 7-6 New Hampshire Division 3 decision to Gilford.
Dvision 1 North
Billerica 15
Andover 4
The win was the 17th in a row for No. 2 seed Billerica (19-2).
Ben Melaugh netted a hat trick, Cam Slatton had 2 goals and 1 assist, Nick Morello 2 goals, Peter Walters 1 goal and other assists went to Russ Tedford and Jamie Kelly.
Goalie DJ Smith finished with 9 saves for BMHS, which drilled Andover 12-2 and 16-8 regular season, while defensively Mike Curley, Ian Abrahamson, Tom McLaughlin and Mitch Kurker were standouts.
The Indians host upstart No. 10 seed Acton-Boxboro (15-5) in a Wednesday night quarterfinal (5 p.m.) at Calabrese Stadium in Billerica
Acton-Boxboro 6
BC High 5
Junior attack Brad Forshay broke a 5-5 tie when he netted the winning goal with 2 minutes
to play, as the Colonials slipped past BC High and earned a berth opoosite Billerica Wednesday night in a quarterfinal round clash at Billerica
Forshay converted a pass from Kyle Soroka, while senior goalie Jack Rogers was sharp with 12 saves and Peter Trombly was a defensive standout as he held Eaglets’ top scorer Todd Galvin to 1 goal
Netminder Rogers prevented overtime when he made a huge save on Galvin in the final minute.
Also scoring fot A-B, which won a Division 2 state title in 1997 and has not reached the Division 1 quarterfinals since 1997, were junior attack Tyler McKelvie 2 goals, midfielder Chris Walter one, and junior midfielder Andrew Loblundo one.
Joining Trombly and Rogers as defensive standouts were Kurt Tugal and Mike Duggan.
A-B next plays No. 2 seed Billerica in a Wednesday night quarterfinal (5 p.m.) at Calabrese Stadium in Billerica.
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