The dream season continues in Concord-Carlisle field hockey

The Patriots had three different scorers in a 3-0 win over Wayland: Emma Tonies, Kate Lyons and Julia Lambert, with assistants Grace Waldeck and Bailey McIntyre. It showed an offensive firepower that Concord-Carlisle was capable of, and the Player List was full of goal scorers.

“This game was the standard we set for ourselves,” Turner said. “We have continued to strive towards this style of play as a team.”

Since then, the Patriots have been one of the biggest surprises of the field hockey season, advancing to a 12-1-1 record and ranking 4th in the Globe’s Division 1 strength classes. Their only mistakes have come against a tough Holliston team in a 1-1 draw and Wellesley’s 5-4 upset, and the Patriots were able to quickly recover from both.

“I am very proud of our team’s ability to adapt and overcome adversity,” Turner said.

The Concord-Carlisle race has been significant in the highly competitive Dual County League. Year after year, coach after coach points out how hard it is to win at DCL, and this year the Patriots face a challenge.

Turner believes the level of competition will lead to the success of his team.

“We compete at a high level with tough opponents,” Turner said. “We learn every game and use that knowledge with our next opponent.”

On Sunday night, under the lights of Acton-Boxborough’s Leary Field, Concord-Carlisle used the information he had received throughout the season and beat AB 3-1 to win the league’s Thorpe division. Next up is the DCL tournament on Thursday and Friday – where the Patriots won last year’s 7v7 format – and of course the MIAA tournament starting next week.

The record book season is over, and Turner and his team are eager to see what happens next.

“We look forward to being able to take every game as it comes,” he said, “and play our best field hockey game together as a team.”

Free hits

▪ This week, the Regular Season ends and the games end on Saturday. Tournament rankings determined by MIAA’s new power classes will be announced on Monday. The four divisions have 32 qualifiers (as well as teams with a record of 0.500 or more) to the four divisions (from the previous two).

The games start on Wednesday, and the first four rounds (up to the eighth round) will be played at the home of the higher ranked team. The concern is that this new ranking system could see teams go all over the Commonwealth games. The reason is the shortage of bus drivers and officials, as well as the possibility of wild weather, and it can make the first rounds of the tournament chaotic.

Rockport coach Mary RyanA member of the MIAA’s Tournament Management Committee said earlier this fall that he believes coaches understand there may be bumps on the road. “I think they’re all well aware of what ADs are dealing with and just trying to be supportive,” Ryan said.

▪ It was a long time, but Bedford (8-5-4) defeated the Foley Division of the Dual County League for the first time in 55 years. Their 3-2 victory over Westford Academy in the first round of the league tournament secured Bucs the title of division. “Ever since I started coaching, I have used the 1966 date on the field hockey banner as a motivation to win,” the coach said. Roseanne ham. “At the beginning of the season, the team set the goal of adding 2021 to the banner and delivering this special group of young women.”

▪ Somerset Berkley, which has won Division 1 championships in a row in 2018 and 2019, has had a difficult season. But the Blue Raiders reversed the situation on Monday by winning a 2-1 previously undefeated Dartmouth. They will finish their regular season against Seekonk and Case on Thursday and Friday. In 8-4-3 and 19th place in Division 2, they should be in the tournament just when they are playing their best hockey of the season … As the Regular Season draws to a close this week, Globe Power rankings based on the same formulas, MIAA will use future mating time , see Walpole as first team in Division 1, close to Andover. Masconomet dominates the overnight stay in Division 2, Falmouth in the second. Sandwich leads the undefeated Watertown in Division 3, with Monomoy being first in Division 4 and Manchester Essex in second.

Games of the week

Thursday, King Philip at No. 4 Franklin, 3:45 p.m. – In Franklin’s second to last regular season match, they will face a tough King Philip team competing 12-3-1. The Warriors ’last loss was to the Panthers on October 8, and they have won their last three matches with at least three goals.

Thursday, Ipswich, No. 17 Manchester Essex, 4 p.m. – The two best teams in Division 4 will face in the Battle of Cape Ann League. They opened their seasons against each other 7. September, when the Tigers won a tight 1-0. Since then, the 17th-placed Hornets have gone 12-2-1 and are the second-placed team in the power classes.

Friday, No. 13 Hingham, no. 7 Falmouth, 15.30 – Both teams in the top 20 will finish their regular season with a significant competition. Well. 7 Falmouth fell to Nauset last week but returned with a win against Dennis-Yarmouth. Hingham are also at a loss to Cohasset on Monday and want to end the season high.