SACO, Maine – Precieux Mbolela scored off a corner kick from Matthias Sundertland with 32:40 remaining in the second half, lifting top-seeded Thornton Academy to a 1-0 win over No. 8 Marshwood in a Class A South quarterfinal on Tuesday, Oct. 27.
Thornton (12-1-2) advances to face the winner of Wednesday’s quarterfinal between No. 5 Deering and No. 4 South Portland. Marshwood ends the season with a record of 7-6-3.
Jack Eardley
Marshwood goalkeeper Jack Eardley finished with 10 saves, while counterpart Lucas Stolf had five.
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BOYS SOCCER
No. 10 Profile School 2
No. 7 Portsmouth Christian Academy 1
DOVER – Portsmouth Christian Academy boys soccer coach Josh Chamberlain knew his team didn’t play its best soccer. Unfortunately for the Eagles, there are no second chances in the postseason.
PCA saw an early lead slip away in a 2-1 loss to Profile School in a Division IV first-round game, ending a season in which the Eagles more than doubled their win total from a year ago.
“You know, I will honestly say we definitely didn’t have our best today,” Chamberlain said. “I would say the boys worked hard. It definitely wasn’t an issue as far as effort, but I think they would agree that we didn’t execute to our standard and what we wanted to do.
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“In the playoffs, it’s one and out,” Chamberlain continued. “If you have your bad game in the playoffs, you don’t get to come back from that, unfortunately.”
Sam Monahan gave PCA a 1-0 lead approximately 20 minutes into the first half.
The Eagles held that advantage until Profile scored with about a minute remaining before halftime, sending the teams into the break tied at 1-1.
“That was a tough one,” Chamberlain said.
Profile scored the eventual game-winner approximately 20 minutes into the second half to take a 2-1 lead.
PCA created opportunities to respond but couldn’t find the equalizer.
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“We had a couple lapses on the defensive end that cost us the two goals, and we weren’t able to capitalize on the opportunities that we had,” Chamberlain said.
PCA finished the season at 11-4-2, a significant step forward after winning five games and missing the tournament last season.
“I think our trajectory is definitely heading in the right direction,” Chamberlain said. “I think the program is headed where we want to be.”
No. 1 Newmarket 4
No. 16 Woodsville 0
NEWMARKET – The top-seeded Mules advance to the next round after this Division IV first-round win.
Newmarket (15-0-2) will host No. 8 Moultonborough on Friday in a quarterfinal contest. Moultonborugh advanced with a 2-1 win over Hinsdale.
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VOLLEYBALL
No. 2 Oyster River 3
No. 15 Plymouth 0
DURHAM – The defending Division II state champions made their first step towards another dee playoff run with this first-round sweep.
Individual game scores were 25-18, 25-10, 25-18.
“Great team win tonight,” Oyster River head coach Cassandra Doore said. “We found our groove offensively and defensively. Looking ahead to Thursday and prepping for a tough match-up.”
Oyster River (15-2) will host No. 7 Laconia on Thursday in a quarterfinal contest. Laconia advanced with a 3-1 win over No. 10 Fall Mountain.
This article originally appeared on Portsmouth Herald: Tuesday Tourney Roundup: Marshwood, PCA boys ousted; Newmarket boys, Oyster River volleyball move on
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