Let 2025 eternally stay in MIAA area hockey historical past as one of the crucial notable on this fashionable age of dynasties and rivalries, and among the best of all time.
That is the yr when Walpole (21-1-1) ran by way of most of its competitors for a 3rd straight season, utilizing overwhelming tenacity and the management of 20 seniors to cap off a three-peat in Div. 1. Solely the 1994-96 Porkers have performed that in Div. 1.
That is the yr when Somerset Berkley (22-1) sparked extra dialog about boys in area hockey, as junior Ryan Criminal partnered with star senior Addie Finlaw to assist lead an in any other case balanced group to a repeat Div. 2 state title.
That is the yr when Sandwich (19-2-2) reached a fourth state remaining in 5 years, changing into simply the sixth program to try this. When Div. 3 rival Watertown (18-3) shook off roster turnover sufficient to earn its fifth straight state semifinal look, including to its state-record complete journeys (31) and head coach Eileen Donahue’s state-record 795 profession wins.
That is the yr Franklin (17-3-3) tied for the Div. 1 lead in shutouts (16) and objectives allowed (11) with Andover (17-2-2) en path to its first state remaining. When Dover-Sherborn (18-3-1) went unbeaten within the cut-throat Tri-Valley League en path to a 3rd Div. 3 Remaining 4 journey in 4 years. When Winchester (18-4) reached a second straight Div. 1 Remaining 4 for its third journey ever.
And but, that is additionally the yr when all eight of these groups fell to Uxbridge, when the Spartans (23-0) gained all 23 of their video games by not less than three objectives. A number of performed them robust, however no person got here shut by recreation’s finish. That features a poetic 7-0 win over four-time defending Div. 3 state champion Watertown within the state semifinals as a part of Uxbridge’s path to a fifth straight state title (4 in Div. 4), becoming a member of Watertown (9 straight) as the one two MIAA area hockey packages to ever five-peat.
A number of notable longtime or retired coaches have mentioned the Spartans – with eight D-I school commits – are the very best highschool crew they’ve ever seen. Others say they’re not less than within the dialog.
Head coach Kelly Rosborough was requested about what goes into the success of this yr after the state remaining ended.
“Hours and hours and hours of practising and enjoying good area hockey,” she mentioned. “A lot of them have been enjoying since they have been in elementary faculty, they usually’ve been enjoying exhausting since elementary faculty. … I feel that it’s simply limitless hours of working exhausting, committing. When different buddies is perhaps making different selections, they’re at coaching they usually’re driving an hour, an hour and a half for a few of these occasions.”
She added: “Going throughout to Pennsylvania, Virginia, Florida — throughout holidays, throughout completely different elements of the yr. And their household help, we are able to’t get the place we’re going with out the help of the household, as a result of in addition they should decide to that to make that occur. It’s all-encompassing. I mentioned to the ladies on signing day, nobody achieves success alone; it takes everybody concerned.”
The title was a grand ending for famous person seniors Kendall Gilmore (Maryland-commit), Amelia Blood (Wake Forest), Casucci (UNH) and goalie Julia Okenquist (Holy Cross), who have been on varsity for all 5 championships.
Star juniors Brooklyn Kaferlein (Louisville), Addie Blood (UMass), Aubrey Bouchard (Bryant), Maddie Cammuso (Stonehill) and sophomore sensation Ava Rosborough have been equally important, and Kelly Rosborough raved in regards to the impression of first-year beginning seniors Sydney VanderZicht and Morgan Charbonnier on protection, in addition to the efforts from the bench.
“All of us have labored our butts off since we have been very younger,” Casucci mentioned. “We labored for every little thing we’ve achieved. … Listening to that (we might be the very best all-time) feels wonderful as a result of I do know that each one among us deserves that title.”
Past Uxbridge, there’s a lot to notice.
Dennis-Yarmouth’s (18-5) two seniors went out with a bang, serving to win two chaotic finishes deep within the Div. 4 state match to safe the Dolphins’ first state title since 2018. It beat Frontier (16-5-2), which upset a loaded Monomoy (16-6-1) within the state semifinals to make its first remaining look in over 20 years. The run to the Div. 4 Remaining 4 was Monomoy’s fifth straight.
Hingham (20-2-1) was a feel-good story in Div. 2, because the 13 seniors that helped it attain its first two Remaining 4 journeys in 2023 and 2024 lastly reached the state remaining as the highest seed. Wellesley (20-2) was one other with 20 straight wins to return to the Div. 1 Remaining 4, solely falling to Div. 1 state finalists Walpole and Franklin.
St. Mary’s of Lynn (18-1-1) secured its first Catholic Central League title and its first unbeaten common season. East Bridgewater’s 13 wins have been its most since 2006. Waltham (12-5-3) snapped a 17-year playoff-win drought.
Watertown’s unbeaten streak reached 103 video games earlier than Somerset Berkley beat it 4-3 within the common season. Nashoba (20-1-1) rode an unbeaten file in Div. 2 to the state semifinals, the place it additionally misplaced to the Blue Raiders. Somerset Berkley additionally handed Sandwich its first loss.
Senior goalie Devon Barry dominated in internet late within the Div. 1 match for Franklin, shutting out Wellesley and permitting only one objective to Walpole. The Porkers’ win secured a state-best fifteenth Div. 1 state title, and a 3rd for seniors Kate Schneider, Kendal Cusack and twins Emily and Grace Hagan.
Uxbridge’s Amelia Blood graduates as this system’s all-time assists chief. Membership teammate Mackenzie Clarke (UConn commit) graduates as Belmont’s all-time main scorer and a robust candidate for Div. 1’s prime participant.
Lynnfield (16-1-3) went unbeaten within the Cape Ann League to safe its first Kinney title since 2014. Lincoln-Sudbury (13-3-3) reached its first state quarterfinal in 20 years, falling in a shootout to Winchester. Winchester had a particular yr, together with a uncommon win over Middlesex League foe Watertown.
Star-studded Canton (16-2-4) reached its second straight Div. 2 Remaining 4, gutting out a troublesome win over Hockomock League foe King Philip (16-5) within the quarterfinals. Masconomet (17-1-2) went unbeaten in Div. 2 up till Westwood (12-7-2) upset it within the second spherical, marking the Wolverines’ eighth straight win in a particular mid-season turnaround.
