Marcello Rossetti

contributing writer for @BostonHeraldHS, UMass grad. May or may not have starred in the 1973 crime drama film Serpico

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Final: Hanover 59, Brookline 7. Hanover are the Div. 2 boys state champions

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One more try for Hanover. Daniel McAvay scores and Garvey kick is good. Hanover lead 59-7

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Hanover score again, Canden Scott gets the score thanks to an unselfish pass from Mofford, who could’ve scored himself. Another Garvey kick makes it 52-7

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Brookline get on the board. Nate Lockwood scores and hits the conversion. 45-7 Hanover

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Hanover score again. Love’on Flowers breaks past the Brookline defense and returns a try by himself. Garvey kick no good, 45-0 Hanover

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Hanover try, Juneau Mofford scores after a pass from Garvey. Garvey hits the kick and Hanover increases their lead to 40-0. Just under 20 minutes left

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Halftime: Hanover 33, Brookline 0

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Hanover score again. David Bonilla powers through the middle for the try and Garvey hits the kick. 33-0 with just over two minutes left in the first.

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Hanover with another try. Matthew Bellerby nabs the try but the conversion fails. 26-0 Hanover with 6 minutes left in the half

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Hanover score another try off a maul play. Love’on Flowers scores and Garvey hits the kick. 21-0 Hanover

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Hanover score their second try off a maul down the sideline. Garvey kick is good. 14-0 Hanover

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The final rugby final at Curry college is underway. Div. 2 boys final between No. 1 Hanover and No. 2 Brookline.

After five minutes, a Lochlan Garvey try and conversion kick gives Hanover the 7-0 lead.

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Final: Belmont 69, Lincoln-Sudbury 21 @BostonHeraldHS

Belmont are once again the Div. 1 girls rugby state champs. Their seventh title since 2017

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L-S try scored by Meira Illiano. Conversion kick good by Ciaffi. 69-21

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Jill Costa adds a try for Belmont. 69-14 now

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Belmont try, Gardner scores and Michaud hits the kick. Now 59-14 Belmont, under 20 minutes to go

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L-S surrender a penalty try to Belmont for a bad hit on the sideline. Pushes the score to 52-14 for Belmont

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L-S try, cutting the lead to 45-14. 26 minutes left in the match

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Back on for the second half and Belmont kick it off with another try. Michaud scores the try and hits the kick. 45-7 Belmont

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L-S try, Sophie Moynihan breaks the scoring drought and the half ends at 38-7 Belmont