The #2 seeded Hopkinton Boys Soccer team took down #3 Bedford 4 to 3 on Tuesday Night at Doyle Field in Leominster in the State Semi’s to advance on to the D2 State Championship. Hopkinton improves to 19 wins, 1 loss and 2 ties and will take on #1 seeded Oliver Ames who is also (19-1-2) on the season. The State Championship game will take place on Saturday, November 19th at 5:30pm at Walpole High School.
Playoff Results:
Round of 32: #34 Fitchburg (11-5-2) – 0 @ #2 Hopkinton (15-1-2) – 1 F/OT (11/6)
Round of 16: #18 Sharon (7-6-6) – 0 @ #2 Hopkinton (16-1-2) – 1 F/2ot (11/9)
Round of 8: #10 Wayland (12-5-3) – 2 @ #2 Hopkinton (17-1-2) – 3 F/PK’s (11/13)
Semi-Finals: #3 Bedford (14-2-2) – 3 @ #2 Hopkinton (18-1-2) – 4 (11/15 @ Doyle Field, Leominster)
Semi-Finals Scoring:
20:54 (1st Half) – Aryan Samaga assisted by Declan Mick (1-0)
32:13 (2nd Half) – Sean Golembiewski assisted by Peter DeMichele (2-0)
27:53 (2nd Half) – Sean Golembiewski assisted by Peter DeMichele (3-0)
19:44 (2nd Half) – Bedford Goal (3-1)
8:22 (2nd Half) – Bedford Goal (3-2)
3:30 (2nd Half) – Peter DeMichele (4-2)
1:47 (2nd Half) – Bedford Goal (4-3)
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Just about game time! Rosters for all Final Four Soccer matchups are online – here's a link to the D2 Boys Games for anyone interested: https://t.co/W3DHvjwVMt The game will also be live-streamed by HCAM!! https://t.co/gJ6PXhPkeK
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Action is underway in Leominster as the Hillers take on Bedford in the Division 2 State Semi-Final! pic.twitter.com/UrHnY0UH35
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Hillers strike first! 20 minutes into the first half the Hillers score! 1-0 with 20:50 remaining the half
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Goal scored by Aryan Samaga, assisted by Declan Mick!
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Hopkinton strikes first with a nice throw in from senior captain Declan Mick which found the head of classmate Aryan Samaga in the box and went into the back of the net for a 1-0 lead in the 20th minute. pic.twitter.com/Sfy8BdxYWF
— Tommy Cassell (@tommycassell44) November 16, 2022
The first half has come to a close! Hillers lead 1-0
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Sean Golembiewski scores with 32:13 remaining in the second half! Hillers lead 2-0!
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Hopkinton crowd reacts to Golembiewski’s goal! pic.twitter.com/mC8kinvn5O
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Golembiewski scores again off a deflection! Hillers lead 3-0 with 27:53 remaining in the second half!
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Bedford score with 19:44 remaining in the game. Hillers lead 3-1
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Max Nye with a great save to keep the score 3-1 with 10 minutes remaining in the game!
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Bedford scores with 8:22 remaining in the game. 3-2 Hillers lead
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Peter DeMichele scores to make it 4-2 with just about 2 minutes remaining in the game
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Bedford scores to make it 4-3 with less than two minutes remaining
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Hillers advance to the state final in the snow! pic.twitter.com/N9Q4bErdGP
— Hopkinton Athletics (@HillerAthletics) November 16, 2022
“It’s a winter wonderland.”
Hopkinton boys soccer survives a flurry of late goals from Bedford – and some actual flurries – to advance to its first ever state championship game | 🖊️: @tommycassell44 https://t.co/4n6JcwtnBA pic.twitter.com/ATXZq2Frfo
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Photo Courtesy: John Ritz
