On what felt like the first crisp night of fall — and as a former Walpole High All-Scholastic pitcher tossed eight shutout innings at Yankee Stadium to eliminate the Red Sox — Week 5 of the high school football season kicked off.
Hanover and Pembroke provided the game of the night, battling back and forth until Hawks sophomore quarterback Max Morin found Sebastian Brown for a 57-yard fourth-quarter touchdown and Hanover won the Patriot Fisher matchup, 48-40.
Hawks senior Brandon Errico dominated that game, scoring four touchdowns, including two on the ground, one on a 70-yard kickoff return, and one on a 32-yard catch.
For Somerville, it was Ryan Louis who played hero, scoring both of the Highlanders’ touchdowns as they improved to 4-1 with a Greater Boston League road win. Louis scored on a 66-yard TD catch and later added a 61-yard scoring scamper.
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Jake Varholak had a big game for Hingham, which rolled over Patriot League Keenan rival Whitman-Hanson, 49-6, thanks to the senior’s 6-for-6 passing night, which led to two touchdowns and 139 passing yards.
In Haverhill’s 22-8 Merrimack Valley win over Lawrence, Ryan Bates scored twice, on a 1-yard run and a 15-yard catch from Michael Bayko, who threw a pair of TD passes.
Find all of Thursday’s results on our revamped scoreboard.
1. Milestones
For the first time in the program’s seven-year history, St. Mary’s field hockey is the class of the Cathlic Central League.
The 14th-ranked Spartans beat No. 19 Bishop Feehan, the defending conference champs, 2-0, behind two goals from Alyssa Norden to claim the conferenc crown outright.
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â–ª Calvary Chapel junior Riley Hanlon notched 10 assists in a 3-0 win over Sturgis West, including the 200th of her career.
2. Krauss Cup returns
The third annual Krauss Cup, established to raise funds for the family of Mark Krauss, a longtime friend of Concord-Carlisle girls’ soccer coach Peter Fishelis who passed away in 2019 after a battle with frontotemporal dementia, will be held this weekend. It will feature four teams from the Globe’s Top 20 poll.
No. 6 Concord-Carlisle will host No. 2 Wellesley at 6 p.m. Saturday, while No. 10 Winchester hosts No. 15 Lexington at the same time in the semifinals. The consolation game will be played at 1 p.m. Sunday followed by the final at 3:15 p.m. at C-C.
The Patriots and Bridgestone will host more than 150 athletes at the third annual Girls’ Flag Football Field Day at Gillette Stadium on Tuesday (3 p.m.).
Teams will run drills, compete in games, and participate in a panel discussion featuring female leaders from the Patriots, Bridgestone, and the Boston Renegades.
Players and coaches will represent Boston Green Academy, New Mission High School, Dearborn STEM Academy, and Bridgeport Sports Academy.
4. College corner
Charleston College junior Colby Duggan, a Phillips Andover graduate from Monson, was selected to the Preseason All-CAA First Team. The 6-foot-7-inch, 225-pound forward averaged 15.7 points on 46.1 percent shooting last season.
5. Soccer leaders
Goals
Lucia Antonucci, Mystic Valley, 3
Mia Duncan, Lynn Classical, 3
Sasha Andrews Ramriez, Lynn Classical, 2
Melinda Binieres, Manchester Essex, 2
Bella Bingham, Walpole, 2
Caroline Bothfeld, Nauset, 2
Ava Dickerson, Manchester Essex, 2
Owen Smith, BC High, 2
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Danny Kristo, St. John’s (S), 2
Maddy Walzer, Walpole, 2
Points
Antonucci, Mystic Valley, 8
Duncan, Lynn Classical, 6
Marissa Stone, Lynn Classical, 5
Tatiana De Leon, Lynn Classical, 4
Kristo, St. John’s (S), 4
6. Field hockey leaders
Goals
Emily Kiernan, Hingham, 3
Lauren Carr, Somerset Berkley, 2
Mia Compton, Duxbury, 2
Emma Cormier, Somerset Berkley, 2
Abby Minasi, Hanover, 2
Alyssa Norden, St. Mary’s, 2
Ella Vaught, Somerset Berkley, 2
Points
Ryan Crook, Somerset Berkley, 4
Cormier, Somerset Berkley, 3
Kiernan, Hingham, 3
Vaught, Somerset Berkley, 3
7. Volleyball leaders
Kills
Gabby Vigeant, Newburyport, 18
Addie Bandini, Nashoba, 10
Carlee Bissonnette, Fairhaven, 10
Maria Rosario, Greater Lawrence, 9
Assists
Mia Reynoso, Greater Lawrence, 20
Maddie Bernard, Nashoba, 13
Digs
Maria Rosario, Greater Lawrence, 21
Braley Boucher, Fairhaven, 19
Elodie Cook, Fairhaven, 10
Blocks
Margaux Poyant, Fairhaven, 5
Gwen Smith, Nashoba, 4
Aces
Elodie Cook, Fairhaven, 9
Melanie Gould, Nashoba, 5
Brooke Lawton, Newburyport, 4
Maria Rosario, Greater Lawrence, 4
Brendan Kurie can be reached at brendan.kurie@globe.com. Follow him on X @BrendanKurie.