Red Devil Fall Sports: Soccer team Get Victories on Town Night, Volleyball on Win Streak

September 30, 2024

Here’s your look at how Burlington’s fall sports teams are performing this week:

RED DEVIL FOOTBALL DEFEATS CAMBRIDGE RINDGE AND LATIN
The Burlington Red Devils raked in a strong 41-24 victory over Cambridge Rindge & Latin, cementing their record at 3-0 and proving this new team has the chemistry and skill to dominate the playing field. Click here for more details. The Devils will face the Wakefield Warriors on Friday, October 4 at 6 p.m.

SOCCER TEAMS DEFEAT STONEHAM ON TOWN NIGHT
Both the boys and girls soccer teams scored big wins against the Stoneham Spartans on Town Night, wins made especially big because the players’ younger compatriots were there to cheer them on. The girls shut out the Spartans 6-0, while the boys eked out a 2-1 victory over the away team. Ellie Matarazzo and Savanna Scali each scored two goals for the girls; Kim Ochoa and Caitlin Tremblay each scored one; Rohan Dutta and Simone Pastore each scored once for the boys.

Girls head coach Daniella DeSousa said the wins were extra special with the younger fans in attendance. “I think it’s extra special for the seniors too,” she continued. “Okay, I am at the top of my Burlington career now, but definitely I was seven one time kicking the ball around. So that’s what makes it extra special.”

As the next generation of athletes came to see the varsity stars on center stage, seniors Caitlin Tremblay of girls soccer and Sean Torpey of boys soccer reminisce their times at that age.

“It is kind of like a full circle moment. I grew up playing and I started coming to the games and being a ball girl,” said senior Caitlin Tremblay. “Being someone that someone else can look up to I think is very special and heartwarming.”

“I hope they get the motivation to see us and keep on wanting to play,” said senior Sean Torpey of the younger players. ” I just hope they can stick with it till high school and make BHS a pretty competitive school.”

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL ON THREE-GAME WINNING STREAK
Lady Devils Volleyball have improved to 6-4 after victories over Stoneham, 3-0, on September 24 and Belmont, 3-1 on September 26. Burlington will face Woburn Memorial at home on September 30 and will travel to Watertown on October 2.

FIELD HOCKEY SHUT OUT STONEHAM BEFORE BACK TO BACK LOSES
Girls Field Hockey is now 4-6 for the season after a 2-0 win against Stoneham on September 24. But they fell to Belmont and Beverly in back-to-back shutouts on September 26 and 28, with scores of 7-0 and 3-0 respectively.

DEVILS GOLF DEFEAT LEAGUE OPPONENT FIRST TIME IN SEVEN YEARS
Red Devil Golf stands at 7-5 this season after wins in league matches over Stoneham, 38.5 to 33.5 and Melrose, 38 to 34. The win over Melrose was particularly sweet. It clinched the Devils a spot in the D2North tournament and it was their first win over the Melrose team in seven years.

The golfers also participated in the Middlesex League Shootout this week. Coach Bob Conceison called it a “great competition.” Sam Curtain shot 76, Ryan Piscatelli shot 75, and Jason Kane shot 78.

Burlington finishes their regular season against Woburn Memorial on October 1 and Wilmington on October 7.

WOBURN/BURLINGTON GIRLS SWIM IMPROVE RACE TIMES
Reading Memorial defeated the joint Woburn/Burlington swim team, 96-72, another loss for the struggling team. They stay at 0-3 for the season. No one qualified for the North Sections, but seven athletes improved their record times. Here is the full list:

500 Freestyle: Ryley McCarthy (5:59.66) and 100 Backstroke (1:00.08)
200 Freestyle: Amelia Nagel (2:28.20)
200 Freestyle: Kayleigh McCarthy (2:10.76)
200 Free Relay: Nagel, Tuyen Nguyen, Ava Preston and Alessia Pedruzzi (2:06.71)

The team will be at home at the Woburn Boys & Girls Club against Lexington on October 2.

MIXED RECORD AGAINST LEAGUE RIVALS FOR CROSS COUNTRY TEAMS

The boys and girls cross country teams faced their league rivals, Wilmington this week, with mixed results. The boys defeated Wilmington 21-34, for a season standing of 1-2, while the girls lost 45-16 for a season standing of 0-3.

Here were the girls results:

5th place- Kritika Agarwala- 24:13
8th place- Kayla Mackie- 25:40
9th place- Sarah Disarcina- 27:05
14th place- Mahi Kansagra- 30:16
15th place- Sofia Hiraldo-31:43

The boys’ results are as follows:

1st place- Krish Almeida-16:31
2nd place- Roy Kanyike- 16:38
5th place- Ivan Ivanov-17:14

You can check out the boys’ full results clicking here.

Both teams will be on the road against Watertown on October 1.

Robert Parris

Robert Parris is BCAT’s Sports and Features Reporter. Robert first got involved with BCAT in January 2016 as a volunteer news reporter. Throughout the year, as a volunteer, he was busy developing his technical skills at the studio and his ENG skills in the field. In the summer of 2017, Robert joined the team full-time. He quickly settled into his role, providing all of the production support for our news programs, as well as providing weekly sports highlights. Robert also produces a weekly feature for BNEWS, as well as a monthly show called, BNEWS Sports Hub, and BCAT’s Game of the Week.