The Weymouth Garden Club sells plants that come right from members gardens ensuring tried and true success in the New England environment The Seaside Gardeners of Marshfield maintains this perennial garden at the Winslow House in Marshfield This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page (WJAR) — A car was on its side after an apparent rollover in Scituate Friday night The crash happened on Hartford Pike in front of Scituate Liquors NBC 10 has reached out for more information The memories of an undefeated 13-0 run to the program’s third state championship are indelibly etched into the minds of everyone involved with the Scituate High football program They now have something tangible they can look at forever to bring back all of those incredible memories like it was just yesterday when they were standing on the turf at Gillette Stadium celebrating a 29-13 revenge win over Duxbury for the Division 4 state championship The ring was the thing Friday afternoon as members of the state championship squad received their championship rings in a ceremony at the high school in front of family and friends of the program “A lot of these guys played varsity as sophomores so you could see that there was some talent in the group but the way they fought together and bonded as teammates over the years was awesome getting better and better each year,” Scituate head coach Herb Devine said Returning juniors Jonny Donahue and Shea Tinkham have been named captains of next year’s team They’ll have some work to do to reach the level at which Scituate played in all phases of the game to get the state championship After a 21-14 win over Foxborough to open the season every other Sailor win was by 11 points or more Four shutouts and six other wins where they allowed a touchdown or less were the highlight of a tremendous effort by the defense as Scituate defeated teams by an average of 31.4 points More: 'Our defense is a team effort’: Scituate football finishes their story with a state title “We scored 493 points on the season and allowed 84 points against so we allowed 1.77 points per game in the first half,” Devine said “Those are ridiculous numbers that you can only have when the coaches and players are on the same page Everyone showed up prepared for every game and did their job.” While the seniors on Scituate’s football roster have played their final game as a Sailor many have not played their final football game As many as nine student-athletes from the Class of 2025 have announced their intention to play college football a number that makes Devine love this group even a little bit more you are really proud to have players that love the game so much that they want to play at the next level “When you have the kids with that kind of passion for the game Wyllys Ames plans to play football at Panoma College but he’s not alone as teammates are heading near and far to play at the next level including Bronson Bossey (Endicott College) Devine points out that total could be even higher but obvious college football prospects Willy Robinson and Quinn DeCoursey are all taking a different road at the collegiate level “It’s great for people to see that you don’t have to leave your hometown and the kids you grew up playing football with to get noticed by colleges,” said Devine “You can stay home and play with your buddies and still get into a great school.” Email the reporter at dwolcott@wickedlocal.com and you can follow him on Twitter You can have your own piece of an island in Scituate for under $100,000 A group of duck hunters known as the Mallard Decoy Club is selling their portion of Will’s Island located east of Route 3A and north of the North River down $50,100 from when it was listed last April It was first put on the market in 2023 for $250,000 The club wants to use the proceeds from the sale to go toward their campsite in Maine said Realtor Robert Chestnut of Keller Williams Realty The main takeaway that any prospective buyer should know is that you can’t be built on the land There are three legal homes elsewhere on the island built prior to a 1979 state order that created the North River Commission and regulated uses and activities along the river The homes are owned by other people and are not part of the sale Chestnut said he so far has gotten interest in the property from oyster farmers Another thing to note: this Will’s Island property is 4.5 acres a surveyor needs to be hired to draw the property line Will’s Island was part of a larger tract of land owned by John Cushing sometime before 1799, the year that it was divided, according to a Supreme Judicial Court ruling from 1972 involving the club and an abutter over right-of-way usage (This court decision granted the club the ability to travel on the right-of-way by car The division of the land references a “cartway going on to Wills’ Island” and “the causeway going on to Wills’ Island.” The club bought the property in January 1960 and used the land for recreational purposes Members accessed the island through the right-of-way or by boat Four other landowners besides the club have a piece of Will's Island The town of Scituate owns two parcels totaling 5.75 acres and three individuals own three different parcels that amount to 56,000 square feet Hannah Morse covers growth and development for The Patriot Ledger. Contact her at hmorse@patriotledger.com There is absolutely no chapter in any kind of a coaching handbook to navigate what was thrown at the Scituate High boys lacrosse team last season Despite dealing with the unexpected deaths of two volunteer varsity coaches during the season the Sailors (19-6) dropped anchor in rough seas and made a run all the way to the Division 3 state title game before losing to a loaded Medfield High squad “Last year was a unique year in so many ways. I hope none of us have to go through some of the tragedies we faced ever again,” said head coach Mark Puzzangara, whose team will wear warm-up shooting shirts this season honoring deceased coaches Harold Gerbis on one arm and Will Robinson on the other “We pulled together as a family and went on an incredible run until we went up against an incredibly talented Medfield team in the state finals.” The memories of  Gerbis and Robinson will be honored before Scituate’s home game on Tuesday April 29 against Fisher Division rival Plymouth South Senior captain Quinn DeCoursey said the tragedies that could have sank their season instead buoyed the boys to continue fighting as they bonded together for something bigger than themselves “I think last year we had a lot of different things motivating us to fight on We pushed through the adversity we faced on and off the field and came out the other end of it as a very close team with an even tighter bond together “Even this year we’ll continue to honor their memory with our shooting shirts We’ll try to honor them by playing the way they’d want us to play.” the Sailors look a lot like the juggernaut that outscored opponents 80-41 in the D3 tournament last year How many possessions you have in a game is always a key to success and the Sailors have a good one there as senior Leo Anthony returns as the faceoff specialist Senior captain Willy Robinson essentially had an entire career in one season I’m playing with all my friends that I have known for so long “We have a goal in mind and we know the kind of hard work it will take for us to get there When we are firing on all cylinders and getting what we need from all the position groups and execute when we have the ball,” said Puzzangara when asked about the  essentials to Scituate’s success More: They never flinched: Scituate cleared incredible hurdles to get to the boys lax finals Also ready for another big year are midfielder DeCoursey as well as fellow senior captain Owen Hofford (49 goals “I like the energy I’ve seen with the way the guys are competing against each other in practice We look like we are ready to play the right way for us to be successful,” said Hofford “We need to show the younger players the type of hard work we put in to get to the state finals last year because things could be even tougher this time around A big question for Scituate is how quickly the defense will jell together in front of senior captain and second year starting goaltender Lydon O’Brien a junior returning Patriot League All-Star is a key returning part of the last wall in front of O’Brien Juniors Parker Shaw and Teddy Hare also return to the starting defensive unit “There’s been a lot of turnover with the guys in front of me but I have all the confidence in the world in the new guys The support I get from the offense as well as the defense is incredible I know they're going to score goals for me every game so it’s my job to make enough saves for us to win the game “My teammates will put it all on the line for me and I’ll do the same for them.” Scituate opened the season Saturday in impressive fashion with an 8-6 road victory over Sandwich High DeCoursey and junior Luke Spaulding all scored twice in the win Prepare your taste buds: A new locale offering the fresh savory and occasionally sweet palates of Latin American cuisine is opening on the South Shore Casa Verde will officially welcome the public on the night of Wednesday The restaurant, which held soft openings Monday and Tuesday, is the creation of Salt Society owner Kara Tondorf The broad menu offers the opportunity to delight in the rich flavors of Mexico Small bite starters include shrimp mofongo and Caribbean mussels made with yellow coconut curry as well as main courses of chimichurri steak and haddock a la Veracruz a batida from Brazil and a pisco sour from Peru wine and non-alcoholic refreshments like Jarritos and agua fresca More: South Shore restaurant news: Big-time breakfast, 'Stoked' for pizza, spicy Scituate the restaurant will be open Wednesday and Thursday from 5-9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday from 5-10 p.m.; and Sunday from 5-9 p.m the hours will be Wednesday and Thursday from 5-9 p.m.; Fridays and Saturdays from noon to 10 p.m.; and Sundays from noon to 9 p.m Summer hours will be announced at a later date Casa Verde is not yet taking reservations or takeout orders Those will be offered once the website launches St. Patrick's Day traditions and the South Shore hold tighter to each other than hands around the (hopefully inward-pointing) heart of a Claddagh ring so it's no surprise that some of the most boisterous and best celebrations and parades around honoring the most Irish of all days – falling this year on Monday the biggest and jolliest uncle of the local parades which can hoist its own hefty mug of cheer to match it are traditionally the two most well-attended in the region Here's what you need to know about this year's parades on the South Shore When the Scituate St. Patrick's Day Parade is this yearThe 31st annual Scituate St. Patrick's Day Parade takes place on Sunday The parade has grown by five times its original size and is considered the largest St Patrick's Day parade on the South Shore and the third-largest in Massachusetts The parade has historically drawn about 20,000 attendees and features well over a dozen musicians bands and other performers in addition to a host of floats sponsored by area businesses and organizations Plenty of fundraising and fanfare in the lead-up to the paradeA parade the size of Scituate's doesn't come cheap and fundraising events and other traditions in its lead-up are as much a part of the celebration and fun as the parade itself The annual "fictitious mayor of Scituate contest," in which contestants host events to raise money for the parade Whoever drums up the most "votes" (dollars raised) is named "mayor." They each hold events beforehand More about the women and their fundraiser's can be found at Weloveaparade.com under the "mayor's race" tab The mayor will be chosen – and multiple raffles winners announced – during the Grand Marshal Dinner at The Drift at Widow's Walk Golf Course When is the Grand Marshal Dinner?The Grand Marshal Dinner takes place beginning at 6 p.m at the Drift In at the Widow's Walk Golf Course Tickets to the dinner are $20 per person and can be purchased at the door Reservations can be be made by calling 617-549-8042 The dinner menu consists of corned beef and cabbage or chicken and will will be served at 7 p.m The meal will be proceeded by recognition of the corporate sponsors of the parade and then presentations from state Rep Patrick O'Connor to the Grand Marshal of the parade and the Rose of the parade Then the drawing of the three winners of the Mayor's Voting Raffle followed by the announcement of the winner of the mayor's race Participants will earn a St. Pat's Plunge beach towel for every $100 raised. Donation forms can be downloaded from the Scituate St. Patrick's Day Parade website Direct donations can also be made the day of the plunge The parade is scheduled to run from 1 to 4 p.m The parade kicks off at the Veterans Memorial Gym 327 First Parish Road (the old Gates Intermediate School) and heads down First Parish Road up Beaver Dam Road and right onto Jericho Road where the parade ends at 44 Jericho Road near the Hatherly Road there will be no parking allowed on Front Street There will also be no-parking areas around Scituate Harbor Cars parked illegally will be ticketed and towed People are advised to use the Scituate High School and Widow's Walk Golf Course parking lots where shuttles will take them to viewing spots to watch the parade beginning at 11 a.m Return shuttle service will take people back to the parking lots after the parade's conclusion More: Did you know St. Patrick's Day as we know it originated in Boston? Holiday has many myths The Abington St. Patrick Day Parade's Facebook page offers the following tips and information for St Why is the Abington St. Patrick's Day Parade always on a Sunday?As the Abington St Patrick Day Parade website tells it the parade was held on March 17 regardless of the day of the week on which it fell and all of the mid-week parades were entirely motorized  bands were hired and the parade became a marching parade The marching parades became so popular that today all of the parades are marching parades and are held on Sundays with awards are given for Best Decorated Car SCITUATE – One dog, a six-pound chihuahua named Mustache was described as an “absolute demon” who sometimes craves human blood and dislikes almost everyone at first Another, a puppy named Holly was called “part monster” because she will chew everything in your house pee wherever she pleases and bark almost nonstop Scituate Animal Shelter is cutting right to the chase lately with its descriptions of animals available for adoption the shelter’s director of program and operations the bad and the ugly of each animal so potential adopters know just exactly what they’re in for Eddy Baker said writing the descriptions brings her great joy and it's something she's been able to focus on more with some staffing changes at the shelter "I've definitely kicked it up a notch," she said of the profiles "It's something I've always enjoyed doing." Several of the descriptions have gone somewhat viral and therefore more exposure for the animals needing homes Eddy Baker said the shelter currently has 33 animals in its care and can have upwards of 100 at a time during the busy kitten season How to get dogs adoptedBeing a fairly small regional shelter Eddy Baker said the staff and volunteers at Scituate Animal Shelter get to know the animals on a really personal level which gives them the ability to be brutally honest about their good and challenging qualities She said she spent a lot of time getting to know Mustache who she said nipped at her for four days before he decided they could be friends but I'm still going to go with he's bad," she said Eddy Baker said she'd want to know the nitty gritty of a potential new pet and as the shelter adopting the animal out it's important to know the home is going to be a good fit "I think adopters appreciate the honestly that this dog is going to be a challenge." Eddy Baker said the honesty is especially important for the small and cute But Eddy Baker said looks can be deceiving if you dislike your children,'" she said with a chuckle "It's important to be as brutally honest as possible so they don't look at a super cute picture and fall for it." To see which animals Scituate Animal Shelter has available for adoption, visit https://scituateanimalshelter.org/adoptable-pets FOXBORO -- Wyllys Ames missed last year's Division 4 Super Bowl with a knee injury Ames, a 6-3 two-way lineman, was in a knee brace on the sideline as the Scituate High football team absorbed a 29-point beatdown at the hands of Patriot League rival Duxbury at Gillette Stadium The Sailors took those feelings (all of them bad) and let them marinate for a full year On Thursday afternoon they got their long-plotted revenge With junior quarterback Jonny Donovan throwing four first-half touchdown passes the second-seeded Sailors flipped the script against Duxbury beating the Dragons 29-13 in a Super Bowl rematch to complete a 13-0 season "It was a personal battle out there," Ames said To win like that to cap off an undefeated season is amazing." Ames suffered his injury in Week 6 last year and could only look on as Duxbury trampled the Sailors on the ground in the 2023 Super Bowl Ames called it a "brutal moment" but one that now can serve as the backstory to Scituate's 2024 crown It's Scituate's third state title since 2018. The Sailors beat Nipmuc, 35-14, that year and then edged out Duxbury in the first game of their Super Bowl trilogy in 2021, winning 14-13 on Keegan Sullivan's 2-point conversion run in the final minute Last year Duxbury got its (belated) revenge for that one We're psyched for these guys," said coach Herb Devine now up to 129 career wins with the Sailors "It's an unbelievable feeling to go undefeated and beat Duxbury 'Who's going to write the final chapter?' Thank God it was us." "You can't write the story any better than this," agreed senior running back Willy Robinson who had perhaps the game's signature play -- a 78-yard TD catch in the first quarter for a 15-0 lead We were a grade below last year (as juniors) As seniors when you're walking off (this field) with a W Top-seeded Duxbury (10-3) saw its 11-game playoff winning streak halted The Dragons were the two-time defending champion but were denied a three-peat thanks to brilliant performances from the likes of Donovan (18 of 24 passing sophomore running back Grayson Foley (17 carries for 66 yards) and senior tight end Roman Glowac (4 catches "Duxbury's obviously a very successful program and it's good to take that crown off them for a little bit," said Ames More: Fishing accident nearly ended his career. Now he's playing front and center in Super Bowl Donovan tied an MIAA Super Bowl record with four TD passes in a half Lawson Foley again (8 yards) and Glowac (15 yards) The Sailors played it close to the vest in the second half -- Donovan was 4 of 7 passing for 24 yards after the break -- or he could have tied Kyle Beatrice's 2002 record of five total TD passes in a Super Bowl set while playing for Swampscott against North Attleboro Donovan did set a single-season program record with 31 TD passes Second-seeded Scituate overwhelmed Duxbury in the first half enjoying huge advantages in total yards (256-46) and first downs (11-3) as well as on the scoreboard The Dragons got their offense going in the second half as QB Trevor Jones got 14 of his 15 completions after the break He finished 15 of 28 passing for 152 yards Jack Rees rushed 19 times for 65 yards and accounted for both Duxbury TDs with a 3-yard run in the third quarter and a 4-yard jump pass (out of a Wildcat formation) to Jake Falls in the fourth quarter And Duxbury's Jack Sovik quietly had 12 catches for 118 yards The Sailors' defense was as good as advertised Scituate allowed only 84 points the entire season Crazy stat: Duxbury scored eight offensive TDs against Scituate in last year's Super Bowl; the Sailors allowed only 12 offensive TDs over 13 games this season Our defense has been outstanding," Devine said "They make my life easier as a head coach and a play caller when you know that we can take a couple of shots (on offense) today because we're playing well (defensively)." Duxbury drove inside the Sailors' 5-yard line in the closing minute but the Sailors batted away a fourth-down pass and Donovan then kneeled out the clock to ignite a celebration that was 12 months in the planning Asked how this crown compares with the two other recent ones And this one was nice," he said with a smile "I'm not going to get into that debate about which one meant more." This year's Sailors didn't have to be so diplomatic about where 2024 ranks on the program's list of greatest accomplishments The snowy forecast would suggest otherwise which are often limited in number and do sell out Duxbury and Kingston but aren’t a resident you’ll soon have the opportunity to get your hands on a coveted beach parking sticker Here's what we know about when 2025 stickers go on sale what you get access to and how much they cost you can have access to all Scituate beaches only Monday through Friday you can park at only Humarock Beach any day of the week There are 150 nonresident all beach stickers and 200 Humarock only stickers available Beach stickers are mandatory in Scituate from Memorial Day Residents or Scituate property owners can also buy their beach stickers starting on Feb which is privately managed) is free for anyone More: No permit? No problem. Beaches relax rules after Labor Day. And free parking, too! Just 200 nonresident stickers to park at Gray’s Beach Park in Kingston will be available for sale online on April 1 starting at 9 a.m Hannah Morse covers growth and development for The Patriot Ledger. Contact her at hmorse@patriotledger.com SCITUATE ‒ Prosecutors have dropped all charges against a Scituate man indicted in 2022 on charges of rape of a child incest and two counts indecent assault and battery on a person 14 or older Thomas Bleakney was arraigned in Brockton Superior Court in February 2022 The state declared it would cease its prosecution of Bleakney on Friday Prosecutors filed a a formal notice dropping the case because "the alleged victim was unable/unwilling to testify at this time," said a spokesperson for the Plymouth County District Attorney's office the case was closed and the trial canceled Bleakney was ordered to pay $10,000 cash bail stay away from his accuser and have no unsupervised contact with anyone under 16 Bleakney was indicted on one count of child rape in August 2021 The indictment alleged he raped a child between 2004 and 2006 out of his Scituate home between 2000 and 2015 according to the Plymouth County District Attorney's office Peter Blandino covers Quincy for The Patriot Ledger Contact him at pblandino@patriotledger.com Thanks to our subscribers, who help make this coverage possible. If you are not a subscriber, please consider supporting quality local journalism with a Patriot Ledger subscription. Here is our latest offer SCITUATE ‒ Based on the 2010 census, the small seaside community of Scituate, Massachusetts, was declared America's most Irish town with almost 47% of its inhabitants tracing their origin to the Emerald Isle But it has quietly lost its shamrock crown Census shows that about 39% of Scituate's 19,145 residents claimed Irish ancestry in 2023 with 41% of its populace identifying as Irish and its unique history makes it a key site of the Irish American experience an Irish immigrant was fishing off the coast of Boston when he noticed sight familiar from the old country The seaweed contains a compound called carrageenan, which the Irish used in beer and pudding. It would later develop a wide range of industrial applications, according to Smithsonian Magazine Daniel Ward gave up fishing and settled in Scituate to start collecting and selling the moss. It was the height of the Irish Famine, and many families forced to leave Ireland found an opportunity in Scituate's new mossing economy Irish mossing remained viable in Scituate until the 1990s when large companies turned to seaweed farms in Southeast Asia and Scituate's "mossers" could no longer market their harvest Move over Patriots, the MIAA high school football Super Bowls are invading Gillette Stadium this week Eight Massachusetts high school football Super Bowls will be held in Foxboro over the course of the next three days The actions kicked off on Wednesday with the Division 6 and 7 state championships It continues with three more games on Thursday In a rematch of the 2021 and 2023 Super Bowls Stick here for live updates throughout the Div More: How to watch the MIAA high school football Super Bowls More: MIAA Super Bowl week is here. What to know before heading to Gillette. Jonny Donovan led Scituate to the win as he finished 18 of 24 passing for 249 yards and 4 TDs William Robinson hauled in 8 catches for 122 yards and a TD Lawson Foley had a pair of TD catches and Roman Glowac had 4 catches for 68 yards and a TD Trevor Jones was 15 of 28 passing for 152 yards Scituate gets revenge for last year's Super Bowl loss The Sailors claim their fourth state title a host of Sailors come up with a QB sack to push the Dragons back to the 13 William Robinson breaks up a fourth-down pass to force a turnover on downs 2:31 LEFT IN THE FOURTH QUARTER: Scituate 29 Scituate facing a second-and-10 from the Duxbury 39 following a timeout Duxbury's Trevor Jones moves the chains with a 5-yard pass to Jack Sovik That drive ends as Jack Rees lines up in the wildcat and throws a jump pass to Jake Falls for a 4-yard TD 11:55 LEFT IN THE FOURTH QUARTER: Scituate 29 Duxbury 7On a fourth-and-1 from its own 27 Duxbury's Jack Rees picked up the first down Duxbury will start the fourth quarter with a fourth-and-1 at its own 27 the Sailors pick up a few yards but turn it over on downs Jonny Donovoan rolls out to escape a blitz and completes a third-down pass to Roman Glowac for a 21-yard gain Scituate draining a good amount of clock here A fourth-and-9 from the Duxbury 30 is coming up Duxbury stops the bleeding with a much-needed scoring drive to start the second half The Dragons will receive the opening kickoff Jonny Donovan's four TD passes have the Sailors in great shape Donovan is 14 of 17 passing for 225 yards and 4 TDs William Robinson has 7 catches for 127 yards and a TD Jonny Donovan finds Rowan Glowac for his fourth TD pass of the half Donovan has tied the state Super Bowl record with his fourth TD of the pass of the half 1:58 LEFT IN THE SECOND QUARTER: Scituate 22 A penalty and a sack from Jack Rees appear to derail Scituate's drive but the Sailors pick a couple chunk plays to move into the red zone William Robinson is already over 100 yards receiving on the day Jonny Donovan throws an 8-yard TD pass to Lawson Foley despite a defensive pass interference Donovoan is 12 of 14 passing for 188 yards and three TDs Duxbury will have a second-and-6 from its own 22 to start the second quarter 1:16 LEFT IN THE FIRST QUARTER: Scituate 15 Huge stop for the Dragons.Duxbury will start at its own 8 following a 34-yard punt by Grayson Foley Duxbury drops back to pass and Wyllys Ames gets a QB sack to force a turnover on downs Jonny Donovan throws a 78-yard TD pass to William Robinson on the first play of the drive 4:30 LEFT IN THE FIRST QUARTER: Scituate 8 Duxbury 0Duxbury goes for it on a fourth-and-1 from its own 40 and Jack Rees picks it by an inch after a tense measurement Scituate's Ronan Manning comes up with a couple big tackles for a force a third-and-long Jonny Donovan throws an 8-yard TD pass on a slant route to Lawson Foley William Robinson adds the 2-point conversion Scituate and Duxbury are battling for the Div Scituate won in 2021 while Duxbury took it in 2023 Scituate won the toss and elected to receive but these are perfect conditions for December football Looks like precipitation won't come into play for the Div Temperatures are in the high 30s and shouldn't drop too much once the sun goes down Scituate gets defensiveMind-blowing stat: Scituate allowed Duxbury to score 8 offensive TDs in last year's Super Bowl The Sailors have allowed opposing offenses to score just 10 TDs for the entre 2024 season (6 passing Scituate is allowing opponents to convert just 26.2 percent on third down Recall that Duxbury was 9 of 10 on third down in last year's Super Bowl More: 'They remember': Highest-scoring Super Bowl in 2023 now fuels Scituate football's defense The Sailors are allowing just 76.4 rushing yards per game and 2.7 yards per attempt Opposing QBs have completed 38.1 percent of their passes for just 69.3 yards per game Scituate is 37-11 since the start of the 2021 season This is the Sailors' third Super Bowl appearance in four years winning on Keegan Sullivan's 2-point conversion run in the final minute following Andrew Bossey's 10-yard TD run They slipped to 5-5 in 2022 but rebounded from a 2-3 start last season to finish 9-4 The Sailors projected to be a powerhouse this season as they returned all but a handful of starters They got off to a rousing start by beating defending Div Scituate is led by junior QB Jonny Donovan who has completed 67.8 percent of his passes for 1,894 yards with 27 TDs and 7 INTs finished the 2023 season with identical TD/INT numbers; he had 2,400 passing yards  Senior Willy Robinson leads the ground game with 1,176 yards (7.4-yard average) and 15 TDs  Senior Lawson Foley is Donovan's favorite target with 39 catches for 930 yards (23.9-yard average) and 16 TDs 6 TDs) give Scituate a deep corps of pass-catchers Duxbury football statsSenior running back Jack Rees has 185 carries for 1,475 yards (8.0-yard average) and 21 TDs He's close to eclipsing the rushing total of last year's star Alex Barlow (1,520 yards as a senior in 2023) He had 32 carries for 275 yards and 5 TDs in last year's 62-33 win over Scituate in what was the highest-scoring MIAA Super Bowl ever who was not the projected starter during the 2023 preseason but eventually won the job and has kept it ever since has completed 57 percent of his passes for 825 yards and 11 TDs this year He's also added 615 rushing yards and 8 TDs on the ground His numbers are down from last season (when he had almost 2,000 combined yards and 27 total TDs) but the Dragons graduated their top 3 receivers from the 2023 campaign (Zach Falls Receiver Jack Sovik has 24 catches for 311 yards and 4 TDs Duxbury has outscored opponents 328-199 (plus-129 point differential) The Dragons are averaging 27.3 ppg and allowing 16.6 ppg that Duxbury has allowed 99 points over its last 3 games -- playoff wins over Canton (30-27) and Tewksbury (28-21) and a Thanksgiving loss to Marshfield (51-14) Duxbury is making its fifth straight Super Bowl appearance 3 Super Bowl in 2019 (Springfield Central) Duxbury has won seven MIAA crowns -- in 2005 5:30 p.m. -- Div. 1 - No. 3 Xaverian vs. No. 4 Needham - LIVE UPDATES (starting at 3 p.m.) 8 p.m. -- Div. 2 - No. 1 Catholic Memorial vs. No. 2 King Philip - LIVE UPDATES (starting at 6 p.m.) SCITUATE – The first weekend in June has been cleared and marked on the calendar Now the Scituate boys lacrosse team has to make sure it can do what’s necessary to actually play in an RIIL championship game The Spartans are confident they have what it takes to earn a spot in the program’s first title game and how they played Friday showed why Scituate treated winless Cranston East/Johnston like world-beaters achieved a goal it self for itself and by the end of the first quarter The 19-2 win was a success not because of the score but because of what the Spartans did to achieve it “We definitely believe we need to come here and show up every day and go 100 percent we didn’t come in with the mindset that we were going to blow these guys out We came in with the mindset that we needed to play our absolute best and get the job done.” “It’s one game at a time,” Scituate’s Grant Bailey said Scituate’s short-term thinking is why it believes it can earn a spot in the Division IV boys lacrosse final at Brown University that first weekend of June While it seems like a big ask for a program that’s never made a title game the program has grown in leaps and bounds the last three seasons Scituate didn’t have enough players to field its own program and ran a co-op with Exeter-West Greenwich The Spartans had enough players to field its own program the following season but went 2-9 – it’s fifth straight losing season A larger freshman class arrived in 2023 and rejuvenated the team which went 6-8 and made the D-IV semifinals before losing a 7-6 battle to eventual champ Rogers Last spring the Spartans had the best season in program history going 12-4 before losing to D-IV runner-up Lincoln Scituate already had most of its roster coming back from last spring but excitement grew within the walls and expanded the roster in a way that could give the program sustainable success “Freshman year we started almost having to co-op,” said Bailey “Boys just talked in school and [this year] we ended up getting 25 guys We have half a JV team this year and more kids want to play next year.” Bailey has played a big role in Scituate’s success He followed his strong freshman campaign by becoming one of the best players in Division IV as a sophomore Bailey announced his verbal commitment to Assumption University Defenses haven’t managed to do much to slow him scoring his 250th career point along the way but at the same time I have 20 other guys behind me that are helping me and have my back,” Bailey said “I’m helping them out and it’s a fun sport.” It can be fun when Scituate plays the way it did on Friday The Spartans were challenged a little tougher than they expected in the face-off circle where Cranston East/Johnston’s Grayden Guyon used his physicality to get the Thundercats the ball Scituate’s defense made sure they didn’t do much with it transitioned the ball upfield and put three goals up in the blink of an eye But when Cranston East/Johnston followed with a goal – something it had only done once in its first three games this season – Scituate truly realized it couldn’t take things for granted The rest of the quarter the Spartans played like this was a title game treating every possession like gold and taking advantage of every opportunity They led 10-1 and quickly earned a 12-goal lead in the second quarter to earn a running clock situation the rest of the afternoon “Our goal here was to get running clock so we could get the game going on and get the new guys in and get them touches,” Gurjian said We know that we’re a better team and we should come back from this.” Scituate needs to stay sharp mentality because it may have trouble finding consistent competition within the division The Spartans wanted to play in Division III Scituate used RPI scheduling and play teams outside its own division The Spartans beat Division III Narragansett and play other D-III programs – Burrillville North Smithfield – as it tries to build itself into a championship team “Everyone was worried about that first game,” Bailey said everyone is very level-headed and we know where we stand.” Right now Scituate stands as the team to beat in Division IV the Spartans will have played the top teams in the division and tell a lot about whether or not the team has a chance of playing that first weekend in June “We do have the championship date listed on their,” Gurjian said “We believe we are a team that can make it to the championship “Everyone knows the team we have and we know it too,” Bailey said “I don’t care who we’re playing – we’re playing them full strength If we end up at Brown for the championship but if not we have something to work for for next year.” SCITUATE – In December, the Scituate High football team reached the mountaintop of high school football The Sailors defeated Duxbury at Gillette Stadium in the MIAA Division 4 Super Bowl to finish a perfect 13-0 Scituate received state-championship rings to commemorate the triumph It was the program's third state title since 2018 Scituate defeated Duxbury in the 2021 Super Bowl and fell to the Dragons in the 2023 final We're psyched for these guys," said Scituate coach Herb Devine after the win in December Junior quarterback Jonny Donovan threw four first-half touchdown passes More: 'We wanted revenge': Scituate football gets payback, topping Duxbury in Super Bowl rematch Scituate was the only South Shore team to win a state title in the fall "You can't write the story any better than this," agreed senior running back Willy Robinson after the win NORWELL – As communities in Massachusetts make final plans for the 250th anniversary of the start of the American Revolution "Old Scituate's" contingent is ahead of the game local historians in the towns of Scituate and Norwell The historical societies are organizing a fictional play about how some people in Scituate, Norwell and other towns on the South Shore responded to news of the battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19 "Old Scituate Reacts: Patriots Day 1775," will be presented twice on this year's Patriots' Day holiday April 21 – once in each of the first parish churches in Norwell and Scituate The play presents a fictional town meeting in a Scituate meetinghouse in the days right after news of the battles in Lexington and Concord reached the South Shore the participation of playgoers will also be encouraged More: Filmmaker Ken Burns to share early look at his new documentary in Lexington and Concord The script is based on actual historic events that took place in Old Scituate (today’s Norwell and Scituate) on and around April 19 It was written by Wendy Bawabe, president of the Norwell Historical Society, and is based on historical research by Jim Glinski author and member of the Scituate Historical Society Sgt. Israel Litchfield kept a very important diaryGlinski is the author of Tale of Two Towns: Scituate and Marshfield During the American Revolution. The book includes the diary of 24-year-old Sgt Israel Litchfield and official documents of both the Patriot and British governments Bawabe did part of her research at the records of the Massachusetts Historical Commission where she studied the diary or journal entries of Litchfield of Old Scituate imagining the mindset of residents in Scituate which was held shortly after the Lexington and Concord events of April 19 Playgoers will sit in the pews in each of the two parishes The playbill states: "We encourage you to review the card you received consider the position of your assigned character and be prepared to participate in this lively (and interactive) Town Meeting." The play will be performed twice on April 21 at The First Parish Church of Norwell at 24 River St at The First Parish Church at 330 First Parish Road in Scituate a post rider will abruptly enter and bring updated news of the battles with the British up in Lexington and Concord The play has a narrator who begins with words Bawabe believes are relevant to today: "We all remember learning about the American Revolution in history class "Those lessons often portrayed every colonist as a revolutionary – forgetting that women were worried about their men going to war and leaving their farms untended that Blacks wrestled with the definition of Colonial 'freedom' and what it might mean for them and that many people questioned the soundness of treason – even against a hated king there were varied political views … including one of the most popular ones that still persists today: 'Don’t talk politics around the dinner table!' ” Bawabe focused on stories of what was happening in local hometowns "We in Old Scituate (today’s Scituate and Norwell) are fortunate to have a primary source for local knowledge – the diary of 24-year-old Sgt The play recreates some key South Shore figures from the time the colonists were asking for the restoration of their rights as citizens of the British Empire and not necessarily seeking independence fromBritain "One third of our congregation was pro-Crown one-third was leaning towards revolution and one-third just wanted to not talk about politics around the dinner table." was to have King George III repeal the Intolerable Acts of 1774 which greatly angered the majority of the town The play's director is a Thayer Academy studentThe play's director is a freshman at Thayer Academy in Braintree The first dress rehearsal will be Wednesday evening by Zoom Glinski's research has shown that for all but one year of the American Revolution more men from Scituate signed up to serve in the field than from any other towns in Massachusetts outside of Boston the Hingham militia will stage a celebratory musket salute in honor of the 212 Scituate soldiers who responded to the start of the revolution in April 1775 In program notes to be handed out to members of the audience Bawabe has stated: "Were women or Black men allowed to speak at a Town Meeting in 1775 But this fictional play strives to represent the viewpoints of the entire population of Old Scituate at the time: men and women “Reading these documents provides a sense of awe at the enormous hardships and courage of the soldiers and sailors of the Revolutionary War The letters and journals have one common thread: their belief in God "We of Old Scituate should be proud to know that 212 Scituate men immediately responded to the Lexington Alarm on April 19 "And this trend continued throughout the Revolutionary War – 80 percent of Scituate men between the ages of 16 and 60 performed military service "And this number does not include the women of our town who not only took over the duties previously performed by their men but also produced 125 coats for the militia in their spare time!" Reach Sue Scheible at sscheible@patriotledger.com (This story was updated because an earlier version included an inaccuracy.) SCITUATE – Kittens are often be described as cute and cuddly (These) are a couple words used to describe these Selkirk Rex kittens who are now ready for their new homes!" the shelter's post at 11 a.m If "Selkirk Rex" sounds unfamiliar, it's because the American-developed breed itself is relatively uncommon and relatively new at less than 40 years old Abandoned kitten: 'Little Miracle' needs a big miracle after Christmas Eve rescue in Quincy these kittens are pretty magical!" the post said describing the kittens themselves and the breed in general "Given their outgoing and loving personalities But keep reading before you get too excited about adopting one of these furry friends The post included an email address where anyone interested adopting the cats could contact the shelter The public's quick and overwhelming response led the shelter to provide an update just 15 minutes later (11:15 am) 13 mins in and we have to stop taking applications "They came to us in a bit of an unusual way," said Amanda Baker the shelter's director of programs and operations She said the organization usually works by appointment when it comes to the intake of animals from people who can no longer care of a pet for whatever reason "We understand not everyone knows this process we do our best to accommodate them or refer them to other places if we cannot help," she said "A person who lost their housing showed up with these three as they were not able to care for them anymore." Baker said the owner did not just select the shelter at random and did not surrender them without care for their future wellbeing "They are followers of the shelter and trusted us to find the kittens great homes," she said The shelter tries not to take more than 10 applications for each animal available for adoption "It can get hard because so many people who apply are awesome pet owners." Baker said the kittens' social nature should make them a good fit for most homes but added that she and other shelter staff also felt the same instantaneous affection for the three new arrivals as the hundreds of people who have emailed the shelter and commented online "They are pretty magical looking," she said The Scituate Animal Shelter has plenty of other dogs and cats in need of loving and long-lasting homes. To find out more, visit Scituateanimalshelter.org BOURNE – The top-seeded Nauset boys hockey team is heading back to Boston on the heels of one of its most dominant performances of the season Nauset cruised to an 8-0 victory over fourth-seeded Scituate in the state semifinals on Sunday at Gallo Ice Arena to earn its second consecutive trip to the Division 3 state championship Sunday at TD Garden with the state title on the line “You’re going to see the same thing as when we got to the Marblehead game and the same way Scituate wants to play as well,” Nauset coach Connor Brickley said of the Medfield matchup “[Medfield] likes to get up and down the ice “They are a well-coached team and they have good structure within their team game.”There wasn’t as much hoopla surrounding this year’s semifinal as when the Warriors earned their trip to last year’s state final which resulted in a 1-0 loss to Marblehead Nauset trotted out to an early 3-0 lead over Scituate (19-5-2) after sophomore Sam Mayhew junior Max Lanzetta and senior Colin Ward each tallied goals during the opening period Senior Logan Poulin netted a pair of second-period goals before juniors Jake Eldredge and Oscar Escher and sophomore Colin Sullivan also lit the lamp to fuel the rout “We were going into it thinking it was going to be a close game whether we played Scituate or not,” said Poulin “We came out firing the way we should have “We were moving our feet really well and out-physicaled them — that really set the tempo right away.”Brickley said the Warriors’ 5-1 victory over eighth-seeded Marblehead in the quarterfinals and Sunday’s semifinal win showed that the squad is “so hyperfocused” at the right time “I’ve seen it time and time again with all these games,” the coach said The fans were going crazy and the kids were going crazy because that meant we were going to the Garden the kids recognized we’ve been here and done that.”This year’s team is entering the Garden contest with a different mindset They are no longer satisfied with having the opportunity to play at the home of the Boston Bruins — now they want to bring home a title very good hockey team last year,” Brickley said “I’d say we were the best team in Division 3 but we didn’t win that ultimate award of winning the state championship We want to climb the mountain and stay at the top of the mountain and win that championship game to give the ultra checkmark to the season and to really cap it off the right way this time.” The Sailors are back in the Division 4 state championship game for the third time in four years they’ll be lining up opposite Patriot League rival and defending state champion Duxbury High (Thursday at 3 p.m “After all this time there’s really no secrets The kids and the coaches all know one another They know what we like to do and we know what they like to do,” said Scituate Head Coach Herb Devine about playing Duxbury again with the state title on the line “They want to run the football and keep the clock moving  with quarterback Trevor Jones and running back Jack Rees doing a lot of the work We’ll have to stop them from getting big plays or it will be a long day.” The Sailors are 12-0 with playoff wins over Melrose and Grafton on their road to Gillette Stadium Duxbury brings a record of 10-2 into the game with losses against Franklin as well as Marshfield and Tewksbury to clinch a chance to defend their title Scituate came out on top when the teams met in the title game in 2021 when Keegan Sullivan’s two-point conversion after an Andrew Bossey touchdown gave the Sailors a 14-13 victory After a year off in 2022 when Duxbury took the state title with a win over Grafton Duxbury and Scituate were back in the title game last season with a drastically different outcome than their first meeting Duxbury running back Alex Barlow was unstoppable scoring five times and rushing for 275 yards to give the Dragons a 62-33 victory An opportunity to get another chance at them has kind of fueled the kids this season,” said Devine “We haven’t talked about it all season until this week but there is definitely some motivation to get a win.” Hingham High Head Coach TJ Byrne played both teams during the season He believes that the game will be won by whoever can control the line of scrimmage Scituate can run the football but they can also beat you with the short pass or the big play down the field,” said Byrne “Both teams have strong offensive and defensive lines and are well-coached Scituate’s offensive line has had a lot of success under Kevin Regan who was Bob Bancroft’s line coach all those years at Whitman-Hanson and Pembroke Scituate had one more piece of business to handle before officially moving on to Duxbury The Sailors played in front of their home crowd one final time Thanksgiving morning against Hingham and they didn’t disappoint scoring five touchdowns in the second quarter as part of a 37-7 win over the Harbormen The wind and driving rain picked up during the game making things tough on both teams to the move the football “It got to be kind of miserable out there in the second half We played a lot of kids and just tried to keep the clock moving,” said Devine Senior captain Willy Robinson got the scoring started on the opening play of the second quarter with a 39 yard touchdown reception from junior quarterback Jonny Donovan He had three more touchdown connections in the quarter all going to senior Roman Glowac that covered six yards Robinson also scored from a yard out to put Scituate up at the half The Sailors added a safety early in the third quarter before Hingham got on the scoreboard when sophomore J.T Hingham’s senior captain Fin O’Brien had a big game with a pair of interceptions and six tackles three TD’s) took home the MVP award for Scituate Donovan finished the day completing 16 of 20 passes for 230 yards and four touchdown passes Scituate’s defense had another big day with four turnovers Senior defensive end Amari Mendes stepped up in a big way with three solo tackles Senior captain Joey Burke and senior Bronson Bossey also had interceptions in the victory Hingham finished the season with a record of 6-5 Byrne praised the seniors on the squad for setting the tone for a great team culture that brought everyone together as a group Seniors playing their final game for the Harbormen included Fin O’Brien SCITUATE — As principal of the Lester J. Gates Middle School, Ryan Beattie enjoys interacting with students, staff and families. He likes being part of a tightknit school community and helping to make a positive difference in students’ lives “I don’t think I would ever want a job that did not have direct contact with children because they provide so much joy laughter and awesomeness,” he told Wicked Local in a recent interview at his office “I would say my favorite part of the day is lunch duty where I get to informally interact with the kids and kind of see who they are as human beings and get to know their interests and their passions where I can help them build their strengths and grow their areas of weakness.” Beattie, 39 and in his sixth year as Gates' principal, was recently named the 2025 Massachusetts School Administrators’ Association (MSAA) Middle School Principal of the Year 'It's challenging work': Ryan Beattie selected to join Team TCS Teachers for NYC Marathon “This award kind of represents this school I think this award is a testament to all we have accomplished over the last five or six years so many of my friends shared memories of me growing up that pointed to me being an educator,” he said “I would grade their papers before they turned them in.” loved her job and would talk about her students all the time “I also had some really great teachers growing up,” he said This sparked his love of teaching and learning 'Doing what you love': Ryan Beattie named principal at Gates Middle School in Scituate principal and English teacher in Massachusetts On the same day he heard about being named Principal of the Year, he also got the good news that he was accepted into a doctoral program at Boston College He will start the three-year program in July while continuing to work full time “I'm excited to continue my professional learning and take an area of research to focus on,” Beattie said For nearly two decades, his focus has been Scituate Public Schools Prior to becoming Gates' principal, he served as its assistant principal (two years); department chair for grades 6-12 English language arts (two years); and English teacher at Scituate High School (eight years) “It’s the only school district I’ve ever worked for and been a part of and I can’t see myself anywhere else,” Beattie said “My first 18 years here in Scituate have been great.” Principal says educators must be creative in addressing students' needsAlong with the joy come the challenges and Beattie acknowledges “these are challenging times in education.” “I think the needs of students have gotten more complex over the years whether you’re talking their academic needs their social emotional needs or their personal needs Educators are required to think creatively on how to meet those needs within the time frame we have the kids “When we see growth in a student in a certain area and we know we played a part in that growth I feel like it reminds us of why we do what we do and helps us to keep going,” Beattie said he said Gates Middle School is “a good size.” “We take great pride in our kids,” Beattie said adding that a survey given to the students last year showed 96% feel a very strong connection to the school “That is a result of all the programing we do the excellent teachers and counselors we have here the investment we have in children and in giving them opportunities to have a say in how we operate,” he said adding that Gates is a great place and “you can feel the energy when you walk in.” “I do think the kids enjoy coming here as much as I enjoy working here and the teachers enjoy working here,” Beattie said “I feel people are happy here and I am so happy I get to be part of it.” and am kind of into the art scene,” he added “I’m just thrilled with everything that’s been going on," Beattie said "The support I get from this community just inspires me to do my best work every day because I love what I do FOXBORO — There were a bevy of household names on the Scituate High football team's offense this season Jonny Donovan ended his first season as the Sailors' QB1 with a memorable performance vs Duxbury in the Division 4 Super Bowl at Gillette Stadium on Thursday He tied an MIAA Super Bowl record with four TD passes in the first half to pace Scituate to a 29-13 victory “He’s got a lot of talent around him and not a lot of people talk about Jonny but Jonny’s the captain of the ship," Scituate head coach Herb Devine said “We’ve had a great line of some really good quarterbacks in the past (Aidan Sullivan Jackson Belsan) and we can put him right in there with all of those guys," Devine said Donovan was the back-up quarterback to Belsan on last year's team that lost 62-33 to Duxbury in the Super Bowl "I remember being here last year and seeing those seniors so upset I knew I had to get the job done for my guys.” Donovan completed 18 of 24 passes for 249 and the four first-half scores which was the most thrown in an MIAA Super Bowl since 2003 and gave Scituate a 29-0 cushion at intermission Donovan finishes Scituate's perfect season (13-0) with 2,143 passing yards a program-record 31 passing touchdowns and seven interceptions on a 68.7 completion percentage "Dunny's the man," said senior running back/cornerback Willy Robinson "He worked so hard in the offseason and that just showed in the way it came out this year Didn't look like a first-year starter to anybody." More: Here's how Scituate vs. Duxbury high school football in MIAA Div. 4 Super Bowl played out Donovan threw two touchdown passes to senior Lawson Foley (8 yards one to Robinson (78 yards) and another to Roman Glowac (15 yards) in the Super Bowl win Scituate earned a miraculous 21-14 win road over Foxboro on a last-second Hail Mary from Donovan to Lawson Foley Three months later came his big day at Gillette Stadium The junior bookended his debut season with signature moments in this town he makes the play,” senior lineman Wyllys Ames said “Maybe he’s not the one actually scoring the touchdowns with Willy but he does his job and makes us so much better.” “I just came out and wanted to lead the team after what (Duxbury) did to us last year," Donovan said (WJAR) — One person was injured after being ejected from a car in Scituate Friday night The crash happened on Route 6 near Chopmist Hill Road Police said one person sustained non life-threatening injuries They were transported to a nearby hospital in the highest scoring final in state history 2 Sailors hope to avenge last season's loss and prevent a three-peat from Duxbury it will be the program's second title in four years More: Thanksgiving high school football scores and highlights More: Unforgettable games: These high school football stars excelled on Thanksgiving Scituate and Duxbury only had one common opponent - Div Seeing both schools up close and personal this year has given Hanover coach Brian Kelliher some insight into what could determine Thursday's championship matchup He believes that "Whoever can get to their way of playing" faster will be the difference "Scituate wants to be up ahead quick and force you to do what you don't want to do Duxbury wants to be methodical and slow it all down The Dragons pulled out a 14-7 victory with a strong defensive performance a common theme throughout their schedule this year Duxbury has held its opponent to under 20 points The defense is complimented by a smashmouth run game led by Jack Rees who ran for more than 1,300 yards and has 21 touchdowns this season Quarterback Trevor Jones also added 615 yards and 8 rushing touchdowns this year including 111 yards from Jones on 21 carries physical team that can control the ball and control the clock," Kelliher said they were able to control the line of scrimmage and really shorten the game up." The Hawks faced Scituate two weeks later on Oct They're extremely explosive," Kelliher said "They're really tough to match up with when they're on offense because they're so athletic and explosive." this Sailors offense really is: against Hanover Grayson Foley rushed for 120 yards and two touchdowns on just five carries while his brother Lawson caught two passes Robinson also rushed for a 37-yard touchdown in the game The Sailors have scored 40 or more points eight times this season Duxbury plays physical at the line of scrimmage looking to control possession and game clock to grind out a win defensively and with an established run game playing fast and furious with big chunk plays on offense what does all this mean in terms of who will win on Thursday afternoon but with both teams possessing vastly different styles of play whoever can impose their identity the quickest from kickoff may have the edge in earning another state title "It's going to come down to can Duxbury slow down the explosiveness of Scituate's offense Scituate wants to get ahead early and just keep putting the pressure on," Kelliher said Offense may carry the headlines, but defense is the reason that the Scituate High football team is going back to the Division 4 Super Bowl for the second year in row The Sailors (11-0) defeated Grafton High (10-1) Saturday at Walpole High in a defensive struggle between previously undefeated teams to earn the spot to play at Gillettte Stadium against Duxbury That game will be played between Wednesday This will be the the third time in four years that Scituate and Duxbury have played for the title Scituate won in 2021 and Duxbury came out on top last season “It’s a blessing to go back and play at Gillette once again,” said senior strong safety Bronson Bossey “Grafton is a great team and they gave us all we could handle but we pulled together and found a way to get it done They get us prepared to play at our best every single week,” Scituate has scored more than 41 points in eight different games this season, but the Gators made them play a different style of football in this game by taking away the big play for most of the contest The Sailors were helped out by three defensive turnovers that stopped Grafton drives and kept them out of the end zone They’re a physical football team and they brought it to us today,” said Scituate coach Herb Devine “We knew they were good coming into the game and that was 100 percent accurate but our kids found a way to make something happen.” Grafton and Scituate are not close geographically but the football teams are very familiar with each other after meeting in the playoffs in three of the last four years Scituate has come out on top all three times in close games including in 2021 when they went on to win the state title They’re big and physical all across the line so we knew they’d be a challenge.” said Devine To find a way to win in a defensive battle and not put all the points on the scoreboard like we are used to is a little different I’m proud of them for the way they battled and pulled out the win.” More: 'We knew this team was special': Cohasset boys soccer strikes late to win Div. 4 crown Grafton took the opening kick and held the ball for nearly nine minutes behind the running of senior Finn Gilmore getting to the 15 before a fumble recovery by Bossey gave the football back to Scituate The Sailors had a tough time moving the football in the first half but got a big helping hand from the defense when senior captain Lawson Foley intercepted a pass and returned it all the way back to the Grafton 15-yard-line with 7:07 left before the break A couple runs by Willy Robinson and a completion from Jonny Donovan to Joey Burke got Scituate down to the three and then Robinson took it from there for a touchdown and a 7-0 lead They had been moving the ball on us and then Lawson came up with that interception that put the offense in a great position to score,” said Devine “To have that short field and punch one in was huge You want to be playing from ahead in a game like this.” Bossey said the key to Scituate’s defense playing as well as they have this season is everyone being on the same page “The chemistry on this defense is off the charts Every player on this team has a role and they execute it every week,” said Bossey “We know that the offense is going to get us some points so our job is to make those points stand up We’ve been playing together since youth football and now we get to go back to Gillette for one final time.” Grafton got on the scoreboard in the final minute before the half with a 22-yard field goal by Ryan Davis to cut the deficit to 7-3 “We did a good job of taking away the edge on defense so Grafton shifted a little bit and ran some power I and isolation runs that we had to adjust to They got some big gains on us in the first half but we made a couple little adjustments to bottle things up,” said Devine “We felt if we could force them into some negative plays and make them work behind the chains then we’d be in a good spot.” More: Talking turkey: Hingham and Scituate football both want to serve up a win on Thanksgiving The teams traded possessions after the break with no points scored until Scituate got a big break with a little over five minutes left to play when Grayson Foley broke free for a 56-yard run down the field Scituate then worked the football all the way down to the one when Grayson Foley punched it in from a yard out with 3:12 left to play “We were having a tough time running the football today so we decided to put Grayson in there (on the final scoring drive) and hopefully he could hit a hole and break some tackles And then he went out there and did it,” said Devine “Grayson and his brother Lawson have been awesome for us this season They both made some huge plays for us today.”   Senior captain Joey Burke intercepted a pass on Grafton’s final drive to seal the win An apparent crash in Scituate appeared to involve a State Police trooper's cruiser Thursday night The crash happened on Route 102 in the area of Chopmist Road An NBC 10 viewer said the police cruiser and another vehicle seemed seriously damaged NBC 10 has reached out to officials for more information It started out with the countless intense games of street hockey in their driveway. Now the Ryan brothers (Luke and twins Shane and Cole) are bringing that same intensity to a hockey rink as leading members of a Scituate High boys hockey team that has its eye on a third Division 3 state championship since 1985 “This has been a special season for all of us We haven’t had a chance for all three of us to play on the same team since maybe U-6 youth hockey and it’s been amazing to share this experience with my brothers I’ve been really looking forward to this season when we could all be together,” said Luke Ryan a senior captain who centers a line with sophomore Shane Ryan on one wing and senior Owen Lochiatto on the other Cole Ryan is one of the team’s top defenseman That line is finding the net with regularity this season Luke Ryan leads the team in scoring with Owen Lochiatto a couple points behind him Senior captain Nate Sannella is in third place on the scoring list with Cole Ryan and then Shane Ryan rounding out the top five Sailor scorers so far this season More: Growth potential: Plymouth South and Scituate girls basketball teams leaning on young guns “This has been an awesome experience to play on the same team as my brothers,” said Shane Ryan “I’ve looked up to Luke my entire life and to have him as my team captain has been a big thrill All the work that the three of us put in during those street hockey games when we were kids is paying off now.” While Luke and Shane are doing their best to put the puck in the net Cole is part of a group trying to prevent the same thing from happening down the other end of the ice but they are doing a great job of limiting the scoring chances “Since I am on defense I get a great view of what Shane and Luke can do in the offensive zone They move the puck really well and they always seem to know where the other is on the ice,” explained Cole Ryan This is the first season that Shane and Cole have been up on the varsity squad Cole said that Luke’s advice to the both of them was to “work hard and have as much fun as you can while it lasts.” With non-league games this week against Dartmouth and Nauset it’s been smooth water all season for the Sailors 9-0 in league play) has the Fisher Division title locked down with a large lead over Hanover in the chase for the league championship The losses came in non-league games against Nauset and Bedford The veteran forward group is deep and talented with eight seniors in the mix Four underclassmen are getting some time in the defenseman rotation in front of the goaltenders freshman Nolan Maguire and sophomore Mark Francis but we work hard and we are a gritty team,” said Luke Ryan “We’re strong on the forecheck and we play together as a team.” PEMBROKE -- For the Scituate High boys hockey team this season points matter a lot more than style points The Sailors might not be as aesthetically pleasing on offense as they've been in the recent past when since-graduated star forward James Sullivan was incinerating opponents on a regular basis But they are off to a 6-2 start to this season after Wednesday's gritty 2-1 win over Silver Lake at Hobomock Arena but we're definitely a different team" than last year Every Patriot League game is tough; we expect every game to be close this year We can't rely on offense to put us up by a couple of goals (every night) We're a team that's going to have to outwork everybody." Sullivan left as the program's all-time leading scorer with 150 career points (62 goals He had a 31-13--44 scoring line as a junior in the 2022-23 season which ended with Scituate (20-5-2) losing to Nashoba Regional in overtime in the Division 3 state final at TD Garden He was at 22-28--50 last winter when the Sailors (17-6-2) made it to the Div again losing to the eventual champ (Marblehead) More: The South Shore is loaded: High school girls basketball rankings This year's squad does not have a like-for-like replacement for the 6-4 Sullivan With a pair of on-the-doorstep goals against Silver Lake the Sailors appear to have taken Hurcombe's challenge to be a "lunch-pail team" to heart "We gotta get that dog in us and get to the net," said senior winger Nate Sannella More: Highlighting the best of the best: South Shore High School Boys XC All-Scholastic Team 1 line last season with Sullivan and Luke Ryan This winter Sannella and Luke Ryan (both senior co-captains) have mostly paired with senior winger Owen Lochiatto That was the plan in the first period Wednesday but Hurcombe shuffled the deck with his team down 1-0 at intermission and the reworked lines worked well after that paired with Luke Ryan and Shane Ryan to start the second set up Shane Ryan for the tying net-front goal just 1:36 into the period And senior forward Michael Chatterton converted from almost the identical spot with 1:14 left in the second after Grady Spinale chased down a loose puck along the left-wing boards took the puck below the goal line and fed Chatterton at the near post but we changed some things up in the locker room after that and came out in the second flying," Sannella observed More: Local high school basketball teams headed to Garden for Lawson Foundation Invitational Our goal was to stay out of the penalty box and force them to play 200 feet against us I think we did a good job of that in the second and third periods And that's the type of win we're going to have to have — 2-1 We're not launching anyone out of the building like we used to do." which got a goal from first-line senior forward Cameron Cardarelli and a strong outing from senior goalie Strummer Beals has bounced back nicely from last winter's disappointment 2 quarterfinal appearances (with records of 18-6 and 16-8-1) and a late coaching change that saw Colin Foley take over The Lakers are 4-4-1 now and have played three strong games in a row -- a 2-2 draw with powerhouse Hanover (in which they dug out of a 2-0 hole) a 5-1 conquest of Plymouth South and a razor-thin loss to Scituate Silver Lake boasts a deep attack with nine different players having scored multiple goals so far "We're starting to come together," said Foley who coached the Whitman-Hanson/Silver Lake girls co-op team in the 2022-23 season before switching to boys varsity "The team is starting to believe in themselves We've stressed that since we have so many seniors there's nothing to save (your energy) for; leave it all out there We're trying to push (the idea) that we can play with anybody We believe that as coaches and we're really trying to get the players to believe that the Sailors will keep trying to become a better version of their new identity They'll travel to Plymouth North on Saturday and then square off against Pembroke and Hanover next week Asked if he thinks this team can reach the heights of previous I think if we come to play every night with 100 percent intensity that we can grind out any game and go anywhere that they're willing to work hard enough to get to It's just a matter of how much they want it." SCITUATE — The expression, “when one door closes, another door opens,” certainly applies to the restaurant business. And in 2025, one new restaurant door that will open is Casa Verde, at a former Dunkin shop on Front Street in Scituate Harbor Scituate native Kara Tondorf, a singer and songwriter in addition to being a restaurateur, will open Casa Verde on Jan. 14 as a sister restaurant to nearby Salt Society Spanish for "green house," will feature fresh lunch and dinner menus 'Amazing 10-year run': Scituate's Rivershed restaurant announces it's closing but it's singing and songwriting that got her into the restaurant business “I became very interested in the culture around restaurants — the vibes design and food and all the sensory things that go along with restaurants," she said Tondorf said she always sought out the coolest and best restaurants — not necessarily the most popular ones but those she found interesting and creative she got her first opportunity to own a restaurant when she became a business partner and took over Riva In 2014, Tondorf took over JW’s Burger Bar in Scituate and transformed it into The Rivershed, a venue for singers to perform and inspired by her experiences in Nashville. It was successful enough to lead to additional locations in Braintree and Killington, Vermont Transforming Dunkin' space into Casa VerdeTondorf enjoys designing restaurant spaces that create experiences for people through lighting she decided on a Latin-American theme because she has always been drawn to Latin culture “I spent the better part of the summer in Venezuela when I was a teenager," Tondorf said "I took Spanish for eight years in school and traveled a lot “I just love the culture and think people can expect really cool music and really good food." She anticipates the new space will be intimate plants and murals that celebrate Latin American women Tondorf will also curate playlists at Casa Verde to include fun She hopes to have live Cuban singers and a Latin jazz trio Casa Verde will be open daily for lunch and dinner Tondorf hired chef Antonio Burgo to create the menu locally sourced ingredients and innovative dishes ceviche and empanadas will use regional flavors such as fiery spices of Mexico and tropical notes of the Caribbean The custom beverage program will feature a lengthy innovative cocktail list using custom-crafted shrubs and gourmet ingredients an expansive specialty selection of non-alcoholic libations and Spanish wines a brunch menu will treat guests to indulgent dishes including patatas bravas topped with a fried egg churros-flavored French toast and Latin-style breakfast tacos Tondorf is continuing her music career. She plans a three-day concert series called Wintersong on Jan 24-26 that will celebrate female performers She aspires to organize an all-women songwriter music festival in the spring of 2025 SCITUATE — Wyllys Ames wasn't on the field during last year's Division 4 Super Bowl Before he heads to Pomona-Pitzer College in California Ames is healthy and "more confident than ever" as he approaches the final game of his high school career -- a Super Bowl rematch vs Scituate (12-0) is appearing in its third state championship game in the last four years “All season we’ve had the ‘championship or bust’ motto," Ames said We hated sending our seniors off like that … Getting back to this game has been looming over our heads so we’re excited to be here "We wouldn’t want to play anybody else," he said "We’re just hoping to get some revenge on Thursday.” Scituate's season-ending loss last season came in the highest-scoring MIAA Super Bowl ever -- a 62-33 final that saw the Dragons hang the most points by a team in a state championship since 1997 detonated for 275 yards and five touchdowns for the Dragons they were better," Scituate coach Herb Devine said of last year's Duxbury team "They were better that day and they were better that season but I think this group is fired up to kind of redeem themselves because a lot of them played More: At 80, this Plymouth native is ready for her 60th year officiating high school sports the Sailors have allowed an opponent score double-digit points just twice in 11 games (21-14 win over Foxboro; 56-20 win over North Quincy) The team has surrendered a total of 71 points this season with four shutouts six interceptions) fronts the motivated unit that co-stars Ames a sack and a fumble recovery in Scituate's 14-3 win over Grafton in the Final Four Mendes had two interceptions and two sacks in a 37-7 win over Hingham on Thanksgiving said it is "absolutely" one of the best defenses he's had since taking over at Scituate in 2008 which earned a 14-13 win over Duxbury in the final "I think our defense has been outstanding and it’s been a big reason why we are where we are,” Devine said Led by first-year starting quarterback Jonny Donovan and leading rusher Willy Robinson offensively Scituate has scored 464 points in total this year And for a number more relevant to Thursday's Super Bowl -- 62 points allowed in last year's state championship; 71 total points allowed in 12 games this season “I would say they’re amped up about it,” Devine said of his team ahead of the Super Bowl rematch “And the ‘amped up’ part started after Thanksgiving We never said the word Duxbury until now." “That’s been our main goal: to get back here and get some revenge," said Manning "I don’t think you could’ve written the story any better.” HANOVER -- The last time the Scituate High football team squared off against Hanover the Sailors walked off the field with a two-touchdown loss (and a 2-3 record) but a sneaking suspicion that better times were right around the corner it was 21-21 going into the fourth quarter," Scituate coach Herb Devine recalled "We played toe-to-toe with them and then they just took over But that game told me that we definitely had a group of kids who could play football." Devine's hunch has proven correct. Since last year's Week 5 loss, the Sailors are 12-1, and 2023's slow start now is just a distant memory Scituate responded immediately to last season's Hanover setback by winning seven straight -- a streak that only ended with a loss to Duxbury in the Division 4 Super Bowl The memory of that almost-crown at Gillette Stadium has fueled the Sailors' impressive 5-0 start to this season Scituate kicked off the 2024 campaign with a tight victory over defending Div 5 state champ Foxboro and now has reeled off four straight blowouts the latest being Friday night's 52-0 mugging of Hanover in the rematch On paper this seemed to be a evenly matched showdown for first place in the Patriot League Fisher Division But it was all Scituate as the Sailors (5-0 2-0) scored five first-half touchdowns while smothering Hanover's high-octane offense More: Friday night lights: South Shore high school football scores and highlights Remember that Duxbury had gone down to the wire with Hanover here in Week 3 before pulling out a 14-7 win 1-1) this decisively suggests that the Sailors have a very high ceiling "The last two years (Hanover) punched us in the mouth (winning 42-28 last season and 36-8 in 2022) Tonight we wanted to avenge some of that," Devine said but our kids were motivated to come out here throwing a TD pass on a trick play (more on that in a minute) and notching a fumble recovery rushed five times for 120 yards with TD runs of 62 and 43 yards And junior QB Jonny Donovan was 3 of 7 passing for 101 yards with 2 TDs (giving him 11 on the season) and an INT Willy Robinson opened the scoring with a 37-yard TD run before the Sailors dipped into their bag of tricks to double the lead Donovan threw a screen pass to Burke behind the line of scrimmage and Burke uncorked a deep ball to Lawson Foley for a 51-yard TD and a 14-0 lead on the final play of the first quarter "It was a play that we'd been working on for a while," Burke said "It's a play that we worked on for a month and half now but we just hadn't been able to put it in a game," Devine said After that we really took control of the game." Scituate has been taking control of every game lately in Week 1 on Donovan's 41-yard Hail Mary pass to Lawson Foley on the game's final play Since then it's been one bludgeoning after another vs We'll do the math for you -- that's a combined score of 176-13 over the last four games Scituate returned nine to 10 starters on each side of the ball so an impressive start is not a big surprise "I knew we had a good group of guys back," Devine said "But when you've got a good group of guys back but you've got a new quarterback Jonny has done a great job of accelerating the learning curve but I think we're playing at a level now that is pretty good." "It's a testament to how hard this team works and how much our coaching staff prepares us," Burke said "We all knew what we had done (last year) and how much talent we had (coming back) Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page.