A point of emphasis for Franklin girls’ soccer has been finding more scorers.
On Wednesday, the fifth-seeded Panthers enjoyed four of them. Four players tallied in a 4-1 win over No. 12 Acton-Boxborough in the second round of the Division 1 tournament.
“We’ve been working on it very hard in practice,” coach Jodi Klein said. “The more goal scorers we can generate, we’re going to be that much more dangerous.”
In the 25th minute, the Revolution (13-4-3) appeared to take the lead. Senior captain Natalie Stouch was sent in alone, dribbled around the keeper and found the back of the net, but the goal was disallowed for an offside infraction.
A minute later, Franklin (16-4-0) officially opened the scoring. After some chaos in the box, junior Anna Carosi drilled a shot home to give the Panthers a 1-0 lead.
“As we get further into playoffs, we have to capitalize on those goal-scoring opportunities, and we did that tonight,” Klein said.
The Panthers doubled their lead in the 47th minute. Rosen played a free kick from beyond midfield to Lily Strong, who finished.
Senior BB Vallee made it 3-0 in the 53rd minute. After a long throw-in into the box set off a scramble of shots, Vallee botted it home.
“It’s really important for us to continue working as a team to score,” Carosi said. “Our field energy helps us build off each other.”
Stouch got A-B on the board in the 58th minute when she powered through the Panthers’ back line and drove a low shot into the left corner.
Junior Claire Michel restored Franklin’s three-goal cushion in the 67th minute, burying a rebound after Adriana Korbly couldn’t hold on to the initial shot.
The Panthers, who last in the D1 final last year to Natick, will play the winner of No. 4 Needham vs. No. 13 Beverly in the quarterfinals at a date and time to be announced.
“We really want to win,” Strong said. “It brings an extra motivation and drive for revenge.”
Wellesley 3, Hopkinton 0 — Sophomore Presley Brady slotted the opening goal on a feed from Kaitlyn Bohlin in the 22nd minute, and sophomore Zoe Sebaratnam finished off an Annie Huber assist at the end of the first half to spur a second-round triumph for the second-seeded Raiders (16-1-3) against No. 18 Hopkinton (8-9-2).
“We like the fact that when we’re scoring, we’re scoring by committee,” said Wellesley coach Dave Wainwright. “We’re getting players from everywhere who are putting points on the board.”
In the second half, senior Alexa Hoff slammed the door with an acrobatic goal.
“We’ve played [Alexa] in a lot of positions and situations, and now we’ve found a role that finally fits her style,” said Wainwright. “In these past six weeks, she’s playing her best soccer at the right time.”
Division 2 State
Duxbury 4, Northampton 0 — Senior Lilah MacQuarrie fired in three goals and senior Liv Coperine added one tally for the top-seeded Dragons (16-0-5) who registered a dominant second-round victory against No. 17 Northampton (14-4-3).
Division 3 State
Medfield 8, Medway 0 — Sidney Heavey exploded for five goals, carrying the top-seeded Warriors (20-0-0) to a second-round romp of No. 16 Medway (7-9-4). Audrey Grandinetti, Josie Henebry, and Georgia Foscaldo also found the back of the net.
Cardinal Spellman 3, Bishop Fenwick 2 — Addie Bernazzani slotted the winning goal off a cross from Brynn Nickley to lift the No. 8 Cardinals (16-2-2) to the second-round victory over No. 9 Bishop Fenwick (13-4-3). Emerson McCann and Nickley also got on the scoresheet in the win.
Tewksbury 3, Hanover 2 — Sophia Nazarro lifted the No. 10 Redmen (17-2-1) to victory with the winning goal in double-overtime to top No. 7 Hanover (12-6-2) in a second-round matchup. CJ Zwirek and Ashley Ponte netted goals in regulation.
Division 5 State
Granby 4, St. John Paul II 0 — Senior Kalli White’s first-half finish helped lift the top-seeded Rams (19-0-3) over No. 16 St. John Paul (4-14-1) in second-round action. The goal was White’s 135th, which set the program’s all-time record.
Hopedale 5, Rising Tide Charter 0 — Analise Pinto (3 goals, 1 assist) figured in four of the five goals, and Chloe Carpenter and McKenna Carpenter each scored as the second-seeded Blue Raiders (15-4-1) blanked No. 15 Rising Tide Charter (12-5-3) in a second-round tilt.
Field hockey
Division 2 State
Milton 3, Norwood 2 — The sixth-seeded Wildcats (14-1-3) won a second-round shootout when sophomore Taylor Sculley, the daughter of coach Lindsey Sculley, delivered the winner. Sculley took the ball and practically walked it up, bouncing it off her stick, and lifted it over the head of the Norwood goalie to send the No. 11 Mustangs home with a 5-8-6 record.
Division 3 State
Dover-Sherborn 5, Ursuline 0 — Junior Reese Bent recorded a hat trick with one assist for the No. 3 Raiders (15-3-2) in their second-round triumph over No. 14 Ursuline (15-4-1).
Gloucester 5, Falmouth 1 — Junior Mia Rodolosi delivered four goals and senior Julia Palk added one goal and an assist for the No. 6 Fishermen (20-0) in their second-round victory over No. 11 Falmouth (10-10).
Division 4 State
Manchester Essex 2, Sutton 1 — Wren Lewis and Kiernan Day scored in the first half as the No. 8 Hornets (12-4-3) took down No. 9 Sutton (11-7-3) in the second round.
Girls’ volleyball
Division 1 State
Bishop Feehan 3, Andover 1 — Seniors Mia Barnes (13 kills), Ella Perkoski (10 kills), Brooke Mitchell (19 assists), and junior Lauren Ritchie (16 assists) helped the No. 11 Shamrocks (13-8) upset No. 6 Andover (16-6) in the second round.
“They brought tears to my eyes,” Feehan coach Abigail Soutter said. “Just being so proud of them, and, they went out there and they proved why not them?”
The score matched the result when Feehan and Andover played on Oct. 26. Using what they learned from that game, the Shamrocks focused on being tough from the service line to keep Andover out of system to limit the damage from star outside hitter freshman Kiki Wright.
“[She] is one of the best and she needs to be out of system,” Soutter said. “We don’t want to keep that team in system and giving her a good ball because she can put it away.”
Division 2 State
Barnstable 3, Norwood 1 — Senior Ava Johnston hammered 31 kills and sophomore Maddy Campbell delivered a season-high 50 assists to propel the fifth-seeded Red Hawks (18-5) to a second-round win over No. 12 Norwood (15-5). Bella Magalhaes added 16 kills, Jaelynn Jason and Alayna Rodriguez (4 aces) contributed 11 and 10 digs respectively.
Reading 3, Milton 0 — Junior Victoria Reposa fired off 13 kills and eight aces, and junior Claire Puglielli recorded 15 assists and eight digs for the No. 2 Rockets (17-3) in a second-round victory over No. 15 Milton (12-8).
Division 3 State
Bellingham 3, Medfield 0 — Seniors Mia Milani (12 kills, 11 digs) and Sophia Soto (15 digs, six aces) powered the No. 1 Blackhawks (21-0) to a second-round victory over No. 16 Medfield (10-12).
Division 4 State
Hamilton-Wenham 3, West Bridgewater 1 — Serving runs from juniors Tessa Zielinski (17 service points) and Mary Thompson (18 service points) along with senior Grace Harres’s nine kills, helped the eighth-seeded Generals (16-6) defeat No. 9 West Bridgewater (12-10) in the second round.
Non-tournament games
BB&N 3, Middlesex 0 — Junior Gwen Watson delivered 10 kills and freshman Ela Gonzalez netted six for BB&N (16-1) in its Independent School League victory.
Berwick 3, Beaver Country Day 2 — Junior Megan Libby (6 aces, 19 assists, 15 digs), senior Corinne Bessette (20 digs, 5 kills), and senior Hollis Cannella Matthews (13 digs, 4 aces) led the Bulldogs (6-13) to an Eastern Independent League victory.
Eli Cloutier can be reached at eli.cloutier@globe.com. Follow him @iamelicloutier.