Boys’ soccer collected four wins Oct. 20-30, including an impressive 5-1 victory over Waltham on Senior Night on Oct. 22. Charlie Villatoro scored twice in the opening five minutes to help the Warriors get rolling. Brothers Colton and Caiden Alhart had two assists each.
In other games, Colton Alhart scored in the seventh minute off a pass from Adithya Mattangote in a 2-1 win over Concord-Carlisle on Oct. 20. Caiden Alhart scored the ultimate game winner on a penalty kick. In a 2-0 victory at Newton South on Oct. 26, senior captains and center backs Brady Babineau and Kevin Klautky played shutdown defense for the Warriors. WHS fell behind twice at Norwell on Oct. 30 before getting the deciding goal in the 73rd minute when Villatoro assisted on fellow sophomore Caiden Alhart’s goal for a 3-2 decision.
The team concluded its regular season with a 14-2 record after a dominating 8-0 triumph at Westford Academy on Nov. 2. As of Nov. 3, the team was ranked No. 2 in the MIAA Power Rankings for Division 2. Tournament seedings were due to be released Nov. 5.
Football
The Wayland High School football team finished the regular season with an impressive 6-2 record, earning the No. 11 seed in the MIAA Division 4 playoffs. The Warriors will hit the road Nov. 6 to take on sixth-seeded Tantasqua at 7 p.m.
Wayland’s offense has been a major strength throughout the season, averaging an impressive 35 points per game. Leading the offensive attack has been senior running back Brajae Walton, who has found the end zone 20 times this season. Quarterback Mike Johansson has directed the offense with 1,100 passing yards and 13 touchdown passes, while senior captain Aidan Curry has been a favorite target, recording over 400 receiving yards and four touchdowns.
While the offense has put up big numbers, the Warriors’ defense has been anchored by senior captains Hayden Duffy and Alex Galper, who have provided leadership, toughness, and consistency on that side of the ball.
Football bounced back in a big way following its second loss of the season to Bedford with a 23-20 win over Concord-Carlisle on Oct. 30 at Stadium Field.
Golf
There was a silver lining in the WHS golf team’s one-win season when Matthew Moscoffian shot a 77 in the DCL meet to earn DCL all-star honors. He finished in seventh place on the par-70 Wedgewood Pines Country Club course.
Volleyball
Girls’ volleyball turned in a big 3-1 win over rival Weston at the Field House, continuing a strong run heading toward the postseason.
Girls’ soccer
The Warriors salvaged one win last week to break a six-game winless streak with a 2-0 victory over Ashland on Oct. 31. Wayland had dropped a 4-0 decision to Newton South on Oct. 26 and 1-0 decision to Nashoba Regional three days later. In their final game of the season before the MIAA tournament, the Warriors downed Bedford, 2-0, to finish the season 10-4-4.
