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HHS Sports Roundup: Boys hockey advances; girls hockey, boys hoops fall

by | Feb 26, 2026 | Featured: Sports, Sports

Matt Pedroli recorded a hat trick to lead the Hopkinton High School boys hockey team to a 5-4 victory over Gloucester in the opening round of the Division 2 state tournament Wednesday at New England Sports Center in Marlborough.

The 16th-seeded Hillers improved to 13-7-1 and next will play the winner of Friday’s game between top-seeded Canton and 32nd-seeded Somerset-Berkley. …

Also Wednesday, the HHS girls hockey co-op team dropped a 3-0 decision to fourth-seeded Bishop Feehan in a first-round game at New England Sports Village in North Attleboro.

The 29th-seeded Hillers, who finish the season with a 10-11 record, allowed one goal in each period. …

In action from Thursday, the HHS boys basketball team dropped an 81-58 decision at 24th-seeded Quincy in a Division 1 preliminary-round game.

The 41st-seeded Hillers struggled offensively in the first half, trailing 15-8 after one quarter and 35-20 at the midpoint break. They were able to close the gap to 12 after three quarters (53-41), but Quincy pulled away in the final period.

Tory Ahlstrom-Hall and Connor Nguyen scored 10 points apiece to lead the way for the Hillers, who end their season at 12-9. …

HHS girls basketball, seeded 16th in Division 1 with a record of 14-6, opens tournament play Friday at 6 p.m. with a home game against 17th-seeded Bridgewater-Raynham.

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