Kyle Grabowski

DOVER - Winston Bunn intended to shoot. He'll definitely settle for the result of the pass, instead.

In every division, now there are eight. The opening round of the high school football playoffs cut the number of teams in half. Five MetroWest and Milford-area teams reached the quarterfinals.

Choosing the best girls volleyball players in the state can be an arduous task. With the 2024 season winding down, the Massachusetts Volleyball Coaches Association released its three all-state squads. Players were picked from Division 1, Division 2 and Division 3-5.

The No. 9 Milford football team held a one-score lead with less than a minute remaining at No. 1 Reading in the Division 3 quarterfinals Friday. The Rockets chipped away at an 11-point cushion over the final nine minutes. They drove from their own 28 to Milford’s 32 in 1 minute, 44 seconds without any timeouts. It was first down, but Reading quarterback Jack Murphy went for everything. Milford’s defense bit on the slant but couldn’t recover once Robert Morris streaked upfield on a go. He elevated over the defense for the game-winning receiving touchdown with 44 seconds on the clock to secure a 21-18 victory and send the Rockets to the Final Four. They will face No. 4 North Attleborough in the state semifinals.

Since Massachusetts moved to statewide tournaments in 2021, only one team has won the Division 4 girls volleyball state championship: Ipswich.

EASTHAMPTON — The Cheshire Academy football rumbled into Sawyer Field ready to prove something against Williston Northampton School in the annual NEPSAC Danny Smith Bowl. The two teams had clashed earlier in the season and the Wildcats had snagged a win from the Cheshire Cats, 49-41, to extend its winning streak to five games.

WEYMOUTH – The season, the winning streak, the reign, all ended in a flash.

Sometimes you gotta roll the dice. Bellingham's Max Gamble was voted the Week 9 Daily News High School Football Player of the Week. He caught four passes for 104 yards and a touchdown in a 27-6 win over Apponequet, the Blackhawks' fifth victory in a row.

The 2024 Massachusetts high school cross country season hit the finish line over the weekend in Devens. Runners from all over MetroWest and the greater Milford area grabbed podium finishes and posted personal bests. Here's nine of the top performances from across the races:

Wellesley weathered Catholic Memorial for most of a wet first half in Friday’s Division 2 state semifinal. The No. 5 seed Raiders even led the No. 1 seed seeking its fifth trip to a Super Bowl at Gillette Stadium in the past six years.