Vermont playoffs: Opening-round highlights (Oct. 22)

The capital city was home to a triple header as Montpelier High School hosted three first-round playoff games.

The capital city was home to a triple header as Montpelier High School hosted three first-round playoff games.

WE'LL BEGIN IN THE GREEN MOUNTAIN STATE WITH A POSTSEASON TRIPLE-HEADER IN THE CAPITAL CITY .. START WITH THE NIGHTCAP .. DIVISION TWO BOYS SOCCER PLAYDOWN .. THE HOST MONTPELIER WELCOMING MOUNT ABE TO TOWN .. ======== BEST CHANCE OF THE 1ST HALF COMES FROM THE EAGLES .. FREE KICK SERVED INTO THE BOX .. TAKES A BIG HOP .. BUT MAX WEINSTEIN THERE TO CORRAL IT .. SCORELESS GAME AT THE BREAK .. ======== SOLONS NEARLY BREAK THROUGH IN THE 2ND HALF .. WATCH HARRIS DZONBIC SNAKE HIS WAY THROUGH THE EAGLE DEFENSE .. HIS SHOT SAILS áJUSTá WIDE OF THE NET .. AND IT REMAINS SCORELESS .. ======== UNDER 15 TO GO IN REGULATION .. BALL PLAYED AHEAD TO BRANDEN REYNOLDS .. AND HE MAKES THINGS HAPPEN .. BARELY SNEAKS IT PAST THE KEEPER FOR THE GOAL! .. THE EAGLES SOAR IN FRONT .. 1-0 ======== AND REYNOLDS WASN'T DONE .. WITH A MINUTE LEFT .. THE JUNIOR PUTS THE GAME ON ICE WITH HIS SECOND SCORE .. (áááTAKE SCOREááá) THE EAGLES UPSET THE SOLONS ON THE ROAD .. THEY'LL TAKE ON 2ND- SEEDED MIDDLEBURY SATURDAY .. WE'LL STAY IN THE CAPITAL CITY .. SOLONS HOPING FOR A BETTER RESULT IN GIRLS SOCCER .. TAKING ON THE WOODSTOCK WASPS .. ======== 1ST HALF .. ALEAH DYSON TAKES THE PASS .. MAKES A NICE MOVE .. HAS THE WHOLE NET TO WORK WITH .. AND SHE BURIES IT .. THE SOLONS 2ND GOAL OF THE GAME .. MONTPELIER TAKES A 2-0 LEAD INTO HALFTIME .. ======== 2ND HALF .. SOLONS AWARDED A PENALTY KICK AFTER A HANDBALL IN THE BOX .. EMMA TARLETON MAKES THE SAVE! .. AND MELANIE WINTERS SKIES THE REBOUND .. THAT LOOK SAYS IT ALL .. SHE CAN'T BELIEVE IT .. ======== LUCKILY FOR WINTERS .. HER TEAMMATES PICK HER UP .. LUCIA MCCALLUM CROSSES IT .. LILY GINGOLD KNOCKS IT HOME .. (áááTAKE SCOREááá) SOLONS BLANK THE WASPS .. THEY'LL HOST MISSISQUOI FRIDAY AFTERNOON .. FINALLY .. THE THIRD GAME OF THE TRIPLE HEADER .. SOLONS AND MILTON YELLOW JACKETS GETTING TOGETHER IN FIELD HOCKEY .. ======== BEST CHANCE OF THE FIRST HALF COMES FROM THE HOSTS .. BUT MILTON GOALIE EMMA PHILBROOK IS UP FOR THE CHALLENGE .. MAKES BACK- TO-BACK SAVES .. KEEPS IT A SCORELESS GAME .. ======== 2ND HALF .. HER TEAM FINDS THE BACK OF THE CAGE .. SILVIA MOORE COMES UP THE STEAL .. AND RIPS

Vermont playoffs: Opening-round highlights (Oct. 22)

The capital city was home to a triple header as Montpelier High School hosted three first-round playoff games.

On the first day of the 2019 Vermont high school fall playoffs, the capital city of Vermont was the place to be.Montpelier High School played host to a triple header of opening-round postseason games Tuesday.In Division II boys soccer, 10th-seeded Mount Abraham struck twice late to sink the Solons, 2-0. The Eagles will travel to No. 2 Middlebury for a quarterfinal matchup at 1 p.m. Saturday afternoon.In girls soccer, No. 4 Montpelier blanked visiting Woodstock, 3-0. With the victory, the Solons earned the right to host 12th-seeded Missisquoi at 5 p.m. Friday.Finally, in Division III field hockey, No. 9 Milton jumped ahead by a score before Montpelier scored two straight goals to steal a 2-1 victory in the opening round of the playoffs. The 8th-seeded Solons will play at top-seeded Windsor at 3:30 p.m. Friday in the quarterfinal round.

MONTPELIER, Vt. —

On the first day of the 2019 Vermont high school fall playoffs, the capital city of Vermont was the place to be.

Montpelier High School played host to a triple header of opening-round postseason games Tuesday.

In Division II boys soccer, 10th-seeded Mount Abraham struck twice late to sink the Solons, 2-0. The Eagles will travel to No. 2 Middlebury for a quarterfinal matchup at 1 p.m. Saturday afternoon.

In girls soccer, No. 4 Montpelier blanked visiting Woodstock, 3-0. With the victory, the Solons earned the right to host 12th-seeded Missisquoi at 5 p.m. Friday.

Finally, in Division III field hockey, No. 9 Milton jumped ahead by a score before Montpelier scored two straight goals to steal a 2-1 victory in the opening round of the playoffs. The 8th-seeded Solons will play at top-seeded Windsor at 3:30 p.m. Friday in the quarterfinal round.

Vermont playoffs: Opening-round highlights (Oct. 22)

The capital city was home to a triple header as Montpelier High School hosted three first-round playoff games.

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