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Attleboro girls edged in finale
 Attleboro's Amanda Monson, left, and Meghan Hathaway (9) and Durfee's Kate McDonald, right, go for the ball. (Staff photo by Mark Stockwell)
Top Headlines The Hilltoppers held a 1-0 advantage at the half, scoring at 15:25 of the first half. In the second half, the Bombardiers tied the match at 1-1 on a goal by Sarah Jennings, off a nice crossing pass from Kristen Mahoney, at 24:17 of the session. That score held up until the final minutes of the match when Aguiar scored a goal to give the visitors the lead for good. Mahoney, a junior midfielder, played well in the match for Attleboro as did junior sweeper Jenna Costa and sophomore midfielder Jessica Jeffrey. Despite having a 6-12 overall record following the loss to Durfee, Attleboro still gained a berth in the state tournament by finishing in second place in the Old Colony League with a 4-4 mark. The tournament pairings will be announced on Thursday. King Philip 2, Hopedale 2 HOPEDALE - The Warriors took a 2-0 lead, but then had to settle for a tie in their regular-season finale in a non-league match. King Philip took a 1-0 lead on a goal by Shayla Billian off of a penalty kick, 15 minutes into the match. The Warriors made it 2-0 on an unassisted goal by Lauren Young, five minutes later. Hopedale cut the lead in half with a goal, 12 minutes into the second half, and then tied the match at 2-2 with a goal with 11 minutes remaining in the match. Alex Ceven made 10 saves in net for King Philip (9-7-3). Bourne 5, Seekonk 2 SEEKONK - Scoring four goals over a 13-minute span in the first half, the Canalmen defeated the Warriors in a South Coast Conference season finale. The Warriors actually cracked the scoreboard first, with Vanessa Senecal scoring a goal just 1:30 into the match. Jordan Fina assisted on the play. Bourne then scored the game's next four goals. At the 33-minute mark, Fina scored with an assist from Anessa Bay to make it 4-2 at halftime. In the second half, Christine Pazlaza took over in the Seekonk net and made seven saves on 14 shots. The Warriors close out the season with a 4-12-2 overall mark.
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