HINGHAM, Mass. — Some of the best teams in girls MIAA hockey took to the ice to kick off the annual Hingham Showcase on Monday.
Six top-10 teams were in action, including each of the top four squads. No. 2 Malden Catholic took down Lincoln-Sudbury, 3-1, before No. 7 Archbishop Williams took a 2-1 overtime thriller over Arlington. No. 4 Duxbury got a last-second, 2-1 win over St. Mary's in a meeting of last year's state champions, and No. 1 Hingham handed No. 8 Westwood its first loss in a 4-2 thriller. Meanwhile, No. 3 Notre Dame (Hingham) took care of Braintree, 4-1, before Andover beat Needham, 7-0, in the nightcap.
I made it down to Pilgrim Arena for the first day of the showcase, which will continue on Tuesday and Thursday. I took in Archies' win over Arlington, Duxbury's win over St. Mary's and Hingham's win over Westwood.
Each game featured its fair share of drama and plenty of high-end play.
We'll look at standout defenders and goalies from the day later this week. For now, let's dive into 16 standout forwards.
Caroline Doherty
Hingham, 8/13/2006, F, right shot, 5-6
NCAA: Holy Cross
Doherty led the way for Hingham with a hat trick against Westwood, bringing her to 33 goals on the year. She and Shea Richardson were central to the Harborwomen's big second period. Doherty played in all situations and constantly created chances for herself and others.
Her first goal was a thing of beauty on the power play. After playing pitch and catch with Addy Garrity out high, Doherty closed at the right dot and wired a wrist shot perfectly into the top left corner. It was an effortless release, and the assist marked Garrity's 100th career point. Doherty's second of the game came on a strong net drive, diving to chip the rebound under the bar off Richardson's rush. She capped off the hat trick on the power play after her younger sister, Brenna, forced a turnover in the neutral zone. Doherty led the rush the other way and put a heavy shot on net from the right dot that found a way through.
REPLAY
Not a shot you see every day in HS hockey as Caroline Doherty fires an absolute MISSILE to put Hingham up 1-0 in 2nd period action pic.twitter.com/PKCLImL3wj— Harborwomen Hockey (@harborwomen) February 17, 2025
Hannah Lasch
Hingham, Class of 2027, F, right shot
Lasch played a good 200-foot game for Hingham, and she was a big part of their ability to weather the storm during Westwood's pushes. She provided great support down low as the center in the defensive zone and confidently skated the puck out of danger. She had a deflection in the first that hit the post, and in the second, she made a great feed for Doherty in front for a redirect bid. In the third, Lasch won a 50-50 puck at center ice and got a breakaway, trying to go over the blocker. She was excellent on a late penalty kill with Doherty, too. Lasch was everywhere. She took a beating in a battle out high before winning the puck back and getting it out. After a strong back-check, she led a good rush to kill off the remaining power play.
Callie Crean
Hingham, Class of 2027, F, right shot
Crean's strong shooting ability was on full display, and she had some good opportunities throughout the game. She got rewarded when she made it 2-0 in the second. After leading a quick up, she put a knuckling shot on net that found a way in glove-side. Earlier, Crean had two strong looks in the opening frame. The first came off a nice toe-drag before trying to go stick-side, and the second came off a feed from Doherty to the slot. In the third, Crean sent Doherty off to the races for a shorthanded breakaway, making a nice chip to her in open space.
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Maeve Murphy
Duxbury, Class of 2025, F, right shot, 5-10
Murphy had some dangerous chances for Duxbury, including the game's opening goal just over two minutes in. After Sami Norton led the rush and drove to the middle, SMH poked the puck right to Murphy, who was in a perfect spot as the trailer to bury it from inside the right hash mark. Later, she had another good look as the trailer in the slot in transition that wouldn't go. Murphy did a good job of finding open space and was strong using her frame to gain position in middle ice.
Meg Carney
Duxbury, Class of 2025, F, right shot
Carney nearly made it 2-0 shortly after Murphy, but the goal didn't stand after St. Mary's goalie Avery Sisco (Nahant, Mass.) got hurt in a nasty collision in front that knocked the net off. Nevertheless, it was a good effort by Carney to follow the play and get to the loose puck. She had some dangerous chances later in the second. The first came as she walked in alone, pump-faked and tried to reach around the netminder on her forehand. It somehow didn't find a way in. At the end of the second, Carney led an excellent regroup, curling around center ice before driving back into the offensive zone with a head of steam. She blew around the defenders and got a great shot from the right dot.
Zoey Madigan
Duxbury, Class of 2025, F, right shot
Madigan was her typical self for Duxbury, driving play in all three zones and effectively moving the puck through neutral ice. She scored the game-winner with 24 seconds left with a perfectly placed shot to the top left corner. Off a broken 2-on-1 for the Dragons, Madigan was right there as the trailer in the high slot to one-time the loose puck top shelf.
FINAL: Duxbury 2, St. Mary’s 1
Zoey Madigan rifles in the winner with 24 seconds left in regulation, and the Dragons win a thriller at the Hingham Showcase.
Maeve Murphy the other Duxbury goal, Emma Doucette scored for St. Mary’s.@GlobeSchools @DUXGIRLSHOCK @DuxHSAthletics pic.twitter.com/U7DIEiia5h
— Mike Puzzanghera (@mpuzzanghera) February 17, 2025
Emily Flemming
Archbishop Williams, Class of 2027, F, right shot
Hometown: Hull, Mass.
Flemming got better as the game went on for Archies against Arlington. She was speedy and impactful, playing an up-tempo game. In the second, she made a hell of an effort to force a turnover at the offensive blue line before breaking in alone for a good shooting chance at the left dot. She stuck with it and made a good move in the corner to open a passing lane to Izzy O'Brien (Holbrook, Mass.) for a look in the high slot. Later in the second, Flemming made a nice deke out high at the end of a power play to shake a defender and draw a hook.
McKenzie Lima-Tower
Archbishop Williams, Class of 2029, F, left shot
Hometown: Holbrook, Mass.
Lima-Tower made the most of her limited ice-time, acting as a disturber every time she touched the ice. Her speed was a major factor and allowed her to take away time and space from puck carriers and win races. She got a great chance in front in the first, getting to the loose puck first and trying to jam it home.
Caroline Batchelder
Archbishop Williams, Class of 2025, F, right shot, 5-6
Hometown: Braintree, Mass.
Batchelder dominated for Archies in overtime, capping a good day on the top line with Shea Nolan (Quincy, Mass.). In OT, she had the puck on a string and was dynamic moving the puck up ice and creating opportunities for herself and others. After her bid in the slot wouldn't go, she stuck with it, winning the race to the loose puck in the corner, chipping it around the defender and slipping a perfect feed to Cam Katapodis in the high slot for the game-winner. Batchelder's line was great on the forecheck and in the cycle in the lead-up to Katapodis' first goal, too. Batchelder, Archies' all-time leading goal-scorer, also had two scoring chances of her own in the first.
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Izzy O’Brien
Archbishop Williams, Class of 2028, F, right shot
Hometown: Holbrook, Mass.
O'Brien was everywhere for the Bishops, especially early on. She had several Grade-A scoring chances, but Arlington's Maddie Moscatel had her number. Early in the first, O'Brien got a step on the defense with a good burst in her first few strides before getting a quality shot in the slot. She had another bid on an open net in the first that somehow didn't beat the pad. Toward the end of the first, she made a steal at center ice, dangled the defense and tried to go five-hole. O'Brien also had a great back-check against Kelsie Partridge to bump her off the puck and prevent her from breaking in alone.
Maggie Ash
Westwood, Class of 2028, F, left shot
Ash was strong with Sullivan and Abby Pressley, playing a ton of minutes for Westwood. Ash made it 4-2 in the third with a terrific release inside the left post. She shaded into the high slot, where the puck found her out of the scramble in front, and she fired a low bullet off the post and in.
Kate Sullivan
Westwood, Class of 2025, F, left shot, 5-7
Westwood came out firing with a lot of energy and pace in the first and third periods, and Sullivan was at the forefront. She was a major play-driver and generated offense along with Ash and Pressley. Sullivan did a good job of using her combination of size and speed to gain leverage against defenders in transition and effectively lead rushes. She got Westwood on the board, cutting it to 2-1 late in the second when she crashed the blue paint and buried a rebound in a scramble in front. Sullivan's forechecking work with Ash early on led to a fantastic backhand bid for Pressley in front early on.
Sullivan had multiple strong drives to the net for backhands off speedy rushes. One came in the third as she drove wide around the defense and tried to go forehand-backhand. Ash's goal to cut it to 4-2 all came from a great effort on the rush by Sullivan that led to several chances in front.
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Kelsie Partridge
Arlington, Class of 2025, F, right shot
Partridge was strong in all situations for the Spy Ponders. She was speedy, won races, made smart plays and had a strong connection with center Libby Corsetti on the top line. Partridge opened the scoring in the third period, capping off a fantastic forechecking shift by her line. She parked herself in front of the net and was in a perfect spot at the left post to jam in a rebound. She and Corsetti were at the center of a dangerous power play in the first for Arlington, and she had a diving look on an open net that Kate McLeish (Dedham, Mass.) scrambled to kick out.
Partridge was a strong penalty killer, too. She was quick and aggressive against puck carriers out high. In the second, she pounced on a mishandle by Flemming, chipped it into space and won the race to go the other way. During the third, she and Tanya Kommaraju were excellent forechecking shorthanded, keeping it simple and hemming Archies in with their speed. In overtime, Partridge and Corsetti's connection was on display. Partridge chipped a puck perfectly into space for Corsetti to skate into, leading to a strong look.
Libby Corsetti
Arlington, Class of 2025, F, right shot
Corsetti stood out for a lot of the same reasons as Partridge on the top line, and she played a smart all-around game down the middle. Corsetti had several strong back checks, including one in the second, where she broke up a potential look in transition with a good stick lift. In overtime, she had a great chance off the rush. Corsetti flew into open space where Partridge laid the puck for her, and she drove the other way, danced around the defender and put a backhand on net.
Emma Doucette
St. Mary's, Class of 2031, F, left shot
Hometown: Wakefield, Mass.
You would never know Doucette is in sixth grade, between her size, high hockey IQ and her shot. St. Mary's top line with Doucette, Alyssa Norden (Peabody, Mass.) and Keira Twomey (Melrose, Mass.) was their best, able to set up shop in the attacking zone for extended sequences and work well in the cycle. Doucette tied it for SMH in the first with a quick release from the left dot. She showed good awareness and movement away from the puck in an extended attacking shift for the Spartans. She got to the loose puck after rotating into open space coming off a net-front battle, and fired a nice wrister inside the left post.
Alyssa Norden
St. Mary's, Class of 2027, F, right shot
Hometown: Peabody, Mass.
This was my first time seeing St. Mary's since last season, and both Norden and Twomey looked a step faster than the last time I saw them play. Norden helped drive their line and had several nice scoring chances. In the first, she found herself alone in the slot and tried to go top shelf, but her shot caught Duxbury's Carina Perry's mask. Later, she intercepted a breakout pass out high and walked in for a good look at the right dot. In the second, Norden made an excellent play behind the net on the forecheck. She got inside position and won the puck with a stick lift before trying to tuck in a wraparound bid. Perry beat her to the post.
