A shutout in the preliminary round
Falmouth beat Burncoat 3–0 on November 7, a result recorded by MIAA and the school’s varsity schedule. The 23rd seed advances to No. 10 Greater Lowell Tech on November 9 at 6 p.m.; MIAA had not posted a venue when checked.
Falmouth’s selection record was 9–6–3, and Burncoat was seeded 42nd.
A late run of clean sheets
Falmouth’s school-linked boys’ varsity schedule identifies the November 7 venue as the high school’s Turf Field. Its recent results include four consecutive games without conceding: a 4–0 home win over Old Rochester on October 20, a 0–0 draw at Nauset on October 22, a 1–0 win at Old Rochester on October 24 and a 3–0 home win over Dennis-Yarmouth on October 26.
Those four games brought three wins and a draw, with eight goals scored and none allowed. The sequence ended with a 1–2 loss at Martha’s Vineyard on October 28.
Earlier October results were less consistent: Falmouth lost 1–2 at Nantucket and 0–1 to Monomoy, won 5–1 at Sandwich, then lost 0–1 to Barnstable.
