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LAKEVILLE, Conn.  — The Phillips defense had the Hotchkiss quarterback scrambling for his life in a 47-13 season-opening win over Hotchkiss.

The Big Blue had a whopping nine sacks and 300-plus pound lineman Ricardo Hernandez had a 2-yard fumble recovery for a score. Adam Cohen and Kevin Milowski each had three sacks.

Tied 2-2 after the fourth round of the shootout, Phillips Andover's Elizabeth Welch faced down the Hotchkiss School goalie. She carried the ball forward, made a move, and gave her team what proved to be the championship-winning goal in the team's 2-1 win in New England Prep A championship game Sunday.
Coming into the tournament as the No. 5 seed, Phillips upset St. Paul's in the first round, avenging a blowout loss from the regular season. Phillips followed that with a 2-1 double overtime win over top-seeded Greenwich Academy, with Welch scoring the winner in that game as well, and then edged out a hard fought win over Hotchkiss.
Phillips took an early lead, with Jo Caipo scoring to put on the board. Hotchkiss answered less than two minutes later to tie the game at 1-1, and then proceeded to pressure the Phillips zone for most of the rest of regulation.
The Big Blue defense and goalie Liz Keefe were able to hold strong, and once in overtime Phillips began to turn the tables on Hotchkiss. But the game-winning goal never came, sending the game to a decisive penalty shootout.
Phillips scored first, with Meg Ward potting her team's first opportunity to take a one goal lead after one round, but Hotchkiss stopped Phillips' next shot and scored to tie it up.
Charlotte Welch scored Phillips' second goal, and with the score tied at 2-2 after four, Welch scored the winner and then Hotchkiss missed its last opportunity, giving the Big Blue the title.
Phillips finishes the season 16-3.

Alex Dziadosz scored one goal and assisted on two others and Phillips Academy beat Hotchkiss 5-1 in the New England quarterfinals.

Phillips lost to Hotchkiss 53-50 in the New England Prep A quarterfinals. Brandon Michel had 18 points in just 18 minutes and Nate Meehan added 13 points.

Sarah Bresette fired a crossing pass to Sydney Brackett, who slid it into the goal to give Brooks soccer the lead, and the Green and While held on to best Hotchkiss 2-0 in the NEPSAC semifinals last night. Emma Goff added the other goal, off an assist from Isabella Papapetros. Brooks will take on Nobles in the NEPSAC finals today at 1 p.m.

Will Poss made 14 saves but Phillips boys soccer lost 2-0 to Hotchkiss in the New England Class A finals yesterday.

"We got off to a slow start and we didn't really get anything going until the second half ... (when) we came out much stronger and put up a fight," Phillips coach Bill Scott said.

Phillips nearly pulled off the upset of tourney-dominant Hotchkiss, but fell just short.

Hotchkiss ended the drama with a goal early in overtime to hand the Big Blue  a  1-0 loss in the New England Prep A semifinals.

Phillips Academy won the first game but then dropped three straight to Hotchkiss in the New England prep Class A semifinals. The Big Blue finished its season at 11-2 while Hotchkiss fell to Choate in the finals.

Phillips Academy bowed out of the New England Class A prep field hockey tournament yesterday, but its 2-0 loss to Hotchkiss was no disgrace. Hotchkiss is the defending seven-time champion. Phillps finished a superb season with a 14-1-1 record.