Sports Update

EPHS Soccer:
"Our Towniesgirls soccer team continued an unbeaten streak to 6-0 by defeating Central High School 6-2. Syndey Vilardi lead the scoring with 4 goals. Grace Abrams had 1 goal 2 assist. Alyssa DeOliviera and Julia Andrade had 1 assist apiece. We are honored to report that senior Amber Drainville scored her first goal since her freshmen year," - Coach Angelo Pizzi.

Earlier EP defeated Blackstone Valley Mayorial Prepatory School by a score of 8-0. The defense played outstanding once again. Grace Abrams lead the scoring with 3 goals. Sydney Vilardi had 2 goals. Alyssa DeOliveira had once. Lindsey Amaral scored one goal. And we are especially honored to report that senior Ariana Caluro netted her first ever goals for Townies Girls Soccer!

The team continued its winning ways with a 8-0 win over Woonsocket HS. Once again the defense held their opponent scoreless. Scorers: Grace Abrams 3 goals, Hailey Placido 1 goal. Sydney Vilardi 1 goal. Alyssa DeOliviera 1 goal. Jade Braxton 1 goal. Michaela Doro 1 goal. Rachel Oliviera had 4 saves.

The team's third win was over Tolman 5-1. EP was lead by the defense: Lindsey Amaral, Arianna Caluro, Amber Drainville, and Alyssa DeOliveria. Rachel Oliveira made 8 saves and Paige Chakouian had 2. Offense was provided by Grace Abrams (2 goal, 2 assist), Sydney Vilardi (1 goal), Lily Palumbo (1 goal) and Aaliyah Pattie (1 goal).

EPHS Girls Volleyball:
EP continued its uneven play en route to a 3-1 loss to the Purple (22-25, 14-25, 25-20, 24-26). The Townies had 14 service errors and 18 attack errors which proved to be too much to overcome. EP is struggling to find consistency with their passing and service game, which are the backbone of the game.

In a loss last month to Prout, EP just simply made too many errors to win the match (25-23, 15-25, 25-17, 11-15). The team is still trying to learn how to control matches and keep themselves from getting into big holes. Townies had 13 service errors with 25 attack errors to go along with 10 blocking errors. That's just too many points to give away in a Division 1 match. Tricia Hurley continues her strong play with 12 kills and 5 blocks.

EPHS Football:
Football is rebuilding after a year in which they were the state's best public school team after losses to Hendricken and Saint Ray's. East Providence played a physical game against the Bishop Hendricken Hawks September 16 . Ryan Ellenwood had a tremendous game connecting down field with multiple receivers. Dion Hazard ran the ball down hill for positive yards throughout the entire game. Brandon Johnson returned multiple kick offs for a total of 60 yards to help set up offensive drives for the Townies . There were two defensive fumble recoveries by the Townies during the four quarters of football. One by Will Williams on a linebacker blitz who recovered the ball in the back field of the Hawks. The second fumble recovery was by Tyler Dabarros in the open field to help gain back possession. Ryan Ellenwood used his speed towards the corner of the end zone to score for the East Providence Townies. The kick after was successful by kicker Warren Smith. But the Hawks proved to be the stronger team and beat EP easily.

EPHS Girls Cross-Country:
The girls cross country team split their dual meets held on September 21, 2016 at Colt State Park. The Townies defeated St. Pat's 15-50 and lost to Mt. Hope 22-33. Throughout the 5K course, Christy Long worked to stay in the top 10, finishing 6th in the meet with a personal best of 22:23. Not too far behind her were Lilly Cayce, Ellen Phillips and Gabrielle Patrone all finishing strong. With two wins, the team is ready for their next meet where they will compete at Barrington High School against St. Raphael and Barrington.