Vermont High School Fall Playoffs Open Friday: Harwood Girls' Soccer Avenges Final Loss 1-0
The 2026 Vermont high school fall playoff season opened on October 23, with quarterfinals in soccer, field hockey and volleyball played Friday night. In the Division II girls' soccer quarterfinals, top seed Harwood beat No. 8 Rice 1-0 on a goal by Gia Gendimenico, avenging its loss to Rice in the 2025 D-II final; No. 4 Green Mountain Valley routed Otter Valley 9-2; and No. 15 Milton advanced past No. 7 Lamoille 5-4 on penalty kicks after a 1-1 draw, according to the Burlington Free Press's live score updates.
In Division I boys' soccer, No. 5 Essex edged No. 4 BFA-St. Albans 5-4, with Ethan Leo scoring four goals as Essex reached the semifinals for the first time since 2021; No. 3 Champlain Valley beat Mount Mansfield 2-1.
In Division I field hockey, top seed Rice blanked Colchester 6-0. In Division I girls' volleyball, top seed Essex swept South Burlington 3-0 (25-6, 25-11, 25-17).
Source: GSM·America
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 图：女子足球比赛（资料图）。摄影：Noah Riffe，CC0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: a women's soccer match (file photo), by Noah Riffe, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
