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MIAA Leadership Award: Vision of the MIAA: LeOMG!

Class of 2026 (ALL FOUR YEARS)

  1. Football Elite Eight: Hanover Archies Elite 8 Football Kellen “Football” ducci 4th quarter 60 yard TD (28-26 loss)
  2. Gillette 2023: “Mr. Everything” “Once in a generation” Sclazi, Mekhi, BOOM BOOM Mancini
  3. Soccer State Championship 2022 at Lynn vs. Dedham Sophia, Natalie,

Ray Mancini vs Duk Koo Kim, 1982 WBA Lightweight Title

Duk Koo Kim was a South Korean professional boxer who died after a championship fight against Ray Mancini in November 1982. Kim was knocked out in the 14th round and suffered a fatal brain injury, which led to a coma and his death five days later. His death prompted major safety reforms in professional boxing, including a reduction of championship bouts from 15 to 12 rounds.  

    • The fight: 

      On November 13, 1982, Kim challenged Ray Mancini for the WBA lightweight championship in Las Vegas. 

  • The knockout: 

    After a brutal fight, Kim was knocked down in the 14th round and did not recover, leading to the match being stopped. 

  • The tragedy: 

    Kim fell into a coma and, after surgery, was declared brain-dead. He passed away on November 18, 1982, just five days after the fight, at the age of 23. 

  • The aftermath: 

    Kim’s death led to significant changes in boxing to improve fighter safety, such as shortening championship fights to 12 rounds and mandating more thorough pre-fight medical exams. 

  • Legacy: 
    The tragic event has been the subject of films, including the 2002 South Korean movie Champion, and continues to be a pivotal moment in boxing history, as detailed on Wikipedia, Find a Grave, and by this ESPN article

Class of 2026 (Fall 2025 season)

  1. Golf Sectional Champions (Best finish in career)
  2. Cheerleading: Patriot, Regional
  3. Cross-Country: 1st win in 4 years!!!!!!! Beat SMELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLY SAILORS!
  4. Boys Soccer: Beat Hingham 1-0 victory 1st time in 10+ years. 6th minute Parked the Bus!  (Christmas Tree Lax Defense)
  5. Football Elite Eight: Hanover Archies Elite 8 Football Kellen “Football” ducci 4th quarter 60 yard TD (28-26 loss)
  6. Boys Soccer: Senior Night ALL 5 SENIORS SCORED vs. Quincy 6-1 (Gavin (2), James (10/20??), Addison (1/1), Ryan Much PK (1/1), Adam A (1))
  7. Boys Basketball: Fall League Basketball Champions (beat Plymouth South, Braintree 20+ point wins) Taking a chare Costa lot engery
  8. Volleyball: “Volleyball” Chant

 

MIAA Playoffs 2025

  1. Football
    1. Sweet 16: Hanover (3) defeats Weston (14) 46 – 14
    2. Elite 8: Archies (6) defeats Hanover (3) 28 – 26
    3. All-Stars
    4. All-Scholastics
  2. Cheerleading
    1. Patriot League Champions
    2. Regional Champions
  3. Boys Soccer Division 3
    1. Round of 32: Hanover (12) defeats Blackstone Valley Reg Voc / Tech HS (21) 3 – 0
    2. Sweet 16: Chicopee (5) defeats Hanover (12) 4 – 1
    3. All-Stars:
    4. All-Scholastics
  4. Girls Soccer Division 3
    1. Round of 32: East Bridgewater Jr / Sr (28) defeats Hanover (5) 1 – 0
    2. All-Stars
    3. All-Scholastics
  5. Girls Volleyball
    1. Round of 32: Hanover (6)  defeats Medway (27) 3 – 1
    2. Sweet Sixteen: Newburyport (11) defeats Hanover (6) 3-2
    3. MVP Tessa Madden
  6. Field Hockey
    1. Round of 32: Hanover (7) defeats North Reading (26) 5-1
    2. Sweet Sixteen: Lynnfield defeats Hanover (7) 2-0
    3. STATE CHAMPION
  7. Golf
    1. Sectional Champions
    2. State Tournament
  8. Boys Cross Country
  9. Girls Cross Country

 

 

Class of 2029 (FRESHMAN)

Moments

  1. tommy regan stiff arm senior
  2. Football (Cam Hallett / James Byrne): Razzle Dazzle (2 wins)
  3. JV Soccer: Sadie (JV Jesse Blasso) (2 losses)
  4. Field Hockey: Megan Amsler
  5. JV Golf (Rhea)

Golf:

  1. Sectional Champs
  2. Senior Night “Bye Bye Birdie”
  3. State Championship
  4. Bus Driver
  5. Beating Duxbury

Cheerleading

  1. League Champs (3x)
  2. Regional Champs (2x)

Volleyball:

  1. Senior Rockland
  2. Fastest team to make tournament

Football (2016 State Championship):

  1. Football 2025: Hanover Archies Elite 8 Football Kellen “Football” ducci 4th quarter 60 yard TD (28-26 loss)
  2. Senior night win vs. Quincy:
  3. 1st win vs. Somerset
  4. Patrick Flynn PAT block vs. Holliston less than one minute left in 2015 State Playoffs.
  5. Mike N. Tackle vs. Holliston inside the 10 fumble. (The Marriage Story)
  6. 2017 South Sectional Final: Trev Blaisdell 70-yard screen pass “going to the Crib!” 28 – 0.
  7. Matt Lanagan interception vs. Ashland
  8. 3rd touchdown at Gillette State Championship Game

 

  2. Danvers Final four win (Fall 2023)
  3. Hockey State Championship (Winter 2022)
  4. Elite 8 Hockey Norwell (Winter 2024) 2-1 Mekhi jumped boards
  5. Rugby State Championship vs Weymouth (Spring 2024)  31-26 
  6. Elite 8 girls basketball
  7.  Round of 16 closer

Class or 2023

  1. Junior Gym WILD RIDE, soccer ball to face injuries (witnesses)
  2. State Championship Girls Soccer Fall 2022
  3. Hockey CO(vid)-State Champions Winter 2020
  4. Hockey Winter 2022 State Champions
  5. Boys Soccer State Tournament 4 – 0 vs. Greater New Bedford
  6. Dover-Sherborn Shootout Save
  7. Tackling Coach Cody:

Cross-Country

  1. 1st win in 4 years!!!!!!! SMELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLY SAILORS!
  2. Northfield Mountain:

Soccer Moment

  1. Hingham 1-0 victory 1st time in 10+ years. 6th minutes Parked the Bus!  (Christmas Tree Lax Defense)
  2. Senior Night ALL 5 SENIORS SCORED vs. Quincy 6-1 (Gavin (2), James (10/20??), Addison (1/1), Ryan Much PK (1/1), Adam A (1))

Field Hockey:

  1. Senior Night: Beat Braintree (2026)
  2. Beating Scituate 2-1 (LEAGUE Champs 2026)
  3. South Sectional Finals vs. Cohasset Final Score 1-0 Double OT Maura Kelly (3 consecutive 2OT victories Dover-Sherborn, Holliston)
  4. South Sectional Semi-Finals vs.Holliston Final Score 1-0 Double OT Samatha Taylor (3 consecutive 2OT victories Dover-Sherborn, )
  5. South Sectional Quarter-Finals vs. Dover-Sherborn Final Score 1-0 Double OT

Baseball: 

  1. Freshman Year: Seekonk 2-0 (Ryan Kelleher)

Boys Basketball (2017 State Championship):

  1. Freshman: JV Buzzer beater Jared Whit
  2. Sophomore: Beating Bishop Stang in State Tournament, Jack Buckley 1,000 points.
  3. Senior Year: Beating Bourne (funniest game). Whitman Hanson buzzer beater. Old Rochester.

Boys Tennis:

Softball: Whitman Hanson 6th inning comeback (trailing 9 – 1) Batting out of order.