SCITUATE — Two years ago, the boys and girls soccer teams at Norwell High achieved an incredible feat by winning state championships back-to-back in state finals at Medway High. Improbably, the Clippers have done it yet again, partying like it was 2021.
In a big way, the year 2021 was the repeat of this unexpected victory. The boys’ team led Saturday’s double-local Division 3 doubleheader, with senior back Joshua Kue setting up the tying goal with a long free kick in the second half then winning it in walk-off fashion in a penalty kick shootout against a tough Pembroke team at blustery Scituate High.
No. 3 seed Norwell (20-2-2) won the shootout 5-4 after the teams played to a 1-1 draw through 80 minutes of regulation and a pair of 15-minute sudden-death overtime periods.
The girls had slightly less drama but an equally joyous outcome, beating defending state champ Hanover, 1-0, on sophomore Anja Johnson’s goal with 23 minutes remaining. Norwell, the fourth seed, finishes 23-1-1, avenging its lone loss of the season — 1-0 to Hanover way back on Sept. 8.
Norwell girls coach, Kara Connerty, called it a “fairy tale” day, while senior goalkeeper Belle Pettit expressed her gratitude by saying: “It’s crazy. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime experience, and for us to do it twice with the boys and for me to be on the team both times, it’s surreal.”
This article originally appeared on The Patriot Ledger: Norwell boys, girls soccer teams win Div. 3 state championships
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