The Barrington High School boys soccer team fell behind in the first half of its game against Moses Brown on Saturday afternoon and was unable to battle back, losing its home opener 1-0 at Victory Field. 

The Quakers' Ryan Johnson scored off an assist from Max Horowitz. Barrington's Emmanuel Despines finished the game with 14 saves.

Barrington (0-1) is scheduled to play against East Providence on Tuesday night.

Girls soccer

The Eagles scored twice in the first half and netted another goal in the second half en route to a 3-0 win over Burrillville on Tuesday, Sept. 4.

Olivia Middleton and Grace Muccino each scored a goal and tallied an assist to lead Barrington's offense. Bella Richardson had an assist and Sarah Yee also scored for Barrington. Jenna Park made seven saves in net.

On Friday, Sept. 7, Barrington defeated Cranston West 2-1, to improve its record to 2-0 in Division I. Yee, a freshman, netted the game-winner for the Eagles with about 17 minutes remaining the game. Cary Heterick scored a goal for Barrington in the first half, and Kamryn Voutes finished with an assist. 

Park stopped 10 shots against the Falcons.

Football 

The Barrington High School football team pushed Cranston East to the limit on Friday night, before losing 43-42 in overtime. 

The Eagles fell behind 14-0 against the Bolts, who won the Division I championship last season and averaged more than 40 points per game. 

But a determined run by Barrington quarterback Nick Roach sparked a turnaround for the Eagles.

Roach, a senior, got hit hard in the backfield and spun around, but stayed on his feet. He then took another hit, but lowered his shoulders and powered through the line, breaking free for a long touchdown run. 

Barrington coach Sandy Gorham said he was extremely impressed by Nick's effort on that run and his determination. Coach Gorham said Nick's run was easily one of the best he has ever seen by any of the players he has coached over the years.

"I've seen (former NFL and Boston College player) Jamie Silva run the ball, and Nick's run was as hard-nosed of a run that I've ever witnessed," said Coach Gorham.

The Eagles coach said that following Roach's scoring run, Barrington players realized that they could compete with the high-powered Bolts. Coach Gorham said Zach Newberg, Josh Nutter, Eric Van Bree, Tom Rocha and Luke Gorham did a nice job on defense, but Cranston East still managed to add to their score. 

The Eagles' offense kept pace, as Roach ran for more than 200 yards and four touchdowns. Mark Bernardo added another TD on a nice run. At the end of regulation, Barrington and Cranston East were knotted at 35-35.

The Eagles had the ball first during overtime, and Roach gave Barrington the lead when he tossed a touchdown pass to Owen Valentine. Chase White booted the extra point, his sixth of the game, and Barrington led 42-35.

The Bolts' offense then took the field. Barrington stopped East on first and second down, but on third down the Bolts scored on a short pass. Trailing 42-41, Cranston East went for the two-point conversion. The Bolts lined up in an empty set and their running back managed to break around the outside of the Eagles' line for the score. 

Coach Gorham said that despite the loss, he praised his players for their impressive effort.

"I said 'I can't tell you how proud I am. You came in with fire, passion and emotion. You went toe-to toe with what most people think is the third-best team in the state,'" he said. "They played their hearts out."

Coach Gorham said he also posed a new challenge to his team — sustaining that type of effort for each game they play, including this Friday's game at Portsmouth.

"We have to be ready to go against Portsmouth," he said. "They're always tough. They got beat badly by North Kingstown… I told the kids, it's 0-0, they're a wounded dog and you have to expect them to come out with their backs against the wall, ready to fight."