Name, Age: Peter Fallon, 13 Class Year: 2016 (eighth grade) Sport, Position: Football, Offensive/Defensive lineman Why is Peter Fallon the Patch Player of the Week? Peter Fallon is an active 13-year-old athlete who just recently received a scholarship to Athletic Based Training (ABT) in Milford. ABT’s main goal is to optimize an athlete’s performance by working alongside trainers, while performing agility, weight and skill training. Out of more than 50 student-athletes who applied, Fallon and one other athlete were awarded with the opportunity to spend time at ABT for the summer. “I had gone …

Name, Age: Tony Mobilia, 12 Class Year: 2017 (seventh grade) Sport, Position: Baseball, First baseman/Center fielder/Catcher Why is Tony Mobilia the Patch Player of the Week? Tony Mobilia is one of the many players on the 12-year-old Milford AAU team that will be heading to Cooperstown, NY, on Friday for at least six games against different teams from around the country. Though this will be Mobilia’s first time actually playing at Cooperstown, he has been there before, tagging along when his brother played for the AAU team when he was 12. “It’s mostly about having fun,” Mobilia said. “I …

Name, Age: Matt Gerard, 18 Class Year: Milford High School 2011 Team: Milford Legion Post 59 Sport, Position: Baseball, right field Why is Matt Gerard the Patch Player of the Week? Right fielder Matt Gerard put together quite a season for the Milford Legion Post 59 baseball team. Gerard led the team in hits with 37 over a 22-game regular season, the most during a Milford Legion season since 2004. Gerard did it all this season for Milford, compiling 22 RBIs, scoring 23 runs and stealing 17 bases. Though Gerard acknowledges his success, he knows he wouldn’t have been able to accomplish such a …

Name, Age: Dan Mantoni, 16 Class Year: Hopedale High School, 2012 Team: Milford Legion Baseball Post 59 Sport, Position: Baseball, Shortstop Why is Dan Mantoni the Patch Player of the Week? Dan Mantoni is Post 59’s starting shortstop and is proving he belongs in that role this year as he enters his second season under head coach Brian Macchi. Mantoni, who played in a limited role last season, is taking advantage of his opportunity this season by hitting .500 (11-for-22) in eight games this year (as of 6/30/11), helping the team jump out to a 9-3 start. He has driven in eight runs, while …

Name, Age: Jarrod Casey, 17 Class Year: 2012 Team: Milford Legion Baseball Post 59 Sport, Position: Baseball, pitcher and outfielder     Why is Jarrod Casey the Patch Player of the Week? Jarrod Casey is a senior pitcher and outfielder for the Milford Legion Baseball Post 59 team and has been a key contributor to the team’s early success this summer. Casey has been pitching well this season in both of his starts, going 2-0 with a 5.23 ERA over 10 1/3 innings of work. He has allowed just a few walks while striking out 15, including 10 in his first outing of the season. In his most recent start …

Name, Age: Caroline Atkinson, 17 Class Year: 2011 Sport, Position: Softball, First Base Why’s Caroline Atkinson the Patch Player of the Week? Caroline Atkinson is a senior tri-captain for the Milford High School varsity softball team this season and has been a member of the team all four of her high school years. The Hawks first baseman has been a big threat to opposing pitchers this season, as she is the fourth leading hitter (batting average) in the Mid-Wach A League, batting at a .488 clip. Atkinson has four doubles, one triple and nine RBIs this season, but most importantly, has come up …

Name, Age: Alex Boudreau, 18 Class Year: 2011 Sport, Position: Lacrosse, Long-stick Middie Why’s Alex Boudreau the Patch Player of the Week? Alex Boudreau is a senior tri-captain as well as an integral part of head coach Dave Dague’s varsity boys’ lacrosse team. Boudreau has been a part of the lacrosse program since he was a youth, beginning in 2006, and has played a key role in helping the Scarlet Hawks reach the playoffs for the first time in their three-year history. (The program began in 2009.) The Hawks recently clinched a playoff berth and at 10-3 with about one-fourth of the season …

Name, Age: Andrew Baranauskas Class Year: 2011 Sport, Position: Baseball, Pitcher Why’s Andrew Baranauskas the Patch Player of the Week? Milford High School senior and athlete, Andrew Baranauskas, threw his first no-hitter of his career last Tuesday against Mid-Wach A opponent Fitchburg. Baranauskas struck out nine batters and scattered just three walks on his way to tossing a gem, and improved the Scarlet Hawks’ record to 9-1 overall and 3-0 in league play. “It was really exciting,” Baranauskas said. “I tried not thinking about it the entire game. I tried not to throw my rhythm off. I felt …

Name: Shannon Smith Class Year: 2013 Position, Sport: Pitcher/First base, Softball Why is Shannon Smith the Patch Player of the Week? Shannon Smith is a sophomore starting pitcher for the Milford Scarlett Hawks’ varsity softball team and has helped the team get out to a solid 5-0 start (as of April 26). In one of the Hawks’ most recent games, Smith tossed a no-hitter against Leominster on April 22. She worked with a 1-0 lead for most of the game until the Hawks grabbed a run in the top of the seventh to win 2-0. Smith struck out 15 players on the day, on her way to her fifth win of the season…

Name: Samantha Salamone Class Year: 2012 Sport, Position: Lacrosse, Mid-fielder Why’s Samantha Salamone the Patch Player of the Week? Samantha Salamone is a junior standout lacrosse player for the Milford Scarlet Hawks’ varsity team and has started strong so far this season. Salamone scored four goals and had four assists Tuesday in her most recent game against Mid-Wach A opponent Leominster. Salamone helped the Hawks cruise past the Blue Devils, 19-4, and improve their record to 3-0 in the Mid-Wach in the young season. Salamone now has eight goals to go along with eight assists in the first …

Name, Age: Blake Hill, 12 Class Year: Sixth grade Sport, Position: Basketball, Center Why is Blake Hill the Patch Player of the Week? Hill is a talented three-sport athlete, as well as a polite and respectful young man. He stays active year-round by playing basketball, football and baseball, but admits that, so far, football is his favorite sport. Just last weekend, Hill, a center for the Milford Hawks’ sixth grade travel team, played in the Cape Cod Tournament. Hill participated in three games, and did well in all of them, but really hit his stride in the last game where he scored 26 points…

Name, Age: Ben Tuttle, 11 Class Year: Grade 6 Sport, Position: Basketball, Power forward Why’s Ben Tuttle the Patch Player of the Week? Ben Tuttle is one of the few 6th graders that is dedicated, hardworking and has a "don’t mess around" attitude when it comes to sports. Tuttle stays active all year round, playing football, basketball and lacrosse, though he admits he enjoys playing football the most. Currently, Tuttle is playing basketball for the Milford Hawks’ 6th grade travel team under head coach Shawn Fallon and although the team isn’t having the best year, Tuttle is happy to “have just…

Name, Age: Kevin Bradley, 16 Class Year: 2013 Sport, Event: Swimming, 200 IM and 500 (regular season), 200 and 500 yd freestyle (championships) Why’s Kevin Bradley the Player of the Week? Over the last two seasons, Kevin Bradley has been doing it all for the Scarlet Hawks boys’ swimming and diving team. Bradley has shattered Milford High School records such as the 200 yard freestyle, 200 yard individual medley, 500 yard freestyle, 100 yard freestyle and the 50 and 100 yard back and breaststroke in his time at Milford. This past Sunday, Bradley and a few other teammates competed at the boys’ …

Name, Age: Nashley Gonzalez, 17 Class Year: 2011 Sport, Position: Basketball, Shooting Guard Why’s Nashley Gonzalez the Player of the Week? She has been one of two senior leaders this year for the girls’ varsity basketball team and has been getting it done offensively all year for the team from both inside and outside the key. Gonzalez has knocked down 15 3-pointers this season and hit a personal high four against Marlborough on Monday night in the team's 9th win of the season. She finished the game with 16 points, including 10 in the second quarter. On Thursday night, Gonzalez had a game-…