A furious comeback fell just short for the Williston Northampton football team in its season opener Saturday.
The Wildcats trailed 28-7 going into the fourth quarter before tying the game at 28 with 40 seconds remaining.
Kent scored again to win 34-28.
Florence’s Ian Ostberg went 21-for-34 with 218 yards and three touchdowns for Williston (0-1).
His primary target was Austin Ryan, who caught eight passes for 102 yards and a score.
Derek Zewinski of Whately made five tackles on defense.
Kingswood-Oxford School 0, Williston 0 — Ana and Sophie Weed played strong games in the midfield in a home tie Saturday for the Wildcats (2-1-1).
Williston 8, Kingswood-Oxford School 0 — Tori Palumbo, Anna Harvey and Gabby Jones scored two goals each in a road win.
Gabby Dicomitis and Kira Bixby combined for the shutout in goal Saturday.
Julia Maclean and Aidan Bourbonnais also had goals for Williston (2-1).
Williston 3, Berkshire School 1 — Jersey Strum had five aces in a road win. Sarah Sullivan led the Wildcats (1-1) with 11 kills, while Granby’s Sarah Marion had five Saturday.
Williston 25, Suffield Academy 29; Northfield Mount Hermon 26, Williston 33 — Nick Hill finished second overall for the Wildcats.
Northfield Mount Hermon 18, Williston 30; Worcester 25, Williston 30 — Florence’s Abigail Touhey took third, while Southampton’s Chloe Prouty was seventh. Annika Johnson of Northamptno took eighth Saturday.
Philips Exeter 17, Williston 2; Hopkins 8 Williston 2 — David Fitch and Mark Wei scored Satruday in two losses for the Wildcats (1-3).