ISL Playoffs: (5) Rivers 18, (4) Noble & Greenough 12 – Redwings soar past ‘Dawgs into semifinals

By Mike Flanagan BostonLax Staff DEDHAM - Cinderella runs have become the norm for the ISL playoffs - Governor’s in 2022 and 2023, Middlesex in 2024. This season, it appears that No. 5 seed Rivers could be the new darling of the dance floor. Whatever plan Nobles had for Wednesday’s quarterfinal quickly got turned upside down when Chad Bartlett (St. Lawrence) scored just six seconds in off the opening face-off win by Zach Musi. The juice goal off the rip began a 10-1 run by Rivers to open the game - a run that Nobles could never fully recover from despite getting 12 saves from Ethan Train (Navy) and a five-goal performan