FRANKLIN, Mass. - Sophomore Tim Larowe scored a header off a corner in the first half and Franklin held on to down North Attleboro, 1-0.
Larowe's header came in the 17th minute off a corner from Santiago Leal. The sophomore went near posted and flicked his header to the far post to beat North keeper Matt Lougee.
Senior Zach Scafati almost doubled the Panthers lead in the second half. The versatile forward beat his defender and then got around Lougee, only to see his hard angle shot come up short at the near post.
Franklin goalie Jesse d'Entremont didn't face any serious threats to come up with the shutout.
The Panthers ended the season 11-2-5 and North Attleboro at 7-7-3.
The Boxers, who will complete in the Division 1 South MIAA Tournament, struck first on a sliding finish in the 49th minute.
Junior captain Lucas Araujo's free kick from 35 yards out went on frame but the Boxer's goalie was able to handle it clean and the rebound popped out to the feet of Cerce. Cerce calmly buried it before any defenders could contest him.
"It's a great game," OA skipper John Barata said of the last game before the tournament. "It's a hard fought game. That's a very, very skillful team as you saw. I think it's a very good way to jump into the tournament. That's a good hard fought tie, and I think we'll be ready to go."
Oliver Ames finished at 13-2-4.
Kristi Kirshe scored from 8-yards out with just over 9 minutes left in the game to help the Panthers tie Walpole 2-2, and help them finish undefeated at 16-0-1.
"We were fortunate to get the tie, I think," Franklin head coach Tom Geysen said. "We didn't play very smart tonight. We got caught up in the kick and run style [Walpole] plays. When you get down 2 to 1, and there has been a lot of pressure on these kids the whole season long, they showed a lot of character coming back."
Senior Taylor Cogliano put the Panthers ahead in the first half off a rebound from the goalie. Walpole's two goals came within the last 4 minutes in the first half.