School Roundup: Pierce leads Beverly football past Peabody

It was the Greg Pierce show on Saturday, as Beverly’s football team ran past Peabody, 13-6. The senior running back piled up 191 yards and a pair of touchdowns.The Tanners offense wasn’t completely stymied, as Mike D’Addario, Nicholas Hiou and Scott Diefenbach combined for 182 yards on the ground. However, Peabody struggled mightily in the red zone.Diefenbach finally broke the scoring barrier in the fourth quarter; however, it was just too little, too late.GIRLS SOCCERSt. Mary’s 0, Spellman 0At Lynn, Megan Brickley turned away 12 shots, making several spectacular saves for the Spartans (3-3-1, 7-3-1). Sara Conway, Stephanie Mowry, Louise Sheehan, Sara Felton, Briana Moratta and Lauren Pohle all had very solid games on the defensive end of the field.”It was a team effort,” Spartans coach Jim Foley said. “I’m very proud of how hard they all played.”St. Mary’s will do battle with Swampscott today at Manning Field.