School Roundup: St. Mary’s boys soccer ties Marian

There’s nothing like a little high drama to get your blood running. The St. Mary’s boys soccer team tied Marian, 1-1, on a penalty kick with no time left on the clock Wednesday at Manning Field.Marian had broken the scoreless tie with a goal early in the second half, and that’s how things stood until the end, when the Spartans’ Chris Kefalas was tripped in the box and the official called a penalty kick.St. Mary’s coach Al Jackson, his team trailing 1-0, decided to turn up the heat offensively down the stretch. He moved keeper Andrew LaMacchia up front and the added pressure paid off when Marian was called on the trip. LaMacchia scored on the penalty kick, but it was up to Rob Goggan, who replaced him in net, to keep Marian off the board. He did a great job, Jackson said, citing a couple of huge stops down the stretch.”The game was very physical,” Jackson said, adding his team didn’t play well until midway through the second half when things started to pick up.Marian was assessed three yellow cards; St. Mary’s had two.Shawn Borders, Mike Louvaris and Jeremy Tranfaglia all played well for St. Mary’s (7-3-5) in the win.Masco 4, Lynnfield 1At Masco, Mike Kennedy scored for Lynnfield (7-5-2), but it wasn’t enough to slow down Masco, which netted three goals in a 10-minute span to put the game away.GIRLS SOCCERSt. Mary’s 6, Marian 0At Framingham, Amanda Webster scored two goals and assisted on one to ignite an offensive explosion that was much needed given the fact the Spartans (8-3-1, 4-3 1 Catholic Central League) had tied their last three games. Briana Barker had a goal and an assist with Sarah Felton, Louise Sheehan and Stephanie Mowry accounting for the other four goals. Megan Brickley (6 saves) picked up the win.St. Mary’s only needs one point to qualify for the state tournament and Webster is three goals shy of tying Gabe Pesce, who graduated last year, as the girls soccer all-time leading goal scorer. Webster has 70 career goals. Pesce finished with 73.Masco 7, Lynnfield 1At Lynnfield, the Pioneers (5-7-3, 5-3-2 Cape Ann League) hit a bump in what they hope is the road to the state tournament.”The team that played on Monday against Newburyport did now show up to play today,” Lynnfield coach Mark Vermont said.Abby Tobin scored for Lynnfield, which still needs five points out of its final three games to qualify for the states. The Pioneers are home Friday against Ipswich.GOLFSt. Mary’s 245, Salem 266At Gannon Golf Course, the Spartans (14-4) wrapped up their regular season on a winning note. Sophomore Kevin McCarthy shot a 35, George Carey and Tommy McPherson, 39; Matt O’Hare, 40, and Ryan Fitzsimons and Jon Baldwin, 41.The Spartans have the Catholic Central League All-Star match Friday morning at Gannon Golf Course (9 a.m.) and on Monday, they play in the Division 3 state qualifier at Far Corners.St. John’ 244, Cen. Cath. 244At Salem Country Club, the Eagles (9-4-1) were led by Nick Maccario, who shot a 39, Dan Graves (40) and Mike Mullavey and Emilio Bardini, who each shot a 41.FIELD HOCKEYMarblehead 3, Revere 0At Revere, the Magicians (9-2-3) had goals from Michelle Manley, Taylor Callahan and Tori Snow, who also had two assists. Courtney Colantuno had one assist and Libby Levin was between the pipes for the win. Jen Perry, Kaitlin Taylor and Kari Osborne shored up the defense.Lynnfield 2, Rockport 0At Lynnfield, Molly Serino and Meriam Gehret took care of the scoring while Melissa Williams got the job done in net. Briana Lauziere and Cara Hutchinson had assists.Fenwick 1, Peabody 1At Peabody, Liz Sears scored for Fenwick late in the first half (Maggie Gore assist), but the Tanners cam back to tie things up. Melissa Feld played well for the Crusaders (7-5-2).BOYS CROSS COUNTRYNo. Andover 27, Lynnfield 28At Lynnfield, the Pioneers (4-7) came close but no cigar, taking the three through six spots. All four runners posted personal bests on the 2.95-mile course. Sam Olivieri led the Lynnfield contingent with a time of 16:53, fo