Roundup: Revere hockey team hangs on for win over Beverly

The Revere hockey team seemingly had things well in hand Saturday at Cronin Rink, leading 5-2 with just over three minutes to go. But Beverly’s Mitch Hamor and Tyler Albano scored 41 seconds apart to cut the lead to 5-4.The Panthers then severely tested Nick DiMare in the final moments, but couldn’t convert as Revere escaped with a 5-4 victory.”We just couldn’t get out of our end,” Revere coach Jim Palumbo said. “But we got the job done.”The Patriots (2-1-0, 2-1-0 Northeastern Conference North) led 2-1 after the first period thanks to goals from Jay Sasso and Chris Mastropietro. Drew Lauria’s goal at 7:29 of the second, assisted by Mastropietro, gave the Patriots a 3-1 lead after two.Mastropietro got his second of the game at 9:08 of the third to make it 4-2 after Hamor had cut the gap to two goals. Matt Vasquez scored at 11:27 to make it 5-2 and seemingly put the game away before Beverly’s attempted comeback.Mastropietro finished the game with two goals and two assists while Jack Liacos had a goal and three assists for the Panthers, who fell to 0-3.Peabody 4, Danvers 2At McVann-O’Keefe Rink in Peabody, the Tanners (3-0-0, 3-0-0 NEC North) got a fight from the always tough Falcons but Pete Sucharewicz’s goal with 7:20 left proved to be the game-winner.”We had a chance to put the game away and didn’t,” Peabody coach Mark Leonard said. “Danvers chipped away and got momentum. It was a great game.”Peabody led 2-0 after one thanks to power play goals from Elijah Cohen and Andrew Bucci but the Falcons responded to tie the game in the second on goals from D.J. Yost and Kyle Larson.It stayed tied until the midpoint of the third when Sucharewicz’ shot through traffic deflected off a Danvers defenseman and past Eddie Bates. Bucci put the game away with an empty net tally, assisted by Cohen, with nine seconds remaining.Northeast 4, Fenwick 3At McVann-O’Keefe Rink in Peabody, the visitors came up with three goals in the third period to win a penalty-filled affair.”We were up one going to the third and just didn’t play smart hockey,” Fenwick coach Bo Tierney said.After trailing 1-0 through the first period, Fenwick (0-1-1) rallied to take a 2-1 lead on goals from Mike Cipriani and Tyler Burgess. But the Golden Knights got a pair of Chris Heggarty goals in the opening stages of the third to take the lead.Mark Sparaco tied the game for Fenwick at 10:28, assisted by Burgess, but Mike Quateri’s goal with 2:55 left was the game-winner.Wilmington 2, Lynnfield 1At Ristuccia Arena in Wilmington, the Pioneers (1-1-0) got a goal from Dylan Costa at the 47 second mark of the third period but it wasn’t enough to overcome a 2-0 deficit after the second period.Matignon 2, St. John’s 2At Ristuccia Arena in Wilmington, the Eagles (0-0-1) controlled the game throughout but saw the visitors rally for two goals in the final four minutes of play to steal a point.”We had numerous opportunities to put the game out of reach and didn’t,” St. John’s coach Kristian Hanson said.Colin Blackwell scored both Prep goals in the second period. Justin DiRienzo provided the assist on the second goal.The Belchertown-Marblehead game was postponed due to snow. No makeup date was available.BOYS BASKETBALLMalden 74, St. John’s 67At Memorial Gymnasium in Danvers, the Eagles (1-1) committed 26 turnovers in the game and were just 7-of-21 from the foul line in the first half of the loss.Pat Connaughton was outstanding for the Prep in the loss, pouring in 31 points.GIRLS HOCKEYBeverly 5, Shawsheen 3At Hallenborg Pavilion in Billerica, the Panthers (3-0) are off to the best start in program history as Catelyn DeSimone had a pair of goals and an assist to lead the offense.Corey Konaxis, Corinne Woods and Claire Leathersich also had goals.Rebecca Powers had two assists with Brittany Russo, Allison Houde and Courtney McTague having single helpers.WRESTLINGThe Lynnfield/North Reading team finished 10th in the Wakefield Tournament while three members placed.Chris Klove finished second in t