Golf: English golfers pick up first win

Pat Cullen led English to its first win over Revere, 43 1/2-28 1/2 at Cedar Glen.English coach Tara Friedman was impressed with Cullen’s performance.”Pat was my superstar today. He rolled in three birdies in a row on holes 5-7 and shot his lowest round of the year, 33,” Friedman said.Cullen won his match, 8 1/2-1/2. Joe Lannon won 5-4. Bucky Surette won 6-3. Jared Fossa, C.J Gheringhelli, and Nick Newhall won their matches 5 1/2-3 1/2. Freshmen Nick Needham won 5-4. English is now 1-7.Beverly 54, Classical 18At Gannon, Classical coach Jack Morrison was pleased with the play of Peter Rondeau and Pat Strong.”They played really solid rounds today, it’s just that their opponents played exceptionally well. Beverly as a whole played great today,” Morrison said.Click here for a photo gallery.Classical (1-5) plays Salem Thursday.St. Mary’s 152, Spellman 135At Gannon Golf Course, Kevin McCarthy led the way for the Spartans. McCarthy shot a 36 while getting a team-high 33 points. Cam O’Neil was second with 28 points and Casey Goll, third with 20 points. Chris Price and Anthony Cardillo chipped in with 19 points. St. Mary’s is now 5-2.Gloucester 36 1/2, Saugus 35 1/2At Gloucester, it all came down to the last match. Saugus coach Jeff Mitchell was happy with his team’s performance.”It was the best match of the year,” he said. “It was great to watch; unfortunately, we came out on the wrong end.”For Saugus, Nick Scenna won 5-4. Brian Boyagian and Kyle Powers won their matches 6-3. Saugus (4-8) plays Swampscott Thursday.Swampscott 36, Winthrop 36At Winthrop, Swampscott’s Justin Massey and Dan Owen won their matches 5-4. The Big Blue brought up three junior varsity players who all played well in their varsity debuts. Swampscott (5-2-1) plays Saugus Thursday.Peabody 40 1/2, Salem 31 1/2At The Meadow in Peabody, Salem had strong performances from three players. Tim Richmond and Sarah Chasse won their matches 6 1/2-2 1/2. Eric Sargent won 5-4. Salem (4-6) plays Classical Thursday.St, John’s 233, Malden Catholic 258At Salem Country Club, a trio of Nicks led the way for St. John’s. Nick Maccario (36), Nick Pandelena (36), and Nick Velonis (39) had the three lowest scores for the Eagles (11-0).Lynnfield 169, Manchester 128At Manchester, Lynnfield’s Brian Corcoran led the way with a team-high 36 points. Paul O’Brien was second with 33 points and Carl Rugato, third with 31 points. Lynnfield (6-2-0) plays Amesbury Thursday.