Lacrosse: St. Mary’s girls edge Fenwick

The St. Mary’s girls lacrosse team outdueled rival Bishop Fenwick 13-12 in a back-and-forth contest.”It was close the whole way through,” Crusaders coach Dave Manalaysay said. “We had our chances to tie at the end but it just didn’t happen.”Fenwick actually had the possession with 10 seconds left, but it lost the ball directly in front of the net.Felicia Ruano led the Spartans (2-0) with four goals and an assist. Mikaela and Bridget Donavan each chipped in with three goals. Molly Carey, Sarah Foss and Mia Maccario each added a goal.Becca Graves led all scorers with five goals and two assists for Fenwick (2-1).Grace Celona chipped in with four goals. Ellen O’Leary had two goals and three assists. Anna Moulton scored a goal.Hilary Duffy turned away 23 shots for the Spartans.”We were very fortunate to come out on top,” St. Mary’s coach Doug Lowe said. “It was very nice to see the girls keep their composure in such a back-and-forth game.”BOYS LACROSSESaugus 8, Lynn 5At Saugus, Nick Taylor scored a hat trick to lead the way for the Sachems (1-2, 1-0 Northeastern Conference). Dylan Hardigan and Dan Sheehan each added a pair of goals. Steve Groark chipped in with a goal and an assist. Mike Venezia had a very strong game in net, turning away 23 shots. Saugus got strong defensive performances from freshmen Nick Benoit and Tu Nguyen. Senior captain Kevin Jamison also had a strong defensive performance.Demitrius Polk scored three goals and an assist. Jack Carter and Paul Strakus each scored a goal. Lynn had an extremely scary moment when Josh Delgado was taken off the field by an ambulance.Marblehead 8, Danvers 4At Danvers, the Magicians (1-1) got three goals from Pat Grady. Jacob Maselek chipped in with a pair of goals and an assist. Ian Maag, Alex Whitmore and Ellery Smith each chipped with a goal. Maag added an assist. Matt O’Neill turned away 10 shots.Fenwick 7, St. Mary’s 5At Lynn, Joey Flaherty scored four goals to lead the Crusaders (2-3). Fenwick also got goals from Andrew Bub, Eamon Barrett and Brian Saxton. Jake Brennan turned away 11 shots.Andrew Markham led the Spartans (0-3) with a pair of goals. Chris Devecchio turned away 10 shots.North Shore 6, Tech 4At Lynn, Jeremy Quinton led the Tigers (0-2) with a pair of goals and an assist. Chan San and Tom Constantine each chipped in with a goal. Dana Kinney added a pair of assists and Josh Morales picked up an assist. Richard Jones-Alas turned away 21 shots.Gloucester 17, Peabody 8At Gloucester, Greg Shidler scored a hat trick to lead the Tanners (0-3). Matt Rodgers and Mark D’Addario each added a pair of goals. Derek Savage also chipped in with a goal. J.P. Oulette turned away 12 shots.Beverly 18, Swampscott 1At Swampscott, Richie Sullivan scored the Big Blue’s lone goal. Swampscott’s record fell to 1-2.