Lacrosse: Swampscott girls team cranks up the offense

The Swampscott High girls lacrosse team had struggled a bit offensively lately, but that wasn’t the case Tuesday in a 20-11 win over Salem at Salem.Click here for a photo gallery.”We have been struggling to find the net as of late. It was good to see my team have a strong offensive output,” Swampscott coach Paula Donnelly said.Leading the way for the Big Blue was Mallory McDonough with seven goals and one assist. Elise Giangregorio had a strong game as well with five goals and three assists. Taylor Eaton chipped in with two goals and one assist. Also, Casey Connolly, Lauren Herlihy, Lisa Gambale, Maggie Osbahr, and Kita Wheeler all scored one goal. Gabby Wooten had a strong game in net with nine saves.Swampscott (4-3) plays Beverly Friday.Peabody 17, Gloucester 12At Peabody, the Tanners jumped out on the Fishermen early with an 11-4 lead at halftime. Gloucester did make a strong run in the second half, but the hole was to big for the Fishermen to dig themselves out of. Peabody coach Dennis Desroches felt the key was his team’s fast and strong start.”Gloucester never went away today and I didn’t expect them to. They made a strong charge at my team in the second half, but our fast start was the key to holding the Fishermen off,” said Desroches.Leading the way for the Tanners on offense were Brittany LeFave and Casey Broughton. Playing well on the defensive side were Christine Feudo and Christa Trombley. Peabody is 3-1.Danvers 18, Beverly 13At Danvers, Danvers had a 9-6 lead at the half and never trailed throughout. Sarah Perry led the way for the Falcons. Perry scored seven goals and had one assist. Katie McKenna had a strong performance with two goals and four assists. Rebecca Tann wasn’t shy to find the net either, scoring five goals. Holding down the fort in net were Janelle Parker (5 saves) and Marina Belakonis (4 saves). Danvers is 6-2.BOYS LACROSSESt. John’s 14, St. John’s (S) 4At Shrewsbury, the Eagles (9-1) qualified for the state tournament. Garrett Campbell led the offense with seven goals and three assists. Bobby Gallahue had two goals; Matt Scalise of Nahant and Colin Blackwell had a goal and two assists each and Jon Farrow, Jim O’Connell and Connor Kelly each contributed a goal. Farrow and O’Connell also each picked up an assist. Matt DeFillipo (4 saves) was in net for the win.