Lacrosse Roundup: Peabody girls edge Billerica

The game required some extra time to settle, but the Peabody girls lacrosse team will take a sudden death 15-14 victory over hosting Billerica.After playing to a 13-all tie at the end of regulation, the two squads were still tied at 14 after the two required overtime periods. When the teams headed into sudden death, Nicole Napolitano scored the winning goal for the Tanners. Napolitano finished with three goals and one assist.”This was a huge win for us,” said Peabody coach Dennis Desroches. “We had a letdown earlier in the week, which I think was a wakeup call for this team. We responded today in a big way against a top team.”Peabody (7-3) goalie Brittany Costa came up big in the overtime period. Costa made two saves in the sudden death period on free possessions to keep the Tanners in the game. Costa finished with 26 saves. Costa also had a crucial assist late in the game.For Peabody, Brittany Lefave led all scorers with five goals and one assist. Katie Teixeira scored four goals, Shannon Silvia two, and Casey Broughton added one goal and an assist.Marblehead 24, Swampscott 8At Swampscott, the Big Blue could not turn back the onrush of the Magicians. For Swampscott (6-5) Elise Giangregorio scored three goals, both Katie Zarinsky and Jesse DePaolo added two, and Mallory McDonough tallied one.BOYS LACROSSEPeabody 10, Swampscott 5At Swampscott, Greg Shidler scored five goals and J.P. Ouelette made 28 saves as the Tanners earned their third win. Also for the Tanners (3-7) Mark D’Addario added a goal and five assists while D.J. Henrick added two goals. Also scoring for Peabody were Corey Cronin, Kiefer Heckman and Jay Connelly.For Swampscott (4-7), Tommy Ball recorded two goals while Sean Lannon, Chris Masson, and Patrick Kennedy each netted one apiece.Marian 9, St. Mary’s 7At Framingham, the Spartans were unable to put themselves ahead in the fourth quarter after being tied with their hosts 4-4 at halftime and 6-6 at the end of the third quarter.For St. Mary’s (1-11) Steve Poliskey scored four goals, Matt Molloy scored twice and recorded an assist, and Tim Aylward potted one score.Danvers 12, Lynn 2At Manning Field, hustle and solid play were not enough for Lynn to overcome a strong Danvers squad. Scoring for Lynn (1-8) were Josh Delgado and Demetrius Polk.Salem 10, Saugus 6At Salem, the Sachems could not overcome a 4-3 halftime deficit. Saugus’ (2-9) Nick Taylor scored four goals; Dan Sheehan and Kevin Jamison each had a goal and an assist.Zach Holt did it all for the Witches with three goals, five assists and seven ground balls. Salem also had scoring from Kyle Higgins (3 goals); Conor Dooley (2 goals) and Nick Paine and Chad Coelho, one goal each. Augustin Guzman was solid on defense.Beverly 12, Marblehead 9At Beverly, the Magicians had a 9-7 lead with 2:30 remaining until the Panthers scored five goals to take the win. For the Magicians (8-3) Pat Grady, Ellery Smith, and Jacob Maselek each scored twice. The loss puts Marblehead one game behind Beverly atop the Northeastern Conference.St. John’s 11, Xaverian 8At Westwood, Jim O’Connell scored three goals for the Eagles (12-1) while Garrett Campbell and Matt Scalise each netted two. Also scoring for St. John’s were Bobby Gallahue, Colin Blackwell, Connor Kelly, and James Fahey.