School roundup: English boys, Classical girls win city track showdown

The English boys track team steamrolled its cross-town rival, Classical, on Thursday, 97-30 at Manning Field. Leading the way for English was the dynamic duo of Ricky Kimber and Melvin Tavares.Classical won the girls meet, 74-43.Click here for a photo gallery.Kimber won in the 400 hurdles (58.1), the 100 hurdles (11.3) and the high jump. Tavares took first in the 100 (11.3), 200 (23.1), and the long jump (18-6).”These two guys have been worth gold all season for us,” said English coach John Walsh. “They have been great for us all season and we can always count on them for solid performances.”Also winning for English (3-4) were Chris Birotte, 2-mile (11:53); Jared Fossa, mile (5:15); Camy Ducasse, 400 (52.2); Jesse Birotte, 800 (2:13); Derrick Stevens, shot put.For Classical (0-7), Dammy Dada won in the triple jump (41-10) and Rithy Chhay won in the discus (103).”Some of our guys hit their marks today, but English is just a little bit better than us,” said Classical coach Ryan Hathaway.In the girls meet, the Rams (2-7) had winning performances from Katie Thongchanh, who led a sweep of the 100 hurdles with an 18.5; Diamond Doe, who tied for first in the 200 meters (27.2); Hulerie McGuffie, first in the 400 (61.8) and the long jump (16-6); Tashanna Brown, first in the triple jump (31-10); Tatianna Brown, first in the shot put with a personal best 26-6 1/2, and Alison Kurpiel, first in the two-mile (14:30). Other notable performances included McGuffie, third in the triple jump; Tashanna Brown, second in the high jump; Tara D’Avolio, second in the 800; Doe, second in the long jump and Saffie Bangura, second in the 100.Winning for English (0-7) were Maria Arzu, 400 hurdles (76.1); Bianca Fowler, 100 (12.8); Alex Henry, mile (6:16); Kelly Roland, 800; and Leah Hall, 200 (27.2).Commonwealth Conference MeetThe Tech boys finished fifth out of eight teams in the CAC meet. Leading the Tech effort was Ramon Ramos and Jon Rijo.Ramos was the CAC champion in the triple jump with a first place leap of 40-7. Ramos also finished second in the 100 (11.2) and second in the 200 (23.7).Rijo finished second in the 400 (52.3) and third in the 200 (24.4).For the Tech girls, Arthina Robert placed second in both the 100 (13.7) and the 200 (28.5) in the Tigers’ sixth-place finish.Ramos, Rijo, and Robert all will compete next week in the Massachusetts state meet at Oliver Ames in North Easton.Beverly 88, Salem 47At Beverly, Ben Dibble was a one-man wrecking crew for the Witches (4-3) with firsts in the 400 hurdles (60.9, state qualifier); 110 hurdles (17.2) and the triple jump (40-3 1/2, state qualifier). Salem also had wins from Steve Trainor, mile (4:40.7); Dan Collins, 800 (2:07.8); and Chris Bozarjian, 400 (52.7). Carlos Rijker was second in the 400 (52.9, state qualifier).BOYS LACROSSESaugus 9, Lynn 4At Manning Field, the Sachems (4-12) had four players with two goals each: Dylan Hartigan, Nick Taylor (2 goals, 2 assists); Dan Sheehan (2 goals, 1 assist) and freshman Nick Benoit (2 goals, 2 assists). Mike Venizia (16 saves) took care of things in net.Marblehead 8, Danvers 4At Marblehead, Jess Lipkind had a productive day for the Magicians, scoring four goals and assisting on one. Marblehead also had single goals from Jacob Maselek, Sam Tenny, Pat Grady and Matt Evans. Ellery Smith had three assists. Matt O’Neil (8 saves) was in net.Manchester-Essex 9, Swampscott 5At Manchester, Billy Vale and Tommy Ball had two goals each and Chris Masson added one in a losing effort for the Big Blue (6-10).