Roundup: Yousif’s two goals help Classical clinch first win

Saif Yousif’s two goals sparked the Classical boys soccer team to its first victory of the season, defeating Winthrop 5-0 at Manning Field Tuesday.Classical was up 3-0 at the half and never looked back. Classical coach Joe Skahan was very impressed with his team’s performance.”It finally came all together today. My team passed the ball very well, and played a very fundamentally sound game. It was great to watch and fun to coach,” Skahan said.Abdoulaye Bah had a very strong game, adding one goal of his own and two assists. Edgar Bivar and Joel Reyes chipped in with one goal each. Kevin Kakou and Greg Rybak both had very strong games anchoring the defense. Dammy Dada had a strong game in net (6 saves). Classical (1-3) hopes to continue its recent success Wednesday against Saugus.Lynnfield 1, No. Andover 1At Lynnfield, North Andover scored four or five minutes into the game on a free kick, but the Pioneers (2-1-2) salvaged the tie on a Steve Knox goal with seven minutes remaining. George Levantakas had the assist. Jerry Reid had a strong game in net.GIRLS SOCCERNo. Andover 3, Lynnfield 1At North Andover, the Pioneers (3-1) had a tough first half, with North Andover scoring on its first three shots of the game. It was a different story in the second half, with Lynnfield throwing everything but the kitchen sink at the net, but nothing found its way in. Tori Copelas had the Lynnfield goal with Lauren McCarthy getting the assist.FIELD HOCKEYRockport 2, Lynnfield 0At Lynnfield, the Pioneers (1-3) had plenty of opportunities but couldn’t capitalize. Goalie Katie Rowe had an excellent game despite the loss. The game was scoreless until the final 15 minutes.VOLLEYBALLFenwick 3, Arlington Catholic 1At Arlington Catholic, Fenwick’s Cara McLaughlin and Kaela Murphy led the way. McLaughlin had a team high of eight assists. Murphy had a team high eight blocks. The scoring broke down as follows: 25-15, 29-31, 25-9, 25-21. Fenwick is now 4-1.