Boys soccer: Tech defeats Whittier

Klaus Alexis scored a goal in the first minute of the game to give Tech’s boys soccer team a quick lead, and the Tigers never looked back. Tech defeated Whittier 5-1 in Haverhill on Wednesday.”That (scoring so early) really set the tempo of the game early,” Tigers coach Fred Gallo said. “I wanted to get a fast start after falling behind early in some previous games. So we loaded up on forwards and it paid off.”Francisco Franco scored a hat trick for Tech (4-1-1, 3-0-1 Commonwealth Conference). Edwin Alas scored the other goal.Jose Alas played strongly between the pipes. The only goal he allowed came on a late penalty kick. Gustavo Rodriguez added three assists.Classical 6, Saugus 2At Manning Field, the Rams (2-0, 2-3) made it two wins in a row with Abdoulaye Bah supplying a hat trick and two assists and German Canales checking in with two goals and an assist. Walter Cifuentes provided the final goal while Dammy Dada (10 saves) got the job done in net. Derek Codere scored both Saugus goals with Ryan Hartigan and Dave Velasquez getting assists. Saugus is 2-3.”He (Canales) had an outstanding game,” Classical coach Joe Skahan said.Revere 4, English 1At Lynn, Breny Guzman scored a pair of goals for the Patriots (3-0-2). Andres Herreira and Leo Giraldo scored the other goals. Alfonso Rosales turned away eight shots.Jefferson Fobellah scored the Bulldogs’ (2-1-1) lone goal. Franck Wansi and Jose Ayala both had strong overall performances playing in the midfield. English was playing its first game in nine days.Marian 3, St. Mary’s 0At Framingham, the Spartans (2-3-1, 1-3 Catholic Central League) had plenty of scoring opportunities, but came away empty handed. St. Mary’s came into the game hobbled by injuries to five players including captain Zach Paone, who broke his leg at the end of the Fenwick game and Grant McKinnon, who may have a broken ankle.Jeremy Tranfaglia played well on defense in the loss. Julian Yourawski looked strong up front and Dennis Bertocchi was solid in net.Fenwick 2, Williams 2At Peabody, the Crusaders (1-2-1) saw a 2-0 lead evaporate in a hurry. Doug Garabedian scored both goals for Fenwick in the first, but Archbishop Williams got one back by the break and then came back to tie the game in the second half. Ian White at sweeper and stopper Kevin Emmitt played well for Fenwick.St. John’s 3, Malden Catholic 0At Malden, Adam Colella recorded his third consecutive shutout for the Eagles (3-1-1, 1-0-1).”He (Colella) takes the pressure off of everyone else,” St. John’s coach Dave Crowell said. “They all trust that he will make the big save when we need him to.”Ryan McManus scored a pair of goals. Deklan Robinson added his fourth goal on the young season. Two of the goals came on free kicks from Jim O’Leary.Winthrop 3, Swampscott 2At Winthrop, the Big Blue (1-2) found themselves down 3-0 at the half after a somewhat sloppy start. They regrouped in the second half and got two goals back thanks to Chris Mason and Nadav Zafiani.Peabody 3, Marblehead 1At Peabody, the Tanners (3-0) had first-half goals from Mike Chiappini and Tommy Drover with Nick Melo adding the finishing touch with a goal early in the second half. Marblehead scored on a penalty kick with five seconds remaining; the Peabody goalie made the initial stop, but Marblehead scored off the rebound. Zach Grube, Zach DeSilva and Cliff McKeon also played well for Peabody.Danvers 1, Salem 0At Salem, sophomore Eric Martin supplied the Falcons (3-1) with the only goal they would need. Martin scored two minutes into the second half. Keeper Andrew Douglas stepped up, stopping Salem sharpshooter Edwin DeMoya on two breakaways.Beverly 1, Gloucester 0At Beverly, the Panthers’ Matt Bourque fired a shot from outside the 18-yard line in the second half to give Beverly (2-2) the win.