Cross Country: English’s Birotte sprints to first place, but Saugus prevails

Chris Birotte of the English boys cross country team ran away with first place, but Saugus’s depth was the difference in the meet, as the Sachems defeated the Bulldogs 26-32 Tuesday at Breakheart Reservation.Birotte finished first overall in this 3.1-mile race (19:37). The second place finisher was almost a minute behind Birotte. Also running well for English (0-3) were: Alex Funez, fourth overall (20:39); Peter Matu, sixth overall (21:05) and Matt Blaney, eighth overall (21:36). Leading the way for the Sachems was Jimmy Harrington, second overall (20:26). Also running well for Saugus were: Daniel Cacciola, third overall (20:31); Joe Sobchuk, fifth overall (20:50); Joe Melanaphy, seventh overall (21:13) and Evan Covell, ninth overall (21:45). Saugus improved its record to 1-2.Peabody 24, Marblehead 31At Marblehead, Peabody’s Nick Christensen led the way. Christensen finished first overall (16:13). Also running well for Peabody were T.J. D’Amato, third overall (16:56) and Evan Braz, fourth overall (17:03). The Magicians had strong performances from James Wigglesworth, second overall (16:34) and Henry Pratt, fifth overall (17:05). Marblehead is now 2-1.Swampscott 19, Danvers 45At Danvers, Swampscott’s Peter Hale led the way. Hale finished first overall (17:21). Also running strong for the Big Blue were Jake Conaty, third overall (17:44) and Nick Hartman, fourth overall (17:48). Swampscott is now 3-0.Revere 15, Winthrop 50At Revere, the trio of Mike Fitzpatrick, Ernesto Bonilla and Rawlings Toglan led the way for Revere. Fitzpatrick finished first overall (17:07), Bonilla finished second overall (17:31) and Toglan finished third overall (17:43). Revere is now 1-2.GIRLS CROSS COUNTRYMarblehead 24, Peabody 43At Marblehead, the Magicians found a way to emerge on top of this 2.9-mile course, despite the Tanners taking first place. Leading the way for Marblehead (3-0) was Mary Kauffman, second overall (20:24). Also running well for the Magicians were: Chloe Heskett, fourth overall (20:47); Claire Depew, fifth overall (20:51); Madeline Piela, sixth overall (21:14) and Molly Depew, seventh overall (21:28). Peabody had strong efforts from Katrina Rocha, first overall (19:37) and Sarah May, third overall (20:36).Swampscott 25, Danvers 30At Danvers, the Big Blue trio of Hannah King, Karissa King and Emma Walsh led the way. Hannah King finished first overall (21:07), Karissa King finished third overall (21:27) and Walsh finished fourth overall (21:28). Swampscott is now 3-0.