Spartan golfers eke out win over Spellman

The St. Mary’s golf team squeaked out a close one in a 167-165 win over Cardinal Spellman at D.W. Field Golf Course in Brockton.Cam O’Neill had the hot hand for the Spartans, racking up 28 points. Chris Price, Brian Griffin, Dave Deschenes and Justin Lappin had 24 points and Bradley Dill, 22 points. Lappin and Dill, who were in the final two groups, came through with some clutch points down the stretch to help pull out the win. St. Mary’s is 9-5 overall and 6-3 in the Catholic Central League.Saugus 37, Swampscott 35At Tedesco Country Club, Saugus’ depth was the difference in the match. Leading the way for the Sachems was Mike Kotowski, who won 5-4 at No. 1. The other winners for Saugus were Kyle Powers (7-2) and Kevin Maggiore, 5 1/2-3 1/2. Swampscott had strong performances from Ryan Wheeler, who won at No. 6 (6-3) and Matt Videtta, a 5 1/2-3 1/2 winner at No. 7. Saugus (7-7) ended a four-year winless drought at Swampscott.Peabody 42 1/2, English 20 1/2At The Meadows, English had a strong team effort despite the result. The Bulldogs’ Nick Needham played strong at number three (4-5). Dan Rustani and Christina Lannon lost 3 1/2-5 1/2 in strong outings. Dan Cawlina, who won 8-1 at No. 5, and Matt O’Brien, a 6 1/2-2 1/2 winner in the seven spot, led the Tanners (5-5).Salem 52, Classical 20At Gannon Golf Course, Salem (9-4) had a strong team effort with wins from Cameron Darmody (6-3); Tim Richmond (7 1/2-1/2); Kyle Gauthier (7-2); Kyle Florence (6-3); Max Covitz, 7 1/2-1 1/2; Sarah Chasse (6-3) and Matt Cocozella (8-1).Click here for a photo gallery.Classical’s Brett Erelli was victorious at number four. Also playing well for the Rams were Eric Rondeau and Conor McCall.Danvers 138, Triton 132At Ferncroft CC, the Falcons’ George Merry shot a 1-under par and racked up 38 points. Danvers is now 11-3.Marblehead 43, Gloucester 29At Gloucester, Andrew Shonick led the Magicians (7-2) with a 38. Also playing well were Chris Neumann (40); Garrett Callahan (41); Rich Riley (43) and Matthew Shonick (43).Ham.-Wen. 150, Lynnfield 128At Lynnfield, Andy Waisnor had a good match for the Pioneers, scoring 29 points. Three players, Chris Houda, Steve Lambe and Matt Boehner, finished with 22 points and Eric Kerr checked in with 19 points. Lynnfield is 0-9.