MIAA Roundup: Peabody boys use penalty shots to advance

John Ramsey’s sudden death penalty kick pushed Peabody past Haverhill, 3-2, in Division 1 North Sectional play Saturday in Peabody. Ramsey’s strike broke the gridlock after the teams played through two overtimes and remained square after five penalty kicks.No. 26 Haverhill (7-8-4) missed its first PK while No. 7 Peabody (14-3-2), the Northeastern Conference champion, misfired on its fourth. The Tanners advance to a first-round game against Framingham, scheduled for tonight at 7:30 in Peabody.Mike Chiappini gave Peabody a 1-0 lead in the seventh minute but Haverhill countered with strikes in the 15th and 25th minutes for a 2-1 lead at the half. Chiappini netted the equalizer 15 minutes into the second half. Luke Finkelstein, Jeremy Picanto, Colin Mahoney and Alex Cequeira converted during the shootout. Keeper Pat Ryan finished with nine saves.”As long as I’ve been coaching, I’ve never had a game go that deep. They play in a tough league and are well-coached. It was a physical game, but I thought the refs did a great job,” said Peabody coach Stan McKeen, who cited the play of midfielder Nick Melo and striker Vlasi Duni.Lynnfield 2, Georgetown 1The No. 7 Pioneers (11-5-3) avenged a regular-season loss in this Division 3 North meeting of Cape Ann League foes. Lynnfield trailed at the half, 1-0, but secured the win on a pair of second-half goals by junior George Levantakis in the 60th and 65th minutes. Marco Adonizio and Steve Carangelo had the helpers.”This was a tough draw for us, one of the two teams we didn’t want to face in the first round. But, it worked out,” said coach Brent Munroe, who credited Adonizio for “creating a ton of chances.” Junior Peter Franchi did an excellent job of marking Georgetown’s top scorer and the Pioneers limited the Royals to a handful of quality chances.Lynnfield is now scheduled to face the winner of today’s Winthrop-Rockport clash on Wednesday.Lowell 2, Revere 1 (2 OT)Leo Giraldo’s goal in the 60th minute staked the No. 15 Patriots to a 1-0 lead but they couldn’t seal the deal and fell in this Division 1 North prelim on Saturday. A pair of missed clears led directly to both Lowell goals – the equalizer by Alan Florez with five minutes left in regulation and the game-winner by Felipe Fagundes in the eighth minute of the second overtime.”This was a tough one for us. We played well on defense but we couldn’t make that breakthrough play. I’m proud of my guys. They worked hard. This was a tough end but I’m really proud of the effort,” said coach Nik Tower, whose club finished 10-5-4.Pats’ senior goalie Nadim Kaddioui had 10 saves while midfielder Jean Pierre played well in his first action after missing the entire regular season with an ankle injury.Winthrop 3,Lowell Cath. 0The No. 18 Vikings (4-12-2), a Sullivan Rule qualifier, opened a 2-0 halftime lead in this Division 3 North preliminary game on Saturday and cruised to the win. They play at No. 2 Rockport in a first-round match today at 5 p.m.Gloucester 1,Stoneham 0 (OT)In Division 2 North, the No. 16 Fishermen (7-5-6) advanced to today’s first-round date at top-seeded Winchester (2:30 p.m.).GIRLS SOCCERDanvers 2, Amesbury 1The No. 2 Falcons hit a crossbar and a couple of posts and trailed No. 15 Amesbury (9-7-2) midway through the second half before scoring twice in the final 20 minutes of this Division 2 North match Saturday night. Senior Kellie Macdonald tied it on a 20-yard blast, then senior Becky Landers set up Corey Persson, who crossed the ball to the middle for Captain Brittany Russo to slam home the game-winner with less than two minutes left in regulation.”It was a great come-from-behind win, certainly not the way you want to get your feet wet in the tournament, but a win means we continue on. I was so happy to see it was the seniors who stepped up and got the job done for us. Amesbury was certainly young and new to the tournament experience, but sure didn’t play like it,” said Danvers coach Jimmy Hinchion.Hinchion lauded the seniors La