NEWTON – The weather wasn’t the best, and the conditions weren’t either. And it only got colder and rainier as the game wore on. But the St. Mary’s boys soccer team will certainly take the result.The Spartans and Trinity Catholic played their MIAA Division 3 North first-round tournament game at Warren Field, which – despite the best efforts of both the town of Newton and the Falcons’ athletic staff – succumbed to the elements, making the game a “mud bath,” according to coach Mike D’Agostino. But St. Mary’s took care of business, winning the game, 2-1, to advance to the quarterfinals Wednesday against either Maimonides or Dorchester Academy.The game – despite the muddy conditions – featured some tremendous athleticism on the part of both teams. Trinity keeper Harry Regis was nothing short of superb, making at least six dead-on saves. He came up big time and time again, both on St. Mary’s shots and at times when loose balls seemed ready to create opportunities for the Spartans.However, the acrobatic play of the day belonged to St. Mary’s Julian Yourawski on the Spartans’ first goal, which gave them a 1-0 lead early in the first period.Ralph Bertrand – who later got the game-winner – set the goal up with an indirect kick from Regis’ left. The kick itself almost went in, striking the top of the crossbar and bouncing straight to Yourawski. And with a classic bicycle kick, Yourawski, with his back to the net, knocked it home.”That’s the most incredible goal I’ve ever seen,” said D’Agostino. “Go talk to him. He was the star today. That was a great play.”Yourawski says he practices the play all the time.”But I never got a chance to use it in a game,” he said. “You have to have a situation where no one’s around you, and the ball has to be in the right spot. That’s what happened today, and I was able to kick it in.”After Yourawski’s goal, the field seemed tilted toward the Trinity end, as the Spartans (10-8-2) made every effort to put this one away early. But Regis made sure that didn’t happen, and the half ended with the Spartans up, 1-0.Trinity, on its heels through most of the first half, became much more assertive and it paid off early in the second half when Ricardo Bonifacio picked the ball out of a pile of players and took a wild shot on net. It just trickled past Spartan goalie Helio Meirelles Neto to tie the game at 1-1.About 10 minutes later, Bertrand gave St. Mary’s the lead back. Jeremy Tranfaglia’s throw-in from Regis’ right initiated the play, tossing it right in front of the keeper. The ball took a couple of wild bounces before hitting the back of Bertrand’s head, off the crossbar, and into the net.”Ralph had a huge game for us,” said D’Agostino. “He got two points. And don’t forget Jeremy. He’s been there for us all year.”At one point this season, the Spartans were beset with injuries. Now, D’Agostino says, “we’re healthy, for the most part, and we’re still playing.”