School roundup: Marblehead hockey powers past Wilmington

A pair of North powerhouses met up on Thursday in the finals of the Haverhill Holiday Classic and it was the Division 3 North champs, Marblehead, who got the best of D2 stalwart Wilmington, 4-3 at Veteran’s Memorial Rink.”It was a really good win for us with a couple guys out,” Marblehead coach Bob Jackson said. “We had some guys who hadn’t played in a while come in and play really well.”The Headers (3-1-1) were in control most of the way against the Cape Ann League power as Tyler Bates scored just 2:53 in, assisted by Tom Koopman and Ian Maag, for a 1-0 Marblehead lead.Second line center Tyler Gelineau doubled the margin in the second period, assisted by left winger Austin Haley, at 5:10. And when Hunter Graves scored a shorthanded goal early in the third, assisted by Ben Koopman, the Headers were up 3-0 and in full control.The Wildcats then rallied to cut the lead to 3-2 midway through the third before Bates scored for a second time, set up by freshman defenseman Liam Gillis, to restore the two-goal cushion.St. John’s (D) 7, St. John’s (S) 2At the Hart Center in Worcester, this one was much closer than the score showed as the teams were tied at 2-2 late in the second before Colin Blackwell broke the tie. Sam Kurker’s power play goal early in the third, his first of a pair in the final frame, made it 4-2 and sent the Eagles (2-0-1) on their way.”Colin had the biggest goal of the game,” St. John’s coach Kristian Hanson said. “They had all the momentum and right off the faceoff we get a big goal. Then we got that fourth goal and controlled the third period.”Shane Eiserman had two goals and two assists for the Eagles while Blackwell added a pair of assists. Derek Palm and Jarrod Hines also had goals for the Prep.”It’s a long bus ride to play a quality opponent,” Hanson said. “You like to go out and win these games.”BOYS TRACKPeabody 63, Swampscott 23At Peabody, The Tanners took nine events and had eight different winners. Peabody’s Zach Grube was the only double winner on the day. Grube took the high jump (6-3) and 45 hurdles (6.3). Other winners for Peabody were: Nick Marotta, shot put (43-1); Nat Gaye, 45 dash (5.1); Austin Brewer, 300 (36.6); Nick Ingram, 600 (1:29.4); Evan Braz, 1,000 (2:33.6); T.J. D’Amato, mile (4:59) and Nick Christensen, 2-mile (10:41).Click here for a photo gallery.Swampscott’s (2-1) Jermaine Kelly tied in 45 hurdles (6.3), Olivier Narcisse tied in the dash (5.1) and Declan McClung tied in the 300 (36.6). Peabody is now 3-0.Beverly 48, Salem 38At Peabody, Beverly (1-2) took five of the events. Leading the way for Beverly was George Louis. Louis was a double winner in the high jump (6-1) and 45 (5.2). Other winners for Beverly were: Dan Parsons, 45 hurdles (6.6); James Powers, 600 (1:31) and Nicholas Robinson, 2-mile (12:11.2). Salem (0-3) had four different winners: Fernando Cabrera, shot put (38-1); Chris Bozarjian, 300 (37.1); Daniel Collins, 1,000 (2:52.9) and Kinnon Church, mile (5:03.4).GIRLS TRACKPeabody 56, Swampscott 30At Peabody, the Tanners (3-0) took seven events and had seven different winners: Amanda Nielsen, high jump (5-0); Pamela Zabala, shot put (31-0); Kirsten Nihan, 45 hurdles (7.5); Haley Dowd, 45 dash (5.9); Cayla Bucci, 300 (40.3); Sarah May, 600 (1:43) and Catarina Rocha, mile (5:23).Swampscott (1-2) winners were Hannah King, 1,000 (3:07.5) and Tess Gorman, 2-mile (13:10.4).Beverly 72, Salem 14At Peabody, Beverly (3-0) winners were: Liane Patrazza, high jump (4-1); Ashleen Joseph, shot put (24-3); Taylor Manzi, 45 hurdles (7.1); Molly Hannigan, 45 dash (5.9); Alison Collins, 600 (1:44.5); Wendi Marciano, 1,000 (2:59.4); Jessica Gomes, mile (5:52) and Nicole Demars, 2-mile (12:38.4).Salem’s (0-3) lone winner was Desiree DeLeon in the 300 (41.7).