Roundup: St. John’s lacrosse earns return trip to state tournament

It has been an up and down season for defending state champions, but after St. John’s was able to defeat Medfield on the road, 7-5, on Wednesday, the Eagles earned their right to defend the title.”We needed one of these last two games to get in,” said St. John’s coach John Roy. “It is good to get it on the first try instead of against Hingham tomorrow.”For the Prep (9-7), Drew O’Connell scored three goals while Colin Blackwell scored twice and recorded an assist.Also scoring for the Prep were Mark MacDonald and Matt Scalise. In net for the Eagles was Blair Friedensohn, who made 14 saves.Bedford 10, Swampscott 2At Bedford, the Big Blue wrapped up their regular season on a down note. Matt Gambale and Richie Sullivan accounted for the two Swampscott (7-10) goals.GIRLS LACROSSEBeverly 9, Peabody 8At Beverly, three goals by Casey Broughton for Peabody were not enough to overcome the Panthers. Beverly scored with 30 seconds remaining in the game to take the one-goal lead and secure the victory.For Peabody, Brittany Lefave scored two goals and had a pair of assists while Katie Teixeira added two goals and Mikayla York scored once.Peabody outshot Beverly 29-22, but could not finish on its opportunities.In net for the Tanners (10-6), Cheyenne Jackson made 13 saves.BOYS TENNISDanvers 3, Peabody 2At Peabody, the Falcons evened their record in the Northeastern Conference to 4-4. Winning for Danvers (12-7) were Nick Lisichenok, first singles (6-4, 6-2); Mike Olszack, third singles (6-3, 7-5); Mike DeSantis and Jim Grace, first doubles (6-1, 6-2).For Peabody, Mike Warren won in second singles (4-6, 6-4, 6-1) and Cliff McKean and Andrew McCarthy won in second doubles (6-3, 6-1).Swampscott 4, Fenwick 1At Peabody, the Big Blue (12-3, 6-2 NEC) rolled on the road in their final regular season match. Winning for Swampscott were Matt Jacobs, first singles (6-0, 6-0); Val Temin, second singles (6-1, 6-1); Josh Lunder and Sam Crimmins, first doubles (6-1, 6-0); Matt Gilberg and Ben Friedman, second doubles (6-0, 7-5).For Fenwick (3-14), Jorge Mutti won in third singles, 6-3, 6-4.St. John’s 5, Latin Academy 0At Danvers, both doubles teams for St. John’s swept their matches to lead the Eagles to victory. John Corvi and Bradley Noyes won in first doubles (6-0, 6-0) and Mike Beluch and Matt Walter won in second doubles (6-0, 6-0).Also winning for St. John’s (15-1) were Cameron Trosin, first singles (6-0, 6-3); Spencer Canny, second singles (6-2, 7-5); and Chris Toner, third singles (6-1, 6-1).Marblehead 4, Manchester-Essex 1At Marblehead, Tyler Gelineau defeated Calvin Lamothe, 6-3, 6-3 in second singles for the second time in three matches over the last two years as the Magicians took home the non-league win. Gelineau’s win on Wednesday avenged a loss to Lamothe from earlier in the season.Also winning for Marblehead were Ian Hyte, third singles (6-2, 6-2); Dylan White and Ryan Dempsey, first doubles (7-5, 6-1); and Sean Jackson and Peter Jackson, second doubles (6-4, 6-1).GIRLS TENNISLynnfield 5, North Reading 0At Lynnfield, Julia Broding won in first singles, 6-3, 7-6, to lead the Pioneers to their 10th win on the season. Also winning for Lynnfield (10-4) were Tori Copelas, second singles (6-4, 3-6, 6-3); Ava Grava, third singles (6-0, 6-0); Molly McCarthy and Gabriella Pena, second singles (6-2, 6-2); Jessica Sagan and Meaghan Rondeau, second singles (6-4, 6-1).Marblehead 5, Beverly 0At Marblehead, Ashley Noyes did not lose a set in her 6-0, 6-0 win in first singles while leading the Magicians to their 15th win on the season. Also winning for Marblehead (15-1) were Julia Burke, second singles (6-3, 6-1); Mary Lindsay Ryan, third singles (6-1, 6-1); Annie Ryan and Lindsey Cohen, first doubles (6-0, 6-1); and Meghan Gable and Meagan Stanojev, second doubles (6-1, 6-0).