Soccer: St. Mary’s cranks up the offense

The St. Mary’s boys soccer team had its offense in high gear in a 6-2 win over Marian Wednesday at Manning Field.Click here for a photo gallery.The Spartans (3-1, 1-2 Catholic Central League) took a robust 4-0 lead into the locker room at the half thanks to goals by Pedro Lucas Ferreira, Ralph Bertrand (2) and Armando Lezama, who also had a pair of assists. Grant McKinnon headed one in early in the second half with Bertrand getting the assist and then he assisted on an Alexander Alleyne goal to wrap up the scoring.St. John’s 4, BC High 0At Danvers, the Eagles (3-0-1, 3-0 Catholic Conference) got a big leg up in the league race as Grant Bean, Deklan Robinson, Ryan McManus and Anthony Vigliotta all recorded goals.”We’re playing extremely well right now,” Prep coach Dave Crowell said.Brian Kehoe stopped all four shots he faced in net.Fenwick 2, Williams 2At Williams, the Bishops took a 1-0 lead six minutes into the game, but in the 13th minute, Brian Blaisdell, with help from Chris Poirier, tied the game at 1-1.Williams retook the lead at the five-minute mark before Fenwick countered again in the 10th minute, this time with Rishad DeSilva scoring, and Alex Baker assisting.Goalie Greg Enos made five saves.”We came out flat and had to come from behind,” Fenwick coach Andrew Bub said. “But we played better in the second half, and played the ball smart.”Lynnfield 3, N. Reading 1At Lynnfield, George Levantakis scored twice, and Marco Addonizio had a goal and two assists.Sophomore goalie Joe Bassi won in his first varsity start for the Pioneers.Danvers 6, Marblehead 2At Danvers, the Falcons built a 5-0 lead before Marblehead scored its two goals.John Amico had two goals for the Falcons, Matt Hogan had a goal and two assists, and Eric Martin two assists.Other Danvers goals came from Craig Wilson, Brian Trefery and Drew Piazza.GIRLS SOCCERFenwick 2, Williams 1At Fenwick, Williams took a 1-0 lead after a half, but Maura Doyle scored on a header off a corner kick by Becky Mercuro to tie the score early in the second half, and Rose Fantozzi, again from Mercuro, gave the 3-1-1 Crusaders the lead for good.No. Reading 1, Lynnfield 0At North Reading, neither team had many scoring opportunities with most of the game being played between the 18-yard lines.”North Reading is a strong, physical team,” Lynnfield coach Mark Vermont said. “They move the ball well.Vermont said his team was inconsistent, with moments of greatness and moments of “not-so-great” play. Vermont was happy with his defense, which played a solid game. The Pioneers are 1-2-2.