Golf: Rams freshmen step up big against Saugus

The Classical golf team had two freshmen step up and dominate their matches at No. 7 and No. 8, as the Rams defeated Saugus 41-31 at Gannon Tuesday.The Rams were down by four with their two freshmen, No. 7 Mark Brazell and No. 8 Brendan O’Neill, still on the course. The freshmen duo combined to win their matches 15 1/2-2 1/2. Classical coach Jack Morrison was very impressed by his team and especially his freshmen.”My freshmen were really the reason for our win today, and it was good to see the young guys step up when we needed them the most,” Morrison said.Brazell won 7 1/2-1 1/2 and O’Neill won 8-1. Other winners for Classical were: No. 4 Brett Erelli (5 1/2-3 1/2) and No. 5 Russ Holmes (6-3). No. 1 Steve Nelson tied (4 1/2-4 1/2). Classical is now 3-4.St. John’s 232, Xaverian 258At Salem CC, Nick Pandelena shot his fourth round of under par (2 under, 34). Tim Cunningham shot a round of even par (36). Nick McLaughlin had a strong performance as well (38). St. John’s is now 7-1.Marblehead 42, Salem 30At Olde Salem Greens, the Magicians won spots 5-8, which was the difference in the match. Winners for Marblehead were: No. 5 Pitch Riley (8-1); No. 6 Trevor Jones (5-4); No. 7 Matt Scholnick (8-1) and No. 8 Alex Rothbard (7-2). Marblehead is now 5-3.Salem’s No. 1, Tim Richmond, won 5 1/2-3 1/2; Kyle Gauthier won 5-4 at No. 2 and No. 3, Cam Darmody, won 7-2. The Witches are 5-4.Revere 44 1/2, English 27 1/2At Cedar Glen, the Patriots (2-6) won six out of the possible eight spots. Winners for Revere were: No. 1 John Cimaruta (6-3); No. 3 Mike Ferrante (5-4); No. 4 Nick Romano (6 1/2-2 1/2); No. 5 Jay Segal (5 1/2-3 1/2); No. 6 John Madigan (6-3) and No. 8 John Papafodora (6 1/2-2 1/2). English (0-7) had solid performances from No. 2 Matt Bruneau and No. 7 Eric Lozzi (both tied 4 1/2-4 1/2).Winthrop 43, Swampscott 29At Winthrop, the Big Blue had two winners despite the result. No. 5 Derek May (6-3) and No. 8 Cameron Swigor (5-4) were the winners for Swampscott. Swampscott is now 4-4.Danvers 42 1/2, Peabody 29 1/2At The Meadows, the Tanners’ No. 1 Athan Goulos (6 1/2-2 1/2) shot an even par 36. Matt Correale had a good performance and tied his match (4 1/2-4 1/2). Peabody (1-2) will hope for better results Thursday when it will match up with Danvers again.AC 159, St. Mary’s 150At Gannon, the Spartans missed a few late putts, which proved to be the difference in the match. Leading the way for St. Mary’s was Chris Price and Kevin Dusablon (24 points). Sean Mahr, Justin Lappin and Brad Dill all scored 21 points. Ryan Madden had a strong performance as well (20). St. Mary’s is 6-2.Masco 196, Lynnfield 150At Lynnfield, leading the way for Lynnfield was Steve Lambe (35 points). Matt Muschella had a strong performance (25). Nick Eliopoulos chipped in as well (24). Lynnfield (5-4) plays North Andover Wednesday.