Soccer: Dowd sets Peabody record for goals in win over Salem

Though she may only be a junior, Peabody’s Hayley Dowd has begun to take dead aim at some of the lofty marks in the long and storied history of Tanner soccer.On Wednesday at Bertram Field, the Boston College commit eclipsed Justine Hartigan as the all-time leading goal scorer on the girls side as she notched career goals 91 and 92 in a 6-0 win over Salem.”She is just an incredible talent,” Peabody coach Dennis Desroches said of Dowd. “She’s one of the hardest working players I’ve had and that’s what’s gotten her to this point. But more importantly, she’d be the first to credit her teammates for helping her get the record.”The Tanners (6-0-2, 4-0-2 NEC North) also got a pair of goals from Victoria Digiacomo and single markers from Madison Doherty and Erica Nelson. Caitlyn Lodi needed only three saves to get the shutout.”We wanted to play good full field defense going in and we did that,” Desroches said.Spellman 3, St. Mary’s 0At Manning Field, the Spartans (7-3-1, 4-2-1 Catholic Central League/Large) trailed 1-0 at the break but had no answer for the CCL Large leaders.”They outplayed us,” St. Mary’s coach Jim Foley said. “Spellman is a good team.”Victoria Vigor and Amanda Donahoe had good games for St. Mary’s.Minuteman 5, Tech 0At Manning Field, the Tigers (0-9) were undermanned with two players out injured.Click here for a photo gallery.Roxanna Diaz had a nice game at stopper and freshman Emily Guzman played well at stopper. Ilianna Rodriguez anchored the defense in front of Natalie Garcia, who made her debut in net.Newburyport 4, Lynnfield 1At Newburyport, Kimmy Duhaime scored 13 minutes into the first half to give Lynnfield (2-4-4) a 1-0 lead, but Newburyport tied things up 10 seconds later. The Clippers held a 2-1 lead at the half and added two more after the break.”It seemed like every mistake we made, they scored a goal off it,” Lynnfield coach Mark Vermont said. “We’re battling hard, just not getting the results. We have to keep plugging away.”Danvers 3, Beverly 1At Beverly, the Falcons (6-2-1, 3-1-1 Northeastern Conference) took a 1-0 lead into halftime thanks to a Delaney Zecha goal (Corey Persson assist). Beverly’s Caitlin Harty tied the game midway through the second half, but Danvers’ Alex Strangie came up with the game-winner a minute later (Kylie Plaza assist). Persson scored the final goal with nine minutes remaining (Chrissy Gikas assist). Mia Koutoulas was in net for the win.BOYS SOCCERSpellman 5, St. Mary’s 1At Brockton, Ralph Bertrand scored late in the first half to make it 2-1, but the Spartans (7-4, 4-4 CCL Large) could get no closer. Helio Neto had 18 saves in goal.Fenwick 3, Austin Prep 1At Peabody, the Crusaders (6-2-2) scored all three goals in the first half to take an insurmountable lead. Sophomore Iftimi Arapi notched his first varsity goal with Ian White assisting. White scored unassisted for a 2-0 Fenwick lead and Rishad DeSilva capped the scoring with White assisting. Greg Enos (5 saves) got the win with Drew Thibodeau playing a solid game at sweeper.Lynnfield 5, Newburyport 2At Lynnfield, the Pioneers (7-2) struggled a bit defensively in the first half, but still managed to lead 3-2 at the half. George Levantakis had three goals and Marco Addonizio and Jake Atkinson, one each. Nick Romano and Joe Bassi split the game in net.St. John’s 1, Xaverian 0At Danvers, Deklan Robinson’s second half goal was the difference as the Eagles (6-1-2, 5-0 Catholic Conference) overcame a struggle to put the ball in the net despite controlling play.Ken Fryer needed to make only two stops to record his fourth shutout of the year.Danvers 2, Gloucester 1At Danvers, Jon Amico had a goal and an assist and Zach Norring had his first career goal for the Falcons (6-2, 5-0 NEC North).