Roundup: Fenwick runner shines in McIntyre cross country meet

Bishop Fenwick was the only area school to take part in Saturday’s inaugural Bob McIntyre Twilight Cross-Country Invitational at the Barnstable County Fairgrounds and the Crusaders’ girls made their presence known.Sophomore Arianna Maida turned in Fenwick’s performance of the day in the Girls Sophomore Race, placing second while covering the 3.1-mile course in a time of 19:56.69, just seven seconds behind race winner Jessica Carden of Sutton.Meanwhile, Fenwick placed a solid 12th of 21 teams in the Girls Varsity Race, paced by Faye Haley (40th overall) in a time of 20:47.97. The Crusaders’ contingent also included Taylor Black (76th, 21:53.41), Hannah Smith (88th, 22:15.71), Alicia Tatone (117th, 23:00.42), Christin Houghton (126th, 23:11.58) and Abigail Smith (139th, 23:31.03).Three Crusaders placed in the Sophomore Boys Race – James Diguilio (66th, 20:14.77), Richard Silva (77th, 20:47.64) and Eric Loehle (81st, 21:02.28).GIRLS SOCCERSaugus 3, Everett 0At Anna Parker Playground, Jackie Russo had a goal and an assist as the Sachems raised their record to 8-3-3.Also scoring for the Sachems were Brian Evans (with an assist from Russo) and Michaela Pirella, a freshman who got her first varsity goal.Keeper Melissa Toomey scored her fourth shutout. Coach Chris Coviello said that Haley DeChristoforo and Ashley Firth also played well.Andover 3, Danvers 0The Falcons fell to an undefeated team for the second time in as many nights on Saturday. Andover (11-0-3), the No. 1 ranked team in Eastern Mass. and No. 6 in New England, has allowed just two goals this season. The Golden Warriors held a 2-0 lead at the break and added their final goal on a second-half corner.”We knew what we were up against. Andover is having a great season and their team is very talented at every spot on the field,” said Danvers coach Jimmy Hinchion, who cited solid work by Corey Perrson at forward and midfield and Cate Raftery on defense.”We’ve had a rough stretch of late with three losses in our last four games, but we’ve played some quality teams. I’m hoping our difficult schedule has prepared us enough to now make a nice run in the tournament,” said Hinchion.The Falcons (10-5-0 overall) conclude their regular season Monday at Swampscott (4) and Thursday at home against Beverly (4).BOYS SOCCERPeabody 2, Billerica 0The Tanners (7-3 NEC North, 8-4 overall) scored single goals in each half and keeper Pat Ryan turned in a stellar 17-save performance in a solid non-league road decision of the Merrimack Valley Small’s first-place club.”Pat Ryan was a very busy man. This is a good win for us, a nice way to bounce back after losing to Danvers,” said coach Stan McKeen.John Ramsay staked Peabody to a 1-0 lead in the 22nd minute, assisted by Alec Cerqueira and Colin Mahoney. Cerqueira doubled the margin 12 minutes into the second half when he tucked a header off defender Joel Baldwin’s throw-in just inside the far post. Baldwin and Tiago Brasiliero excelled in the defensive third.Peabody kicks off a four-game week tonight (7:30) at home against Gloucester, a 1-0 loser to MVC Large leader Lowell on Saturday.St. John’s Prep 5,Andover 1Senior Joe Centofanti, who missed the early part of the season while recovering from knee surgery, struck for a hat trick as the Catholic Conference champions ran their record to 11-2-2.Grant Bean added a goal and two assists and Ryan McManus had a goal. Goalie Ken Fryer was called on to make only two saves as the Eagles scored three unanswered in the second half to win convincingly.”We just started finishing and putting away our chances. We certainly had plenty of them,” said coach Dave Crowell. St. John’s will continue its push to secure a tournament home game Wednesday afternoon at Acton-Boxboro (4).Danvers 0, North Andover 0The NEC North-leading Falcons (10-3-2) played the Cape Ann Large leader to a draw in North Andover.