Roundup: St. Mary’s boys hockey inches closer to CCL title

The St. Mary’s hockey team now sits on the precipice of a second straight Catholic Central League/Large title and a probable Super Eight berth after blanking Bishop Fenwick, 6-0, at McVann-O’Keefe Rink on Saturday.The Spartans, unbeaten in 16 straight games, host Arlington Catholic at Connery Rink on Wednesday and a win over the Cougars would give them the league title once again.”It was a hard-fought game,” St. Mary’s coach Mark Lee said. “We needed the win to keep pace with everyone and now we get to play for a league title.”St. Mary’s (14-0-2, 7-0-1 CCL) got out of the gates fast on Saturday, scoring three first-period goals to take control of the game. Senior Brendan Mageary had the first goal with Nikko Markham and Cam O’Neill adding tallies later.Bobby Mullins’ second-period goal was followed by goals from Jarrod Fitzpatrick and Mageary in the third. Ryan Madden and Fitzpatrick added two assists each.Bailey MacBurnie stopped all 17 shots he faced to post his third shutout of the season.”This team is doing all the little things it takes to win at this level,” Lee said. “You can’t win without those.”Lynn Jets 5, Latin Acad. 2At Matthews Arena, Northeastern, on Sunday, Mark Brazell scored twice and John Finnigan had two assists for the Jets (6-7-2). Ryan MacDonald had a goal and two assists, and Aaron Reddick and Brett Erelli each scored once. Mike Gately made 18 saves.The Jets also tied Revere, 2-2, at Connery Rink on Saturday. Finnigan scored twice, Brazell had an assist and Gately made 25 saves.Saugus 5, Gloucester 5At Talbot Rink in Gloucester, Kurt Rodrigues’ goal with 42 seconds left earned the Sachems (9-4-2, 8-1-2 NEC North) a tie and a spot in the postseason.”We played against a desperate Gloucester team and we didn’t match their intensity,” Saugus coach Jeff Natalucci said. “Getting a point is nice. But we need to play better in the games we have coming up.”Gloucester (5-6-5, 3-4-4) led 2-1 after one and 4-2 after two periods. But goals from Saige Tait and Rodrigues in the first 62 seconds of the third tied the game at 4-4.Dan Groark had a goal and two assists for the Sachems while Mike Russo and Alex Webb scored twice each for Gloucester.St. John’s 6, Austin Prep 0At Ristuccia Arena in Wilmington, the Eagles (10-5-0) clinched a tournament spot as Sam Kurker and Brian Pinho each scored twice while David LeTarte posted his fifth shutout of the year.Andrew Brandano had a goal and an assist with Nick Bragole adding a goal. Nick Pandelena had two assists for the Eagles.Danvers 4, Winthrop 2At Larsen Arena in Winthrop, the red-hot Falcons (12-2-0, 10-1-0 NEC North) held off a third-period charge from the Vikings (8-5-2, 7-2-2) to stay atop the NEC North standings.Rob Buchanan, Nick Strangie and Joe Strangie staked Danvers to a 3-0 third-period lead before Jimmy Barker and Dan Eruzione scored to make it 3-2. A.J. Couto’s empty-netter with 37 seconds left sealed the deal for the Falcons.Beverly 4, Peabody 1At Rockett Arena in Salem, Connor Irving had a goal and three assists as the Panthers (9-5-1, 6-4 NEC North) scored three third-period goals to pull away from the Tanners.Brenden Mitchell had a pair of goals and Ryan Santo also scored for Beverly. Peabody (6-7-1) got a Derek DeMild goal in the third period to make it a 2-1 game.Swampscott 5, Salem 2At Rockett Arena in Salem, Corey Carmody had two goals and Nunzio Morretti had a goal and an assist as the Big Blue (7-7-3, 4-5-2 NEC South) scored three in the third to pull away.Chris Dandreo had a goal and an assist while Robert Serino had three helpers. Matt Videtta added a goal for Swampscott.Agawam 2, Marblehead 1At the Mullins Center in Amherst, Trevor Jones scored a third-period goal, assisted by Joe Newell, but it wasn’t enough as the Headers (5-8-1) fell in their annual trip out west. Mike Harper made 24 saves.GIRLS HOCKEYM’head 5, Auburn 1At the Horgan Ice Rink, Marblehead goalie Ally Hopkins faced 15 shots for the win.Rachel McKay and Eliza Quigley each had a goa