Boys Hockey: Spartans tie Marshfield, 1-1, in 1A preview

St. Mary’s skated to a 1-1 tie with defending Division 1 State Champion Marshfield Saturday night at Hobomock Arena in Pembroke in a matchup of league champions and potential Division 1A Tournament opponents.”It was a good up and down high school hockey game and a good point to get on the road against one of the top teams in the state,” said coach Mark Lee. “We controlled most of the first period but their goaltender (Kyle Moran) made several key stops to keep them in it early.”Cam O’Neill gave St. Mary’s a 1-0 lead at 13:23 of the first period, assisted by Eric MacAdams and Brendan Mageary. The Rams’ lone goal came from Pat Burrill at 2:52 of the second period.Moran finished with 28 saves for the Atlantic Coast League champion Rams (15-2-2) while sophomore Bailey MacBurnie (18 saves) turned in another solid showing for the Spartans (17-1-3).Fairleigh Dickinson TournamentAt Martha’s Vineyard Arena in Oak Bluffs, Lynnfield (16-3-1) captured the Fairleigh Dickinson Tournament title and closed in on the top seed in the upcoming Division 2 North Sectional by defeating Martha’s Vineyard on Saturday, 2-0, and Dennis-Yarmouth in Sunday’s title game, 3-1. The Pioneers conclude the regular season at Division 1 Andover Thursday afternoon.”This was a great prep going into the state tournament. At this point, it’s more about how you’re playing than where you’re seeded and we gave a very good effort against two quality Division 2 South teams,” said Pioneers coach Vin Mirasolo.John Festa and Greg Meininger had the goals against Martha’s Vineyard in support of Joe Bassi’s shutout effort. Festa then netted a pair against DY and Dylan Costa had the third as Lynnfield broke a 1-1 tie with two third-period strikes. Bassi had 14 saves.Beverly 3, Winthrop 2At Larsen Arena, the sizzling Panthers (13-5-1, 10-4-0) stretched their unbeaten streak to nine games and denied the Vikings (11-6-2, 10-3-2) a share of the NEC North crown.Brendan Mitchell’s strike at 5:40 of the third period was the difference after Winthrop climbed out of a 2-0 hole on goals from Jake McKinnon and Matt Todisco 29 seconds apart earlier in the period. Goals by Andrew Irving and Connor Irving staked Beverly to a 2-0 lead through two periods.Danvers 3, Gloucester 2At Talbot Rink, the Falcons (14-4-0, 12-3-0) claimed an outright NEC North championship as J.D. Hodgkins delivered a game-winning power play strike at 8:08 of the third period. Danvers spotted the hosts a 1-0 lead on Johnny Interrante’s goal at 3:18 of the first period, before Joe Strangie, Tyler Dustin and Hodgkins countered for a 3-1 lead. Strangie and Hodgkins both had a goal and assist while Alex Webb scored the final goal for the Fishermen (6-9-5, 4-7-4).Saugus 7, Peabody 4At Kasabuski Rink, the Sachems (11-6-2, 10-3-2) rode five-point nights from Drew Oxley (hat trick, two assists) and Kurt Rodrigues (two goals, three assists) past the Tanners (6-11-1, 4-9-1). Oxley scored his 100th career point. Goals by Oxley (two), Rodrigues and Guy Capillo staked Saugus to a 4-0 lead in the game’s first eight minutes but Peabody climbed out of a 4-0 hole behind Mike Chiappini’s natural hat trick. Matt McIsaac tied it at 5:38 of the second period but Rodrigues restored the Sachems’ lead less than a minute later and Oxley and Capillo rounded out the scoring in the third period.Braintree 6, Bp. Fenwick 1At McVann-O’Keefe, the Crusaders (2-13-1) couldn’t match their Bay State Carey Division opponents.