Roundup: St. Mary’s, Lynnfield boys battle to a 2-2 draw

St. Mary’s senior captain Zan Alleyne scored with 10 minutes remaining Saturday to complete a strong second half and secure a 2-2 tie with Lynnfield in a non-league match at Manning Field.The Spartans (5-2-3) were pointing to this game after having been eliminated in Div. 2 North Sectional play by Lynnfield last season, 6-1.St. Mary’s piled up a 24-8 edge in shots and struck first on a goal by eighth-grader Josh Bertrand, assisted by Daniel Hennessey. Lynnfield (3-3-2) grabbed a 2-1 lead on a pair of goals from Mike Demarchian, one in each half.”We’re a little disappointed in the outcome, but we’ll take the point and build off this,” said St. Mary’s coach Mike D’Agostino. “Josh Bertrand was absolutely the best player on the field. He got the first goal and never stopped hustling and generating offense after that.”Lynnfield coach Brent Munroe acknowledged that St. Mary’s “clearly carried the play in the second half” and credited his goalie Joe Bassi for one of his better games of the season.English 4, Swampscott 0At Manning Field, the Bulldogs leveled their record at 2-2-4 behind a dominant performance by senior striker Leo Awokang. He scored two first-half goals and assisted on second-half strikes by Valdrim Xhemajli and Jerry Edz in support of keeper Alex Zayas’ first shutout of the season.”He’s the heart of our offense and has pretty much accounted for 90 percent of our points this year,” said coach Kerry King of Awokang.Swampscott (1-4-2) continues to struggle offensively due to injuries to key personnel. Coach Eric Robinson cited the effort of keeper Val Temin (12 saves).In other action, No. 6 St. John’s Prep lost at No. 7 Weymouth, 2-1, while Gloucester shut out Beverly, 1-0.GIRLS SOCCERWayland 1, Lynnfield 0At Wayland, the Pioneers (3-2-3) gave a good account of themselves against one of Division Two’s top sides but suffered a tough loss when Wayland scored the game-winner with just 10 seconds to play.”It was a great goal. There was a quick cross and their kid made a quick move and took a quick shot. It was just a great game and I felt we played very well defensively,” said coach Mark Vermont.Goalie Hannah Travers (12 saves) anchored the effort, fronted by the quartet of Dayle DiTuillio, Shannon Lamusta, Sam Fliete and Emily Scollard. Forward Ali Johnson generated a number of dangerous chances.St. Mary’s 8, Matignon 0At Manning Field, the Spartans (5-2-2, 2-2-1) were never threatened, allowing coach Jim Foley to rest his front-line personnel and gain experience for his reserves. Carol DiMaiti scored two goals while Chandler Cappozzi, Jennie Mucciarone, Maggie Carey, Sophia Holmes, Jacqueline Murphy and Madison Welch had single tallies.FOOTBALLFenwick 32, Georgetown 20At Georgetown, the Crusaders overcame the stubborn Royals with 26 unanswered points after Georgetown raced out to a 20-6 lead in the second quarter.Quarterback Fran Hannon had touchdown passes of 10 yards each to Matt Renzulli and Nick Bona and ran for two more scores of 23 and five yards. Meanwhile sophomore Rufus Rushins of Lynn continued his explosive start to the season with 21 carries for 197 yards, including a 75-yard third-quarter TD run that tied the game at 20-20.GOLFAt Black Swan Country Club in Georgetown, St. John’s Prep freshman Steven Dilisio shot even par 72 to win the Catholic Conference’s Individual Tournament. Senior Brandon Bingel was third with a 75 and senior Josh Wingardner shot 78 to finish in a fifth-place tie.