Boys Soccer: Captain Hook comes through for Lynnfield again

At Lynnfield, senior captain James Hook suppled the heroics once again, scoring with two minutes left in the game on a pass from freshman Jacob Jablonka, leading the Pioneers to a 1-0 win over Manchester-Essex, 1-0.This was Hook’s third game winning goal in a row.”We played a very good first half,” Lynnfield coach Brent Munroe said. “We had a lot of very good chances, we just couldn’t put anything in.”The Pioneers are 6-6-2.Bishop Fenwick 2, St. Mary’s 1At Peabody, the Crusaders rallied from a one-goal deficit for the win. In the process, the loss put a severe dent in the Spartans’ hopes of winning a Catholic Central League title.Iftimi Arapi headed in a ball from Alex Baker 10 minutes into the second half to tied the game and Rishad DeSilva came up with the game-winner on a penalty kick with two minutes remaining.Armando Lezama, from Alexander Alleyne, scored for St. Mary’s in the first half to give the Spartans a 1-0 lead.Fenwick coach Nicholas Padovani was very happy with his team’s defense effort, particularly the play of Greg Enos and Mike McKenzie. Two sophomores, Chris Carney and Matt Healey, were called up from the junior varsity and also played well. Padovani was also happy with Drew Thibodeau, who had the tough task of marking St. Mary’s sharpshooter Alexander Alleyne. Ryan Trott was in net for the win.”We just fell apart in the second half,” said St. Mary’s coach Mike D’Agostino.Shawsheen 4, Lynn Tech 2At Lynn, Shawsheen (8-3-1) scored 4 2nd half goals off corner kicks as Tech dropped to 6-5-1. Tech led 2-0 at the half on goals by Francisco Franco and Bellizario Lopez.Salem 2, Saugus 0At Saugus, Salem improved to 8-2-2. Simon Barats put the Witches ahead in the first half. Jason Alas scored the insurance goal in the second half. Goalkeeper Steven Harris notched the shutout.Acton Boxboro 2, St. John’s Prep 2At Danvers, the Eagles (12-1-1) nearly gave Acton Boxboro their first loss. Acton Boxboro evened the score with about 10 minutes left in the contest.Nick Agresti and Matt Chilton had the goals for St. John’s.Acton Boxboro scored in the first minute of the game, but the Eagles were able to score before halftime.”Matt Brady had a great game at outside back,” said St. John’s head coach Dave Crowell.GIRLS SOCCERSaugus 1, Salem 0At Salem, Mikayla Perella scored at the 38-minute mark of the first half to give the Sachems all they needed.”It was kind of a midfield game after that,” said Saugus coach Chris Coviello.Lynnfield 0, Manchester-Essex 0At Manchester-Essex, the Pioneers (5-5-4) got off 34 shots (not all on net) and Manchester-Essex had between two and four, but at the end of the day both teams left with one point. Allegra DiCesare had a strong game in the midfield for the Pioneers, who defeated Manchester-Essex the first time they played. Lynnfield needs four points to qualify for the state tournament.Peabody 2, Concord Carlisle 0At Peabody, the Tanners (12-0) remained undefeated behind two second-half goals and a strong defensive effort.Hayley Dowd and Madison Doherty scored for Peabody.”Concord-Carlisle controlled possession for the majority of the first half, but we came out with more intensity in the second half,” said Peabody head coach Dennis Desroches.Cayla Bucci and Carla Digiacomo held Concord-Carlisle’s leading scorer in check. Goalkeeper Caitlin Lodi provided the shutout with seven saves.Revere 2, Malden 0At Revere, Paola Ortez tallied both goals for the Patriots (4-8-1). Amy Rotter had a strong effort in net.