Boys Soccer: Beverly beats Classical to qualify for tournament

The Beverly boys soccer team (8-3-2) qualified for the tournament for the first time since 2005 with a 3-2 victory over visiting Classical.The Rams took a 1-0 lead on a goal by Salvador Castro. Beverly midfielder Ryan Santo scored his first varsity goal to tie things up and Conor Leahy, scored for a 2-1 Beverly lead. Brendon Cronin notched his third goal in two games, taking a ball from Leahy and heading it in for the game-winning goalThe Rams’ Shedrack Agbonsalo found the net late in the game for the 3-2 final. Classical is now 8-2-4, 8-2-2 NEC.”The guys worked hard to try to tie the game, but we fell short,” said Classical head coach Rob Upton.Swampscott 1, Marblehead 1At Marblehead, the Big Blue’s Kendrick Simpson scored with 25 second remaining off a long throw in by his brother, Killian Simpson, to salvage the tie.”This was our third our fourth game in a row where we played hard for a solid 80 minutes,” Swampscott coach Eric Robinson said.Val Temin was in net for Swampscott.Revere 3, Peabody 2At Peabody, the Tanners spotted Revere three first-half goals by Earick Moddey, Woilmer Cruz, and Hector Vallme-Pineda.Ben Manoogian began Peabody’s comeback attampt 11:12 into the second half, assisted by Vlasi Duni, and Tommy Drover made it 3-2 on a direct kick at the 15-minute mark.”We had a ton of pressure,” said Peabody head coach Stan McKeen. “We had ample opportunities but we couldn’t put the third one inDanvers 5, Saugus 0At Saugus, senior captain Matt Hogan had a hat trick and Eric Martin scored the other two goals for Danvers (10-2-1, 10-1-1). Danvers jumped out to a 3-0 advantage and never looked back. Freshman goalkeeper Cam Bornstein notched his first varsity shutout. Midfielders Guilherne Barbosa and Nick Gesscelines performed well in defeat for Saugus (5-8-1).