Cross Country: English boys fall to Salem

The English boys cross country team fell to Salem, 25-31 in Salem. Alex Bonito led English with a time of 19:10. Tyler Comer finished in third with a time of 19:32. Ri Yan came in sixth at 20:40. Jonathan Nop had a time of 21:22 in seventh place. Malik Bazile crossed the finish line at 22:13.St. John’s 21, Xaverian 36At Larz Anderson Park in Brookline, the Eagles (4-0) won the Catholic Conference championship. Liam Dow finished first (15:36); Tim Loehner, second (15:37) and Tom O’Shea, their (15:51). Nick Fecteau (16:05) and Brendan Massey (16:16) finished sixth and ninth, respectively.”We’re glad to be back on top of the conference,” Prep coach John Boyle said. “It gives the kids a lot of confidence.”Xaverian won the title last year. Had The Prep lost, there would have been a three-way tie for first place.Beverly 15, Classical 50At Lynn Woods, Philip Chea turned in a strong performance for Classical.Saugus 19, Winthrop 45At Winthrop, the Sachems’ Evan Covell was the Sachems’ only top five finisher.Spellman 24, Fenwick 31Fenwick 21, Austin Prep 40At Austin Prep, Fenwick’s (4-3) Bryan Mendes finished third overall with a time of 16:59. Dan Deschenes had a fourth place in 17:25.Peabody 15, Revere 50At Peabody, the Patriots (3-4, 3-2 NEC) struggled against the Tanners, but they did have a strong outing form Krsti Nushi, who finished eighth (16:17) on the 2.78-mile course.Marblehead 25, Swampscott 36At Marblehead, the Magicians’ (5-2) top four were A.J. Ernst (16:44), Nate Fowler (17:02), Chris Rodts (17:04), and John Howard 17:33For Swampscott, 4-3,the top finishers were Peter Hale (who finished first at 16:15), Matt Mahoney (second, 16:20), Robert McLaughlin (18:23), Bennett Smith (18:28), Marco Scibelli (18:28).GIRLSSwampscott 21, Marblehead 40Top Finishers for Swampscott were Isbabella Kornitsky (second, 20:25), Alison Carr (fifth, 21:22), Miranda Nocera (10th, 21:48), Abby O’Connor (11th, 21:58), and Meg Mahoney (17th, 22:46).Janayna Randall led the Magicians (5-1) at a time of 19:49. Paige Ferrucci finished at 20:38. Sarah Oliver came in 4th in 20:49.Spellman 20, Fenwick 37Austin Prep 21, Fenwick 36At Austin Prep, Fenwick’s Arianna Maida finished third with a time of 19:42. Hannah Smith was eighth with a 21:04. Fenwick is 4-3.Peabody 15, Revere 50At Peabody, Ashley Goodwin took almost two minutes per mile on her pace.Jessica Ventura, Jaclynne Dion and Goodwin all ran personal bests. Scoring for Revere were Nikki Nelson, Alanna Pasco, Caitlyn Carmello, Hayley Mangino, and Jaclynne Dion.Beverly 15, Classical 50At Lynn Woods, Armena Babic turned in a strong performance for the Rams.