Soccer: KIPP shows improvement in loss

There were plenty of encouraging signs from the host KIPP boys soccer team Monday despite its 4-1 loss to Pacific Rim at Manning Field.The visitors scored twice in each half while the Panthers got one back in the latter stages of the contest. Jesse Giron chipped a shot past the Pacific Rim keeper following a takeaway in front of the net in the 65th minute.Coach Evan Kramer praised keeper Jordany Delgado, who played his first game in net and made seven saves.?For his first time in goal, I thought Jordany played an excellent game,” said Kramer. “He was tenacious and showed great aggression in coming out to meet some balls. He looked very comfortable in there.”Kramer also saw positives on the back end, praising defenders Jason Lopez and Carlos Estrada for their solid play.?Both of them played very well tonight,” explained Kramer. “They were active in the back end and had several takeaways.”Jurvet Fuath also impressed, according to Kramer, who lauded his player?s efforts on both sides of the ball.?He played solid defense while finding open space on offense, which led to some chances that just missed their mark,” said Kramer.Georgetown 2, Lynnfield 0At Georgetown, the visiting Pioneers failed to score while surrendering a goal in each half. Goalkeeper Joe Bassi played well for Lynnfield, making a number of big saves, but was beaten twice by Jared Warren.Bedford 3, Fenwick 0At Peabody, the Crusaders (1-2) played an excellent game against a tough team that finished 16-2 last year, coach Nicholas Padovani said.Triton 5, Saugus 2At Saugus, Guillherme Barbosa had two goals for the Sachems. Saugus trailed 3-0 at the half. Drew Nelson and Scott Muse were solid on defense. Owen Andruchow took the loss in net.GIRLS SOCCEREnglish 2, Everett 0At Everett, the Bulldogs (2-1) equaled last year?s win total in their third game of the season. Junior midfielder Taegon Nelson scored both goals and Kaitlyn Nadeau notched her second shutout. English also had stellar defense from Rachael Roy, Karissa Burton, Katherine Lozano and Caroline Gally.?I was very pleased. It was a wonderful game,” coach Ed McNeil said.Austin 3, St. Mary?s 1At Austin Prep, the Spartans (2-1) struggled on offense with Michaela St. Cyr scoring on a ball from Jennie Mucciarone for the only goal. That tied the game at 1-1, but the Cougars made it 2-1 by the half and added another after the break.St. Mary?s was without senior captain Carol DiMaiti, who was injured over the weekend, and Amanda Donahoe, who was injured during the game.Lynnfield 3, Georgetown 0At Lynnfield, the Pioneers? (2-0) Emily Lucich scored at the 30th minute on a rebound off a Jess Duhaime shot to give Lynnfield a 1-0 lead at the half.Lucich scored from Jackie Whelan at the 42:42 mark and 40 seconds later, Whelan scored on a breakaway. Emily Scollard and Paige MacEachern controlled the middle of the field for the Pioneers. Hannah Travers had the shutout.Triton 6, Saugus 0At Triton, the Sachems (0-1-1) failed to score for their second consecutive Cape Ann League contest.Fenwick 8, Matignon 0At Matignon, the Crusaders (2-0-0) got two-goal games from Colleen Corcoran and Danielle DelTorto. Annette Ruggiero, Abbey Rocker, Vicki Caruso and Juli Molina each added goals while Merry Harrington and Emily Rocker split time in net.