Soccer: Classical boys blank Beverly

The Classical boys soccer team was able to blank a talented Beverly team 3-0 at Beverly Thursday night.Classical (2-2) broke the 0-0 stalemate 20 minutes into the first half, when Yabesi Musema scored his first of two goals. The Rams were able to scrape up one more goal before the end of the first half, thanks to Musema, to take a 2-0 lead. Keregya Nasibu capped off the Classical scoring early in the second half.?Beverly is always a tough team,” Classical coach Rob Upton said. “We were able to work the ball good and get the ball to open spots for our strikers to attack.”Classical is at Revere Tuesday.Northeast 2, Tech 1At Northeast, the Tigers (1-3) struck first at the 10-minute mark in the first half. Emerson Imul scored the first goal of the game and put Tech up 1-0. The Tigers held on to that lead until late in the second half. Northeast scored two goals within minutes of each other, and took a 2-1 lead with 10 minutes remaining.?It was nice to see the guys come together and play a really strong game,” Tech coach Fred Gallo said. “It was a well-played game across the board, and it?s unfortunate we came out on the wrong end of this one.”Peabody 3, Revere 0At Peabody, the Tanners (1-0-1) did not disappoint in their home opener. Peabody took a 2-0 lead into the half on goals from Jake Silva and Kyle Gilbert. Connor Wolff scored the third and final goal for the Tanners nine minutes into the second half. Peabody was able to shut out its second straight opponent, with Rob Smith in net (11 saves). Christian Morales also helped anchor the Tanner defense.Mhd. 1, Swampscott 1At Marblehead, the Magicians (1-0-1) took a 1-0 lead in the first half when Kaya Ulcay took a through pass up the middle, shot it and then put in his own rebound. The Big Blue tied the game two minutes into the second half when Neil Lahrizi took a free kick and it went off a Marblehead player into the net. Will Green had 10 saves for Swampscott. Peirce Law took care of business in the Marblehead net.?It was a great game,” Marblehead coach Scott Laramie said. “Swampscott?s young but aggressive. They?re fast.”Laramie was very happy with the play of his midfielders and the team overall. Swampscott coach Eric Robinson was also happy with his team?s performance.?Marblehead?s a rivalry game,” he said. “I think it?s a great building block.”Swampscott is 0-0-1.GIRLS SOCCERSwampscott 2, Mhd. 2At Swampscott, Marblehead (1-0-1) took a 1-0 lead 20 minutes into the first half on a goal by Mia Bonjiorno and bumped it up to 2-0 when Olivia Eddy scored five minutes into the second half. Swampscott (0-1-1) scored its first goal of the game with 18 minutes left on a Shauna King goal assisted by Jamie Caponigro. Caponigro tied the game 2-2 10 minutes later with eight minutes remaining in the game. Sam Rizzo had a strong performance in net for the Big Blue (9 saves).Salem 7, English 1At Salem, the Witches led 3-0 by the half and they were just warming up. Deema Hijleh, Tayla O?Leary and Hannah Van DeStadt supplied the first three goals and Sydney Hanford, Van DeStadt, O?Leary and Alix Bryant accounted for the next four. The Salem (2-1-0, 1-0-0 Northeastern Conference) defense has been stifling this season, allowing only four shots over the last 2 1/2 games.English?s Katherine Lozano did make a dent in the Salem lead on a beauty of a goal in the second half. Freshman halfback Emma Trahant and defender Karissa Burton also played well for the 2-2 Bulldogs.Peabody 6, Revere 0At Revere, Madison Doherty had a monster game for the Tanners, scoring four goals and assisting on another. Erika Nelson (goal, assist), Katrina Silva (goal) and Caroline Colbert (2 assists) also contributed offensively.?The players did an excellent job possessing the ball and controlling the tempo of the game,” Peabody coach Dennis Desroches said.Peabody is 1-1 overall, 1-0 in the Northeastern Conference.