Roundup: Tech girls soccer shuffles lineup in shutout victory

The Lynn Tech girls soccer team played perhaps its finest game of the season on Monday afternoon, scoring a 3-0 shutout victory over visiting St. Clement at Manning Field.?The whole team played a solid game today from the goalie on out,” said Tigers coach Jeremy McKeen. “They played at 100 percent energy the whole way. I was very happy with our defensive effort.”McKeen?s decision to mix and match his lineup by plugging in players at unfamiliar positions worked beautifully as the Tigers, despite their 2-9-2 record, played with poise all game long.Forward Brenda Guevara, normally a sweeper, scored the game?s first goal off a feed from Beyla Najarro about 15 minutes into the action.The Tigers doubled their lead just before the half as Wendy Guevara?s pass upfield found Vicky Mendoza, who buried her shot.?Brenda and Wendy both played out of their typical positions today and did a great job with adjusting,” explained McKeen. “Brenda?s goal got us off and running and Wendy, who is a forward but played stopper today, made a nice pass to set up the second goal.”Tech?s leading goal scorer, Meagan LeBlanc, increased the lead to three just after the start of the second half.The freshman converted a pass to open space from fellow first-year Kaile Ravida, playing forward for the first time.?The girls were very understanding of the changes today and were open to trying something different,” said McKeen.Freshman goalkeeper Coral Gonzalez made four saves in the shutout effort while defender Emily Guzman provided her with solid support all day long.?The strength of our younger players really showed today,” explained McKeen. “We are a very young team that has had some struggles, but I am excited about the team I have going forward.”Lynnfield 8, Manchester-Essex 2At Lynnfield, Jackie Whelan scored three times while Sydney Johnian added two goals and an assist in a rout of visiting Manchester-Essex.Jess Duhaime (goal, assist), Katie Scanlon and Kelly Look also tallied for Lynnfield, which improved to 11-2-1.The Pioneers got eight saves in goal from Paige Ciavarro.Pentucket 2, Saugus 0At Pentucket, the visiting Sachems (1-10-1) couldn?t muster any offense to support a solid performance by goalkeeper Caitlin Williamson, who made 12 saves.Saugus coach Chris Coviello credited defender Mary Cromwick with alleviating some of the pressure on Williamson.BOYS SOCCERSt. John?s 5, Danvers 1At St. John?s, the Eagles (10-1-2) got goals from Matt Chilton, Mike Lanza, Paul Magazzu, Patrick Foley and Peter McManus. Zach Rowell and Jared Costa split the game in net. St. John?s led 4-1 at halftime. The Prep plays BC High on Wednesday for the Catholic Conference title.Lynnfield 0, Manchester 0At Manchester, the visiting Pioneers earned a scoreless draw in a defensive chess match. Lynnfield (2-9-2) got solid games on the back end from Trevor Cory and Ethan Forest, who kept the Manchester offense at bay.Malden Cath. 2, Fenwick 1At Fenwick, the Crusaders led 1-0 at halftime, but allowed two second-half goals to Andrew Kelley, who scored in the third and 20th minutes. Fenwick?s Jimmy Brophy (from Alex Baker) scored before the 20-minute mark. The Crusaders (5-6-5) host St. Mary?s on Thursday.Pentucket 4, Saugus 0At Saugus, the host Sachems trailed 1-0 at the half before three second-half tallies from Pentucket put the game out of reach. Saugus coach Tom Duplisea credited Guilherme Barbosa and Jorge Chiquillo with playing strong possession games. The Sachems (3-8-2) are back at it on Wednesday on the road in Triton.FIELD HOCKEYPeabody 2, Revere 0At Peabody, the host Tanners got two goals from Evangeline Anderte in the opening 10 minutes of the first half. Ally Daly pitched the shutout in goal for Peabody, making three saves. The Tanners improved to 5-7-1.Triton 1, Saugus 0At Triton, the visiting Sachems surrendered the game?s only goal less than four minutes into the opening half. Saugus goalie Lindsey Canniff made 14 saves. The Sachems fall to 4-7-2.GOLFSt. Mary?s 38, S