Roundup: Lynnfield football claims CAL Baker crown

Undefeated Lynnfield (6-0, 4-0) exploded for 21 third-quarter points and pulled away from Hamilton-Wenham Saturday afternoon, 34-0, to capture the Cape Ann League Baker (Small) title and qualify for the upcoming Division Four North playoffs.?This is a little bit surprising. We lost a lot of kids on both sides of the ball from last year, so I thought it might take a while to get going this year. But the kids have played really well and picked things up faster than expected,” said coach Neal Weidman.Senior Kyle McGah continued to add to his school mark for career rushing touchdowns with a pair against the Generals on runs of five yards in the second quarter and nine yards in the third. He rushed for 78 yards on 11 carries.Senior Matt Kramich got the Pioneers (6-0, 4-0) on the board with a 24-yard run in the first quarter and Dan Bronshvayg?s PAT made it 7-0. McGah?s first score extended the lead to 13-0 at the break.Ryan Battaglia?s 86-yard kickoff return to open the second half put the Pioneers in control. McGah and Jake Rourke (13-yard run) scored before the end of the third period, ballooning Lynnfield?s lead to 34-0.?The third quarter was good to us but they (HW) really stood up and fought us. It was good for the kids to be in this kind of game,” Weidman said.Junior quarterback Danny Sullivan completed 12-of-14 passes for 148 yards, spreading the ball around to Anthony Costa (four catches, 47 yards), John Knee (four catches, 37 yards) and Kramich (two catches, 57 yards).Lynnfield?s second defense preserved the shutout with a goal-line stand in the final minute.BOYS SOCCERSt. John?s 3, Cath. Mem. 0At Danvers, the Eagles (12-1-12, 7-0-1) wrapped up their fourth consecutive Catholic Conference championship Saturday. Junior Peter Kilcommons netted the game-winner with 10 minutes left in the first half. Junior Paul Magazzu and senior Mike Lanza both had a goal and an assist. Midfielder Peter McManus anchored a stout defensive effort in front of goalie Zach Rowell, who recorded his sixth shutout.St. John?s heads south to take on undefeated Silver Lake Regional this afternoon.Peabody 3, Salem 0At Salem State, Kyle Gilbert delivered the game-winner at 21 minutes of the first half for the Tanners (10-1-5, 9-0-4). C.J. Almonti and Tom Guma added second-half strikes, Vinnie Dos Santos had a pair of assists, and Ben Manoogian, Henrik Gradt and Leo DeOlivera had a helper apiece. Ben Britton and Nick Bettencourt paced the defensive effort in front of keeper Rob Smith (8 saves), who notched his eighth shutout.Swampscott 0, Wakefield 0At Wakefield, sophomore Will Green turned back nine shots for the shutout and senior captain Neil Lahrizi spearheaded a stout defensive effort by the Big Blue (2-10-3). Coach Eric Robinson credited Green with confident decisions coming off his line and his defense with making smart challenges.KIPP Academy 1, Match Charter 0At Cambridge, the Panthers (1-8-1) picked up their first win Sunday on Jesse Giron?s goal in the 40th minute, assisted by Manny Ortega and Charlie Huffman. Jordanny Delgado notched the shutout with nine saves, supported by defenders Jurvet Fuateh, Carlos Estrada, Jerry Merida and Daniel Santos. Attacker Mustapha Trawalley had a strong game.GIRLS SOCCERKIPP Academy 6, Match Charter 1At Cambridge, Angela Unubun scored four goals and Alex Huffman added a pair for the Panthers. McKayla Berry contributed an assist, Wrutoe Bonwin excelled on defense and Helen Maldonado controlled the field.Peabody 0, North Andover 0At North Andover, the Tanners (10-1-3) notched their 11th shutout in this non-league scrap and have yielded just three goals on the season.Beverly 7, English 0At Manning Field, the Bulldogs slipped to 6-12-0 with the loss.FIELD HOCKEYBeverly 5, Swampscott 0At Swampscott, Nicole Woods scored three goals as the Panthers (14-1-0) captured their sixth straight NEC title. Swampscott is 8-3-2.VOLLEYBALLKIPP Academy 3, Codman Academy 0KIPP (7-3) won 25-16, 25-18, 25-15 with help from Player of