Roundup: Saugus skates to victory in CAL debut

Saugus made a memorable debut in the Cape Ann League, turning back Pentucket Saturday night, 4-3, in a battle of Sachems at Veterans Memorial Rink in Haverhill.Nick Straticos scored the game-winner with 13 seconds left in the second period, breaking a 3-all tie. Three times Saugus built a one-goal lead and Pentucket tied the game on each occasion. Straticos? decisive strike came just 31 seconds after Pentucket?s Conner O?Malley had tied it, 3-3.?It?s a good start to the season. Our guys battled hard all night and hopefully we can build off this win,” said Saugus coach Jeff Natalucci.Steve Kay scored the lone goal of the first period to give Saugus a 1-0 lead. Second-period goals by Kyle Zabrowski and Chris Sanderson gave Saugus 2-1 and 3-2 leads respectively. Kay and Straticos both finished with a goal and an assist while Anthony Allan got the start in goal and finished with 21 saves.?Anthony really settled in and in the third period we continued to forecheck hard rather than sitting back,” Natalucci said.St. Mary?s 1, St. Peter Marian 0At Holy Cross, freshman Eric Pedro?s first varsity goal at 10:07 of the third period made a winner out of the Spartans in their opener. Jackson Allard and Clay Yianacopolous had the assists. St. Mary?s held a slight 21-17 edge in shots and senior goalie Bailey MacBurnie made a number of key stops in the final minutes to preserve the shutout.Newburyport 2, Lynnfield 0At Peabody, the Pioneers pushed the defending league champs to the limit, bolstered by Joe Bassi?s 28-save performance.Newburyport took a 1-0 lead at 2:35 of the third period on Ben Ventura?s power play deflection of Travis Wile?s shot, then added an empty-netter with 21 seconds left.Lynnfield coach Jon Gardner praised the effort of sophomore Rob Loconte.Lynn Jets 6, Latin Academy 0At Matthews Arena, the Jets erupted for four late second-period goals to break open a scoreless tie. Corey Wojewodzic notched the game-winner at 9:36, then Tony Uva sandwiched a pair of tallies at 10:37 and 14:47 around Mark Brazell?s first of two goals. Brazell and Bubba Comeau scored in the third period. Ryan MacDonald had three assists and Brazell added two in a four-point night. Jack Stafford had 12 saves for the shutout.?We were a bit anxious early and that?s expected. After our first goal, things seemed to click a bit but (we) still have plenty of room for improvement,” said coach Joe Conlon.Beverly 6, Peabody 0At Salem State, the Panthers followed Friday night?s season-opening 4-1 non-league win against Essex Junction, VT with an equally-impressive NEC North whitewash of Peabody, scoring all six goals in the second period.Tim Biarelli finished with 21 saves for the shutout while junior J.J. Bachini had two goals. Jake Straw, Jack Morency, Nick Albano and Graham Doherty scored one each and Conor Irving contributed three assists. Freddy Robitaille played the third period for Peabody and had eight saves. Giuseppe Zarro and Matt Pino turned in solid efforts.Marblehead 4, Gloucester 3At Salem State, the Magicians scored four goals over the last 16-plus minutes after coach Bob Jackson was ejected for expressing his dissatisfaction over the officiating. Liam Gillis scored his second of the game on the power play with 2:17 to play for the win. Tim Kalinowski and Erik Powers also scored and Tom Koopman had two goals.Danvers 3, Winthrop 2At Salem State, the Falcons held off the Vikings behind goals from Kyle Cahill, Steve Ganley (power play) and Trevor Daly (shorthanded). Chris Page gave Winthrop a 1-0 lead early in the first period and the Vikes pulled to within a goal with a power play strike in the final two minutes.Revere 4, Salem 0At Cronin Rink, Marco Mazzarelli scored the first of his two goals on the game?s first shift as the Patriots won their season opener for the first time in four years. Cam Whelan and Steve Noel also scored while Adam Comeau (13 saves) earned the shutout. Defensemen Brandon Mastropietro, Anthony Matos, Mike Martorelli and Kevin