Boys Hockey: Eighth grader McKay scores hat trick, helps Spartans cruise to victory

St. Mary?s eighth grader Max McKay put in a good day?s work Wednesday in an 8-1 win over Coyle & Cassidy at Connery Rink.McKay recorded a natural hat trick, scoring three goals in the third period. He also picked up an assist on an Austin Frankel goal in the first period. Making the feat even more impressive is the fact he?s a defenseman.?He got off a couple of real good shots,” St. Mary?s coach Mark Lee said, noting that one goal came on a slap from the point and one on a rush.The Spartans (7-4-1) led 3-0 after the first period on goals by Jackson Allard, Frankel and Allard again. Allard finished with two goals and an assist. St. Mary?s didn?t let up in the second period with Chris Price and Dante Maribito (goal, 2 assists) doing the damage. The third period belonged to McKay, who scored 1:25 in, 12:42 in and again 12:58 into the period. Coyle & Cassidy?s Cam Dorsey spoiled the shutout with 49 seconds remaining.Bailey MacBurnie was in net for the first period and Ryan Borders for the final two.?It was a good confidence builder,” Lee said about the win. “They beat us last year. It was nice to respond with a solid win.”Winthrop 3, Danvers 1At Larsen Rink, the Vikings (6-4) avenged a 3-2 opening night loss to the Falcons. Chris Page gave Winthrop a 1-0 lead in the first period, but Danvers? Kevin Hodgkins tied it up in the second. Pat Todisco scored the go-ahead goal early in the third and Winthrop added an empty netter to seal the deal. Ray Feeley (22 saves) got the win in net.?This was huge for us,” Winthrop coach Dale Dunbar said. “They beat us 3-2 opening night. They?ve had our number.”Dunbar said one of the differences in the second go-round with Danvers over the first is that he was missing three starters the first game. One was out with a shoulder injury and two with concussions. They?re all back now.Weymouth 5, Peabody 3At Weymouth, the Tanners (3-7) were in this one the whole way. Mike Vadala had two goals, both in the second period, and J.T. Eason had one. Eason?s goal tied the game at 3-3 with seven minutes remaining. Weymouth scored again to take the lead and added some insurance with an empty netter.Peabody freshman goalie Aaron McDonnell had 35 saves with four coming on breakaways.Marblehead 4, Gloucester 0At Gloucester, the Magicians (8-3) got a goal and an assist from Matt Koopman and 13 saves from Harrison Young. Tom Koopman added three assists for Marblehead while Gloucester (2-6-1) got a solid outing from junior goalie Owen Parisi (33 saves).North Reading 4, Lynnfield 1At Peabody, the Pioneers got the game?s first goal from Rob LoConte (Alex Ganter and Danny Sullivan assists) before the Hornets rattled off four unanswered goals. North Reading got a goal and an assist from Jake LaRoche while putting 24 shots on Lynnfield goalie Joe Bassi through two periods. The Pioneers (0-7-2) play host to Saugus on Saturday (12).Masconomet 6, Saugus 1At Masco, the Sachems got their lone tally from Joe Cucuzza, the first of his high school career. Chris Sanderson picked up the lone assist on the goal, which came in the third period. Saugus (1-7) travels to Peabody on Saturday afternoon (12) for a meeting with Lynnfield.