Girls Soccer: Swampscott defeats Gloucester; Classical powers past Revere

Sophomore Jaymie Caponigro and senior captain Nikki Rose provided the one-two punch in the Swampscott High girls soccer team?s 4-1 win over Gloucester Tuesday at Gloucester.Caponigro scored three goals with Rose assisting on all of them in addition to scoring one goal of her own.?They really played very well together,” Swampscott coach Ken Leeder said.Swampscott got off about 25 shots and by the half, led 2-1. The Big Blue suffered their first loss of the season a night earlier against Medford, 4-0.Classical 5, Revere 1At Revere, the Rams (3-0-1) had the offense cranking with five different players getting into the scoring act. Shannon Magner and Briana Silva gave Classical a 2-0 lead heading into the half, but Revere scored early in the second half to cut the lead to one. That?s how things stood until there were just under six minutes left in the game. That?s when the floodgates opened and Jenn Ierardi, Chenysse Hill and Rachel Jordan scored to put the game out of reach.?It was a flat game until we came alive at the end,” Classical coach Justina Alicudo said.Peabody 2, Salem 1At Salem, the Tanners (2-0-0) turned up the heat defensively, holding the Witches to only five shots.?Offensively we had great possession and offensive push; however, we need to finish better,” Peabody coach Dennis Desroches said.Freshman Emily Nelson and captain Caroline Colbert took care of the scoring while Sarah Godschall, Katherine Scacchi, Macayla LaChance and Katrina Silva held down the fort defensively. Chloe Gizzi had a strong overall game. One of the goals came on a penalty kick.Salem?s goal came midway through the second half when Sydney Hanford scooped up a cleared ball 25-30 yards out and scored on a high, lofted shot. Salem goalie Arianna Gaffney had seven saves. Salem is 1-1-0.Marblehead 5, Saugus 1At Saugus, the Magicians (3-0) had goals from Elise Joyce, Olivia Eddy, Carlyn McGrath, Lexi Bostley and Kayelyn Attridge. Mikayla Perella scored for the Sachems with Amanda Poussard getting the assist. Saugus is 0-2-1. Saugus goalie Caitlin Williamson had 10-12 saves. Lauren Unterborn (7 saves) picked up the win.?They (Marblehead) are a very good team. They move the ball around well. They cross the ball very well,” Saugus coach Chris Coviello said.Danvers 3, Winthrop 1At Winthrop, the Falcons (2-1) led 2-0 at the half on goals by Allie Zunick (2 minutes in) and Lydia Runnals (about the 27-minute mark). Zunick scored again in the second half to give the Falcons a little breathing room. Amanda Backe (5 saves) picked up the win with Morgan Mscisz providing stellar defense in front of her.