Girls Soccer: Caponigro scores hat trick for Swampscott in victory over Saugus

Jaymie Caponigro has been on a tear to open the season for Swampscott, and Thursday night against Saugus was more of the same. Caponigro recorded another hat trick in Swampscott?s 3-0 victory.Megan Marocco assisted on both of Caponigro?s first-half goals as the Big Blue (4-1) led 2-0 at intermission. Maggie DiGrande and Bridget Cullinane also had strong performances for the Big Blue.Mikayla Perella played well at forward and Rachel Nazzarro played well at center-midfield for Saugus (0-3-1).Northeast 3, Tech 2At Northeast, Tech (0-4) trailed 3-0 at halftime, but the Tigers did not go away easily. Captain Brenda Guevara scored and goalie Coral Gonzales found the back of the net on a direct kick, but with 20 minutes left in the game, the Tigers could get no further.?The girls did a great job getting back into this game and never giving up,” Tech coach Jeremy McKeen said. “They turned this game into a real nail-biter, and I am proud of the type of effort these girls displayed today.”Tech forward Megan LeBlanc had a solid performance as well.Salem 3, Classical 2At Salem, Classical (3-1-1) trailed 2-0 at halftime, as Salem?s (2-1) Tayla O?Leary and senior captain Katherine Towey scored. Three minutes into the second half, Classical?s Rachel Jordan scored to cut the deficit to one (2-1). Towey answered a few minutes later with her second goal of the game to pump the Salem lead back to two (3-1). Classical?s Kaitlin Marcinko scored what proved to be the final goal of the game late in the second half. Classical coach Justina Alicudo was happy with her team?s performance.?It was a very physical game, and the girls did not back down,” Alicudo said. “The girls battled all the way to the end, and I was happy to see that type of fight.”Revere 1, English 0At Manning Field, the Patriots scored the game-winner midway through the second half.?We dominated the game territorially, but we have real trouble putting the ball in net,” English coach Ed McNeil said.English (1-4) had strong play from goalie Katelyn Nadeau and defenders Haylee Denham and Taylor Sullivan.Marblehead 1, Danvers 1At Marblehead, the Magicians (3-0-1) scored first, as Megan Hanratty scored 15 minutes into the first half. Marblehead surrendered its lead when Danvers? Meaghan McKenna scored with just 30 seconds remaining in the second half. The sister duo of Maeve Bostley and Alexis Bostley had strong performances at midfield.Danvers (2-1-1) had a solid performance from Amanda Backe (10 saves) in net.Peabody 2, Beverly 0At Beverly, the Peabody (3-0) defense held Beverly to only five shots while the Tanner offense peppered the Beverly net with 16. Emily Nelson scored in the first half for the Tanners with Caroline Colberts making it 2-0 with a second-half goal. Sarah Godschall, Katrina Silva, Macayla LaChance and Katherine Scacchi anchored a strong Peabody defense while Sydney Cooke and Adrianna Raneri were solid in the midfield.