Golf: English wins close one over Salem

The English golf team won its second match of the season Tuesday, 39 1/2-32 1/2, over Salem.?Our top four golfers really did well,” said English coach Tara Friedman.The match was close enough so that the Nos. 7 and 8 golfers (Nick Madden and Heather Cummings), though they lost, amassed enough points to put the Bulldogs over the top.?It was a great match overall,” Friedman said. “A lot of good teamwork.”For English, Matt Sencabaugh defeated Kyle Doherty 5 1/2-3 1/2; it was Mathieu Bruneau over Cam Fraser, 6-3; Joe Calnan over Wes Schaghe, 6 1/2-2 1/2; and Chris Cole over Madison Ballou 8 1/2-1 1/2.Salem (4-3) came back to win four matches of its own. Cam Twomey defeated Bubba Comeau 5-4, it was Josh Powers over Matt Cole, 5-4, John Ballou over Madden 7-2; and Derek Zwiercan over Cummings (who had her first-ever birdie), 6-3.English is at Gannon Thursday for a crosstown match with Classical.Cath. Mem. 225, St. Mary?s 256At George Wright GC in Hyde Park, the Spartans (2-3) had three winners: Shawn MacBurnie, who shot a 37; Richie McDonald (39) and Max Emmerich (42).?We played a tough team on a tough course,” said Spartan coach Jay Fiste. “The top of our lineup had some good matches, but the bottom struggled with an unfamiliar course.”St. Mary?s is at Braintree today against Williams.Danvers 38, Saugus 34At Danvers, this one came down to the wire. Saugus? No. 1 Jay Lever halved his match, as did Eric Guarino at seven and Dan Robbins at eight. The Sachems (4-2) had wins from Ronnie Rahaj at five, 5-4, and Nick Moore, six, 6-3.Peabody 48, Classical 24At The Meadow, the Tanners (4-0) won in all but two spots, led by Matt Correale at No. 1, 8-1; Steve Ferrante, No. 2, 7-2; Ted Izzo, No. 3, 7 1/2-1 1/2; Steve Goggin, No. 5, 5 1/2-3 1/2; Abigail Taney, No. 6, 6-3, and Ben Shmase, No. 7, 6-3.The Rams picked up a tie at No. 4 with Sean Dean and a win at eight with John Traversey.Mhd. 56 1/2, G?ster 15 1/2At Tedesco CC, the 1-3 Magicians got wins from Davis Gold (39) and Jake Kramer (38).Winthrop 43 1/2, S?scott 28 1/2At Winthrop, the Big Blue (2-4) had only one winner: Brandon Corola at No. 7, who won 7-2.Masco 148, Lynnfield 147At Sagamore in Lynnfield, Lynnfield (2-2) had top performances from Mike Waisnor (30 points), John Percoskie (29) and Jed Caswell (23).