Cross Country: Swampscott girls make it a sweep

The Swampscott High girls cross country team defeated Danvers and Winthrop Thursday at Swampscott to keep its undefeated record intact.The Big Blue (3-0, 2-0 NEC Small) defeated Winthrop, 15-50, and Danvers, 15-48. Swampscott had the top five runners against both teams, led by Isabella Kornitsky (18:04); Veronica Rizzo (19:24); Miranda Nocera (19:36); Vivien Gere (19:49) and Charlotte Westhoven (20:10).? Our girls are learning how to race and worked well together today. It?s nice to see Isabella back out front, and with continued focus the girls can tighten the gap between each other,” coach Jeff Bartlett said.Marblehead 25, Gloucester 34At Gatchell Park in Marblehead, Gloucester?s Carly Curcureu took the top spot with a 20:02, but the Magicians (2-0) had the depth. Sara Oliver took third overall (20:33); Jillian King, fourth (20:43); Grace Maguire, fifth (20:58); Maura Honan, sixth (21:29) and Anna Barrell, seventh (21:33). The course was 2.98 miles.Peabody 20, Salem 40Peabody 15, Classical 50At Peabody, the Tanners (3-0) took four of the top five spots over this 2.9-mile course. Finishers for Peabody were: Carrera Dean (2nd overall, 20:22); Lauren Barrett (3rd overall, 20:50); Makenzie Picardy (4th overall, 20:51) and Emily Christensen (5th overall, 20:52). Salem?s Laura Barnes (sophomore) placed first overall with a time of 19:06. Leading the way for Classical (0-2) was Laurie Rodriguez (22:53) and freshman Samantha Anthony (26:55).BOYS CROSS COUNTRYDanvers 28, S?scott 29S?scott 15, Winthrop 50At Swampscott, the Big Blue?s top five finishers were Bennett Smith, 15:13, who took first against both teams; Ryan Magrane, 16:11.00, Robert Mclaughlin, 16:13.00, Oliver Daniels-Koch, 16:25.00 and Matthew Stephan, 17:38.00.?Our top five ran phenomenal races today, with Robbie McLaughlin making huge improvements and Matt Stephan keeping us in the race,” coach Jeff Bartlett commented. “We just came up short (against Danvers), but that?s racing. Both teams, boys and girls, all had numerous PRs today, so I can?t complain.”Swampscott is 2-1, 1-1 NEC Small.Marblehead 24, G?ster 33At Gatchell Park, the Magicians (2-0) got the job done with strong races from Jared Kokinos, second (16:32); Adam Linsky, fourth (16:46); Michael Weidenbruch, fifth (16:56); Oliver Jacob, sixth (16:59); and Hillman Hollister, seventh (17:01).Peabody 16, Salem 48Peabody 19, Classical 46At Peabody, the Tanners (3-0) had three of the top four finishers over this 2.9-mile course. Leading the way for Peabody was: Steve May (1st, 15:29); Travis Dawe (3rd overall, 16:08) and Anthony Pizzo (4th overall, 16:17). For Classical, Thomas Mackin finished second overall (15:36). Other finishers for the Rams were: Eli Bakas (17:04); Eric Maccorri (17:05); Kevin Chasse (17:59) and Mehdi Bakhouch (19:27). Salem?s top finishers were senior captain Anand Patel (16:46) and sophomore Shawn Small (16:47). Beverly 15, English 50Revere 20, English 35At Revere, the Bulldogs (0-2) were led by Connor Gallant over the 2.88-mile course (19:55, finished fifth against Revere). English runs against Swampscott Monday at Lynn Woods.