Roundup: St. Mary’s boys soccer defeats Salem

It was a nice homecoming of sorts for St. Mary’s coach Mike D’Agostino who saw his team defeat Salem, 3-1, Friday at Bertram Field.D’Agostino coached the Witches before coming to St. Mary’s six years ago. This is the first time since then the two teams have played each other. The win extends the Spartans winning streak to seven games (they haven’t lost since the played Classical in the Lynn City Tournament).”For a small Division 4 school we’re playing well,” D’Agostino said. “I’m very pleased with the way the offense has been putting the ball in the net.”St. Mary’s led 2-0 at the half on goals by Cristian Chavez (Noah Camelo assist) and Olusha George, who scored off a corner. Camelo had the assist. The Spartans made it 3-0 with 7:59 remaining on a goal by Camelo (Daniel Montoya assist).D’Agostino said his team was very fast and managed to put a lot of shots on the Salem goalie. There were also some close calls, with at least one ringing off the post. Erik Whitcomb took care of things in net for the Spartans, who are 7-1 heading into a bid Catholic Central League matchup against Cardinal Spellman next week.Saugus 5, Matignon 2At Saugus, the game was tied 2-2 at the half, but the Sachems (5-2) picked up the pace in the final 40 minutes for a comfortable win.”We definitely came out a little lackadaisical, but in the second half we put the pedal to the medal,” Saugus coach Dan D’Amico said.Jorge Chiquillo scored the first two goals of the game with Tony Friend, Matt LeBlanc and Guilehme Barbosa accounting for the rest. Matignon didn’t get off a shot in the second half.”Our defense played well too,” D’Amico said. “This was a great win for us. It was definitely a confidence boost.”Saugus plays Marblehead today at 11 a.m. at Marblehead.Greater Lowell 5, Tech 1At Tyngsborough, Greater Lowell led 3-0 at the half with Tech spoiling the shutout in the final minute on a goal by Lennarth Torres. Hector Valdevieso played well on defense in a losing effort.”I think they’re slowly coming together. They’re a young team and it’s taking time to get them working together,” Tech coach Fred Gallo said.The Tigers are 1-6-2.GIRLS SOCCEREnglish 3, Everett 1At Everett, the Bulldogs have struggled since their first win in the Lynn City Tournament, but they got back on track against the Crimson Tide.”This was a great win for us,” coach Ed McNeil said. “We scored two goals in a matter of two minutes.”Alexa Zayas scored the first goal and Rachel Calnan, the game-winner. Emma Trahant gave the Bulldogs a bit of a cushion and Krista Bowden helped out with a pair of assists. The score was 3-1 at the half. English goalie Kaitlyn Nadeau (10 saves) did her part to preserve the win. The Bulldogs are 2-7-1.Saugus 3, Matignon 1At Matignon, the Sachems jumped out to a quick 1-0 lead five minutes into the game, when Danielle Strangie found the back of the net. Saugus held a slim 1-0 until the second half started to commence. Sachems Mikayla Perella scored two goals in the first 15 minutes of the half to give Saugus a comfortable 3-0 lead. Olivia Tapley-Gately and Alison Aldred had strong showings for the Sachems. Saugus is now 4-4-1.KIPP 2, Comm. Charter 1At Manning Field, sophomore Angela Unubun scored on a penalty kick in the second half to tie the game at 1-1 and with 50 seconds left in the game, she got the ball to Mariangeliz Calderon who scored the winning goal. Mckayla Berry, Helen Maldonado, Kimberly Lopez, Wrutoe Bonwin and Lenn Darla Jean-Gilles all played well for the Panthers. Community Charter is in Cambridge.Salem 2, Gloucester 1At Gloucester, the Witches got a last-minute victory when sophomore Sydney Rocheville sent senior captain Deema Hijleh in alone with a cross from the left midfield position over the top of the Gloucester defense. Hijleh took the pass, and raced up the middle of the field, and calmly scored.Salem took an early lead on senior captain Katherine Towey’s goal.FIELD HOCKEYDanvers 3, Saugus 0At Danvers, the game was scoreless at the ha