Golf: English defeats Salem, faces Classical today

If Monday afternoon?s 42-30 victory over visiting Salem at Gannon Golf Course is any indication of how the Lynn English golf team will perform against Lynn Classical this afternoon, then the longtime and storied rivalry is in store for another epic chapter.Matt Sencabaugh claimed a 6 1/2 -2 1/2 victory over Kyle Doherty from the No. 1 spot, highlighting a productive day for the Bulldogs, whose triumphs at positions two through six included those from Mathieu Bruneau over Cam Twomey (5 1/2-3 1/2) and Joe Calnan over Cam Fraser (6 1/2-2 1/2).Chris Cole (7-2 over Madison Ballou) and Matt Cole (5 1/2-3 1/2 over Wes Schaejbe) earned victories from spots four and five respectively while Bubba Comeau prevailed 7 1/2 -1 1/2 over Ben Welling at No. 6.?We?ve done extremely well at the top of our lineup throughout the season but in matches like today?s where we perform well in the middle, we have seen great results,” explained English coach Tara Friedman. “This was a nice tuneup for our big rivalry match with Classical.”For Salem (7-8), No. 7 Josh Powers defeated Nick Madden (8 1/2-1/2) while John Ballou got past Andrew Winterstein (6-3) in the eighth spot.Winthrop 36 1/2, Swampscott 35 1/2At Tedesco Country Club, the Big Blue (3-8) held a narrow lead late in the match, but the Vikings came on strong down the stretch. Swampscott had wins from Corey Bleau at No. 2, 5 1/2-3 1/2; Andrew Dove at No. 3, 6-3, and Adam Dishman, No. 5, 6 1/2-2 1/2. Gavin Sullivan tied.Peabody 43, Classical 29At The Meadow, the host Tanners lineup spread out its victories from top to bottom including 7-2 wins from No. 1 Matt Correale and No. 7 Ben Shmaze. Freshman Travis Ryan prevailed from the Rams? sixth spot while No. 2 Kyle Morrill played well in a 4-5 loss.Both teams are back in action today with Peabody (7-2) taking on Revere at Cedar Glen in Saugus while Classical (3-10-1) meets with English at Gannon.Williams 171, St. Mary?s 165At Gannon Golf Course, this one was a battle from start to finish. The Spartans had strong play from Shawn MacBurnie (28 points); Andrew Kreamer and Luke Smith, 24 points each; Nick Amenta, 22 points, and Richie MacDonald and Emmett O?Shea, 21 points each. Brendan O?Neill finished with 20 points. The Spartans are 10-3.Marblehead 56 1/2, Gloucester 15 1/2At Bass Rocks, the Magicians (6-3, 6-1 Northeastern Conference) had wins in every spot with Jake Hempel, who shot a 33, Owen Picariello (37) and Jake Kramer (38) looking particularly impressive.Danvers 41, Saugus 31At Cedar Glen Golf Course, the Sachems (7-6) had wins from Nick Moore at No. 5, 5-4, and Eric Guarino at No. 8, 5-4. Ronnie Rahja halved his match at No. 7.