Cross Country: Spartan boys, Fenwick girls each prevail in rivalry meet

The St. Mary?s cross country team split its meet against Bishop Fenwick, with the boys winning 18-40 and the Fenwick girls winning 23-25 at Bishop Fenwick.In the boys meet, the Spartans also picked up a 16-25 win over Matignon to finish 9-1, which was good enough for second in the Catholic Central League behind undefeated Cardinal Spellman. St. Mary?s is 19-1 over the last two years.The Spartans took the top three spots led by Cody Murtagh, who ran a personal best 17:57, Matt McManus (18:23) and Tony Mwangi (18:27). Senior Cullen Coyle took fifth (19:03).Matt Loehle was the top finisher for Fenwick, taking fourth (19:01). Jack Keenan took sixth (19:10) and Jim DiGiulio, 10th (21:17). The Crusaders, who defeated Matignon, 23-34, are 4-4.Peabody 16, Revere 48At Peabody, the Tanners (7-0) won the Northeastern Conference Large title for the seventh time and for the seventh time, they did it by going undefeated. Their streak of league titles actually extends back to 2005 when they were still in the Greater Boston League.Steven May was top dog for the Tanners (15:53), followed by Travis Dawe in second (16:16), John Gordon in fourth (16:41) and Joshua Rizzo in fifth (16:48).Marblehead 15, S?scott 50At Marblehead, the Magicians? A.J. Ernst set a course record with a time of 15:44. Hillman Hollister took second (17:06) and Jared Kokinos, third (17:12). Marblehead is 6-0.Swampscott had some young guys step up and fill some gaps. The Big Blue (4-3, 2-3 NEC Small with Saugus forfeit) had strong performances from Oliver Daniels-Koch (8th, 18:53), Ryan Magrane (10th, 19:34), Ethan Smith (14th, 20:38), Andrew Richardson (15th, 20:55), Brendan McEnaney (18th, 21:31), Devin Denham (20th, 21:52), Michael Mauriello (21st, 22:00).Salem 15, English 43At Winter Hill, Salem?s Anand Patel took first with a time of 19:20 followed by Shawn Small, Danny Nguyen, Sam Clyne and Matt Robinson, who took the two through five spots.The Bulldogs? (0-6) top runner was Kevin Francisco, who finished sixth with a time of 21:41. Andy Choun took seventh (22:12) and Connor Gallant, eighth (22:14).Beverly 22, Classical 36At Lynn Woods, the Rams (4-4) were led by Thomas Mackin, who finished second with a time of 17:41. Gilley Kambamba took fourth (18:35). Eric Macorri, Elia Bakas and Kevin Chasse all ran well in the loss.GIRLS CROSS COUNTRYMarblehead 25, S?scott 30At Gatchell Park, Marblehead took home the Northeastern Conference Small title with a 4-0 record. Grace Maguire finished first (20:20), Jillian King, second (20:01); Anna Barrell, fourth (21:28); Maura Honan, eighth (22:28) and Emily Kauffman, 10th (22:40).The Big Blue (6-1, 3-1 NEC Small) had excellent performances from Isabella Kornisty, who finished third (21:11); Veronica Rizzo, fifth (22:00); Vivien Gere, sixth (22:21); Miranda Nocera, seventh (22:23); Alyssa Mauriello, ninth (22:31); Sara Martin, 13th (23:24) and Charlotte Westhoven, 15th (23:45).?Marblehead has a great program and it brought the best out in our girls today,” Swampscott coach Jeff Bartlett said.Fenwick 23, St. Mary?s 35St. Mary?s 15, Matignon 47Fenwick 15, Matignon 50At Bishop Fenwick, Fenwick?s Sydney Packard took the top spot with a time of 20:02. The Spartans? Tia Foglietta took second (20:14). Rounding out Fenwick?s top finishers were Kate DelTorchio, third (21:30) and Mary Pasquale, fourth (22:20).St. Mary?s (7-1) had strong performances from Elizabeth Weise, fifth (22:40); Sarah Corbett, sixth (22:40) and Kimberly Le, 11th (24:34).Peabody 15, Revere 50At Peabody, the Patriots? (6-2) top runner, Hannah Fitzpatrick, finished 11th with a time of 22:00 on the three-mile course. Suellen Guerreiro took 12th (22:11). Peabody?s Lauren Barrett won the race with a 19:22. McKenzie Picardi (19:49), Jessica Ostrowski (20:24), Emily Christiansen (20:51) and Caitlyn Collins (21:20) took the next four spots. The Tanners finished second in the Northeastern Conference Large behind Beverly.Beverly 15, Classical 50At Lynn Woods, Laurie Rodriguez and C