Boys Hoop: Scibelli’s buzzer beater leads Swampscott over Saugus

Swampscott?s Nick Scibelli picked the right time to hit his only shot of the game on Tuesday against Saugus. His three-pointer with 3.2 seconds left to go in regulation was the difference as the Big Blue escaped with a 61-60 win over the Sachems.
?It was very hard fought,” Swampscott coach Dave Born said. “Saugus played a hell of a game.”
Swampscott led 23-22 at the half and 42-38 entering the fourth quarter before the Sachems rallied. The Big Blue (1-2) got a game high 18 points from Dajour Dunkley and 17 from Travis Thurman. Saugus (2-2) was led by 17 points from Dan Bertrand along with 15 from Dan Cacciola and 11 by Lamarr Jones.
St. Mary?s 60, Fenway 51
The Spartans (3-0) trailed 29-26 at halftime but senior guard Dennis Bailer?s offense came alive at a most opportune time. Bailer scored 14 of the Spartans 18 third-quarter points and finished with a game-high 25.
?We were a little bit sluggish in the first half but we really picked up the pressure in the third quarter,” St. Mary?s coach David Brown said. “Dennis has really been playing well for us.”
Joe Fama chipped in nine points while Jonny Mercado finished with eight and Luc Zikianda, seven.Marblehead 61, Winthrop 38
The Magicians (1-2) got a much needed win as Cian Saunders and Griffin Butterfield each poured in 16 points. Will Millett added eight points for Marblehead, who also got 19 rebounds from Joe Howard.Revere 75, Beverly 72
This one went right down to the wire as the Panthers overcame a six-point fourth-quarter deficit on a barrage of threes from Sam Traicoff, including one that tied the score at 72 with 6.1 seconds left.
Revere got a last chance and Camilo Gomez buried a trey at the buzzer for the win. Gomez led the Patriots with 19 points while Gerald Charles added 16 and Tommy Chea had 13.
Beverly got a game-high 20 points from Kyle Coughlin to go with Traicoff?s 17.Salem 66, Peabody 61
The Witches (3-1) trailed 27-25 at halftime and led by one (43-42) entering the fourth before holding off the pesky Tanners. Bryan Martinez led Salem with a game-high 23 points while Alex Sanchez chipped in 14.
Peabody got 21 points from Junior Estrella and 20 from Matt D?Amato.St. John?s 74, Haverhill 58
The Eagles (2-0) had a 36-21 lead at the break before some lackadaisical defense let the hosts climb within 11 (52-41) after three. But The Prep cranked it back up in the fourth to pull away for the comfortable win.
St. John?s had four players finish in double figures, led by a game-high 15 points from senior guard Kareem Davis. Harry O?Neil chipped in 13 while Tyson Johnson added 11 and Spencer Danforth finished with 10.In other action, Lynnfield cruised to a 65-38 win over Amesbury and Danvers steamrolled past Gloucester, 74-49.