The Swampscott girls soccer team celebrated Senior Day with a 4-0 win over Hoosac Valley Saturday at Blocksidge Field.
Haley Bernhardt stole the show, logging a hat trick. Mackenzie Kearney added a goal and an assist, while Allison and Sarah Tribendis each added an assist.
Big Blue coach Alvi Ibanez also highlighted Emma Fogg and Maddi Tribendis, who played well defensively, as well as midfielders Molly Frauenholz and Margot Beaupre. Hannah Maercklein and Anna Marston were productive on the front line.
Swampscott (8-5-1) hosts Medford Monday.
Salem 3, Classical 2
The Rams held a two-goal lead at halftime, but couldn’t hold off the Witches. Abbey Ierardi and Sydney Spiess scored for Classical (6-8), which gets back at it today in Everett.
Peabody 3, Cardinal Spellman 3
The Tanners led 2-0 at the half, but Spellman came roaring back after the break, forcing Peabody to settle for a tie.
Emily Nelson scored twice for Peabody (8-2-3) and Sarah Buckley added a goal. Jillian Arigo logged two assists while Ava Marotta had the other. Catherine Manning, Aja Alimonte and Colleen Crotty played strong defense and Jordan Muse made 13 saves in net.
BOYS SOCCER
St. John’s Prep 2, Acton-Boxborough 2
The Eagles have still not been defeated this year following a tie on the road on Saturday night. Brian Brennan and Steven Yakita scored the goals for the Prep. With the draw, the Eagles are now 12-0-3 on the year.
St. John’s Prep has three games left on the year before tournament time, starting this afternoon when they host Catholic Conference rival St. John’s of Shrewsbury at Glatz Field.
North Andover 4, Swampscott 2
The tough luck season continued for the Big Blue on Saturday, dropping Swampscott’s record to 3-13 for the season.
Swampscott will try to end the regular season with some momentum with two Northeastern Conference matchups in the next week. The Big Blue will start by hosting Beverly this afternoon before closing the season with Salem next Monday.
Wilmington 5, Bishop Fenwick 2
The Crusaders tried to rally in the second half after falling behind 5-0 in the first, but they could only muster a pair of goals before falling at home on Saturday afternoon.
With the loss, Fenwick falls to 3-9-4 on the year with two games remaining. The Crusaders will host Salem on Wednesday before closing the season with a home game against Malden Catholic next Monday.
FOOTBALL
Cardinal Spellman 30, Bishop Fenwick 20
After falling behind 7-0 in the first half, Fenwick rallied to take the lead twice in the second half before eventually falling to Spellman in a Catholic Central League showdown on the road on Saturday afternoon.
With seven minutes left in the third quarter, Fenwick finally got on the board when David Cifuentes caught a screen pass and took it 20 yards to the house. After a successful fake extra-point attempt that turned into two points, the Crusaders held an 8-7 lead. Unfortunately for Fenwick, the lead didn’t last long. After a Spellman punt pinned Fenwick at the one-yard line, the Cardinals notched a safety to go up 9-8. On the ensuing drive, Spellman scored a touchdown to go up 16-8.
Fenwick scored early in the fourth quarter but missed the two-point conversion, putting the score at 16-14 Spellman with about 10 minutes remaining in the game. Two minutes later, Fenwick quarterback Cory Bright hit George Fiskatoris for a 50-yard touchdown to retake the lead. After a missed two-pointer, the score stood at 20-16 Fenwick.
But Spellman wasn’t done, as Cardinals running back Jack Kingston punched in a two-yard touchdown to go up 23-20. Then, on the ensuing drive for Fenwick, Spellman’s Mike Spencer snatched an interception and took it 35 yards for a touchdown to put the Cardinals up by 10. Fenwick tried one more time to score, but Spencer made another huge play with a strip sack to give Spellman the ball and seal the win.
With the loss, the Crusaders now stand at 2-5 on the season.
Chelsea 50, KIPP 28
The unfortunate losing streak continued for KIPP on Saturday night, dropping to 1-6 in their inaugural season.
The game was tied at 14-14 at the half, but three turnovers in the second half spelled trouble for the Panthers, as each one resulted in a Chelsea score. KIPP quarterback Kymani Morrison had 15 carries for 155 yards and two touchdowns. Aris Luna returned a kickoff for a 70 yard touchdown, and freshman Jeffrey Barbosa scored on a 25-yard run.
“We need to limit turnovers, but it was a great effort,” KIPP coach Jim Rabbitt said. “We played our best first half of the season. We just need to protect the ball and be able to fight through adversity when the ball doesn’t bounce our way.”
GOLF
Catholic Central League Championship
At Gannon Golf Course on Friday, St. Mary’s eighth grader Aidan Emmerich fired a 2-over-par 72 to claim the CCL individual title. Emmerich topped Williams’ Riley Salani (73) and Arlington Catholic’s Rob Valeri (73). St. Mary’s Aedon Leydon also had a big day, coming in fourth, shooting 74.
