Senior netminder Sal Caruso logged his second consecutive shutout with 21 saves as the St. Mary’s boys hockey team blanked Malden Catholic, 4-0, in the championship game of the Christie Serino Christmas Tournament at Valley Forum Saturday.
“To play two teams like Austin Prep and Malden Catholic and shut them both out was really an amazing feat for Sal,” Spartans coach Mark Lee said. “He was really on his game. Malden Catholic really had the edge for the first 10 minutes. Sal really kept us in with some big saves and we started to find our feet.”
Caruso, who logged 40 saves over the two games, was named the tournament’s MVP. Freshman Brady Bullock was the tournament’s top offensive player. Bullock scored two goals and dished one assist in Saturday’s win.
“Brady’s talented, he’s young and he’s improving,” Lee said. “This is the first year he’s playing a regular shift. He’s developing a lot of maturity. We see him getting better as the season goes on.”
Dante D’Ambrosio and Brady Carpenter scored one goal each. Logging assists were Davis Kinne, Kyle LoNigro, Owen Maguire, Max Giardina and Chris Kolodziej.
“We stayed out of the penalty box,” Lee said. “Having 2-minute penalties can really affect the game. We did a really good job of playing disciplined hockey.”
The Spartans (4-0-1) return to their home ice Wednesday (3) to host Archbishop Williams.
“We only had one home game the entire first month,” Lee said. “Playing the way we’ve played on the road is a positive we’ll take away but getting back to our home rink will be nice. I’m proud of the way our kids have responded with some challenges early on. We’ve played some very good teams.”
BOYS HOCKEY
Peabody 7, Dover-Sherborn 4
Make that two wins in as many games for the Tanners, who improved to 3-2.
James Guiry lifted the Tanners with a 3-goal third period and goalie Lucas DeMild was rock-solid in net with 21 saves.
Peabody hosts Wakefield Monday (2) in a rematch of the opening round of the Kasabuski Christmas Tournament.
Fenwick 6, Feehan 5
Sunday, the Crusaders improved to 4-2 in a back-and-forth battle.
Nick Sasso (assisted by Gavin Belt), Aidan Anthony (asst. Nick Muzi), Jake Murphy (asst. John Bernbaum), Alex Michaelec (asst. Bernbaum), Ian Worthley (asst. Diego Segee, Aiden Grenham) and Cam Martin (asst. Segee) accounted for Fenwick’s scoring. Martin netted the game-winner with four seconds to play.
Fenwick (4-2) hosts Austin Prep Saturday (6).
Valor Christian (CO) 4, Fenwick 3
Saturday, Diego Alvarez-Sefer scored two goals and Jake Murphy scored one. Aiden Grenham and John Bernbaum each recorded an assist.
Winthrop 3, Portland (ME) 0
The Vikings (3-1-2) host Saugus Tuesday (1:30).
GIRLS HOCKEY
Winthrop 4, Masconomet 2
Julia Holmes, Emma Holmes, Adrianna Rizzotto and Syd Mignosa netted one goal apiece. Assists came from Emma Holmes, Julia Holmes, Olivia Driscoll, Hanna Parker and Elle English.
Winthrop (4-0) hosts St. Mary’s Wednesday (6).
Fenwick 2, Wilmington 1
The Crusaders (5-0-1) remain undefeated but it wasn’t easy. Goals from Abbey Millman and Lauren Diranian gave Fenwick a 2-1 lead (assists from Zoe Elwell and Gabby Davern). Then Fenwick’s penalty kill unit answered the bell in the final five minutes of play to secure the victory. Cailyn Wesley made 17 saves.
Fenwick travels to Lexington Monday (11).
Beverly/Danvers 7, Marblehead 1
Mackeznie Walles’ first varsity goal accounted for Marblehead’s scoring.
The Magicians (1-3-1) travel to Scituate Monday (12).
BOYS BASKETBALL
English 78, Harrisburg (SD) 47
The Bulldogs return home from their 2-game trip to South Dakota with a victory.
Jarnel Guzman led the charge with 23 points. Aaron Vizcaino poured in 12 points. Mukeba Jean-Baptiste (14 points, 15 rebounds) and Ademide Badmus (12 points, 14 rebounds) logged double-doubles.
English (5-1) visits Salem Friday (7) and hosts TechBoston Saturday (7) in a powerhouse battle.
Classical 88, Tech 71
Jeff Hill’s 29 points led Classical (4-1) to a win in the Boverini consolation game. Raynel Nunez (19 points), Jeff Barbosa (16) and Angel Garcia (14) also scored in double figures.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Classical 67, Tech 25
In the consolation game of the Boverini Tournament, 11 girls played, and they all scored.
Amber Crayton led the way with 10 points, Sajada Dean had nine, and Amelia Pedro and Ava Thurman eight.
The 3-1 Rams are at home Friday against Somerville.
Fenwick 49, Reading 45
Liz Gonzalez (six points, 10 rebounds, and four steals), Annie Murphy (14 points, 10 rebounds) and Veronica Tache’ (13 points, three assists) were Fenwick’s top performers.
WRESTLING
Marblehead/Swampscott took second place out of 21 teams in the Pentucket Holiday Tournament. Medal winners were Noah Faverman, Connor O’Brien, Jorge Maldonado-Rios,
John Cohen, Michael Hopkins, Erik Bazarov, Caden Dubiel, Cole Patrick and Brendan Rowe. Max Podgur and Ned Fitzgerald also wrestled well but fell just short of medal honors.
