It’s always a battle between the St. Mary’s and Bishop Fenwick boys soccer teams, and Monday afternoon’s matchup was no different. After battling through a scoreless tie for the entire first half, the Crusaders managed to score early in the third quarter and hold on for a 1-0 win at Donaldson Stadium. With the win, the Crusaders extend their unbeaten streak to 11 games.
“It was a good game both ways and both teams played hard in very cold conditions,” said Fenwick coach Tony Enos. “We had a number of injuries so we asked several players to step up and they did.”
Ryan Noci scored the winning goal for Fenwick, while Jack Andrews had the assist. Ryan Arniel and Andrew McKenzie both played well as full backs, while Tyler Mullen played well as a defensive midfielder. Goalkeeper Liam Foley had seven saves in the shutout win.
“He’s always a game changer,” Enos said of Foley.
For the Spartans, Connor Hamel, Marcos Weber and Kaya Jackson played well in the loss.
“I thought overall we played really well out there and we dominated possession at times,” said St. Mary’s coach Mike D’Agostino. “We just had one breakdown in the back and Fenwick caught us.”
Fenwick (9-1-2) takes on Dexter Southfield Saturday (TBA).
St. Mary’s (4-8-1) travels to Arlington Catholic Saturday (3).
BOYS SOCCER
St. John’s Prep 1, BC High 0
The Eagles put together their sixth shutout in seven games for the big win at home over Catholic Conference Rival BC High.
Joey Waterman continued an excellent season in net with five saves while center backs Quinn Perkins and Griffin Tache both played well defensively.
Owen Siewert scored the eventual game-winner on penalty kick in the first half.
Next up for St. John’s (5-0-2) is another conference matchup with Catholic Memorial Friday (5) at home.
GOLF
Archbishop Williams 178, St. Mary’s 152
The Spartans closed out the regular season with a loss on a chilly day at Braintree Municipal Golf Course.
Top performers for St. Mary’s were Luke Smith (32 points), Peter Pagliuca (29 points), Sean Mathers (20 points), Andrew Potter (19 points) Terence Moynihan (18 points), Andrew Luciano (17 points) and Jackson Field (17 points).
St. Mary’s finishes the regular season at 6-10 and will now compete in the Catholic Central League Championships Tuesday morning (8:30) at Hillview Golf Course in North Reading. Smith, Pagliuca, Mathers, Luciano and Aidan Emmerich will all be competing in the individual championship, while four of the top five scores from the group will count towards the team championship.
Salem 41, Essex Tech 31
Behind another strong performance from Ethan Doyle, the Witches earned the win at Olde Salem Greens.
Doyle earned medalist honors with a score of 36 to lead the way, while Joe Parr (7-2), Brady Tremblay (7-2) and Jack Doyle (5-4) all won their matches. Bobby Jellison and Jayren Romero each tied their matches (4-5.4-5).
FIELD HOCKEY
St. Mary’s 2, Bishop Feehan 2
Lily Pregent and Yirsy Queliz each scored one goal in the draw on the road.
St. Mary’s (1-5-3) is back in action Monday evening (6) for their Senior Night against Austin Prep.
Beverly 2, Peabody 1
Jackie Scopa scored the lone goal for Peabody in the loss.
The Tanners host Saugus Tuesday evening (5:30) for their Senior Night.
Masconomet 3, Swampscott 0
Swampscott is back in action Wednesday afternoon (3:30) when it hosts Saugus.
VOLLEYBALL
Arlington Catholic 3, St. Mary’s 0
St. Mary’s hosts Bishop Fenwick Thursday evening (5).
BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
Bishop Fenwick 19, Arlington Catholic 42
Bishop Fenwick 15, Salem Academy 50
The Crusaders swept their tri-meet Monday afternoon behind a first-place finish from Wyatt Burr, who won with a time of 18:13.
Other top performers for Fenwick were Matt Gerdenich in third place (19:45), Tyler DeClercq in fourth place (19:47), Ethan Tran in fifth place (20:34) and Matt Cinelli in sixth place (20:57).
Fenwick (4-1) will compete in the Catholic Central League Freshman/Sophomore Meet on Saturday morning (10).
GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY
Arlington Catholic 27, Bishop Fenwick 29
Despite a first-place finish from Shannon Bresnahan (20:54), Fenwick dropped a close meet.
Other top finishers for Fenwick were Catherine Carter in fifth place (23:32), Elizabeth Gauthier in sixth place (23:47), Sarah Fogarty in ninth place (24:38) and Julia Loescher in 12th place (26:42).
Fenwick (3-2) will compete in the Catholic Central League Freshman/Sophomore Meet on Saturday morning (10).
