St. Mary’s sophomore Jenna Chaplain scored three goals — including two in a span of 10 seconds — to help lift the Spartans girls hockey team to a 3-2 win over undefeated Matignon in the CCL Cup Final Saturday night. Maggie Pierce added two assists in the win.
“It was just a great way for us to end the year,” said St. Mary’s coach Frank Pagliuca. “It’s pretty rare that you get to go out with a win, and it was great for our seniors to be able to experience that. It was an exciting game with a great tournament atmosphere, and we really needed to work hard to pull out the win.”
After a scoreless first period, Chaplain put the Spartans ahead 1-0 with about six minutes to go in the second period. Matignon quickly responded with two goals of its own to take a lead in the final minutes of the second, but then Chaplain scored twice in a 10-second span at the end of the period to put the Spartans ahead for good.
Chaplain’s back-to-back goals late in the second ended up being the difference in the game.
“Jenna is an elite offensive talent, and she really took it upon herself to go out there and score those goals,” said Pagliuca.
St. Mary’s closes out the season with a 15-2-3 record.
“We were fortunate to get out there and play 20 games, and that was our goal at the beginning of the season,” Pagliuca said. “We’ve gotten great support from our school and our conference all year long, and we’re all incredibly grateful for the opportunity to play this year.”
GIRLS HOCKEY
Winthrop 1 , Marblehead 1 (Sunday)
Emma Holmes scored the lone goal for the Vikings in the draw.
Winthrop closes the season with a record of 10-3-1.
For Marblehead, Elsa Wood scored the Magicians’ only goal on an assist from Abigail Amigo.
Marblehead wraps up the season with a 5-4-3 record.
Winthrop 3, Masconomet 1 (Saturday)
Mia Martucci, Talia Martucci and Emma Holmes each scored one goal in the victory for Winthrop, while Lily Tallent had one assist.
Marblehead 2, Gloucester 1 (Saturday)
Abigail Amigo and Hadley Wales each scored one goal in the win, while goalie Lily Francoeur earned the victory in net.
BOYS HOCKEY
Peabody 3, Swampscott 2
Peabody took home the NEC South Division title after winning its fourth straight game to close out the season Saturday.
Anthony Bettencourt scored two goals for the Tanners, while Matt Devin scored one goal and Brandon Perry added two assists.
Peabody finishes the season at 5-6-1.
Matt Griffin and Zack Pierce each scored one goal in the loss for the Big Blue.
Swampscott closes out the year at 0-12-1.
Winthrop 5, Beverly 1
Winthrop clinched a share of the NEC North Division crown after its win Saturday afternoon.
Joey Holgersen had a hat trick in the victory, while Peter Silverman scored two goals. Charlie Lane and Chris Ferrara each had two assists, while Connor Hurley and J.D. Parker each had one assist.
Winthrop wraps up the season with a 8-2-3 record and a share of the NEC North crown with Masconomet.
Bishop Fenwick 3, Essex Tech 0
Nick Sasso had one goal and one assist to lead the Crusaders in their season finale Saturday. Mark Wilson and Mike Faragi each scored one goal in the win, while Cameron Martin had two assists. Max Vieira, Gavin Belt and Connor Sturniolo each had one assist.
Bishop Fenwick ends the year at 3-6-1.
Masconomet 6, Marblehead 3
Eli Feingold, Hayden Leveroni and Will Shull each scored one goal in the loss for the Magicians.
Marblehead finishes the season at 8-4-1.
Danvers 7, Saugus 1
Saugus finishes the season with a 4-8-1 record.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Peabody 59, Danvers 53
Drew Lucas finished off his high school career with a solid game, leading the Tanners with 11 points and eight rebounds. Shea Lynch added 11 points and five rebounds, while Nick Soper scored 10 points. Raphel Laurent added seven points in the win.
Peabody finishes the season at 8-4.
Masconomet 56, Swampscott 40
Despite closing the season with two straight losses, Swampscott coach Jason Knowles was proud of the way his team fought through a strange and turbulent year.
“I’m proud of the way our team played this year,” said Knowles. “It may not have been the way we wanted to finish, but our guys showed up every day, never complained and gave it their all.”
Cam O’Brien led the way with 12 points, while Jason Aucone was close behind with 11 points. Evan Roth added nine points in the loss.
Swampscott finishes the season at 6-3.
Winthrop 47, Northeast 43
The Vikings closed out the season with their third straight win on Saturday. Senior Cam Conway led the offensive attack with 24 points.
Winthrop finishes the year with a 3-12 record.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Winthrop 37, Danvers 29
Winthrop finishes the year with a 12-4 record.
Beverly 36, Marblehead 31
Marblehead finishes the year at 7-5.
