The St. John’s Prep boys hockey team defeated Lexington 11-0 in the first round of the Division I tournament, dominating play right from the opening faceoff. The Eagles outshot Lexington 63-6 overall, and had a balanced scoring attack with eight different players lighting the lamp.
Junior Jake Vana and senior Will Van Sicklin scored two goals apiece for St. John’s Prep, and senior forward Matt Kirby scored his first career goal for the Eagles off a rebound. No.1 St. John’s Prep will host No.16 Archbishop Williams in a Sweet 16 matchup this Saturday at 6:40 p.m.
BOYS HOCKEY
St. Mary’s 2
Central Catholic 0
Brady Bullock and Cam McGonagle scored the St. Mary’s goals – alongside another Anthony Palmer shutout – as the Spartans earned a hard-fought win in round one.
“Great hockey game, a battle from the beginning to the end,” head coach Mark Lee said. “I’m proud of the way they played.”
Cohasset 3
Swampscott 2
The Big Blue trailed 2-0 heading into the third period, but never quit and scored two goals in the final frame. Swampscott junior forward Kody Langeravin scored at the 13:52 mark and fellow junior forward Will Roddy tied the game 2-2 five minutes later – both goals were assisted by senior forward Ronan Locke. It took double-overtime to decide, but Swampscott found itself on the losing end of a great game. Junior Jason Bouffard recorded 22 saves in goal for the Big Blue nonetheless.
“Just really proud of the team, the way they battled back to tie the game and force OT,” Swampscott head coach Gino Faia said. “They showed no quit as they did all year.”
GIRLS HOCKEY
Fenwick 2
Plymouth 1
For a second straight year, the Fenwick and Plymouth girls hockey teams needed an extra session for an encounter to be decided. At the 8:26 mark of overtime, Fenwick was on the penalty kill but Abbey Millman stole the puck and finished with a breakaway goal to give the Crusaders the win. Penny Levine-Stein scored the first Fenwick goal, assisted by Ali Sprissler. No. 17 Fenwick is now in the Division I Sweet 16 and will travel to take on No.2 St. Mary’s.
Haverhill 5
Marblehead 0
The Magicians were tied 0-0 at the end of the first period, but were haunted by penalties in the second period – one in which they went down 3-0 after. Nevertheless, Marblehead coach Brittany Smith was proud of her team after the game.
“The girls kept fighting until the final whistle, and I give them a lot of props for being able to do that,” Smith said.
The senior duo of Sophie Zerilli and Riley Campbell had strong defensive performances for the Magicians. Sophomore forward Neelie Payne, freshman goalie Addie Lydon, and fellow eighth grade goalie Liv Doucette all had nice showings for Marblehead.
BOYS BASKETBALL
East Boston 56
Lynnfield 54
The Pioneers trailed 56-54 with less than 10 seconds left and Lynnfield junior Chris Daniels (18 points) got an open three-point shot, but it rolled out as the final whistle blew.
Lynnfield senior and Cape Ann League MVP Alex Gentile had a strong performance with a team-high 20 points. Sophomore Gavin Deluties (nine points) also played well for the Pioneers.
Lynnfield head coach John Bakopoulos couldn’t have spoken more highly of his team after the loss.
“This group had an amazing season, and I am so lucky that I got to coach such an awesome group,” Bakopoulos said.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Masco 52
Marblehead 35
The Magicians trailed 30-19 at the end of the first half and could never find their way back into the game. Marblehead’s freshman duo of Tessa Andriano (team-high 12 points) and Maurie O’Connell (season-high six points) led the way. Junior Sam Dormer (four points, five rebounds and three assists) and senior Sara Bosio (seven points) had solid performances for Marblehead as well.
Durfee 65
English 34
The game didn’t go as planned for the Bulldogs, who were eliminated by Durfee in the first round of the Division I tournament on Wednesday. Bright spots for English were junior Jaeleigh Perry and senior Matty Laurino, as coach Diondra Woumn said they both showed great leadership and composure from beginning to end.
Hampshire Regional 45
Lynn Tech 30
The Tech girls started the game slow, trailing by 20 points at the end of the first quarter. The Tigers cut the deficit to eight in the third quarter, but that was the closest they would get. Englyz Bingham (15 points) led the way for Tech, while Devine Egbuta scored nine points and anchored a feisty Tigers defense along with Elibette Rodriguez and Allison Morales.
Peabody 55
Waltham 43
The Peabody girls basketball team led by single-digits for most of Wednesday’s first round matchup against Waltham, but pulled away late behind Logan Lomasney’s 24 points, seven rebounds and four assists. Taylor Bettencourt followed with 11 points, five rebounds and four assists, while Lauren Mendonca added five and 12 rebounds.
“It was a good game,” Peabody head coach Stan McKeen said. “We moved the ball better and we were a little more selective with our shots… it was a good win.”
BOYS TRACK AND FIELD
St. Mary’s Brett O’Brien took home 28th place and Peyton Mahn finished 100th out of 128 entries in the MSTCA Indoor Pentathlon on Wednesday.
AT PRESS TIME
Haverhill 3, Marblehead 0 (end of second period)
Lynnfield 2, Foxborough 0 (end of second period)
