In match play, the visiting St. Mary’s Spartans (9-2) clinched a postseason berth after defeating Winthrop 45.5-26.5 on Thursday.
“At the bottom of the order is where our guys were more seasoned than them. That’s where we got most of our points,” St. Mary’s coach Jay Fiste said. “It was a quirky course.”
Top performers were Josh Doney (8-1), Andrew Potter (7-2), Chase Collins (6.5-2.5), Micah Hashikawa (6-3), and both Stephen Nason and Kyle Rush who won their matches, 5.5-3.5.
The Spartans take on Lynn English at Gannon Municipal Golf Course Monday.
GOLF
Marblehead 41.5
Beverly 30.5
Simon Quicken (38), Marty Ryan (38), and Toby Grenier (37; medalist) all won their matches en route to a 41.5-30.5 Marblehead (8-1) win against the Panthers of Beverly.
Adrian Baron and Matt Mahan tied their matches for Marblehead, which returns to action Tuesday against Swampscott in the “High School Tedesco Cup.”
Masconomet 44
Swampscott 28
Despite Dawson Dibarri, Nick Smyth, Sam Moscoso, and Mike Collins winning their matches, Swampscott’s golf team lost in enemy territory. Jason Bouffard also played well for the Big Blue, who next face Marblehead.
BOYS SOCCER
Lynnfield 3
Ipswich 1
Lynnfield coach Brent Munroe said, despite the 3-1 win, Thursday’s bout against Ipswich was closer than the score indicated.
The Pioneers (7-0-1) led 1-0 at halftime thanks to a Dillon Reilly goal off an assist from Matt Reinhold.
“It was a very hard-fought game,” Munroe said. “They played really hard and they put a lot of pressure on us.”
At the 20-minute mark of the second half, Nate Clancy scored his first goal of the season before Reilly followed with an insurance goal. Kelan Cardinal made six saves between the pipes.
“He faced a number of shots and did a good job,” Munroe said of his keeper.
Lynnfield travels to face undefeated Masco on Monday.
Saugus 1
Winthrop 0
Saugus won its first game of the season on Thursday, shutting out the visiting Vikings, 1-0.
“They played as a unit on both sides,” Saugus coach Guillermo Sepulveda said.
Isaac Cesco scored the lone goal, kicking the ball in “a fraction of a second” according to Sepulveda. The ball bounced off the keeper and rolled across the goal line towards the left side.
GIRLS SOCCER
Lynnfield 3
Ipswich 1
Lynnfield’s girls soccer team (7-1) put on another show, this time against Ipswich at home in a 3-1 final.
“We returned a lot of players this year. We didn’t graduate that many and the players we had were young last year. We’re older now and more seasoned,” coach Mark Vermont said. “We’ve got a little bit more depth. I think the girls are hungry.”
Bella Carroll scored in the sixth minute from Emma Rose, and again two minutes later. Ipswich scored a header in the 39th minute to make it 2-1 at the break.
“That was tough to give up a goal right before halftime. That gives a team a lot of momentum,” Vermont said. “We recovered well.”
Clara Caulfield scored a “beautiful goal” from Kaylee Barrett in the 73rd minute, as said by Vermont.
The Pioneers host Triton on Tuesday.
“The goal is to qualify for the postseason as quickly as we can,” Vermont said. “That (Tuesday) will be a tough one.”
Classical 7
English 0
Classical secured another win with Gianna Parker (2 goals), Lauren Wilson (2), Tatiana De Leon, Dulce Juarez, and McKenna Duncan all finding the back of the net. Only two Rams’ goals were unassisted.
VOLLEYBALL
Saugus 3
Winthrop 0
Behind a strong performance from Sarah Dorielan, the Sachems (6-3) delivered with a “bounce back” performance against Winthrop, according to coach Mikayla Niles.
“She (Dorielan) was hitting everything – no matter where it was hit,” Niles said. “I was really happy with her.
Niles said she “can’t wait to see how the rest of the season goes.”
“I’m just very happy, overall, with how everything went,” Niles said.
Malden Catholic 3
St. Mary’s 2
In set scores of 25-14, 25-21, 17-25, 23-25, and 6-15, the Spartans were defeated after winning the first two sets. They host Cathedral on Monday at 5 p.m.
KIPP 3
Minuteman 0
KIPP’s volleyball team got the job done Thursday, topping Minuteman in dominant set scores of 25-15, 25-9, and 25-10. Lazuli Clark secured 10 of the Panthers’ 14 kills. She also had 15 digs and three assists.
Peabody 3
Beverly 0
In set scores of 25-14, 25-11, and 25-14, Peabody (9-1) made quick work of Beverly behind Lizzy Bettencourt (13 kills, 5 aces), Addison Merrill (8 service points, 4 aces), Abby Bettencourt (16 assists, 5 aces), Kayla Landry (2 blocks), and Ava Ruffing (3 kills).
The Tanners face North Reading at home Monday.
Swampscott 3
Salem 1
Despite dropping the second set, Swampscott snagged the final two en route to a 3-1 win against the Witches. With three starting seniors out sick, the Big Blue received strong performances from Reese Schaiberger, Brooke Farnum, and Fayth Bascon.
