Tyson Higgins scored early for the Peabody-Saugus boys hockey squad, but the team met its match against the Beverly Panthers at Endicott College. The final score favored host Beverly, 7-3.
Talk about responding quickly. After Higgins’ goal, Beverly opened things up with a 5-2 lead by the end of the second period. Ethan Haight tucked his hat-trick goal late in the game for Beverly.
Trevor Pacheco dished out two assists for Peabody-Saugus, while goalie Evan Tybinkowski made 53 saves.
BOYS HOCKEY
St. Mary’s
Archbishop Williams
The game was postponed due to “unsafe ice conditions” at Connery Rink in Lynn, according to St. Mary’s X account, formerly known as Twitter.
GIRLS HOCKEY
St. Mary’s 2
Boston Latin 0
Goals were hard to come by in this one, but the St. Mary’s girls hockey team got them when it counted. Vanessa Hall and Bella Freitas each found the back of the net to put a lid on Boston Latin.
Gianna Tringale secured another shutout between the pipes for the Spartans, who upped their record to 7-0-1 on the season.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Whittier 66
Lynn Tech 50
A loss, but not without positives.
Despite Lynn Tech dropping a home game to Whittier and seeing its record dip to 5-3, the Tigers were led by Allison Morales’ 25 points, eight rebounds, five steals, three blocks, and three assists – bringing a new meaning to ‘do-it-all player.’
Aliyah Volquez (8 points, 5 rebounds, 4 steals, 4 assists), Engelyz Bingham (6 points, 5 rebounds, 3 steals, 2 assists), and Isabella Walcott (5 points, 5 rebounds, block, assist) also played well.
BOYS BASKETBALL
East Boston 54
St. Mary’s 52
Unfortunately for St. Mary’s (6-2), the Spartans suffered a narrow defeat to East Boston in enemy territory on Wednesday. A St. Mary’s bright spot came from 8th grader Jake Fortier, who netted 19 points in defeat.
TRACK AND FIELD
In a Greater Boston League Meet at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center in Boston, the Lynn English girls defeated Everett, 62-33.
Jade Quero (55m; 8.12), Abety Kivagheni (300m; 48.44), Rubi Osorio Ventura (600m; 2:02.06), Jacquelin Hernandez (1,000m; 3:55.93), Rachel Villanueva (mile; 7:44.31), Abitale Kivagheni (high jump; 4-02.00), and Delyanna Assade (long jump; 13-01.75) all impressed in the victory.
