Marblehead’s boys cross country team traveled to Bradley Palmer State Park Wednesday afternoon to race against Masconomet and Danvers. The Magicians (6-0) defeated Masconomet, 23-32, and Danvers, 23-36.
The team was led by a first-place finish from Will Cerrutti with a time of 15:24. He was followed in second place by Nate Assa with a time of 15:33. Jacob Szalewicz had his best race of the season, finishing fifth with a time of 16:23.
They travel to the Cape Cod Fairgrounds on Saturday to compete in the Twilight Invitational before taking on Northeastern Conference foe Peabody next Wednesday.
On the girls’ side, they lost to Masconomet, but beat Danvers via a sixth-runner tie. Marri O’Connell (19:07) took first overall. Rounding out Marblehead’s top five were Evelina Beletsky (22:12), Ruby Assa (22:30), Abbie Goodwin (22:57), and Evie Becker (23:23).
“Both races could have gone either way as there were a lot of close finishes throughout,” said Marblehead coach Will Herlihy. “The scoring against Danvers was especially close. With the scores tied, it came down to the sixth-runner tie-break, which was Maren Potter (24:32). Similarly to the Swampscott race a couple of weeks back, Maren’s finishing position offset Danvers’ fifth runner, which sent the race to a tie-break in the first place, with the senior captain also being the deciding runner.”
The Lynnfield boys (4-1) hosted a tough Hamilton-Wenham team on Senior Day. The Pioneers ended up losing, 17-43, against one of the top programs in the state. Despite the loss, there were a good number of personal records.
Once again, Lynnfield was led by Shea McCarthy, who ran a personal best of 15:59 (4th). He was followed by Dylan Nguyen (PR 16:43, 7th), Nick DeGennaro (17:58, 9th), Liam Gardner (18:11, 11th), and Ashkrit Mahajan (18:16, 12th).
Lynnfield’s girls lost, 17-45, to Hamilton-Wenham, but had “great performances,” according to coach Liane Cook. The top five were Gabby Bottaro (20:19), Kaila George (21:15), Caitlin Buoniconti (21:24), Abby Lopez (22:08), and Shea Moore (22:22).
BOYS SOCCER
St. Mary’s 4
Bishop Stang 0
It was another impressive win for St. Mary’s, which hit the road and took care of Bishop Stang by four goals. The Spartans (7-2-1) got a hat-trick from Mehdi Khemmich, while teammate Eider Solis added another. Between the pipes, Cian LeVasseur recorded another shutout.
GIRLS SOCCER
St. Mary’s 3
Bishop Stang 3
St. Mary’s and Bishop Stang battled to a draw. Stang was up toward the end of the game until St. Mary’s (6-3-2) found its equalizer through Andrea Basta. Sophie Skabeikis scored a brace.
Swampscott 1
Gloucester 1
The Big Blue nearly held on against Gloucester, which found a late equalizer. Swampscott’s goal came from Julia Muser and was assisted by Sam Ward with 20 minutes remaining in the second half.
Saugus 6
Salem 2
Another game, another Madison Botta hat-trick. The standout striker finished with three goals and two assists to fuel the Sachems past the Witches. Shalyn Sewell added a goal and two assists, while her sister, Shawn, netted two goals. Danica Schena earned an assist.
FIELD HOCKEY
St. Mary’s 3
Marblehead 0
Under the bright lights at Manning Field, the Spartans (10-3-1) shined brightest with a strong victory over the Magicians. St. Mary’s spread its offense around as Ava Korisianos, Dee Dee McCarron, and Marissa Bridges all found twine.
VOLLEYBALL
Peabody 3
Marblehead 2
The Tanners (6-9) were up 2-0 before the Magicians tied it up and forced a fifth set. Fortunately for Peabody, it found its groove again and defeated Marblehead in the fifth.
For Marblehead, Greta Sachs had 11 kills and Lila Moniz added 15. Sophomore Erin Wilder registered 28 assists and Megan Parkman led the team defensively with 17 digs, according to coach Killeen Miller.
Peabody coach Sherill Erickson praised a few of her players, adding Emma Lynch, Carly Chouinard, Ava Ruffing, Addy Merrill and Lizzy Bettencourt played well.
Swampscott 3
Salem 0
Playing in enemy territory wasn’t difficult for the Big Blue, who swept the Witches, 3-0, in sets of 25-21, 25-19, and 25-23. Senior Yanielis Pizarro finished with eight kills for Swampscott, while teammate Marta Sirota had 11 service points, an ace, and 12 digs.
GOLF
Peabody 60
Saugus 12
It was an emphatic win for Peabody (5-10), which saw every golfer win its match. Leaving victorious were Tristan Joyce, Andrew Pinto, Nate Palhares, Jayden Cunningham, Anthony Modugno, Miguel Torres, Noah Crocker, and Jason Houlden.
St. John’s Prep 222
Malden Catholic 260
The Eagles moved to 12-1 with a win over Malden Catholic. Jack Carew led St. John’s Prep with a score of 35, while Jack Moriarty (36), Brian Loughlin (37), Seamus O’holleran (38), Tripp Hollister (38), and AJ Bodnar (38) won their respective matches.
Revere/Malden 44
Lynn Classical 28
Classical came up short at Kelley Greens Golf Course in Nahant. Only one Ram won their match as Braeden Ohahnesian did so in 5-4 fashion. Teammate Brayden Curley tied his match, 4.5-4.5.
Marblehead 39
Danvers 33
In the first of two matches, Marblehead (11-4) defeated Danvers. Marty Ryan, Tyler Forbes, Jacob Hershfield, Joy Meshulam, and Will Macrina won their matches with Ryan medaling. In the second match, Marblehead defeated Winthrop, 47.5-24.5. Seven Magicians won their matches in that one.
