A month into the season, and the St. John’s Prep football team remains perfect (4-0). The Eagles cruised, 28-0, past La Salle (Rhode Island) at Glatz Field in a Saturday matinee. Deacon Robillard ran for 1- and 2-yard rushing scores to lead the hosts.
Gael Garcia hauled in a 46-yard touchdown pass from Chris Vargas, while Lucas Pelletier took an interception 28 yards to the promised land to round out the scoring. Jeff Quigley led Prep’s ground game with 15 carries for 112 yards and Pierson Scala took charge of the aerial attack with a 59-yard reception.
Talk about a versatile offensive attack – seven Eagles caught passes Saturday afternoon.
BOYS SOCCER
Masconomet 4
Peabody 2
The Tanners found themselves in trouble in the first half, going down 4-1. Peabody’s second-half strike wasn’t enough to overcome the deficit. Owen Brennan and Daniel De Andrade were goal-scorers for Peabody, while Kacper Kowalczyk and Marc Smith provided assists.
Peabody 2
Danvers 1
Peabody moved to 5-3 with a narrow escape against Danvers. Osama Mishal played the role of the hero with both goals, while Kowalczyk delivered both assists. According to coach Stan McKeen, goalie Dylan Flanagan, Joaquim Nunes, Marshall Simpson, Fabio Goulart, and Jayden Lopez all played well.
GIRLS SOCCER
Masconomet 5
Peabody 0
The Chieftains remain undefeated at 10-0. Despite the loss, Connie Patturelli was a standout for Peabody with coach Andrew Douglass adding she “played well in the midfield for us defensively.” Douglass also praised goalie Alessandra Forgione for her “solid” outing in net.
Peabody 1
Danvers 1
The Falcons took an early lead, but that didn’t deter the Tanners. Thanks to a goal from Ally Bettencourt, assisted by Brooke Lomasney, Peabody tied the game. Moments later, Forgione (19 saves) saved a penalty to keep things even. Maggie Jolin played well in the midfield, according to Douglass.
GOLF
Swampscott 40
Peabody 32
The Big Blue went into enemy territory and got the victory at The Meadow at Peabody Golf Course. Peabody’s winners came from the No. 1, 2, and 7 spots. Tristan Joyce won his match, 6-3, for the Tanners, with Mason Clickstein (5-4) and Jason Houlden (7-2) following with victories.
St. John’s Prep 227
St. John’s Shrewsbury 233
Wind and rain didn’t slow down The Prep, which escaped St. John’s Shrewsbury at Salem Country Club. AJ Bodnar (37) led the Eagles, followed by 38s from Seamus O’Holleran, Jack Carew, Brian Loughlin, Dominic Meyers, and Zach Enners.
“The team showed great poise in tough, windy, rainy conditions today,” said Prep coach Brian Jasiak.
Marblehead 41
Peabody 31
Marblehead defeated Peabody for the second time this year. The first time the two teams played, Marblehead won, 52.5-19.5.
“It was much more competitive than the first match we had earlier in the season,” said Peabody coach Peter Cronan.
Marblehead coach Bob Green agreed.
“A match that was closer than the score indicates,” he said.
On the Peabody side, Joyce tied his match, Nate Palhares won his, and both Andrew Pinto and Anthony Modungo drew even.
FIELD HOCKEY
Peabody 2
Saugus 1
Sophia Kassis made 15 saves to help the Tanners escape Saugus Friday evening. Amelia DiBattista scored in the first quarter after a great ball from fellow captain Kate Bresnahan. Saugus tied it up in the third, but it was answered with a goal from captain Daniella White of the Tanners.
Peabody 3
Swampscott 2
In a tight showdown within the Northeastern Conference, the Tanners edged the Big Blue. Kassis registered six saves to lead the way.
The Tanners scored a goal late in the first half – that came from White to tie the game, 1-1. Then, Peabody jumped ahead thanks to a goal from Chris Troncoso (DiBattista assist).
Swampscott tied the game midway through the fourth quarter (2-2). However, Peabody wasn’t done fighting, finding another goal with 3:33 remaining through Elizabeth Moore.
CROSS COUNTRY
Despite a 28-28 tie through five runners, the Bishop Fenwick girls lost a heartbreaker to Archbishop Williams after the sixth-place Crusader finished a tad behind her opponent. Fenwick has now lost two meets by a total of one point.
Tuesday, Sept. 24, the girls salvaged a split by beating host Bishop Stang, 17-45. Leading the way were Marianna Kay (2nd), Adelaide Sweatman (3rd), Olivia Rowe (4th) and Caroline Blatchford (8th).
Fenwick’s boys lost to Archbishop Williams, 19-38, and Bishop Stang, 17-38, at Dartmouth Middle School. The Crusaders were paced by Sam Appleyard (5th), Doron Appleyard (11th), and John Reilly (15th).
