CHESTNUT HILL — Peabody’s girls flag football team squared off against St. Mary’s in last week’s semifinals of a statewide tournament held at Alumni Stadium on the campus of Boston College. Despite a 26-0 loss to the Spartans, and although it was the third time this season St. Mary’s got the better of Peabody, Tanners’ Coach Chris Lanning enjoyed the growth of his program.
“I’m super proud of this team. They’ve improved so much from where they started to where they are today. It takes a whole mix to make it all happen,” Lanning said. “They’ve played great all year. We just haven’t found a way to beat those guys yet, but we will.”
Thursday was Peabody’s third time competing in the tournament. The Tanners defeated New Mission, 36-14, in the quarterfinals, while St. Mary’s went on to win the championship and complete a perfect season.
A Peabody highlight was when quarterback Mia Norton threw a touchdown pass to Daria Alic. As the ball headed toward Alic, a New Mission defender broke it up, but Alic didn’t give up on the play and retrieved the ball for a timely touchdown.
