Despite a touchdown reception from Peabody’s Mark Mendonca (from Luke Maglione), the Tanners’ struggles continued with a loss in enemy territory. Masconomet defended home field advantage with a 41-6 win.
Peabody had no answer for Masconomet’s high-powered offense, and the Tanners fell to 0-5 on the season.
Peabody will look to bounce back after its bye week.
BOYS SOCCER
St. John’s Prep 1
Saint John’s Shrewsbury 0
Joe Decesare scored his first goal of the season as the Eagles flew over Shrewsbury. Garrison Murphy dished out the assist, while Matt Droggitis (6 saves) recorded his seventh shutout of the fall.
Swampscott 2
Peabody 1
Swampscott built a 2-0 lead and held on for the win. Peabody got on the board late in the second half when Thad Broughton fired in a shot over the goalkeeper.
Julio Cambui made 10 saves in net for the Tanners.
FIELD HOCKEY
Marblehead 6
Peabody 1
Despite the loss, there was a highlight to take for Peabody. Peabody’s captain Chris Troncoso “had a beautiful, unassisted goal,” according to Tanners’ coach Jill Tobin, while Sophia Kassis made 11 saves in net.
Malden Catholic 2
Bishop Fenwick 0
Despite a strong defensive showing, Bishop Fenwick couldn’t generate enough offense against Malden Catholic.
Mia Millett and Alex Kohalmi played well in the midfield, according to Fenwick head coach Marybeth Mahoney, who also praised defenders Bailey Chalmers and Ava Fillmore.
Sarah Bannister made 12 saves in net for the Crusaders.
VOLLEYBALL
Bishop Fenwick 3
Archbishop Williams 1
A versatile offense led Fenwick to victory in set scores of 25-12, 17-25, 25-21, and 25-21. Leading the Crusaders were Emme Lubas (31 assists, 7 aces), Kylie Murphy (13 kills, 6 blocks), Charlotte Spooner (8 kills, 10 digs), Brittney Figulski (8 aces), and Elizabeth Dumas (15 digs).
Peabody 3
Danvers 0
In Northeastern Conference action, Peabody took care of business in set scores of 25-16, 25-10, and 25-16.
Peabody 3
Malden Catholic 0
Lizzy Bettencourt smashed her 1,000th career kill as the Peabody Tanners (8-4) took down Malden Catholic on enemy hardwood.
GOLF
Saugus 38
Peabody 34
Despite wins from Peabody’s Tristan Joyce and Violet Vieira, the Tanners fell short at King Rail Reserve Golf Course.
St. John’s Prep 225
Catholic Memorial 244
Behind strong shooting from Seamus O’Holleran (36), Cole Cullen (36), and Zach Enners (37), St. John’s Prep powered past Catholic Memorial at Turner Hill Golf Club.
St. John’s Prep 226
Gloucester 277
The Eagles picked up a non-conference league win over the Fishermen. Davis Moran shot a match low 36 while Seamus O’Holleran and Cole Cullen shot a 37 to lead St. John’s Prep.
St. John’s Prep 231
BC High 242
With AJ Bodnar (36), Jack Moriarty (38), Jack Carew (39), Cole Cullen (39), Seamus O’Holleran (39), and Logan Daigle (40) leading the way, St. John’s Prep took care of BC High at Kernwood Country Club.
St. John’s Prep 234
Winchester 253
The Eagles picked up their 11th win of the season at Hillview Golf Course against Winchester. St. John’s Prep was led by low scorer Zach Enners (37), Jack Moriarty (39), Jack Carew (39), Cole Cullen (39), Seamus O’Holleran (40), and Cam Coppen (40).
Saint John’s Shrewsbury 221
St. John’s Prep 224
The Eagles dropped their second match of the season in a narrow defeat last Monday.
Junior Zach Enners led St. John’s Prep with a 34, followed by Jack Moriarty (37) and Cole Cullen, Jack Carew and AJ Bodnar (38).
CROSS COUNTRY
The Bishop Fenwick boys cross country team ran their way to the Catholic Central League Middle School/Freshman/Sophomore title last Tuesday.
The Fenwick boys placed four runners in the top 10: Deven Dion, Chris Kay, Louis DellaGatta, and Jackson Faitella.
Peabody 25
Beverly 36
Both the Peabody boys (3-0-1) and girls (3-1) defeated Beverly. In a 25-36 final, the boys were led by Aidan Trainor, Luke Murphy, Osama Mishal, Matt McCusker, Jackson Guerriero, Mohamed Lhassouani, and Logan George. The girls were paced by one-two finishers Lauren Foley and Ella Braz, as well as Maya Sutton, Lily Murphy, and CeCe Toda.
St. John’s Prep 19
Xaverian 44
The Eagles took care of business at Powisset Farm on Wednesday afternoon. Jack McIntosh (17:07) crossed the 5k course first with teammate Liam Mahoney (17:14) taking third.
The next five finishers were all St. John’s Prep with Henry McDonnell, Hunter Opal, Mateo DeOrio, Liam Callahan, and Oliver Hawes rounding out the top eight.
