No. 2 Newton North (19-2) continued its dominant season with a 3-0 sweep (25-19, 25-17, 25-18) of No. 31 Peabody (13-8) in the Division 1 Round of 32. Lizzy Bettencourt (11 kills, 12 digs) ended a stellar four-year career with 1,154 kills and 876 digs. Sydney Lynch had 12 kills, bringing her career total to 780.
“Seniors Lizzy Bettencourt, Sophia Coburn, Yorna Demiri, Sydney Lynch, Matilda Olowu, Camila Quezada, and Alyssa Zito all played their hearts out in their final game as a Peabody Tanner,” said Peabody coach Sherrill Erickson, who added Mackenzie Landry and Kaylee DiNicola also played well.
FOOTBALL
Bishop Fenwick 34
Arlington Catholic 6
Fenwick (4-4) won Saturday’s matinee in style after jumping ahead, 20-0. The visiting Crusaders rolled over Arlington Catholic behind stellar performances from Andrew Kiricopoles (10-for-15, 192 yards passing, 3 total TDs), Dylan Patturelli (14 carries, 142 yards rushing, 2 TDs), and Andrew Dube (6 catches, 108 yards).
St. John’s Prep 43
Catholic Memorial 28
Call it a perfect regular season for St. John’s Prep (8-0), which took down Catholic Memorial in a battle of powerhouses at Glatz Field. After trailing, 8-0, the Eagles flipped the switch as coach Brian St. Pierre collected his 100th career win. Prep quarterback Chris Vargas completed 20 passes and tossed four touchdowns.
Beverly 22
Peabody 0
Beverly (5-3) stormed onto Coley Lee Field, brushed off the rain, and took down host Peabody (0-8) Thursday night. Sean Costa scored three times for the Panthers, who also recorded a safety.
BOYS SOCCER
No. 29 Auburn 3
No. 36 Bishop Fenwick 0
The Crusaders couldn’t pull off a road upset against a talented Auburn team in the Division 3 state tournament. Fenwick ended its season with a 7-8-4 record.
Xaverian Brothers 5
Peabody 0
Despite strong performances from Chris Oliveira, Ethan Hartford, and Arthur Rocha, according to Peabody coach Stan McKeen, the Tanners concluded their regular season with a home-field loss.
CROSS COUNTRY
Bishop Fenwick runners went home with some medals after Saturday’s Frank Mooney Invitational at the Wrentham Developmental Center. Isabella Santoro (23:10) placed 23rd in the girls’ sophomore 5K, while freshmen Kayla Antico (17th – 13:18) and Katie Kelley (24th – 13:39) ran strong 3K races. Freshman Deven Dion placed 19th (11:17) in the boys’ race.
