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10 WEEKLYNEWS.NET - 978-532-5880 JANUARY 31, 2019 Sports Girls hockey defeats Oakmont By Anne Marie Tobin The Peabody/Lynnfield girls hockey team scored early and often Saturday afternoon, defeating visiting Oakmont 7-0 at James McVann-Louis O’Keefe Ice Rink. With the win, the Tanners improved to 9-3-1 and need one more point to qualify for the tournament. “Tonight we worked in our depth and tried some different combinations,” said coach Michelle Roach. “Our future is great and now we are close to clinching a tournament spot. With the rest of our schedule I am confident we can do that. We controlled our own play and did not get thrown off our game no matter what the opponent was doing. Tonight was a good bounce-back.” Jenna Mack (Lynnfield) notched her first varsity point with a second-period assist. Jenn Flynn (Lynnfield) had a big day with a goal and two assists, while Maria Pierce also had three points on two goals and one assist. Junior captain Sammie Mirasolo (2 goals), senior captain Jess Robert (goal, assist), and senior captain Kat DiGiulio (goal, assist) had two points each. Sadie Geran (Lynnfield), Carolyn Garofoli (Lynnfield) and Catherine Sweeney (Lynnfield) chipped in one assist each. Junior Jeny Collins (North By Anne Marie Tobin PEABODY — The Lynnfield/Wakefield boys and Lynnfield girls swim teams wrapped up the regular season this past Saturday (Jan. 26) against Austin Prep at the Torigian Family YMCA. The boys team defeated the Cougars 81-58 to remain undefeated at 7-0, while the girls team fell, 91-58. Johnny Stumpf, Chris Anastasiades and Antonio Anastasiades were double winners. Stumpf won the 200 free (2:04.09) and 100 fly (59:06), while Chris Anastasiades won the 200 individual medley (2:07.91) and 100 breast (1:04.41) and Antonio Anastasiades won the 50 free (23.00) and 100 back (1:04.69). Matt Pecjo won the 100 free (59.31) and placed second in the 50 free (25.44). Pecjo, Chris Anastasiades, Nick Alphen (Lynnfield) and Stumpf won the 200 medley relay (1:53.63). Pecjo, Alphen, David Blake (Lynnfield) and Jack Michalski (Lynnfield) won the 400 free relay (4:12). Alphen won the 500 free (6:35.85) also placed second in the 100 fly (1:05.30). Alex Kent, Stumpf, and Chris and Antonio Anastasiades won the 200 free relay (1:41.40). Kent also placed second in the 200 free (2:17.47) and 100 free PHOTO | ANNE MARIE TOBIN Jenna Mack notched her first varsity point in the win over Oakmont. Reading) pitched a shutout in goal. Peabody came out firing in the first period, scoring four goals in the first seven minutes to take a commanding 4-0 lead. Robert started things off with a pretty goal just 1:43 in (from DiGiulio and Flynn). DiGiulio started the play with a strong rush over the blue line, then centered to Flynn. Flynn’s shot was saved, but Robert was right there to pop home the rebound. DiGiulio doubled the lead about two minutes later (from Robert). Pierce got in on the party two minutes later, scoring two goals, PHOTO | JANE SKELLEY Divers Mia Lemieux, Anna Schmidt and Keira Rothwell swept the diving competition against Austin Prep. (1:01.84). Also scoring points for the Pioneers were Blake, third in the 200 IM (2:37.46 and third in the 100 breast (1:20.10); Michalski, third in the 50 free (29.16) and 100 free (1:23.38); Melkonian, fourth in the 100 back (1:27.53); Antonio Anastasiades, Blake, Kent and Shant Melkonian, second in the 200 medley relay (1:59.19); and Michalski, Melkonian, Andrew Rosenberg and Shane McQueen (Lynnfield), second in the 200 free relay. The highlight of the girls meet was the diving competition, which was swept by the Pioneers. Mia Lemieux took first (185.4), Keira Rothwell took second (142.425) and the first unassisted at 9:18 and the second when she flipped a rebound home on the backhand at the 7:57 mark. DiGiulio and sophomore Paige Thibedeau (North Reading) were credited with assists. Mirasolo added two second-period goals to stretch the lead to 6-0, the first one coming on a power play just 31 seconds in with Pierce and Garofoli assisting. On the second, Pierce started the play, feeding the puck into the slot to freshman Kaila Griffin (North Reading). Her shot was saved but the rebound found its way back to the right point, where Sweeney drilled a wrist shot. Mirasolo collected the rebound and slammed it into the back of the net. Flynn capped the scoring with a goal (from Mack) with about five minutes to play in the second period. Mack and Flynn pulled off a pretty give-and-go (Mack to Flynn to Mack), but Mack was robbed. Flynn won the ensuing faceoff and played it back to Mack at the point, She slipped it back to Flynn, who flipped it under the crossbar to make it 7-0. In the third period, freshman Lily Piscatelli, Griffin and senior captain Grant all had quality scoring chances only to be denied. The lopsided score gave Roach the luxury of going to the bench early and often. “The second line again played great and we got a lot of players ice time, and they played very well from top to bottom,” Roach said. “Lily Piscatelli, sophomore Elise Staunton and Charlotte all played great, especially Charlotte. She can play any position and tonight you saw her versatility playing on both the power play and penalty kills. We have a talented squad and tremendous depth, so I think we showcased that today. We are still on top of the league and have some big league games coming up, so we will see.” One of those big games is Friday, Feb. 1 at McVann- O’Keefe when the Tanners square off against NHL conference rival Beverly. Boys, girls split weekend swim meet Anna Schmidt placed third (119.25). Lynnfield picked up four second-place finishes in all. Sadhvi Sreeram finished second in the 200 free (2:28.50) and also finished fourth in the 100 free (1:06.59), while Gillian Skelley finished second in the 500 free (7:57.50) and fifth in the 100 breast (1:34.17). Liz Sykes finished second in the 200 IM (2:38.94) and third in the 100 back (1:12.08). Caitlin Hooper finished third in the 100 fly (1:18.03) and fourth in the 200 free (2:23.66). Avery Comeau finished fourth in the 200 IM (2:52.75) and fifth in the 100 back (1:19.04). Michelle Marder finished third in the 100 free (1:05.19) and fourth in the 50 free (29.06). Anna Maria Ferrante (fourth in the 100 fly, 1:22.91), Sabrina Al-Mayahi (fourth in the 100 breast, 1:33.41) and Olivia Murphy (fifth in the 50 free, 30.84) also placed in individual events. Sykes, Marder, Sreeram and Hooper placed second in the 200 free relay (1:59.41) and third in the 400 free relay (4:29.31). Both teams are back in the pool Sunday, Feb. 3 at the CAL Championship meet at Salem State (8 a.m.). 100th point PHOTO | ROBIN DEBENEDICTIS Lynnfield High’s George DeRoche had two goals and an assist, reaching the 100-point mark in a 4-1 win over Pentucket Saturday. Wrestlers place two in tourney By Anne Marie Tobin The Lynnfield/North Reading wrestling team placed two wrestlers and finished eighth out of 13 teams with 53 points at Saturday’s Cape Ann League. Northeastern Conference Open hosted by Masconomet. Junior captain Sean McCullough (2-1) finished second in the 182-pound division for a second straight year. This was McCullough’s third tournament final this season. Junior captain Stuart Glover (2-2) placed fourth in the 126- pound division. It was Glover’s first time placing at the CAL/ NEC tournament. “This is as tough as a strong sectional tournament with teams from the Cape Ann, Northeastern Conference and Greater Boston League,” said LNR coach Craig Stone. “On the positive side, we had seven of our 10 wrestlers winning matches and scoring team points and five out of those were wrestling in their first CAL/NEC tournament.” Other Black and Gold wrestlers winning matches were Christian Real-Costa (106, 1-2); junior captain Timmy Leggett (132, 1-1, retired due to illness); Cam Randazzo (145, 1-2); Ryan McCullough (152, 1-2) and Giovanni Colucciello (170, 1-2). “Obviously, I would have liked to have more place finishers, but the place result does not measure the consistent progress we have been making throughout the season,” Stone said.
JANUARY 31, 2019 WEEKLYNEWS.NET - 978-532-5880 11 Boys give Melrose tough test HIGH SCHOOL SCHEDULE Thursday, Jan. 31 No events scheduled By Anne Marie Tobin It might not have won the game, but the Lynnfield boys basketball team (6-8) delivered one of its most complete all-around efforts Sunday afternoon before going down to visiting Melrose, 66-59. Clay Marengi led the Pioneers with 17 points and also hauled down nine rebounds, despite spending significant minutes on the bench with four fouls. Jack Ford (3 rebounds, 3 steals) scored 11 points, while Jackson Cleary (5 rebounds) scored 10. Tony Hunt (8 points, 7 rebounds, steal) and Max Boustris (6 rebounds, 4 points, 3 steals) had solid all-around games. “Watching this game you can see the growth of the team,” said Lynnfield coach Scott MacKenzie. Yes, we are two games under .500 but we can still walk out of the building knowing how far we have come. We’ve gone 5-1 over our last six games so I think the kids are more confident in themselves. Even though we missed some shots, we got great shots and looks tonight.” The game was nearly a complete reversal of the first meeting between the two teams when Melrose won in a rout, 56-42. Melrose dominated the glass at both ends of the court. Sunday, it was the Pioneers who seized the momentum early and shot lights out from beyond the arc with Marengi (two), Ford, and John Astrofsky combining to drain four threepointers in the first seven minutes to help the Lynnfield build a 21-11 lead. With 30 seconds left in the half, Melrose cut the deficit to 21-14 with a three. The second quarter was back-and-forth. Lynnfield broke a 25-25 deadlock with a 6-0 run, capped by a three-pointer from Boustris, to bump its lead to six, 31-25. Melrose answered with an 8-0 run, the final two points on a buzzer-beating layup to take its first lead of the game, 33-31. Melrose carried the momentum into the second half and threatened to put the game out of reach in the third as the Raiders stretched their lead to 44-38. Boustris and Cleary closed out the quarter with free throws to make it a four-point game at 44-40 going into the fourth. By Mike Alongi LYNNFIELD — Friday night simply wasn’t the night for the Lynnfield girls basketball team, as the Pioneers fell to Division 1 powerhouse Masconomet 49-15 at Lynnfield High. The Pioneers struggled on both sides of the ball, especially with turnovers against Masconomet’s press defense, and fell into a hole they couldn’t dig out of. “(Masconomet) has been a powerhouse for some time, and they’ve really been giving it to us over the past few years,” said Lynnfield coach Peter Bocchino. “We had way too many issues with turnovers all game and we couldn’t hit shots tonight, and that’s no recipe for victory.” Melissa Morelli led the Pioneers with eight points and three rebounds, while Catherine MacDonald added three points and seven rebounds. Tori Morelli had two points and two rebounds, while Ava Buonfiglio had a solid game off the bench with five rebounds. Grace Klonsky and Anna Radulski also had good performances in the loss. The Pioneers did a good job Melrose opened the quarter with backto-back buckets to take its largest lead of the game, 48-40. A pair of baskets from Connell (4 points) sandwiched around two Melrose free throws and a pretty dish from Connell to Hunt cut the deficit to 50-46 with 5:30 left. After a Melrose three-point play, Cleary answered with a three to make it 53-49. After a thunderous Melrose dunk, Hunt came up with a clutch offensive rebound and put-back to make it, 55-51, with 3:20 to play, but that was as close as good as it got for the Pioneers. Down by eight, 62-54, Cleary banked in a trey with 47 seconds to play to give the Pioneers a glimmer of hope. After two Melrose free throws, Connell (from Hunt) made it a two-possession game at 64-59 with 24 seconds left, but Melrose sealed the win with two free throws. MacKenzie singled out Hunt and Boustris. “Tony is the smartest kid on the team with the highest basketball IQ,” MacKenzie said. “He is a 5’9” power forward who has to play at the top of the zone and on the baseline press defensively early on with their zone. Eventually the Chieftains started hitting shots over the top to counteract it. Masconomet’s Mak Graves hit three 3-pointers and scored 11 points in the period to help stake the Chieftains to a 14-5 lead. “This is honestly the first time in quite awhile where we stuck with them for most of the first quarter, which was nice to see,” Bocchino said. “But eventually that press defense that they’re so good at running got to us.” In the second quarter, Masconomet pounced on numerous turnovers to break the game open and go up by as many as 14 points. Bocchino says that this is an issue that his team has run into this year when it matches up against opponents from higher divisions. “We have a pretty young team, and I think they just haven’t seen enough of that kind of pressure to be able to work through it yet,” Bocchino said. “When we go up against teams that don’t run that pressure-style defense, we excel. But teams that can put pressure on us take us right out of our offense PHOTO | KRISTINE MARENGI Lynnfield’s Tony Hunt, left, tangles with Melrose’s Luka Vlajkovic during Friday’s game. Hunt had his best game of the season, coach Scott MacKenzie said. and he creates so many offensive rebounding opportunities. This might have been his best and most complete game this year, and Max also played well, he is also undersized but does everything we ask of him.” With five games left, MacKenzie feels Lynnfield can make a big push to qualify for the tournament. “Earlier in the season, it seemed like the kids expected things to go south, but now they don’t, and are able to stay in games, like tonight. All we can do is throw some haymakers at some people and see what happens. Hopefully things will go our way.” Steven Dwyer helped the cause with two points, two rebounds and three assists. Lynnfield 60, Masco 53 The Pioneers jumped out to a 16-point lead, 32-16, in the first half over the host Chieftains, then hung on in the second half for the win. Ford led all scorers with 19 points, while Marengi scored 14 points and Connell scored 10. Hunt (7 points), Boustris (4 points) and Dwyer and Cleary (3 points each) also contributed. Girls basketball struggles vs. Masconomet and we have a tough time.” The second half was no better for the Pioneers, who mustered only five points the rest of the way. Now at .500 on the season, the Pioneers (7-7) need to win three of their final six games to qualify for the tournament. “We’ve just got to keep working on the things we’ve been working on all year and I think we’ll be in good shape,” said Bocchino. Lynnfield 48, Winthrop 43 At Lynnfield Jan. 24, the Pioneers shook off a slow start, then held off a couple of fourthquarter Winthrop rallies. The Pioneers led by 11 with six minutes left. The Vikings closed to within four on two occasions in the final four minutes, but a combination of timely shot-making and clutch defensive plays on the part of the Pioneers sealed the win. “It was a good second-half win,” said Lynnfield coach Peter Bocchino. “We needed this win if we are going to make the tournament. Our defense kept us in the game when we needed it after going man-to-man, and that’s when we got some easy fast-break baskets. That turned up the intensity and we capitalized on their turnovers.” With under a minute left, Lynnfield led by four, 44-40. After an offensive rebound by MacDonald (3 points), Klonsky (7 points) found Tori Morelli (16 points), who laid it in to make it 46-40 with 49 second to play. Winthrop missed the front end of a one-and-one, with MacDonald (14 points) grabbing a huge rebound and dishing to Klonsky, who was intentionally fouled with 32 seconds to go. Klonsky, who had struggled from the free throw line earlier, came up clutch, swishing the first of two double-bonus throws to make it 47-40. “That was a big free throw because it made it a two-and-a-half possession game,” said Bocchino. MacDonald grabbed an offensive rebound on Klonsky’s miss and then made one of two free throws after another intentional foul to put the game out of reach, 48-40, with 26 seconds left. Caroline Waisnor (9 points), Melissa Morelli (7 points) and Riley Hallahan (6 points) also scored. Friday, Feb. 1 Boys basketball N. Reading at Lynnfield, 6:30 Peabody at M’head, 7 Fenwick at Cathedral, 6:30 Girls basketball Lynnfield at North Reading, 7 M’head at Peabody, 7 Cathedral at Fenwick, 6:30 Girls hockey Beverly at Pea/Lfd, 5:15 Saturday, Feb. 2 Boys hockey Medford at Lynnfield, 12 Williams at Fenwick, 6 Wrestling L’field at Dual Meet Champ., TBA Gymnastics NEC League meet, 4 Boys hockey Medford at Peabody, 4 Swimming CCL Open at SJP, 11 Sunday, Feb. 3 Swimming CAL Open at Salem State, 9 Girls basketball Arlington at Peabody, TBA Girls hockey AC at Fenwick, 9 Boys hockey Low. Cath. at Fenwick, 1:30 Monday, Feb. 4 Boys basketball Lynnfield at Danvers, 4 Tuesday, Feb. 5 Wrestling Lynnfield at Danvers, 5:30 Boys basketball Lynnfield at Georgetown, 6:30 Peabody at Winthrop, 7 Spellman at Fenwick, 6:30 Girls basketball Georgetown at Lynnfield, 6 Winthrop at Peabody, 7 Fenwick at Spellman, 6:30 Track CAL Open at RLTAC, 6 Gymnastics Fenwick at Beverly, 7 Wednesday, Feb. 6 Boys hockey Newburyport at Lynnfield, 8:15 Fenwick at AC, 8 Girls hockey Peabody at Winthrop 6:10 St. Joe’s at Fenwick, 4:10 Wrestling Peabody at Danvers, 6:30 Gymnastics Malden at Fenwick, 7:30 CATERING TAKE-OUT •Dinners • Sandwiches • Salads • Daily Specials 978-532-2791 santoros.com Looking for past issues? Find them on weeklynews.net
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