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10 Lynnfield falls to Manchester-Essex in overtime WEEKLYNEWS.NET - 978-532-5880 NOVEMBER 18, 2021 FIELD HOCKEY PLAYOFFS By Mike Alongi a defensive battle from start to finish Saturday night in the Division 4 quarterfinal at Hyland Field, but in the end the No. 7 Lynnfield field hockey team couldn’t hold on long enough in a 1-0 loss to No. 2 Manchester-Essex. “I could not have asked for a better performance from the girls, they played great,” said Lynnfield coach Samantha Pindara. “They followed the game plan, executed how they needed to and stayed in the game the whole way. Sometimes, good teams score and that’s what happened against us.” While the Pioneers didn’t get any goals in the game, they did get solid performances from the likes of Jacqui Carbone, Catherine Sweeney, Lauren Grava, Charlotte Radulski and a host of others. “The defense played incredible,” said Pindara. “We knew coming in that it would be a tough game after facing them earlier this year, and we had a much better performance this time around.” The game was scoreless through the entire first half, with Manchester-Essex gaining an edge in corners and outshooting Lynnfield 3-1. But early in the third quarter, the Hornets got on the board when Ella Chafe redirected a hard shot from teammate Amy Vytopilova into the back of the net to make it a 1-0 game. A few minutes later, heavy rain and the threat of lightning put the game on pause for more than an hour. “I think a younger team wouldn’t have been able to come out after that delay and keep competing, but our girls came out and acted like it was the first quarter,” said Pindara. Unfortunately for the Pioneers, that didn’t result in any goals. Lynnfield had great scoring chances throughout the fourth quarter, but none found the back of the net and Manchester-Essex held on to secure the win. Lynnfield finishes the season at 9-7-5. “We had a senior-heavy, veteran team this year and we knew that our experience would take us far,” said Pindara. “A majority of these girls were on the 2019 Division 2 North championship team, so they knew how to win and they knew what it took. It’s going to be tough replacing not only the talent that those seniors brought, but also the leadership.” Lynnfield got into the quarterfinal after it defeated the No. 10 Georgetown Royals 4-1 on Wednesday at Pioneer Stadium. For Lynnfield coach Samantha Pindara, her squad has been finding its form at the right time. “We’re playing as a team, we’re playing together, we’re FILE PHOTO Lauren Grava, right, and the Lynnfield field hockey team fought hard but came up just short in the Division 4 quarterfinal Saturday night. listening to each other, we’re talking to each other and that’s really what’s propelling us to put the ball in the back of the net,” she said. In the first quarter, the Pioneers had some opportunities to score, but Georgetown goalie Michelle Mondi made some great kick saves. It appeared as though both sides were about to enter halftime with no score, but Lynnfield finally broke through when Julia Carbone assisted on the first goal of the game as Georgia Milne slammed the pass into the bottom corner of the net to give Lynnfield a 1-0 lead with just over a minute left in the half. Coming out of halftime, the Pioneers had an impressive run of play and put Georgetown under pressure. Pindara said it all came down to her team simplifying their game. Lynnfield’s hard work paid off, as Anna Kaminski scored her first of two goals with just over six minutes left in the third quarter. Soon the Pioneers had a 3-0 lead after captain Jacqui Carbone scored off of a corner with three minutes left in the quarter. “(Her) ability to read balls in the midfield, step up to balls, and intercept passes (is) some of the best that I have seen in my career,” Pindara said of Carbone. Before the end of the third quarter, the Royals got on the board with a goal coming off the stick of Ella Tucker. Kaminski scored her second goal of the match with seven minutes left in the final frame and the Pioneers held on to the three-goal lead for the rest of the match. The loss wasn’t all bad for Georgetown. Head coach Meagan Hildebrand believes that the match will be an experience that her young squad can learn from. “We actually don’t have a single player on the team that has ever been in the playoffs for any sport so I think it was a little bit of we were pumped for the first round, we got ourselves there, we had all of this hype and energy around that and I’m just not sure we were able to sustain it,” she said. Lynnfield girls place second at Division 3A championship CROSS COUNTRY By Mike Alongi It was a weekend full of races for cross country teams across the state, and a number of local teams put up strong finishes in their respective divisional championships. In the Division 3A championship, the Lynnfield girls finished in second place overall with a score of 85. Leading the way was Maddie Daigle, who finished 11th overall with a time of 20:30. Following her was Gabby Bottaro (21:22, 16th), Viola Wertz (21:27, 18th), Kaila George (21:28, 19th), Olivia Goguen (22:13, 34th), Kaleigh Weeks (22:25, 37th) and Julia Seelig (23:13, 57th). On the boys side for Lynnfield, the Pioneers finished seventh overall with a score of 200. Leading the way for the boys was John McKrell, who finished with a time of 17:37 (11th overall). Also finishing well for Lynnfield was Angelo DeLuca (18:14, 20th), Srivanth Tudi (19:22, 55th), Shea McCarthy (19:32, 58th), Lucas Williams (19:52, 67th), Charles Beatrice (19:53, 68th) and Andrew Shone (19:58, 73rd). Over in the Division 1C Championship, the Marblehead boys took home second place with 82 points despite missing top runner Peter Clifford, who was sick. Led by junior Harrison Kee’s 11th place finish in 16:37, the pack of Marblehead’s top five runners finished within 22 seconds of each other. Senior captain Will Lamb also earned a medal with his 15th place finish in 16:49. Junior Ryan Thompson (16:56, 17th), freshman Will Cerrutti (16:57, 18th) and sophomore Isaac Gross (16:59, 21st) rounded out the team scoring. Junior David DiCostanzo (17:24, 37th) and senior Owen Murphy (18:26, 78th) also had strong finishes. On the girls side for Marblehead, the Magicians finished in 10th place. They were led by senior Juliet Poss’ 33rd place finish in 20:47. She was supported by senior Kate Simcoe (21:20, 45th), senior Claire Tips (21:59, 61st), senior Brandolyn Smith (22:28, 70th), junior Saylor Caruso (22:37, 75th), sophomore Cat Piper (22:42, 79th) and junior Maya Mahoney (22:56, 86th). In the Division 1B Championship, Peabody put up a 12th place finish on the boys side and a 14th place finish on the girls side. The boys were led by Logan Tracia’s second place finish (15:50), while Ryan Faletra (17:18, 55th), Gabe Gitonga (17:20, 56th) and Dylan Faletra (17:40, 78th) also had strong finishes. For the Peabody girls, Sarah Divasta was the top finisher after coming in 22nd place (19:46). Cailyn Buckley (20:47, 60th), Ava Buckley (21:17, 76th) and Leah O’Neill (21:26, 80th) also finished well. In the boys Division 1A Championship, St. John’s Prep finished second overall finish with a score of 122. Two Prep runners placed in the top five, with Charlie Tuttle placing second (15:09) and Nathan Lopez placing fifth (15:44). Other top finishers for the Eagles were Felix Rogovin (16:35, 32nd), Luc Santos (16:39, 40th) and Jack Stein (16:42, 46th). St. Mary’s had a solid day on both sides in the Division 2C Championship, with the boys placing 11th and the girls placing 15th. The boys got a great performance from Kyle Kwiatek, who finished in sixth place with a time of 17:13 -- the fastest of any sophomore in the race. Other strong finishes for the Spartans came from Jesse Moriello (18:37, 29th place), Matheus Menezes Avendanha (19:53, 87th) and Matt Terrien (20:03, 92nd). On the girls side for St. Mary’s, Kelsey Kwiatek led the way with a ninth place finish (20:31), making her the only middle schooler in the top 15 of the race. Other solid finishes came from Anna Fringuelli (24:21, 86th), Nina Lopes (25:00, 103rd), Gabriela Marichal (26:17, 126th) and Julia Jo Gramolini (27:55, 139th). Also in the Division 2C Championship, Bishop Fenwick saw the boys team finish eighth and the girls team finish 12th. The boys had two runners finish in the top 10, with Wyatt Burr placing eighth (17:21) and Declan Smith placing ninth (17:26). Other strong finishes came from Andre Santos (18:44, 42nd), Ethan Henshaw (19:43, 80th) and Matt Cinelli (20:03, 91st). On the girls side, Maria Ryan was the top finisher in 57th place (22:44). Other solid finishes came from Shannon Bresnahan (23:00, 64th), Sarah Fogarty (24:11, 82nd) and Catherine Carter (24:42, 94th). Swampscott, which had both the boys and girls teams finish 17th, got strong finishes in the Division 2C Championship from Anton Khripko (18:05, 27th), Leland Howe (20:00, 89th) and Dylan Brawley (20:40, 105th) on the boys side. For the girls, Olivia King (22:53, 60th), Aileen Cornwall-Brady (24:39, 93rd) and Evelyn Richardson (24:44, 95th) had strong finishes.
NOVEMBER 18, 2021 WEEKLYNEWS.NET - 978-532-5880 11 HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS SCHEDULE FRIDAY Football Division 1 Semifinal at Cawley Stadium, Lowell No. 3 St. John’s Prep vs. No. 2 Central Catholic (7) Division 5 Semifinal at Manning Field, Lynn No. 3 Bishop Fenwick vs. No. 2 Swampscott (8) Division 6 Semifinal at Veterans Stadium, Quincy No. 3 St. Mary’s vs. No. 2 Abington (7) FILE PHOTO St. John’s Prep receiver Stephon Patrick had more than 100 receiving yards and two touchdowns in a win over Wachusett in the Division 1 quarterfinal Friday night. St. John’s Prep blows out Wachusett in Division 1 quarters FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS By Mike Alongi DANVERS — It may have been a two-score game at halftime, but the No. 3 St. John’s Prep left no doubts about the outcome of Friday night’s Division 1 quarterfinal game against No. 6 Wachusett, as the Eagles rolled to a 57-20 victory over the Mountaineers at Cronin Memorial Stadium. Running back Carson Browne, who has filled in incredibly well for the Eagles in the absence of star running back James Guy, rushed for more than 100 yards to go along with three touchdowns. Quarterback Jack Perry continued his stellar senior season by throwing for more than 200 yards and three touchdowns while adding a rushing touchdown as well. Receivers Stephon Patrick and Jackson Delaney each gathered more than 100 receiving yards in the win, with Patrick catching two touchdowns and Delaney catching one. The Eagles didn’t waste any time getting on the board in this one, as Perry found Delaney for a 56-yard touchdown pass on the very first play of the game to give the Eagles a 7-0 lead. Wachusett responded right away with a touchdown when quarterback Tucker McDonald hit Adam Bates for a 21-yard touchdown, but the Mountaineers’ extra point was blocked and St. John’s Prep kept its lead at 7-6. But Perry and the Eagles continued their aerial attack, and the senior quarterback eventually found Patrick for a 37-yard touchdown to make it a 14-6 game. After Max Rizza added a 20-yard field goal on the next drive, the Prep led 17-6 after one quarter. In the opening minute of the second quarter, Wachusett responded once again — this time on a one-yard touchdown run by McDonald to make it 17-13. But the Prep answered right back, going on a drive that took nearly five minutes off the game clock. When Browne capped things off with a three-yard touchdown run, the Eagles held a 24-13 lead with 5:38 left in the half. The final five minutes of the half was a blur, as each team found the end zone one more time — St. John’s Prep on another touchdown connection between Perry and Patrick and Wachusett on McDonald’s second touchdown run of the night — to make it a 30-20 Prep lead at halftime. But the second half was all Prep. After forcing a Wachusett three-and-out on the opening drive of the second half, the Eagles got a 58-yard touchdown run from Browne to make it 37-20. Perry later rushed for a one-yard touchdown after completing yet another big pass to Delaney, then Browne rushed another one in to make it a 51-20 game. The reserves came in from there, and backup quarterback Victor Harrington rounded out the scoring for the Eagles with a five-yard touchdown run late in the game. St. John’s Prep (8-2) moves on to the Division 1 semifinal, where it will take on No. 2 Central Catholic next Friday (7) at Lowell’s Cawley Stadium. FILE PHOTO Ella Gizmunt and the Lynnfield volleyball team punched their ticket to the Division 4 semifinal round after a convincing win over Arlington Catholic Friday. Lynnfield dominates, moves on to Division 4 semifinal VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS By Mike Alongi The No. 2 Lynnfield Pioneers volleyball team will be moving on to the Division 4 semifinal round after knocking off No. 7 Arlington Catholic by a score of 3-0 Friday night at Lynnfield High School. The Pioneers got yet another strong performance from junior star Ella Gizmunt, while Grace Davie also played well in the win. Lynnfield (19-4) took on No. 3 Medway in the semifinal round Wednesday afternoon (4:30) at a neutral site at Woburn High School. Results from that game will be in next week’s edition. Lynnfield got into the quarterfinals after it defeated the No. 15 South Lancaster Academy Crusaders 3-0 (25-15, 28-26, 25- 10) on Wednesday night. The Pioneers improved as the match progressed, finding their form in the third and final set. Star junior Ella Gizmunt had 13 kills, while junior Grace Davie had eight kills. 781-776-4444
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