After dropping a tough one to Danvers Thursday, the Tanners bounced back with a 2-0 shutout win against Everett on Friday.
Daniella White was between the pipes for the first time and made two saves to earn herself the clean sheet. Ava DeCicco scored both goals for Peabody with Panayiota Nikolouzos providing two assists.
Peabody coach Jill Tobin praised her durable player, Ashella Correa.
“[Correa] proved to be a rock yet again, not leaving the field for the duration of the game,” she said.
Danvers 5
Peabody 0
Meghan Burke made nine saves for the Tanners while captain Iliana Nikolouzos made a “big defensive save” in the third quarter according to coach Jill Tobin, but it wasn’t enough to top Danvers.
Tobin praised Ashella Correa’s performance, saying “[Correa] was a rock today, playing every minute of the matchup with composure and determination. She was crucial to the defensive effort.”
GIRLS SOCCER
Marblehead 2
Peabody 0
Another win and another shutout for the Magicians (3-1), who beat Peabody in the pouring rain on Monday.
The Magicians led 1-0 at the half thanks to a solid finish from Sadie Halpern – her third of the season. Then, in the second half, it was Ashley Mortensen who scored the all-important second goal to give the Magicians their third win of the season.
Masconomet 4
Peabody 0
The Tanners (1-3) fell to Masco 4-0 on Wednesday, Sept. 13. Eva Joyce delivered a strong game between the pipes, while Madi Barrett and Ally Bettencourt played well on defense.
FOOTBALL
St. John’s Prep 30
Central Catholic 28
The St. John’s Prep football team (2-0) hung on to dear life Saturday afternoon at Glatz Field in Danvers, but come the final whistle, the Eagles remained perfect in the win column.
In another year helmed by former NFL and Boston College quarterback Brian St. Pierre, his Eagles flew over Central Catholic 30-28.
Senior Dylan Aliberti racked up 200 yards of total offense alongside three touchdowns. Fellow senior Cam LaGrassa wasn’t bad, either, racking up 113 yards and a touchdown.
The Prep had double the first downs (18-9), and Grayson Ambrosh snatched an interception on the defensive side.
The Eagles’ first win was a 41-20 thrashing of Marshfield, and they host Haverhill Friday at 6 p.m.
Fenwick 55
Arlington Catholic 0
Leading 48-0 at halftime, it was safe to say everything went smoothly for Bishop Fenwick Friday night. Seniors Anthony Nichols (5 touchdowns) and Luke Connolly (3) had games to remember, combining for eight scores in the first half.
The Crusaders opened the scoring on their first drive of the game on a Nichols rushing burst. Moments later, it was Nichols again, scoring his second within three minutes of his first to give Fenwick an early 14-0 lead.
Connolly scored the third, fourth, and seventh touchdowns for Fenwick as Arlington Catholic had no answers for the senior duo.
Arlington Catholic made the mistake of punting directly to Nichols, who ran the punt back for Fenwick’s eighth touchdown (55-0).
BOYS SOCCER
St. John’s Prep 3
Silver Lake 0
Despite no goals through 60 minutes of play, the St. John’s Prep soccer team bounced back from Thursday’s shutout loss against BC High with a 3-0 win against Silver Lake at home on Saturday.
Peabody 0
Masconomet 0
In “a hard fought, defensive struggle” according to Peabody coach Stan McKeen, his Tanners (2-0-1) battled to a stalemate against Masconomet Wednesday, Sept. 13.
McKeen said Jaiden Fils-Aime, AJ Forte, Yanni Pappas, Aidan Pais, and Kacper Kowalczyk all played well for Peabody, which returns to action Monday against Marblehead.
GOLF
Danvers 43.5
Peabody 28.5
Despite some standouts, Danvers took care of Peabody at Ferncroft Country Club on Wednesday, Sept. 13. Winning Tanners were Matt Ryder, Mike Ryan, and Cameron Connoly.
“The team played well,” Peabody coach Peter Cronan said. “Unfortunately, the rain soaked everyone.”
