Page 16 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – Friday, October 4, 2019 Sachems blanked by Magicians in home opener By Greg Phipps verything looked promising through one quarter when the Saugus Sachems went toe-to-toe with the Marblehead Magicians and were driving deep into enemy territory with the contest still scoreless. The Sachems had the ball inside the Marblehead 40-yard line early in the second quarter, but quarterback Christian Correia had the ball knocked loose on a running play up the middle, and the visitors promptly recovered. From there, the complexion changed drastically as the high-powered Magicians scored on a long touchdown pass on the very next play from scrimmage. That moment seemed to defl ate the Sachems while at the same time igniting Marblehead, which looked sluggish early on. In the end, the contest turned out to be a 43-0 runaway for the visitors. Outside of two drives, one that moved inside the Marblehead 10 late in the second quarter, the Sachems struggled to function effectively E on offense without starting QB Mason Nickolas, who was injured the previous week. Their best scoring chance came at the very end of the fi rst half when, with the Magicians leading 22-0, Correia engineered a march that got the ball to Marblehead’s four-yard line with just seconds left. A 24-yard completion from Correia to Javier Martinez and a pass interference helped advance the ball inside the 10. A score just before the half might have given Saugus a boost emotionally, but it wasn’t to be. Marblehead’s defense was able to hold. A pass to the end zone as time elapsed was intercepted and the Sachems were left with no points. Saugus would not come close to threatening again as undefeated Marblehead (3-0) shut them down over the fi - nal 24 minutes. Meanwhile, the Magicians came alive offensively, scoring on their fi rst three possessions of the second half to coast to victory. In the opening quarter, the Sachems’ defense forced MarSaugus quarterback Christian Correia scrambles to avoid a Marblehead tackler in last Saturday’s shutout loss at Stackpole Field. (Advocate Photos by Greg Phipps) blehead to punt on its fi rst two possessions and managed to put together a drive that got them into Magicians’ territory. That’s when the fumble occurred and the game was forever changed. Sachems first-year head coach Steve Cummings said his team started to press after the early second-quarter turnSachems RB Marvens Jean tries to turn the corner against an onrushing Marblehead defender. over. “We competed for 12 minutes. This is a young football team and we’re trying to teach them that there’s one level,” he told the press after the game. “It’s not about wanting it more or trying harder; it’s about execution and details. Against a team like Marblehead, you have to make your own luck.” Having had trouble putting up points the last two games after producing 30 in a season-opening overtime loss at Bedford, the Sachems look to establish some off ensive attack when they host undefeated Revere this Saturday at Stackpole Field (scheduled 2:30 p.m. kickoff). Revere is coming off a 43-26 win over Lynn Classical last week. Sports update: Boys’ soccer earns third win, girls look to regroup By Greg Phipps he Saugus High School bo y s ’ soc cer team snapped a two-game losing skid with a 3-0 shutout win over Greater Lawrence at Anna Parker Field on Monday. The Sachems connected for three tallies in the first half and made it stand up the rest of the way. The victory improved Saugus’s record to 3-5 after coming off losses to Swampscott and Beverly last week. “I thought we had some really good ball movement and it really helped us to get a rhythm going early,” head coach Josh Hickey told the press after Monday’s win. “We’ve been talking about the importance of ball movement for a while now, so to see it come to fruition in a game like this is always good.” Scoring the Saugus goals in Monday’s win were Elijah Tapia-Gately, Vincent Coluccio and Juan Oliveira. This week posed a challenge, as the Sachems were scheduled to play Northeastern Conference stalwarts Danvers on Wednesday (afT Saugus players Emily Orent and Lindsey McGovern converge on a Beverly forward in last week’s 3-0 loss to the Lady Panthers at Beverly High School. (Advocate Photos by Greg Phipps) ter press deadline) and Marblehead on Friday. As for the girls’ team, Saugus suffered its third loss of the season: a 6-0 shutout defeat at Beverly last Friday. The Lady Sachems were coming off a 4-1 win over Gloucester two days earlier and a 3-1 loss at Swampscott last Monday. This week Saugus hosted Danvers on Wednesday and Gloucester on Thursday. Field hockey The Saugus field hockey team continues to play tough defensively but is struggling to produce much Saugus girls’ soccer co-captain Shaylin Groark and company looked to avenge a recent shutout loss at Beverly when they faced off against Danvers this week. in the way of a consistent offensive attack. Last week, the Lady Sachems traveled for a rematch against Beverly at Beverly High School and dropped a 3-0 decision. Once again, Saugus was stingy guarding its own net and made it difficult for the hosts to get good shots at the goal. But offensively the Lady Sachems were unable to mount any real penetration into the other team’s end, as the territorial play clearly favored the Lady Panthers. In a similar game earlier this season, Beverly defeated Saugus, 4-0, at Stackpole Field.
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