Page 12 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, 2022 Saugus girls go 5-1 after slow start By Greg Phipps T he Saugus High School girls’ basketball team seems to have found its footing at the midway point of the season. The Sachems finished off a stretch of five wins in six games with a 42-34 victory over the Danvers Falcons on Tuesday night at the Middle-High School gym. Saugus was coming off an impressive 51-40 home triumph over the Lynn Classical Rams the night before. The Sachems appeared a bit out of sorts with their execution through portions of Tuesday’s contest against Danvers but managed to execute when needed to notch the win. The Sachems held the visitors to just eight points in the Saugus guard Peyton DiBiasio is shown driving around two Danvers defenders on Tuesday. first half and owned a comfortable 22-8 lead at halftime. The Falcons proved to be a tougher foe during the next 16 minutes, outscoring Saugus 2620 over the final two quarters. The Falcons beat the Sachems earlier this season at Danvers. Key fourth-quarter three-pointers from Ella Castle Sachems tie Beverly, lose to Matignon in overtime By Greg Phipps T he Sau - gus High School hockey team earned a 4-3 win over Revere/Everett last week to get back in the win column after being outscored by a wide margin in its previous two games – both losses. The Sachems then took on Northeastern Conference (NEC) South opponent Beverly last Saturday at Kasabuski Arena, and the result was not a bad one, but it was probably not what Saugus was looking for. The Sachems ended up playing to a 1-1 deadlock against the visiting Panthers. The highlight of the contest was not T Saugus senior Fallon Millerick is shown trying to muscle past a Danvers defender in Tuesday’s home win. (Advocate photos by Greg Phipps) and April Aldred helped quiet a Danvers resurgence and preserve the Saugus win. Castle ended up as leading scorer with 10 points, followed by Saugus’s Ashleen Escobar looks to power to the basket against Danvers. eighth-grader Peyton DiBiasio with eight, Fallon Millerick with seven and Aldred and BASKETBALL | SEE PAGE 13 Basketball: Sachem boys back on winning track By Greg Phipps he Saugus High School boys’ basketball team lost its first two contests when the season resumed after a three-week layoff due to the recent COVID-19 surge. It appears the Sachems have gotten themselves back on track after scoring three straight wins beginning with a 54-49 home win over Essex Tech last Thursday. Against Essex, Ryan Mabee explodSaugus goalie Matt Smith stopped 39 of 40 shots in last Saturday’s 1-1 tie against NEC South foe Beverly. (Advocate photo by Greg Phipps) ference play. On Wednesday, the Sachems went necessarily what Head Coach Jeff Natalucci wanted to see from his team defensively either. Goalie Matt Smith was peppered with 40 shots by the Panthers and came up big, making 39 saves, to help the Sachems escape with the tie. Saugus’s only goal came off the stick of Massey Ventre. Neither team was able to dent the net in overtime. The Sachems are still tied with Beverly for the top spot in the NEC South. As of this week, both teams have four wins overall and one win and a tie in conto overtime again in a non-league contest against Matignon at Kasabuski. The visitors scored in the extra session to break a 3-3 deadlock and earn a 4-3 victory. Chris Regnetta scored twice for Saugus while Ryan Jones contributed a single tally. The Sachems, now 4-7-1 overall, are back on the road after a lengthy home stand. They are scheduled to travel to Haverhill Valley Forum on Saturday afternoon to take on Masconomet. However, with the forecast for significant snow Saturday, the game could get called. The Sachems are 1-3-1 in their last five games and have been outscored 53-32 overall in their 12 contests to date this season. Saugus is back home at Kasabuski next Wednesday to face Somerville. ed for 25 points and teammate Tyrone Manderson reached double figures with 15. Jeury Barbosa added nine in the win. Saugus went on to score an even bigger 63-60 home victory over Marblehead last Friday. Manderson had a monster outing against the visiting Magicians by producing a double-double effort of 22 points and 14 rebounds. He wasn’t the only Sachems player to come away with a double-double performance on the night. Two others achieved the feat. Guard Ben Tapia-Gately poured in 10 points and dished out 10 assists while Jeury Barbosa collected an identical 10 points and 10 assists to go along with six boards. Also getting into the scoring act was Mabee: He netted 15 points and grabbed seven rebounds. The Sachems put on their defensive shoes on Tuesday when they traveled to take on the Danvers Falcons. Manderson was the driving force once again on offense, producing 18 points in a low-scoring 47-39 victory. Tapia-Gately aided the cause by scoring 14, and Mabee was the other SaOn Tuesday at Danvers, Saugus guard Ben Tapia-Gately poured in 14 points to help the Sachems to their third straight win. He also produced a double-double effort in a win over Marblehead last week. (Advocate photo by Greg Phipps) chem in double figures with 11. The threesome combined for all but four of Saugus’s points for the night. Still, it was enough to fend off the host Falcons, who were unable to reach the 40-point plateau, as Saugus put forth perhaps its best defensive effort of the season. The 6-2 Sachems hosted Masconomet on Thursday (after press deadline) and play Peabody at home on Friday. The Sachems continue a busy stretch of games when they travel to Manchester-Essex next Monday and Gloucester next Tuesday.
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