Page 12 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2022 Sachems split four games with season winding down By Greg Phipps D uring a busy four-game stretch this past week, the Saugus High School hockey team managed a split and now sits at 7-101 overall with two regular season contests left on the schedule. Perhaps the most important of those four games was Wednesday’s rematch against Northeastern Conference South foe Beverly. The Sachems came up short to the Panthers, 3-1, in another close battle at Endicott College. The two teams played to a 1-1 tie earlier in the season at Kasabuski Arena. Prior to Wednesday’s game, Saugus had scored two wins in its previous three contests. The Sachems shut out Swampscott 3-0 last Friday at Salem State University. Three different players tallied for Saugus. Jason Monahan, Chris Regnetta and Massey Ventre each scored, while Jason Caron collected two assists and Regnetta added one helper. The Swampscott win was followed up with a 3-1 loss at Masconomet on Sunday. It was a good effort by the Sachems against a very good Masco team, but they couldn’t pull off the upset. Regnetta notched Saugus’s lone goal. Goalie Matt Smith helped keep the Sachems in the contest by stopping 38 shots. Win number seven came at the expense of the Lynn Jets, 6-0, on Tuesday at Connery Rick in Lynn. Defenseman Ryan Ragucci tallied SHS basketball team celebrates Senior Night Senior Massey Ventre collected one of the goals in a 6-0 win over the Lynn Jets on Tuesday night. (Advocate photos by Greg Phipps) twice, including the opening score, and single goals from Ventre, Monahan, Dante Mauro and Evan Toto accounted for the rest of the offensive production. Adding assists were Monahan, Ryan Jones, Jason Caron and Jake Ferraro. Freshman goalie Anthony Poccio made his first-ever start and came away with a shutout. Head Coach Jeff Natalucci told the press he was impressed by Poccio’s effort and said he has worked very hard in practice all season. The Sachems play at Danvers on Saturday and close out the regular season at Winthrop next Wednesday, Feb. 23. Co-Captain Tyrone Manderson (#24) presented flowers to his father, Titus, mother, Leanne, grandfather Jack, grandfather Louise and sister, Layla. Co-Captain Ryan Mabee (#22) presented flowers to his grandmothers, Paula Walsh and Mary Wallace, his father, Michael, his mother, Jane, his brother, Michael, his sister, Ally, and his grandfather Bruce. After graduation, his first choice is to study animal behavior with a concentration in conservation at the University of New England. On Sunday goalie Matt Smith stopped 38 shots in a 3-1 loss to Masconomet. Co-Captain Ryan Anderson (#12) presented flowers to his mother, Karen, brother, Kyle, grandmother Lorraine and grandfather John. He hopes to attend UMass Amherst to major in accounting this fall. The lone senior on the cheering squad, Maxxine Stephens, presented flowers to her mother, Stacy. After graduation, she plans to study psychology with a concentration in FBI/detective work, possibly at Salem State University.
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