Page 8 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2021 A championship season for Saugus Impact T he Saugus Youth Soccer Association U14 Girls Impact team finished their Essex County Youth Soccer Association (ECYSA) schedule at 11-0 for the spring season and then went on to play six games in two different tournaments. In the ECYSA Tournament, they went 3-0, with wins over Salem (7-1), North Reading (5-2) and Newburyport (3-2 in a shootout). They finished as ECYSA Champions in the G8 Girls M2 bracket. The team went 2-1 in the Massachusetts Tournament of Champions (MTOC). They beat Braintree (1-0) and Martha’s Vineyard (2-0) but lost to Milton (1-0). The girls, who were coached by Mike Bluette, have since moved on to the JV and Varsity teams at Saugus Middle-High School. UNDEFEATED IN REGULAR SEASON: The Saugus Youth Soccer Association U14 Girls Impact team had a great year. Pictured from left to right are Layla Manderson, Danica Schena, Olivia Migliore, Madison Botta, Sabrina Magliozzi, Kendall Hatch, Shawn Sewell, Tori Carter, Shalyn Sewell, Juliana Giordano, Taylor Deleidi, Abigail Diaz, Caitlyn Dixon, Ashley Rezendes, Natalie Justice and Carlie Salvo. Missing from the picture is Hannah Duong. Law Offices of Terrence W. Kennedy 512 Broadway, Everett • Criminal Defense • Personal Injury • Medical Malpractice Tel: (617) 387-9809 Cell: (617) 308-8178 twkennedylaw@gmail.com Football Sachems blanked by Lynnfield in opener By Greg Phipps C oming into the 2021 fall season with an overall young football team, the Saugus Sachems took an early-season gut punch last Friday evening at Pioneer Field in Lynnfield. An inability to generate much in the way of offense and some costly mistakes led to Saugus suffering a 28-0 blanking at the hands of the Lynnfield Pioneers in the season opener for both squads. Saugus defenders Ryan Mabee and Cam Preston chase down Lynnfield RB Spencer Riley. (Courtesy photo to The Saugus Advocate) Senior receiver Drew Gardiner was taken down on this incompletion last Friday in Lynnfield. The contest started off on an encouraging note for the Sachems when they opened the game defensively by stopping the Pioneers on downs. After the Sachems’ offense could do little on their opening possession, the defense was unable to duplicate that initial defensive effort, as Lynnfield took its second possession in for the game’s first touchdown and a 7-0 lead following a successful extra-point kick. It would become a 14-0 contest when a wayward snap on a punt by the Sachems ended up being downed at the Saugus one-yard line. The Pioneers took advantage of the gift and scored on the first play from scrimmage. | SEE PAGE 9
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