Page 16 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, SEpTEmbEr 30, 2022 Football Sachems still seeking elusive win Saugus girls soccer continue winning ways By Greg Phipps S ince losing a 2-0 decision at home to Marblehead last week, the Saugus High School girls’ soccer team has moved on to go 2-0-1, culminating in a 2-1 decision over Swampscott on Wednesday. The Sachems’ last four games have been on their home turf and, overall, they have taken advantage of it. The other reSaugus QB Cam Preston threw a TD pass in last week’s home loss to Watertown. By Greg Phipps T he Saugus High School football team experienced a familiar fate last Friday evening at Christie Serino Jr. Stadium. The Sachems just couldn’t keep pace with a better team and went down to defeat, 33-8, to the Watertown Red Raiders. It was the third loss in a row to start the 2022 season for Saugus, which is still seeking its first victory since 2020. On the other side, Watertown improved to 3-0 on the season, The Raiders have outscored their opposition 8215 through their first three contests. Meanwhile the Sachems have been outscored 11020 through their first three games and it didn’t get any less difficult this week. Saugus traveled to Swampscott on Thursday night (after press deadline), where the Big Blue has been one of the top-ranked teams and has won multiple state titles in recent years. This season has been a little different for Swampscott thus far, as it is off to a 1-2 start and lost a 14-0 decision to Bishop Fenwick last week. Saugus, on the other hand, hosts Salem next Friday, Oct. 7. The Sachems came close to topping the Witches on the road last season. But Salem was 3-0 entering this week’s action. In last Friday’s loss to Watertown, the Sachems got off to a promising start, playing to a scoreless tie through the first quarter. The Raiders then tallied 13 points in the second period and tacked on 20 more in quarter three to pull away. Saugus avoided the shutout when quarterback Cam Preston tossed his second scoring pass of the season - a four-yarder to Danny Shea - in the final period. Preston also hooked up with Shea for the two-point conversion to account for all the scoring. sults during this recent stretch were a 6-0 shutout of Revere last Friday and a 2-2 deadlock against Beverly on Monday. The Beverly contest proved to be a confidence booster for the Sachems, who faced a 2-0 deficit in the second half. Madison Botta scored seven minutes into period two to make it a 2-1 contest. Botta then later fed teammate Shalyn Sewell, who drilled home the game-tying shot with under six minutes remaining. Saugus goalie Tori Carter came up with a huge save in the final minutes to help preserve the tie. Forwards Madi Femino and Shawn Sewell just missed on scoring opportunities during the second half. Solid ball-possession play led to Allison Justice and Veronica Ortega playing a key role in Botta’s goal early in the second half. Head coach Chris Coviello described the performance against Beverly as a strong team effort. He cited great play both on defense and offense and how it worked out to achieve the comeback. Against Revere last Friday, goals by Justice, Ortega and Shawn Sewell THE SOUNDS | FROM PAGE 14 our hope these resources will support the health, behavior, and achievement of every student who participates.To sign up go here to complete online form:https://forms.gle/gmMGguycSHBdziuE9 Want to partner with us: We would love to partner Saugus’s Madison Botta scored a goal and dished out an assist in a 2-2 tie against Beverly earlier this week. (Advocate photo by Greg Phipps) helped the Sachems build a 4-0 lead at the half. Ortega tallied twice, including firing home a 30-yard shot before the intermission. In period two, Shalyn Sewell assisted on a score by Femino, who netted two goals over the last 40 minutes to account for the final score. The backline of Layla Manderson, Lexi Rais, Violet Hawley, and Natalie Justice has been a key factor in the team’s success with organizations, sports teams, youth groups, PTO’s, businesses and individuals to assist in feeding students of Saugus. To learn more about how you can partner with us visit the Healthy Students-Healthy Saugus Facebook page or email us at HS2Saugus@gmail. com on defense so far. Outside of a loss to Masconomet, where they surrendered six goals, the 5-2-1 Sachems have allowed just seven in their other seven outings (a goal-pergame average). Saugus continues its current stretch of home games when it hosts Winthrop on Friday. The team is then off until Thursday, Oct. 6 when it hosts Ipswich. HS2 relies on donations to create take home bags with a weekend full of meals. Checks can also be sent directly to: Salem Five C/O Healthy Stu - dents-Healthy Saugus THE SOUNDS | SEE PAGE 17
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