Page 12 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2020 Boys tie Swampscott, lose to Gloucester, Beverly By Greg Phipps T he Saugus High School boys’ soccer team battled to a tie at Swampscott last Thursday before suffering three straight defeats during a recent busy stretch of games. The Sachems were scheduled for six games in eight days to close out the season. On Tuesday at home, Saugus dropped a 5-0 decision to Beverly. That contest came on the heels of a 5-2 Senior Day defeat against Gloucester on Sunday and a 5-0 loss to Danvers last Friday. In the deadlock at Swampscott, the Sachems found themselves in a scoreless tie at halftime before they opened the scoring to jump ahead 1-0 early in period two. The hosts came back to tally twice while Saugus added one more score to account for the final result. Head coach Josh Hickey and his squad had two more 2020 contests scheduled: a clash at Salem on Wednesday and the season finale on Friday at Gloucester, where the Sachems will look to avenge their Senior Day loss. Senior players honored this year are Vincent Coluccio, Francesco Salzillo, Drew D’Antona, Saugus forward Luca Salzillo charges down the right wing against Swampscott. Saugus’s Alejandro Ortega fends off a Swampscott player for ball possession during first-half action of last Thursday’s 2-2 tie on the road. (Advocate photos by Greg Phipps) Kyle McLaughlin, Juan Oliveira, Sammry Rivas, Elijah Tapia-Gately, Josue Moreno and Christopher Bluette. Saugus’s Juan Oliveira regains his balance after colliding with a Swampscott player. Saugus girls end season with loss at Beverly By Greg Phipps I n a season marred by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Saugus High School girls’ soccer team went down to defeat in its final game of the season Tuesday afternoon at Beverly. Falling behind 2-0 in the first half, the visiting Sachems saw the hosts connect three more times over the next 40 minutes in an eventual 5-0 loss. Offensively, the Sachems were Saugus’s Madison Goyetche (17) and teammate Violet Hawley (21) converged on a Beverly ballhandler. never able to mount much of an offensive attack, while Beverly took advantage of their opportunities and hit paydirt five times. Much of the contest was played at midfield with both teams squaring off for ball possession. The defeat left the Saugus girls with a final 3-6 record for 2020. They went 2-2 over their final four games, with wins over Gloucester and Salem. After Tuesday’s finale, head Saugus’s Felicia Reppucci ran up against a Beverly player in pursuit of the ball on Tuesday in the season finale at Beverly. coach Chris Coviello said his seniors played well and cited the efforts of seniors Megan Bluette, Jessica Carter, Haley McLaughlin and Keila Friend. The foursome was honored in a 6-1 Senior Day win over Gloucester two weeks ago at Anna Parker Field. Coviello also mentioned the strong play on Tuesday from midfielder-defender Lexi Rais. Bluette, McLaughlin and Carter were captains of this year’s squad. Junior Madison Goyetche was also a captain. Other starters who had strong campaigns were juniors Jenna Tennant, April Aldred and Felicia Reppucci and sophomores Allison Justice and Rais. Junior Alex Inferrera was the goalkeeper. Saugus forward Jordan Morris tried to split two Gloucester defenders. (Advocate photos by Greg Phipps) Saugus senior forward Haley McLaughlin maneuvered around a Gloucester defender in a 6-1 Senior Day home win two weeks ago.
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