Chiappini (5 Goals) Drives Peabody Boys’ Soccer Past Beverly [PHOTOS]

Boys' soccer coach Stan McKeen described senior Mike Chiapinni’s five-goal outburst in Peabody’s 7-2 win against Beverly earlier this week as “a once in a lifetime day” that the Tanners’ co-captain was due for.

“He was a little frustrated because he hadn’t scored in the first two games. He’s not a big kid, but he’s a hockey player with great strength and he knows how to get position. He’s got a very quick release and today he scored two with his left foot and three with his right,” said McKeen, who believes Chiappini to be the first Tanner to post five goals in a game since the early 1990s.

Chiappini connected four times in the first half as Peabody put the game out of reach in a hurry. Senior co-captain Colin Mahoney contributed a goal and five assists. Tommy Drover added a goal, senior keeper Pat Ryan finished with nine saves and midfielder Alec Cerqueira and defender Tiago Brasiliero turned in strong performances.

Last Friday, the Tanners controlled play throughout in a 3-0 win at Revere. Cerqueira, Drover and Chris Sanvil scored the goals in support of Ryan’s shutout performance.

McKeen likes the way this club is developing.

“Our strong suit is that we have great depth and can bring kids off the bench who are talented and give our starters a rest. Overall, our defense has played well,” he said.

The Tanners (3-1-0, 2-0-0 NEC) then traveled to Marblehead on Thursday to dazzle the Magicians on the field, 4-1. Ryan had 10 saves.

FIELD HOCKEY came from behind on Tuesday to tie Beverly, 2-2, in a battle of unbeaten teams. The Panthers opened a 2-0 lead with a pair of late first-half goals, but Peabody rallied on goals from Callie Soumas and Gina Casey. Assists went to Kristin LaFratta and Soumas and keeper Christina Catucci turned back a dangerous Beverly rush to preserve the tie in the closing minutes.

The Lady Tanners also registered a solid 3-1 win on turf at Malden. Peabody grabbed a 2-0 halftime lead on goals by Joanne Frangias and LaFratta. Frangias set up Alaina Warren for the put away goal with two minutes left in the game.

Peabody then hosted Danvers for a loss on Thursday, 2-1.

GIRLS' SOCCER on Tuesday and then slaughtered Marblehead, 7-0, on Thursday to settle at a 4-0-2 record.

BOYS' and GIRLS' CROSS-COUNTRY swept past both conference opponents Gloucester and Marblehead on Tuesday at home. The boys' squad raced past Marblehead, 23-34, and Gloucester, 21-39, while the girls' squad dismantled Gloucester, 15-50, and Marblehead, 21-34.

VOLLEYBALL didn't fare well this week, losing to North Andover Tuesday, 3-0, and then North Reading on Thursday, 3-1.

The weather finally held out this week for the GOLF team to open its season, but lost to Marblehead, 42-30, on Tuesday and defeated Lynn Classical, 43-29, on Wednesday.

Bishop Fenwick

GIRLS' SOCCER now stands at 3-1-1 overall after a busy stretch that included a couple of impressive non-league performances. The Crusaders tied Marblehead (3-3) and defeated Masconomet (3-2) last week, then split Catholic Central matches this week as they lost to St. Mary’s on Monday, 1-0, and tripped up Archbishop Williams on Wednesday, 2-1.

Both Williams and Masco were come-from-behind wins as Fenwick trailed 2-1 at the half against Masco and 1-0 at intermission against Williams. Coach Karen Guillmette cited keeper Carolyn Claveau and center midfielder Becky Mercuro (3 goals, 2 assists) as the Crusaders’ top performers of the week.

Fenwick plays Notre Dame Academy today (4 p.m.).

FIELD HOCKEY stands at 2-1-1 following Monday’s 4-0 non-league loss to Medfield. Cheyenne Griffin turned in a solid game on defense and Jen Jordan paced the offense. In an earlier 1-1 tie against Masconomet, Jordan scored the Crusaders’ lone goal with an assist from Colleen Sears. Griffin and Grace Celona also played well.

VOLLEYBALL sandwiched shutout wins against Hamilton-Wenham and St. Mary’s of Lynn around a 3-0 loss to Division 1 power Central Catholic of Lawrence. Statistical leaders for the Crusaders in the three games were Katie Lipka with 20 kills, Jen Crovo with 17 kills, Tessa McLaughlin with 47 assists and Abby Curran with 28 digs. Fenwick hosts Lynnfield today (5:15 p.m.).

GIRLS' CROSS-COUNTRY swept past Austin Prep (22-39) and Matignon (15-50) in Catholic Central League competition. The pack of Arianna Maida, Faye Haley, Taylor Black, Hannah Smith and Alicia Tatone claimed five of the top seven spots against Austin Prep and first through fifth place against Matignon.

BOYS' CROSS-COUNTRY split league meets, getting edged by Austin Prep (25-31) and rolling over Matignon (18-41). Bryan Mendes won both races while Dan Deschenes, Eric Loehle and RJ Silva all finished in the top 10 in both meets. Fenwick grabbed five of the top six spots against Matignon.

FOOTBALL dropped to 0-2 on the season following last Friday’s 20-0 shutout loss at Weston. Jarrett Rowe scored on runs of 39 and 43 yards and threw a 43-yard touchdown pass for the hosts. tomorrow morning at Lynnfield (11 a.m.).

BOYS' SOCCER drew a tie with Beverly on Friday, 3-3, and again with Archbishop Williams on Wednesday, 2-2. In between, the Crusaders defeated St. Mary's High School on Monday, 2-1.