~ SHS Sachems Sports Round-up ~

Saugus boys’ basketball team splits last two

Saugus High School picked up a much-needed 64-59 win at home vs Winthrop to snap a losing streak. Danny Shea led the way with 29 points, and Huey Josama ended up in double figures with 11 points. Cam Victor added nine points, and Cam Soroko (six points), Isaiah Rodriguez (five points) and Ryan Shea (four points) contributed on offense.

Saugus fell in its next game to Dracut, 66-49, in a non-leaguer with the Merrimack Valley Conference foe. The Sachems fell to 4-10 with the loss. Danny Shea, Ryan Shea and Josama led Saugus with 13 points each. Rodriguez added seven and Travis Goyetche dropped home three.

Saugus hosts Salem on Friday, Feb. 2 at home (7 p.m.) and travels to Gloucester on Tuesday, Feb. 6 (7 p.m.).

Saugus-Peabody wrestling takes third at NEC/CAL meet

The Saugus-Peabody wrestling squad took third place at the Northeastern Conference/Cape Ann League meet with 180 points, behind second-place Gloucester (209.5) and champion Beverly (222.5). Ten teams competed.

Saugus’ Max LoRusso at 138 pounds won three matches, including a pin in the finals against Lynnfield/North Reading’s David Glynn. LoRusso finished second last year.

Saugus’ Sam LoRusso won his division of 157 pounds. Other results: Peabody’s Jackson Deleidi (second, 113), Saugus’ Elias Diaz (second, 132), Saugus’ Justin Bremberg (second, 150) and Saugus’ Luke Calder (second, 165).

Saugus-Peabody tied Marblehead-Swampscott, 38-38. Winners for Saugus-Peabody were:

126: Landon Rodriguez of Peabody over Andrew Delisle of Marblehead.

132: Diaz over Chuck Conlon of Marblehead.

138: Max Lorusso over Devin DiBarri of Marblehead, 16-1.

150: Bremberg over Clive Connolly, 19-2.

157: Sam Lorusso over Alejandro Haven of Marblehead, 17-2.

165: Calder over Phineas Jakious of Marblehead, 19-2.

285: Antonio Anzalone of Peabody over Justin Gonzalez of Marblehead.

Peabody-Saugus hockey team picks up two wins

The Peabody-Saugus hockey team grabbed a pair of wins in its last three games. The team beat Minuteman, 7-1, at home and topped Chicopee, 5-3, on the road. Those came sandwiched around an 8-0 loss to Gloucester on the road.

“We had a flurry of scoring from all three of our lines over the first two periods getting up to a large lead,” Peabody-Saugus coach Jason Marshall said of the Minuteman game. Freshman Demetri Breton of Saugus got his first varsity goal. Senior captain Trevor Pacheco of Peabody had a goal and two assists, and senior captain Michael Ryan of Saugus, junior Nate Palhares of Peabody and sophomore Brandon Berone of Peabody each had two points.

Against Chicopee, Berone had a natural hat trick in the first 10 minutes of the game to give the Tanners an early lead. Senior Dom Chianca of Saugus added two goals in the third to clinch the win. Each finished the game with four points.