Very quietly, the Swampscott girls cross country team had rolled through its Northeastern Conference South schedule to a 6-0 record. But getting to 7-0 would take a win over arch-rival Marblehead.But the No. 18 ranked team in the latest MSTCA coaches poll came through, taking a 26-31 win over the Magicians to run the table as NEC South champs.”We’ve had a really nice year,” Swampscott coach Dom Finelli said.Sophomore Lindsey Walsh continued her stellar season with the overall win in 16:48. Teammate Kelly Walton was second in 17:41 and Amelia Antrim was third (17:49). Bridget Forbes was fourth for the Magicians in 18:23 with Katie Herlihy fifth (18:54); Alex Gerard sixth (19:03) and Claire DePew seventh (19:12).”Their top three was just a little too good (Monday),” Marblehead coach Andrew Smith said. “Our girls ran a great race.”BOYS CROSS COUNTRYSwampscott 28, Marblehead 29At Swampscott, the Big Blue used four top seven finishes to hold off the Magicians.”It was a great meet (Monday),” Marblehead coach Brian Heenan said.Chris Heller and Sam Rakoc went 1-2 for the Big Blue (5-2), finishing one second apart. The Magicians took the third through fifth spots with Ben Lawler (14:39), Jackson Barber (14:50) and Tyler Smith (14:55); Swampscott had sixth and seventh in Danny Rakoc (15:04) and James Keeter (15:05).Classical 25, English 32At English, a win by Johnny Long (19:16) propelled Classical (1-6) to its first victory of the season.Bulldog (0-7) runners Scott Guzman (25:01) and D.J. Young (25:02) finished within a second of each other to claim second and third, but it was not enough to carry English to its first win of the season.”This has been a great year and the boys ran great,” said Bulldog coach Mike Toomey, who added that success for the team “was going to be based on improvement.”Peabody 20, Revere 43At Revere, the Tanners (7-0) completed their perfect regular season to earn the NEC North title.Although the Patriots’ (3-4) Stephen Armstrong ran the match’s fastest time at 16:51, Peabody took the next four spots. Tom Holden (17:34) crossed second, followed by the matching times of Sean Oullette and Kevin Montero at 18:11 and the fifth-place finish of Ramses Montero (18:12).Saugus 26, Winthrop 39At Winthrop, the Vikings (2-5) finished in first and third place, but it was not enough to overcome the team effort of the Sachems (3-5).Joe Wallace finished with a meet best of 16:20, and Charlie Hennebery placed third at 17:28, but the times of Justin Chiulli (17:17), Paul Essery (17:50) and Patrick Mars (18:42) were the base from which Saugus built the victory upon.Beverly 15, Salem 49At Beverly, the Panthers finished with the six best times to improve to 5-2.Brad Olsen (17:45), Kipp Standley (18:28), Tom Lang (18:35), Windy Henry (18:38) and Brendan Norris (19:20) rounded out the top five for Beverly.Niko Takis-Welch ran Salem’s fastest time at 19:32. The loss dropped the Witches to 2-5.GIRLS CROSS COUNTRYEnglish 15, Classical 50At English, the Bulldogs (1-6) took the top three spots to pick up their first victory of the year.”To end with a win is huge,” said English coach Mike Toomey. “It was important for the girls to get that. It’s something they can take with them that will keep them coming back.”Last season, the English girls team consisted of four runners. This year, that number has more than quadrupled, with 19 girls joining the roster, and the increased participation was apparent on the time sheet.Bianca Fowler crossed the finish line first with a time of 29:52, while teammates Nina Barane (29:55) and Sophie de Langerville (30:31) finished close behind.Cindy Columbus ran the best time for Classical (0-7), as she finished fourth overall with a time of 30:48.Winthrop 22, Saugus 37At Winthrop, the Vikings took three of the top five spots to bolster their record to 3-4.Maria Marino ran the meet’s best time at 17:29, Jessica Nappi (18:30) finished third, and freshman Caitlyn Hershey crossed fifth with a time of 19:17.Raquel Mo