The Salem High boys soccer team delivered the state’s third-ranked team its first loss of the season, and the Witches did it in convincing style, defeating Peabody, 5-2, at Peabody.”Salem played a great game,” Tanners coach Stan McKeen said. “They put three balls in the net early and we never recovered.”Max Mondestin led the scoring attack with a goal and two assists. Edwin Demoya and Steve Bifsha each had a goal and an assist. Brion Likaj and Michael Steeves were the other goal-scorers for the victors.The Witches (9-2-3) enjoyed a 3-0 lead going into the second half.”We made a lot of mistakes,” McKeen said. “If you make too many mistakes, it will come back and bite you. That’s not taking anything away from Salem, though. They were very good.”Jordan Hoofnagle and Dominic Mondi made sure the Tanners (10-1-2) would not be held scoreless.Michael Collins had a strong game in net, with eight saves.Classical 4, Beverly 2At Beverly, Miguel Castro had a field day for the Rams, scoring three goals and assisting on another. The Rams (10-3-2) found themselves trailing, 1-0, early in the game, but Castro caught fire and netted two to give Classical a lead it wouldn’t relinquish. Carlos Cifuentes (goal, 2 assists) made it 3-1 and Castro popped in the final goal. Rodrigo Valdez scored both Beverly goals. Jeremy Dorson (16 saves) got the job done in net for the Rams and midfielders Jake Petronzio and Yuri Lazarek played well in the midfield for Beverly.Revere 1, English 0At Revere, Max Ochoa scored the game’s lone goal. Alfonso Rosales picked up the shutout in net for the Patriots (7-5-2), who now sit only two points out of the tournament.Daniel Cordoba turned away three shots for the Bulldogs (7-4-4).Saugus 0, Gloucester 0At Gloucester, Saugus goalie Joe Meuse had another excellent game, turning away a dozen or so shots. Anthony Cacuzza also played well at stopper for the Sachems (2-12-1). Saugus is at Swampscott Tuesday.VOLLEYBALLSt. Mary’s 3, Beverly 1At Beverly, Nicole Hanlon, Maria Nazarro and Kristen Mondello all had strong performances for the Spartans (8-8). St. Mary’s coach Dave Giarusso was impressed by the vast improvement from the first-year program.”That is a program heading in the right direction,” he said.Fenwick 3, Everett 0At Everett, Kathy Bruce and Cara McLaughlin had a strong performance for the Crusaders (10-4, 9-3 CCL).Peabody 3, Masco 1At Peabody, the Tanners (11-6) won 25-17, 25-20, 16-25, 25-13 thanks in part to strong play by Janelle Rodriguez (6 kills, 6 blocks and five tips); Danielle Pierce (5 kills, 3 aces); Cailin Griffin (4 kills) and Emily Rubin, who excelled on defense.FIELD HOCKEYSalem 1, Marblehead 0At Salem, Cara Buckley turned away 12 shots for the Witches. Kayla Casale had seven saves for the Magicians (4-6-6).Lynnfield 1, Rockport 0At Rockport, tri-captain Mallory Flynn scored the game’s lone goal. She was fed a nice pass on a corner from Angela Arakelian. The Pioneers (11-3-2) had a strong defensive performance in front of Melissa Williams.Fenwick 3, Lowell 2At Lowell, Kara Charochak scored twice and Liz Sears had a goal for the Crusaders, who improve to 9-2-2 with five games remaining. Casey Landry (5 saves) was in net.GOLFSwampscott 45, Saugus 27At Cedar Glen Golf Course, the Big Blue (12-4) wrapped up their regular season on a high note. Alex Patkin was medalist with a 36. He won his match at No. 1, 5 1/2-3 1/2. Max Kane won 5 1/2-3 1/2; Justin Massey halved his match; Dan Owen and Matt Nutter won 7-2; Spencer Graham won 6 1/2-2 1/2; and Pat DeChillo won 5 1/2-3 1/2.FOOTBALLGloucester 42, Peabody 12At Newell Stadium, Gloucester’s Ross Carlson scored two touchdowns and ran for 111 yards for the Fishermen (5-1, 1-0 Northeastern Conference North). Nick Hiou scored both Peabody touchdowns, one on a one-yard run and the other on a 50-yard reception from Mike O’Brien. The Tanners are 2-4, 0-1 Northeastern Conference North.FRESHMAN FOOTBALLTech 12, Northeast 6At Wakefield, Tech’s Pedro Martinez ran 12 tim