Salem High School Athletics Update

It was another thrilling week for Witches Sports, and we were especially proud of our athletes for ending the week on such a high note, earning BIG wins on the road on Friday night!

Our #28 Girls Soccer team took down Wakefield 3-1.

Our #27 Volleyball team defeated Lynn English 3-1.

Our #19 Football team dominated Saugus 35-6.

Our athletes are working hard and we're excited to continue to see them shine!

The boys soccer went 1-0-1 this week, earning a 3-1 win over Winthrop and a hard-fought tie with Swampscott. Against Winthrop, Lachlan Brierley scored on a free kick, Harrison Hapworth added a goal, and Darlan Souza de Moura found the net in his first game of the season after missing the first half. Darlan’s goal was a fantastic finish. Seniors Nile McManus and Henry Beauparlant stepped up and showed strong leadership throughout the week.

The Swampscott game finished in a tie after Darlan scored with five minutes remaining. Will Kropilak and Sam Formica both had outstanding games and helped the team earn the result.

Last weekend, the Salem Cross Country team traveled to the Cape for the Bob Glennon Twilight Invitational. Our runners put together some fantastic performances under the lights, highlighted by Jonah Pavetto's impressive personal best of 18:30. Congratulations as well to Ethan Cormier, Noah Dailey, Jack Bednar, and Abby Murphy on their strong races, all running personal bests!

The team also faced a tough Masconomet squad this week. The girls fell 15–50 and the boys 15–46. While neither team placed a runner in the top five, there were plenty of individual accomplishments to celebrate! Congratulations to Ethan Cormier and Jack Bednar who beat their PR set at Twilight just 3 days before and Adrian Marin, James Chesley, Damian Ramirez, and Addi Millar on setting new personal records!

The Salem High Girls Soccer showed up with energy and hustle for Senior Night, beating Winthrop 5-0! Goals were scored by Dever Cornell, Izzy Leigh, Jackie Fritz, Jaliyah Valerio, and Makenzie Eichel. Assists by Ally Bedard, Ella Joy, Izzy Leigh, Jackie Fritz, and Jaliyah Valerio. Dever’s goal was a beautiful header off a corner by Jackie Fritz! Congratulations to our seniors Julia Gauthier, Alexa Martin, Ally Bedard, Makenzie Eichel, Ella Joy, and Ayanna Pacheco for an amazing night!

The girls traveled to Somerville for 0-0 draw in a battle of the midfields. Dever Cornell, Hadley Austin, and Caroline Antczak controlled the midfield, while Isla Heppner, Julia Gauthier, Madyson Eichel, and Ally Bedard held a strong back line. Amelia Meegan played strong in net with some great saves!

To end the week, the girls beat a very physical Wakefield team 3-1! Jackie Fritz scored a goal off a penalty kick. Jaliyah Valerio scored off a cross from Dever Cornell. Hadley Austin scored the third goal on a direct kick from Dever Cornell. Midfield held strong with Caroline Antczak, Dever Cornell and Hadley Austin. Defensive line was solid with Madyson Eichel, Julia Gauthier, Ally Bedard and Isla Heppner. Jackie Fritz, Mackenzie Eichel, and Izzy Leigh were aggressive up front, and Amelia Meegan came up big in net! The girls ended the intense week with a Saturday morning Yoga session led by our very own, Coach Lisa!

The girls take on a talented Danvers team on Monday. Come out to Bertram to support!

Witch Football got back into the win column in dominating fashion with a 35-6 win over Saugus. George Reyes completed 70% of his passes and threw 3 TDs, all to Jeremiah Barahona in the first half. Barahona continued his hot streak to start the season with 142 yards receiving and 3 TDs. This puts Barahona at 10 TDs through 6 games, scoring at least once in every game and his third game with multiple TDs.Maximus DiFronzo also blocked a punt and returned it for a touchdown in the second half. Fionn Coughlin was a perfect 5-5 on PATs for the night as well.

The Witches hit the road for their final road game of the regular season in Danvers next week where they take on the #2 ranked team in D4.

Salem Golf lost to Swampscott 40.5-31.5. Shane Lister and Mathew Kenney earned wins for the Witches, while Margaret O’Sullivan halved her match at the number one spot. Also playing well for Salem was Thatcher Race

Salem defeated Lynn English 36.5-35.5 a Mathew Kenney won 8.5 - 0.5, Jamison Hanson Armstrong won 7-2, and Alyson Gill and Thatcher Race won 5-4. Nate Leonard halved his match with 4.5 points .

On Senior Night, Salem swept Everett with Margaret O’Sullivan, Thatcher Race, Jake Lister, Mathew Kenney, Alyson Gill, Jamison Hanson-Armstrong, Shane Lister, and Nate Leonard all winning their matches.

The Salem Unified Basketball made the trip to Triton to face the Vikings on Thursday. It was another hard fought battle with everyone taking multiple shots and nearly everyone able to score points. At the end of the 58-40 match, Salem's high scorer, Ju'Ellz Ruiz ended the game with 10 points and Alany Ortiz went on a run at the end of the second half scoring 6 points to help the Witches get up to 40 points. On Monday, Salem Unified takes on North Reading at home.

Witches Volleyball went 2-0 this week to move to 12-2 on the season. The Witches started the week with a 3-0 win over Salem Academy as Junior Shaniah Ozuna totaled a career high 11 kills. Senior Gueladio Bah dished out 22 assists and added 5 kills and 5 digs, while Junior Captain Jenna Phelps hit 0.429 on the day. On Friday, the Witches hit the road to take on Lynn English and earned a 3-1 victory. Junior Jazzelle Lopes-Edwards led the team with 8 kills and 3 blocks, and Senior Captain Yanalis Ventura tallied 26 digs and 5 aces on the night. Senior Olivia Warren tacked on 5 kills and 6 aces, while Senior Hawa Bah led the team with a perfect 3.0 on free ball passing.