LYNN, Mass. — St. Mary’s grinded out a 4-1 win over Catholic Central rival Arlington Catholic on Monday at Connery Rink.
Christian Moran, Jack Carpenter and Max Giardina each had a goal and an assist to lead the way offensively for the Spartans. Dante D’Ambrosio picked up two assists. Christian Iacoviello also lit the lamp for the victors. Both Carpenter and Iacoviello goals were firsts at the varsity level. Defenseman Thomas Peterson broke up the shutout bid with a late tally for Arlington Catholic.
The Spartans consistently have been one of the top 10 teams in the state over the past several years. As is the case with most Mark Lee coached teams, St. Mary’s played hard, won a lot of races to loose pucks and 50-50 battles, and forechecked with tenacity.
Scoring summary
1-0 SMH: Foley finished off a two-on-one after receiving a pass from Dante D’Ambrosio. Defenseman Kory Ouellette made the initial play on the zone entry.
2-0 SMH: On a hectic play in front of the net, a bouncing puck eventually found its way into the net. The goal was credited to Giardina, who got his stick on an initial shot attempt. Assists went to D’Ambrosio and Carpenter.
3-0 SMH: Iacoviello came into the zone and unleashed a wrist shot from the high slot that beat AC goaltender Luke Ramsay.
4-0 SMH: After some sustained pressure down low, Carpenter buried a centering feed from Giardina. Foley made a strong play and picked up the secondary assist.
1-4 AC: Peterson got the Cougars on the board with a shot from the left point that beat St. Mary’s goaltender Sam York up high.
Prospect notes
Brady Bullock
St. Mary’s, 2/25/05, LW, left shot, 5-7/165
I really like Bullock, but this wasn’t one of his better games. He did miss a couple of shifts in the first period, so it’s possible he was playing through a nagging injury. Even when he’s not on top of his game, he was noticeable several times. The Lynn, Mass., native is on the smaller side, but he plays bigger. He competes for loose pucks, isn’t afraid to take a hit to make a play, and gets to the scoring areas. There was one shift where did a great job moving away from the puck to find a soft spot in the AC defense. He received the pass and got off a good scoring chance. Bullock, who played for the Junior Eagles 15-U team in the fall, was the top prospect in the game.
Colby Magliozzi
St. Mary’s, 9/16/02, C, right shot, 5-8/140
Magliozzi is a few years older but plays a similar game to Bullock. He’s constantly moving his feet and has a high motor. He buzzed around and made a couple of plays from below the goal line after recovering pucks on the forecheck. The senior from Wakefield, Mass., would be a terrific pickup for prep schools looking for a postgraduate student for the 2021-22 season.
Harrison Kinne
St. Mary’s, 6/12/05, D, right shot, 6-0/185
Kinne is a good-sized defender who has an above-average stick. His first touch was good on Monday, making breakout passes and getting pucks north. He runs around a little but has solid skating ability. When the time is right, he’d be a nice addition as an offensive-minded defenseman for a prep school.
Nolan Mallett
Arlington Catholic, 1/3/05, RW, left shot, 6-0/160
Mallett, a sophomore from Arlington, Mass., was the lone Cougar player who stood out to me on Monday afternoon. He’s an above-average skater who is strong on pucks and also forced a couple of turnovers. There are some habits that need work, but he could be a solid bottom-six winger for certain prep schools.
Seamus Foley
St. Mary’s, 9/15/03, LW, left shot, 5-7/135
Foley had a strong game and was around the puck a lot. I liked his vision as he saw the ice well and made a couple of nice passes, in addition to the one assist he was credited with on a third-period power-play tally. The junior from Nahant, Mass., could be a solid postgraduate candidate for a prep school when it comes to 2022-23.
St. Mary’s lines
Bullock - Magliozzi - Moran
Foley - D’Ambrosio - LoNigro
Carpenter - Iacoviello - M. Giardina
Domeniconi
Desmarais - Kinne
Toto - Bott
T. Giardina - Ouellette
Moynihan
York
Arlington Catholic lines
Galluzzo - Priante - Mallett
Costa - Haytayan - Driscoll
Allen - Flynn - Russell
Petersen - Mulcahy
Conlin - Sarsfield
Sanford - Mozuch
Ramsay
