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ustin Colella scored an unassisted goal 12 minutes into the game and senior Matt Arquin's first career goal ended up as the game-winner as the Prep won a Div. 1 North first round matchup. St. John's, which got an assist from Nick Marinakis, will play Acton-Boxboro in the quarterfinals.

Andy Farr, by far, has been Mr. Production Plus, jumping from a two-goal season as a junior to 16 this fall and leading the Catholic Conference in scoring.

The defending state champion St. John's Prep soccer team has had a great season at 8-3-7 with only three returning regulars, and the backbone on the backside wasn't even on the team last year.

It ended | and it ended emphatically.

The defending Division 1 state championship St. John's Prep soccer team saw their 37-game unbeaten streak come to an end yesterday as host St. John's of Shrewsbury scored five first-half goals and blasted the Eagles, 6-1.

Charlie Roche scored with 16 minutes remaining to pull Haverhill even with St. John's Prep in a 3-3 deadlock. Alex Hussein and Will Menter scored the other Hillies goals. Graham Hart made seven saves to secure the tie for Haverhill (8-1-3).

Alex Farr had a pair of goals to give St. John's Prep all the offense it needed in a 2-0 win over Catholic Memorial.

Doug Wilson made five saves for his fifth shutout of the year while Dan O'Connor excelled for the Eagles (4-0-4, 2-0-2 CC).

Senior midfielder and captain Brett McLarney collected a rebound and scored in the second half helping St. John's Prep defeat rival St. John's of Shrewsbury 1-0 in Danvers. Eagles (2-0-1) goalie Doug Wilson made five saves in the shutout while sweeper Sean Bishop, fullback Stephen Gaudet and midfielder Justin Colella were other keys to the win.

Alex Farr and Sean Bishop scored first-half goals to power St. John's Prep past Cambridge 2-1. Netminder Doug Wilson made four saves to win in his first-ever start for the Eagles.

Last year's record: 21-0-2 (Div. 1 state champion)

Coach: Dave Crowell (7th season)

Returning players: Sean Bishop, Sr., Def/Mid; Brett McLarney, Sr., Def/Mid; Nick Marinakis, Sr., Mid; Justin Colella, Sr., Mid; Evan Ersing, Sr., F/Mid; Sam Gamer, Sr., Mid; Alex Farr, Sr., Mid/F; Dan Campbell, Sr., Mid/F; Tom Lockwood, Sr., Def; Tucker Garfield, Sr., Def; Owen Fox, Jr., Def/F.