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Pentucket soccer coach Christina Langlois got more concerned as last night's game crept toward the end of regulation, but Luis O'Meara calmed his nerves.

After center midfielder Mike Salmonsen swiped a Salem clearing pass with five minutes left, he fed Zack Bartula on the right wing. The fullback sent in a perfect cross to O'Meara and the senior popped in a header from 12 yards out to give the top seeded Sachems a 1-0 victory and a berth in the Division 2 North semifinals.

Pentucket boys soccer quickly took charge, getting goals from Trevor Collins and Matt Farrell in the first five minutes of play, then rode an outstanding team synergy to a 4-0 first-round victory over Dracut.

Pentucket's boys soccer team won the ALS Cup, which has been contested for 10 years between the schools, for the seventh straight year, defeating Newburyport 3-2. Matt Farrell scored twice for the Sachems (12-2-2), giving him 15 goals on the year. 

With time running out in a scoreless tie, Pentucket scored with three minutes left when Mike Salmonsen got the ball on a clearout, chipped a pass over several North Reading defenders to Davis Miller, who crossed it across the goal mouth to Matt Farrell. He knocked it home for his 13th goal of the season.

A successful penalty kick with four minutes left undid a strong Pentucket second-half comeback, allowing host Rockport to escape with a 2-2 draw in soccer. Senior center back Ben Craig, "the best defender in the CAL" in head coach Christian Langlois' opinion, continued his stellar play yesterday. "If not for him, we'd be giving up more goals than we have," Langlois said.

Just two days after knocking off unbeaten power North Andover, Pentucket's boys soccer team suffered its first loss of the season, 1-0 to Lynnfield. "It was your classic hangover loss following abig win," said Pentucket coach Christian Langlois, whose club dropped to 6-1-1.

Zack Chapman lofted a pass ahead to Matt Farrell who attempted to head the ball, missed, but recovered to slide it past the goalie 32 minutes into the game to give Pentucket a 1-0 victory over North Andover in a matchup of  undefeated teams.

Last year, Pentucket boys soccer coach Christian Langlois couldn't quite find the right position to play David Bachrach. 

Langlois decided to put Bachrach up top three games ago and it seems like he has found a home for the senior. 

Matt Farrell scored his first three goals of the season in succession as Pentucket dominated Triton 4-0 in boys soccer.

Pentucket's boys soccer team (1-0-1) slipped past North Reading with a goal in the last two minutes when fullback Will Craig stole the ball 30 yards from the net, took it to the end line, crossed it to Matt Farrell who flicked the ball ball back to Matt Farrell. He faked a shot and then drilled it home for the Sachems' first goal of the season.