Josh Haarmann scored four goals and teammate Cam McCarthy added a hat trick as St. John’s Prep opened the season with a 11-7 win over Acton-Boxboro in an eagerly anticipated boys lacrosse matchup of two of the premier programs in the state.

Mikey Ferraro and Dexter Izzo each scored five goals as Bishop Feehan handled St. John’s (Shrewsbury) 14-4 in a nonleague tilt.

Joselyn Silva scored six goals and Madeline Reynolds and Meghan McCormack combined for 12 saves as Beverly defeated Algonquin 12-9 in a nonleague contest. … Chloe Puzzo, Victoria Pierro, Lia Beatrice, Fiona Keaney and Cecelia Tripp scored as Swampscott nipped Bishop Fenwick, 5-4.

Lincoln Slade went 4-for-4 with a pair of RBI and Hudson Cambal pitched five scoreless innings as Dennis-Yarmouth opened its season with a 9-1 nonleague win over Tantasqua.

Aly Toto drove in three runs and Grace Monagle homered as Austin Prep defeated Marianapolis, 10-4.

BASEBALL

Dennis-Yarmouth 9, Tantasqua 1

BOYS LACROSSE

Arlington 8, Arlington Catholic 7 (ot)

Bishop Feehan 14, St. John’s (Shrewsbury) 4

BC High 16, Winchester 6

Duxbury 4, Shaker (NY) 2

Lincoln-Sudbury 9, Niskayuna (NY) 5

Nantucket 12, Whitman-Hanson 0

North Reading 9, Woburn 6

St. John’s Prep 11, Acton-Boxboro 7

Scituate 8, Sandwich 6

Westford Academy 14, Groton-Dunstable 6

GIRLS LACROSSE

Beverly 12, Algonquin 9

Pomfret 5, Austin Prep 4

Swampscott 5, Bishop Fenwick 4

SOFTBALL

Austin Prep 10, Marianapolis 4

LaSalle 10, Lincoln-Sudbury 0

BOYS TENNIS

Thayer Academy 7, Austin Prep 2!

GIRLS TENNIS

Austin Prep 8, Governor’s Academy 1

VOLLEYBALL

Lexington 3, St. John’s (Shrewsbury) 0