Big Blue too much for Salem

Graham Inzana completed 19-of-27 passes for 340 yards and four touchdowns, while rushing for a fifth score as Swampscott (4-0) defeated Salem, 36-21, in a Northeastern Conference Tier 3 football contest yesterday.

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Jonathan Oriakhi was Inzana’s main target, with 11 grabs for 159 yards and a pair of scores for the Big Blue.

Elsewhere in NEC Tier 3, Matt Severance finished 18of-22 for 338 yards and three touchdowns while Ishmile Bangura rushed for 177 yards and four total scores as Lynn English (3-1) defeated Saugus, 42-35.

In Northeastern Conference Tier 1 action, Chris Gally rushed for three touchdowns and threw for a fourth as Marblehead (4-0) defeated Beverly, 27-6.

Devin Lambert completed 14-of-18 passes for 267 yards and three touchdowns as Dracut (3-0) defeated Billerica, 32-14, in the Merrimack Valley Conference Small.

Anthony Caggianelli scored three TDs on the ground to go along with seven tackles as Central Catholic

(2-2) took down Merrimack Valley Large opponent Andover, 33-14.

Luke McMenamin threw for three touchdowns and ran for a fourth as Milton (31) defeated Walpole, 34-16, in the Bay State Herget.

In a Cape Ann Baker contest, Thomas Monahan recovered a blocked punt in the end zone for one score and Sam Webber rushed for the other score as HamiltonWenham (3-1) edged Amesbury, 14-6.

Chris Costa and Danny Silva combined to rush for 160 yards and three touchdowns on 27 carries as Case (4-0) held off Fairhaven, 2118, in the South Coast Conference Small.

Jackson Cote’s 10-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter proved to be the difference as Old Rochester (4-0) defeated Dighton-Rehoboth, 20-14, in the South Coast Conference Large.

In an Independent School League matchup, Bill Seidl tossed a pair of touchdowns and rushed for a score as St. Sebastian’s (2-0) blanked

Tabor, 38-0 . ... Collin Bergstrom rushed for 99 yards and two touchdowns as Roxbury Latin (1-1) blanked St. Mark’s, 28-0 . ... Chris Bucking scored on a 7-yard TD recepton in the fourth quarter as Rivers (1-1) snapped a 14-game losing streak with a 14-10 win over Middlesex. ... Caleb Coleman’s 35-yard TD run midway through the fourth quarter gave Groton (2-0) a 15-12 win over Brooks. . . . Jack Thorbahn completed 11-of-19 passes for 170 yards and four scores as Thayer Academy (2-0) handled St. George’s, 35-14.

Vito Visconti returned an interception for a touchdown, while Alex Suny took a fumble to paydirt as Pingree (1-1) forced eight turnovers in a 59-20 win over

Hyde (Maine) in the Evergreen League.

Jean-Claude King ran for 166 yards and three touchdowns on 12 carries as Diman (1-2) defeated South Shore, 20-0, in a Mayflower Athletic Conference crossover game.

Tim Manley ran for two scores and Justin Lopes threw for two more as Bishop Stang (4-0) defeated Carver/ Sacred Heart, 35-14, in a nonleague contest.

As first reported by the Herald via Twitter earlier in the week, Masconomet forfeited its game against Pentucket. In a statement sent out to several media outlets, Masconomet Schools superintendent Kevin Lyons said it was a student discipline matter and the administration fully supported the decision.