LYNN — St. Mary’s came as close as anyone has in the last two seasons to beating Shawsheen during its 23-game win streak. On Friday night at Manning Field, the Spartans set up a return encounter with the top seed in Division 5.

Quarterback Yaniel Belliard ran for two scores and threw for a third while Tyren Hoeun and Rowan Merryman each added a pair of touchdowns as the Spartans steamed past No. 9 Greater Lawrence, 48-13.

“We had that down stretch in the middle of the year where we lost three games and things weren’t going well,” St. Mary’s coach Sean Driscoll said. “We needed a good game like this. We’ve been getting healthier and are rolling.”

The Spartans (6-3) set the tone off the opening kickoff when Michael Sherman returned it 92 yards for a 7-0 lead after the first of Ryan Esquiv

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