Swimming
Andover 97, Haverhill 89
A year ago, Haverhill High’s swimmers found a way to break Andover’s stranglehold on the Merrimack Valley Conference during the regular season.
Friday afternoon, the Warriors enjoyed a little payback with the 97-89 win over the Hillies.
Olivia Landers and Maggie Stoddard sparked the victory with a pair of individual wins. Julia Smirnou was the other Warrior winner in the 100 breaststroke.
VolleyballPinkerton 3, Keene 0
The Astros move to 4-1 on the year behind seven kills from Annie Barbarosso. Liv Townsend added six kills and served 10 points.
Andover 3, Lawrence 0
The 4-0 Warriors got 13 kills and five digs from Kiki Wright in the win. Tina Zheng dished out 26 assists and Claire Zhang added 20 service points, six aces and five digs.
The 3-4 Lancers were led by Chanel Jimenez with 14 assists, nine service points and five aces. Angie Valdez and Wilyanis Cruz had five kills apiece, while Jenayalize Santana had 13 digs on defense.
Haverhill 3, Lowell 0
Lucy Martinez led the winners with 10 kills and no errors in her hitting. Abby Mistretta served four aces and passed out 10 assists. Reece Favalora anchored the defense with eight digs for the Hillies.
Central Catholic 3, Dracut 0
The Raiders made quick work of Dracut to move to 5-0 on the year.
Julie Hall had eight kills and six digs in the win. Sydney Faria served 14 points with six aces. Adelyn Croteau (22 assists) and Olivia Hughes (6 kills) also came up big in the victory.
Lawrence 3, Everett 0
Laura Mora passed out 21 assists and served 14 points in the Thursday win. Angie Valdez drilled nine kills. Leah Torres had a dozen digs, and Jenayalize Santana had six aces from the service line.
Methuen 3, Tewksbury 0
The Rangers got a dozen kills from Caylee O’Brien and improved to 3-2 on the yer. Annie Descheneaux had 14 assists, while Maddi Dole served a dozen points and added eight digs on defense. Cali Lucas (4 blocks) and Lindsey Crowell (6 aces) also pitched in nicely.
Boys Soccer
Salem 1, Londonderry 1
Kingston Freitas set up Andreas Mahecha in the 73rd minute for the game-tying goal as the Blue Devils earned the draw. Omar Ali anchored the defense in net with six saves, while Quentin DeLorey, Levi Leite, Liam Hevehan, and Gavin Chandler all made major contributions.
Girls SoccerPelham 3, Monadnock 0
Khloe Shanahan made eight saves to post the Python shutout.
Tatum Dzierlatka scored twice, and Khloe Letourneau added the other Pelham goal.
Andover 1, Woburn 0
Hannah Lee scored in the second half to lead Andover to the victory. The Warriors, who got a five-save shutout from Scarlett Cloutier, improve to 3-2 on the year.
Field Hockey
Methuen 5, Haverhill 0
Ava Nartiff netted three goals, and Eva Comeau had a pair for the Rangers. Chloe Cashman, Ainsley Low, and Alice Sakelaris each contributed an assist for the win.
Gabby Kirby delivered a big-time effort for Haverhill. Leah Jalbert, Alexis Pernilla-Roche and Natalie Libby held the midfield line for the Hillies, who got another show-stopper from goalie Keira Drouin in the loss.
Andover 4, Central Catholic 2
Leah Kivlehan, Brooke Barry, Kailey Perkins, and Chloe Broderick scored the Warrior goals. Kivlehan and Halle Tisbert each had a pair of assists.
Addie Shumsky and Molly McDermott had the Raider goals, and Gia DiGregorio assisted on both.
North Andover 1, Chelmsford 0
Charlotte Woodford scored the first-half goal, and Maya Aqualina came up with eight huge saves in the Knights’ net to allow North Andover to remain unbeaten at 3-0-2.