Girls Basketball
Salem 43, Bishop Guertin 34
A strong defensive effort enabled the Blue Devils to snap a four-game losing streak after starting the season out winning the first five games. Morgann Raskow scored 15 points and added four defensive steals. Also chipping in were Makayla Burns (11 points, 9 rebounds), Nicole Ringdahl (8 points) and Olivia DeFrancesco (12 rebounds).
Pinkerton Academy 45, Trinity 33
The Astros won their third straight game behind a 17-point performance by Brooke Benz and nine points from junior guard Taya Brown.
Bedford 55, Windham 16
Maddie Begley led the Jaguars with five points.
Central Catholic 48, Chelmsford 46
The Raiders improved to 6-8 behind the performance of Lilly Phillips, who had 11 points and six rebounds and five assists.
Adding in to the fun was Cecilia Gilbert with ten points and five rebounds and McKenna Devanney who also scored ten points.
Lowell 47, North Andover 32
The Scarlet Knights battled against a talented Red Raiders squad. Courtney Fritts finished with nine points, Daragh Bentley added six points on her senior night, and Arianna DiTullio had six defensive steals.
Boys Basketball
Lowell 62, North Andover 58
The Scarlet Knights came up just short against a strong Red Raiders team. Trey Martin led the way with 22 points, while Angel Sanchez and Andy Miller added 15 and 14 points, respectively.
Central Catholic 74, Chelmsford 43
The No. 1 ranked Raiders overpowered the Lions behind the performances of Javi Lopez (24 points), Jordan Marion (12 points) and Drew O’Keefe (10 points).
Pelham 50, Lebanon 48
Gavin Hastie (5 points, 5 assists) hit a pull-up in the lane with 1.5 seconds left to provide the winning margin to help the Pythons improve to 8-5.
Luke Estell led the way for the Pythons with 23 points and six rebounds. Brady O’Connor scored 13 points including a big three-pointer in the last minute. Nachi Nwabueze added nine points and five rebounds.
Bedford 80, Windham 38
Sam Roidoulis led the Jaguars with 12 points.