Boys Soccer
Salem 3, Pinkerton 2
In a battle of two teams maneuvering for Division I playoff position, the Blue Devils had the final say.
At 2-2 with 10 minutes left, Brayden dos Santos (2 assists) found Kingston Freitas for his second goal of the day, the game-winner for Salem. Dylan Boodoo scored a Salem goal, set up by Alex Sandoval.
Omar Ali earned the victory with 10 saves in net, while Quentin DeLorey and Levi Leite were huge in the Salem midfield.
Jameson Caffelle and Mason Valcourt scored for the Astros. Ethan Lajewski picked up an assist, while Brody Flanagan, Sebastian Uribe and Quinn Bothwell played solid games.
Both teams are now 5-4-2.
Windham 3, Portsmouth 2
Kellan Carter, Jacob Bustamante and Noah Bustamante netted the goals as the Jaguars got back into the win column.
Adam Brabazon had an assist and Damian Grzejka came up with five saves for 4-5-2 Windham.
North Andover 2, Central Catholic 0
Nate Dias was called on for two saves to earn the shutout win. Shane Lawlor and Dylan Young scored the goals with assists from Finn Gaines and Ryan Pickett.
Field Hockey
Methuen 4, Tewksbury 1
Ava Nartiff netted three goals in the win, while Chloe Cashman had the other. Eva Comeau dished out two assists for the Rangers.
Salem 4, Nashua North 1
Brielle Murphy, Kenzie Marino, Brooke Morse and Bradley Thompson scored for the Salem, while Murphy, Averie Bolduc, Penny Ammon and Avery Condon had assists.
Andover 6, Haverhill 0
Caroline Vaughan led the Warriors’ senior night win with two goals and two assists.
Halle Tisbert, Chloe Broderick, Leah Kivlehan and Simone Pillidge also had goals.
North Andover 7, Dracut 2
Seven different goal scorers – Sabrina Scalisi, Riley Larson, Aileen Keegan, McKenna Mohr, Isabel Agosto, Antonia Prohaska and Lauren Stewart — led 4-3-4 North Andover.
Acton-Boxborough 7, Central Catholic 0
Gianna Bonnano had 34 saves on 40 shots for the 4-3-1 Raiders.
Golf
Methuen 164, Greater Lowell 154
Michael Yirrell shot 36 for the Rangers to lead the way to victory. Dylan Anderson (37) and Trey Sweder (39) also played well on Monday.
Methuen 248, Dracut 254
The suddenly rolling Rangers made it three straight wins on Tuesday, with the six-shut win over Dracut. Trey Sweder and Zach Herland both shot 38, and Dylan Anderson chipped in with a 39.
Haverhill 267, Georgetown/Whittier 295
In the battle at Bradford CC, Alec Simoneau shot a 5-over-par 40 to lead the Hillies. Matt Baker (41) and T.J. Lindmark (44) also pitched in. Gavin O’Brien paced G/W at 45.
Volleyball
Windham 3, Concord 2
The Jaguars took the marathon behind a monster effort from Michael Shoemaker (15 kills, 12 digs). Maddie Begley ran the offense with 35 assists, five aces, and three blocks. Caitlin Mullen had nine kills and three blocks, while Mia Saric posted a season-best 32 digs.
Pinkerton 3, Nashua North 0
The Astros moved to 9-2, making quick work of the Titans behind seven kills apiece from Taylor Nastasi and Mollie Jones. Nastasi also passed out 17 assists, and Jones had 15 digs. Liv Townsend had 14 service points and a pair of aces on just 17 serves. She added five blocks.
Central Catholic 3, Methuen 0
The 11-0 Raiders got 19 kills, 15 digs and a dozen service points from Julie Hall in the win. Adelyn Croteau passed out 28 assists for the Raiders, and Dahiamerys Brito had 21 digs.
Andover 3, Haverhill 0
The Warriors move to 9-2 in three hard-fought sets. Kiki Wright led the way with 17 kills. Ella Durant added nine with eight digs. Tina Zheng had seven digs and 24 assists.
Lucy Martinez paced the Hillies with 10 kills. Abigail Mistretta had 10 assists, and Reece Favalora delivered 10 digs.
Girls Soccer
Pinkerton 3, Salem 0
Audrey Earehart, Sydney Sullivan and Mo Smith netted the Astro goals in the victory.
Windham 1, Portsmouth 1
Trailing 1-0 in the first half, Maren Armstrong found Colleen Ryan with a sweet pass and she made no mistakes from 20 yards out to net the equalizer.
Quinn Giarrusso made five saves to lock down the draw for 5-3-3 Windham.
Central Catholic 5, North Andover 0
Chloe Fourtzialas, Addison Brosnihan, Abby Bilodeau, Sarah Tressler and Leighton Hickey had the Raider goals. For Hickey it was No. 1 of her varsity career.
Sarah Parker and Kendall DiStefano combined on the shutout for 8-0 Central.