Volleyball
Chelmsford 3, Central Catholic 2
Julie Hall blasted 40 kills on the night, topping the 500-kill plateau for her Central career as the Raiders pushed the Lions to the limit before falling, 15-13, in the fifth and deciding set. Hall added a whopping 39 digs in the monster double-double. Madison Blanchette had 53 assists and served 28 points with five aces for 12-6 Central.
Salem 3, Windham 1
Junior libero Mia Contarino earned her 500th career dig, and junior setter Riley Blanchet served her 100th career ace for Salem as the Blue Devils rolled to 11-4 on the year. Madi Mohan had 22 kills and 11 digs. Marina D’Amico had 27 assists and 12 digs, while Grace Hoover added seven kills and seven digs.
Field Hockey
Central Catholic 5, Methuen 0
The Raiders got three goals from Alex Kohalmi and a pair from Kerri Finneran, who also had an assist. Caitlin Milner had two assists, and Franchesca Thurston one. Ava Perrotta made one save to earn the shutout for unbeaten (15-0-1) Central. Sophia Barboza was everywhere, making 25 saves in goal for the 7-9 Rangers.
North Andover 6, Dracut 1
Ivy Dwyer, Mia DiTullio, Julianna Taylor, Elle Gordon, Sabrina Scalisi and Olive Zlindra-Short scored the goals for the 7-8-1 Knights.
Girls Soccer
Hollis Brookline 7, Pelham 0
Hailey Davis made 10 saves for the Pythons, who got strong performances from Kayli Milward, Jillian Bistany and Brooke Cote.