Girls Basketball
Salem 49, Merrimack 30
Behind an incredible performance by Shae O’Laughlin, who finished with 18 points, seven rebounds and five steals, the Blue Devils remain perfect on the season in league play, improving to 5-0.
Morgann Raskow added 13 points, four steals and three assists and Makayla Burns chipped in with six points and six boards.
Timberlane 61, Manchester Memorial 54
A night after scoring 28 points, Rylee Donahue dropped 24 to lead the Owls to the victory. Teammate Sam Mooney also had another big night for herself with 20 points.
Windham 69, Spaulding 31
The trio of Grace Mondello (18), Maddie Begley (14) and Rileigh Finneran (10) were too much for Spaulding to handle. Begley connected on four 3’s on the night.
Bedford 57, Pinkerton Academy 26
Brooke Benz was the lone players for the Astros to finish in double figures in points with 11.
Andover 56, Haverhill 21
Kallie Martin dropped in 20 points and Kiera Linehan added ten to lead the Warriors to the MVC victory.
Sydney Bautz and Natalie Libby scored eight points each for the Hillies.
Central Catholic 56, Methuen 39
A 22-6 third quarter propelled the Raiders to the MVC victory. Lilly Phillips led the way with 24 points, including a perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line. McKenna Devanney grabbed 14 boards and five defensive steals. Annika Beers scored nine points, while she displayed strong defense.
Boys Basketball
Lawrence 74, Dracut 52
Aiden Torres had another big performance with a team high 21 points, while, Jeremiah Lopez added 18 points and four rebounds, Lenin Diaz dropped in 15 points and Janmanuel Arredondo contributed with eight points, three assists and two blocks.
Billerica 68, North Andover 62
A spread out scoring attack consisting of Trey Martin (19), Andy Miller (15), Max Tyler (9) and Angel Sanchez (8) wasn’t enough for the Scarlet Knights, who fall to 1-6.
Andover 56, Haverhill 46 (OT)
Josh Roux connected on a big three-pointer with 29 seconds left in overtime to lift the Golden Warriors to the victory. Roux finished with a game high 26 points and teammate Roman Giamarco added nine.
For Haverhill, Alejandro Iraheta (13) and Nathan Harrington (12) combined for 25 points.
Pelham 58, Pembroke 41
Brady Hegan led the balanced attack 14 points, seven rebounds four assists and three steals while Luke Estell posted a double double with 13 points and 13 rebounds. Brady O’Connor also was in double figures scoring 14 points. Gavin Hastie added six points points and four assists.
Manchester Memorial 59, Timberlane 48
Matt Fitzgerald (13) and Jacob Marcotte (11) finished in double figures for the Owls.
Bedford 89, Pinkerton 58
Josh Phanor finished with 17 points and Wilson Youssef added ten to lead the offense for the Astros.
Exeter 69, Windham 42
The Jaguars fell to 4-2 in the NH Division I contest.
Monday’s Games
Girls Basketball
Timberlane 64, Oyster River 55
Rylee Donahue couldn’t be stopped as she pumped in 28 points to lead the Owls (3-3) to the win. Her teammate Sam Mooney was also sharp with her shooting, finishing with 21.
Exeter 46, Windham 32
Rileigh Finneran and Grace Mondello finished in double figures for the Jaguars with 11 and 10, respectively.
Boys Basketball
Lawrence 75, Worcester North 55
Senior Lenin Diaz erupted with seven 3-pointers as part of his 23-point night to lead the Lancers (4-3) in the non-league game. Senior Aiden Torres also had a big game with 22 points and four assists. Senior Jonathan Perez added six points, six assists and five steals, and sophomore Jeremiah Lopez finished with a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds.
Girls Hockey
Central Catholic 2, Burlington 1
Behind a goal and an assist from Lucy Irwin and Julia O’Neil, the Raiders improved to 2-4 with the non-league win. Maggie Lane added an assist. Goalie Sloan Costa turned away 22 shots.
Methuen/Tewksbury 8, Masconomet 0
The Red Rangers completely dominated the non-league game to improve to 7-0. Ella Duffy (2 goals, 2 assists) and Sammy Ryan (1 goal, 3 assists) led the way with four-point performances. Emily Barbosa added a goal and two assists, while Sarah Marano and Hayden Reardon had a goal and an assist each.
Kenzie Dunnet added two assists, while Lyla Chapman and Sophia Barbosa also found the back of the net and Meghan Petrone chipped in with one helper.
Boys Hockey
Haverhill 8, Somerville 3
The Hillies improve to 5-2 as Matt Costa remains red-hot netting a hat trick. He was helped out by Bobby Caron (2 goals, 1 assist), Nolan Sheehan and Rocco Belfiore (2 assists each), single goals from Connor Tabb (first varsity), Ethan Jalbert and Jude Oosting (first varsity) and an assist from Peter Grillo.
Goalie Max Boyer made 23 saves.