Boys Basketball
Methuen 82, Dracut 61
The Rangers’ offense was clicking as Nathaniel Clemente and Lennon Abreu De La Cruz both finished with double-doubles, with the former finishing with 23 points and 14 rebounds and the latter with 17 points and ten rebounds. Isaiah Andino added 13 points and Jeyvien Deleon had seven points along with six steals as part of his terrific defensive performance.
Haverhill 53, Lawrence 47
In a terrific back-and-forth game, the Hillies came out on top behind the play of Hunter Blais (19 points), Jonathan Matombo (13 points) and Jonzel Contreras (6 points, 8 assists and 6 rebounds).
Anthony Pena Diaz led the way for the Lancers with 18 points.
North Andover 55,
Chelmsford 39
A group effort led the Scarlet Knights (6-4) to the victory. Cam Bethel (12 points), Bryan Gyorda (12 points), Zach DesRochers (10 points) and Niko Catalano (9 points) combined to score all but 12 of the team’s points.
Andover 73, Billerica 47
Owen Crowley (15 points) and Josh Roux (15 points, 6 rebounds) helped ignite the offense for the Golden Warriors in the MVC win.
Lynn Tech 42,
Greater Lawrence 38
Tahko Lara scored 15 points as the Reggies were defeated in the CAC contest.
Manchester Memorial 80,
Windham 63
Three players ended in double figures with Brandon Jacobs, Jack Murphy (13) and Jack Koutrobis (12) but that wasn’t enough offense for the Jaguars.
Keene 71,
Pinkerton Academy 69
Pinkerton was just edged out in a terrific NH Division I game. Brady Sullivan had 24 points and Josh Phanor finished with 23.
Alvirne 74, Timberlane 43
Mike Santosuosso scored ten points to lead the offense for the Owls.
Girls Basketball
Andover 33, Billerica 31 (OT)
The Golden Warriors improved to 7-3 with an overtime victory. Junior guard Keira Lenihan led the way with 11 points and sophomore Savannah Ross added nine.
Chelmsford 37,
North Andover 30
The Scarlet Knights hung tough with the undefeated Lions. Sydney Rogers finished with 13 points, while Daragh Bentley and Sophia Bowman combined for 11 points and Nat Gonzalez added six rebounds.
Lawrence 57, Haverhill 51
Altagracia Maria Nunez had a game high 23 points to lead the Lancers to the MVC victory. Yeira Davilla added a dozen and Kiara Rosario chipped in with nine.
For Haverhill, Makaylla Cederman finished with 20 and both Grace Wood and Natalie Libby had 13.
Dracut 46, Methuen 40
The Rangers were edged out by the Middies in the MVC contest.
Pinkerton Academy 59,
Keene 31
Senior guard Kaylee Dupuis dropped in 21 points, while Sydney Gerossie added 13 and Mia Marshall finished with 10 to lead the Astros to the lopsided victory.
Windham 61,
Manchester Memorial 21
The Jaguars rolled to another victory to improve to 13-0. Avery Steffanides had the big night with 19 points, including three treys. Sarah Guarnaccia added 13.
Alvirne 62, Timberlane 33
Rylee Donahue had another big night scoring 20 points but that wasn’t enough for the Owls.
Salem 73, Nashua South 32
Salem cruised to the victory behind the trio of Lily George (25 points), Ella Mosto (18) and Lindsay Goetz (12).
Monday’s Results Gymnastics
Central Catholic 145.65,
Tewksbury 120.75
Zinnia Hopkinson was the all-around winner with an incredible 38.5, which included a 9.8 on the bars, 9.7 on both the floor and balance beam and a 9.5 on the vault. Kallie McCarthy also had a strong night scoring a 9.65 on the beam and a 9.5 on the vault.
Also for Central, Kaylan Wosniak earned a 9.5 on the beam and 9.4 on the bars. Ally White finished with a 9.35 on the beam and a 9.3 on the floor, and Ashlyn Pinet scored a 9.15 on the floor.
North Andover/Georgetown 132.55,
Dracut 104.30
Nellie Gosselin had a terrific meet, taking first in the all-around with a score of 34.25 and that included winning both the vault (8.40) and floor exercise (9.0), while taking second on the beam (8.85) and third on the bars (8.0). Other first places came from Kaitlyn Micale on the bars (8.90) and Carlin Wong on the beam with an incredible 9.50 score. She was also second on the bars (8.10), and Micale was second on the floor (8.70).
Other place finishers were Teresa Childs with a second on the vault (8.30) and a third on the beam (8.35) and Taleen Wassaf taking third on the floor with a 7.80.
Andover/North Reading 137.75,
Methuen 135.65
Alex Lee and Keslie Barry, of Andover/NR, were the top two all-around performers with respective scores of 36.2 and 34.45. Lee was first in the bars (8.85) and beam (9.45), and tied for second on the floor (9.0). Barry’s top performance came on the beam (8.75). Olivia Moccia added a third on the beam (8.65).
For Methuen, Todd Herland was third in the all-around with a 34.35, which included taking second on the vault (9.6) and was tied for second on the floor (9.0). Divier Ramos-Delgado had the other two first places, taking the vault (9.85) and floor (9.3). Coming through with third places were Bryan Incollingo on the vault (9.1), Sophia Ferrara on the bars (8.6) and Caroline Vecchi on the bars (8.8).
Boys Hockey
Medford 4, Methuen 2
Colin Robinson and Aiden Cashman scored the goals for the Rangers, while Will McLaren, Zach Anderson, Dylan Anderson and Josh Herald had one assist each. Goalie Owen O’Brien had 26 saves.
Xaverian 5,
Central Catholic 1
John Grammas scored the lone goal for the Raiders with an assists going to Matt Sartell and Luke Armano. Goalie Logan Sheedy made 33 saves.
Girls Hockey
Tewksbury/Methuen 2,
Winthrop 1 (OT)
Ella Duffy provided the dramatics with the overtime tally, giving the Red Rangers the non-league victory. Bree Lawrence had the other goal.
HPNA 2, Malden Catholic 2
Paige Nottingham provided the offense scoring both goals, and goaltender Julianna Taylor was superb once again with 28 saves.
Girls Basketball
Central Catholic 49,
Bishop Fenwick 40
In a non-league battle against a strong Fenwick team, Central Catholic came away with the win behind the play of Kerri Finneran (18 points, 4 assists), Lilly Phillips (12 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists) and Aniela Kwo (10 points, 6 rebounds).