Greater Lawrence Tech 34, Northeast 28 (OT)
Tormented by the Northeast Tech running game through three quarters, the Greater Lawrence Tech defense stood strong in the fourth quarter and overtime, slamming the door shut on the Knights in a dramatic, 34-28, overtime win.
Trailing 28-14 to start the fourth, Reggies’ quarterback Josaiah Santiago ran for one score and tossed a 21-yard TD pass to Jayvin Mejia to tie it and force the extra session.
Once again, Greater Lawrence stood strong and wouldn’t be denied on defense, turning Northeast away in four downs from the 10.
Angel Gonzalez, who had a monster night with 214 yards on 20 carries, put the Northeast lights out with a 10-yard overtime score to win it.
It was the third TD of the night for Gonzalez.
Santiago was lethal through the air, hitting 13 of 20 passes for 192 yards. Mejia had five catches for 100 yards.
Salem 33, Memorial 14
With its Division I playoff hopes basically hanging on every snap, Salem High took care of business on its home turf, 33-14, over Manchester Central.
Colin Salkovitz ran for a pair of touchdowns for the winners, now 3-4. Donny Parlatore added a TD run of his own, and David Chandler hauled in a Tyler Bergeron touchdown pass.
A.J. Shikrallah finished out the scoring on the night for Salem, pouncing on a fumble in the Memorial end zone.
Tewksbury 40, North Andover 0
Things started poorly for the 4-3 Knights with a fumble and an interception in their first three offensive plays and got progressively worse for the No. 6-rated team in Division 2.
Cam Lanziero had a pair of Redmen TD runs and also caught hauled in a Will Harrison pass for a score.
Harrison finished with a pair of TD passes and two TD runs for 6-1 Tewksbury.
Souhegan 21, Pelham 7
The Sabers laid their claim to the Division II West Conference title, knocking off the 5-3 Pythons in Amherst.