Girls Basketball
Windham 46, Pinkerton 44
Tied with less than a minute to play, Windham’s Meghan Husson drove to the basket, spun and banked in a left-handed floater with 48 seconds left to give the Jaguars the lead. With 1.4 seconds, Pinkerton had an inbounds under its basket, but the Astros’ 3-point attempt was blocked by Lilah Boucher to end the game.
Husson finished with a game-high 16 points, while Avery Steffanides tallied 12 points for Windham (14-2, 11-2 Division I), which trailed by five points going into the fourth quarter. Pinkerton (11-3 Division 1) was led by Sydney Gerossie (15 points).
Whittier 66, Greater Lowell 52
Yami Ortiz scored 15 points and added seven assist, while Vanessa Lawrence Taylor had 15 point and 11 rebounds for the winners. Kelley Vigneuax excelled on defense, shutting down Greater Lowell’s top weapons. Whittier is now 11-4
Pelham 58, Sanborn 19
Leading the Pythons offensively was Addie Breault, who poured in 20 points. Jessie Phillips added 14 points and Sophia Guinazzo chipped in nine points. Pelham allowed just 10 points over the final three quarters.
Lowell 51, Lawrence 34
The Lancers fell in the MVC2 Cup semifinals.
Chelmsford 33, North Andover 30
Leading the Scarlet Knights were Sydney Rogers (8 points, 7 rebounds), Sophia Bowman (7 points) and Nat Gonzalez (6 points).
Boys Basketball
Methuen 71, Lawrence 58
Nethaniel Clemente delivered a huge day for the Rangers with 35 points and 16 rebounds. Isaiah Andino chipped in with 15 points, and Lennon Abreu De La Cruz had 14 points for the winners.
Haverhill 78, Billerica 60
Jonathan Matombo erupted for a career-high 28 points for the winners. Also leading the Hillies was fellow seniors Hunter Blais (8 points, 10 rebounds).
Windham 69, Pinkerton 56
Tyler Jordan led the Jaguars with 20 points. Jack Koutrobis added 17 points and Brandon Jacobs had 16 points for the winners.
Andover 60, North Andover 42
The Golden Warriors improved to 11-5. The Scarlet Knights fell to 9-6.
Pelham 71, Sanborn 67
Trailing by 10 points at halftime, and tied heading into the fourth quarter, the Pythons pulled away in the fourth quarter for their 11th straight NHIAA win. Brady Hegan scored 14 of his 18 points in the second half, while Justin Bowlan and Luke Estell each scored 13 points. Brady O’Connor added 12 points, and Gavin Hastie came off the bench to nail two 3-pointers for the Pythons.
Londonderry 57, Timberlane 55
Liam Kelley led the Owls with 20 points.
Portsmouth 80, Salem 43
The Blue Devils fell to 4-9 in Division 1.