Boys Soccer
Windham 1, Salem 1
In New Hampshire Division 1 play, Windham (1-2-1) took the lead as Alejandro Giraldo converted on a penalty kick and minutes later Salem’s Kingston Frietas executed a free kick perfectly and found the back of the net for his fifth goal of the season in just four games.
Neither team could score after that.
Windham goalie Matt Mosely made seven saves.
“We got better as the game went on,” said Windham coach Mike Hachey. “It’s obvious that we need to be more decisive when closing out games when we have a lead. Too many points are slipping away late in games.”
Also playing well for Salem (1-2-1) included freshman Omar Ali, who made his first start in net and made nine saves. Other key contributors were forwards Mateus Pinto and Owen LaGrasse, while defensively Boston Strob, Jake Delano and Liam Hevehan all had strong games. Junior Christian Cruz stepped up to fill in huge minutes for injured starting center back Derek Campbell.
Pinkerton Academy 5,
Concord 0
Five different scorers found the back of the net for the Astros including Phoenix Beaulieu, Ethan Fonseca, Miles Shea, Andrew Perfetto (PK) and Aiden Surrette. Picking up single assists were Ethan Bellows, Braeden Wheeler and Hayden Marshall.
Goalies Rolston Ladd (4 saves) and Dylan DeVoid (2) combined for the shutout.
“This was a very good performance today. This is exactly what we needed to build our confidence a bit. We have struggled lately to score goals so this was a great day,” said coach Kerry Boles.
Central Catholic 2, Lawrence 1
Josiah Merida and Ryan Cabral scored the goals to lift the Raiders past the Lancers in a MVC clash. Goalie Tristan White made five saves.
The lone goal for Lawrence came from Anthony Lopez, while goalie Jared Martinez made eight saves.
North Andover 2, Methuen 0
The Scarlet Knights opened their season with a solid win over the Rangers. Trevor Hunter scored the game winning goal and Shane Lawlor put home the insurance goal on an assist from Nathan Solivan. Goalie James Yonchak turned away all eight shots he faced for the shutout.
Methuen goalie Dylan Gavin stopped eight shots.
Haverhill 1, Tewksbury 1
Casey Peugh scored the lone goal for the Hillies (0-1-1) with an assist from goalie Jonathan Matombo, who also turned away 15 shots and played extremely well.
Chelmsford 4, Andover 0
Andover (1-3) goalie Joe Cardillo made five saves in the loss.
Girls Soccer
Salem 0, Windham 0
Both teams played well and had scoring chances but couldn’t find the back of the net. Salem goalkeeper Ava Runde saved all 11 shots she faced and Windham’s Lindsay Goetz stopped all four she saw.
Pembroke 3, Pelham 0
Goalie Bella Furtado made 13 saves for the Pythons, while, Lexy Brodeur, Chloe Latoutneau, and Katelynn Zannoni played well in front of her.
Bedford 4, Timberlane 1
Brooke Langlois scored the lone goal for the Owls, with an assist coming from Rylee Donahue. Goalie Bella Johnson made four saves.
Greater Lawrence 6,
Minuteman 1
Carmella Bellitti was too much to stop as she scored four goals to lift the Reggies (3-0) to the CAC win. Soanii Hoskins added a goal, giving the tandem 14 goals in three games. Yari Tavarez had the other goal.
The defense was once again stellar behind the play of newcomer Haleigh Cyr and four-year player Jada Monteiro, in front of goalie Clarissa Rivas.
Central Catholic 7, Lawrence 0
Lucy Irwin enjohad a big game with a hat trick, while Ava Leonforte notched her first two varsity goals to lead the Raiders (2-1) past the Lancers. Chloe Fourtzialas and Sarah Tressler had the other tallies. Picking up single assists included Ava Lee, Addison Brosnihan, Victoria Syrniotis, Heidi Salmoran, Fourtzialas and Laura Fennessey.
Mitchell Castro made 12 saves in net for the Lancers.
Tewksbury 3, Haverhill 1
The Hillies were defeated in their season opener. Providing the lone goal was Makaylla Cederman on an assist from Kaitlin Brownrigg. Goalie Fran Purdy made eight saves.
North Andover 2, Lowell 0
Caitlin Scully and Sydney Rogers supplied the offense, scoring goals in the first half which was enough to secure the MVC win. Addison Coyne and Kate Fry added the assists. Goalies Julainna Dunn and Emma Damour didn’t face any shots but combined for the shutout win.
Chelmsford 2, Andover 1
After a scoreless half, the offense opened up a bit for both teams, but the Lions got the better of it scoring twice. Rowan Foohey scored the lone goal for Andover with an assist going to Molly Purtschert. The goalie tandem of Mikayla Deluca and Paige Welsh each made four saves,
Whittier Tech 1,
Innovation Academy 0
It was a scoreless game until Meredith Maciver scored the lone goal off a corner kick coming in the second half which stood the rest of the way. Goalie Cali Moore had two saves for the shut out.
Volleyball
Greater Lawrence 3,
Whittier Tech 1
Greater Lawrence (2-1) came away with the four-set win with scores of 25-15, 25-17, 22-25, 25-12. Leading the way for the Reggies were Asmeily Anziani with 13 service points and 23 assists, Maria Rosario with six aces, Eliana Villa with 14 kills, Trinity Figueroa with two blocks and Ilaisha Taveras with 9 digs.
Golf
Central Catholic 15.5,
Haverhill 4.5
Central came away with the MVC victory behind winners Harry Garland (2&1), Alex Barnard (2&1), Liam Vena (5&4), Finn Rourke (4&2), Domenic Santo (2up) and Keegan Hunt (4&3).
Haverhill’s winners were Jack Baker (3&1) and Max Boyer (1up).
Andover 20, Lowell 0
Andover improved to 3-0 behind winners Lucas Jenny (3&2), James Dunham (1up), Will Norris (3&2), Luke Batchelder (2&1), Connor Longo (2&1), Vincent Giaimo (3&2), Brady Maggio (2&1) and Kathryn Ventura (4&3).
St. Thomas 206,
Timberlane 207,
Oyster River 214,
Pembroke 234
Timberlane finished 2-1 on the day behind Jack Bettez, who was the medalist with a 39. Brecklin O’Connor also had a strong day with a 41.
Swimming
North Andover 104,
Methuen/Tewksbury 81
(winners only)
200 Medley Relay: North Andover, Natasha Secan, Isla Amuan, Jack Ventre, Leo Ferrucci (1:54.46); 200 Free: Rania Elouahi (M/T), 2:22.50; 200 IM: Jack Ventre (NA), 2:07.50; 50 Free: Leo Ferrucci (NA), 24.44; Diving: Sophia Ferrara (M/T), 229.00; 100 Fly: Jack Ventre (NA), 56.87; 100 Free: Ethan Corthell (M/T), 52.97; 500 Free: Noor Abdedal (NA), 5:27.22; 200 Free Relay: North Andover, Isla Amuan, Grace Koch, Julliette Bene, Leo Ferrucci, 1:50.03.
Records: Methuen/Tewksbury 1-1.
Andover 89,
Central Catholic 73
(winners only)
200 medley relay: Andover, Pam Chamnankit, Aneesa Hazarika, Amelia Barron and Olivia Landers, 2:04.56; 200 free: Emi Hukkanen (A), 2:05.59; 200 IM: Amelia Barron (A), 2:16.48; 50 free: Olivia Landers (A), 27.45; 100 fly: Emi Hukkanen (A) 1:05.79; 100 free: Gaby McDonough (A), 1:02.58; 500 free: Olivia Landers (A), 5:42.43; 200 free relay: Andover, Aneesa Hazarika, Grace Merenda, Gaby McDonough, Emi Hukkanen, 1:54.73; 100 backstroke: Amelia Barron (A),1:06.99; 100 breaststroke: Maeve Foley (CC), 1:15.69; 400 free relay: Andover, Emi Hukkanen, Gaby McDonough, Olivia Landers and Amelia Barron (A), 4:12.01.
Record: Andover 1-0.
Monday’s Results
It was a big afternoon for the Methuen High volleyball team. The Rangers took a short trip to Tewksbury and not only did Methuen battle against the Redmen with a tough three-set sweep to improve to 3-0, but head coach Matt Twomey picked up his 250th win of his career.
The Rangers and Redmen played two dramatic sets with scores of 25-23 and 29-27 before the Rangers easily took the third one, 25-14, which allowed the veteran coach and the team to celebrate the big milestone.
“It means a lot to get that 250th win under my belt,” said Twomey. “I’m really proud of all we’ve accomplished at Methuen High and in the town of Methuen in general as far as volleyball goes. We were able to start up a youth program (which has helped lead to the success). I’m really happy to be able to get the 250th win with this team. This is such a together team and they work so hard, so it means a lot to me to win it with this group.”
Leading the way for Methuen included Kaya Sweder with 13 assists and 18 service points, Kathryn Driend with eight kills, Michelle Baez with 18 service points, Taylor Prokop with four blocks, and then Ava Duffy and Elizabeth Descheneaux combined for seven aces.
Also of note, Caylee O’Brien registered her first varsity kill and block, and as a team, the Rangers had 13 serving aces.
Central Catholic 3, Dracut 0
The Red Raiders cruised to the sweep by scores of 25-14, 25-15 and 25-15. Julie Hall led the way with 11 kills, while Bella Sierpina added six to go along with four blocks. Madison Blanchet had 24 assists and 16 service points. Also in the mix included Alexia Faria with ten digs and five aces.
Haverhill 3, Lowell 1
With the series tied at 1-1, the Hillies went to another level to easily win the final two sets and take the match. Lucy Martinez had 13 kills, Hailee Powe had 16 assists as the setter, Callan Goncalves led the way defensively with 11 digs and Gabby Burdier had three serving aces.
Billerica 3, Andover 0
Andover (0-2) had a tough time against a talented Indians squad losing all three sets by scores of 25-21, 25-15 and 25-9. Playing well in the loss were Jessie Wang with 12 kills, Tina Zheng with 15 assists and Kate Hilson with 12 service points, including five aces.
Chelmsford 3, Lawrence 0
The Lancers were swept, losing 25-11, 25-10 and 25-18. Sophomore Chanel Jimenez had a strong game with six assists and three service points. Haneliz Frias had six digs and Santa De Leon chipped in with three kills.
Bedford 3, Salem 1
In New Hampshire play, Bedford came away with the four-set victory by scores of 15-25, 25-8, 25-15 and 25-14. For Salem, Madi Mohan finished with 12 kills, seven digs, two blocks and two aces. Julia Patterson added four kills and a block and Mia Contarino was strong defensively with 21 digs.
Goffstown 3,
Pinkerton Academy 2
In a terrific five-set match, Goffstown edged out the Astros with scores of 19-25, 25-23, 9-25, 28-26 and 15-12. Calli Miller had a game to remember as she was everywhere on the court finishing with ten kills, four blocks and 17 digs, while she had 16 service points with five aces. Aaliyah Gooden also came up big with 14 kills and five blocks, while, Lucy Denu added 23 assists and Izzy McIntyre finished with 12 kills.
Field Hockey
Salem 6, Nashua North 0
Lexi Whipple scored two goals, while, Emily Young, Heather Lee O’Rourke and Nicole Ringdahl had one each to lead the Blue Devils to the win. Young added two assists, while, Maddie Beeley, Abby Beeley and Averie Bolduc had one each.
Pinkerton Academy 4,
Goffstown 0
Leading the way for the Astros was Jaelyn Crossman with two tallies, while, Gwen Lee and Avery Hamilton had one each. Caitlyn Lemay played well defensively for the Astros.
Timberlane 3, Windham 2
Three different players, Keely Johnson, Taylor Alperin and Brooke Salafia notched single tallies as the Owls edged out the Jaguars. Alperin and Aubrey Fitzgerald each had an assist, while goalie Lilly Clark made ten saves.
Lowell 1, Methuen 0
Chloe Pickett had a strong game in the midfield for Methuen (0-2) and goalie Sophia Barbosa nine saves.
Central Catholic 7,
North Andover 0
It was all Central Catholic (2-0-1) from the get-go led by Celinna Perham’s four goals and one assist performance. Kerri Finneran had a goal and an assist and Julia Smida added two helpers. Adding in single points included goals from Alex Kohalmi and Addie Chusmky and single assists from Julia Matachun and Caitlin Milner. Ava Perrotta made seven saves.
North Andover (1-1) received a strong effort from goalie Sofia Bea, who made seven saves.
Boys Soccer
Lawrence 8, Whittier Tech 1
It was all the Lancers in the non-league contest. Anthony Lopez and Robin Quinonez led the way with two goals each, while, Jacob Calle, Anyeury Colon, Melvi Velez and Oscar Ortiz had one each.
Golf
Dover 195,
Windham 196,
Manchester Central 210
Windham competed in a tri-match and split, with a loss to Dover and a win over Central. The top five scores for the Jaguars came from Thomas Manning and Mason Call (37), Sean Collins (39) and Cassidy Gallant (43).
Exeter 193 (won tiebreaker),
Concord 193,
Pinkerton Academy 209
Merrimack 227
Pinkerton Academy (1-5) finished third in a quad match played at the Concord Country Club (par 34). The top five finishers for the Astros were Luke Lojko (40), Tyler Morin and Cam Burke (41), Brady Cuneo (43) and Johnny Barbossa (44).