Halfway through the fourth, Andover leads 40-33.
Traditional Kallie Martin three-point play and the Warriors go up 26-24.
Andover/B-R second half has begun and he Warriors trail 24-21 with 5:52 left in the third
Andover High and Bridgewater-Raynham have just begun the second girls semifinal.
B-R has the jump on the Warriors. It’s 6-2 four minutes in.
Warriors have knotted things up at 12-12 in the second quarter.
We move to the half. Kiera Lenihan hits a tough bucket in the paint to give Andover its first lead at 21-19.
Natick High’s girls just turned away Pentucket Regional, 56-42, to reach the finals on Tuesday night.
Kayla Dunlap led all scorers with 25 for the Red Hawks, a Division 1 state semifinalist a year ago.
Amelia Crowe led Pentucket with 20.
Saturday’s Recap
NORTH ANDOVER — Two truly dynamic boys semifinals are on tap Sunday at the Commonwealth Motors Christmas Classic.
Andover took care of North Andover, and Central Catholic held off a game Lawrence High bunch in the final two games on Saturday night.
Andover will challenge top-seeded Beverly at 6 p.m., and then the Raiders, seeded second, will face No. 3 Greater Lawrence Tech in the final game on Sunday night here at Merrimack College at 7:45 p.m.
All four semifinals — two boys, two girls — will be on the Lawler Arena floor on Sunday.
Girls kick it off:
Pentucket vs. Natick, 2:30 p.m.
Andover vs. Bridgewater-Raynham, 4:15 p.m.
Then the boys take over.
A couple notes about the girls semifinals, courtesy of former Merrimack College SID Jim Seavey.
Sunday marks the third meeting between Bridgewater-Raynham and Andover since the 2020 state semifinals
Teams have claimed wins on each other’s court (Andover won at BR 44-31 on 1/6/2023; BR won at Andover 34-30 on 2/2/24).
Bridgewater-Raynham coach Cheryl Seavey, with her team’s Saturday win over Westford Academy, is now 6-0 in games played or coached at Hammel Court (4-0 as a Stonehill undergrad from 1990-93, 2-0 as BR coach in 2024 & 2025).
Boys
Greater Lawrence Tech 52, Methuen 46
Trailing 41-38 and held scoreless for nearly three full minutes to start the fourth quarter, Greater Lawrence Tech just found a way.
Damari Leonardo’s pull-up 15-footer with 4:27 to play gave the Reggies the lead for good at 42-41.
Carlos Quezada landed the ultimate dagger, an iso-post move to make it 48-42 with about a minute to play.
Greater Lawrence Tech is now 3-1. Four Reggies hit double figures led by Amarian Lopes with 14. Jahiem Rodriguez chipped in 11, while Albert Diaz and Quezada finished with 10 apiece.
Niles Scott led Methuen, now 2-1, Dylan Sweetster added 10 for the Rangers.
Central Catholic 62, Lawrence 55
Javi Lopez led the way with 26 points for the Raiders, who rebounded nicely from its loss to Andover High, just before Christmas. Elkin Pena added 10, and Jeremiah Almanzar pitched in eight.
For the Lancers, Aiden Torres fought off foul trouble with finish 17 points. Jeremiah Lopez added 14.
Beverly 77, St. John’s Prep 40
Jacob Klass led all scorers with 25 as the top-seeded Panthers advanced with ease.
Andover 80, North Andover 65
Josh Roux led the Warriors with 24, including six three-pointers, to lead Andover, who showed no signs of a letdown following the pre-Christmas win at Central Catholic.
The Warriors broke to a 22-0 lead and never were threatened.
Girls
Pentucket 43, North Andover 32
The Knights, now 1-3, showed all kinds of resilience after falling behind, 16-0, to start the night.
North Andover cut it to four at 23-19 in the second quarter, but just couldn’t make it all the way back.
Sophia Bowman led North Andover with nine points, and both Courtney Fritts and Arianna DiTullio added seven apiece.
Andover 57, Methuen 25
Kiera Lenihan had 14 points for the Warriors in the win, while Haley Magenheim pitched in a dozen for the winners, now 2-0.
Giuliana Decoq had 10 to pace Methuen.
Natick 72, Central Catholic 57
Kayla Dunlap led the winners, a top 10-rated team in Eastern Mass., with 25 points.
Addison Holmes-Lavallee had 17 for Central Catholic, now 1-2. Cecilia Gilbert added 11 and McKenna Devanney had 10 for the Raiders.
Commonwealth MotorsChristmas Classic Results, Schedule
GIRLS TOURNAMENT
Saturday, Dec. 27
Game 1: Pentucket 43, North Andover 32
Game 2: Andover 57, Methuen 25
Game 3: Natick 72, Central 57
Game 4: B-R 52, Westford 50
Sunday, Dec. 28
Game 5: Central Catholic 56, North Andover 33
Game 6: Westford 54, Methuen 35
Game 7: Natick 56, Pentucket 42
Game 8: Andover vs. Bridgewater-Raynham, 4:15 p.m., Lawler Arena
Tuesday, Dec. 30
Game 9: Seventh place game, Methuen vs. North Andover; 12:45 p.m., Hammel Court
Game 10: Fifth place game, Central Catholic vs. Westford, 4:15 p.m., Hammel Court
Game 11: Third place game, 1:45 p.m., Lawler Arena
Game 12: Championship, 5:15 p.m., Lawler Arena
BOYS TOURNAMENT
Saturday, Dec. 27
Game 1: Beverly 77, St. John’s Prep 40
Game 2: Greater Lawrence Tech 52, Methuen 46
Game 3: Central Catholic 62, Lawrence 55
Game 4: Andover 80, North Andover 65
Sunday, Dec. 28
Game 5: North Andover 67, St. John’s Prep 63
Game 6: Methuen vs. Lawrence, 5:15 p.m., Hammel Court
Game 7: Beverly vs. Andover, 6 p.m., Lawler Arena
Game 8: Greater Lawrence Tech vs. Central Catholic, 7:45 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 30
Game 9: Seventh place game, 11 a.m., Hammel Court
Game 10: Fifth place game, 2:30 p.m., Hammel Court
Game 11: Third place game, 3:30 p.m., Lawler Arena
Game 12: Championship, 7 p.m., Lawler Arena
All games to be played at Merrimack College