Boys Basketball Haverhill 59, Lowell Catholic 56
The Hillies edged out the Crusaders in a thrilling non-league game, pushing the team’s record to 10-6 which is enough to qualify for the playoffs. Josh Harrington had an incredible game with 34 points and ten rebounds. Jonzel Contreras added 16 points, five rebounds and five assists. He also sank two clutch free throws to help seal the win.
Masconomet 83, North Andover 57
Angel Sanchez (21 points) and Trey Martin (15) combined for 36 points but that wasn’t enough for the Scarlet Knights.
Brooks 60, Beaver Country Day 54
Riley Clarke (14 points) and Trokon Harris (10) both ended in double figures to lead Brooks (8-8) to the win. The following day, Brooks defeated BB&N 60-52. Clarke finished with 13 and Harris again had ten.
Wrestling
Bill James Tournament
Methuen High hosted the annual Bill James Tournament and finished second behind Xavier, Connecticut.
The Rangers crowned three champions: Noah Beshara (150), Yavian Sanchez Avelar (157) and Anthony DeMaio (165). Thomas Rodriguez-Morel was second at 215, Jerial Lopez was third at 190, Luca Finocchiaro was fourth at 106 and Julian Martin was sixth at 285.
Salem, N.H., finished 14th behind John Blocksidge, who was second at 113, Carter Lemire, who was fourth at 150, and Zander Wood, who was sixth at 190.
Lawrence finished 16th behind fourth places from Juniel Rosario (165), Manny Perez (190) and Jariel Atilles-Javier (285).
State Vocational Championship
Greater Lawrence High senior Kaelib Reynolds was the lone area champion during the 17-team State Vocational Championship Meet. Shawsheen Tech won the team title, while Whittier Tech finished third and Greater Lawrence was fifth.
Reynolds gave up one point in four matches in the 175-pound division, winning 4-0, 15-0, 3-0 and then 6-1.
Cole Mallon (132) and Nerivaldo Datrindade, Jr., (285) finished in second place for the Reggies. Jonathan Crowe (150) and Daniel Estrada Colon (157) placed third, Jayden Pena (126) was fourth and Brandon Mejia (106) and Izick Diaz (120) both placed sixth.
Whittier Tech had 11 place-finishers. John Faxon (126) and Matheus Binda (190) placed second. Jayden Franco (132), James Doucette (138) and Colbey Kent (215) finished third. Colby Ferguson-Torrey (157) finished fourth. And Reese Naylor (113), Logan Souza (120), Jay Vazquez (165), Jackson DePriest (175) and IIan Amazan (285) took home sixth places.
GLT girls win title
On the female side, Greater Lawrence won the 14-team meet with 121 points. Whittier Tech finished fourth.
The Reggies crowned three champions: Danyeliz Retamar (107), Lino Pachano (138) and Jordyn Reynolds (165).
Danica Manon (145) was second, Ava Siriois (114) and Hannah Felix (185) placed third, and Kaylee Flores Reyes (126) and Ninoscha Ramos (152) placed fourth.
Whittier Tech’s Olivia Leone was the lone champion at 145 pounds. Also placing for the Wildcats were Kayla McDonough (165) and Emma McDonough (235) with second places and Kylah Bragan (107), who was third.
Timberlane sweeps
Timberlane traveled to Danbury, Conn., to compete in super-quad meet and dominated the competition, finishing 4-0. The Owls (21-2) defeated Simsbury 65-17, Gilbert, 76-5, Lewis Mills 78-3 and perennial state contender Danbury, 58-12.
The results are as follows: 106: Matt Boucher 2-0, 2 pins; 106: Teegan Owens 2-0, 2 pins; 113: Zach Patti 4-0, 2 pins; 120: Ethan Bilobram 4-0, 1 pin; 126: Scott Patti 3-0, 1 pin; 126: John Fitzgerald 1-1, 1 pin; 132: Peter Morrissey 2-1, 2 pins; 138: Joe Consalvo 3-0, 2 pins; 144: Dom Lee 4-0, 3 pins; 150 Gavin Oljey: 4-0, 3 pins; 157: Ryan Sigillo 4-0, 3 pins; 165: Jason O’Brien 2-2, 1 pin; 175: Cole Seuss 3-1, 1 pin; 190: Reid Robinson 3-0, 2 pins; 215: Kyle Lindblad 4-0, 2 pins; 285: Alex Hammond 3-1, 1 pin.
Capital City Classic
Three area teams competed in the 27-team Capital Classic Tournament held in Concord, N.H. Bishop Hendricken of Rhode Island won the tournament.
Haverhill finished ninth, led by Matt Harrold winning the 215-pound weight division and Lucas Perez taking third in the 165-pound division.
Pinkerton Academy finished 14th. James Caruso (285) was third and Connor Combs (257) was sixth.
Windham finished 22nd and Liam McGrail was the lone place finisher, taking fourth at 138-pounds.
Commonwealth Cup
Central Catholic won all five matches against Lowell (60-15), Bridgewater-Raynham (65-13), Wayland (71-12), St. John’s Prep (49-23) and Ashland (69-9).
Finishing 5-0 were: Sam Winship (106), Lucas Cooper (120), Iziah Santiago (132), Shane Sughrue (157), Caden Smith (165), Jackson Meehan (215) and Brian Waller-Reitano (285). Connor Welock (144) and Rhys Dewar (175) both had four victories each.
Colin Thompson (126) and Andrew Gregoire (150) also posted three wins each.
Boys Hockey North Andover 5, Newton South 1
Captain Zach Steely recorded his first career hat trick to lead the Scarlet Knights’ offense.
Dracut/Tyngsboro 4, Haverhill 1
Matt Costa scored the lone goal on an assist from Ethan Jalbert. Goalie Max Boyer made 25 saves to keep the Hillies in the game.
Whittier Tech/Amesbury 6, Rockport 3
Tommy Puorro scored two goals and Lincoln Kime, Jack Kusler, Thomas McEleney and Grady Stickney had one each to lead the offensive attack.
Stickney added two assists and Kime, Colin Brown, Wes Ackerman, Owen Barnitski and Ryan Franz had one each. Eli Gaeta made 17 saves to earn the win.
Methuen takes two
In back-to-back games, Methuen defeated Lowell 6-1 and Marblehead 5-2. Against Lowell, Sean Morris had a pair of goals and Liam Worden had three assists to lead the offense. Jackson Laplante, Brady Herland, Zachary Herland and Colin Comeau had one goal each. Elias Nakhoul made 12 saves for the win.
Against Marblehead, Zachary Herland found the back of the net twice and Dylan Anderson (and an assist), Laplante and Morris had one each. Goalie Philip Metivier stopped 17 shots.
Methuen now has ten wins.
Pinkerton 3, Salem 2
Coen Gordon scored two goals and Evan Jackson had the other as the Astros edged out the Blue Devils held Friday night. Johnny Barbarossa, Colton Boisvert, Justin Howell and Davids Hibbard each had an assist. Goalie Tanner Moody stopped 27 shots to earn the win.
For Salem, Elliot Chisholm scored both goals, while Cam Chase, Gavin Doughty and Hunter Thompson had the helpers. Goalie Travis Chase made 27 saves.
Salem 11, Bishop Brady 3
Logan Tautkus (3 goals, 2 assists) and Hunter Thompson (2 goals, 3 assists) both had five-point games to lead the Blue Devils to the lopsided win.
Andree Marvellas scored his first varsity goal and added an assist. TJ Ward scored two goals and had an assist, while Gavin Doughty, Rocco Sullivan and Brody Chisholm added one goal each.
Keene 4, Pinkerton 2
Daniel Richards and Evan Jackson scored goals for the Astros. Tyler Pinardi, Michael Saab and Brody Myers had one assist each. Tanner Moody made 26 saves in net.
Windham 2, Hanover 0
Roberto Robles stopped all 20 shots to earn his first shutout of the season. Josh Trudel and Blake Paquette had the Windham goals.
Girls Hockey Central Catholic 4, Concord-Carlisle 2
Julia O’Neil led the Raiders’ (7-5-2) offense with a goal and three assists, while Molly Boyden finished with two goals and Maggie Lane had a goal and an assist. Chloe Luzzo added one assist. Goalie Sydney Foster made 22 saves to earn the win.
Girls Basketball Billerica 51, Central Catholic 33
Lilly Phillips poured in 16 points, while Addie Holmes pulled down 12 rebounds and Lila McCrave had four defensive steals for the Raiders.