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Cassandra Hunt may not have been quite perfect, but she was as close as humanly possible.

The Brooks pitcher threw a no-hitter, striking out eight of her 15 outs and finishing just a walk away from a pefect game, and was 2 for 2 at the plate with two runs as Brooks blasted Middlesex 15-0.

Cassandra Hunt and Sam Nestor combined for a 1-hitter with 9 strikeouts as Brooks blanked St. Mark's 11-0.

Held without a run for seven innings, Brooks exploded for five in the eighth and downed St. Paul's 5-1. Jillian D’Arrigo and Emma Goff each had two-run singles, Jill Doherty also played a run and Sam Nestor kicked off the rally with a bunt single.

Bella Papapetros netted four goals and added a pair of assists in Brooks School's home-opening, 14-11, win over Milton.

Maddie Nash drove in a pair of runs with a fifth-inning double to provide the brunt of Brooks' offense in a 9-3 setback to BB&N.

Brooks entered halftime tied 26-26, but could not hold on and fell to Suffield Academy 53-45 in the New England Class B semifinals.

"It was a great effort by the kids," said coach John McVeigh. "We played a really good first half, but in the second half we just didn't make enough shots. We defended the way we needed to defend, but it was just not enough offense down the stretch."

The Brooks boys hockey team continued to surge, blanking Middlesex 4-0 in the New England Prep semifinals. Brooks once again showed good balance with Connor Moore netting a goal and an assist. It will play in the semifinals at 12:30 p.m. Saturday at the Icenter in Salem against a team to be determined today.

The Brooks boys basketball team recorded a sweet payback victory over Beaver Country Day, 54-36, in the first round of the Class B prep tournament yesterday. Beaver Country Day is the defending B champ and knocked Brooks out of the tournament last year.

The Brooks boys hockey team got two goals from Ian Speliotis and knocked off BB&N for the ISL Eberhart Division title.

Patrick Benzan hit two free throws with 1.3 seconds left as Roxbury Latin beat Brooks 49-48.