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Nicoline Holland scored the hat trick, Holly Sullivan scored two goals and an assist and Georgetown shut down Lowell Catholic 9-0. Georgetown moves on in the North Division 3 tournament to the semifinals with the win. The Royals play Weston on Thursday at Manning Field in Lynn at 4:30 p.m.

LOWELL — All Presentation of Mary Academy needed was the right girls shooting free throws at the right time.

After missing seven of their first 11 attempts from the line, the Panthers got four consecutive from sophomore Ashley Ventolieri and another from Danielle Silva during the final 68 seconds last night as PMA held off fourth-seeded Lowell Catholic for a 46-42 victory in the Division 4 quarterfinals. The fourth-seeded Panthers, the highest remaining seed in the tournament, will play No. 16 Manchester-Essex at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in Malden.

Ernie Lupi's goal with 5:43 left in the game gave Haverhill its first win of the season, a 4-3 victory over Lowell Catholic. The Hillies, who got a pair of goals from Brad McGovern, outshot Lowell Catholic 52-14.

Freshmen Joe Perrone and Andrew Nguyen each notched their first varsity win as Methuen took its first victory of the season, 5-0 over Lowell Catholic

The North Reading boys basketball team fell into an early deficit, trailing 8-1 early on in the opening quarter, but rebounded to crush Lowell Catholic, 69-47. The Hornets, who in spite of putting up 69 points shot just 35 percent from the field (29-of-83), remain undefeated at 6-0.

Haverhill saw tallies from six different scoreres in a 7-0 rout over Lowell Catholic to improved to 1-1.

The Hillies' Eddie Donovan potted a pair of goals and fellow senior Matt Marshall netted a game-high three assists.

Georgetown defeated Lowell Catholic in the Division 3 North quarterfinals thanks to an outstanding effort from freshman midfielder Ryan Browner. Browner delivered a pair of goals and an assist as he was one of four players to find the net. Jim Savelyev and Bryant Yavorski each had a goal and an assist in the winning effort. Goalie Evan Weagle finished with seven saves to keep Lowell Catholic off the board.

Presentation of Mary fell to Lowell Catholic 5-1. Stephanie Mitrano scored the Panthers’ lone goal.

Jessica Brasil scored a pair of goals, but Presentation of Mary fell to Lowell Catholic 3-2. Maggie Donohoe, Margaret McDonough and Megan Peeler all played well for PMA, which had several chances in the second half but could not tie it up late.