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Check out video interviews with Central Catholic hockey coach Mike Jankowski and star Tommy Evangelista following the Raiders' Super 8 loss to Hingham, along with highlights.

NORTH ANDOVER — Yesterday went from bad to worse for Central Catholic hockey.

First, the Raiders fell to Hingham 2-1 in their Super 8 third round game at Merrimack College.

Then, three hours later down 495 at the Tsongas Center in Lowell, Malden Catholic beat Weymouth 5-4.

LOWELL — It was just textbook hockey.

“(Steve) Balsamo fired me a great pass,” said Conor MacPhee. “I had a wide-open shot and hit it low blocker side. I saw the fan section just go crazy, and it was just awesome.”

LOWELL | They came here for one reason: to win their final game.

Naturally, the St. John's Prep hockey team went into the Super 8 tournament intent on winning the whole thing. Never did they imagine they'd be playing a virtually meaningless contest on the final day of the first round.

Foxboro | Gloucester made history in several ways on Saturday afternoon at Gillette Stadium. With a 41-0 pasting of Hingham (11-2) in the Division 2A Super Bowl, the Fishermen (13-0) became just the third team in Eastern Mass. playoff history (Ipswich in 2006 and Marian in 2001) to allow no points in the playoffs. After a 39-0 win over Masconomet last Tuesday in the Division 2A semifinals, Gloucester once again stepped up in its biggest game of the year and finished the impressive 2007 campaign undefeated.

PEABODY | After breaking down last weekend against Masconomet, the Bishop Fenwick football team was in repair mode last night.

The Crusaders may have come up empty in the victory department | dropping a 42-27 decision to Hingham for their first back-to-back losses since 2003 | but strides were made to get back to the team that is considered the favorite to win the Catholic Central League this season.