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In a rare night match, Andover beat Marblehead 3-1. It might have been 4-1 but the lights went out in Marblehead so the final match was called. Rachel Holzman played a fine match to win at No. 2 singles.

Talented freshmen Kathleen LeFebre and Kelly Blackwell both homered and senior captain Chrissy Scionti went the distance (6 innings) as Methuen won its opener 7-1 over Marblehead. Scionti threw a two-hitter and fanned nine.

Led by North Andover's Max Burt's 37 in rainy conditions,  St. John's Prep defeated Malden Catholic 243-263. The Eagles (12-3) clinched a co-championship in the Catholic Conference with BC High.

Pentucket took an early first-quarter lead but was unable to maintain that momentum as Marblehead rebounded for a 21-7 season-opening victory.

In an interdivision game between Cape Ann League/Northeast Conference opponents, Marblehead's Zac Cuzner scored all three touchdowns for the visiting Division 2 Magicians.

NORTH ANDOVER — His senior prom looming yesterday, North Andover's Tyler Leavitt worked quickly, efficiently and assiduously.

In the process, Leavitt kept his perfect high school record in tact. The lefty, now 17-0 lifetime in a Knight uniform, spaced six hits and a walk, striking out six in the Division 2 North quarterfinal win over Marblehead.

Austin Bendetson came from behind to win 7-5, 6-4 at first singles to highlight Andover's 5-0 whitewashing of Marblehead.

Corey McNamara poured in 26 points, including the 1,000 of his high school varsity career, as Pentucket boys basketball won 45-32 over Marblehead at the Marblehead Tourney.

Led by a hat trick from Dan Rivet and four assists from Jake Silk, North Andover spread out the scoring in a 6-2 victory over Marblehead to open Newburyport Bank Tourney play. The Knights' third line of sophomores Chris Nigro and Tristan Stewart along with junior Derek Hunter did a fine job shutting down Marblehead's No. 1 line.

Andover's girls gymnastics team completed a perfect (14-0) regular season by defeating North Andover, Peabody and Marblehead in a quad-meet. Courtney Carver and Jenny Coneeny finished second and third in the all-around while Jesse Livingston won both the vault and bars. North Andover's freshman Nicole Stevens had an impressive 9.6 winning score in the floor and also was first in the beam and came away as the all-around winner with a 36.95. The floor and all-around scores are personal-best performances. Andover and North Andover will compete in the MVC and CAL meets Saturday.

In his first action since recovering from a concussion suffered in football, Haverhill senior Parris Williams went 3-0 with three pins in a multi-team wrestling meet at Pentucket.