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It wasn't an ideal first half, but Pelham erased a two-goal halftime defecit on tallies from Amy Granfield and Sydney Weisensee to send the game into overtime. Then in the extra frame, sophomore Abbey Bevens scored her 14th goal of the season on a low crossing shot to give her team the 4-3 win over Hopkinton and keep the Pythons (8-0) perfect.

After losing to Hopkinton 14-8 in their last meeting, the Pelham girls lacrosse team bounced back for a 12-10 win in Thursday's Division 3 Quarterfinal, advancing to the program's first semifinal appearance ever. Olivia Gagnon, Sarah Morin and Jill Schwab all had three goals in the win, Shannon Weisensee tacked on two, and Abbie Patchen had the remaining goal.

Ally Statezni scored all 18 of her points in the second half and overtime as Sanborn outlasted Hopkinton 46-41. Skyla Shibel hit the game-clinching 3-pointer and the Indians did not allow a point in OT.

 HOOKSETT, N.H. — Had you any doubts on Keith Brown’s drive or his awareness of his place in Pelham history, he erased them in about 160 seconds last night. Baseline jumper. Pull-up 3. Top-of-the-key 3. Blue-collar offensive rebound hoop. 12-2 Pelham. Timeout Hopkinton. Yeah, you get the feeling Brown understands what he’s playing for. He and the Pythons, thanks to Wednesday night’s 57-42 Division 3 state semifinal win over Hopkinton, now stand one win away from back-to-back state titles. The title game is Saturday (3 p.m.) here at Southern New Hampshire University with top-seeded Pelham facing No. 3 Kearsarge. “The only thing on my mind right now is winning another championship,” said Brown, who finished with a game-high 29 points on 10-of-15 shooting and had a game-high 7 rebounds. “Coach told us to come out firing, try to get a quick lead and that’s what we did.” The quick advantage was one the Pythons would carry through the very end. For Brown, it was a familiar scene with Hopkinton running two and three defenders at him in a series of gimmick defenses. Hopkinton pawed, pulled and probed at him, to the point where it frustrated Brown into an intentional foul when he tried to shove a defender off him. All that seemed to do was energize the school’s all-time leading scorer. While Brown shot it well, including 4 of 8 from behind the arc, his teammates struggled (9 of 29 overall, 1 of 11 on 3s). “You saw him try to keep his teammates involved out there, but when we needed him, he took and made the big shots,” said Python coach Matt Regan. “He owned the fourth quarter when things got a little tight there.” No other Pelham player hit double figures, although Cam DeLoreto continued his fine postseason charge with 9 points and 6 boards. DeLoreto might have done more but he was forced out of the game with blood on his uniform four different times, forcing him to switch numbers. Next up will be 19-2 Kearsarge, a team that Pelham did not see in the regular season. But last night it beat Conant, which beat the Pythons. “We don’t know much about Kearsarge,” said Brown. “I’m sure (Coach) Regan will come up with something for us to play them.”  Wednesday, March 9 highlights Boys Basketball Pelham 57, Hopkinton 42 Division 3 Semifinals Hopkinton (42):  Cam Cyr 3 2-2 10, Jacob Rockwood 3 2-3 8, Nick Meserv 3 1-2 7, Robert Wilkerson 3 1-2 7, Kevin McGrath 1 0-0 2, Josh Angell 1 1-2 4, Dustin Rose 1 0-0 2, Liam Flanagan 1 0-0 2, Totals 16 7-11 42 Pelham (57): Kyle Frank 1 2-2 4, Joe Pantaleo 0 0-2 0, Ryan Nystrom 2 1-2 6, Keith Brown 10 5-7 29, Cam DeLoreto 3 3-6 9, Blake Woekel 0 0-0 0, John Granfield 0 2-6 2, Trevor Gagnon 2 0-0 4, Colin Loring 1 1-1 3, Rob Ryan 0 0-0 0, Dylan Andrews 0 0-0 0, Totals 19 14-26 57 3-pointers: H — Cyr 2, Angell; P — Brown 4, Nystrom Hopkinton (16-5):     10  6 14 12 — 42 Pelham (22-2):     15 15  9 18 — 57

Keith Brown scored 27 points, giving him a Pelham school-record 1,824 points as the Pythons rolled over Hopkinton 75-56.

Brown broke the previous record of 1,810 points held by former Eagle-Tribune Super Teamer Justin Hojlo (class of 2009).

Keith Brown scored 27 points, giving him a Pelham school-record 1,824 points as the Pythons rolled over Hopkinton 75-56.

Brown broke the previous record of 1,810 points held by former Eagle-Tribune Super Teamer Justin Hojlo (class of 2009).

Pelham's girls basketball team held Hopkinton to eight points in the first half on its way to a 50-33 victory to improve to 13-3 on the year.

Emma Toto scored twice to lift No. 4 Sanborn field hockey over No. 5 Hopkinton, 2-0. Rachel Hurley 12 saves with the shutout. Sanborn advances to the semis for the first time since 1994.