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Chris Chu topped Andover's gymnast in five of six events, scoring 38.7 in the all-around, in the Warrior boys' 175.5-140.9 loss to Braintree.

Natalie Gomez dropped a game-high 25 points to lead Andover on a giant second-half surge in a 64-44 win over Notre Dame. The Warriors trailed be two at the half before out-scoring Notre Dame by 18 points in the third quarter. Gomez also chipped in with eight rebounds, six assists and five steals. Alex Alois, who spotted 11 points, finished with 13 rebounds for a double-double.

Laura Drew netted two goals as the Andover girls hockey team topped Beverly, 3-1. Katie Shields rounded out the scoring with the Warriors' third goal, and Sarah Oteri recorded a pair of helpers. Megan Pettoruto turned aside eight shots to help Andover (7-2-1) secure its seventh win of the season.

ANDOVER — Four tough games, one big lesson learned.

Never shying away from any challenges, Andover proved it can hang with the big dogs in tight losses to top-ranked Central Catholic and Merrimack Valley Conference rival Lowell, but lapses on the offensive end eventually undid stellar defensive efforts.

ANDOVER — Four tough games, one big lesson learned.

Never shying away from any challenges, Andover proved it can hang with the big dogs in tight losses to top-ranked Central Catholic and Merrimack Valley Conference rival Lowell, but lapses on the offensive end eventually undid stellar defensive efforts.

LAWRENCE — Without practice Sunday, Andover was force to sit for 24 hours and think about its one-goal loss to archrival Central Catholic the previous day. So when the Golden Warriors hit the ice yesterday, they were ready take out their frustration.

NORTH ANDOVER — Once the puck left Brendan McCarron's stick, only the net could have stopped it.

The senior co-captain picked up a loose puck just inside the blue line and blasted it into the top right corner of the net to break a tie and send the Raiders on their way to a

At yesterday's Division 1 relays, Methuen earned three qualifiers for the Mass state meet.  In the 4x200, Josh Adams, Josue Henriquez, Adam Avedsian and Mark Dougherty finished fifth overall in a time of 1:34.94.

The Andover girls ski team improved to 4-0 thanks to a 108-point showing in yesterday's meet. Jessica Kearns took fifth (21.75) and sister Kate placed 11th (22.64). Sixth place went to Jackie Guy (21.77), Sarah Heath came in ninth (22.20), Erin Christopher took 14th (22.74), and Patricia Conrad placed 15th (22.82).