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Whittier's baseball team was on the road against a higher seed, but that didn't bother its hitters in an 11-3 rout of Arlington Catholic. Led by Alex LoGuidice 3 for 4, 3 runs), the first three batters combined for seven hits and six runs scored and No. 3 batter Anthony Licciardello drove in four runs. Leadoff man Nate Frongillo scored three times. Devan Doucette went the distance for the win.

Whittier handed Arlington Catholic its first loss 63-56 to capture the IAABO Board 27 Tourney at Malden Catholic. Ryan Grant had 21 ponts and Nate Frongillo 15 for the Cats.

Mark Campbell hauled in a rebound and scored just as the clock hit 0:00, just seconds after his would-be tying goal was called a no-goal, to give Andover a 3-3 tie with Arlington Catholic.

Marck Galva scored 17 points, leading Whittier to a 65-63 win over Arlington Catholic. The victory made the Wildcats 19-1 on the season, their most wins since the 1987-88 season (20-3).

After surging from a double-digit deficit to an eight-point second-half lead, Pentucket suffered from sloppy play and dropped a 44-43 decision to defending state champ Arlington Catholic in the Masconomet Tourney. Tess Nogueira led the Sachems with 10 points and 10 rebounds.

Arlington Catholic erupted for four runs in the top of the sixth inning, toppling North Reading, 5-4 in Arlington Tourney consolation round play. Captain Kirsten Morrison was the offensive star for the Hornets, ripping two doubles on a three-hit day, scoring twice and driving in a pair of runs.

BILLERICA — Once again North Andover found nothing charming in playing a Division 2 North sectional game against Arlington Catholic.

For the third straight year, the Cougars from the Catholic Central League knocked the Scarlet Knights out of the postseason with another convincing victory last night. Sixth-seeded Arlington Catholic ran away from second-seeded North Andover in the second quarter before finishing with a 59-40 semifinal victory at Billerica High School.

Trailing 49-41 with 4:30 left, Pentucket went on a 14-4 run to pull out a 55-53 win over Arlington Catholic in the Division 3 North first round.

Will Angelini played the game of his life as the 6-5 junior, who is usually a complementary player, erupted for 16 points and 10 rebounds. AC limited sharpshooter Corey McNamara to five points, but Angelini and Mike Doud (14 points)  came up big. 

Casey McLaughlin scored 20 points and pulled in 12 rebounds as Central Catholic overcame a shaky start (down 13-7 after one) to defeat Arlington Catholic, 55-47.  The Raiders play Newton South, today at 2:30 p.m. in  the championship game.