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Defense powers Central to win

LAWRENCE - Granted the opportunity to start at linebacker, Central Catholic's Jimmy Haddad enthusiastically roamed sideline to sideline, attacking and destroying any Tewksbury player in his path.

Milestones

Rebecca Guselli dished out her 1,900th career assist, leading Methuen volleyball to an easy win over Tewksbury.

Comeback fuels Haverhill

In a ussual hard fought rivalry game between Haverhill and Tewksbury, the Hillies were able to overcome a 3-2 deficit with 10 minutes left in the game, winning 4-3. Haverhill's Molly Fitzgerald played outstanding as she assisted on the tying score, and one minute later rocketed in the go-ahead goal to propell Haverhill to the win.

Andover 12, Tewksbury 7

ANDOVER — Steven LaFortune saw the play developing in front of him.

"It was a cover-1 so I had the first man out of the backfield," he said. "He was quicker than me, bit I made a good read, got my hands in the air and knocked the ball down.

Bartlett pair: Twin brother connection vaults Methuen

TEWKSBURY — The first time Methuen ran the play, Mike Bartlett let the pass slip through his hands. The second time, there was no way the senior was going to drop it.

“It was a new play and I don’t know why I didn’t catch the ball the first time,” said Bartlett. “But I just got myself open again and I knew I would catch it this time. I brought it in and it was just total joy.”

Central blows out Tewksbury

Central Catholic blew out Tewksbury 7-0. Gia O'Connor led the Raiders with a hat trick. Ashley Evangelista had two goals and a pair of assists to help keep Central undefeated.

Andover runs away

Talk about dominating. Andover took nine of the top 10 places in downing Billerica (15-50) and Tewksbury (16-47). Nick Schumacher was the winner and Scott Waller (16:58), Simon Voorhees (17:04) and Andrew Speen (17:29) took places 2-4 for the Golden Warriors.

Central Catholic 3, Tewksbury 0

Central streak continuesl
Central Catholic's girls volleyball team, which hasn't lost at home in two years, won its 20th straight Merrimack Valley Conference match with a 3-0 sweep of Tewksbury.
Maggie Hillman led the Raiders (8-0 with eight kills and 16 digs.

Tewksbury dumps Hillies in mud

TEWKSBURY — Just a week removed from a game in which it racked up over 330 yards on the ground, Haverhill could never quite get the offense going as the rain-slicked Doucette Stadium field kept them from gaining traction in yesterday’s 27-0 loss at Tewksbury.

Lawrence 22, Tewksbury 34

Lawrence ends drought
The Lawrence boys cross country team won its first Merrimack Valley Conference meet in eight years, 22-34 over Tewksbury, as part of a tri-meet that included Methuen.
Addely Gonzalez finished a strong second overall for the Lancers to lead the way, running 16:04 for three miles, and Luis Cruz was sixth. Miguel Taveras came in 10th.
"The kids loved it, they couldn't believe it," said Lawrence coach Rick Parthum, who singled out senior Melvin Rivera for a fine effort. "They ran a perfect race."