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Paola Gutierrez (9 kills, 3 aces), Trudy Goetchius (9 kills, 4 blocks) and Angie Gonzalez (12 assists, 12 service points) dominated the match to lead Greater Lawrence past O'Bryant 25-10, 25-14, 25-22 in the Division 2 North quarterfinals. Coach Kevin Maloney, in his 30th year coaching the team, was particularly impressed with the play of Gonzalez.

Central Catholic downed Bedford yesterday 25-11, 25-16, 25-15 in the Division 2 North quarterfinals. Carolyn Eddy had 16 service points, 13 assists and 2 aces, Katie Zenevitch had six kills and three blocks, and Carla Borrelli had 12 digs.

In what was supposed to be a close battle, North Andover overwhelmed Bishop Fenwick 25-11, 25-5, 25-18 in the Division 2 North quarterfinals yesterday.

"We played very well today, as good as we've played all year," said North Andover coach Veronica Schaeffer.
The Knights (15-6) spread the fun in the romp as Lauren Small had nine kills, Angie Brunette added eight and Brianna Lee chipped in with five. Suzannae Morin had 12 straight service points while contributing 26 assists and Melena Murphy was huge with 11 digs.

North Andover will play the winner of tonight's Central Catholic-Bedford match Thursday at 7 p.m. at a site to be determined.

Fellowship Christian gave Nazareth Academy a battle in the first and third games (25-23, 25-22) but ultimately got swept by Nazareth Academy in the Division 3 North quarterfinals. Melissa Farinha and Chelsea Kirmelewicz had strong games for the Rams (14-7).

 Whittier  dug itself a two-game hole before it could get untracked and fell to Notre Dame 3-1 in the Division 3 North quarterfinals. Jordan Alper had eight kills for the Wildcats (15-6) and Danielle Ryan contributed eight service points.

North Reading blasted St. Mary's in the Division 3 North quarterfinals 25-9, 25-12, 25-15. Kirsten Morrison (9) and Elizabeth Sutera (7) combined for 16 kills for the defending state champions. Alison Friberg chipped in with 20 assists and 22 service points.

Kenna Finlayson had 17 kills and six blocks as Pinkerton cruised to a 25-12, 25-21, 25-18 win over Bishop Guertin, in the Division 1 quarterfinals. Kacie Connel had 11 blocks and Mikayla Floyd added 26 assists for the Astros.

Girls volleyball

Led by Amanda Saab (16 service points, 14 kills, seven aces), the Salem girls volleyball team defeated Londonderry 25-14, 25-22, 25-11 to advance to the Class L semifinals. The Blue Devils also had big contributions from Sarah Scott (25 assists) and Becca Weiss (nine digs) en route to their fourth-straight quarterfinal round victory.

Amanda Saab recorded a team-high 11 kills, including the 600th of her stellar career, as No. 3 Salem bested No. 14 Trinity 25-10, 25-17, 25-8 in the first round of the Division 1 tournament. Becca Weiss tallied 12 service points, Courtney Wright added eight kills and Sarah Scott chipped in with 25 assists for the Blue Devils (17-2).

Top-seeded Pinkerton defeated No. 16 Concord 25-13, 25-16, 25-12 to advance to the second round of the Class L tournament. Katie Frederick and Lauren Lemire each had seven kills and three blocks while Mikayla Floyd added 16 assists and led the winners with three aces.