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WOBURN - Westford Academy just needed one shot on goal to stun top-seeded, defending state champion Central Catholic, the No. 5 ranked team in the country by topdrawersoccer.com, in the Division 1 North finals.

LAWRENCE - It hardly took any time at all. Central Catholic girls soccer didn't have much difficulty with Andover in its regular season finale, but playing the same team back to back with a nearly two week break can sometimes trip up even the best teams. Perhaps with that in mind, Central senior Elayna Grillakis made sure Andover never had a chance to get in the game, scoring two of her four goals in the opening minutes en route to a 6-2 blowout at home in the Division 1 North quarterfinals. "I'm proud of the fact that we came out early and brought it right to them," said Central coach Casey Grange. "We knew they were going to try and pull the offsides trap so we worked on that for a few days, and Elayna was on her A game today." All four of Grillakis' goals came in the first half, the last of which came on a breakaway in the final seconds before the halftime whistle, providing an exclamation mark on a dominant performance. Freshman Sydney Wnek also scored in the first half to help build up the 5-0 halftime advantage, and senior Caitlin Regan scored four minutes into the second half to finish off the scoring. Andover didn't go down without a fight. The Golden Warriors scored twice in a three minute span midway through the second half, both on corner kicks by Maddie Rhodes. One of the corners was headed in by Jessica Shay, and the other just curled in on its own to give Rhodes the score. By that point, Central had largely turned the game over to its reserves, but the team seemed re-energized after the two quick Andover goals. Central had several near chances to extend its lead, but Andover goalie Izzy Shih had a couple of terrific saves, including one stuffed breakaway that looked like a sure Raider goal. Shih finished with 12 saves before Scarlette Gillette came in to finish the final 15 minutes, and Gillette made one more big save before the final whistle blew. In addition to Grillakis', Wnek's and Regan's goals, Central also got a pair of assists Brooke Hernon, along with helpers from Layal Khartabil, Lizzie Dankert, Bailey Marzec and Grillakis. Goalie Mary Gerard made four saves in the win. Andover finishes its season 10-7-2, while Central Catholic improves to 17-0-1. The Raiders are now riding a 41-game unbeaten streak dating back to the start of last season and will look to continue their run to a second straight state championship in the Division 1 North semifinals against Acton-Boxboro on Wednesday. That game will be played at Cawley Stadium in Lowell starting at 7 p.m.

North Andover's Rebecca Harty scored in the last 10 minutes of regulation to force overtime, but Acton-Boxboro got the winner eight minutes into the extra frame to win 2-1 in the Division 1 North quarterfinals. Allie Rodrigues made 12 saves in her return from injury, and North Andover girls soccer finishes the season 14-6.

Haverhill girls soccer fell behind early and couldn't quite get back into the game, missing a few key opportunities while Westford capitalized on theirs en route to a 4-0 win in the Division 1 North quarterfinals. Hillie goalie Jessica Kramer made 12 saves in the loss, and Haverhill finishes its season 12-7-1.

Julianna Kennedy scored in the first half for Andover and the lead held up, as Andover girls soccer shut out Malden 1-0 in the first round of the Division 1 North tournament. Jessica Shay had the assist and Izzy Shih got the clean sheet in goal, and Andover will now advance to face top seeded Central Catholic in the North quarterfinal.

The North Reading girls soccer team fell to Swampscott 2-1 in overtime in the first round of the Division 3 North tournament. Mia DeNofrio had the goal early in the second half assisted by Juliette Nadeau. The Hornets finish the year 11-5-3 and will not reach the Division 3 North final for the first time since 2013.

Whittier Tech girls soccer's season ended in blowout fashion, as the team lost 10-0 to Lynnfield in the first round of the Division 3 North tournament. Whittier finishes 7-7-5.

Trailing 1-0 at the half, North Andover girls soccer outscored Boston Latin 4-0 in the second half for the 4-1 win in the Division 1 North opener.

Coach Lisa Rasanen said a big key was senior leadership with midfielders Kat McCann, Deedee Maguire and Becca Harty, in particular, stepping up. Emma Liporto scored twice and Jordyn Apperti did the job in net, filling in for Allie Rodrigues (concussion), who is expected back for Sunday's game vs. Acton-Boxboro.

Haverhill came in as the overwhelming favorite and that's the way it played out. The Hillies scored seven goals in about the first 20 minutes and hammered Chelsea, 12-0, in the Division 1 North girls soccer first round. Kylee Murphy, Missy Toney and Meggie Dellea all scored twice. The Hillies played a whopping 29 girls.  

There will be no three-peat for the Pinkerton girls soccer program, as the Astros were shut out by top seeded Manchester Central 2-0 in the N.H. Division 1 quarterfinals. Pinkerton finishes the year 9-6-3 with the loss.