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Haverhill's Kyle Davis notched his second straight double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds to lead Northern Essex past Central Maine 71-57. North Andover's Matt Sifferlen added a team-high 16 points while Pentucket grad Will Angelini chipped in with 10 for the Knights (4-2).

BRAINTREE — North Andover High's incredible season came an abrupt end here at Braintree High last night in the Div. 2 state seminfinals.

North Andover, which stunned defending state champion Concord-Carlisle two days earlier (3-1), lost to Medway High, 3-0, to see its season end.

LYNN — North Andover's Bill Tarbox announced earlier in the year this would be his final season coaching boys soccer.

His Scarlet Knights, however, are in no hurry for their goodbyes.

The Brooks boys soccer team dominated St. Paul's and, on goals by Alex Wagner and Andrew Bruno, prevailed 2-0 to improve to 13-1-1.

Leading by just a goal midway through the second half, North Andover needed some insurance. And Evan Dudney was up to the task.

The high-scoring senior booted in a picture-perfect goal from 30 yards out, and the No. 2 Scarlet Knights rolled from there on the way to a 3-0 victory over No. 3 Wilmington yesterday in the Division 1 North semifinals.

Phillips Academy's boys soccer team scored early and often in a 9-0 rout of New Hampton. James MacLeod had a hat trick and Brandon Girard had two goals and two assists for the Big Blue (10-4-2).

Pentucket soccer coach Christina Langlois got more concerned as last night's game crept toward the end of regulation, but Luis O'Meara calmed his nerves.

After center midfielder Mike Salmonsen swiped a Salem clearing pass with five minutes left, he fed Zack Bartula on the right wing. The fullback sent in a perfect cross to O'Meara and the senior popped in a header from 12 yards out to give the top seeded Sachems a 1-0 victory and a berth in the Division 2 North semifinals.

NORTH ANDOVER —  It was a worst-case scenario for North Andover soccer.

With less than a minute to play in regulation, No. 7 Winchester scored to tie the Division 2 North quarterfinal game at 2-2, and on the play Scarlet Knights goalie Marc Patnaude, who had started ever game this season, collided with an opponent and had to leave the game.

Methuen boys soccer battled Madison Park even through the first half, building momentum for a strong second-half surge.

But a physical contest knocked a couple of key Rangers out of the lineup and No. 6 Madison Park took advantage for a 5-1 Division 1 North quarterfinal victory.

Just like this year's regular-season nail-biter, North Reading boys soccer went toe-to-toe with a strong Rockport squad in the playoffs.

Unfortunately, a Rockport player was able to get to a free kick before the Hornets did, heading the ball in midway through the second half for a 1-0 victory.