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The surging HPNA girls hockey team (10-0-2) had no trouble with Concord Carlisle, romping to an 8-0 win as six different players scored. Hannah Keating and Reese Pascucci both scored twice.

With just 40 seconds left, Casey Jackson rushed the length of the ice and deked the opposing goalie to score the game-winning goal in Central Catholic's thrilling 2-1 win over Billerica-Chelmsford. Britnei Curley scored her first goal of the season for the Raiders, and Liz Smith (25 saves) made some clutch stops down the stretch.

With just over a minute left in a tie game, Brenna Greene fired a shot on net that led to a juicy rebound. But after the puck was juggled around for a bit, it came to the stick of Jess Driscoll who fired it into the back of the net to give Methuen-Tewksbury a 3-2 win over Boston Latin. The win was also goalie Kaia Hollingsworth's 100th in net for the Red Rangers.

The Haverhill/Pentucket/North Andover girls clinched a playoff spot with a 4-2 win over Reading. HPNA (9-0-2), led by Morgan Whitlocks' two goals and an assist showed some of its best balance of the season as three different players scored and seven different players assisted.

Jessica Driscoll scored four goals including the winner with about two minutes to play as Methuen-Tewksbury shaded Westford, 4-3.

Andover tuned up for a big home game against HPNA Saturday with a 3-0 win over Masconomet. Lauren Adams, Kalli Archambault and Kate Gemmell all scored for the Warriors (6-1-3).

The HPNA hockey team scored four goals in the third period to pull away from a strong Peabody/Lynnfield/North Reading team, 5-1. Hannah Keating scored twice for HPNA, which remained unbeaten (7-0-2)

 Brooks goalie Sydney Correa kept her team in the game in the third period when it was outshot 17-1 and the Green and White (6-1-1) won it in overtime on a goal by Brianna O'Neill as Brooks edged Phillips Academy 2-1. Brooke Rogers also scored for Brooks and Olivia O'Brien scored for Phillips. Correa finished with 38 saves.

METHUEN - Jessica Driscoll wasn't quite sure how the puck ended up on her stick, but she knew just what to do.

"I have no idea who passed it to me," said the Methuen/Tewksbury sophomore. "But I got it and I thought, ‘I might as well shoot it. There's nothing to lose.' So I took the shot, and it went in. It was so exciting. That is one of our biggest rivals, so to score the last goal is amazing."

Megan Malolepszy, Maddy Guy and Carmella Hillner each scored to lead the Central Catholic girls hockey team to its first win over the season, 3-1 over Cambridge.