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Timberlane, which lost to Windham twice during the regular season, pulled off the upset Monday with a 59-55 victory on the road in the first round of the Division 1 tournament.

Freshman Jackson Marshall scored a season-high 21 points and had eight rebounds as Pinkerton defeated Salem 69-48 in the first round of the Division 1 tournament. Tyrone Chinn had his best all-around game of the season for the Astros while scoring nine points. Craig Harris led Salem with 15 points.

WINDHAM — While not having a player in the rotation taller than 6-foot-2 can make the game challenging, basketball will always be about putting the ball in the hole.

And the shooters at Windham are thriving from distance.

Pelham's boys (13-1) avenged their only loss with a 63-56 win over Sanborn. The Pythons were led by Jake Dumont who stuffed the stat sheet with 22 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 6 steals to lead the Pythons.  Sophomore Jake Cawthron had a career-high 10 points to go along with 8 rebounds.

Pinkerton's boys smacked Merrimack 70-41 to improve to 8-1. Will Warriner led the offense with 15 points while EJ Fasano had 12 points and eight rebounds.

Ryan Pacy poured in a career-high 26 points as Salem won its first game of the season, 69-55 over Timberlane. The Blue Devils zoomed out to a 41-16 halftime lead and never looked back. Ashton Ventola scored 16 points for the Owls.

Freshmen Drew Brander scored 17 points and Jackson Marshall added 15 with 8 rebounds as Pinkerton took out Windham 59-52 to improve to 7-1. Also, Justin Dunne had 11 rebounds and Andy MacDonald held Windham star Joey DaSilva to 10 points while scoring 8 himself.

Dylan Khalil had 28 points and went over 1,000 points for his career and brother Jared Khalil added 21 as Sanborn handed Pelham its first loss of the season, 74-58.

Evan Roeger came off the bench for some strong work on the boards to help Timberlane trip Oyster River, 52-43.

In a battle of unbeatens, Pelham's boys proved superior with an 80-55 victory over Bow. Zach Jones led the way for the Pythons (12-0) with a career-high 28 points and 12 rebounds while Jake McGlinchey had a career-high 24 points and Jake Herrling played superb defense.