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Trailing 55-50, the Greater Lawrence boys ended the game with a 13-3 run to defeat Chelsea 63-58. Leading scorer Oscar Reynoso scored eight of his 18 points in the fourth quarter. Javier Franjul dominated underneath with 15 points and 11 rebounds.

Freshman point guard Ikenna Ndugba stole the show with 18 points as unbeaten Brooks cruised past Thayer, 62-52, and captured the Huckins-Rouse Tourney championshiop. David Berroa and Jayde Dawson added 15 points apiece.

Tyler Nelson was up to his dominant ways, knocking down seven 3-pointers for 21 points as Central Catholic rolled over Billerica 74-48.

With 14 seconds left in the game, Windham's Andrew Lowman sunk a layup to tie the game. But Goffstown responded with a bucket seconds later, and the Jaguars fell 64-62. Lowman finished with 27 points.

Jake Chory knocked down a pair of 3-pointers on his way to 15 points, while brother Adam Chory sunk three 3-pointers for nine poins as Pentucket won new coach Ed Hickey's debut, 60-55 over Masconomet.

Former Central Catholic forward Chris Bardwell exploded for 25 points as North Andover beat Haverhill 55-44.

Andover used 20 points and 8 rebounds from Sam Dowden and dropped Brockton, the 14th-ranked team in the state, 55-48.

ANDOVER – Early-season basketball often isn’t pretty. The bottom line of winning often overrides the kind of artistry that will be much more prevalent in another month.

Lawrence tapped off the Raymond Nunez era with an easy 72-44 win over Dracut.

Sam Dowden and tough team defense allowed Andover to survive a slow start and beat up Billerica, 62-37. Dowden finished with 18 points and 11 rebounds in the win.