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Top-seeded Andover jumped out to a big early lead and held on as the Golden Warriors knocked off third-seeded Masconomet 61-53 to win their third consecutive Division1 North championship yesterday at the Tsongas Center in Lowell.

North Andover outscored Masconomet 26-14 in the fourth quarter but fell 56-51. Morgan Lumb had seven of her 16 points in the fourth and Pam Coufos, Leah Chittick and Julia Titone scored five each in the fram. Coufos added seven assists and five steals.

After falling behind by five points on a clutch Chelsea Nason 3-pointer and two Danielle Davis free throws with 2:13 left, Pentucket scored 10 of the game's next 12 points to pull out a 57-54 win over Masconomet. Alex Moore (13 points) hit a driving layup and a huge 3 to give the Sachems the lead, and Coley Viselli (16 points) sank three free throws down the stretch to preserve the victory.

Without starters Casey McLaughlin and Caitlin Dell-Orfano, who both have leg injuries, Central Catholic scored only five points in the second quarter en route to a 59-39 loss to 10th-ranked Masconomet.