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North Andover placed sixth and Andover seventh at the State Team Gymanstics Championships at the DCU Center. The top four teams from the North and South sectionals qualified. Madeleine Shea came up big for the Knights. She had a strong performance in the all-around, stepping in for Nicole Stevens, who was limited to three events by an ankle injury. Julia Montecalvo nailed her new bar routine. Jessica Whitehead had a well executed tuck tsuk on the vault.

Top four from North  and top four from South qualify for the All-States on Wednesday at 6 p.m. at the DCU Center in Worcester.

Jenn Mangano .... first time ever won and a new school record...old 142 like 4 years......made sectionals 6 of 7 as head coach...

Despite the efforts of all-around winner Nicole Stevens of North Andover, Andover won a thriller in gymnastics, 141.9-141.3, with Jessie Livingstion and Courtney Carver taking second and third in the final event, the beam, to secure the victory.

Andover's gymnastics teram took the top three places in every event on its way to a season-high score in a 143.6-131.3 victory over Acton-Boxboro. Courtney Carver (37.15) and Jessie Livingston were one-two in the all-around for the unbeaten Warriors (7-0).

Andover's girls gymnastics team remained unbeaten and had a season high score in a 143.4-131.75 victory over Lowell. Also, Courtney Carver (37.5) and Jessie Livingston (37.25) had season-best scores in the all-around while Carver had a 9.6 season-best score in the balance beam.

Courtney Carver won the bars (8.8), floor exercise (9.6) and all-around (35.75) as Andover scored 138.15 to beat both Westford (134.05) and Dracut (126.3).

Andover's Jessie Livingston placed in four events and was the all-around winner with a score of 36.4 as  th Warriors clipped Methuen.