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Pinkerton, a No. 7 seed, stunned No. 2 Salem 2-0 late Saturday night in the New Hampshire Division 1 quarterfinals. Steve Leonard scored in the first period on an end-to-end rush and Ethan Landry sealed it with a late empty-net goal. The Astros' junior keeper Brendan Murphy, who had his first career shutout, and Salem's Sam MacDonald each had 24 saves.

The beat goes on for Salem, which improved to 18-1-1 overall and 14-1-1 in Division 1 with a 2-1 come-from-behind win over Pinkerton. Ethan Landry scored on the power play just 32 seconds into the game but the Devils' Cody Soucy evened it in the second and potted the game-winner early in the third.

Andover .... , didn't qualify Brooks ... Central Catholic ..... 16-5-3, lost 1sr round Super 8 Haverhill .... 9-10-2, lost D2N first round; 1st tourney berth and most wins since 10-9-2 06-07 .................................... Londonderry....... Methuen .... didn't qualify North Andover ... didn't qualify North Reading .... 16-3-2, D2N quarters Pentucket-Georgetown ..... 6-14, didn't qualify 10th year in row ......................................... Phillips .... Pinkerton...... Salem ... Amesbury-Whittier .... 8-9-4, D2N first round Windham-Pelham ..... Timberlane .....

Salem's Matt Hayes and Kyle Svenson scored and Exeter could only muster a late goal off Sam MacDonald as the Blue Devils prevailed 2-1.

Sam MacDonald (14 saves) earned the shutout as first-place Salem blanked Nashua North 3-0. Cody Soucy scored twice.

Division 1-leading Salem blanked cellar-dwelling Bishop Brady 5-0.  Kyle Svenson (2), Brian Frazier, Kyle Nagri and Chris Lemay scored.

Division 1-leading Salem blanked cellar-dwelling Bishop Brady 5-0.  Kyle Svenson (2), Brian Frazier, Kyle Nagri and Chris Lemay scored.

Matt Hayes and John Gray each scored twice and Alex Ring scored a goal and assisted on three others for Salem, which rolled over Hanover 8-2.

John Gray netted two goals and added three assists to lead Salem hockey 5-0 over Greely in the final round of the Blue Devil Classic.