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WEST ANDOVER — As he walked to the locker room following the game, Greater Lawrence basketball coach Dan Habib stopped to embrace a pair of players in tears, consoling one another.

“I told them that they can be sad right now,” said Habib. “It will hurt, it is going to be tough. But I told them that when they leave the locker room I wanted their heads to be high because this was a great year.”

 ..............    2013-14 Boys Basketball  team records/scoring leaders   ..................................

Andover .... 19-5 D1N finals to CC who they beat in XMas and reg. season; 4th D1N final since modern tourney began '72: 14, 00, 81, 72. Brooks ... 21-6 lost NE Prep B final; last NE title early '80s with Harold Starks

Greater Lowell beat Greater Lawrence 64-61 in overtime to advance to the State Vocational Tourney Large School title game. The Gryphons and Reggies had split their regular season matchups. Alexis Estrella scored 21 points with five 3-pointers, Frankely Estrella scored 18 points and Oscar Reynoso added 14.

Methuen, behind 20 points inside from Tim Galloway-Burke and seven 3-pointers, ended Greater Lawrence's 10-game winning steak with a 73-58 victory. The Reggies (17-3) host Greater Lowell at 2 p.m. today in the Vocational State Tournament semifinals.

Greater Lawrence's surging boys basketball team (17-2) won its 10th straight, 69-58 at Lynn Tech. Alexis Estrella scored 17 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter. 

What a difference a month has made for the Greater Lawrence boys basketball team.

Back on Jan. 10, the Reggies were defeated by Greater Lowell 59-49, dropping to 7-2 and in a hole in the Commonwealth Conference large division.

Greater Lawrence's boys improved to a startling 15-2 with a 57-29 romp over Whittier Tech, not allowing the Wildcats more than eight points in any period. Joshua Suarez had a season-high 10 points and four rebounds and, in his first start, Luis Gonzalez, had five rebounds.

Oscar Reynoso connected on a season-high six 3-pointers and had 20 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists as surging Greater Lawrence (14-2) won its seventh straight game, 64-35 over Minuteman.

Luis Gonzalez led the defense and Oscar Reynoso scored 15 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as Greater Lawrence pulled away late to beat Notre Dame of Lawrence 46-35.

 Alexis Estrella had a season-high 20 points, Maekel Guerrero added 20 points of his own and seven rebounds and Oscar Reynoso had 10 rebounds to go along with eight points as Greater Lawrence continued to roll, clipping Shawsheen 70-61.