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For the third year in a row, the Andover boys lacrosse team faced off against Acton-Boxboro in the state tournament, and after splitting the last two meetings, Andover wound up dropping the rubber match 13-7 in Saturday's Division 1 North quarterfinal matchup.

Andover trailed 8-1 at halftime and was unable to climb back into the game, with the offense not coming to life until the fourth quarter, when the Golden Warriors scored four late goals. Michael Biddle and Tom Haut each had two goals for Andover, and Andy Soucy had a goal and two assists.

Central Catholic's Alex Parent had a hat trick to reach 200 goals for his career, but Andover dominated play to win 15-5. Brendan Croston and Chris Carver each had three goals for the Warriors.

Matt Croston dished out six assists and scored two goals for a big eight point day, and his cousin Brendan Croston added four goals to lead Andover to a 12-4 win over Chelmsford.

Brendan Croston scored three goals and Chris Carver had a goal and two assists to lead Andover to a 9-8 win over Acton-Boxboro. With the win, Andover has now qualified for the state tournament.

Andover got four goals from Chris Carver and drubbed Lowell 17-3. It was the 200th win at Andover for coach Wayne Puglisi.