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BOSTON – As the ball rattled in, Katie Zenevitch pumped her fist and screamed.

The shot, a 3-pointer at the first half buzzer, might've seemed innocuous at the time. The Central Catholic junior, however, knew otherwise.

Andover girls basketball fought hard, but came up just short in a 49-47 loss to rival Lowell. 

Nicole Boudreau (17 points) drilled a 3-pointer with 17 seconds remaining to cut what was a five-point Raiders lead to two. Then, after Lowell missed the front end of a 1-and-1 with nine seconds left, the Golden Warriors missed a shot at the buzzer. 

Lawrence — Katie Zenevitch had a smile on her face from ear to ear.

“It’s the best feeling in the world to beat Lowell twice in a season, I still can’t believe it. I couldn’t stop screaming.”

The Central Catholic girls basketball team improved to 9-2 and handed Lowell its first loss of the season with yesterday's 64-40 victory. Katie Zenevitch contributed in every aspect of the game, scoring 24 points (with four 3-pointers) to go along with 15 boards, seven steals and seven assists. Melissa Miller added 15 points and four steals, Gabie Polce knocked in 12, and Gia O'Connor scored 11.

Andover's defense held Lowell to just 42 points but its own offense couldn't score anymore than 32 and the Golden Warriors fell to the Red Raiders. Andover forced 30 Lowell turnovers but they couldn't convert from the field (20%) or from the free throw line (just 2 of 10). Natalie Gomez-Martinez scored 15 for the Golden Warriors.

METHUEN, Mass. — AJ Guidi raised her arms incredulously. After sprinting back and diving on a loose ball late in the fourth quarter, she was called for traveling.

The play defined Pinkerton’s night  — full of effort but ultimately disappointing.

METHUEN — Melissa Miller couldn’t help but look to the future. If Central Catholic can play like this without Katie Zenevitch, who’s still recovering from a broken hand, what will it be like when she returns?

Ashley LeBlanc made the most of her first start, but Methuen fell to Lowell 53-44.

The sophomore center, who played in place of flu-bit Eagle-Tribune All-Star Rashidat Agboola, scored 10 points in the loss. She matched up with Red Raider 6-footers Whitney (10 points, 12 rebounds) and Brianna Wilson (14 points, 4 rebounds) all afternoon long.