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Timberlane, which lost to Windham twice during the regular season, pulled off the upset Monday with a 59-55 victory on the road in the first round of the Division 1 tournament.

WINDHAM — While not having a player in the rotation taller than 6-foot-2 can make the game challenging, basketball will always be about putting the ball in the hole.

And the shooters at Windham are thriving from distance.

Freshmen Drew Brander scored 17 points and Jackson Marshall added 15 with 8 rebounds as Pinkerton took out Windham 59-52 to improve to 7-1. Also, Justin Dunne had 11 rebounds and Andy MacDonald held Windham star Joey DaSilva to 10 points while scoring 8 himself.

In Windham's 65-44 win over Salem, sophomores Jack St. Hilaire 19 points (14 in second period), George Fortin (13 points) and Blake Dempsey (10 points) led the way. .Joey DaSilva had a bundle of assists. Adan Ayala had 10 for the Devils.

Windham beat Salem, 66-48. For the Jaguars, sophomore George Fortin had his first career start and had career highs of 13 points and 14 rebounds. Joey DaSilva added 19 points and Jack St. Hilaire 13. Salem sophomore Phil Melo (15 points) shined.

In Windham's 72-37 win over Alvirne, Joey DaSilva had 21 points (all in the first half) while Jack St. Hilaire (18), George Fortin (11) and Blake Dempsey (10) also hit double figures.

Joey DaSilva scored 22 points and Jack St. Hilaire added 17 as Windham's boys ripped Bishop Guertin 57-41. The Jaguars (4-1) outscored BG 30-18 in the middle two quarters.

On Senior Night, Windham beat South, 65-36. Senior Joey DaSilva had 20 points, junior Chris Billone 19 and senior Rocky Heres 12.

PLAISTOW — If Windham senior Joey DaSilva can just master his free throw shooting, the rest of New Hampshire basketball is in deep trouble.

As it is, after two games, DaSilva is already proving to be a serious menace.

Timberlane raced to an 18-3 lead, but Windham caught fire from deep with 16 treys in a 78-62 comeback win. The Jags (1-0) scored 32 in the second quarter including seven 3's. Joey DaSilva (32 points, 7 3's) and Jack St. Hilaire (19, 5 3's) led the way. Timberlane's Luke Surprenant had 19 and six trifectas.