In a Div. 1 first round boys basketball clash in Lowell, Xavier Rivera dropped 31 points and Tzar Powell-Aparicio added 21 points as No. 9 Lowell (15-6) took down No. 41 Beverly 83-57.
Connor Pease had a double-double with 18 points and 18 rebounds as No. 16 Abington (18-5) defeated No. 17 Medway 72-68 in the Div. 3 first round.
Landon Cayton finished with 18 points as No. 22 Case (13-9) upset No. 11 Wahconah 48-43 in the Div. 4 first round
Girls basketball
In the Div. 1 first round, Aniela Kwo collected 22 points with nine rebounds as No. 6 Central Catholic (17-4) rolled to a 56-41 win over No. 27 King Philip. … Arissa Dorelas led with 22 points and Ella Vidoni added 20 as No. 13 Andover (15-7) edged No. 20 Franklin 45-43.
Bella Owumi scored 12 and Charleigh Green added 10 as No. 5 St. Mary’s of Lynn (17-6) cruised to a 62-33 victory over No. 28 Dedham in the Div. 3 first round. Maddie Oliver had a double-double with 18 points and 13 boards as No. 2 Norwell (20-1) dropped No. 31 Notre Dame of Worcester 54-36. … Addison Taylor and Cece Levrault netted 15 apiece as No. 12 Appponequet (20-3) won 70-43 over No. 23 Arlington Catholic. … Ella Scalabrine had 24 points and Erica Hills collected 22 points and 14 rebounds as No. 8 Dover-Sherborn (14-7) bested No. 25 Saugus 60-34.
Sasha Makogonov had a game-high 15 points as No. 19 Hamilton-Wenham (13-9) upset No. 14 Easthampton on the road 44-34 in the Div. 4 first round matchup.
In the Div. 2 first round, Molly Trahan netted 20 points and Booke Pulpi finished with 19 as No. 15 Reading (15-6) won 62-50 over No. 18 Pembroke.
Boys hockey
Luke Tropeano finished with four tallies, including the game-winner in double OT as No. 19 Whitman-Hanson edged No. 14 Algonquin 7-6 in the Div. 2 first round tilt. … Dylan Fitzpatrick buried the go-ahead goal, leading No. 13 North Andover to a 3-2 finish over No. 20 Milton for its first playoff win since 2020. … Chris Gillis had two goals and an assist, while Mike Hussey posted a goal with three assists for No. 10 Duxbury in a 6-2 win over No. 23 Oliver Ames.
A goal and assist from Paul Dzavik led five different scorers, helping No. 8 Hingham beat No. 25 Burlington 5-0 in a Div. 1 first-round tilt. … Despite facing a rally to eventually force double overtime, Andrew Gaffney made sure to finish off the upset with the game-winning goal for No. 24 Braintree in a 3-2 win over No. 9 Westford Academy.
Mike Cedrone posted 18 saves and three different players scored for second-seeded Shawsheen in a 3-1 Div. 3 first-round win over No. 31 Hopedale-Milford.
Chris Cardillo had two goals with two assists and Shane Corcoran added two more goals for No. 4 Sandwich in a 6-2 Div. 4 first-round win over No. 29 Taconic.
Girls hockey
Izzy Blake dialed up a hat trick in the clutch, twice helping No. 21 Martha’s Vineyard tie the score before delivering the double-overtime game-winner for a 3-2 Div. 2 first round finish over No. 12 Dedham. … Darby Mento’s hat trick finished off three unanswered goals for No. 14 Plymouth in holding off No. 19 Beverly/Danvers/Ipswich, 3-1. … Carina Eshbugh notched 59 saves as No. 27 Leominster (12-8) upset No. 6 Longmeadow 3-1. … Ella Skeiber scored twice for No. 8 Pembroke in a 5-0 shutout of No. 25 Whitman-Hanson/Silver Lake. … Kayleigh Koen scored both goals for seventh-seeded Canton, including the go-ahead tally in the third as part of a 2-1 win over No. 26 Hanover.
Kaitlyn Ondrick’s goal midway through the third was the decisive blow for No. 8 Pope Francis to advance 2-1 past No. 25 Arlington in Div. 1 first-round action, while Felix Goeckel’s 18 saves put her over 1,000 on her career. … Molly Driscoll was the double-overtime hero for No. 14 Belmont/Watertown, scoring the game-winner in a 1-0 thriller over No. 19 Billerica/Chelmsford.
Scores
BOYS BASKETBALL
DIVISION 1
FIRST ROUND – Thursday
Central Catholic 62, Weymouth 55
Lawrence 66, Boston Latin 37
Lowell 83, Beverly 57
Needham 71, Taunton 53
Newton No. 57, St. John’s (S) 50
Waltham 64, Natick 57
DIVISION 2
PRELIMINARY ROUND – Thursday
Middleboro 59, Reading 57
FIRST ROUND – Thursday
Canton 63, Stoughton 47
DIVISION 3
FIRST ROUND – Thursday
Abington 72, Medway 68
East Boston 51, Hanover 24
Newburyport 60, Hudson 50
Norwell 59, Cardinal Spellman 36
Pittsfield 75, Springfield Int. 66
DIVISION 4
FIRST ROUND – Thursday
Burke 94, Millis 57
Case 48, Wahconah 43
Clinton 66, KIPP 53
Georgetown 84, Mt. Greylock 41
Maimonides 59, Lunenburg 55
New Heights 68, So. Hadley 67
Wareham 100, Cohasset 34
DIVISION 5
FIRST ROUND – Thursday
Douglas 69, Palmer 49
Granby 61, Avon 50
Hoosac Valley 78, Keefe Tech 54
Hopedale 57, Innovation 32
Minuteman 61, Maynard 59
Monson 78, Boston Prep 57
New Mission 83, Hopkins Acad. 41
Ware 56, Tahanto 55
GIRLS BASKETBALL
DIVISION 1
FIRST ROUND – Thursday
Andover 45, Franklin 43
Attleboro 57, Malden Catholic 42
Braintree 47, Chelmsford 40
Bridge.-Raynham 62, Belmont 51
Central Catholic 56, King Philip 41
Lexington 74, Acton-Boxboro 55
Needham 51, Shrewsbury 34
Wachusett 54, Brockton 17
Wellesley 42, Durfee 28
Woburn 72, Peabody 36
DIVISION 2
FIRST ROUND – Thursday
Northampton 78, Hingham 48
Norwood 53, Masconomet 36
Reading 62, Pembroke 50
Walpole 61, Arch. Williams 37
DIVISION 3
FIRST ROUND – Thursday
Apponequet 70, Arl. Catholic 43
Dover-Sherborn 60. Saugus 34
Foxboro 75, Bellingham 37
Hanover 38, St. Paul Diocesan 13
Norwell 54, Notre Dame (W) 36
St. Mary’s (L) 62, Dedham 33
Wilmington 52, Fontbonne 47
DIVISION 4
FIRST ROUND – Thursday
Carver 58, Gardner 31
Frontier Reg. 59, Lunenburg 34
Ham.-Wen. 44, Easthampton 34
Hampshire 40, Sutton 39
Millbury 41, Uxbridge 27
Millis 82, Blue Hills 23
Northbridge 58, Mashpee 32
South Hadley 62, St. Bernard’s 28
Wahconah 48, Winthrop 38
DIVISION 5
FIRST ROUND – Thursday
Hoosac Vall. 63, Norfolk Aggie 13
Hopedale 48, Granby 28
Lenox 66, Smith Academy 10
Mahar 49, Lee 45
Maynard 70, Coll. Charter 18
Pacific Rim 60, Monson 50
Pioneer Valley 55, Hull 37
St. John Paul II 43, Minuteman 22
Tahanto 68, Prospect Hill 51
BOYS HOCKEY
DIVISION 1
FIRST ROUND – Thursday
BC High 5, Andover 0
Braintree 3, Westford 2 (2ot)
Hingham 5, Burlington 0
DIVISION 2
FIRST ROUND – Thursday
Auburn 7, Amesbury 5
Duxbury 6, Oliver Ames 2
North Andover 3, Milton 2
Plymouth North 2, Falmouth 1
Tewksbury 7, Agawam 0
Whit.-Hanson 7, Algonquin 6 (2ot)
DIVISION 3
FIRST ROUND – Thursday
Essex Tech 7, Bishop Stang 0
Marlboro 5, Bedford 1
Pembroke 3, Taunton 0
Shawsheen 3, Hopedale/Milford 1
West Springfield 3, Danvers 0
DIVISION 4
FIRST ROUND – Thursday
Gardner 2, North Reading 1
Martha’s Vineyard 10, Greenfield 0
Old Rochester 7, Cohasset/Hull 2
Sandwich 6, Taconic 2
GIRLS HOCKEY
DIVISION 1
FIRST ROUND – Thursday
Belmont 1, Bill./Chelms. 0 (2ot)
Bishop Feehan 2, Reading 0
Pope Francis 2, Arlington 1
DIVISION 2
FIRST ROUND – Thursday
Algonquin/Hudson 6, Auburn 0
Canton 2, Hanover 1
Duxbury 5, Latin Acad./Fontbonne 1
Leominster 3, Longmeadow 1
Martha’s Vineyard 3, Dedham 2 (2ot)
Pembroke 5, Whit.-Hanson/Silver Lake 0
Plymouth So./No. 3, Beverly/Danvers/Ipswich 1
