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Trailing 21-14 at the half, Salem kicked it up a notch in the second half to take a big win over Londonderry, 51-45. Kyle Poulin scored a team-high 14 points while Ben Laycock had 11, Trevor DeMinico 10 and Zack Caraballo nine. The Blue Devils (17-3, 15-2) won without making a single 3-pointer. Londonderry fell to 12-4 in Division 1.

Christine Aboujaoude made her senior night a memorable one. The Salem sharpshooter drilled five 3-pointers and finished with 20 points in a 61-44 win over Londonderry.

Ali Schiebel scored 17 points and Emily Orciani chipped in a season-high 8 with a pair of 3-pointers as Windham squeaked by Exeter, 59-54. The Jaguars finished their first regular season in Division 1 at 14-7 overall (12-6 NH), and now wait to see who they will play in the first round of the playoffs. 

The Andover boys hockey team made its final case to make the Super 8, beating Winchester 3-2 to take home its second straight Newburyport Bank Classic championship. Alex Trottier made 22 saves and was named tourney MVP, as the Warriors (12-6-2) knocked off St. John's Prep and Winchester (14-7) to claim the crown. The committee will announce the Super 8 and the rest of the state pairings Saturday morning.

PLAISTOW — All year long, the young Windham boys basketball team has taken baby steps forward.

But Friday night at Timberlane, the Jaguars took a much larger, call it a teenage step, in the right direction with a 61-42 victory. It was their third victory in the last seven games for Windham and the first not on their home court.

Pinkerton earned a 52-47 win over Nashua South thanks to Nick Lombard, who drilled four 3-pointers and finished with a team-high 22 points. 

DANVERS — It was a good first day for local wrestlers at the All-State wrestling meet, with a pair of semifinal showdowns set for this morning.

Of particular interest will be the138-pound matchup between Central Catholic's Tyler Glynn (50-2) and Haverhill's Jake Nicolosi (47-4). They met back in December at the WIlmington Tournament with Glynn prevailing.

HAVERHILL – Having already clinched its first postseason berth in six years, Haverhill decided at halftime of its regular-season finale it would be best to enter the regional with a winning record.

METHUEN — Sam Prescott was all smiles Saturday afternoon and it was no wonder.

Eduardo Machado is a standout for the Andover volleyball team — he leads the team in assists and kills — and is also a star in the classroom. He is ranked in the top 10 percent of his class, scored a 2,170 on his SATs and will be attending RPI.

Salem runner Eric Tahtamoni talks about his new love of hurdles, and his hopes to break the school record in the 400.

Take a look back at some of the best highlights from the 2012 high school hockey season.