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Sarah Leblanc scored twice, Danielle Epstein had a goal and an assist, and Kelly Burke chipped in two assists as Georgetown dropped North Reading, 4-0. Kiara Zani came up big in defeat with 36 saves.

ANDOVER | The soggy turf at Greater Lawrence yesterday morning effectively slowed down 21 of the 22 players playing upon it in the Commonwealth Conference opener for both Greater Lawrence and Georgetown.

Tomorrow morning's Georgetown at Greater Lawrence battle will be a flashback to the days when these two dominated their divisions of the Commonwealth Conference.

Georgetown remains tiny Georgetown, with only 36 players dressed, but as Reggies coach Tony Sarkis emphasized, "they are very sound as usual and have played together for four or five years."

A couple of hidden gems culled from two of the bigger victories on the weekend.

First, there was the Saturday afternoon effort by Georgetown sophomore Tyran Harrigan in the win over Lynnfield. Listed on the Royals' depth chart as the backup safety and quarterback, Harrigan came through big, the way teams with 36-man rosters often need.

Rockport struggled against a solid Georgetown squad, losing 3-0. Rebecca Tibert was terrific in goal making 22 saves for the Vikings in the loss.

Colby Osier (13 saves) and Keady Siegel (13 saves) were stellar during Rockport's 0-0 tie with Georgetown. Ross Brackett and Eric Juncker were both strong for the Vikings in the draw.

Georgetown broke open a 1-1 game at halftime and cruised to a 4-1 win over Ipswich in Cape Ann League Small action. Kelly Burke scored a pair of goals for the Royals (2-1) while Sarah Leblanc and Danielle Epstein (assist) also had goals in the win. Karen O'Hare stopped six shots to earn the win while defender Haley Gisonno and midfielder Emily Messelaar had strong defensive games.

GEORGETOWN | Georgetown certainly knows how to get the most out of its limited resources.

Working with 36 dressed players in heat exhaustion-type conditions, the Royals utilized every part of their unit while riding the hot hand and fast footwork of quarterback Joe Esposito to a 28-20 season-opening win over Lynnfield.

The Georgetown football team disproves the theory that the River Rivals Region is Running Back Country.

Under second-year coach Matt Bouchard, the Royals' offense had a 60 to 40 pass to run ratio last fall. The strategy worked for a team that is consistently smaller in size and numbers that its Commonwealth Conference Small conterparts. Georgetown, a school with 400 total students, fielded a 6-4 football team last season. The Royals' fall concluded with an upset of CCS champion Manchester Essex on Thanksgiving Day.

2006 record: 5-5

Returning starters (12): Nadjee Harrigan, Sr., WB/CB, 5-8, 165; Joe Esposito, Jr., QB/DB, 5-11, 165; Mike Ruh, Jr., WR/CB, 6-1, 155; Dave Kenneally, Jr., FB/OLB, 5-8, 165; Brandon Wade, Sr., WB/S, 5-8, 150; Jeff Rollins, Sr., G/DT, 6-0, 230; Jeff McLaughlin, Jr., OT/OLB, 6-0, 185; Chris Esposito, Soph., OG/ILB, 6-0, 205; Andrew Sinkewicz, Soph., OT/OLB, 6-1, 210; Jay Nemeroff, Sr., OT/DT, 5-8, 170; Kyle Perry, Jr., C/DE, 6-2, 180