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LYNN — On a night Joe Pizzuto added his name to a very elite group of running backs, Greater Lawrence was knocked out of the Commonwealth Conference Large title hunt.

Despite receiving 274 rushing yards from Pizzuto, the Reggies were unable to overcome several big plays by Lynn, which took a 28-18 victory last night. Pizzuto, who had 47 carriers, became the third area player to rush for 2,000 yards in a season, finishing the game with 2,011, since the Eagle-Tribune began compiling complete records in 1994. The diminutive Pizzuto, however remains far from the school record of 2,647 set by Nate Adames in 2007. Londonderry's Alex Theodhosi ran for 2,041 in 2007.

BILLERICA — Despite a 2-6 record, Shawsheen has been rolling up over 20 points per game behind standout tailback Cory Foss. Greater Lawrence Tech is cooking due to tailback Joe Pizzuto’s 1,600 yards and 21 touchdowns.

Termed "the championship" by head coach Kevin Maloney, Greater Lawrence Tech took home the State Vocational title by defeating Bristol-Plymouth Tech of Taunton, 25-22, 25-16, 25-16 yesterday.

 Trudy Goetchius tallied a team-high 12 kills, 11 blocks and nine digs to lead Greater Lawrence to a 25-22, 25-14, 25-13 win over Blackstone in the semifinals of the vocational school tournament. Paola Gutierrez added 14 service points and five blocks for the Reggies, who host the final today at 3:30 p.m.

 JAMACA PLAINS — Another game, another big performance for Joe Pizzuto.

 The Greater Lawrence running back rushed for three touchdowns in the first quarter, as the Reggies jumped out quickly and rolled to a 28-6 victory over West Roxbury.

Greater Lawrence its second-straight undefeated season following a 3-0 win over Presentation of Mary. For the season, the Reggies earned a 3-0 shutout in 17 of 18 matches. Paola Gutierrez and Trudy Goetchius led the team all season, said coach Kevin Maloney. Greater Lawrence competes in the Vocational School tourney, starting Tuesday vs. Blackstone Valley. 

ANDOVER — On a day the game officials showed up an hour late, it took Greater Lawrence Regional another quarter and a half to shake off the cold and get to work itself.

Even with the late start though, Joe Pizzuto had more than enough time to power the Reggies to a 27-8 victory in a non-conference game yesterday. The junior tailback, who ran for an area record 396 yards two weeks earlier, had all but four of the team's 30rushing attempts, finishing with 163 yards and all four Greater Lawrence touchdowns.

The game was tight, 1-1, at the half but Whittier busted out in the second half en route to a 6-0 romp over Greater Lawrence. Jacob Bradwell had the hat trick while Traeger Domoretsky posted the shutout and even scored as he poked home a rebound.

ANDOVER — After rushing for 396 yards in one game, you can be sure people will wonder what a running back does for an encore. And while Joe Pizzuto didn't come close to matching his area record of a week earlier, the junior still managed a game most backs would give body parts for.

Trudy Goetchius' blocking and spiking enabled Greater Lawrence to win a 32-30 Game 1 marathon and to top Greater Lowell 3-0.