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DERRY - Pinkerton coach Brian O'Reilly had a very simple message at halftime on Saturday, as his team clung to a six-point lead over upset-minded Windham.

"I asked them what kind of team they were going to be," said O'Reilly. "It was anyone's game. Were we going to stop making silly mistakes? Were we going to control the line of scrimmage? We were going to find out what kind of team this could be."

Led by Ginia Rufo, who placed first for the third straight meet, Pinkerton had freshmen in their first three spots in a 15-47 win over Windham. Rufo was clocked in 19:51 on the 3.0-mile course. She was followed by Isabelle Groulx and Contessa Silva.

Windham's boys cross country team had a huge 25-31 win at perennial power Pinkerton. The Jaguars went 2-4-5-6-8 to claim the win with Rohan Rai leading the way with a 15:46 on the 3-mile course. Pinkerton senior Stephen Connelly was the winner in 15:41, which is the 11th fastest time on the course.

Timberlane's golfers ended its regular season with a flourish, defeating both Pinkerton and Concord to wind up with a 16-4 record. Jack Pepin and Zach Diamond both had 38s for the Owls to lead the way.

Freshman Ginia Rufo placed first overall for the second straight meet to lead Pinkerton to a 27-32 victory over Nashua South.

Junior Luke Brennan had a sizzling 15:49 winning time on Pinkerton's 3.0-mile home course to lead the Astros to a 17-44 win over Nashua South.

Pinkerton's Gina Ruffo ran to first overall, as the Astros took nine of the top 10 spots on the way to beating Londonderry 19-44 on Saturday. Emma Plaza and Olivia Welch were the next best Astros, in third and fourth respectively . 

LONDONDERRY – There wasn’t the typical 5,000 frenzied fans surrounding the battlefield.

But football was played.

The event was missing the yearly union between two of New England’s best marching bands, combining with more than 200 instruments for a spine-chilling rendition of the national anthem.

Hanover rolled to the easy 11-1 win over Pinkerton in the Divison 1 girls hockey quarterfinals.

Bob Olson boldly and deftly blocked a 3-pointer at the buzzer to preserve Timberlane's 53-50 win over Pinkerton. For the Owls, Cam Ross (10), Luke Surprenant (11), Olson (11) and Kyle Ventola (10) all hit double figures. For the Astros, Will Warriner scored a game-high 12 points. It was the final game of the season for both teams.