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Ryan Pappalardo showed why he's one of the top players in New Hampshire as he pumped in two goals and added an assist as Salem defeated Windham 4-1 in the first round of the Division 1 hockey tournament. Ryan Allard added a goal and two assists as the Blue Devils (11-1) advanced to Saturday when they will host Pinkerton at 4 p.m.

Freshman Jackson Marshall scored a season-high 21 points and had eight rebounds as Pinkerton defeated Salem 69-48 in the first round of the Division 1 tournament. Tyrone Chinn had his best all-around game of the season for the Astros while scoring nine points. Craig Harris led Salem with 15 points.

It wasn't easy but Salem got the 200th win for its popular coach Ricky Oliver. He entered the season with 199 wins but the rebuilding Blue Devils (1-11) have struggled. But yesterday they broke they put it all together in downing ConVal 44-31. Arianna Lakos had 14 points in Oliver's milestone victory.

Salem recorded four pins but fell short of Concord, 46-36, in the Division 1 semifinals. Among those with wins for the Blue Devils (8-2) were Cam Monahan (120), Ryan O'Rourke (126), George Boudreau (138) and Matteo Mustapha (145), all of whom finished the season undefeated.

Ryan Pacy poured in a career-high 26 points as Salem won its first game of the season, 69-55 over Timberlane. The Blue Devils zoomed out to a 41-16 halftime lead and never looked back. Ashton Ventola scored 16 points for the Owls.

Ryan O'Rourke, George Boudreau and Matteo Mustapha all remained unbeaten with pins as Salem crushed Londonderry 60-15 in the quarterfinals of the Division 1 dual-meet state tournament. The Blue Devils will face Concord in the semifinals Wednesday.

Sarah Dempsey scored 20 points, Bree Amari 11 and Abby Husson 8 in Windham's 56-41 win over Salem. For the Blue Devils, senior Briana Boucher (14) and freshman Jenny Olson (10) had career highs.

In Windham's 65-44 win over Salem, sophomores Jack St. Hilaire 19 points (14 in second period), George Fortin (13 points) and Blake Dempsey (10 points) led the way. .Joey DaSilva had a bundle of assists. Adan Ayala had 10 for the Devils.

Salem's Sydney Emerson scored 26 points, including six 3-pointers, but the Blue Devils dropped a 51-48 heartbreaker to Nashua North.

Windham rallied from an 8-point fourth-quarter deficit and beat Salem in overtime 53-43. Sarah Dempsey scored 28 points and was 12-12 from the line. Livi Tsetsilas (10 points) also came up big late.