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HAVERHILL – With a chance to play a couple tough Merrimack Valley Conference opponents, defending Division 1 Central champ Wachusett Regional came east this weekend looking for a chance to bolster its resume for regionals.

Central Catholic's girls went up against unbeaten Wachusett and couldn't get untracked, falling 56-27. Kaylee Thomas led the Raiders (16-4) with eight points.

Nicole Elbeery, who was averaging 9.6 points a game, erupted for a career high 27 but it wasn't enough as Central Catholic fell to Wachusett in the consolation round of the Tuscan Roundball Classic. She made the all-tourney team and Nicole Wiggins was Central's $1,000 scholarship winner.

Nicole Boudreau scored a team high 24 points with four 3-pointers to propell Andover to a 72-51 win over Mt. Wachusett. Boudreau also had 10 rebounds and seven assists and Natalie Gomez-Martinez had nine points with eight rebounds, six assists, and seven steals.

It was a great day for Lancers at the Haverhill Invitational yesterday.

And it was a particularly good day for the Lawrence Lancers, who captured their second straight Haverhill Invitational title, rolling up 199<1/2> points to edge the runner-up Londonderry Lancers (174<1/2>) for top honors.