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HAVERHILL — On a day more suited for three yards and a clump of mud, Whittier decided to air things out. And thanks to an opportunistic defense, the Wildcats didn't have to throw deep.

Dillon Ryan found favorite target Steve Surette for three touchdowns as Whittier remained atop the Commonwealth Conference Large standings with an easy 30-0 victory over Greater Lowell yesterday afternoon. In posting their first shutout of the season, the Wildcats (10-0 overall, 4-0 conference) won for the 21st time in 22 outings and clinched at least a tie for the conference title.

Things never got rolling for Whittier.

The Wildcats, ranked fifth in the Division 3 North sectional, bowed out to No. 8 Notre Dame in the semifinals 25-15, 25-11, 25-19. Notre Dame, which finished the season wth a sub-.500 record (10-11) has made an impressive run to the sectional final. knocking off 20-1 Pope John in its previous match.

After an even split of two regular-season matches in the regular season, Whittier Tech had the difference-maker vs. Shawsheen. "Jessica Goulet was just unstoppable at the net," said coach Deb Littlefield after her Wildcats outlasted the Rams, 3-1, in last night's Division 3 North quarterfinal. "Everything she was hitting was going in and down." April Richardson excelled defensively with 35 digs, and Danielle Martin dished out nine assists.

No. 12 Whittier took just four shots on goal in a 4-0 loss to No. 5 Lynnfield in the first round of the Division 3 North tournament. Whittier ended its season with a 6-10-3 record.

No. 12 Whittier took just four shots on goal in a 4-0 loss to No. 5 Lynnfield in the first round of the Division 3 North tournament. Whittier ended its season with a 6-10-3 record.

MANCHESTER — Whittier coach Kevin Bradley’s plan against Manchester Essex was simple.

Hold onto the ball.

“We wanted to keep the ball out of their hands,” Bradley said. “Everybody likes to talk about our passing game but we can run it too, I have a lot of confidence in the run game and it worked well today. We played smashmouth football on both sides of the ball.”

A tie was good enough for the Whittier soccer team, which deadlocked North Shore 1-1 yesterday to win the Commonwealth Conference small school title with a 6-5-2 record. Jacob Bradwell scored his 26th goal of the season for the Wildcats on an assist from Danny Belanger and Traeger Domoretski stood out in goal with 14 saves.

HAVERHILL — A few Halloween scares for Whittier, but ultimately the gameplan came through.

A physical Chelsea squad started making its mark in the second quarter, forcing a turnover, slowing the Wildcat offense and changing field position. On David Cortez' 3-yard touchdown run with 1 1/2 minutes until halftime, the Red Devils drew within nine at 22-13.

Monica Lewis continued her red-hot serving, this time scoring 11 straight service points in Whittier's 3-0 win over Chelsea. Tuesday it was 17 straight.

Monica Lewis served for a stunning 17 straight points in Game 1 to power Whittier to a 3-0 win over Northeast.