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Josh Jones remained scorching hot, pouring in a game high 29 points as Salem cruised past Concord 68-38.

Jones landed five three pointers. Concord, which hit just 14 field goals on the night, had 10 from beyond the arc.

Billy Armstrong finished fifth in the slalom and sixth in the giant slalom and Christine Robichaud finished second in the slalom and fourth in the giant slalom to lead the Timberlane boys and girls ski teams, who finished second overall in both their meets. 

Despite missing heavyweight star Brian Nicoll with the flu and bumping several wrestlers to a higher class, Timberlane smacked perennial standout Concord — the last New Hampshire team to beat the Owls (two years ago) — 46-19. Alex Smith had a key 7-6 decision, and Nick Scali squeezed out a 3-2 decision at 152.

Multi-sport standout Erik Hatton was flawless from the charity stripe, hitting all 15 of his attempts en route to a 27-point night. Hatton also added 11 boards in Timberlane's 70-58 win over Concord. Aaron Judson played his best game of the season with 8 points (two 3-pointers) and 6 rebounds.

Christine Robichaud placed second in the giant slalom and was eighth in the slalom as Timberlane placed first in a nine-team meet. Sarah Redman added a fifth in the giant slalom and a seventh in the slalom for the Owls.

The Pinkerton wrestling team defeated Concord for the first time in its history, 40-30. The Astros had five pins and a key 7-5 overtime win by Matt Morin at 171. Also, 160-pounder Josh Kaake was key in an 8-1 loss to Concord standout Derek Brisson by staying off his back."This is definitely a big win for us," said Pinkerton coach Ken Najem.

Salem girls gymnastics defeated both Pelham (111.65) and Concord (94.05) by racking up 133.25 total points yesterday to improve to 2-0. Leading the way for Salem was senior co-captain Jess Maffeo, who placed first in vault (8.55) and floor (9), second in bars (8.3), and fourth on the beam (8). Pelham's Chelsea Ianson (first on the beam with a score of 9.05) had the second best all-around score with 33.5 points. Maffeo's teammate Shireen Kirata, a junior, finished third overall with 32.95 points.

EXETER – The sight of Kenny Kolbeck sprinting up field late in the second half summed up his team’s afternoon.

Pinkerton had a slim lead. But there was no letting up. Not this year.

Top-seeded Pinkerton defeated No. 16 Concord 25-13, 25-16, 25-12 to advance to the second round of the Class L tournament. Katie Frederick and Lauren Lemire each had seven kills and three blocks while Mikayla Floyd added 16 assists and led the winners with three aces.

CONCORD — Name a phase of the game and Concord dominated Salem at it.

Especially in a decisive first half, the host Crimson Tide relentlessly pummelled the Blue Devils on both sides of the ball on route to a 31-6 victory.