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Sanchez sparks Lawrence

Back from an injury. Eric Sanchez won three times at 182 pounds, including once in overtime, to spark Lawrence to two of three wins in a rugged quad-meet at Salem, N.H.

Wrestling, 12/15/18 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars

Andover can't overcome 5 turnovers

FRANKLIN — Andover looked to be in good position in the waning minutes of the first half against Franklin.
While the Golden Warriors trailed 7-3, they had just gained momentum after denying the Panthers on fourth-and-goal at the Andover 2-yard line.
However, the Panthers quickly turned up the pressure on defense, picking off Andover passes on consecutive drives – both of which led to scores. The suffocating defense proved the difference for the host Panthers, who forced six turnovers en route to a 34-10 win on opening night.

Owen Palmieri, who rushed 11 times for Franklin (1-0), made the first of his team’s five interceptions, bringing the Panthers to the Andover 43-yard line less than a minute after the Warriors’ goal-line stand.

After Nick Gordon cashed in on his first of two touchdown runs, Franklin’s defense went back to work. Three plays later, the Panthers turned another turnover into points when Austin Jordan ran back a 38-yard interception return for a score.

A big bright spot for the Warriors was junior running back Josh Ramos, who amassed 169 yards on 31 attempts as the usual Andover spread offense relied heavily on No. 3.

“He’s tough, he set us up for a couple of touchdowns that we didn’t convert,” said head coach E.J. Perry. “I expect that from him. I thought he might get 200 [yards] tonight, but we had to throw the ball more than we thought.”

Ramos scored the lone touchdown of the night for Andover, bringing the score to 21-10 in the third quarter. The Panthers, however, erased any thoughts of a Warrior comeback with a pair of rushing touchdowns in the final 11 minutes.

Another highlight in the loss was a booming 43-yard field goal by Seamus Florio.

Football, 09/07/18 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars

Franklin scores Super 8 championship-winning run on suicide squeeze in ninth to beat Central

BROCKTON - After Central Catholic's Super 8 run last year ended after three games, coach Marc Pelletier made one point abundantly clear: This was the new precedent.

The program, which was making its first appearance a year ago, should strive to get back to the elite dance every year.

Baseball, 06/20/18 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars

Red Rangers roll

Riley Cote, Cassidy Gruening, Kelly Golini and Carolyn Curley all scored as Methuen-Tewksbury dumped Franklin, 4-1, in the first round of the Division 1 state open tourney. Kaia Hollingsworth stopped 19 shots for the win. "We just played a complete team game with four different goal-scorers," said Red Rangers coach Sarah Oteri. Brenna Greene and junior assistant captain Megan Forbes were the defensive leaders for 21-2 Methuen-Tewksbury.

Girls Ice Hockey, 03/03/18 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars

Lawrence goes 1-2

Lawrence captured one of three meets in the Division 1 dual-meet tournament. Brian Perez was 2-0 on the day to pace the Lamcers. St. John's Prep finished third overall, beating Shawsheen 37-35 in the consolation finals North Andover's Zach Alexander was 3-0 at 138 for the Prep, which finished its dual season with a 30-5 record.

Wrestling, 02/03/18 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars

Clippers fall to Franklin

Newburyport boys hockey took a 2-0 first period lead over Franklin, but the 2016 Division 1 state champs came back with three unanswered, scoring the winner with 53 seconds to play to win 3-2. Owen Bradbury and Jacob Grossi-Hogg had the goals for Newburyport, and Thomas Greene, Matthew Donlan and Grossi-Hogg had the assists.

Boys Ice Hockey, 12/24/17 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars

Andover drops heartbreaker

Andover took a two goal lead into halftime over No. 8 ranked Franklin but couldn't hold on in the second half, losing 11-10 in a non-conference matchup. Veronica Alois and Darsie Peterson each had three goals in the loss.

Girls Lacrosse, 04/20/16 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars

VALUABLE VICTORY

Franklin, a Division 1 East sectional semifinalist last year, pushed North Andover's girls lacrosse team to the limit yesterday, but the Knights were one better.

Michelle Poirier netted four goals, while Abbie Karalis and Casey Conwell each chipped in a goal and an assist as North Andover prevailed, 9-8.

Girls Lacrosse, 04/16/16 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars

Andover wins 4 meets

Improving Andover won four times in a dual tourney at Franklin Tech to improve to 12-16-1. Among those wrestling well for the Warriors were 120-pounder Kevin Kiely, 126-pounder Nate Dykstra and 138-pounder Ryan Surehan, all of whom were unbeaten.

Wrestling, 02/06/16 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars

Doherty on a roll

Central Catholic senior Dan Doherty, who had a big pin against Chelmsford earlier in the week, had three pins in the Raiders' easy quad-meet sweep to improve to 17-4 on the year. Nolan Donovan was 2-0 with two pins at 160 to improve to 29-1 on the year and Tom Pagliarulo was 3-0 with two pins to improve to 32-2. Central improved to 17-1 on the season.

Wrestling, 01/23/16 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars

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