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Jeff Cohen's 34 helped Salem improve to 12-0 after it defeated Bishop Guertin (197), Nashua South (197) and Londonderry (220). The Blue Devils (188) received strong efforts from Nick Fairweather, who fired a 36, and Devin Redmond, who shot a 38. Londonderry was led by John Jasek and Matt Tobin, who each shot a 40.

NASHUA, N.H. — Despite battling injuries before the kickoff and subpar play for almost three quarters, Pinkerton still found itself within a touchdown against a jacked-up Bishop Guertin squad.

Pinkerton had a very specific plan to combat Bishop Guertin's high-flying attack: outscore the Cardinals.

That didn't happen.

Pinkerton was held scoreless in the first quarter and scored only once in the third quarter of the Division 1 state final and Bishop Guertin cruised to a 14-11 win.

Londonderry gave its fans what they wanted | a win and a chance for redemption in the Class L quarterfinals.

The fifth-seeded Lancers held off upset-minded No. 12 Bishop Guertin, 66-57.

Matt Travalini (25 points) dumped in four 3-pointers to open the first quarter and gave Londonderry a 19-10 lead after one. Those baskets set the tone for the rest of the night.

It took Timberlane senior Sam Wheeler awhile to get going last night. But, considering that she recently missed nearly two weeks of action with a bad case of bronchitis that bordered on pneumonia, that's understandable.

Londonderry defeated Bishop Guertin, 59-54, to finish up the regular season at 14-4. The Lancers held off the Cardinals, even after allowing 24 points in the fourth quarter. Kellie Walsh led the Lancers with 19 points, including five from 3-pointers. Callie King had 14 points, while Nicole Heffernan had a great all-around night with 7 points, 10 assists, and 6 steals.

The dice came up with a pair of nines for the Timberlane wrestling team at the Division 1 state meet yesterday, and they were big winners.

The Owls, thanks to a shocking 9-for-9 performance in the semifinals earlier in the day, cruised to their ninth straight Division 1 crown in resounding fashion.

Methuen senior John Sughrue didn't get the match he would have preferred, but he had plenty of consolation yesterday at the Methuen Invitational.

Because he moved up a weight class to 130 pounds this year, there was no showdown with Salem star Trevor Dearden, but both Sughrue and Dearden came away big winners.

Tara Nimkar collected 22 points and 12 rebounds and Allie Beaulieu contributed 10 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists to power the Big Blue (8-0). The unsung heroin for Swampscott was Jennifer Mazzaffero, who played the best game of her high school career according to Coach Jack Hughes, netting 9 points and 6 rebounds, and covering down low against some big opponents. The Big Blue jumped to an 8-0 led and never relinquished the lead.

PLAISTOW, NH | Ever-improving Timberlane looked impressive in a 42-27 loss to defending Division 2 state champion Bishop Guertin.

Despite the Cardinals scoring on their opening drive, Timberlane's first-half defense looked sharp.