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Jesse Gould buried eight 3-pointers including one in which he was falling out of bounds at the end of the quarter to power first-place Winnacunnet to a 74-48 win over Timberlane. The Warriors sank 12 3-pointers.

After hanging within six points of powerhouse Winnacunnet through the first half, foul trouble hampered Londonderry, forcing a change in defenses that helped the Warriors pull away for a deceptive 69-41 victory. Savanna Butterfield was a commanding presence for the Lancers, finishing with a game-high 15 points and 13 rebounds.

Despite career highs in points (16) and 3-pointers (5) from junior Zach Champa, a cold-shooting first quarter did in Londonderry in a 63-49 loss to powerful Winnacunnet.

Salem brought great team effort to the court but Winnacunnet's wealth of talent prevailed in a 70-46 victory. Jen Bujnowski had 11 points on 7 of 8 free throw shooting along with 8 rebounds for the Blue Devils, while Olivia Connors (8 points) drove to the hoop effectively.

In a battle of unbeatens, Timberlane blasted a good Winnacunnet team, 43-12. Shane Tremblay, who won a wrestleoff, was "Wrestler of the Meet" with a 6-3 decision at 189 over Timberlane coach Barry Chooljian's nephew, Rob Chooljian, for the Owls (8-0) and Dylan Lockard won a key 7-5 decision at 152. Winnacunnet had recently won the Chelmsford Tournament, beating Shawsheen Tech in the process.

Shaking off 17 percent field goal shooting in the first half, Pinkerton climbed back to within four points but couldn't finish the job against unbeaten three-time state champ Winnacunnet, 53-47. Laura Pierce had 15 of her 17 points in the second half while AJ Guidi scored 10 of her 14 points during the comeback, adding 10 rebounds for the 5-1 Astros.

Pinkerton tied the game with 23 seconds left but Winnacunnet drained a 3-pointer and held on for a 58-55 victory. Turnovers and foul trouble unraveled a strong Astro defense that held the Warriors 10 points below their season scoring average. Ben Proulx (17 points and 14 rebounds) and Zach Mathieu (16 points and 9 boards) kept Pinkerton (2-2) in the hunt.

Led by a hat trick from Kelley Griffin, No. 2 Londonderry exploded for four goals in the second half on the way to downing No. 7 Winnacunnet 5-1 in the Class L quarterfinals. Tori McCombs opened the scoring and assisted on two of Griffin's goals, and Lydia Simmons had a goal and an assist for the winners.

Julia Forgione scored early in the second half and Gina Rosinski (4 saves) made it stand up as Pinkerton knocked off once-beaten Winnacunnet, 1-0, to advance to the Class L field hockey title match.

Mike Abi-Aad scored both goals as Salem knocked off Winnacunnet, 2-1, in opening-round Class L action.

John Lyons made one spectacular save with 10 minutes left, but couldn't clear it due to the wet conditions. A Winnacunnet forward pounced and booted a screamer off Lyons' face from close range but he made the save and wrapped up the rebound.