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The times may not have been impressive, but the Greater Lawrence girls cross country team scored what coach Jay Santomassino believes is its first-ever shutout, blanking Essex Aggie 15-50.

Sophomore Shabeli Villa poured in 34 points and four 3-pointers to lead Greater Lawrence to a 78-65 win over Essex Aggie. 

"She had 30 vs. Whittier,'' noted Reggies coach Tara Mansour-Neilon. "She came to play today. We've been waiting for that explosion.''

PMA topped Essex Aggie, 61-55, on Senior Night. The senior captains led the way. Kate St. Peter led all scorers with 25 points and Meg McDonough dished out 11 assists. Alex Hammel of Methuen played a strong all-around game for Essex Aggie.

Whittier junior Bryan Stanley smashed his own record by 55 seconds with a 16:14 over his first-year home course.

Sophomore center Jessica Goulet had her best game of the season, racking up 11 points, 17 rebounds and seven blocks in PMA's 54-38 win over Essex Agricultural. Becky Smith led the team in scoring with 17 points, and Kaitlin St. Peter had eight boards to go along with six points.

Almost weeks ago, Fellowship Christian fell to Essex Aggie by 26 points. Yesterday morning the Rams avenged that loss with a 46-39 win. Trevor Glines led the way with 21 points, including seven from the free throw line in the fourth quarter. Glines also dished off six assists.

Whittier's Bryan Stanley ran a 17:22 over 3.1 miles, believed to be the record at the Greater Lowell course, as the Wildcats downed Essex Aggie 21-38 and fell to the Gryphons 32-25. Teammate Ian Kelley was second overall in 18:49.

The Manchester Essex girls basketball team punched their ticket to the state tournament last night.

It was not their best offensive night, but the defensive-minded Hornets defeated Essex Aggie 39-15 to improve to 10-8 on the season. Manchester Essex held Essex Aggie to just five points in the second half to make up for its own offensive struggles.

Rest easy Rockport boys basketball fans, your beloved Vikings will not be going winless this winter.

That much was assured last night as Rockport rolled past visiting Essex Aggie, 82-45, to pick up its first win of the season and improve its record to 1-9. The Vikings got a game-high 21 points from junior forward Mike Akers to lead the way, while senior point guard Cory Emerson added 13 points and three 3-pointers.