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2006-07 record: 9-10, didn't qualify for New England prep tournament

Returning starters (1): Kelly Fox, 5-8, Sr., guard, Windham

Returning lettermen: Missy Wingard, 6-1, Jr., forward; Becca Zinsmeister, 5-7, Sr., guard, Andover; Emily Zinsmeister, 6-0, Jr., forward, Andover; Hailee Minor, 5-6, Sr., guard; Becca Bendetson, 5-4, Jr., guard, Andover; Catherine Coppinger, 5-10, Jr., guard

2006-07 record: 13-7, did not qualify for New England Prep tourney

Returning starters (2): Mike Palermo, 6-0, Sr., guard, Andover; Brian Watson, 6-4, Sr., forward

Returning lettermen: Same as above

A successful season for Phillips Academy came to a crashing end after a 41-7 loss to Trinity-Pawling in the New England Class A Prep Super Bowl. It was the third straight title game loss for the Big Blue.

Andover's Lindsey Weiner took a pass from Britney Van Valkenburg and fired past the goalie six minutes into the game to give Phillips a 1-0 victory over Deerfield in the Prep Class A quarterfinals.

Shannon McSweeney made eight saves for the Big Blue, who host five-time defending champion Hotchkiss in the semifinals Saturday at 2 p.m.

Jenna Castellot fired home the game-winning penalty kick as Phillips Academy downed Kent 3-2 in the Prep Class A quarterfinals.

Down 1-0 at the half, the Big Blue's Emily Little chipped in two goals after the break to send the game into PKs. Defensively, Phillips was led by Catherine Coppinger and Courtney MacDonald. Phillips will play Saturday in the Class A semifinals against the Westminster School.

Some of the Phillips Academy seniors are tired of finishing the season with a loss, so they're approaching Saturday's NEPSAC football title game with Trinity-Pawling with more intensity.

Kickoff is 1 p.m. at Williston-Northampton.

EXETER | Chad Hollis took the opening kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown to put Phillips Andover on its way to a 24-14 victory over Phillips Exeter in the 127th meeting of the two schools yesterday.

"Basically, its a dream come true," said Hollis. "I saw the holes, and there was great blocking. I wanted to set the tone for the game."

ANDOVER | And the beat goes on for Derry's Bryan Farris, Haverhill's Thane Sanford and Andover's Corbin Tognoni.

Farris was 11-of-15 throwing for 226 yards and three touchdowns to lead Phillips Academy to a 21-7 victory over Worcester Academy yesterday in a game that was postponed a day due to rain.

DEERFIELD, Mass. | The normally high-powered Phillips Academy offense was grounded to just one late touchdown in a 20-9 loss to Deerfield Academy. The setback was the first for the Big Blue (5-1).

Bryan Farris connected on a 47-yard field goal in the first quarter but Phillips had to wait until the final quarter to score again.

Phillips played to a 1-1 tie with Tabor. Shannon Neschke scored with an assist from Emily Little for the Big Blue