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Led by seven kills on 14 service points from Shania Garcia and eight kills by Liliana Foucault, Presentation of Mary took down Shawsheen in four games. It was the second win of the season for PMA, now 4-1, over CAC Large schools — swept Whittier.

Alicia Habib was dialed in on her serve, recorded a whopping 11 aces to help Whittier earn a 3-1 victory over Chelsea. She also had a team-high 14 digs, and sophomore Gace Efosa had seven kills and three blocks.

Salem started off the night slow, losing the first game to Concord 25-19. But, led by 14 kills and 2 aces from Nancy Pin and 34 assists from Leah Kurr, the Blue Devils (5-1) won the next three games to earn the 3-1 victory. The loss was Concord's first of the season (6-1). 

Sara Metzger picked up the 1,000th assist of her career on her way to 20 on the day and also had 11 service points as Pinkerton knocked off previously unbeaten Dover 3-0. Metzger is only the second Astro to reach 1,000 assists.

Salem coach John Roemer said, "It was like a playoff match: back and forth, back and forth."

The marathon with Pinkerton lasted 2:26 and went to the Blue Devils (4-1) in five nip-and-tuck games: 21-25, 25-19, 25-23, 25-27 and 16-14.

Lauren Gulvicki notched 18 kills and five blocks as North Reading rallied for a 16-25, 25-21, 25-19, 19-25, 15-7 win over Peabody.

Alexis Mancha had 8 kills, 7 aces and 7 digs as Andover crushed Chelmsford in three games for its second straight win.

Alyssa Collette led Salem with 11 service points and 7 digs as Salem swept Winnacunnet to improve to 2-1.

Pinkerton's volleyball team remained unbeaten (3-0) with a sweep of Bedford. Amelia Graves had 14 kills, 11 service points and 25 digs for the Astros.

Haverhill rallied to defeat Central Caholic 3-2 with two freshmen pitching in in their first varsity action. Jada Burdier led with 11 kills and also had 15 digs and 4 aces while freshman Shiloh Osmer added 14 digs.  Shayla Doherty had 37 assists. 

Abby Sullivan had 15 kills, 5 blocks and 6 aces and Laura Staugler had 20 assists and 11 service points as Methuen opened its season with a sweep of Lawrence. Julia McCoy added 10 kills and 5 blocks. 

Sophia Wang led Andover in assists, aces and digs as the Golden Warriors opened their season with a sweep of Lowell.

Amelia Graves scored 18 service points including 11 aces to lead Pinkerton to a 3-0 victory over Manchester Central. Sara Metzger added 12 assists for the winners.

Whittier dropped the first two sets before rallying to beat Northeast 3-2 in its season-opener. Alicia Habib scored 10 digs and Angela Spaulding had five kills for the winners.