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Boxford's Nick Vozzella added two more goals to his season total, helping Brooks to a 3-1 wi over St. Paul's.  Vozella now has 12 goals and two assists for the Green and White, who now wait for an invitation to the Class B Prep tourney.  On defense, North Andover's Andres Burbank-Crump had another outstanding game.

WOBURN — North Andover was knocked out of the state boys soccer tournament last night, but Scarlet Knights coach Bill Tarbox wasn't quite ready to believe his team's season was over.

Seeded third in the Division 2 North bracket, North Andover dropped a 1-0 decision to second-seeded Wilmington in semifinal action at Woburn High School. But Tarbox thought it was his squad which should have advanced to Monday's title game against top-seeded Concord-Carlisle, which defeated Danvers 2-0.

NORTH ANDOVER — He’s only a freshman, but Evan Dudney is making his presence felt for the North Andover boys soccer team. Yesterday, in fact, it was felt in a big way as he came off the bench to score North Andover’s  first two goals, fueling the No. 3 seed Knights to a 3-1 victory over Triton in the first round of the Division 2 North tournament. North Andover (16-1-2) advances to tomorrow’s 2 p.m. quarterfinals at home against Reading, a 4-2 winner over Tewksbury yesterday. “He (Evan Dudney) is a guy who I bring in as the third forward and he has really come on,” said North Andover coach Bill Tarbox . “He has that goal scoring aptitude — he scored our only goal against Rockport.” Dudney scored the game’s first goal after 30 minutes in the first half, from about 18 yards out, on an assist from classmate Dennis Graff, who is the only other freshman on the varsity roster, but Triton tied it up shortly thereafter on a Justin Paquette goal to make it 1-1 at halftime. Then, at the 22:12 mark of the second half, older brother Gareth Dudney fired a long direct kick to the left side of the goal to Jay Marchand, who directed it over to the right side. Evan took the ball in mid-air and kicked it in for the game-winner. “He (Evan) seems to be in the right place at the right time — he’s a hard-nosed player. He has a long way to go to develop the skills of Gareth, but he’s only a freshman and he has plenty of time.” North Andover controlled much of the field possession, particularly in the second half, and it seemed like just a matter of time before it scored. Following Dudney’s second score, Jay Marchand scored an insurance goal six minutes later when brother Ross Marchand sent a long pass down the field. With Jay ahead of the defenders, Triton goalie Dan Norton came out to try and get to the ball first. But Jay Marchand beat him and sent a crossing shot into the net from about 20 yards out. “This was an important win for us because we got eliminated (from the tournament) in the first game last year,” said Tarbox. “It’s important for the seniors and also for our younger kids to get a taste of what it takes.”

Andover goalie Andrew Osborne made a whopping 24 saves but it wasn't enough as Andover's boys soccer team fell to No. 3 seed Framingham 4-0 in the Division 1 North first round.

No. 12 Whittier took just four shots on goal in a 4-0 loss to No. 5 Lynnfield in the first round of the Division 3 North tournament. Whittier ended its season with a 6-10-3 record.

No. 12 Whittier took just four shots on goal in a 4-0 loss to No. 5 Lynnfield in the first round of the Division 3 North tournament. Whittier ended its season with a 6-10-3 record.

Haverhill managed only two shots on goal and lost to Westford 2-0 in the first round of the Division 1 North boys soccer tournament.

Andover's boys soccer team dominated play against Hyde Park's Community Action of Science and Health but it took a second-half goal by Kaelan Crawford to give the Golden Warriors a 2-1 victory in the Division 1 North tournament. Andover will be at Framingham tomorrow.

Central Catholic's boys soccer team lost in the Division 2 North tournament to Wayland, 1-0, desite a strong performance by the Raiders (7-7-4). Senior midfielders Liam Johnson and Dan Caruso and forward Chris Wilbar all played solid games.

For the first time in eight years, North Andover has captured the CAL championship.

With last night's 1-0 win over Newburyport, the Knights dethroned traditional power, Masconomet, which has dominated the league for much of the past eight seasons. Gareth Dudney tallied the only goal of the game.

North Reading's Ben Harrow was perfect in a 0-0 tie with Rockport. Late in the second half, Harrow made a breakaway-save on All-League striker A.J. Burnham, tipping his shot over the bar to bring the Hornets' record to 6-9-2.

North Andover spotted arch-rival Andover a 1-0 lead early in the second half before roaring back for a 3-1 victory. Gareth Dudney, Jay Marchand and Evan Boudreau all scored for the Knights (14-1-2).

Haverhill senior Jared Lewis had an unassisted goal and scored on a penalty kick to lift the Hillies past Billerica 2-0 in their last regular-season game. Haverhill (10-6-1) will now await Thursdays state tournament pairings.

A tie was good enough for the Whittier soccer team, which deadlocked North Shore 1-1 yesterday to win the Commonwealth Conference small school title with a 6-5-2 record. Jacob Bradwell scored his 26th goal of the season for the Wildcats on an assist from Danny Belanger and Traeger Domoretski stood out in goal with 14 saves.

 Just days ago, No. 10 Salem shocked No. 7 Winnacunnet. But it was not to be yesterday, as the Blue Devils fell to No. 2 Exeter 5-0 in the Class L quarterfinals.