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 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.

 Aaron Starkman turned in for saves, but it was not enough as No. 6 Londonderry fell to No. 3 Bishop Guertin in the Class L quarterfinals.

Behind 13 saves by Peter Siragusa, No. 5 Pinkerton pushed No. 4 Manchester Central to double overtime before falling 1-0 in the Class L quarterfinals. Ethan Berceli and Zach Wheeler each stood out for the Astros (13-5).

On Thursday, North Andover's Gareth Dudney was voted the Cape Ann League MVP and, yesterday, celebrated the honor by scoring two first half goals in North Andover's 4-0 win over Masconoment Regional.

In a game which began Wednesday, Londonderry finally eliminated Keene, pulling out the win on penalty kicks. Andre Simmond, Kevin Greene and Connor Pauley scored for the Lancers while Aaron Starkman only relinquished one PK goal. He had one brilliant PK save to turn the tide.

No. 5 Pinkerton blanked Timberlane, 4-0, and advanced to Saturday's quarterfinal round (at 3 p.m.) vs. the winner of No. 13 Spaulding and No. 4  Manchester Central.  The highest seed will host the next round game.

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.

Trevor Glines was the lone honoree for youthful Fellowship Christian Academy on "Senior Day." Glines netted a goal and an assist in the Rams' 9-2 loss to Shawsheen Tech.

Nine different players were involved in the scoring as North Andover's boys soccer team whipped Amesbury 7-1. Jay Marchand led the way with a pair of goals and an assist for the Knights (12-1-2).

Under difficult weather conditions, defense made the difference in Methuen's first win of the season, 2-0 over Newburyport. Justin Bonneau, Fred Corey, Jesse Rodenhiser and Colin Trainor played exceptionally well and "kept everything in check," according to head coach Claude Beaudet. Reyny Martinez's goal eight minutes into second half play was the game-winner for the Rangers.

Jed Magnusson's 42-yard, frustration-fueled rocket in the first half lifted Sanborn to a 1-1 deadlock but Prospect Mountain rebounded for a pair of second-half goals and a 3-1 victory to end the regular season. Tristan Cooper had several huge breakaway stops, one resulting in a bloody nose, as part of his seven-save effort for the Indians (4-11-1).

Excelling in multiple roles, Jake Rogers was impressive in Methuen's 5-1 setback to Tewksbury. Starting at defensive stopper, Rogers moved to midfield and finally to forward where he recorded the Rangers' lone goal of the day.

After a three-goal effort against Amesbury, Georgetown's Matt Bitchell went off for another hat trick in a 5-2 victory over a tourney-bound Rockport squad. Ryan Browner, who opened the scoring for the Royals (4-7-3), spotted a perfect pass for Bitchell early in the second half for the eventual game-winner.

Gareth Dudney and Evan Boudreau each scored in the second half to help North Andover erase a one-goal halftime deficit and win 2-1 over Billerica.
"We did control a lot of the play and we had better ball position," North Andover coach  The other team is used to the size of the field. The dimensions are smaller. But we possessed the ball far more efficiently and we put a lot of pressure on them in second."
Goalie Jack Hyman, who made seven saves, came out of the net to stop a breakaway in the second half. He got a hand on the shot and ball deflected over the net.

Jared Grazio, who usually plays striker off the bench, was pressed into duty in goal and came up big. The Haverhill junior stopped nine shots to blank Central Catholic, 1-0. Grazio was playing because Mike Ferragamo was out with the flu.