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BROCKTON — Just the 10th seed in Division 3 North, Georgetown defied the odds, winning four straight tourney games in the last two weeks. But Abington, the No. 1 seed in the South, ended the Cinderella run yesterday at Campanelli Stadium.

MANCHESTER, N.H. — The power of the Mohawk, which nearly every member of the Londonderry baseball team was sporting, simply wasn’t enough.

The Lancers loaded the bases with no outs in the seventh but they fell short against No. 3 Keene, losing 2-1 in yesterday’s Class L semifinal at Gill Stadium.

LOWELL – Forget the eight losses on their slate, Plymouth North is a Division 2 baseball monster.

The defending state champions, once floundering in early May at 7-6, made North Andover victim No. 11 in the last 13, dousing the Knights, 8-0, in the Eastern Mass. Championship game before about 800 fans here at Alumni Field.

No. 2 Londonderry downed No. 10 Manchester Central, 6-1, in yesterday's Class L quarterfinals. Sean Caron and Geoff Fisher racked up two hits apiece, and 15-year-old Kasey Carollo held Central to just one hit to set up Tuesday's 4 p.m. contest against third-seeded Keene at Holman Stadium.

Zach Fox collected two hits and an RBI, but it wasn't enough as No. 9 Timberlane fell to top-seeded Trinity, 3-1, in the Class L quarterfinals. P.J. Singster was outdueled by Pioneers starter Garrett Cole, who fanned 10 in a complete-game effort. Singster allowed just five hits over six innings, but Trinity's 1-2-3 hitters made him pay with three runs scored.

LOWELL - For a team forging ahead into history, North Andover High looked quite at home here on the finely-manicured diamond at LeLacheur Park.

Sophomore Alec Jillson slapped a two-run single in the first and Aaron Brunette - with a save from Mike Weisman - made it work swimmingly as the Knights knocked off Reading, 2-0, before about 500 fans for the Division 2 North championship.

LOWELL - With nearly 400 fans thinking hook, a gassed Georgetown High's Andrew Sinkiewicz landed one final jab.

"I was on fumes," said Sinkiewicz, who fought through 120-plus pitches and somehow held off Newburyport, 4-3, in a Division 3 North championship classic.

LOWELL - For a team forging ahead into history, North Andover High looked quite at home here on the finely-manicured diamond at LeLacheur Park.

Sophomore Alec Jillson slapped a two-run single in the first and Aaron Brunette - with a save from Mike Weisman - made it work swimmingly as the Knights knocked off Reading, 2-0, before about 500 fans for the Division 2 North championship.

LOWELL — Brandon Walsh jogged into second base, fist in the air, waiting for his frenzied teammates to pile on him.

It was the second such mugging he has received in three days.

Sanborn fell to Hopkinton, 6-0, in yesterday's Class M first round. Logen Johnson went 2 for 3 out of the leadoff spot for the Indians, which finish 9-9.

Sean Caron went 2 for 4 with six RBIs and two runs scored as Londonderry dropped Spaulding, 12-0, in the Class L first round. Caron smashed a 3-run homer in the first and also had a bases-clearing double in the third. Dan Lagasse racked up three hits and Jake Finnegan fanned five in four innings to get the win. It was a very meaningful win for coach Brent Demas, who registered his 100th career victory.

For four innings, No. 16 Pinkerton stayed close with top-seed Trinity. But the Pioneers pulled away in the fifth and ended the Astros season with an 8-1 decision. Zach Mathieu scored the lone Astro run.

SALEM, N.H. - Timberlane baseball coach Jamie Fish rolled the dice.

His junior right-hander Matt Faia gladly accepted the challenge and made his coach look like a genius.

SALEM, N.H. - Timberlane baseball coach Jamie Fish rolled the dice.

His junior right-hander Matt Faia gladly accepted the challenge and made his coach look like a genius.

GLOUCESTER - With each dazzling inning Yunior Vasquez assuaged the pain of a dreadful Lawrence High start to yesterday's Division 1 North quarterfinal.

He could never quite erase the root of that anguish.