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Dylan Chase led Pentucket with a hat trick, while Ben Stasiuk and Josh Hinds each had two goals as the Sachems picked up a win over Ipswich.

Jon Bordonaro (7 goals) and Mike Smith (2 goals) played well for the Royals. Joe Campbell made nine saves in goal.

"The kids are working hard," explained Royals coach Matt Bouchard. "We just don't have enough athleticism or consistency yet. We have moments, but we should probably be that much more competitive in a year or so."

Strapping his team on his back, Andrew Sokol (7 goals, 2 assists) and his attack mates carried Newburyport to its second win of the season over North Reading. Steven Matses had three goals, Grant Francis had one goal and one assist, Nate Morneault had one goal, Greg Schofield had two assists, and Dean Cataldo had six saves for the Clippers.

Brooks freshman Zander Buttress of North Andover took five shots and scored five goals in the first half as ethe Brooks boys lacrosse team defeated Lawrence Academy 11-5. North

The Pinkerton boys made it 2-0 on the day in Astros lacrosse action as they topped St. John's of Shrewsbury, 10-6, to remain perfect at 10-0. Brian Estes led the way with a hat trick, Tom Auger (two goals, assist) had three points, and Conor McCarthy chipped in a pair of goals. Steve Wolenski limited the Pioneers to just one second-half goal after they had struck for five in the opening two quarters.

Andover pitched a second-half shutout, leading to a 12-4 victory over Masconomet and a berth in the stste tournament. Gavin McIver was a consistent winner of faceoffs and did well on offensive transition. The Golden Warrior defense (Jimmy Johnson, Matt Murray, Vinny Christiano and Andrew Carroll) was exemplary in front of goaltender Jake Gostanian (seven saves).

R.J. Riddinger was the leader of a staunch defense effort in front of standout goalie Andrew Keegan (12 saves), allowing Pelham to ease to a 14-4 victory over Milford. Offense came from senior attacks Mike Woonton and C.J. Ziogas with four goals each. Ziogas, Richie Sullivan and Sean Paradis were master playmakers with three assists apiece.

Brian Amor scored four goals to lead the North Andover boys lacrosse team to an 8-2 win over Triton.

Freshman Zander Buttress of North Andover had a game-high four goals in Brooks' 9-1 win over Berwick. Steven Domoracki chipped in four helpers and Nick Galanos turned aside 12 shots.

Ryan Lewis (six goals, two assists) and Ryan Rothwell (three goals, five assists) tallied eight points apiece as Timberlane crushed Spaulding, 18-4.

Jon Bordonaro (3 goals), Ben Warren (1 goal), and Max Mangano (1 assist) played well for the Royals (1-8). Joe Campbell made 13 saves in goal.

Nick Mann racked up four goals and Shain Jowett chipped in six points (two goals, four assists) as Central Catholic downed Haverhill, 13-7.

Seth Richard sent a clearing pass to Jeff Guilherme, and he fired the ball to Teagan Norris who score the lone goal in overtime to keep Pinkerton undefeated with a 10-9 win over Concord.

Walter Gillis helped Central Catholic boys lacrosse pick up its second win of the season. The Raiders prevailed 10-8 over Tewksbury. Gillis, the goalie, make 20 big saves. Conor Murphy, Chris George and Andrew Ouellette each scored two goals for Central.

Filling in for injured starter Joe Butera (broken bone in hand), sophomore Joe Campbell earned his first varsity win in just his second career start. Behind Campbell's 14 saves, Georgetown easily overcame North Reading, 13-6. With Butera not expected back until the end of the season (if at all), the Royals will need Campbell to continue producing like he did last night.