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A goal with 19 seconds remaining in the contest pushed Marblehead past Central Catholic, 11-10, in the Division 1 North girls lacrosse quarterfinals. Central ends its season with a 14-6 record.

Molly Connolly scored four goals and Lexi Swartz and Kelcey Dion each tallied a hat trick as No. 3 North Andover girls lacrosse topped No. 6 Winchester 16-8 in the Division 1 North quarterfinals. The Scarlet Knights will next take on the winner of Friday's matchup between No. 2 Chelmsford and No. 7 Woburn.

In an all-MVC Division 1 North tournament clash, North Andover girls lacrosse bested Methuen, 18-5. The Knights were led by Ali Ferullo's five goals, while Molly Connolly chipped in four. Brenna Greene scored all five of Methuen's goals, while Lindsey Manick made 25 saves for the Rangers.

The Windham girls lacrosse team ran into the buzzsaw that is top-seeded Portsmouth in Saturday's Division 2 semifinals, falling 20-4. Ryane Farrell scored twice for the Jaguars, who end their season 10-8. Portsmouth (18-2) will play No. 3 Winnacunnet in Tuesday's final.

Pinkerton girls lacrosse handled Souhegan, 16-5, to advance to the NHIAA Division 1 state championship game, where the Astros will play defending champion Bishop Guertin on Wednesday at Southern New Hampshire University (7 p.m.). Madison Daziel scored five goals and Lily Auger and Kiley Davis each had hat tricks to lead Pinkerton to the title game.

Caroline Affolter scored the biggest of her five goals in overtime to give Central Catholic girls lacrosse a 13-12 win over Woburn. The Raiders trailed, 9-3, at halftime, but stormed back to tie things up at 12-12 to end regulation, before Affolter sealed the win.

Trailing 4-3 at the half, Ali Ferullo's five-goal performance led North Andover to an 11-5 win over Marblehead. The onslaught gave Ferullo goal number 100 and 101 for her career, as the Knights end their regular season 15-5.

Madi Connelly outscored John Stark by herself with five goals, helping Windham girls lacrosse into the New Hampshire Division 2 semifinals. Alex Perkins made 14 stops in the cage for the Jaguars.

Brenna Greene was the story in Methuen's 11-8 comeback win over Georgetown in girls lacrosse, as the senior scored twice to reach 100 goals for her career. The Rangers (9-9) trailed 6-2 at the half before making the comeback that qualified them for the state tournament.

Lilly Auger and Madison Daziel each scored five goals as Pinkerton (17-1) wrapped up the top seed for the Division 1 playoffs with a 19-5 win over Windham. With the big game, Auger joined the 100-career-goal club. 

Lilly Auger and Madison Daziel each scored five goals as Pinkerton (17-1) wrapped up the top seed for the Division 1 playoffs with a 19-5 win over Windham. With the big game, Auger joined the 100-career-goal club. 

Devon Hamilton, Ryane Farrell and Madi Connelly all scored four goals as Windham's girls whipped Kingswood, 20-7.

After Timberlane girls lacrosse's 19-3 loss to Concord on Tuesday, Kiley Simmons ended her season with 51 goals and her career with 114, becoming the top single-season scorer and career scorer in program history.

Led by four goals each from Kelcey Dion and Ainsley Dion, the North Andover girls lacrosse team beat Billerica, 17-5. The win was the sixth in a row for the Knights (14-4), who with it clinched the MVC Large.

By beating Medford, 16-4, the Methuen girls lacrosse team can clinch a spot at the state tournament with a win in one of its remaining two games. Hannah Rinehart notched a hat trick to help put the Rangers on the brink of the playoffs.