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Zach Youkstetter scored 19 digs, and No. 10-seeded Pinkerton delivered an all-around offensive effort to upset No. 7 Winacunnet 3-0 in the New Hampshire first round. Adam Freiburger added seven kills and three blocks and John Collins had 12 assists for the Astros, who will travel to No. 2 Hollis-Brookline on Tuesday (6 p.m.)

Despite 10 service points for Keith Shaheen, Central Catholic volleyball fell to Westford Academy 3-0 in the Division 1 Round of 32. Ryan McShan added eight kills and Juanjose Cabrera had 15 digs.

HAVERHILL – Not long ago, things looked bleak for the Haverhill boys volleyball squad. With a Covid outbreak and injuries dragging them down, the Hillies were hovering around the .500 mark entering the second week of May.

Ryan Difloures scored 14 kills and Devon Buscema had 35 assists to lead Haverhill to a 3-0 win over Andover. Reuben Osborne had 14 service points for the Golden Warriors.

A day after the Rangers knocked off Burlington, Drew Eason led Methuen to a convincing straight-set victory over Central Catholic for the program's first back-to-back wins since 2016. Eason had 16 kills, 11 digs and 16 service points.  James Levesque added 13 kills, Liam Doherty had 31 assists and Matt Kovacev had a career-high 15 digs.

Nick Furnari scored team-highs in kills (22), aces (5) and digs (6) as Windham beat Salem 3-1 in a battle of New Hampshire powers. Blake Dempsey added 12 kills and three blocks for the winners.

North Andover dominated the fifth set, allowing only two points to defeat Methuen in a boys volleyball match highlighted by Andrew Matzouranis' 20 kills. Andrew Jones piled up 45 assists with four service aces as the Knights won for the fifth time in 11 matches.

Andover outlasted Central Catholic 3-1 in a four-game match in which each set was decided by three points or fewer. Sophomore Marco Gomez-Cabo was huge for the Warriors with 25 assists, six kills four blocks and 15 service winners. Captain Owen Chanthaboun had 25 kills. 

Windham won its eight straight volleyball match with a convincing three-set rout of Bishop Guertin as Nick Furnari had seven kills and delivered eight sevice aces. Headlining the Jaguars' dominating service performance was Braden Lord with 10 aces wile Kyle Gschwend had six along with 17 assists.

Alex McNally tallied 9 kills, 5 blocks and 2 digs to help Andover beat North Andover 3-1 on Monday. Owen Chanthaboun added 21 kills and 3 blocks and Enzo Masters ran the back from his libero positions with 9 digs.

David Bermudez lead Lawrence in assists (30), service points (12) and aces (4) as the Lancers held off Methuen 5-4, winning the final game 15-11. Junior Firpo added 11 kills for the winners.

Ryan McShan notched 21 kills and Keith Shaheen had 10 assists and two aces to lead Pinkerton to a 3-2 win over Chelmsford, taking the fifth and deciding game 19-17.