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No. 3 Lawrence lost the first game but swept the next three over No. 2 Lowell to punch its ticket to the North Sectional finals. The Lancers (20-3) were immense at the net with Miguel Jackson, Andre Wilson and Delfy Soler had 13 kills each.

Sam Hovan tallied 30 kills, 21 service points and 18 digs to help No. 1 Timberlane earn a chance to defend its state title with a 3-2 victory over No. 3 Windham in the state semifinals.

No. 2 Pinkerton volleyball earned its championship game rematch, gritting out a 3-2 victory over No. 3 Hollis Brookline in the New Hampshire semifinals.

Delfy Soler led Lawrence with a season-high 19 kills and served the last three points to hold off stubborn Central Catholic, 3-2, in the Division 1 North quarterfinals. He also finished with four aces while Andre Wilson had 10 kills and a team high 13 service points for the Lancers (19-3) who will play in the semifinals Saturday evening.

Wayland rolled past Haverhill, 3-0, in the North first round, ending a terrific 22-year run for retiring Hillie coach Bill Kaste, who won 286 games with the boys' program. Spencer Dellea (9 kills) and Connor Buscema (7 kills) led the Hillies, who finished at 9-8.

Neil Rea was a model of consistency with 35 assists and had four aces to lead Windham over Salem, 3-1,  in the quarterfinals of the state volleyball tournament. The Jaguars (13-4) now will face defending champion Timberlane in Thursday's 7 p.m. semifinals at Nashua North.

Senior Connor Ross contributed a team-high 13 service points and 15 digs, and Sam Hovan led the way with 23 kills as top-seeded Timberlane swept Mascenic, 3-0, in the quarterfinals. The Owls will play No. 4 Windham in the state semis on Thursday at 7 p.m. from Nashua North High.

Hunter Hazard had 16 kills and Brian Castle had 31 assists to lead No. 2 Pinkerton to a 3-0 sweep of No. 7 Bishop Guertin in the quarterfinals of the state tournament. The Astros will play either Hollis-Brookline or Goffstown, both teams they have beat this spring, in the state semis on Thursday at 5 p.m. from Nashua North High.

Matt Ferrara had a big night for Central Catholic, leading the Raiders witgh 19 kills, 3 aces and 8 digs in a 3-0 North opening round sweep of Greater Lowell. The Raiders (14-7) will niow face MVC rival Lawrence Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Lawrence.

Having not played in two weeks, the No. 3 seed Lawrence volleyball team got off to a slow start before rallying past No. 14 seed Westford in the Division 1 North opener, 3-2.

Boston Latin beat Greater Lawrence 25-17, 25-22, 25-23 in the preliminary round of the North volleyball tourney. Rosendo Ortiz led the way with 14 digs and six service points while Abdiel Tavarez had 13 assists.

All eight seniors had multiple kills as Timberlane dumped Souhegan on Senior Night. The Great 8 senior were: Fari Zhou, Matt Perry, Niko Kakouris, Mike Makarian, Dylan Monteiro, Connor Ross, Al Barney and Sam Hovan. 

Yanchen Zhan, a 3-year starter, finished his career in style as Andover beat Billerica, 3-0. Zhan had 12 kills, 2 aces and 11 digs. "It was nice for him to go out that way," said coach E.J. Perry.

Nick Hayes led Salem with 16 kills and 30 assists in a big 3-2 win over Windham, improving the Blue Devils to 11-4.