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Anthony Rousseau notched nine kills, and Timberlane rallied to beat Winnacunnet 3-2 on Monday, taking the final game 15-7. Cameron NAzarian added 11 digs and Spencer Sierra had four aces for the winners.

Anthony Rousseau had 14 kills and Billy Shanley had 26 assists as Timberlane volleyball shaded Pinkerton, 3-1.

After dropping the first two games, Andover volleyball rallied for a thrilling 3-2 win over Algonquin on Monday, taking the fifth game 15-13. David Gao led the Golden Warriors with 13 service points, Owen Chanthaboun added 21 kills and Enzo Masters had 20 digs for the winners.

Tate Thompson was a one-man wrecking crew with 14 kills and 19 digs, adding in a pair of service aces as Pinkerton Academy earned its first volleyball win of the year. The Astros, who got 23 assists from John Collins, fought hard for the 3-2 win over Souhegan, taking the fifth by a score of 15-11.

Adrian Suarez scored 16 service points, nine aces and 35 assists as Greater Lawrence rallied from two games down to beat Essex Tech 3-2. Eddy Herrera added 16 kills for the winners.

Ryan McShan led Central Catholic in kills (25), blocks (5), service points (20) and aces (5) as the Raiders held off Methuen 3-2, winning the final set 16-14. Keith Shaheen also had 20 service points for the winners.

Defensive specialist Isaac Williams had a late stretch of five aces in Game 5. He carried Andover to a 3-2 win over Central (15-10 in Game 5) Owen Chanthaboun 16th kill sealed the deal.

Salem volleyball opened the season sweeping Pinkerton. Tyler Valerio had 19 assists and Noah Mustapha chipped in with nine service points and five aces.

Yadiel Calderon notched 10 service points, leading Greater Lawrence to its third straight win to open the season, 3-0 over Innovation Charter. Abduel Ixiaj added eight aces for the winners.

Ryan Difloures scored team-highs in kills (14) and digs (8) to lead Haverhill past Central Catholic 3-1. Devon Buscema added 42 assists for the winners, while Keith Sheehan had eight kills and eight service points for the Raiders.

Owen Chanthaboun notched 18 kills to lead Andover to a 3-0 win over Methuen. Rueben Osborn added 14 service points and seven kills for the winners. Liam Doherty led the Rangers with 15 service points and 18 assists.

Liam Doherty (17 assists, 4 aces) and Drew Eason (5 kills, 12 serve points) led Methuen to a season-opening 3-0 sweep of Essex Tech.

Surprising North Andover will be playing for its first sectional volleyball title Monday (4:30 p.m.) at Westford Academy.

The Knights (11-4), who were 12-68 since the program started in 2016, earned that right by defeating Winchester 3-1 in Friday's North semifinals.

The surprising North Andover volleyball swept Lowell Catholic to advance to the North semifinals Friday at Winchester. Liam Ross led the Knights (10-4) in kills (13) and digs and also had five aces. 

An 0-10 Methuen volleyball squad had its bus break down en route to Boston Latin Academy. Methuen lost Game 1 but pulled the stunner for a 3-1 win over a BLA squad which was 8-8. Starring in the preliminary round tourney shocker were Chris Huynh, Randy Reyes, Davy Faulkner, Andrew Lussier and Mitchell Crowe. Coach Matt Twomey said, "It was a crazy day."