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Nick Tovey owned the second hole at Atkinson CC yesterday, shooting an eagle as part of a 1-under par 35 in Central Catholic's 14-6 victory over Chelmsford.

Tovey, who was medalist on the day, ripped a fairway 3-wood to within 15 feet of the hole and sank the putt for his first eagle of the season.

Souhegan dealt Bedford its first loss of the regular season in its final match, 148-149, while Pelham lost to both squads with a 166. Jesse Vaiknoras led the Pythons (14-12) with a 39 while Coury Coulliard and Nick Neary were next with 42s.

North Andover made the long trip to Rockport worthwhile with a convincing 153-148 victory. Dan Daley and Ross Boyle tied as high scorers for the Scarlet Knights (6-2) with 28 points with Bob Berman close behind with 26 points.

Pinkerton placed five of the top eight golfers and shot an impressive 4-over par 148 at Rochester CC to defeat Salem (155), Spaulding (160) and Goffstown (175). Mark Kissel (medalist 35), Dan Kish and Matt Newton (matching 37s) led the way for the unbeaten Astros (27-0). Ed Haroian was one stroke off Kissel's pace to lead the Blue Devils (24-3 with two losses to Pinkerton).

Central Catholic and Andover have been the two best golf teams in the Merrimack Valley Conference the past seven years. During the span, Central Catholic has won the conference three times and Andover has won it four times, including each of the past four years.

Central Catholic sophomore Joe Leavitt fired a stunning 4-under 32, hitting four birdies, as the Raiders cruised past Tewksbury 19-1.

Pinkerton's golf team has had better days, but it was good enough to remain perfect (24-0) yesterday as it defeated Timberlane, Memorial and Trinity. Tyler Angle led the way with a 38 and Danny Kish came through with a 39.

Central Catholic's golf team stayed unbeaten, defeating Haverhill 15-5, and showed why as five different golfers broke 40 at Hickory Hill. Nick Tovey led the way with a medalist 34 while Dylan Ryan, Joe Leavitt and Jake Hajec all had 37s.

Timberlane proved to be a poor host, riding a 162 score to a sweep over Spaulding (166), Manchester Central (177) and Londonderry (187) at Atkinson CC. Alan McCormack paced a consistent effort from the Owls (17-7) with a co-medalist 39. The Lancers were led by Taylor Simpson's 44.

Once-beaten Bedford (146) and Lebanon (153) were formidable, but Pelham (166) prevailed over Monadnock. Jesse Vaiknoras led the way for the Pythons, shooting a 38.

Two local low scorers lifted St. John's Prep to a 240-258 Catholic Conference victory over Xaverian at Salem CC. Nick Maccario of Haverhill led all competitors with a 38 and Atkinson's Nick Pandelena was just one shot of the pace.

Jeff Cohen was the medalist as he shot 36 to help Salem win its four-team tournament and improve to 14-1.

Sean Weldon had a memorable 17th birthday with a 28-point total in Pentucket-Georgetown's 150-123 win over Wilmington. The senior had a pretty chip-in birdie out of the sand. "It was a tough par-3, to come out of the sand takes a good touch," said coach Jayne Beaton. 

Sean Weldon had a memorable 17th birthday with a 28-point total in Pentucket-Georgetown's 150-123 win over Wilmington. The senior had a pretty chip-in birdie out of the sand. "It was a tough par-3, to come out of the sand takes a good touch," said coach Jayne Beaton. 

Tyler Angle finished three strokes better than a quartet of golfers including teammate Kyle DelloRusso, easily leading unbeaten Pinkerton to a sweep of host Concord, Goffstown and Winnacunnet. Angle finished with a 4-over par 38 while DelloRusso carded a 41.