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Pinkerton beat Salem, 54-47, to improve to 2-0 and equal last year's win total. Justin Dunne 25 points and 7 blocks and freshman Drew Brander 10 assists for PA. Kaleb Bates, Ryan Pacy and Jacob Bennett were all in double figures for Salem.

 Junior Aidan Cammann erupted for 28 points to pace unbeaten Andover (3-0) over Haverhill, 57-50. Angel Burgos has 15 for the Hillies.

Timberlane raced to an 18-3 lead, but Windham caught fire from deep with 16 treys in a 78-62 comeback win. The Jags (1-0) scored 32 in the second quarter including seven 3's. Joey DaSilva (32 points, 7 3's) and Jack St. Hilaire (19, 5 3's) led the way. Timberlane's Luke Surprenant had 19 and six trifectas.

Central Catholic's boys won their first game of the season, 67-47 over North Andover. Xavier McKenzie led the way with 19 points while Nate Godin added 15 and freshman Joey Hart chipped in with 14.

Methuen drilled eight 3-pointers on its way to a 69-44 victory over Dracut to improve to 2-0.

Andover beat Central for the second time this week, 61-54. Aidan Cammann led with 19 and Logan Satlow had 12. Central's Xavier McKenzie lit it up for 28 points.

Ryan Pacy had 26 points and Adan Ayala added 11 but Merrimack escaped with the 60-59 win over Salem.

Justin Dunn, Jackson Marshalll, Anthony Chinn and Drew Brander were all in double figures as Pinkerton won the first game of the season and first game under new coach David Chase. The final was Astros 60-52 over Alvirne.

Lowell won the first matchup but it was all Haverhill in this one, 61-35. Phillip Cuningham pumped in a team-high 16 points while Junior Efosa, Elijah Haas and Enrique Alvarado chipped in with 9 apiece. Alvarado did a nice job at the point and Efosa controlled the paint.

PELHAM — On Senior Night, Pelham put on a show Thursday night.

The Pythons started five seniors and zoomed to a 29-point first quarter on their way to its second straight win, 64-44 over Campbell.

Dylan Khalil poured in 29 points and brother Jared Khalil added 16 as Sanborn opened its season with a 73-53 victory over Campbell.

Down 15-3 after 3 minutes, North Andover looked in deep trouble. But Jake Wolinski was stellar defensively on Tewksbury's star and the Knights rallied bigtime for the 54-44 win in their opener. Wolinski and Matt Kutz each had 15 points while Jake O'Connell had eight rebounds.

Dracut led by 12 late in the third on Tuesday night, but Methuen rallied for a 61-54 win in overtime. Bella Keaney had a couple huge steals late in the fourth. She and Stephanie Tardugno each had 5 points in OT. Samantha Pfeil, a talented 5-11 freshman, led the Rangers with 18 points while Kaitlin Tierney added 14.

Isaac Allen scored 7 of his 20 points in overtime and Mitchell Crowe had a team-high 21 as Methuen downed Dracut, 67-58. Andrew Lussier added 12 points.

Haverhill could get nothing going offensively and lost to Lowell, 53-35. Junior Efosa had 10 points and Phillip Cunningham 6 for the Hillies.