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Joey DaSilva scored a team-high 15 points to keep No. 12 Windham trailing by just three at halftime and still very much alive in its upset bid attempt. But No. 5 Keene got up by double digits in the third quarter, and slowed the pace down to bleed out the clock in its eventualy 52-38 first round Division 1 win.

NASHUA – Salem went on the road for the first round of the New Hampshire playoffs feeling a lot more confident than a squad sitting a game above .500 and seeded 13th in a 15-team field.

PELHAM — This game was special for Pelham senior Drew Brown.

WORCESTER — Led by a stellar second half by Salem’s George Smith, top-seeded Brooks cut an 18-point second-half deficit to just four points, closing in a dramatic title game comeback.

Brooks beat St. Luke's, 71-58, to move on to the NEPSAC Class B title game for the sixth time in the last eight seasons. George Smith from Salem led the victors with 22 points while Myles Foster had 14 and Darrel Yepdo added nine. No. 1 Brooks will take on No. 2 Canterbury of New Milford, Connecticut, today (Sunday) at 5 p.m. at Worcester State. Brooks beat Canterbury 67-54 on Jan. 8.

Salem closed out the regular season with a 48-45 win over Manchester Central. Michael Ference had 17 points and Trevor DeMinico 14 in the win.

Bob Olson boldly and deftly blocked a 3-pointer at the buzzer to preserve Timberlane's 53-50 win over Pinkerton. For the Owls, Cam Ross (10), Luke Surprenant (11), Olson (11) and Kyle Ventola (10) all hit double figures. For the Astros, Will Warriner scored a game-high 12 points. It was the final game of the season for both teams.

Visiting Keene shot out to an early 13-0 lead. Behind Joey DaSilvia (25 points, 5 3-pointers) Windham rallied to tie it but the Blackbirds prevailed 62-54 in the regular-season finale.

Bradford's Dallion Johnson hit seven 3-pointers and No. 6 Phillips Academy beat archrival No. 3 Phillips Exeter 73-63 in the first round of the NEPSAC Class A tournament on Wednesday. The Big Blue advance to the quarterfinals against No. 2 Hotchkiss on Saturday.

Drew Brown hit six 3-pointers on his way to a game-high 26 points, and Derek Crowley added 20 points as Pelham topped Sanborn 82-59. Dylan Khalil led the Indians with 17 points.

Luke Schramm scored 12 of Windham's 25 third-quarter points as the Jaguars turned a nine-point halftime deficit into a 71-69 victory over Spaulding. Joey DaSilva scored a game-high 21 points and Rocky Heres added 19 points for the winners.

Brooks rolled past Governor's, 75-53, to advance to the NEPSAC semifinals for the ninth year in a row. Myles Foster (22), Sam Thomson (15) and Darrel Yepdo (18) cracked double figures in the win,  Coach John McVeigh's squad will take on St. Luke's Saturday in the Class B semis.

Led by Derek Crowley and Drew Brown, with 20 points each, Pelham's boys built a 25-point lead and coasted past Merrimack Valley, 76-63. There were 10 scorers for the Pythons (14-3).

LOWELL – If there was any doubt where the best team in the Merrimack Valley Conference calls home, it was removed in the first half of Friday’s Division 1 North quarterfinal.

Derek Crowley led Pelham's boys to a huge 71-59 victory over Hanover with 22 points and, in so doing, went over 1,000 points for his career. The Pythons (13-3) led from start to finish over top-ranked Hanover (15-2) as Drew Brown added 16 points and Keegan Garrett had nine points and played great defense.