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Pelham threw a scare into unbeaten Pembroke in the Division 2 quarterfinals last night before falling, 47-35. The Pythons were tied at halftime, 21-21, and only trailed by one point eafter three but they could only score four points in the fourtth quarter. Jake Vaiknoras scored 15 points in a losing cause.

Windham fell behind 12-3 after a quarter and it was an uphill battle from there in a 54-39 quarterfinal loss to Coe-Brown. Andrew Lowman led the Jaguars with 12 points and Tucker Lippold added eight.

LOWELL — The North Andover High boys basketball team got a double whammy here at the Tsongas Center versus Brighton High in the Div. 2 North finals.

They not only lost, 64-59, the game. But they lost their respected head coach, Mike McVeigh.

LOWELL — The North Andover High boys basketball team got a double whammy here at the Tsongas Center versus Brighton High in the Div. 2 North finals.

They not only lost, 64-59, the game. But they lost their respected head coach, Mike McVeigh.

LOWELL — The North Andover High boys basketball team got a double whammy here at the Tsongas Center versus Brighton High in the Div. 2 North finals.

They not only lost, 64-59, the game. But they lost their respected head coach, Mike McVeigh.

Tyler Masone only scored five points but they were a big five points for Windham. Masone scored a layup and knocked down a 3-pointer early in the fourth quarter to put the Jaguars ahead by five points.

Junior guard Ryan Frank scored 15 points as No. 8-seeded Pelham won 44-36 over ninth-seeded Plymouth in a Division 2 first round boys basketball game.

Joe Slattery chipped in nine points and  Jake Vaiknoras added seven points. 

Taylor Simpson had a game-high 16, but Londonderry ended its season in the opening round of the New Hampshire Division 1 playoffs to Manchester Central, 61-48.

After being on the receiving end on a No. 15 vs. No. 2 first-round shocker last year, Salem High (13th) was looking to re-pay the favor to No. 4 Nashua South.

Scott Bradley scored 17 points to lead Pinkerton, which fell to top seed Trinity, 55-32, in the Division 1 first round. For Trinity, Carment Giampetruzzi with 17 points.

Scott Bradley scored 17 points to lead Pinkerton, which fell to top seed Trinity, 55-32, in the Division 1 first round. For Trinity, Carment Giampetruzzi with 17 points.

BYFIELD – In a Division 4 North semifinal matchup between a pair of veteran contenders, the experience for Danvers proved to be a bit more of the big-game variety.

Brooks entered halftime tied 26-26, but could not hold on and fell to Suffield Academy 53-45 in the New England Class B semifinals.

"It was a great effort by the kids," said coach John McVeigh. "We played a really good first half, but in the second half we just didn't make enough shots. We defended the way we needed to defend, but it was just not enough offense down the stretch."

NORTH ANDOVER — Friends or not, North Andover bigmen Isaiah Nelsen and Chris Bardwell have turned up the heat on their already intense — but friendly — practice rivalry now that the postseason has arrived.