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Trailing 21-14 at the half, Salem kicked it up a notch in the second half to take a big win over Londonderry, 51-45. Kyle Poulin scored a team-high 14 points while Ben Laycock had 11, Trevor DeMinico 10 and Zack Caraballo nine. The Blue Devils (17-3, 15-2) won without making a single 3-pointer. Londonderry fell to 12-4 in Division 1.

PLAISTOW — All year long, the young Windham boys basketball team has taken baby steps forward.

But Friday night at Timberlane, the Jaguars took a much larger, call it a teenage step, in the right direction with a 61-42 victory. It was their third victory in the last seven games for Windham and the first not on their home court.

Pinkerton earned a 52-47 win over Nashua South thanks to Nick Lombard, who drilled four 3-pointers and finished with a team-high 22 points. 

Gus Flaherty knocked down seven 3-pointers on his way to a whopping season-best 33 points as Pentucket beat Canton 77-64 to avenge one of its two losses on the season. Spencer Pacy added a season-high 26 points for the winners.

HAVERHILL – Having already clinched its first postseason berth in six years, Haverhill decided at halftime of its regular-season finale it would be best to enter the regional with a winning record.

The Central Catholic boys basketball team will be one of the hottest heading into the state tournament. The Raiders (19-3) won their 10th in a row, beating Everett 65-45. Kevin Constant (23) and George Smith (17) led the way offensively.

Brooks won its fifth straight outright ISL championship after winning it only once between 1960 and 2014. Brooks secured the title with a 69-39 win over St. Mark's, completing a perfect 14-0 record in the league (16-6 overall). Senior guard Colin Khater of North Andover scored his first career points with two foul shots in the 2nd half 

Haverhill led 34-30 at the half but St. John's rallied for a 61-52 win. Sophomore Jeremyah Phillips had 14 and freshman Brandon Donald 12 for the Hillies.

The 16th-ranked Merrimack College women's lacrosse team lled 9-4 but lost its opener to No. 12 Mercy, 13-12, in North Andover Tuesday.  

         
        Amber Feminella scored five goals in the loss. 

Isaiah Ray scored a career-high 29 points to pace Greater Lawrence's boys to an 86-42 romp over Presentation of Mary for the Reggies' 10th win that qualifies them for the state tournament. Kerwin Lebron had 24 points for the Panthers.

 Andover's bous closed the regular season on a high note, crushing Marlboro 68-34 to snap a five-game losing streak. Kyle Rocker led the way with 22 points and Emmett Kim added 14 for the Warriors (12-8) and they combined for seven 3-pointers.

Kyle Moore and Jake McElroy each hit six of North Andover's whopping 20 3-pointers as the Scarlet Knights rolled past Newton South 89-64. Mikey Gorgoni added three 3's for the winners.

Brooks boys basketball posted a dominating 80-54 win over Thayer Academy to improve to a perfect 13-0 in the ISL (15-6 overall). Tyler Whitney-Sideny (19), Sam Thomson (14) and Matt Mulvey (13) were all in double figures for Brooks.

Havehill boys basketball qualified for the state tournament with a comfortable 65-46 win over Chelmsford on Senior Night. Jeremiah Phillips had 12 points and 10 rebounds, and Phillip Cunningham also added 12 points as the Hillies won the MVC Small as well.

Kyle Poulin had a team-high 24 points and Trevor DeMinico had 20 on four 3s as Salem raced past Manchester Central, 80-70. The win moves the Blue Devils to 15-3 overall.