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Seemingly in control with a 3-1 lead with less than seven minutes to play, Haverhill surrendered three goals in a 72-second stretch and lost to Triton. 4-3. Ernie Lupi had a goal and assist in the season-ending loss.

Haverhill scored all its goals in the third period to blank Matignon 4-0 in the semifinals of the Newburyport Bank Classic. Casey Sweeney had two goals, Ernie Lupi had a goal and two assists and Jeff Roberts chipped in with three assists for the Hillies, who will play the Revere-Triton winner in the finals tomorrow. Gray Marchese made 24 saves for his first shutout.

Ernie Lupi scored a hat trick in Haverhill's 8-2 win over Bedford. Tom Maguire added two goals.

Matt Swett scored two goals and Andover pummeled Haverhill 8-0. Kyle Berthiaume stopped all 14 Haverhill shots.

Haverhill's John Rankin and Ernie Lupi each scored a goal as the Hillies tied unbeaten Concord-Carlisle 2-2. Hillies goalie Dan Dubois made 38 saves.

Haverhill fell to Shawsheen 9-5 in the Haverhill Christmas Tournament. Freshman Tom Maguire scored a goal and an assist for two points. Haverhill goalie Zack Grundy saved 34 of 43 shots for a .791 save percentage.

Casey Sweeney, who played Junior hockey last year, had two goals and two assists as Haverhill's hockey team (1-1) whipped Lowell Catholic 6-1 in the first round of the Dracut Holiday Tournament. Skating on the same line, Jeff Roberts (1-1) and Tom Maguire (1-1) also scored and Jeremy Noone also had a pair of goals.