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With help from Josh Gallagher and Mike Kelleher, Nick Leonard whistled a second-period shot over the Acton-Boxboro goalie's catching glove to register his 100th career point in Central Catholic's 4-2 victory. The victory garnered the Raiders a share of the MVC/DCL Division 1 title with Billerica.

TEWKSBURY — Andover’s Liam Centrella had just a spit second to watch the puck enter the net before being mugged on the boards by his teammates.

“I had an angle and I saw it trickle in,” said Centrella. “Then I couldn’t help but celebrate. It was total madness.”

"Kyle Williams was spectacular," said coach Mike Jankowski after Central's 1-0 win over Waltham. Williams had 23 saves en route to his area best fifth shutout. Mike Kelleher tallied the game's lone goal in the first period.

Steve Merrick scored his first two career goals as Central Catholic cruised past Chelmsford 9-1. Mike Kelleher and Ryan Daigle each added a pair of goals for the Raiders.

LAWRENCE — A little more than a month ago, the Central Catholic hockey team was just trying to reach the .500 mark. With the postseason on the horizon, however, the Raiders appear much more optimistic about their future.

Central Catholic held on to defeat Andover hockey 4-3. Raiders standouts Nick Leonard and Tommy Evangelista talk about the win, along with highlights from the victory.

LAWRENCE — As the final horn sounded, Central Catholic goalie Kyle Williams leaned back onto the net and looked up at the ceiling, like his teammates breathing a sigh of relief.

“We didn’t want to let the puck back into the zone another time,” said Raiders center Tommy Evangelista. “We got the puck back into their zone and played the rest from there.”

Central Catholic is on a 5-game winning streak after starting the season 1-3 after last night's 3-1 win over Arlington. Mike Kelleher had two goals and Tommy Evangelista scored one. Evangelista has six goals and five assists for 11 points and Kelleher has six goals and three assists for nine points in the current Raider win streak.

LAWRENCE — During Central Catholic’s three-game losing skid early in the season, Raiders star Tommy Evangelista was stuck watching helplessly from the scoring table.

“In my second shift against Austin Prep I injured the joint in my shoulder,” said the 2010 Eagle-Tribune All-Star. “I had to miss three games, and it killed me having to do the scoring clock and watching my team. But I think we are back in the swing of things now.”