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The Central Catholic boys volleyball team swept previously unbeaten Lowell Catholic 3-0 to move on in the state tournament, and with the win coach Gannon Paris has now compiled 100 wins in his career for Central.

The Central Catholic volleyball team beat Westford 3-1 to advance to the North quarterfinals. Sean Maraghy led the Raiders with 14 kills, Vishal Patel had 5 blocks and Jack Francis had 31 assists. Central will advance to play top-seeded Lowell Catholic on Monday at 7 p.m.

Methuen's Otavio Mayori set a new school record for assists in a game with 60 in yesterday 3-2 win over Central Catholic. Tim Galloway-Burke led the Rangers with 28 kills, 12 blocks and 12 service points.

Jake Francis tallied team-highs in assists (42), blocks (6) and service points (11) to lead Central Catholic to a 25-23, 25-20, 23-25, 23-25, 15-10 win over Andover.

David Vidal had 10 kills and an imopressive eight blocks as Central Catholic shocked Haverhill in volleyball, winning three of four games.

First-year player Connor Merinder had a stunning 24 kills and six blocks and Adam Yee had seven blocks as Andover clipped Central Catholic in four games.

Marquis Rios collected 12 kills and Janci Soto and Joel Carmona added nine apiece as Lawrence swept Central Catholic.

Central Catholic's volleyball team used good balance and overcame a huge performance by Tim Galloway-Burke to win a thriller over Methuen, 3-2, winning the final game, 17-15. Galloway-Burke had 25 kills, 5 blocks and 15 service points

Jake Francis led Central Catholic's volleyball team with 17 assists and added two blocks and two aces as the Raiders won their second straight match, shutting out Lowell.