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Lynn English defeated Andover 3-1 in the Division 1 North preliminary round.

"The kids played hard right on through to the end," coach Mike Wartman said.

Matt Liedes scored with four minutes remaining to pull Andover into a 2-2 tie with St. John's Prep. Andrew Pallotta scored the first Golden Warriors' goal and Andrew Osborne made 12 saves in Andover's regular season finale. The Golden Warriors finish at 8-6-4.

Andrew Osborne made a whopping 14 saves as Andover qualified for the Division 1 North tournament with a 3-0 victory over Somerville. Kaelan Crawford, Sam Percival and Matt Liedes each scored a goal, and Kerrick Stevens, Rob Martin and Alex Golan each added an assist.

Closing on playoffs 

 Andover moved a step closer to a playoff berth with a tough 3-2 win over Lowell. Matt Liedes scored the game-winner for the Warriors (6-5-2)in the closing moments on a nice pass from Alex Golan.

Haverhill continued its strong play as it downed Andover 3-0 thursday. The Hillie's Alex Hussein lead the way with two goals and an assist. Haverhil coach John Coppolla cited strong defenseive play from Zackery Greene, Leo Worcester, Mike Hogan and Will Menter as the key to the shutout.

Alex Golan scored three goals and registered an assist to help lead Andover to its fifth win of the season. Goaltender Andrew Osborne recorded 20 saves.

Sam Percival scored once and assisted two others in Andover's 4-1 win over Lawrence. The win came despite a great performance by Lawrence keeper Edwin Gutierez, who made 17 saves. "Gutierez covered alot of ground to keep them in the game" said Andover coach Mike Wartman. Wartman cited strong ball control and continued pressure as the key to overcomming Gutierez and the Lancers.

Andover earned its first win of the season thanks to the strong play of Kaelan Crawford, Tom Busta and Josh Torres, each of whom recording a goal in the winning effort. Torres also added an assist, and goalie Andrew Osborne had six saves.

Alex Golan and Sam Percival each scored for Andover in a 2-2 tie with Tyngsboro. Randy Sartor and Tom Busta each assisted for Andover and Mike Birecki made five saves to secure the win.

Charlie Roche and Ryan McLeod each scored goals to propel Haverhill to a 2-1 win over Andover. Josh Torres scored for the Golden Warriors and Haverhill goalie Michael Ferragamo made four saves.