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Ethan Burgess scored a hat trick as the Pinkerton boys surged past Hanover in a preliminary round game of the Division 1 state tournament. The Astros, who scored four times in the third period, will now face top-seed Concord on Saturday.

Mason Drouin scored a hat trick and Pinkerton overcame a 1-0 deficit by scoring all four goals in the third period in a 4-1 victory over Londonderry.

Anthony Survilas scored twice and Spencer Deane had 36 saves as Salem recorded an impressive 4-0 victory over Pinkerton. The Blue Devils improved t0 14-2-3 overall.

The key this time around, according to Pinkerton boys hockey coach Sam Littlefield, was that his team stayed out of the penalty box. It also helped that the Astros got two power play goals and 38 saves from Matt Gilliland to hand Concord its first loss of the year, 3-0. The Crimson Tide (11-1) had beat Pinkerton 7-1 earlier in the year thanks to scoring four goals off of one five-minute major penalty.

SALEM, N.H. — Mason Drouin watched the play unfold in front of him, and when it was his chance to strike, the Pinkerton senior was ready.

 “My brother (Hunter Drouin) passed the puck up to Ethan Burgess, and he tried to get past a guy,” said Mason. “I just trailed him to see if the puck would come free. It did, so I shot it, and it went in. It was so exciting.”

Ethan Burgess and Brett Levesque both scored twice as Pinkerton hockey edged Nashua North 4-3 for its first win of the season.