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Jaylen Alicea was strong overall with 19 points, 4 assists and 2 steals in Lawrence's 80-68 loss to Dracut.

LAWRENCE — Salem senior guard Alex LaRosa lit Lawrence up for 37 points, but the Lancers scored the final seven points of the game to pull out an 80-77 win in the Greater Lawrence Christmas Tourney third-place game.

LAWRENCE — You want to be patient and work the clock, Andover can beat you.

Just ask North Andover.

You want to play frenetic and force a hyper-speed pace, Andover can beat you, too.

LAWRENCE — Paul Neal had glowing praise — with a major qualification — after his Lawrence club put it together late to beat Pinkerton.

"It was a great win, given how bad we played,'' said Neal.

Jaylen Alicea did it all with 26 points, 6 assists and four steals as Lawrence whipped Methuen, 71-44. Yadoris Arias added 16 points.

Five-foot-7 guard Jaylen Alicea netted 16 points as he helped Lawrence earns its first victory this season with a 68-45 rout over Cathedral. Alicea, a sophomore who averaged 10.0 points per game last year, scored just six points in Lawrence's (1-1) opener. Meanwhile, senior Michael Calzetta, who sat out last year, scored 10 points.