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Without Dawrin Pereyra who was sick, Lawrence dropped the consolation game in the Mansfield Tournament to Dighton-Rehoboth, 75-63. Jaylen Alicea paced the 12-8 Lancers with 21.

Lawrence coach Paul Neal reflects on the Division 1 North title game and the season with The Eagle-Tribune's Hector Longo. Also included are Lancer highlights.

BOSTON — In the most brutal Division 1 North sectional, possibly since the mid-1980s, the team that opened at No. 1, stayed there.

Before a great crowd of about 6,000 at the TD Garden, top-seeded St. John's Prep ended the heroic run by No. 15 Lawrence, 87-73, in a wildly entertaining North title game.

READING — To think that nine days ago, 8-12 Chelmsford pushed Lawrence High to the limit, leading the Lancers by eight deep into the third quarter in their Division 1 North prelim.

READING — To think that nine days ago, 8-12 Chelmsford pushed Lawrence High to the limit, leading the Lancers by eight deep into the third quarter in their Division 1 North prelim.

WESTFORD — The Lawrence coaching staff has been trying to teach Yadoris Arias to be a little more orthodox with his shot selection.

Fortunately for the Lancers, the senior guard still knows when to get creative. And because of it, Lawrence's emotional and improbable run in the Division 1 North Sectional continues.

CAMBRIDGE — A season that began with high hopes before stumbling several times during the year suddenly turned bright again for the Lawrence boys, who have righted a slump that saw them lose four of their final six regular-season games.

LAWRENCE — Desperate times hit the Lawrence High hoop team a bit prematurely in the Division 1 North tourney last night.

No. 18 Chelmsford led 15th-seeded listless Lawrence by eight (47-39) midway through the third quarter, and both all-conference Lancers Jaylen Alicea and Jesse Hiraldo had been summoned to the bench by coach Paul Neal.

Dawrin Pereyra (20 points, 5 assists, 3 steals), Jaylen Alicea ( 11 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists. 4 steals) and Jesse Hiraldo (9 points, 11 rebounds) put up big numbers as Lawrence rolled past Haverhill, 77-51. Noah Vonleh had 18 points in defeat.

ANDOVER — The league race already decided, both Andover and Lawrence's boys hoop teams used last night and probably every minute the next two weeks as preparation tools for the upcoming Division 1 North tournament.