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Isaac Allen scored 22 points and Jesus Carpo added 18 points as Methuen topped Greater Lawrence 62-40 on Monday. Lewis Garcia led the Reggies with 11 points.

Lewis Garcia scored a game-high 21 points, and Mike Diaz added 15 points as Greater Lawrence edged archrival Whittier 61-58 on Friday.

Hessey Calixte notched a game-high 12 points as Greater Lawrence beat Notre Dame Cristo Rey 32-17 

The Greater Lawrence Baseball Umpires Association and Merrimack Valley Umpires Association are sponsoring a class to train umpires. The course will begin Jan. 24 and be held at St Michael's School in North Andover. For more information contact Scott Young at coach.scott.young@gmail.com or 978-590-3262.

Jesus Carpio pumped in 23 points and Ekwinife Chibuogwu added nine as Methuen downed non-league rival Greater Lawrence 68-37.

Vinnie DeMaio (138) and Caden Chase (160) were champions to power Methuen to the title at the 14-team Lisitano Tourney in Wakefield. Greater Lawrence's Julian Melendez was the 152 champ.

Lewis Garcia scored 16 points and Michael Diaz added 17 points as Greater Lawrence rallied for 20 points in the fourth quarter to edge Greater Lowell 55-54.

There were several elite efforts by local girls in the nine state divisional cross country meets. Methuen's Miana Caraballo and Andover's Molly Kiley renewed their rivalry in the 1A meet in Wrentham (3.1 miles). Caraballo was brilliant, taking second in 18:30.9, just 2.1 seconds behind Barnstable's Ava Bullock. Kiley was right there, too, crossing the line in 18:40.0. The next local harrier was Haverhill's Finleigh Simonds in 21st place. Another local performance of note was North Andover's Luna Prochazkova taking second in the 1B meet at Wrentham in 19:07.1. She led the Scarlet and Black to an eighth-place out of 23 1B qualifiers. Whittier's Noel Tripp again proved she can run with the best in the area and beyond. She took 13th in 21:09 at the 2A meet in Gardner (3.1 miles). The top local girls team was Pentucket, which took home the silver at the 2B race in Gardner with 63 points. Holliston won with 25. Leading the way for Pentucket were Phoebe Rubio (5th, 19:34.5), Kaylie Dalgar (9th) and Audrey Conover (14th).

In the new nine-division state cross country meet format, several local harriers shined Saturday in Gardner and Wrentham. The op local finisher was Methuen's Freddy Coleman, finishing ninth in a field of 189 at the State Division 1A meet. He ran the 5K Wrentham course in 15:55.2 with Andover's Colin Kirn (19th, 16:23.9) the next local 1A finisher. The area's No. 2 runner overall was Ryan Connolly, who placed 10th in Division 1B with a 16:16.7 clocking. He powered North Andover to a third-place finish among the 25 1B teams. Connolly was backed by Matt McDevitt in 21st, Luke McGillivray in 31st and Andrew Sorokin in 36th. Central Catholic's top finisher was Alex Wilard (31st in 1C) and Whittier got a strong effort from Mike Driscoll (39th in 2A).