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Pam Coufos and Morgan Lumb each had seven assists to lead North Andover girls basketball 63-37 over North Reading.

Julia Titone added 13 points for the Scarlet Knights (8-6). 

Zach Karalis scored a game-best 26 points and added to it with 10 rebounds and 10 assists as North Andover ran past North Reading, 76-61. Isaiah Nelsen added 20 points and Jimmy Warden had 14 for the 13-1 Knights.

Derek Hunter and Dan Rivet each scored two goals while Mike Cusack, Jake Silk and Rick O'Connor each added two assists to help North Andover boys hockey win 4-2 over Amesbury-Whittier. 

North Andover's wrestling team tuned up for Saturday's Division 2 sectional with a 49-21 rout of Masconomet, which won the Cape Ann League Open last Saturday when the Knights (17-2) opted for the Methuen Tournament. John Pollard had a key 6-4 decision at 195 for the Knights. Zane Melillo returned from sickness to record a 47-second pin at 132.

North Andover wrapped up a 6-0 season with a 97-73 win over Masconomet. Kieran Dunbar was a triple winner (100 and 200 freestyle, 400 free relay). He and Liam Walsh (500 free) both earned sectional cuts.

Isaiah Nelsen smashed his career high with 29 points to lead North Andover past Manchester-Essex 76-68. The big man was 4 of 5 on 3-pointers. Colby Smith had two late lay-ups after Manchester made it interesting. Derek Collins came off the bench for his first significant minutes of the season.

With the seven of the top eight finishers at Bradford Ski Area yesterday, St. John's Prep easily swept past Andover and Masconomet to remain unbeaten in North Shore Ski League competition.

Nicole Boudreau's never been one to quiver in a rivalry game, so with a trip to North Andover's Crozier Fieldhouse on the agenda Sunday, she turned it up a notch.

The Boston College-bound senior netted a game-high 22 points, adding 13 boards, 6 assists and six steals as the top-rated Warriors made it 14-0 with a convincing, 66-39, win over the Knights.

NORTH ANDOVER — The last thing Andover's sputtering offense needed to see was a driven North Andover High club, still stinging from their last venture into the Merrimack Valley Conference.

Brendan Varney ran a personal-best 1:28.99 to win the 600 and pace North Andover to a 51-35 win over Masconomet, earning the 9-1 Knights the Cape Ann League title. Not to be lost in the euphoria of Varney's win was an exciting second-place finish from Kyle Quinn, who made a furious dash at the end.