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Pelham shot 11 of 14 from the charity stripe in the fourth quarter to hold off host Hollis-Brookline and win, 65-58. Derek Defranzo led the Pythons with a game-high 21 points.

Windham's Patrick Fitzgerald placed second in the 55 meter hurdles (8.1 seconds) and fourth in the long jump (19-8 1/4) to led area Division 2 athletes at their qualifying session at UNH.

Brett Bailey (10) and Jake Vaiknoras (6) combined for 16 of Pelham's 18 fourth-quarter points as the Pythons held off hard-charding Portsmouth 48-45. Vaiknoras finished with a game-high 19 points while Bailey finished with 13.

Windham's wrestling team remained unbeaten in Division 3 with a 66-9 thrashing of Pelham. In two of the best matches of the day, Windham's Jeff Armstrong edged Pelham's Jared Boyden 8-6 in overtime at 106 while, at 138, Pelham's Kevin DeAngelo prevailed by the same 8-6 score.

Windham's Patrick Fitzgerald won the 55 hurldes (8.3) and placed third in the long jump (19-06) at a multi-team league track meet. 

Salem swept a four-team meet over Souhegan, Pelham and Hollis-Brookline. Sophomore Kadie Tommasi and freshman Marrina Mayo went 1-2 in the all-around. Freshman Kelsey Collins placed for the first time with a third on bars. The Blue Devils also got a fine effort from junior  Samantha Cloutier, who placed in all three of her events. Coach Ginnie LaVallo also had high praise for freshman Amber Chopelas. Sophomore Ashley Myer made a strong return from injury.

With 8.8 seconds left in regulation, Pelham's Derek Defranzo knocked down a 3-pointer to tie the game. But Oyster River responded to down the Pythons 59-58. Defranzo finished the night with 22 points.

Pelham's girls zoomed out to a 14-4 lead in the first quarter and then held on for a 43-40 victory over St. Thomas. Gina Grimes had15 points for Pelham.

Powered by Becca Arnone’s double-double (23 points and 20 rebounds), Campbell remained unbeaten with a 57-37 win over Pelham.

Muhanned Bagegni was impressive for Pelham with a technical fall at 152 pounds and teammate Tom Gleason battled to a 14-9 win at 189, but Manchester West survived three forfeits to prevail, 42-38.