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WINDHAM, N.H. — Eight possessions, eight touchdowns, offensive perfection.

OK, so the Windham starters did see a 32-second, 45-yard march stunted by the halftime break, but otherwise, in a word, the Jaguars proved unstoppable, stomping Stevens, 59-24, and locking down a Division 5 playoff berth in only year two of the program.

Connor Redmond (15 points, 11 rebounds) hit two key shots down the stretch during a wild fourth quarter that saw Windham complete its comeback from a six-point deficit during the final two minutes as it pulled out a 51-48 win over Stevens, in the first round of the Cheshire Tire Holiday Tourney at Keene State.  Andrew Lowman added 12 as the Jaquars earned its first win of the season. Windham plays Newport today (4 p.m.), in round two of the holiday tourney.

KINGSTON — It may not have been the result Mike Drouin was hoping for, but the Sanborn coach felt positive following the contest.

“We’ve been in the last couple games,” Drouin said. “We fight to the end. We hit and we don’t quit, but I think right now we don’t believe we can win. I think there’s that little doubt in the backs of our heads that they’re waiting for the wheels to fall off. They just need to believe in themselves.”

Junior midfielder Richie Sullivan set a Pelham record with seven assists as the Pythons (11-3) blasted Steves 14-1. Nick Morin potted five goals and John Dostie stopped 11 of the 12 shots he faced to pickup the win.

CLAREMONT, N.H. — Pelham spotted Stevens a 12-7 lead in the first quarter before scoring 28 straight points in a 41-20 victory over Stevens last night.

Quarterback Joe DeAngelo led the Pythons (6-2) on a 69-yard drive in the game’s first possession and scored on an 11-yard run. And then, trailing 12-7, DeAngelo put Pelham ahead for good with a touchdown pass to Michael Lombard in the end zone and a two-point conversion pass to Sean Sweeney.

Not only is Pelham's boys' lacrosse team off to its best start ever, it also already achieved the program's highest win total in its five-year history. With an 11-2 decision over winless Stevens, the Pythons are now 5-0, a dramatic change from last season's 2-12 mark.

PELHAM — At what price does a team take a win.

Friday night Pelham improved to 8-0, with a 24-6 win over Stevens (3-5). However the win may be bittersweet as its star player, running back Bruce Vieira, left the game with an apparent injury in the middle of the third quarter.

Tamra Comerford took a pass at midfield, juked past three defenders and beat the goalie one-on-one to the lower right corner 13 minutes into the second half to give Sanborn a 1-0 win over Stevens in the Class M quarterfinals. Eagle-Tribune records go back to 1989, and in that time no Sanborn girls soccer team has advanced to the Class M semifinals.