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Methuen, trailing most of the meet, won the last five weight classes to defeat Shawsheen, 36-27. First-period pins by Bob Kelm (130) and unbeaten John Sughrue (135) gave the Rangers (19-2) the momentum they needed. Also, 112-pounder Eric Buonagurio had a key 10-6 decision over Ryan Ahearn, who placed at the Lowell Holiday Tournament. Methuen will try to defend its title at the Methuen Invitational Saturday.

Bishop Fenwick's Mike Clifford was the MVP of the Nashoba Holiday Tournament. It was easy to see why.

Clifford, the Crusaders' 6-foot-7 junior, collected 28 points and 23 rebounds to lead his team to the title with a 68-60 win over host Nashoba Saturday. Bishop Fenwick improved to 2-2 in the process.

Bishop Fenwick's Mike Clifford was the MVP of the Nashoba Holiday Tournament. It was easy to see why.

Clifford, the Crusaders' 6-foot-7 junior, collected 28 points and 23 rebounds to lead his team to the title with a 68-60 win over host Nashoba Saturday. Bishop Fenwick improved to 2-2 in the process.

BILLERICA | On the sidelines before the last drive, Greater Lawrence star halfback Nate Adames could be heard telling his offense that the left side, just outside of the tackle, was there for the taking.

The downside of the state tournament is that ultimately every team, except for one in each division, is left unhappy.

In the first round of the Division 3 North boys soccer state tournament, No. 17 Rockport (9-9-2) traveled to No. 1 Shawsheen (12-2-5) yesterday. The Vikings gave the Rams everything they could handle, but still fell 2-1, ending their season.

It's hard to stop what you know nothing about.

That's the lesson Whittier Tech learned yesterday as the Wildcats fell to Shawsheen Valley, 20-0. Last week, the Rams had to plug running back Cory Foss into the backfield due to a rash of injuries. In his first high school game, the sophomore torched Chelsea for 135 yards on 13 carries and three touchdowns. Yesterday, it was more of the same as Foss ran over the Wildcats for 149 yards on 20 carries and a TD.

GEORGETOWN | One thing was made abundantly clear on a sun-splashed football field in Georgetown yesterday: The time has come to stop talking about large and small divisions and simply call the Royals one of the best teams in the Commonwealth Conference. Period.