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Justin Hojlo had a night to remember, scoring 23 points, dishing off 14 assists and recording eight steals and six rebounds in Pelham's 79-31 rout over Bow. Steve Spirou scored 15 of his 19 points in the first half and had eight rebounds for the Pythons (3-2).

Justin Hojlo has been a beast for 2-2 Pelham this season. Through four games, the senior guard is averaging 26 points per game, by far the highest mark on the team. Hojlo led the Pythons to a 62-53 victory over Londonderry in yesterday’s Lowell Holiday Tourney consolation game with 31 points, including three 3-pointers. Stephen Spirou and Michael Lombard chipped in with 11 points apiece. David Feinstein led the Lancers in scoring with 14 points.

The Pelham boys basketball team lost to Acton-Boxborough 75-72, but Justin Hojlo sure looked good in the three-point loss. The 5-10 senior guard nailed 10 field goals and eight free throws en route to a game-high 30-points and also recorded eight assists. Sophomore Stephen Spirou racked up 21 points, and Michael Lombard had 12 rebounds to go along with his 11 points.

After showing rust in its season opener in the first half, the Pelham boys basketball team erupted for 43 points in the final two quarters for a 68-53 victory at Milford.

Justin Hojlo scored 18 of his 24 points in the second half for Pelham, which trailed 29-25 at halftime, and added seven assists, including four to sophomore Steve Spirou, who had 10 of his 20 points in the third quarter. Connor McColgan chipped in with eight rebounds.

Briana Szidat did it all for Pelham in a 67-62 victory over Milford. The UMass Lowell-bound senior dominated underneath with 15 rebounds and, among her 32 points, she had three 3-pointers. Kayla Bailey added eight points and eight rebounds.

Salem finished second at an eight-team meet at the University of New Hampshire thanks largely to the efforts of sophomore Max Jacques and senior Mike Marshall. Merrimack was first with 78 points, 20 more than Salem.

Salem girls gymnastics defeated both Pelham (111.65) and Concord (94.05) by racking up 133.25 total points yesterday to improve to 2-0. Leading the way for Salem was senior co-captain Jess Maffeo, who placed first in vault (8.55) and floor (9), second in bars (8.3), and fourth on the beam (8). Pelham's Chelsea Ianson (first on the beam with a score of 9.05) had the second best all-around score with 33.5 points. Maffeo's teammate Shireen Kirata, a junior, finished third overall with 32.95 points.

The Pelham girls basketball team, now 1-1, got rocked by Souhegan, 64-36, in their second game of the season. Center Brian Szidat led the Pelham attack with 19 points but the team failed to give her any help as the next highest individual point total was six.

UMass Lowell-bound Briana Szidat scored 31 points, grabbed 18 rebounds and blocked nine shots to lead Pelham to a 55-51 win over Bedford. Alex Catalano also played well, finishing with 10 points, 9 assists and 5 steals.

PELHAM, N.H. — The Bruce Vieira era ended with a rousing and climactic final chapter yesterday in the Division 5 state championship game.

With Vieira rushing for 135 yards and scoring every point in the game, Pelham captured its second straight state crown, and won its 22nd consecutive game, with a commanding 22-0 victory over St. Thomas Aquinas in front of a frigid crowd of about 1,000 fans.