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The winless Methuen boys soccer team played its best game of the season according to coach Jeff Lamy, outshooting Newburyport threoughout the game, but a late goal resulted in a tough 1-0 loss.

Salem's Justin Mosher, out for soccer for the first time as a senior, scored his first varsity goal as the Blue Devils sneaked past Timberlane 2-1.

Colin MacDonald scored the game-winner with 15 minutes left and Jesse Buzzell made a highlight-film save on a shot labeled for the lower left corner with about three minutes left. It all added up to a 2-1 Pentucket win over Newburyport in the ALS Cup.

Backup goalie Chris Grimble made 12 saves but it was not enough as North Andover boys soccer lost 2-1 to Wilmington. Starting keeper Mike Moroney suffered a concussion in the game vs. Pentucket on Tuesday and will be out for at least two weeks, maybe more, coach Bill Tarbox said.

Jon Hewey made 13 saves, but his biggest came with about 1 minute left when he made a save with his hands on a point blank shot right at him. Hewey and Whittier boys soccer won 2-1 over the Minuteman. 

Josh Chevalier made 15 saves to help Andover to a 2-1 victory over Dracut.

"It was very windy so he had to come out a lot and anticipate the wind," Andover coach Jim Saalfrank said. "He came out aggresively and made plenty of saves." 

Romeo Gomez made 22 saves to help Lawrence play Lowell to a 1-1 tie. Jose Ossers scored the goal for the Lancers.

Michael Moroney and Chris Grimble combined for the shutout as North Andover topped Pentucket in a battle of CAL opponents that each entered the game with one loss. Moroney made five saves and, after he left with a concussion, Grimble entered and made four stops to clinch the win.

John Lyons made six of his 10 saves in the final 10 minutes, including a diving save on a ball near the post and smothering a penalty kick to clinch Salem's 1-0 win over Alvirne. Peter Ventola scored the lone goal, a first-half tally.

Pat Leber scored two second-half goals as host Andover snapped a 1-1 halftime deadlock and rolled past Methuen, 4-1, in a rainy night at Lovely Field.