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Jared McAdam and Mike Lussier each scored two goals as Methuen continued its hot start with a 4-2 win over Dracut.

With the score tied at 1-1, Sean Bradley intercepted a pass and came in alone to score the unassisted game-winner in a 2-1 Central Catholic victory over Billerica. Kyle Williams had 22 saves for the Raiders, who improved to 5-1.

Scott Morrison continued his scintlating start to the season, scoring a pair of goals as Londonderry bested Shawsheen 4-2. Morrison has scored at least two goals in each of the last three games and has seven tallies for the season.

Pat O'Leary made 24 saves for the first shutout of his varisty career as Methuen bested Lowell 3-0. Jared McAdam scored one goal and assisted on two others. 

Called on as the seventh shooter to take the ice for Londonderry in the shootout, Jeff Parker blasted the puck past the goalie home to give the Lancers a 6-5 victory over Concord. Scott Morrison set up those heroics, scoring the game-tying goal with 14 seconds left in regulation.

Another great game in a burgeoning rivalry.

Struggling back from a pair of one-goal deficits last night, Central Catholic finally broke through goalie Kyle Berthiaume late in the third period and dealt Andover its first loss of the season, 4-2.

Scott Morrison had a hat trick, the final one a shorthanded effort, to power Londonderry past Lebanon, 6-1, in the Concord Christmas Tourney.

Despite Nick Pascucci's first career varsity goal and an aggressive third period team effort, North Reading fell to Masconomet, 5-4, in the opening round of the Roy Condon Cup tourney. Freshmen Cam Knight and Tommy Potter also added goals for the Hornets.

HAVERHILL — With a slew of underclassmen and a first-year head coach, North Andover would have been forgiven if it had gotten off to a slow start to the hockey season. But despite an eighth grader and a freshman among the six starters, the Scarlet Knights instead might arrive far ahead of schedule. The youngsters helped garner the school’s third victory in four outings with an easy 6-1 victory over Haverhill last night. After scoring one goal in its first two matches, North Andover has now scored 14 goals in the past two. “That’s the best game we’ve played so far this season,” said North Andover center Jack Hyman, who scored two goals and added a pair of assists. “There have been periods we haven’t played our best, and there have been periods where we’ve played really well. So, sometimes we just play too inconsistent. That’s what we need to work on.” After a scoreless first 21 minutes, North Andover took control with four goals the final 8:39 of the second. The Scarlet Knights ripped the Hillies (1-3) for three goals during a 2 minute, 42 second stretch. “I thought we played three strong periods,” said North Andover coach Brian Keenan, in his first season as head coach after serving as an assistant the previous three years. “We had a game plan, and I thought the boys executed the game plan we put in front of them.” Brien O’Connor got the Scarlet Knights on the board with a power-play goal on a one-timer from just inside the blue line. After Christian Kalil increased the advantage to two goals, freshmen Daniel Rivet and David Silk took over. Rivet scored the next two goals with assists from Silk, the second of which was a slick give-and-go between the two ninth graders. “We graduated 13 seniors, so we’re really young,” said O’Connor, one of six seniors on the North Andover roster. “There’s not much experience on the team, so we have to play with a lot of confidence. We’ve got a lot of chemistry, and we work really well as a team.” Haverhill averted a shutout when Bradley McGovern scored on a back-hander from a tough angle off an assist by Alex Emery. But the Scarlet Knights, who got a strong 34-save effort from goalie Tyler Morandi, quashed any possible Hillie comeback with two goals by Hyman down the stretch. “The boys seem to be responding to a new coach,” Keenan said. “They’re playing their hearts out. It’s really good to see. We put a new system in front of them, and they’re sticking to it. Our goal from day one is to be at the top of our league. We won’t accept anything else.”

Matt Bauchman scored with five minutes left to give Methuen a 4-3 win over Everett. The freshman deked out a Crimson Tide defender then the goalie for the game-winner. Another talented frosh, Jordan Blatti, scored his first varsity goal. Pat O'Leary (24 saves) shined in net.