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In a strange game, Pinkerton beat Dover 37-36 in overtime. Kayla Stacy's lone hoop was a big one, a 3-pointer with 17 seconds left to tie it for the Astros. Mariah Bonneau (game-high 18 points) scored the Astros' lone points in OT, a layup with 11 seconds left. The hosts limited Dover to 1 point in the extra session.

Olivia Biles scored 16 points, including netting three 3-pointers, and Devon Caveney also had 16 points in Andover girls basketball's 72-35 victory over Methuen.

Shabeli Villa poured in a season-high 24 points to lead Greater Lawrence girls basketball 58-44 over Minuteman. 

Villa scored 45 points combined in two games against Minuteman this season. 

Junior Yaniery Martinez had a breakout game, posting a career-high 30 points as Notre Dame humbled Innovation Charter, 58-22. Martinez drained a host of midrange jumpers and added some effective defense in the victory.

Brooks snapped Lexington Christian's nine-game winning streak with a 40-32 victory. Suki Smith owned the paint with 10 points and 18 rebounds, and junior Meaghan Flanagan from North Andover contributed 13 points and 8 rebounds.

After a heartbreaking, buzzer-beating loss to Haverhill the night before, Lawrence bounced back for its first girls hoop victory of the season, 49-37 over Greater Lawrence. Smothering team defense got the Lancers a 26-point lead through three quarters as freshman guard Kiandra Vasquez led the way with 14 points and 10 assists.

Abby Galloway-Burke had a double-double and Amanda Petrow was close with eight points and 10 rebounds, but Methuen dropped a 63-49 verdict to powerful Billerica.

Superior 3-point shooting made the difference as Georgetown beat North Reading for the first time in four years, 57-53. Kristin Hogan drained six 3's in a 26-point effort, raising her season trifecta total to 36. Diminutive guard Marisa Agganis hauled down 10 rebounds and scored nine points in the victory.

Driven by great team defense down the stretch sparked by Alex Nagri, Central Catholic survived a tough offensive night to beat Cambridge in overtime, 47-45. Nagri scored all nine of her points in the second half with a huge bucket and free throw in OT. Freshman point guard Giulia Orlando ran the Raider offense effectively in the win.

Freshman Val Martin netted a career-high 16 points but Pinkerton girls basketball lost 65-56 to undefeated Bishop Guertin.