Girls basketball
In the battle of the two top-ranked teams in Massachusetts, No. 1 Andover rolled over its archrival, No. 2 Central Catholic, by a score of 57-33 to win its third consecutive Greater Lawrence title last Thursday.
"Coach (Jim Tildsley) emphasizes that this tournament is one of our goals for the year," said Nicole Boudreau."We have a couple goals. Obviously winning States, to win all the tournaments we're in and to win the conference. So, this is pretty big for us to check off our goal list."
Boudreau scored a game-high 19 points on her way to becoming the first three-time MVP in the tourney's 26-year-history. Devon Caveney and Angelice Gonzalez each chipped in with 10 points for the winners. Caveney was named to the All-Tourney team.
"Holding them to two points in the third quarter until the buzzer was the whole game right there," said Tildsley. "We forced a ton of turnovers. (Central) is tough, so I was very happy. We didn't shoot well, but it was a very good defensive game for us."
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Nicole Boudreau hit four 3-pointers on her way to a game-high 23 points as Andover bested pesky North Andover 53-38 in the semifinals of the Greater Lawrence Christmas Tourney last Tuesday. Newcomer Angelice Gonzalez added nine points for the winners.
"It was definitely not the best basketball we're capable of playing," Boudreau said. "We had a couple bad stretches in there where we couldn't score at all. All in all we played an alright game, but there's certainly room for improvement."
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Rebecca Alois scored a game-high nine points to lead Andover to a 54-28 drubbing of Lawrence in the first round of the Greater Lawrence Christmas Tourney Dec. 22. Jessica Witten added eight points and Danielle Boudreau had seven points for the winners.
Devon Caveney hit a pair of 3-pointers and finished with 10 points as Andover beat Archbishop Williams 66-52 on Dec. 21. Nicole Boudreau hit six 3-pointers on her way to 28 points.
Boys swimming
Hunter, Warriors role
Dave Hunter won the 100 freestyle (51.97), Eric Zhao took the 500 freestyle (5:12.10), David Iannalfo won the 100 butterfly (58.43) and they teamed with Stanislaw Camin and to take the 200 medley relay as Andover topped Central Catholic 95-83 last Wednesday.
Boys track
Cooney runs to wins
Ryan Cooney won the 1,000 in 2:38.57 to lead Andover at the MSTCA Holiday Challenge last Tuesday. Cooney was joined by Michael Maldari, Patrick O'Sullivan and Charlie Schleifer on the 4x800 relay that was third overall.
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Mark Waller won the 2-mile (10:30) and Ryan Cooney continued to dominate the mile (4:42.0) as Andover beat Haverhill 46-40 on Dec. 21. Pat O'Sullivan added a victory for the Golden Warriors in the 600.
Girls track
Chapman impresses
Hannah Chapman took second in the triple jump with a 33-9 for Andover at the MSTCA Holiday Challenge last Tuesday. Lily Puccia was fourth in the 600 and the Golden Warrior 4x400 and 4x800 relays each took third.
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Courtney Comeau won the 50 hurdles (7.6) and Michaela Soucy won the 300 (45.8) for Andover which beat Haverhill 67-19 on Dec. 21. Maggie Mullins continued to star with a win in the 2-mile.
Boys basketball
Dunn's gym
Chris Dunn hit a whopping six 3-pointers, delivering a stunning personal 12-0 run in a span of 2:54, as Andover edged Salem (N.H.) 61-53 in the Greater Lawrence Christmas Tourney fifth-place game on Friday. Dunn and Sam Dowden each scored a game-high 19 points and James Costello had 10 and was key down the stretch for the winners.
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James Costello score a game-high 20 points as Andover jumped out to a 22-point first-half lead and held off Methuen 58-47 in the consolation round of the Greater Lawrence Christmas Tourney last Wednesday. Sam Dowden added 13 points and Chris Dunn hit a key 3-pointer to crush the Ranger rally.
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Andover dropped a heartbreaker to Pinkerton (N.H.) 43-40 in the first round of the Greater Lawrence Christmas Tourney on Dec. 23. Sam Dowden led the Golden Warriors with 13 points.
Girls Gymnastics
Coneeny dominates
Jenny Coneeny won the bars (9.15), beam (9.1), floor exercise (9.4) and all-around (34.6) as Andover scored 137 points to beat Westford Academy (133) and Dracut (121) last Thursday.
Boys hockey
McIver has career day
Senior Matt McIver struck for his first career hat trick and classmate Alex King tallied his first career goal as Andover topped perennial power Austin Prep 5-2 on Saturday. Liam Centrella added a goal and two assists, Steve Brighton had two assists and Colby Gilbert made 22 saves for the winners.
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Scott Campbell scored two goals but Andover fell to Woburn 4-2 last Thursday.
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Liam Centralla struck for two goals as Andover played Westford Academy to a 2-2 tie on Dec. 23. Scott Campbell and Matt McIver each assisted on both goals.
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Behind two goals by Scott Campbell, Andover beat Waltham 4-1 on Dec. 21. C.J. Boilard added the third Golden Warrior goal.
Girls hockey
Keefe scores hat trick
Meagan Keefe tallied a hat trick and freshman Joanna Olson added a pair of goals as Andover crushed New Hampshire opponent Bishop Guertin 10-2 last Tuesday. Emily Appleton, Laura Morisette (two assists), Meghan Gemmell, Melanie Murphy and Brianna Deloury added a goal each for the winners.
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Despite a goal for Meghan Gemmell, Andover fell to Billerica 3-1 on Dec. 21.
Wrestling
Dykstra scores quick pin
Ben Dykstra scored a pin in 44 seconds at 138 pounds, but Andover lost to Lowell 55-12 on Dec. 20.
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Jake O'Brien (195 pounds), Ben Dykstra (132) and Nick Marcotte (160) each went 2-0 on the day but Andover fell to Westford (60-18) and Greater Lowell (49-28) on Dec. 23.
