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Morgan Lumb pumped in a season-high 22 points and North Andover (10-6) blitzed Newburyport 47-36, to punch its ticket to the state tourney. Lumb, Pam Coufos, Mackenzie Mello and Leah Chittick were defensive stalwarts.

Coley Viselli canned six 3-pointers and totalled 22 points and Pentucket whipped Hamilton-Wenham 67-37.

Commanding free throw shooting did the trick as Georgetown beat Newburyport for the first time in over five years, 44-42. The Royals sank 10 of 14 foul shots down the stretch, and staunch defense led by Morgan Gott (11 points, 6 assists and 4 steals) set the stage.

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.

After falling behind by five points on a clutch Chelsea Nason 3-pointer and two Danielle Davis free throws with 2:13 left, Pentucket scored 10 of the game's next 12 points to pull out a 57-54 win over Masconomet. Alex Moore (13 points) hit a driving layup and a huge 3 to give the Sachems the lead, and Coley Viselli (16 points) sank three free throws down the stretch to preserve the victory.

Kristin Hogan hit four 3-pointers on her way to a game-high 29 points and Taylor Nelson added nine rebounds as Georgetown clinched the Cape Ann League Division 3 title with a 58-34 victory over Manchester Essex.

Kristin Hogan knocked down five 3-pointers on her way to 18 points as Georgetown rolled over Rockport 59-31.

Sarah Higgins scored 14 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and made five steals to lead Pentucket to a 42-27 victory over Ipswich. 

Sarah Higgins poured in a career-high 21 points to lead Pentucket girls basketball to a 58-28 victory over Amesbury.

Pentucket, thanks largely to the guarding of Leigh McNamara, held North Reading standout Lauren Hebert to eight points and rolled to a 48-27 victory. Sarah Higgins led the Sachems (8-3) with 13 points.

 Morgan Lumb had 21 points, 10 rebounds and 8 steals as North Andover whipped Amesbury 52-30. Freshman Leah Chittick reached double figures for the first time with 10 points.

Marisa Agganis came up huge for Georgetown, scoring 15 points and grabbing 14 rebounds in a 50-41 victory over Amesbury. Kristin Hogan led all scorers with 18 points for the Royals.

Strong second-half team defense stood Pentucket well in a 49-38 victory over North Andover. Sarah Higgins (13 points) and Coley Viselli (nine points) did a fine job defensively against one of the Knights' top scorers. Senior captain Julia Titone kept North Andover competitive with good leadership to go with 14 points, 11 rebounds and 6 blocked shots.

Pentucket's girls basketball team won its second game in two days, crushing Georgetown 71-45. Five players scored in double figures for the Sachems (5-3), including Tess Nogueira, who went out of Sunday's game with bruised ribs but scored 12 points and had eight rebounds in just three quarters. "We played pretty well, but now we have to get ready for North Andover on Wednesday," said Pentucket coach John McNamara.

When Pentucket junior Tess Nogueira went down with an injury in their game at Whittier, the Sachems knew that they would have to call upon their bench to take a bigger role than they are used to. The reserves didn’t miss a beat however as Pentucket defeated Whittier, 53-46 on Sunday afternoon.