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Madison Carroll made her first ever varsity start and scored 10 points, including two 3-pointers, to lift Methuen girls basketball to a 61-58 victory over Beverly.

Jake Silk scored two goals, including a stellar shot to beat the buzzer at the end of the second period, as North Andover rolled over Beverly 6-2.

With leading scorers Abby Galloway-Burke and Amanda Petrow on the bench with foul trouble, Rosie Rodriguez and Courtney Zacharias came off the bench to keep Methuen close in a 43-39 victory over Beverly. Galloway-Burke  came back to score 12 points and pull down 11 rebounds. 

Dan Connolly recorded three pins at 160 and Jake Coparale notched three victories at heavyweight as North Andover swept a five-team meet. Josh Zano scored four victories at 152 to help Whittier to a 1-4 record on the day.

Emily Murray contributed in every phase of the game in North Reading's volleyball sweep of Beverly. She had team-highs in service points (10), aces (3), digs (2) and blocks (1), adding 8 assists to an impressive statistical day.

Playing "probably our most complete game of the season," according to head coach Steve Connolly, North Andover still needed a Jake Silk goal in overtime to topple powerful Beverly, 8-7. Silk took a great feed from Jim Warden 2:13 into the extra session and converted his lone shot on net. A yeoman's effort from defenders Shane Wescott, Cody Young, and John Boyle set the stage for victory.

Methuen lost a tough one to Billerica, 47-44, despite a huge game from Amanda Petrow with 19 points and 21 rebounds.

Kristen DiTroia won the all-around and Paulina Neukuckatz placed in three events to lead North Andover, which fell to Beverly. Kelsey Cusack had her best performance of the year on the beam.

READING — Less than five minutes into play, No. 2 Andover field hockey found itself trailing for just the second time this season, and the first time since Sept. 29 against Chelmsford.

 “I saw a couple kids start to play tentative,” said Golden Warriors coach Maureen Noone. “Maybe it was the rain making the ball bounce, but some girls looked nervous. But once we scored, everything started to come together.”

The Central Catholic boys tennis, sparked by No. 1 Thomas Alaimo, who won 6-0, 6-0, knocked off No. 3-seed Beverly 4-1. The Raiders will now challenge No. 2 Burlington on the road Wednesday at 3:30 p.m.