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Pentucket's boys tennis team dropped out of the Division 3 North tournament in the semifinals Monday, falling to powerful Bedford 4-1. Andrew Dickenson and Jack Donahue, at first doubles, were the lone winner for the Sachems (12-5).

Kyle Hicks scored two early goals to fuel Pinkerton Academy to 1 4-0 Division 1 first-round victory over Bedford. Alex Ebner had a goal and an assist for the Astros (11-5-1).

Jake Chory scored 17 points but No. 6 seed Pentucket was upset 64-61 in the Division 3 North first round by 11th seed Bedford, which outscored the Sachems by four points in the third quarter and four points again in the fourth. 

WEST NEWBURY — Each time Bedford threw what seemed to be a knockout punch, Pentucket fought back.

Bedford twice drove inside the Pentucket 15-yard-line in the fourth quarter, and twice the Sachems turned the Buccaneers away without points to force the game into overtime.

Zach Grundy (21 saves) posted Haverhill's first shutout of the year in a 3-0 win over Bedford. Josh Goldstein scored twice and Kyle Gosselin added a goal and two assists.

Jackie Curtin and Tianna Federico each recorded a goal and assist as seventh-seeded Londonderry field hockey scored two first-half goals and won 2-0 over 10th-seeded Bedford. 

St. John's Prep's young golfers improved to 6-2 by beating Catholic Memorial. The two low scorers for the Prep, freshmen Steve Dilisio and James Turner, shot a 35 and 36 respectively and junior Max Burt of North Andover fired a 37.

In a season full of pitching gems, R.J. Warnock authored another, holding Bedford to one hit in North Reading's 6-0 Division 3 North first round victory. Mike Brandano's two-run single keyed a three-run second inning, and Kyle Boucher had a clutch two-run single in the fifth inning to help break the game open.

Ten walks allowed doomed No. 14 Greater Lawrence Tech in its Division 3 North opening round loss to No. 19 Bedford. Juan Maldonado had two of the Reggies eight hits in the loss.

Led by four goals from junior Matt Bauchman, Methuen avenged last year's shutout loss to Bedford by piling up a 6-1 victory. Coach Denny Egan was happy with the strong team play, noting that "(goalie) Cam Conway would make a good save, the defense would start the break and the offense finished. We played very well together."