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Georgetown stormed back from a 23-point halftime deficit to close the gap to as little as five, but the magic couldn't continue in a 58-53 loss to Fenway in the Division 4 quarrterfinal round.

MIDDLETON — A well-balanced attack by Georgetown, in addition to a career game for freshman Johnny Spears enabled the No. 11 Royals to down No. 6 North Shore Tech 61-57, in the opening round of the Division 4 North tourney last night.

Sophomore Morgan Gott pumped in 18 points to lead Georgetown past Cathedral, 70-37. Kelli O'Brien pulled down 12 rebounds and Kristin Hogan dished out five assists for the Royals, who finished 6-14 but made the state tourney due to their record vs. Division 4 teams.

Georgetown roared back from a 25-point deficit early in the second quarter and made a game of it before falling to Saugus, 78-75. Tyler Wade scored 14 second-half points off the bench. The Royals' poor free-throw shooting (7 of 17) was costly.

Margaret Bergson made the first 3-point basket of her career in Georgetown's 39-19 humbling of Rockport. Morgan Gott had nine rebounds in a great defensive effort and Michelle Reilly added five steals for the Royals.

With each team nursing three league losses, Georgetown and North Reading hooked up in a must-win for both in order to stay in the race.

The Hornets and Royals played like, scurrying into overtime before Georgetown pulled out a dramatic, 71-65, decision. In the end, North Reading simply had no answer for Neph Carmona, who paced the Royals with 21 points and 25 rebounds.

Georgetown 112-pound freshman Dave Ingraham got a pin in the last match to give the Royals a 36-36 tie against Beverly.

The efforts of senior forward Casey DeNofrio and sophomore guard Lauren Hebert helped North Reading turn a three-point halftime lead into a double-digit advantage leading to a 55-38 win over Georgetown. Hebert (game-high 19 points, 7 of 8 from the foul line) scored seven points in the decisive quarter while DeNofrio (11 points) added the other four points.

The Georgetown girls basketball team outscored Hamilton-Wenham from the floor, 12 to 8, but was outscored from the line by a whopping 18-1 in a 37-30 setback.

Georgetown surived 16 of 38 shooting from the line and rallied past Wilmington 82-76. Mike Messman (21 points) and Julio Colon (19 points) dominated insice while freshman Johnny Spears pumped in 18 points with five assists and five steals.