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Danny Fitzgerald, in his first game back from a fractured back, and Tommy Hogan each had two free throws in the final 30 seconds and Evan Wade had a big steal with five seconds left as North Reading nipped Amesbury, 48-46.

ROXBURY — North Andover, which went unbeaten in the regular season, rallied to win the Cape Ann League Meet by placing second in the final event, the 4x400 relay.

Trailing Hamilton-Wenham by 4.5 points, Eleni Coufos, Carrie Manteiga, Danielle Coskren and Mikayla Guthrie combined for a 4:23.78 clocking and vaulted the Knights to the championship.

Corey McNamara and Will Angelini combined for 48 points including 16 of Pentucket's 20 in the fourth period as the Sachems down North Reading, 63-57.

Pam Coufos and Morgan Lumb each had seven assists to lead North Andover girls basketball 63-37 over North Reading.

Julia Titone added 13 points for the Scarlet Knights (8-6). 

Zach Karalis scored a game-best 26 points and added to it with 10 rebounds and 10 assists as North Andover ran past North Reading, 76-61. Isaiah Nelsen added 20 points and Jimmy Warden had 14 for the 13-1 Knights.

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.

Georgetown showed its best defense (holding North Reading to just two free throws in the first quarter) and its worst (giving up 38 points in a furious Hornet fourth-quarter comeback) last night, but timely free throw shooting saved the Royals in a 71-68 victory. North Reading carved a 17-point deficit down to three behind 21 points from Tommy Hogan, but Tyler Wade (24 points) and Pat Bjork (16 points) hit 13 foul shots down the stretch to preserve the win.

Jake Silk, Rick O'Connor and Derek Hunter scored for North Andover, which beat North Reading, 3-1, to improve to 10-2-2.

North Reading's girls track team pulled out a tight victory in the meet-ending relay to defeat Lynnfield, 47-39. Gina D'Alelio, Emily Schille, Briana Goddard and Rachel Roberts came together for the win to get the Hornets to the .500 mark.

North Reading's boys track team pieced together a good win, beating Lynnfield, 54-32 behind Michael Bitto, who won the hurdles in 7.6 and finished second in the high jump at 5-2.