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Central Catholic boys soccer had its chances, but eventual fell to Boston Latin Academy 2-0 in the Division 2 North first round. The Raiders had 8 shots on goal to Boston Latin's 3. Bailey Coco and Michael Koralishn were both creditied with playing well for the Raiders (9-7-3).

After missing most of the season with a knee injury, Keegan Palmer stepped up with a huge game on defense for Central Catholic, which fell to Lowell 2-1.

Andrew Maresca scored twice and Central Catholic beat Andover 2-0. Andrew DeMinico made five saves for the shutout.

Haverhill's boys soccer team avenged a loss to Central Catholic earlier in the season with a 3-2 win.  Aidan Robarts, Alexander Melo and Tanner Van Cor scored for the Hillies and Aidan Corcoran played well.

Defenseman Joe Carney scored his first goal of the year midway through the second half and Central Catholic held on for a 1-0 win over Billerica. Andrew DeMinico (4 saves) got the shutout and Dalton Dow and Ben Morris starred on defense.

John McCarthy scored twice as Central Catholic exploded for four second-half goals to beat Lowell 4-1. Andrew Maresca and James Sorenson also scored for the Raiders.

Central Catholic and North Andover soccer braved the elements to get their game in. Matt Niejadlik and Lucas Sciaudone both scored with less than 10 minutes left to lead the Scarlet Knights to a 2-0 win.

Andrew Maresca scored two goals and assisted on two others as Central Catholic beat Andover 6-0. James Sorenson added a goal and an assist for the winners.

Central Catholic has not been finishing as much as coach Mike Bolduc would like but the Raiders got two goals from Zach Acciardo and four others scored in a 6-1 win over North Middlesex. Andrew D'Agata had a strong game for Central.

Jesus Guzman scored off a rebound of a Bryan Salguero corner kick with 18 minutes left in the game to give Lawrence a 1-1 tie with Central Catholic. Alex Suarez was brilliant for LHS with 11 saves, including a beauty on a 1-on-1 situation with four minutes to play. The Lancers had lost six straight to the Raiders since a win in the 2013 season opener.