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Lawrence — Katie Zenevitch had a smile on her face from ear to ear.

“It’s the best feeling in the world to beat Lowell twice in a season, I still can’t believe it. I couldn’t stop screaming.”

The Central Catholic girls basketball team improved to 9-2 and handed Lowell its first loss of the season with yesterday's 64-40 victory. Katie Zenevitch contributed in every aspect of the game, scoring 24 points (with four 3-pointers) to go along with 15 boards, seven steals and seven assists. Melissa Miller added 15 points and four steals, Gabie Polce knocked in 12, and Gia O'Connor scored 11.

ANDOVER — She’s the kind of weapon point guards live for. Elusive and on target. Always.

“It takes so much pressure off you,” Andover’s Natalie Gomez-Martinez said. “Once you give her the ball, she just creates.”

METHUEN — Melissa Miller couldn’t help but look to the future. If Central Catholic can play like this without Katie Zenevitch, who’s still recovering from a broken hand, what will it be like when she returns?

Central Catholic topped Tewksbury 77-65, but the story of the night was the exceptional play of Gia O'Connor. O'Connor scored a game-high 31 points to go along with nine rebounds, six steals and four assists. Kendall Desrosiers registered a double-double with 14 points and 13 rebounds, and Ashley Evangelista had 14 points, five assists and three steals.

Gia O'Connor had a monster night with 26 points, 6 steals, 5 rebounds and 4 assists to help lead Central Catholic in a 57-35 victory over Lawrence. O'Connor was also a perfect 4 of 4 from the charity stripe. Gabie Polce added 12 points of her own, and Kendall Desrosiers chipped in with 11 rebound and five blocks to go along with her two points.