BOYS BASKETBALL

Eastern Independent League rivals Landmark and Pingree were matched evenly last night, and it was Highlander standout Allen Williamson that made the difference. For once, though, it was entirely his offense that dented the opponent.

"Landmark kept it close with (Jordan) Yorks having 11 in the first half, but we switched Williamson to him in the second half and that was a big key for us," said Highlanders coach Steve Gibbs, whose team improved to 15-4.

In spite of 20 points from Brett Peterson, Landmark couldn't push its way through in the second half and was hampered by turnovers in the final minutes.

"Pingree is like the Yankees to us - they beat us all the time and they're our rivals," said Landmark coach Bob Iannucci.

Williamson did score a game high 33 to go with 12 rebounds while Will Taft added eight - six in the second half - and Derek Pratt made double figures with 11. On the Landmark side, Yorks finished with 13 and Ryan Skerritt chipped in 12.

"It was a gritty effort but they outlasted us," said Iannucci.

Northeast Metro Tech 59, North Shore Tech 48

The Bulldogs were locked in a close one up until the closing minutes. With the score tied and four minutes to play, North Shore (4-9) could not find a way to jump out to a lead. Billy Ahearn had 15 points, Ryan Mahan netted 12 points and grabbed just as many boards, and David St. Pierre scored six points and had nine assists.

North Shore was also defeated by Chelsea on Friday night, 61-37. Mahan finished with 13 points and 11 rebounds.

GIRLS HOCKEY

Medford 2, Peabody 1

The Tanners were narrowly defeated after hitting a crossbar and seeing an Amanda Provencher breakaway chance go inches wide. Goalie Brittany Costa stopped her third penalty shot of the season and turned aside 22 shots while Tori Konovalchik scored Peabody's lone goal, unassisted, at 10:32 of the third period.

East Boston 5, Marblehead 0

East Boston goaltender Dennis Bernabei stopped all 33 shots he faced as the visiting Magicians fell to 6-9-0.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Pingree 49, Newton Country Day 30

Pingree improved to 10-5 on the season and 8-2 in Eastern Independent League play with the victory. Junior Caitlin Doherty led the Highlanders with 19 points while seniors Jackie Lee and Lilly Carey had 11 points and eight points, respectively.

Northeast Metro Tech 36, North Shore Tech 22

North Shore played a solid game against Northeast Metro with the exception of the third quarter. North Shore (0-12) was outscored 16-6 in the third. Whitney Bell led all North Shore scorers with eight points and had eight rebounds as well. Heather Hicks tallied seven points and Melissa Reyes had eight rebounds off the bench.

SWIMMING

Ipswich 96, North Andover 87

The Tigers (7-1) were pushed until the final relay but Chris Carroll, Tim Bouvier, Brian Bouvier and Andrew Reid won the 400 freestyle in 3:32.49 to secure the match. Brian Bouvier also won the 100 breast (1:09.32) and the 500 free (5:14.98) while Carroll took both the 50 free (23.23) and 100 free (51.89), Tim Bouvier won the 200 free (1:53.74) and Reid took both the 200-IM (2:07.15) and 100 fly (54.82).

Thom Josephson qualified for states in the 100 fly with a time of 59.70 while Jaime Lindquist was third in the diving event and the Tigers also won both the 200 medley relay (Cortland Parker, Brian Bouvier, Reid, Josephson) and the 200 free relay (Parker, Josephson, Nate Conway and Carroll).

BOYS TRACK

Peabody 55, Marblehead 31

The Tanners' Kevin Montiero edged Marblehead's Tyler Smith by half a second in the mile as Peabody cruised. Other winners for the Magicians were Will Herlihy in the two mile, Mike Sahagian in the dash and Jacob Evanter in the hurdles. Snatching victories for Peabody were Mike Berlangieri in the high jump, Kevin Bettencourt in the shot, Derek Gomes in the 300, Jordan Hoofnagle in the 600 and Chris Lawrence in the 1,000.

Danvers 51, Salem 35

Led by Nick Sinclair (300), Niko Takis-Welch (600), Matt Heggie (1,000) and Mike Steeves (mile), the Witches won four events but couldn't counter the depth of Danvers. Winners for the Falcons included Andrew Burnham (two mile), Bryan Blanchette (dash) and Pat Hennessey (shot) while the meet's lone double winner was Kevin Gabel (high jump, dash).

GIRLS TRACK

Peabody 65, Marblehead 21

Angela Ellison led a Tanner sweep of the 1,000 and Peabody went on to see victories from Joanna Chanaj (high jump), Kristen Surman (shot), Katherine Slattery (hurdles), Pinky Raranajit (dash), Meg Connors (mile) and Brittany Creamer (two mile). Marblehead's lone victor was Mary Keroack in the 600.

Danvers 68, Salem 18

The Falcons swept the two mile, led by winner Courtney Godfrey, and went on to take first place in all but one event. Elizabeth Burgess took the high jump, Dana Harvey won the shot, Pia Kurkuvelos came away with the hurdles, Maria Pantazelos won the 300, Christina Kaczynski won the 600, Katelyn Hartnett won the 1000 and Christina Montefusco took the mile. Winning for the Witches was Jessica Ngo in the dash.

WRESTLING

Prep grapplers secure trio of wins

The Eagles (24-5) downed Milford (37-23) and West Springfield (34-30) and also got a victory over Central Catholic (40-25) on a Pat Higgins pin at 215 pounds this past weekend. Ryan Morello (103), T.J. Crabtree (119), Ryan Harding (135), Kelley Johnson (140), Rob Mandile (145) and James Gibbons (152) all secured 3-0 records for the afternoon.

Beverly splits

Beverly defeated Marblehead/Swampscott, 36-30, but lost to North Reading/Lynnfield, 39-27, making its 16-10. Raz Davidyan went 2-0 in the 135-pound weight class for the Panthers. Justin Lehman (103), John DePaula (112) and Tom Cacciola (215) all went 1-0.

GYMNASTICS

Generals secure pair of wins

The Generals (4-3) downed Gloucester and Revere with an overall score of 137.2. Dianna Vecchiarello won the vault (8.9), the balance beam (8.8) and the floor (9.35) while Chandler Kennedy also had a strong outing for H-W.

H-W beat Gloucester and Revere, 137.2, Gloucester had a 13.51, Revere 106.95

Beverly 139.3, Winthrop 133.35

Senior Steph Negrotti was the all around winner at 36.2 after winning the beam, vault and floor while freshman Meg Harty was second with a 35.07 that included a win on the bars. Jackie Serino and Jenna Panunzio tied to contribute a second place in the floor exercise.

North Andover 138.8, Peabody 131.45

Justin Jarnagin had an impressive meet for Peabody (3-4) in the loss. Jarnagin placed first in the all-around (35.15), the vault (9.2), and the bars (9.25). Also for the Tanners, Jenn Habeeb took first in the beam (9.1) and tied for third with Marcy Distler in floor (8.5).

SKIING

Masco, Fenwick compete in Andover

Masconomet's Courtney Cliffe was the overall winner with a time of 21.86 and the Chieftains were 3-1. Joanna Delorenzo from Bishop Fenwick was fourth overall in 22.33. The Chieftains' Devon Belding was eighth in 22.78 followed by Alex Romagnoli (11th, 22.95) and Katie Karunelis (13th, 22.99)