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Haverhill High School Hillies Football is 4-1 on the year. After winning only three games the previous four seasons, the Hillies have already surpassed that mark in five games.
In its last game, Friday, the Hillies handed Concord, N.H., High School its second straight loss, on the road in a 52-32 final.
The Hillies play next on Friday at New Bedford High School, 6:30 p.m.
Haverhill High volleyball is 9-6 on the year. In a game, Tuesday night, it defeated Peabody Veterans Memorial High School 3-0, in sets. Coach Jeffrey Harris said Haverhill was efficient on offense, hitting nearly .300 as a team. The team was led by senior Meredith Tabb who had six kills on just 11 swings.
“The Hillies were dynamite at the service line with 22 aces as a team. Half of those came from the duo of senior libero Reece Favalor, who had five aces on nine attempts, and senior setter Olivia Lesswing, who has six aces on 10 attempts,” he said.
The team lost its last game, a Merrimack Valley Conference matchup, Wednesday night, against Chelmsford High School 0-3, in sets. Senior captain Lucy Martinez had six kills.
The team’s next game is Friday, 5 p.m., at Central Catholic High School.
Northern Essex Community College soccer is in the final stretch of its regular season. After winning 10 games in a row, the Knights tied Bunker Hill Community College 1-1, at home, Tuesday night. Northern Essex started the scoring when sophomore midfielder Gustavo Maximano scored his second goal of the year, unassisted. Bunker Hill evened the score 15 minutes later off a penalty kick goal scored by freshman Bryan Solano.
The Knights have three games left on the regular season schedule. The next one is Saturday, 2 p.m., at Springfield Technical Community College, who are currently 9-0.
Northern Essex volleyball is on a small skid, having lost two of its last three games.
Thursday, it defeated Bristol Community College 3-0 in sets.
Its next game is Saturday, at noon, facing Holyoke Community College at home. The Knights beat Holyoke 3-2 in sets earlier this season, Sept. 26.
In other football news, Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School is 2-3 on the season. It lost its last game, Thursday, Oct. 8, 8-20 playing at home against Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational High School. Whittier goes on the road to play Shawsheen Valley Technical High School, Friday, 7 p.m. Methuen High School is 1-4. In its last matchup, Friday, Oct. 9, at Central Catholic High School it lost 16-49. The Rangers play 1-4 Lawrence High school Friday, 7 p.m. Pentucket Regional High School picked up its first win last Friday, Oct. 9, at Newburyport High School, in a 35-25 final. The Panthers look to keep it going Friday, 6:30 p.m. at Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical High School.

Haverhill High School Hillies girls volleyball in a home matchup. (Photographs courtesy of Marilyn Caradonna.)
