Girls Hockey Beaten by Boston Latin

The 2010-11 season has not gone according to plan for the . After falling 3-2 to Boston Latin last night, Andover's record dipped to 4-8-2.

There is only one team below Andover in the Merrimack Valley Large Conferfence standings this year.

Unfortunatly for the reeling Warriors, that one team hails from Boston Latin giving a little extra bite to last night's loss.

The win improved Boston Latin to 2-11-2.

Boston Latin scored in each of the three periods. Andover netted goals in the first and second but could not keep up in the third.

Jill Manning and Meaghan Leary both had multiple point nights as they each recorded a goal and an assist. Meagan Keefe also found her way onto the scoresheet with two assists.

Mackenzie Dutton made 20 saves off 23 shots.

The Lady Warriors take the ice next on Wednesday when they travel to Chelmsford for a 5:10 p.m. face-off.

Girls skiing

At Bradford Ski Area yesterday, the Lady Warriors defeated Masconomet Regional by a score of 90-45.

Maddie Baldwin was the top performer of the day with her score of 21.98. Jess Kearns was not far behind in fourth with 22.21. 

Andover improved to a stout 8-0 on the year while Masconomet dropped to 5-3.

Boys gymnastics

The Andover boys traveled to Braintree High School last night.

The Warriors were defeated 169-121 despite a couple of noteworthy performances. Colin Rivet finished fourth place in the vault competition with his score of 7.6.

Jason Ho also managed a fourth place finish. His effort came from a 6.9 showing in the floor competition.

Today

The  takes the slopes at Bradford Ski Hill for a meet against Haverhill (0-6) and Manchester Essex (3-3). The meet starts at 3:30; Andover enters with a 5-1 record.

The  will take on Chelmsford High in Andover . Joe Bramanti and his boys are 10-3 coming into the game. Tip-off is set for 7:30 at Andover High School.

O-Zone Lock of the Week

The O-Zone picked the Warriors to take down Lowell High School and avenge their first loss of the season.

We predicted a blowout, and a blowout it was. The prediction was 69-49. The boys ended winning by 30, not 20, as the final score in Friday’s massacre was 65-35.

led the way with 20 points on the night against Lowell. One of his sidekicks was Craig Luschenat who dropped 10. Nine of his 10 came from long range as he drained three three-pointers.

The O-Zone has a 2-0 career record predicting Golden Warriors games.

Stay tuned for tomorrow when the O-Zone will make another bold prediction.