Collin Christiansen scored 22 points and Julius Richardson added 19 points and seven rebounds as No. 5 Lowell (19-2) defeated No. 28 Taunton 54-46 in a Div. 1 opening round boys basketball contest.

Niko Catalano dropped 28 points, while Zach Desrochers tacked on 17 points as No. 16 North Andover (13-8) bested No. 17 New Bedford, 75-54. … Connor Houle (22 points, eight assists, five rebounds), Ladainian Rodrigues (15 points, eight rebounds) and Emmett Hill (15 points) steered second-seeded Attleboro (19-4) in a 71-64 win over No. 31 Putnam. … Matteo Lee and Omer Rabbi tallied 10 points apiece, as No. 10 Newton South (17-4) staved off a late run to top No. 23 Beverly, 54-48.

Matt Gaffney scored 21 points and teammate Abe Camara added 16 as No. 1 Malden Catholic (19-1) opened defense of its Div. 2 state with an 81-44 win over No. 32 Worcester South. … … Dylan Perrault (19 points), Jah Estrela (13 points), and Jason Paretchan (nine points) paced No. 5 Whitman-Hanson (19-3) in a 58-48 win over No. 28 Milton.

Riley Sigman netted 17 points and grabbed eight rebounds as No. 2 Mansfield (19-4) topped No. 34 Nashoba, 69-46. … Jackson Davenport (16 points), Ryan Marzelli (14 points) and Matthias Evirs (10 points) powered No. 23 Middleboro (16-5) to a 55-51 victory over No. 10 North Quincy. … Justin Grimaldi (22 points), Cole Craffey (18 points) and Seun Sorinmade (14 points) boosted fourth-seeded Oliver Ames (19-4) in a 61-48 victory over No. 29 Archbishop Williams. … Sophomore Logan Volkringer led his team with 16 points, as No. 12 Plymouth South (17-4) defeated No. 21 Stoughton, 54-39.

June Vasquez scored 15 points and No. 1 St. Mary’s (22-1) scored the final 12 points to defeat No. 33 Falmouth 51-42 in a Div. 3 first-round contest. … Cal Atherton scored 24 points and Zayd Leanna added 23 as No. 3 Newburyport (19-2) cruised to a 73-40 win over No. 30 Pembroke. …Will Levrault scored 24 points and dished out four assists as No. 22 Apponequet (11-11) beat No. 11 Swampscott, 58-55.

Brendan McDonald notched a triple-double (17 points, 10 assists, 10 rebounds) to go along with five steals as No. 6 Somerset Berkley (20-1) defeated No. 27 Minnechaug, 84-58. Dom Taylor scored 23 points, and Colten Pacheco finished with 21 points and eight rebounds for the Raiders. … Kingston Maxwell erupted for 34 points to go with seven assists, while Michael Reilly (16 points, seven rebounds, five assists, five steals) filled the statsheet for eighth-seeded Abington (18-5) during a 68-53 victory over No. 25 Nipmuc. … Deshawn Rucker (25 points, four assists), DJ Reynolds (21 points), and Shyheim Babb (16 points, nine rebounds) set the tone for Lynn Classical in a 78-76 victory over Pittsfield. … Gavin Martin nearly had a triple-double, scoring 25 points to go with 11 boards and eight steals, as No. 20 Old Rochester (12-9) upended No. 13 Tantasqua, 58-47. … Ronan Coffey (22 points), Nick Adams (15 points) and Charlie Williams (11 points) rose to the occasion for No. 2 Norwell (21-0) in a 66-44 win over No. 31 Medway.

Gio Jean delivered a double-double with 26 points and 10 rebounds, while Brandon Antwine contributed 15 points and four steals as No. 8 Lynn Tech (13-8) downed No. 25 Millis 65-53 in the Div. 4 Round of 32. … Ethan Printempts (19 points), Dimitri Mendes (18 points) and Zyarh Brown (11 points) boosted No. 21 Cathedral (12-8) in a 65-58 win over No. 12 Hamilton-Wenham. … Mike Dankert (21 points, eight rebounds), Emery Robbins (13 points) and Nate Reynolds (10 points, eight rebounds) sparked No. 2 Bourne (18-3) during a 70-38 win over No. 31 Rockland.

Andrew Alekseyenko (26 points, 12 rebounds, four assists, steal), Ryan Altman (19 points, seven rebounds, nine assists, two steals, block) and Robby Fiore (16 points, three rebounds, five assists, steal, block) set the tone for Rivers (17-8) in an 81-65 Independent School League win over Thayer.

Girls basketball

Alex Cassidy scored 16 points and grabbed six rebounds, while Maddie Oliver tallied 11 points, eight rebounds and six assists as No. 3 Norwell (20-1) defeated No. 35 Groton-Dunstable 57-39 in a Div. 3 first round contest. … Sophia Gallivan (16 points) and Kiersten Higgins (13 points) guided No. 12 North Reading (18-3) during a 41-37 come-from-behind victory over No. 21 Dennis-Yarmouth. … Cam Bradford dropped 11 points, while Haley Ray, Noey Giardina and Addie Monahan had 10 points apiece for No. 11 Hanover (13-8) during a 53-47 victory over No. 22 Sandwich. … Alana MacLean (17 points, two assists, three rebounds), Maggie Bedard (12 points, two assists, three steals) and Jess Laflamme (10 points, five assists, four rebounds) fueled sixth-seeded Fontbonne (16-5) in a 59-22 win over No. 27 AMSA.

Ella Fitzpatrick tied a career-high with 24 points as No. 10 Duxbury (15-6) held off No. 23 Silver Lake 54-50 in a Div. 2 first-round contest. … Alissa Marcella put up 17 points for No. 11 Pembroke (15-6) in a 37-28 win over No. 22 Billerica. … Ella Palanza tallied 19 points and 13 rebounds as No. 13 Mansfield (15-8) defeated No. 20 Masconomet, 48-37. … Naya Annigeri (18 points, six steals, four assists), Izzy Kittredge (15 points), Tess Baacke (14 points) and Abby Broderick (12 points, six rebounds) reached double figures in scoring for top-seeded Medfield (19-2) in a 75-29 victory over No. 32 Holliston. … Maeghan Smith (15 points, nine rebounds), Maeve Powers (nine points, 12 rebounds, seven assists), A’laya Colbert (10 points, 15 rebounds, four blocks) and Jennifer Xue (10 points) shouldered the bulk of the scoring for fifth-seeded North Quincy (18-3) in a 57-28 victory over No. 28 Hingham. … Anna Oravec (18 points) and Emme Calkins (15 points) led No. 9 Northampton (17-4) in a 51-47 win over No. 24 Reading. … Seniors Ava Orlando (23 points, 10 assists) and Effie Giannapoulos (18 points, five rebounds) carried things offensively as No.4 Notre Dame (Hingham) (20-1) erupted for a 64-35 win over No. 36 Ursuline.

Francesca Mazzini scored 19 points as No. 4 Braintree (19-2) beat No. 29 Shrewsbury 50-42 in a Div. 1 first-round contest. … Mollie Mullen (20 points, six rebounds, four steals), Maddy Steel (17 points), Lily Singer (10 points, 12 rebounds) and Shannon LaMorticelli (10 points, five rebounds) broke into double figures in scoring for second-seeded Bishop Feehan (20-2) in an 81-43 win over No. 34 Concord-Carlisle. … Mckenna Morrison scored her 1,000th point (10 on the night), while Camry Williams recorded 20 points and Brooke Toulo chipped in with 10 points as No. 5 Woburn (20-1) won 58-33 over No. 28 New Bedford.

In the Div. 4 Round of 32, Kate Greer (20 points, 10 rebounds) registered a double-double as No. 5 Cohasset (13-9) coasted to a 56-23 win over No. 37 Greater Lawrence. … Sasha Makogonov poured in a career-high 25 points as No. 7 Hamilton-Wenham (15-6) rolled to a 65-36 victory over No. 26 Amesbury. Margot Bryce Morris scored 12 points, and Annie Moynihan finished with 10 points for the Generals.

Boys hockey

Quality passes in the neutral zone set up a pair of breakaway goals and a breakaway empty-netter, pairing with a standout effort in net from Matt Fuccione to lead No. 7 Melrose past No. 10 Shawsheen Tech, 3-1, in the Div. 3 second round. Justin D’Antona scored twice in the win. … Pesky No. 9 Dracut/Tyngsboro rallied twice, but goals from E.J. Wyman and Hayden Gallo in the third period separated No. 8 Marblehead (17-5-1) for a 4-2 win. Kyle Hart had a goal and two assists for the defending champion Headers.

Girls hockey

Kate Rynak and Brianna Dacey found the net for No. 3 Malden Catholic (15-2-4) during a 2-1 win over No. 19 Winchester in the Div. 1 second round. Alyssa Jankowski assisted both goals and goalie Megan Mullarky posted a shutout until the final minute.

Scores

BOYS BASKETBALL

DIVISION 1

FIRST ROUND

Andover 67, BC High 56

Attleboro 71, Putnam 64

Braintree 79, Lexington 65

Lowell 64, Taunton 56

Marshfield 50, Xaverian 47

Newton South 54, Beverly 48

N. Andover 75, New Bedford 54

Spring. Central 68, Barnstable 54

DIVISION 2

FIRST ROUND – Friday

Burlington 70, Chicopee Comp. 52

Doherty 57, Westwood 47

Malden Cath. 81, Worcester So. 44

Mansfield 69, Nashoba 46

Middleboro 55, North Quincy 51

Norwood 49, Tewksbury 41

Oliver Ames 61, Arch. Williams 48

Plymouth South 54, Stoughton 39

Pope Francis 72, Shepherd Hill 45

Som. Berkley 84, Minnechaug 58

Whitman-Hanson 58, Milton 48

DIVISION 3

FIRST ROUND – Friday

Abington 68, Nipmuc 53

Apponequet 58, Swampscott 55

Lynn Classical 78, Pittsfield 76

Newburyport 76, Pembroke 40

Norton 59, Shawsheen 57

Norwell 66, Medway 44

Old Rochester 58, Tantasqua 47

St. Mary’s 51, Falmouth 42

Salem 58, North Reading 34

Taconic 54, Gloucester 49

Watertown 54, Oakmont 38

DIVISION 4

FIRST ROUND – Friday

Bourne 70, Rockland 38

Cathedral 62, Ham.-Wenham 55

Clinton 69, Sutton 35

Georgetown 98, HS of Commerce 65

Holland 82, Assabet Valley 44

Littleton 31, Ayer-Shirley 27

Lynn Tech 65, Millis 53

Monument Mtn. 87, Gardner 47

So. Hadley 72, Uxbridge 68 (3 ot)

Wareham at Tech Boston, late

DIVISION 5

FIRST ROUND – Friday

English 77, S. Shore Charter 61

Old Colony 67, ND Cristo Rey 59

Palmer 74, Holbrook 64

Pioneer Valley 78, Prospect Hill 28

Rockport 64, Lee 60

Ware 50, Brighton 40

Westport 74, Avon 72 (ot)

Boston Prep at Drury, late

Comm. Charter at New Mission, late

Boston United at Mahar, late

Maynard at Duggan, late

GIRLS BASKETBALL

FIRST ROUND – Friday

B. Feehan 81, Concord-Carl. 43

Braintree 50, Shrewsbury 42

Framingham 67, Brookline 34

Lincoln-Sud. 45, Hopkinton 39

Wachusett 61, Arlington 29

Westford 47, Chelmsford 40

Woburn 58, New Bedford 33

Acton-Box. at Spring. Central, late

Lexington at King Philip, late

Newton North at Belmont, late

DIVISION 2

FIRST ROUND – Friday

Duxbury 54, Silver Lake 50

Leominster 42, Oliver Ames 36

Mansfield 48, Masconomet 37

Medfield 75, Holliston 29

Northampton 51, Reading 47

North Quincy 57, Hingham 28

Notre Dame (H) 64, Ursuline 35

Pembroke 37, Billerica 28

Walpole 51, Minnechaug 45

Westwood 67, Longmeadow 53

DIVISION 3

FIRST ROUND – Friday

Fontbonne 59, AMSA 22

Hanover 53, Sandwich 47

N. Reading 41, Dennis-Yarm. 37

Norton 50, Lynn Classical 37

Norwell 57, Groton-Dunstable 39

Watertown 63, Oakmont 43

DIVISION 4

FIRST ROUND – Friday

Cohasset 56, Greater Lawrence 23

Georgetown 55. Mashpee 19

Hamilton-Wen. 65, Amesbury 36

Littleton 40, Blue Hills 30

Wahconah 53, W. Bridgewater 28

DIVISION 5

FIRST ROUND – Friday

Douglas 37, Holbrook 24

Prospect Hill 66, Granby 57

Tahanto 60, Snowden 54

BOYS HOCKEY

DIVISION 1

SECOND ROUND – Friday

St. John’s Prep 7, Natick 1

DIVISION 2

SECOND ROUND – Friday

Malden Catholic 6, N. Andover 1

DIVISION 3

SECOND ROUND – Friday

Marblehead 4, Dracut/Tyngs. 2

Melrose 3, Shawsheen 1

GIRLS HOCKEY

DIVISION 1

SECOND ROUND – Friday

Malden Catholic 2, Winchester 1