Ava Vitti exploded for a career-high 41 points to power Ashland girls basketball past Dover-Sherborn, 72-40, in Tri-Valley League action.

Teagan Resteghini (17 points) and Gabby Simulus (16 points) fueled Hopkinton in a 60-32 TVL win over Bellingham. … Tess Baacke (17 points, four steals), Naya Annigeri (17 points, six steals) and Abby Broderick (15 points) paced things for Medfield in a 59-32 win over Norwood.

Lindsey Barber scored a career-high 21 points as the Dartmouth girls basketball team avenged a loss earlier this season by knocking off New Bedford, 49-41, in a nonleague contest. … Sam Ward (20 points, 10 rebounds) led a strong rebounding performance and Cecilia Tripp (eight points) had a strong defensive showing to help Swampscott (5-2) outlast Somerville, 43-39. Sophomore Anna Kander added 10 points and six assists in the win. … Cailey Kelleher poured in 14 points, while Molly Lucas had eight points as Rockland (4-2) rolled to a 52-20 win over Cardinal Spellman.

Freshman Maya King scored 10 points to guide Blue Hills (4-2) to a 32-30 overtime win against Mayflower Athletic Conference foe Westport.

Angie Djoko notched a double-double with 18 points, 10 rebounds and three steals, while Kendal Murphy tallied 12 points, five rebounds and three steals as Danvers came from behind to defeat Beverly 59-46 in the Northeastern Conference.

Muji Vader put up 15 points, while Lily Buono finished with 14 points as Minuteman (3-0) cruised to a 52-16 Commonwealth Athletic Conference victory over Nashoba Tech.

Kaylee Maier registered 19 points, while Lilly White chipped in with 13 points as Dracut (5-1) took down Lawrence 55-28 in Merrimack Valley Conference action.

Boys basketball

Stephen Saber (20 points) and Ronan Sullivan (10 points) paced Dover-Sherborn (3-3) in a 70-32 Tri-Valley League victory over Ashland. … Senior Cooper Firmani poured in 19 points and sophomore Nick Flannery added 13 points, leading Holliston (5-1) to a 63-56 win over Millis. … Thomas Behrmann (31 points, four steals) and Owen Armstrong (17 points, six assists) guided Medfield to a 76-57 win over Norwood.

Teddy O’Neill lit up the scoreboard with 29 points, pairing with 19 points from Connor Chiarello to anchor Swampscott (6-0) in a 63-55 nonleague win over Lynn Tech. … Liam Conneely (13 points) and Christian Truglia (12 points) led the way for Hull in a 60-20 victory over Falmouth Academy.

Ben Secord notched 16 points and seven rebounds, Vlad Francoeur added 14 points, six rebounds and four assists, and Greg Katznelson chipped in 14 points and six rebounds as Canton earned a well-rounded, 63-49 win over Sharon in the Hockomock League.

Kingston Maxwell turned in a double-double (29 points, 10 rebounds), while Tyler Staiti (five rebounds) and Kyle Duggan scored 10 points each as Abington (6-2) defeated Cohasset 64-41 in South Shore League action.

Cam Skinner scored 17 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, propelling Blue Hills to a 52-30 Mayflower Athletic Conference win over Westport.

Boys hockey

Jack Melly’s two goals led three different scorers that lit the lamp for Reading (5-0-1) as it blanked Woburn, 4-0, in Middlesex League Liberty action.

Senior Shane Peters scored and dished an assist to lead Lowell in a well-balanced 3-1 nonleague win over Keefe Tech. … Tegan Bellew (goal, two assists) had a hand in three goals for Cohasset/Hull, which also saw Taighe Dwyer score twice in a 5-2 win over Dennis-Yarmouth. … Colin Allard showed out with two goals and two assists for Wilmington in a 5-1 win over South Shore Tech.

Brandon Garzia stood on his head with a 31-save shutout, backing a goal and assist apiece from Jordan Sousa and Timmy O’Malley as Hudson topped Oakmont, 3-0.

Girls hockey

Lucy Irwin (assist) and Julia O’Neil (assist) scored for Central Catholic (2-4) in a 2-1 nonleague win over Burlington. … The Methuen/Tewksbury attack erupted in an 8-0 win over Masconomet, as Ella Duffy (two goals, two assists), Sammy Ryan (goal, three assists) and Emily Barbosa (goal, two assists) each tallied at least three points. … Stephanie LeBlanc remains red-hot, scoring twice to prove the difference for King Philip (6-0) in a 3-1 win over Wayland/Weston. … Khloe Schultz scored twice and dished an assist, Elisabeth Stutzman had three helpers and a goal, and Riley MacQuade (goal, two assists) had three points to power Sandwich in a 6-0 win over Plymouth.

SCORES

BOYS BASKETBALL

Abington 64, Cohasset 41

Avon 53, Calvary Chapel 33

Beverly 80, Danvers 36

Blue Hills 52, Westport 30

Canton 63, Sharon 49

Charlestown 78, TechBoston 50

Dover-Sherborn 70, Ashland 32

Holliston 63, Millis 56

Hopkinton 78, Bellingham 67

Hull 60, Falmouth Academy 20

Latin Academy 74, Madison Park 49

Lawrence 75, Worcester North 55

Medfield 76, Norwood 57

Norton 53, Dedham 40

O’Bryant 57, East Boston 52

Upper Cape 57, Cape Cod Tech 55

Swampscott 63, Lynn Tech 55

Westwood 56, Medway 50 (ot)

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Blue Hills 32, Westport 30 (ot)

Bristol Aggie 25, Avon 7

Canton 59, Sharon 48

Case 58, Bristol-Plymouth 34

Cohasset 53, Abington 38

Danvers 59, Beverly 46

Dartmouth 49, New Bedford 41

Dracut 55, Lawrence 28

Hingham 45, Notre Dame (H) 33

Hopkinton 60, Bellingham 32

Latin Academy 53, Madison Park 23

Medfield 59, Norwood 32

Medway 58, Westwood 36

Millis 62, Holliston 42

Minuteman 52, Nashoba Tech 16

Needham 45, Pembroke 43

New Heights 44, Hull 37

Norton 33, Dedham 25

Rockland 52, Cardinal Spellman 20

South High Community 35, Bishop Feehan 34

TechBoston 43, Charlestown 25

Weston 55, Roxbury Prep 13

GYMNASTICS

Westford Academy 135.7, Newton South 126.45

BOYS HOCKEY

Cambridge 7, Lexington 4

Catholic Memorial 2, Hingham 0

Cohasset/Hull 5, Dennis-Yarmouth 2

Dedham 6, Somerset Berkley 1

Haverhill 8, Somerville 3

Hudson 3, Oakmont 0

Marshfield 1, Natick 1

Medford 8, Lynn English 3

Lowell 3, Keefe Tech 1

Reading 4, Woburn 0

Taunton 4, Stoughton/Brockton 1

Wilmington 5, South Shore Tech 1

GIRLS HOCKEY

Central Catholic 2, Burlington 1

King Philip 3, Wayland/Weston 1

Melrose 3, Medford/Malden 2

Methuen/Tewksbury 8, Masconomet 1

Sandwich 6, Plymouth 0

BOYS SWIMMING AND DIVING

Milford 86, Sharon 83

GIRLS SWIMMING AND DIVING

Sharon 106, Milford 63