Nate Montagnino scored 24 points, while Charles Amero chipped in with 11 points as No. 20 Gloucester (11-10) cruised to a 76-45 win over No. 45 Essex Tech in Div. 3 preliminary round action.

In a Div. 1 preliminary round contest, Will Laplante scored 32 points as No. 31 King Philip (11-12) won 73-67 over No. 34 Hingham. … Anthony Forte (28 points, five steals), Raphael Laurent (15 points, six rebounds, three assists), and Nathan Braz (11 points) paced things offensively to help No. 21 Peabody (16-5) edge No. 44 Medford, 67-66. … The offense erupted for 30th-seeded Weymouth (14-9) as Edric Louissaint poured in 20 points, Gill Dolan added 17 points and Will Savage chipped in 17 points in an 81-58 victory over No. 35 Lexington. … Tzar Powell-Aparicio knocked down 17 points and came away with five steals, guiding No. 20 Lowell (11-10) to a 61-52 victory over No. 45 Malden.

Behind 18 points from Max Jacobson, No. 29 Westwood (14-9) overcame Tate Fielder’s 24 points for No. 36 Duxbury to hold on for a 62-52 Div. 2 preliminary round win.

In the Div. 2 preliminary round, Carrie Marrella (21 points), Colby Lima (18 points) and a career-high for Vanessa Thompson (11 points) led the way as No. 25 Ashland (10-11) outlasted No. 40 Falmouth 59-46. … Ava Orlando finished with 33 points as No. 27 Notre Dame of Hingham (15-6) took down No. 38 Marlboro 63-43. … Alyvia Pena became the first player in program history to surpass 1,000 career points, boosting 26th-seeded Burlington (10-11) to a 67-49 victory over No. 39 Ursuline.

Senior Jourdan Ferreira dropped 25 points with five threes and freshman Tamia Darling added 22 points as No. 30 New Mission (14-9) defeated No. 35 Maimonides 64-46 in a Div. 4 preliminary round matchup.

Jenna Cappola dialed up 27 points and Maeve Moriarty added 13 more for 34th-seeded Plymouth North (14-7) to defeat No. 31 Marshfield 55-34 in a Div. 1 preliminary round matchup. … Callie Flynn registered 19 points, seven rebounds and four blocks to pair with Meg Doyle’s 11 points and 11 rebounds as No. 25 Weymouth (12-9) toppled No. 40 Everett 57-33.

BOYS BASKETBALL

DIVISION 1

PRELIMINARY ROUND – Monday

Attleboro 67, Everett 55

Bishop Feehan 64, Putnam 46

Cambridge 67, St. John’s Prep 60

Methuen 51, Algonquin 42

Reading 45, Arlington 44

St. John’s (S) 62, Chelmsford 61 (ot)

Springfield Central 56, Marshfield 48

Waltham 63, Concord-Carlisle 36

Winchester 60, Durfee 54

PRELIMINARY ROUND – Tuesday

King Philip 73, Hingham 67

Lowell 61, Malden 52

Peabody 67, Medford 66

Weymouth 81, Lexington 58

PRELIMINARY ROUND – Wednesday

Doherty at Wellesley, 4:30

Milford at New Bedford, 6

Hopkinton at Brookline, 6:30

DIVISION 2

PRELIMINARY ROUND – Monday

Nauset 59, Fitchburg 58

Norwood 65, Ludlow 31

Revere 55, Plymouth South 50

Tewksbury 59, Amherst-Pelham 46

Worcester South 75, Melrose 40

PRELIMINARY ROUND – Tuesday

Westwood 62, Duxbury 52

PRELIMINARY ROUND – Wednesday

Somerset Berkley at Northampton, 6

Chicopee Comp. at Leominster, 6:30

Newburyport at Grafton, 7

DIVISION 3

PRELIMINARY ROUND – Monday

Arlington Catholic 64, Worcester Tech 57

Greater Lowell 61, Nipmuc 58

Greater New Bedford 56, Shawsheen 47

Lowell Catholic 74, Belchertown 42

PRELIMINARY ROUND – Tuesday

Gloucester 76, Essex Tech 45

PRELIMINARY ROUND – Wednesday

Bristol-Plymouth at Boston English, 5:30

Lynnfield at East Boston, 5:30

Auburn at Tantasqua, 6

Rockland at Watertown, 6

Weston at Medway, 6

Monty Tech at Bishop Stang, 6:30

East Bridgewater at Groton-Dunstable, 7

North Reading at Abington, 7

DIVISION 4

PRELIMINARY ROUND – Monday

Bartlett 92, Notre Dame Cristo Rey 54

Winthrop 68, Mahar 59

PRELIMINARY ROUND – Tuesday

Maimonides 65, Cohasset 57

PRELIMINARY ROUND – Wednesday

Frontier Regional at Whittier, 6

St. Joseph at Northbridge, 6

Blackstone Valley at Blue Hills, 6:30

Southwick at Oxford, 6:30

Bethany Christian at Snowden, 7 (Madison Park)

DIVISION 5

PRELIMINARY ROUND – Monday

Ayer Shirley 77, Smith Academy 44

Duggan 41, Prospect Hill 37

Gardner 50, South Lancaster 44

Granby 57, Upper Cape 42

Greenfield 85, St. Mary’s (W) 27

Holbrook 70, Falmouth Academy 23

Hull 64, Athol 42

Lenox 60, Tahanto 45

Mt. Greylock 69, Bromfield 55

Neighborhood House 61, Mt. Everett 56

Paulo Freire 71, Pathfinder 35

PRELIMINARY ROUND – Wednesday

Boston Prep at Keefe Tech, 4

Cape Cod Tech at Quaboag, 5

Smith Tech at Calvary Chapel, 5

Atlantis Charter at Douglas, 6

Innovation Academy at Millis, 6

Old Colony at St. Bernard’s, 6

Pioneer Charter at Drury, 6

Abby Kelley at Pacific Rim, 6:30

Rising Tide at KIPP, 6:30

McCann at Mystic Valley, 7

GIRLS BASKETBALL

DIVISION 1

PRELIMINARY ROUND – Monday

Algonquin 58, Lynn Classical 51

New Bedford 55, Brockton 44

Reading 61, Malden 13

PRELIMINARY ROUND – Tuesday

Plymouth North 55, Marshfield 34

Weymouth 57, Everett 33

PRELIMINARY ROUND – Wednesday

King Philip at Acton-Boxboro, 6

Lynn English at Durfee, 6:30

Doherty at Quincy, 6:30

Waltham at Peabody, 7

DIVISION 2

PRELIMINARY ROUND – Monday

Bedford 49, Pembroke 45

Dartmouth 58, Middleboro 41

Hanover 73, HS of Commerce 16

Holyoke 75, Minnechaug 52

Northampton 62, Longmeadow 55

Westborough 60, Agawam 45

PRELIMINARY ROUND – Tuesday

Ashland 59, Falmouth 46

Burlington 67, Ursuline 49

Notre Dame (H) 65, Marlboro 43

PRELIMINARY ROUND – Wednesday

Dighton-Rehoboth at Grafton, 5:30

Marblehead at Masconomet, 5:30

Somerset Berkley at Holliston, 5:30

DIVISION 3

PRELIMINARY ROUND – Monday

Apponequet 56, Shawsheen 41

Quabbin 62, Lowell Catholic 49

PRELIMINARY ROUND – Wednesday

Southeastern at Lynnfield, 3

Belchertown at Ipswich, 6

Putnam at Dedham, 6

AMSA at Diman, 7

DIVISION 4

PRELIMINARY ROUND – Tuesday

Mahar 69, Pioneer Christian 39

New Mission 64, Maimonides 46

PRELIMINARY ROUND – Wednesday

South Lancaster at Tech Boston, 5:30 (Madison Park)

Fellowship Christian at Monument Mountain, 6

Fenway at Clinton, 6

Matignon at Southwick, 6

Lynn Tech at Hampshire, 6:30

DIVISION 5

PRELIMINARY ROUND – Monday

Academy of the Pacific Rim 58, Norfolk Aggie 30

Gardner 54, Cape Cod Tech 32

Hopedale 58, Baystate Academy 27

Minuteman 67, Hampden Charter 31

Pioneer Valley Regional 57, Salem Academy 35

Renaissance 44, Turners Falls 22

PRELIMINARY ROUND – Tuesday

Drury 50, Innovation Academy 21

Old Colony 68, Mt. Alvernia 19

Upper Cape 52, Avon 37

PRELIMINARY ROUND – Wednesday

Neighborhood House at St. John Paul, 4

Nashoba Tech at Whitinsville Christian, 5

St. Mary’s (W) at Prospect Hill, 5:30

Boston Collegiate at South Shore Tech, 6

Boston United at Monson, 6

Brighton at Hull, 6

BOYS HOCKEY

DIVISION 1

FIRST ROUND – Wednesday

Lincoln-Sudbury vs. Archbishop Williams, 3:30 (Canton Sportsplex)

Arlington Catholic vs. BC High, 6 (UMass-Boston)

Weymouth vs. Braintree, 6 (Zapustas)

Malden Catholic vs. Wellesley, 7:30 (Boston Sports Institute)

Lexington vs. St. John’s Prep, 6:40 (Essex Sports)

Bishop Feehan vs. Pope Francis, 6:50 (Olympia Ice Center)

Milton vs. Catholic Memorial, 7 (Warrior)

Needham vs. Marshfield, 7 (The Bog)

Shrewsbury vs. Xaverian, 7 (Canton Ice House)

Andover vs. Franklin, 8 (Pirelli)

Central Catholic vs. St. Mary’s, 8 (Connery)

Woburn vs. Reading, 8 (Burbank)

FIRST ROUND – Thursday

Westford Academy vs. Arlington, 6 (Burns)

Chelmsford vs. Belmont, 6:30 (Viglirolo)

King Philip vs. Hingham, 7 (Canton Ice House)

Winchester vs. St. John’s (S), 8 (NE Sports Center)

DIVISION 2

FIRST ROUND – Wednesday

Mansfield vs. Silver Lake, 3:30 (Hobomock)

Concord-Carlisle vs. Boston Latin, 5:30 (Ryan)

Westwood vs. Whitman-Hanson, 5:30 (Rockland)

Auburn vs. Somerset Berkley, 6 (Driscoll)

Melrose vs. Newburyport, 6 (Graf)

Oliver Ames vs. Gloucester, 6 (Talbot)

North Attleboro vs. Hopkinton, 7:10 (NE Sports Center)

Newton South vs. Algonquin, 7:30 (Northstar)

Norwood vs. Marblehead, 7:30 (Rockett)

Westborough vs. Plymouth South, 7:45 (Gallo)

Plymouth North vs. Wakefield, 8 (Stoneham)

Wilmington vs. Masconomet, 8:05 (Haverhill Valley Forum)

FIRST ROUND – Thursday

Medford vs. Canton, 5 (Metropolis)

Dartmouth vs. Duxbury, 7 (The Bog)

Somerville vs. Walpole, 7 (Rodman)

Lowell Catholic vs. Tewksbury, 7:10 (Breakaway)

DIVISION 3

FIRST ROUND – Wednesday

Danvers vs. Triton, 4 (Graf)

Old Rochester vs. Medfield, 4 (Pirelli)

North Reading vs. Hanover, 5:40 (Hobomock)

Bedford vs. Methuen, 6 (Methuen)

Middleboro vs. Marlboro, 6:30 (Navin)

West Springfield vs. North Middlesex, 7 (Groton)

Pentucket vs. Nauset, 7:10 (Kent Arena)

Taunton vs. Seekonk, 7:10 (NE Sports Village)

Bishop Stang vs. Scituate, 7:50 (Hobomock)

Southeastern vs. Watertown, 8 (Ryan)

Foxboro vs. Lynnfield, 8 (McVann)

Groton-Dunstable vs. Nashoba, 8 (NE Sports Center)

FIRST ROUND – Thursday

East Longmeadow vs. Hopedale, 4 (Blackstone Valley)

North Quincy vs. Dracut, 5 (Tsongas)

Northbridge vs. Essex Tech, 6:40 (Essex Sports Center)

St. Paul’s vs. Pembroke, 7:40 (Hobomock)

DIVISION 4

PRELIMINARY ROUND – Wednesday

Nashoba Tech vs. Belchertown, TBA

PRELIMINARY ROUND – Monday

Gardner 5, Taconic 4 (2 ot)

PRELIMINARY ROUND – Wednesday

St. Bernard’s vs. St. John Paul, 6:30 (Hyannis CC)

FIRST ROUND – Wednesday

Fitchburg vs. Martha’s Vineyard, 4:30 (Martha’s Vineyard)

Gardner vs. Norwell, 5 (The Bog)

Norton vs. Blackstone Valley, 5:30 (Blackstone IcePlex)

Greenfield vs. Stoneham, 6 (Stoneham)

Littleton vs. Ashland, 6 (Loring)

Belchertown/Nashoba Tech vs. Winthrop, 6:10 (Larsen)

Swampscott vs. Cohasset/Hull, 7 (Quincy Youth Arena)

Dover-Sherborn vs. Latin Academy, 7:15 (Devine)

FIRST ROUND – Thursday

Northeast vs. Nantucket, 2 (Nantucket)

Dedham vs. Rockland, 5:30 (Rockland)

Amesbury vs. Assabet Valley, 6 (Navin)

Bourne vs. Dennis-Yarmouth, 6:10 (Kent)

Rockport vs. Grafton, 7 (Buffone)

Hamilton-Wenham vs. Shawsheen, 7:10 (Hallenborg)

St. John Paul/St. Bernard vs. Sandwich, 7:45 (Gallo)

East Bridgewater vs. Abington, 8 (Rockland)

GIRLS HOCKEY

DIVISION 1

FIRST ROUND – Wednesday

Arlington Catholic vs. Hingham, 5 (Pilgrim)

Auburn vs. Bishop Feehan, 5 (NE Sports Village)

Old Rochester vs. Shrewsbury, 5 (Northstar)

Whitman-Hanson vs. Bishop Stang, 5 (Hetland)

Reading vs. Nauset, 5:10 (Moore)

Shawsheen vs. Peabody, 5:15 (McVann)

Bishop Fenwick vs. Plymouth South, 5:30 (Gallo)

Beverly vs. Arlington, 6 (Burns)

Medford vs. St. Mary’s, 6 (Connery)

Marblehead vs. Haverhill, 7 (Haverhill)

Newton North vs. Notre Dame (H), 8 (Rockland)

FIRST ROUND – Thursday

Acton-Boxboro vs. Methuen, 5 (Methuen)

Westford Academy vs. Billerica, 6 (Hallenborg)

Newburyport vs. Longmeadow, 6:40 (Olympia)

Hopkinton vs. Winthrop, 7 (Larsen)

FIRST ROUND – Friday

Stoneham vs. Pope Francis, 8 (Amelia Rink)

DIVISION 2

FIRST ROUND – Wednesday

Waltham vs. Winchester, 5 (O’Brien)

Westwood vs. Canton, 5 (Canton Metropolis)

Natick vs. Algonquin, 6 (NE Sports Center)

Norwell vs. Burlington, 6 (Burlington)

Walpole vs. Archbishop Williams, 6 (Canton Sportsplex)

Belmont vs. Malden Catholic, 7:10 (Valley Forum)

Wellesley vs. Andover, 7:10 (Breakaway)

Barnstable vs. Medway, 7:30 (Blackstone Valley)

King Philip vs. Lincoln-Sudbury, 8 (Valley Sports)

Braintree vs. Dedham, 8:15 (Nobles)

FIRST ROUND – Thursday

Norwood vs. Martha’s Vineyard, 4:30 (Martha’s Vineyard)

Matignon vs. Duxbury, 5 (The Bog)

Medfield vs. Falmouth, 5 (Falmouth)

Franklin vs. Pembroke, 5:30 (Hobomock)

Leominster vs. Sandwich, 5:30 (Gallo)

Framingham vs. Milton, 7 (Ulin)