Basketball Recap: Central Catholic Takes Down Ranked Andover

On Wednesday, Central Catholic faced Andover in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Central Catholic Raiders escaped with a win against the Andover Golden Warriors by the margin of a single free throw, 57-56. This was a revenge game for the Raiders: when they faced off against the Golden Warriors back in December of 2024, they had to take a 65-60 defeat.

Central Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 11-3. As for Andover, they have also been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-4 record this season.

Central Catholic will have a chance to go back-to-back against Andover: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.