Bishop Guertin's Hannah Lynch looks to put up a shot ahead of Pinkerton's Sydney Gerossie last month in Derry. The ttwo teams meet again tonight in the Divison I semis at Exeter. (Telegraph photo by TOM KING)

They knew they’d likely see each other again in the Divison I state tournament, and tonight that indeed is the case.

The No. 5, 17-3 Bishop Guertin High School girls basketball team will take on the top seeded, 18-1 Pinkerton Academy Astros in the Division I semifinals at 8 p.m. at Exeter High School.

In the first meeting, the Cards had a 13 point lead early in the third quarter but went suddenly cold from the floor as the Astros pulled away down the stretch for a 74-66 win.

The winner will take on the winner of No. 2 Bedford vs. No. 3 Portsmouth, who play at 6 p.m. today, also at Exeter, in Sunday’s finals at UNH.

Guertin has beaten Manchester Memorial and Londonderry at home in the first two rounds, led by Brooke Paquette and Olivia Murray, among others.

“It’s playoff basketball,” Cards coach Brad Kreick said. “We’ve done exactly what we’ve needed to do to win. I’m not really into grading at this point, I’m into winning.”

SOUHEGAN BOYS IN SEMIS REMATCH

In another rematch, the 18-1 Souhegan boys hoop team, the top seed in Division II, takes on the only team it lost to, No. 4 Lebanon (17-3) tonight at 7:30 p.m. at Oyster Rivier High School.

The Sabers fell to Lebanon last month in Amherst by 16, but the Raiders took a seven point game and pulled away down the stretch. It’s Souhegan’s first trip to the semis since it made the Division II finals in 2013.

CAMPBELL BOYS SEEDED FOURTH

In Divison III boys basketball, the Campbell Cougars (14-3) will begin their quest for a title tonight at 7 as the No. 4 seed, hosting No. 13 Belmont (8-10) in the preliminary round. Campbell beat Belmont 47-39 at Belmont on Dec. 20.

If they win, the Cougars will host the winner of the White Mountains-Conant prelim in the quarterfinals at 7 p.m. on Friday.

In Monday’s and late weekend action:

BOYS HOCKEY

BISHOP GUERTIN 2,

MALDEN CATHOLIC 0

Cards goalie P.J. Benites spun a shutout as Guertin improved to 5-6-1, getting two third period goals by John Mantone and Brian Jenkins. Sam Clauson added an assist on Manton’s goal.

Guertin will look to get to the .500 mark at Windham on Wednesday.

GYMNASTICS

MERRIMACK’S HORTON

TOP ALL-AROUND

Merrimack’s Sylvia Horton edged Bishop Guertin’s Caroline Butler, 36.050-36.025 to capture the top All-Around title in this past weekend’s State Meet in Salem.

Pinkerton Academy (139.925) captured the state title, with Bishop Guertin (138.075) taking second as the top local school team finisher.

Nashua South was 13th, while Hollis Brookline finished 16th and Nashua North 18th.

Horton was competing individually, as was her Merrimack teammate, Mia Lablanc, who was fourth All-Around. Nashua North’s April Koczalka was seventh and Bishop Guertin’s Reece Campbell was 10th.

Horton won parallel bars (9.150), tied for fourth in floor exercise, and tied for third in vault.

Butler was the state champ in balance beam (9.225)

SKIING

BG GIRLS FIFTH

IN DIVISION I STATE MEET

The Cardinals totaled 641 points, behind first place Portsmouth (717.5), second place Bedford (704), Keene (676) and Concord (671).

Maddie Goldstein led BG with a sixth overall finish in the Giant Slalom and eighth in the Slalom. The Cards’ Olivia Nestor was 22nd in the GS, 17th in the SL, and Skyler Skinner 30th in the GS and 23rd in the SL.

Nashua South’s Brynn Tefft was ninth in the GS,

SOUHEGAN FIFTH, HOLLIS BROOKLINE SEVENTH

IN DIVISION II STATE MEET

The Sabers totaled 637 points, behind champion Hanover (725), which edged Bow (723) while Kennett (695) was third and Kingswood (647) fourth.

Leading the way for Souhegan was Adain Leary, who was third in the GS and fourth in the SL, and Darren Leary, 17th in both the GS and SL.

The Cavaliers were overall seventh, with Martin Bergeron leading the way with an 11th place finish in the Giant Slalom. Mason Marshall was 13th in the Slalom and 25th in the GS, while Aiden Cahill was 23rd in the GS and 21st in the SL.

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