The Campbell boys basketball team is in a groove, at the perfect time.

The No. 4 Cougars topped No. 13 Belmont, 65-52, in the Division III preliminary round on Tuesday night.

Campbell has now won nine straight, and was in control all night. The Cougars led 9-4 after one, 25-18 at the half and expanded the lead to take a 42-28 advantage into the final eight minutes.

Colton Martel led the Cougars with 28 points while Brody Mills added 20.

Campbell, now 15-3, will host No. 4 White Mountains in Friday’s quarterfinals, presumably at 7 p.m.

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BG BOYS SECOND IN STATE MEET

The Cardinals totaled 736 points, and lost out on a tiebreaker with Bedford, which captured the Division I title.

Merrimack (502) was 10th while Nashua South (407) finished 13th and North 14th.

BG’s Colby Rathbone (1:03.76) and his brother Colin Rathbone (1:04.10) were one-two in the Giant Slalom and second and third, respectively, in the Slalom.

The Cards’ Austin Harvey was eighth in GS and Will Cail 17h. Cail was 20th in the Slalom and Max DeRosa 19th.

Merrimack’s Brent Clark was 30th in the GS and 21st in the Slalom, while Nashua South’s Tyler McCabe finished 26th in the Slalom.