After his squad had knocked off defending EMass boys’ champion Concord-Carlisle, 3-1, in the Division 2 North sectional final, North Andover coach Bill Tarbox stood on the turf at Manning Field in disbelief watching the players show off their new hardware to their fans across the field.

“I don’t even know what to say,” Tarbox said while shaking his head with an ear-wide grin across his face. “We’re banged up. I didn’t expect that we would do this.”