Sixth-seeded Holy Family trailed by 12 at the half, but outscored #14 Newmarket in the second half 38-17 to earn a 58-49 come-from-behind win in the quarterfinals of the NHIAA Division IV Boys Basketball State Tournament in Manchester on Thursday night.
Holy Family was led by Yves Mugiraneza (20 points) and Gabe Lacasse (18), while Newmarket was paced by a game-high 23 points from Colby Bost. The Griffins advance to the semifinals and will take on top-seeded Concord Christian.
Top-seeded and undefeated Woodsville survived #9 Farmington on Thursday night, 60-47, to advance to the semifinals of the NHIAA Division IV Boys Basketball State Tournament. The Tigers trailed by just five with less than two minutes to play before the Engineers pu lled away for the victory.
Cam Tenney-Burt poured in a game-high 35 points for the Engineers, while Farmington was paced by Jeffrey DiPrizio’s 15 points.
Top-seeded Concord Christian pulled away from #4 Woodsville late to earn a 64-44 semifinal victory in the NHIAA Division IV Girls Basketball State Tournament at Newfound Regional High School in Bristol on Wednesday night. The Kingsmen advance to the state final where they will take on #3 Derryfield on Sunday at 1:00 pm at Keene State College.
CCA was paced by 20 points apiece from Lilli Carlile and Sarah Muir, while Mackenzie Kingsbury connected on seven three-pointers en route to a game-high 25 points for the Engineers.
Cam Clermont (40 points) and Jake Avery (36) combined for 76 points to lead #10 Lin-Wood to an 82-69 upset with at #7 Derryfield on Monday night in the preliminary round of the NHIAA Division IV Boys Basketball State Tournament.
Ninth seeded Farmington went on the road and defeated #8 Groveton, 51-31, to advance to the quarterfinal round of the NHIAA Division IV Boys Basketball State Tournament on Monday night.
Jordan Berko led FHS with 14 points, while Brian Weeks and Shawn Murphy added 12 and 11, respectively. The Eagles were paced by 13 points from Ben Wheelock.
FHS will take on top-seeded and undefeated Woodsville in the quarterfinals on Thursday.
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