Month: January 2023

Farmington handles shorthanded Newmarket

The Farmington boys improved to an impressive 9-1 on the season with a 59-42 victory at Newmarket on Wednesday night.

The game was never really in question as the Mules were playing shorthanded with a slew of players out, most notably Baris Fortier and Jaron LaBranche.

The Tigers didn’t mess around though as they came out the gates firing, winning the first quarter 14-7, and took a 30-12 lead to the half. Brian Boisvert once again led Farmington with 15 points, while Cody Brazee (14) and Jordan Berko (12) chipped in with double-digits.

Parker Sweitzer picked up the slack for the Mules with 22 points to lead Newmarket who drops their third-straight and falls to 4-4 on the season. The good news for the Mules is Fortier, who’s been out since an injury in their third game of the season, looks to be on the mend and ready to return soon.

Check out the highlights of the action by KJ Cardinal…

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Burton drops 30 to lead Laconia at Plymouth

Sophomore Mekhia Burton poured in a career-high 30 points to lead Laconia past Plymouth, 62-26, on Tuesday night.

Macy Swormstedt (14) and Madeline Mousseau (10) also netted double-figures for the Sachems.

Laconia improves to 5-1 on the season, while the Bobcats drop to 1-5.

Check out the full photo gallery of the action by John-Scott Sherburne…

Pinkerton powers past Portsmouth

Pinkerton improved to 7-0 on the season with a convincing 57-40 victory over visiting Portsmouth on Tuesday night in Derry.

The Astros jumped out to a quick 20-8 lead after one quarter of play and never looked back. Pinkerton was led by Anthony Chinn’s team-high 18 points, while Jackson Marshall (11) and Tyrone Chinn (10), also added double figures. The Clippers, who fall to 3-2, were paced by a game-high 20 points from Miles Delongh. 

Check out the full photo gallery of the action by Cindy Lavigne of Lavigne’s Live Shots…

Saints roll past Hilltoppers

The St. Thomas girls held Somersworth to just three first-half field goals as the Saints cruised to a 47-27 win over the host Hilltoppers on Tuesday night.

Eleven players managed to score for the Saints, led by seven a piece from Abby Rayder and Emma Torriello. Aby Lambert led Somersworth with a game-high 10 points. 

Check out the full photo gallery of the action by Heidi Green of Heidi Green Photography…

Tomahawks chop Red Raiders

Merrimack pumped in 20 first quarter points and never looked back as the Tomahawks cruised to a 70-49 victory at Spaulding on Tuesday night in Rochester. Merrimack improves to 4-3 on the season, while the Red Raiders fall to 0-6. 

The Tomahawks had 10 players score and were led by 17 points from David Roy and 10 from Ryan Elliot. Zander Walbridge netted a game-high 20 points for Spaulding. 

Check out the full photo gallery by our Jill Stevens… 

Falcons lock down Bears

The Bow Falcons avenged their loss in last season’s Division II girls title game with a 35-23 victory over visiting Hanover on Tuesday night.

The Falcons defense was stingy to say the least as they held the Bears to just 12 points through three quarters of play to come away with their fifth-straight victory to open the season. Hanover has now dropped two-in-a-row to fall to 4-2.

Juliette Tarsha pumped in a game-high 17 points, including four first-half threes, to lead the Falcons to the victory, while Alex Larrabee added 12. Sydney McLaughlin paced Hanover with 11.

Check out the highlights by our Tim Lee…

Epping girls win at Raymond

The Division IV Epping girls improved to 7-2 on the season with a 42-37 victory at Division III Raymond on Tuesday night. It was back-and-forth all game with the Blue Devils taking a one-point lead to the fourth and they outscored the Rams by 11-7 in the final stanza to come away with the victory.

Epping was paced by 13 points from Mackenzie Milbury and 10 points from Laney McAniff. Kylie Potter led Raymond with 16 points, while Mollee Messenger added 13.

Check out the full photo gallery by Jeff Criss of Perfect Photos…

Concord earns tough road win at Goffstown

The Concord Crimson Tide went on the road to earn a tough victory at Goffstown on Tuesday night, 50-45. After starting the season 0-3, the Tide have reeled off three-straight wins to even their record at 3-3, while the Grizzlies fall to 2-3. 

It was a back-and-forth affair all night as the game was knotted at 23-23 at the half. Concord then led 35-33 after three.

Brett Tuttle tallied a game-high 17 points for Concord, while teammate Japhet Nduwayo added 15, including four three-pointers. The Grizzlies were paced by 10 points from Ryan Strand.

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Campbell earns come-from-behind win over Conant

The 5-2 Campbell Cougars and the 5-2 Conant Orioles met up on Monday night and the Cougars earned a come-from-behind 44-35 victory over the visiting Orioles.

It was somewhat of a slugfest in Litchfield as both teams combined for just 10 first quarter points and Campbell took a 21-18 lead at the half. Conant later took a one-point lead to the fourth quarter, 30-29, but the final stanza belonged to the host Orioles as they came back to secure the victory.

J Breton pumped in eight points, including two threes, to close out the win for Conant as they held Campbell to just six fourth-quarter points.

The Cougars were paced by a trio of double-figure scorers in Jack Breton (14), Austin McHugh (10) and Jayshawn Hawkins (10), while the Orioles were led by Jared Nagle’s 10 points. 

Check out the full photo gallery of the action from Cindy Lavigne of Lavigne’s Live Shots…