Goffstown defeated visiting Winnacunnet, 68-52, on Friday night in Division I action.
The Grizzlies were led by 21 points from Ryan Strand and 15 points from Noah Durham. Jared Khalil led the Warriors with 18 points, while Josh Schaake added 15
With the win, Goffstown improves to 7-9, while Winnacunnet falls to 9-7.
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Second-seeded St. Thomas defeated #7 Winnisquam, 45-30, on Friday night to advance to the semifinals of the NHIAA Division III Boys Basketball State Tournament.
The Saints advance to take on #3 Mascoma in the semis.
Check out photos of the action by Dave O’Brien of Your Athletes In Action…
By: KJ Cardinal
The quarterfinal round of the 2023 NHIAA Division III Boys Basketball State Tournament takes place tonight at high seeds around the state.
After receiving first-round byes, the top two seeds (1) Gilford and (2) St. Thomas make their 2023 tourney debut on their home courts tonight. The top-seeded Golden Eagles host #9 Conant at 7:00 pm, while the second-seeded Saints welcome #7 Winnisquam at 6:00 pm. Let’s take a glimpse at all four match-ups on the slate…
#7 Winnisquam at #2 St. Thomas, 6:00 pm
The Saints are currently on a 12-game win streak and defeated visiting Winnisquam, 62-40, way back on Dec. 19. The Bears dropped two of their last four games, but enter tonight’s affair 12-5 on the season.
#8 Conant at #1 Gilford, 7:00 pm
Three-time defending champion Gilford enters the tourney with a perfect 18-0 mark, including two wins over Conant. But, the Jan. 21st meeting between the two at Conant was just a four-point win for the Golden Eagles, 52-48. Gilford later defeated visiting Conant by 17, 60-43, on Jan. 28th.
#5 Campbell at #4 Hopkinton, 7:00 pm
In perhaps the most anticipated match-up of the night, #5 Campbell heads to #4 Hopkinton. The visiting Cougars are riding a six-game win streak and pulled of a dramatic two-point win over the Hawks a few weeks ago, 59-57, back on Jan. 31.
#6 Stevens at #3 Mascoma Valley, 7:00 pm
Mascoma Valley rides a nine-game win streak into tonight’s quarterfinal match-up, including a convincing 68-36 win over visiting Stevens on Jan. 30. That loss was the Cardinals last loss and they are on a four-game surge of their own.
Ava Winterburn continues to stay red hot as the senior pumped in 41 points for the second consecutive game to lead Goffstown to a 68-53 win at Londonderry on Thursday night.
The Grizzlies and Winterburn got off to a slow start as they trailed by three after one quarter, 15-12, and she was held to just four points. Winterburn turned it off after that as she scored 10 in the second, 11 in the third and 16 in the fourth.
Maggie Sasso (13) and Ava Ruggiero (10) also chipped in with double-digits for Gofftown who improves to 13-3 on the season.
The Lancers (8-7) were led by 18 points from Samantha Sullivan and 13 from Brooke Eacrett.
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The field is set for the 2023 NHIAA Boys Basketball Division IV State Tournament.
The 17-team tourney gets underway on Friday as #17 Franklin heads to #16 Gorham for a play-in game at 7:00 pm. The winner of that game will face top-seeded Littleton in first-round action, which takes place on Monday.
Check out the bracket…
The field is set for the 2023 NHIAA Girls Basketball Division IV State Tournament. The 16-team tourney gets underway with first-round action on February 21.
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Manchester West’s big three of Max Shosa (21 points), Aiden Scott-Beaulac (20) and Angel Castro (20) combined for 61 points as the Blue Knights defeated Kingswood, 80-61, on Wednesday night.
Freshman Brady Moulton led Kingswood with 14 points, while Emerson De Nitto added 11 and Will Crane 10.
West improves to 14-2 on the season and sits tied for third in the D-II standings, while Kingswood falls to 6-10 and has dropped four-straight.
Check out the full gallery of the action by Cindy Lavigne of Lavigne’s Live Shots…
Ava Winterburn poured in an impressive 41 points to lead Goffstown over visiting Merrimack, 72-32, on Wednesday night.
Winterburn had 15 in the first quarter, 13 in the second and 10 in the third before playing limited minutes in the fourth where she netted three. Ava Vaughan added 10 points for the Grizzlies as well.
Madison McCaffery paced the Tomahawks with 16 points.
Check out the full gallery of the action by Dave Beliveau…
The fifth-seeded Hopkinton Hawks flew past #12 Newfound, 45-24, on Wednesday night in first round action of the NHIAA Girls Basketball Division III State Tournament.
The Hawks were led by a game-high 14 points from Shaylee Murdough and 12 from Maddie Carmichael.
Hopkinton advances to the quarterfinals on Saturday where they will take on #4 Prospect Mountain.
Check out the full gallery of the action by our Jill Stevens…
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#2 Concord Christian cruised to a 61-16 victory over visiting #15 Belmont on Wednesday night in first round play of the NHIAA Girls Basketball Division III State Tournament.
The Lady Kingsmen used a balanced scoring attack with four players in double-digits: Sarah Muir (14), Megan Muir (11), Emma Smith (10) and Lilli Carlile (10).
CCA advances to take on #10 Monadnock on Saturday.
Check out highlights of the action by our Tim Lee…
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