Month: December 2023

PCA boys deny Farmington’s comeback bid

DOVER – The Portsmouth Christian Academy boys jumped out to a 26-12 lead halfway through the second quarter and held off a late comeback as the Eagles hung on to defeat visiting Farmington, 51-48, on Tuesday night in Dover.

PCA was led by 12 points from Cai Summers and 10 from Wade Michaud, while Farmington was paced by 18 points from Demery Hadges.

A big blow for the Eagles came with three minutes in the second quarter as senior Connor Hickey suffered an ankle injury and did not return to the game. Hickey pumped in nine points in 14 minutes of action before his exit.

PCA improves to 2-0 on the season, while the Tigers fall to 1-1.

Check out photos from the action by our KJ Cardinal…

Four former NHIAA All-State picks square off

EXETER – Four former NHIAA All-State selections from a season ago squared off in New England Prep School Athletic Cousil (NEPSAC) action when Hebron Academy (ME) took on Phillips Exeter Academy at Exeter High School on Saturday afternoon.

Tyler Bike (Trinity) and Isaiah Reese (Gilford) laced ’em up for Phillips Exeter, while Matt Canavan (Souhegan) and Kayden Laclair (Newport) took to the court for Hebron.

Check out photos of the action by our new contributor Chris LaClair of Chris Clicks Photography…

Oh Henry! Hodgkins lifts Epping to dramatic win

Epping’s Henry Hodgkins tipped in his own miss with 50 seconds on the clock and then secured a steal with two ticks left in the game to help propel the Blue Devils to a thrilling come-from-behind win over visiting Holy Family in the season opener for both teams on Saturday night.

After an 8-8 first quarter, Holy Family opened up a six-point lead at the half and later led by three heading into the final stanza.

Epping was paced by Blake Snyder’s 16 points, while Hodgkins tallied 13. The Griffins were led by Enzo Yonkeu’s game-high 18 points.

Holy Family was playing without senior do-it-all guard Gabe Lacasse who was out with a groin injury. Lacasse entered the game just 27 points shy of his 1,000th.

Check out the full photo gallery of the action by KJ Cardinal…

Epping girls handle Wilton-Lyndeborough

Annabelle Shumway poured in a game-high 16 points to lead Epping to an opening night victory, 40-19, over Wilton-Lyndeborough on Friday.

The Blue Devils got off to a slow start as they trailed the Warriors 3-2 after the first quarter of play. Epping blew the game open in the second as they outscored Wilton 16-6 to take a 18-9 lead to the break and it proved to be too much to overcome.

Check out the full photo gallery by Todd Grzywacz of Stonewall Photography…

Farmington boys cruise past Route 75 rival Nute

Behind a game-high 15 points from junior Demery Hadges, the FHS varsity boys cruised to a 91-30 victory over visiting Nute on Friday night in The Jungle.

All 10 Tigers scored, including five players in double figures as Hadges, Shawn Murphy (14 points), Cody Brazee (13), Jacob Chapman (11) and Aiden Place (10) all netted double digits.

Nute was paced by Jackson LaFogg’s 10 points.

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