The Concord Christian boys defeated visiting Mount Royal on Monday night. With the win, the Kingsmen improve to 2-3 on the season, while the Knights fall to 1-4.
Check out photos of the action by KJ Cardinal…
Month: December 2023
CCA makes D-II statement with 23-point win over Laconia
CONCORD – The Concord Christian girls made a statement in Division II on Monday night with a dominant 61-38 victory over visiting Laconia.
The Kingsmen are back-to-back state champions, having won the D-IV crown in 2022 and the D-III title a season ago. It appears their sights are set on making a run in D-II after the big win over the 2023 D-II semifinalist Sachems.
It was a back-and-forth affair in the opening minutes before CCA got dialed in and executed well on both ends of the court. Kayden Rioux poured in six first-half threes to pace the Kingsmen to a 13-point lead, 33-20, at the break.
The third quarter belonged to Emma Smith and Lilli Carlile as the duo combined for all 19 of the Kingsmen points and blew the game open.
Rioux tallied a game-high 23 points to lead all scorers, while Smith (16) and Carlile (19) both netted double-digits as well.
The Sachems were paced by Macy Swormsted’s 13 points, 10 of which came in the first half, while her running mate Mekhia Burton was plagued by foul trouble and held to just six points on the night.
With the win, the Kingsmen improve to 3-0 on the season, while Laconia falls to 2-1.
Check out photos of the action by KJ Cardinal…
The Bash returns Dec. 26-30
Ball 603 will once again be bringing you official coverage of New Hampshire’s largest holiday basketball tournament with the 44th Annual Mike Lee Holiday Basketball Bash presented by Dana’s Collision Repair at Farmington High School on Dec. 26-30.
The five-day event features 24 teams from two states, all four NHIAA divisions and a whopping 43 games. We will be bringing you live streams of all the action, along with photo coverage and video highlights of select games.
Check out the tourney schedule and brackets. Enjoy the show!
Bedford breezes past Memorial
The Bedford girls held host Manchester Memorial to just 11 points over the final three quarters to breeze to a 71-22 victory on Friday night.
The Bulldogs were led by a game-high 21 points from Lyla Stein, with Sarah Muir and Kate Allard chipping in with 10 points apiece. The Crusaders were paced by 9 points from Torle Adumene.
With the win, Bedford improves to 2-0 on the season, while Memorial falls to 0-2.
Check out photos of the action by Cindy Lavigne of Lavigne’s Live Shots…
SNHU women cruise past Bridgeport
The Southern New Hampshire women improved to 6-2 on the season with a 73-47 victory over visiting Bridgeport on Saturday in Manchester.
The Penmen were paced by 21 points from Jess Knight and 17 from Adriana Timberlake. Freshman Ava Winterburn (Goffstown ’23) knocked down two triples en route to a career-high six points for the 2023 NHIAA Division I Player of the Year.
Check out photos of the action by Dave Beliveau…
Trio leads Gilford past visiting Newfound
Henry Sleeper (24 points), Cooper Perkins (21) and Logan Grant (20) combined for 65 points for lead Gilford to a 78-48 victory over visiting Newfound on Friday night.
The Bears were led by 16 points from Vinnie Defosses. The Golden Eagles improve to 3-0 with the victory, while Newfound fall to 1-2.
Check out photos of the action from our newest contributor Danielle Cook of DC Sports Photos…
Huskies cruise past Blue Devils
Gorham improved to 3-2 on the young season with a convincing 73-51 victory over visiting Epping on Friday night.
After opening the season with a win over Holy Family, the Blue Devils have dropped four straight to fall to 1-4.
Check out photos of the action by Greg Alnwick…
Epping moves to 4-1 with win at Gorham
The Epping girls went north and defeated host Gorham, 37-35, on Friday night.
With the win, the Blue Devils improve to 4-1 on the season, while Gorham falls to 2-3.
Check out photos of the action by our newest contributor Greg Alnwick…
Cavaliers survive at Plymouth
Hollis-Brookline went on the road and came away with a hard-fought 57-56 victory at Plymouth on Friday night.
The Cavaliers were led by a quartet of double-digit scorers: Cam Kump (15 points), Noah Natalino (13), Alton Williams (13) and Arthur (12). The Bobcats were paced by 15 points from Dylan Webster and 14 points from Luke Legacy.
With the win, Hollis-Brookline improves to 1-1 on the season, while Plymouth falls to 1-1.
Check out photos of the action by John Scott Sherburne…
Colebrook comes back to win at Newmarket
Newmarket led for the first three quarters of play, but when the final buzzer sounded, visiting Colebrook pulled off the come-from-behind win, 50-47, on Friday night.
Making the three-hour trip south, the Mohawks started slow out the gate. The Mules led by four after one, by 11 at the half and 8 after three quarters before outscoring the hosts 13-2 in the final frame to come away with the win.
Kolten Dowse led Colebrook with 20 points, while Jackson Weird (12 points) and Keenan Hurlbert (11) both chipped in with double digits. Newmarket was paced by Parker Sweitzer’s game-high 25 points and Jaron Labranche added 11.
Colebrook remains unbeaten on the season (3-0), while Newmarket falls to 2-2.
Check out photos of the action by our Jill Stevens and Jeff Criss of Perfect Photos…