Month: February 2025

Newmarket denies Hinsdale in D-IV first round

By: Logan Paronto

NEWMARKET, NH – No. 4 Newmarket led throughout in a 41-12 win over No. 13 Hinsdale in first round action of the Division IV state tournament on Tuesday night.

The 2024 runner-up jumped out to a 25-4 lead at halftime over the visiting Pacers and never looked back.

Amaya Beckles scored a game-high 18 points to lead the Mules, while Gemma Doty scored nine to lead the visitors.

Newmarket will host No. 12 Moultonborough in quarterfinal action on Friday night.

Hinsdale ends its season with an 8-11 record.

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

HINSDALE GIRLS AT NEWMARKET (02.25.25) - JEFF CRISS
HINSDALE GIRLS AT NEWMARKET (02.25.25) – JEFF CRISS
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Colebrook earns come-from-behind win over Woodsville

By: Logan Paronto

COLEBROOK, NH – No. 7 Colebrook trailed by five points heading into the fourth quarter before coming away with a 51-45 win over No. 10 Woodsville in Division IV first round action on Tuesday night.

Hailey Rossitto would score 13 points in the final frame, while Lexi Santamaria added seven as the hosts outscored Woodsville 20-9 in the final period. The duo would each finish with 18 points.

Paige Royer paced the scoring for the visitors with 12 points, while Mikayla Walker added 11.

Colebrook will travel to the Queen City to take on No. 2 Holy Family in the quarterfinals on Friday night, while Woodsville wraps its season up with an 11-8 record.

Check out the full photo gallery by Shawna Hurlbert of North Country Sports…

Woodsville Girls at Colebrook (02.25.25) - Shawna Hurlbert
Woodsville Girls at Colebrook (02.25.25) – Shawna Hurlbert
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Unbeaten Woodsville advances past Lin-Wood to quarterfinals

By: Logan Paronto

WOODSVILLE, NH – Top-seeded Woodsville advanced to the Division IV quarterfinals following a 61-45 win over No. 16 Lin-Wood on Monday night.

The Engineers would outscore the Lumberjacks in all four quarters as they earned the first round win.

Landon Kingsbury scored 21 points to lead all scorers for the home side, while Ryan Walker turned in 12 of his own. 

Mason Clark paced the scoring for the visitors with 13, while Liam Manning (12) and Dylan Blood (11) rounded out the double-digit scoring. 

Woodsville will play host to No. 8 Farmington in the quarterfinal action on Thursday night. Lin-Wood’s season comes to an end with a 7-11 record.

Check out the full photo gallery by Arinn Roy…

Lin-Wood Boys at Woodsville (02.24.25) - ARINN ROY
Lin-Wood Boys at Woodsville (02.24.25) – ARINN ROY
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PCA survives scare from Pittsburg-Canaan in first round

By: Logan Paronto

DOVER, NH – No. 6 Portsmouth Christian earned a 40-39 come-from-behind victory over No. 11 Pittsburg-Canaan in Division IV first round action on Tuesday night.

The Yellow Jackets led 23-19 going into the break, but were outscored 21-16 by the hosts in the second half.

Trailing by one, 39-38, with 38 seconds remaining, Ava Buchanan knocked down a pair of free throws to give PCA the lead for good.

For the Eagles, Zuri Petlick led the way with a game-high 17 points, including a pair of three pointers in the final quarter.

On the Yellow Jackets side, Janessa Hodge scored 12, while Sienna Grondin added 10 of her own.

PCA will travel north to face No. 3 Groveton in quarterfinal action on Friday night.

Pittsburg-Canaan closes out their season with an 11-8 record.

Check out the full photo gallery of the action by Michael Griffin…

Pittsburg-Canaan Girls at PCA (02-25-25) - Michael Griffin
Pittsburg-Canaan Girls at PCA (02-25-25) – Michael Griffin
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Groveton earns come-from-behind OT win over Epping

By: Logan Paronto

GROVETON, NH – No. 7 Groveton trailed by as many as 17 points before battling back to force overtime and coming away with a hard-fought 82-80 victory over visiting No. 10 Epping in a Division IV first-round battle on Monday night.

The hosts found themselves down double-digits headed into the fourth, with the visitors up 56-44.

The momentum in the fourth would turn in favor of the Eagles, who managed to put up an electrifying 29 points in the final frame. The flurry was capped off by a Brody Platt three-pointer with 5 seconds left to send the game to OT, tied at 73-73.

Groveton would outscore Epping 9-7 in the extra period to earn the victory. Hunter Parks was crucial for Groveton, scoring his season-high 34 in the win. Ashton Kenison would also add 20+ points, scoring 26. 

Epping was paced by 22 points from Henry Hodgkins, while Cam Kavanaugh added 14. Blake Snyder and Ben Follensbee would round out the double-digit scoring, each with 12. 

Groveton will head down to the state capital to take out unbeaten No. 2 Concord Christian Academy in quarterfinal action on Thursday night. Epping ends their season with a 9-10 record.

Check out the full photo gallery by Shirley Nickles…

Epping Boys at Groveton (02.24.25) - Shirley Nickles
Epping Boys at Groveton (02.24.25) – Shirley Nickles
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Unbeaten CCA downs Pittsburg-Canaan in first round action

By: Logan Paronto

CONCORD, NH – No. 2 Concord Christian used a 22-point fourth quarter to defeat No. 15 Pittsburg-Canaan 68-57 in Division IV first round action on Monday night. 

The host went into the half leading 34-31 after a 21-point second-quarter from the visiting Yellow Jackets.

The lead would balloon to seven after the third and then Luke Farland (8 points) and Logan Duffy (7) would combine for 15 in the final frame for the Kingsmen. 

Farland would finish with a team-high 15 points, while TJ Charbono added 14 and Duffy tallied 13. 

Daemon Jaimes would finish with a game-high 26 points on the Yellow Jackets side, with Joey Cristoforo (13) and Austin Owen (12) rounding out the double-digit scoring. 

Concord Christian will host No. 7 Groveton in quarterfinal action on Thursday night, while Pittsburg-Canaan finishes their year with an 8-11 record.

Check out the full photo gallery by Crissy Gilbert…

Pitts-Canaan Boys at Concord Christian (02.24.25) - Christine Gilbert
Pitts-Canaan Boys at Concord Christian (02.24.25) – Christine Gilbert
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Farmington handles Hinsdale in D-IV first round action

By: KJ Cardinal

FARMINGTON, NH – No. 8 Farmington led wire-to-wire versus No. 9 Hinsdale on Monday night and came away with a 71-56 victory in first round action of the Division IV state tournament.

The Tigers jumped out to a quick 6-0 lead and later led 18-13 after one quarter of action. FHS would take a 35-27 bulge to the break before a 21-11 third quarter would blow the game open.

Hinsdale fought hard in the final stanza, but it was too little too late as Farmington held on for the 15-point win.

Noah Elwell led the Tigers with a game-high 24 points, while Demery Hadges and Lucas Watson added 18 and 17 points, respectively.

Connor Dixon paced all scorers with a game-high 25 points for the Pacers. Chris Colon added 10.

With the win, Farmington advances to the quarterfinal round to take on top-seeded Woodsville on Thursday night.

Hinsdale’s season comes to a close with a 10-9 mark.

Farmington’s Madi Ricker, who notched the 1000th point of her career last week, was honored in a ceremony at halftime.

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

Hinsdale Boys at Farmington (02.24.25) - HEIDI GREEN
Hinsdale Boys at Farmington (02.24.25) – HEIDI GREEN
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Gorham cruises to quarterfinals past Mascenic

By: Logan Paronto

GORHAM, NH – No. 5 Gorham scored 20+ points in the first and third quarters to down No. 12 Mascenic 62-42 in Division IV first round play on Monday night.

The Huskies started hot, scoring 21 in the first quarter. After going into the half with a 28-20 advantage, Gorham would score 23 in the third to put away the visiting Vikings. 

Isaac Langlois tallied 22 points to lead the way for the home side, including 11 in the third. Jack Saladino added 11 of his own. 

Lucas Leroux scored 14 points to pace the scoring for the visitors, with Chuck Phillips adding 11. 

No. 5 Gorham will travel to No. 4 Newmarket in quarterfinal play on Thursday night, while Mascenic finishes their season with a 9-10 record.

Check out the full photo gallery by Greg Alnwick…

Mascenic Boys at Gorham (02.24.25) - Greg Alnwick
Mascenic Boys at Gorham (02.24.25) – Greg Alnwick
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Littleton downs Moultonborough, advances to quarterfinals

By: Logan Paronto

LITTLETON, NH – No. 3 Littleton drained nine threes en route to a 66-53 win over No. 14 Moultonborough in first round action of the Division IV state tournament on Monday night.

The Crusaders opened the first half up 30-19 and never looked back, leading throughout, in the win over the visiting Panthers. 

Sam Reagey paced the scoring for the home side with 21 points, while Daven Reagey added 20, including six from downtown. 

Brode Bacon poured in a game-high 23 for the visitors. 

Littleton will host No. 11 Holy Family in quarterfinal action on Thursday. 

Moultonborough ends their season at 7-12.

Check out the full photo gallery by Shawna Hurlburt of North Country Photography… 

Moultonborough Boys at Littleton (02.24.25) - Shawna Hurlbert
Moultonborough Boys at Littleton (02.24.25) – Shawna Hurlbert
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No. 11 Holy Family knocks off No. 6 PCA

By: Logan Paronto

DOVER, NH – No. 11 Holy Family used a second-quarter surge to upset No. 6 Portsmouth Christian Academy, 67-61, in first round action of the NHIAA Division IV State Tournament on Monday night.

The Griffins trailed 19-13 after one quarter of action, but used a 21-9 second quarter to build a six-point lead and that proved to be the difference. During the second period Holy Family’s Chase Paquette drilled four three-pointers to lead Holy Family.

Each team would score 33 points in the second-half, with the Griffins grabbing the six-point victory.

Jeremiah Guerrero scored a team-high 20 points to lead the way, while Enzo Yonkue added 19 and Paquette tallied 18 for Holy Family.

Zealand Marquis paced the scoring for the Eagles with 23, while Cai Summer added 17 of his own.

Holy Family will travel up north to play No. 3 Littleton in quarterfinal action on Thursday night.

PCA’s second comes to a close at 9-10.

Check out the full photo gallery by Michael Griffin…

Holy Family Boys at PCA (2/24-25) - Michael Griffin
Holy Family Boys at PCA (2/24-25) – Michael Griffin
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