By: KJ Cardinal
DURHAM, NH – For the ninth time in school history, Pembroke is NHIAA Division II Boys Basketball State Champions. The top-seeded Spartans defeated No. 3 Sanborn, 63-54, to come away with the crown at a packed Lundholm Gymnasium on Sunday afternoon.
Sophomore Andrew Fitzgerald poured in a game-high 26 points, 19 coming in the first half, to go along with 11 points to pace Pembroke.
Evan Berkeley, the 2025 NHBCO Division II Player of the Year, netted 15 points with most of his damage coming at the free-throw line where he was 9-for-12. Zac Bemis added 11.
Chase Frizzell led the Indians with 22 points and Jesse Cavallo chipped in with 15 points and six steals.
The two teams were tied at 16-16 after one quarter of play and Pembroke led by just two at the break.
While the Indians connected on 50 percent (14-for-28) fields in the first half, they went cold in the second half, particularly the fourth quarter. Sanborn was 4-for-13 in the third quarter (30.8 percent) and just 3-for-18 in the final frame (16.7 percent).
The victory for Pembroke marks the first title for the Spartans since 2019 and the ninth overall.
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