By: KJ Cardinal
LACONIA, NH – No. 3 Littleton handed No. 2 Concord Christian Academy its first loss of the season, 64-51, in semifinal action of the Division IV state tournament at Laconia High School on Monday night.
With the win, the Crusaders advance to the D-IV title game for the second-straight season and will take on undefeated top-seed Woodsville on Saturday at Colby-Sawyer College in New London, NH at 3:00 p.m.
Littleton trailed 12-9 at the end of the first quarter, but the Crusaders reeled off a 20-6 second quarter to take a 29-18 lead to the break and that proved to be the difference.
Trailing by 10 with three minutes to go in the game, CCA started to foul to extend the game and put Littleton at the charity striple. Junior Sam Reagey responded for the Crusaders as he connected on 11 of 13 free throws in the final frame to secure the win. On the evening, Reagey poured in a game-high 29 points with just five field goals on the night as he went 17-for-19 from the line.
Sophomore Connor Roy chipped in with 14 for the Crusaders as well.
The Kingsmen were paced by 25 points from sophomore Luke Farland and Isaac Kirby added 10. CCA, typically lethal from long range, was held to just two trifectas on the night, both coming in the fourth quarter.
Check out the full photo gallery of the action by Greg Alnwick…
