Author: KJ Cardinal

Falcons lock down Bears

The Bow Falcons avenged their loss in last season’s Division II girls title game with a 35-23 victory over visiting Hanover on Tuesday night.

The Falcons defense was stingy to say the least as they held the Bears to just 12 points through three quarters of play to come away with their fifth-straight victory to open the season. Hanover has now dropped two-in-a-row to fall to 4-2.

Juliette Tarsha pumped in a game-high 17 points, including four first-half threes, to lead the Falcons to the victory, while Alex Larrabee added 12. Sydney McLaughlin paced Hanover with 11.

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Epping girls win at Raymond

The Division IV Epping girls improved to 7-2 on the season with a 42-37 victory at Division III Raymond on Tuesday night. It was back-and-forth all game with the Blue Devils taking a one-point lead to the fourth and they outscored the Rams by 11-7 in the final stanza to come away with the victory.

Epping was paced by 13 points from Mackenzie Milbury and 10 points from Laney McAniff. Kylie Potter led Raymond with 16 points, while Mollee Messenger added 13.

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Concord earns tough road win at Goffstown

The Concord Crimson Tide went on the road to earn a tough victory at Goffstown on Tuesday night, 50-45. After starting the season 0-3, the Tide have reeled off three-straight wins to even their record at 3-3, while the Grizzlies fall to 2-3. 

It was a back-and-forth affair all night as the game was knotted at 23-23 at the half. Concord then led 35-33 after three.

Brett Tuttle tallied a game-high 17 points for Concord, while teammate Japhet Nduwayo added 15, including four three-pointers. The Grizzlies were paced by 10 points from Ryan Strand.

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Campbell earns come-from-behind win over Conant

The 5-2 Campbell Cougars and the 5-2 Conant Orioles met up on Monday night and the Cougars earned a come-from-behind 44-35 victory over the visiting Orioles.

It was somewhat of a slugfest in Litchfield as both teams combined for just 10 first quarter points and Campbell took a 21-18 lead at the half. Conant later took a one-point lead to the fourth quarter, 30-29, but the final stanza belonged to the host Orioles as they came back to secure the victory.

J Breton pumped in eight points, including two threes, to close out the win for Conant as they held Campbell to just six fourth-quarter points.

The Cougars were paced by a trio of double-figure scorers in Jack Breton (14), Austin McHugh (10) and Jayshawn Hawkins (10), while the Orioles were led by Jared Nagle’s 10 points. 

Check out the full photo gallery of the action from Cindy Lavigne of Lavigne’s Live Shots…

Concord Christian survives at PCA, improves to 6-0

The Concord Christian boys improved to a perfect 6-0 on the season as they went on the road and came away with a hard-fought 75-70 victory over Portsmouth Christian on Monday night in Dover. 

The Kingsmen came out firing as they poured in 24 points in the opening quarter to take a 24-12 lead after one. The second quarter belonged to freshman Cai Summers as he was unconscious with 19 points, including five threes, and the Eagles took a 39-35 lead to the break.

CCA pumped in 20 points in the 3rd and 4th quarters to come-from-behind for the win. 

The Kingsmen were led by 31 points from Brode Frink and and 25 from Ethan Young. The Eagles, who fall to 3-5 on the season, were paced by 27 from Summers and 21 from Connor Hickey.

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Alvirne gets first win of the season at Merrimack

After starting the season 0-5, the Alvirne boys went on the road to earn a much-needed victory at Merrimack on Friday night, 65-50. 

It was a total team effort for the Broncos as 10 players scored, led by Sam Dewitt’s game-high 15 points. The Tomahawks, who fall to 3-3 on the season, were paced by David Roy (13) and Michael Fierra (11)

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Souhegan remains unbeaten, hands Laconia first loss

In a battle of the unbeatens, the Souhegan Sabers (4-0) handed the Laconia Sachems (4-1) their first loss of the season, 50-42, on Friday night in Amherst.

The Sabers were led by Matt Canavan’s 15 points, while Keaton Beck poured in a game-high 17 for the Sachems and Kayden Roberts added 12. 

Check out the full photo gallery of the action by Dave Beliveau…