Author: KJ Cardinal

First half fuels Fall Mountain past Newport

A 49-point first half fueled Fall Mountain as they went on the road and defeated Newport, 75-55, on Wednesday.

The Wildcats were led by a foursome of double-digit scorers: Ledger Willett (20), Josh Town (11), Owen Riendeu (11), Luke St. Pierre (10). The Tigers had three scorers with 14 points apiece: Kyle Ashley, Aaron Fellows and Christian Forsythe.

Check out the full photo gallery of the action by Chris Laclair of Chris Clicks Photography…

Conant remains perfect with one-point win at Gilford

The Conant Orioles went on the road and squeezed out a one-point win, 45-44, at Gilford on Friday.

Conant was led by a game-high 19 points from Jared Nagle, while Jordan Nagle added 14. Gilford was paced by 12 points from Mark Ucker and 10 from Henry Sleeper.

With the win, the Orioles improve to a perfect 11-0 on the season, while the Golden Eagles fall to 6-4.

Check out the full photo gallery by Danielle Cook of DC Sports Photos…

[Gilford coverage is sponsored by H Salon]

Bedford survives scare from Memorial in overtime

Bedford came from behind to force overtime and pull out the victory over visiting Manchester Memorial, 72-69, on Saturday afternoon.

The Bulldogs trailed by four at the half and needed to rally late to get to the extra stanza. Bedford led by as many as six in OT but the Crusaders cut the lead to three and had a last-second attempt to force double overtime by Ajow Luwal rattle out.

Bedford survived and improves to 9-0 on the season, while the Crusaders fall to 5-4.

Leading the way for the Bulldogs was Brady O’Connell with a game-high 23 points, while Luke Soden (17), Badoian (12) and Kasyjanski (12) also netted double digits.

Memorial was led by Christian Bilolo’s 18 points and Lavlee (11) and Brooks (10) also chipped in.

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

Woodsville rolls to sixth-straight win

The host Woodsville Engineers rolled to a 44-35 victory over visiting Gorham on Friday night.

With the win, Woodsville has now won six-straight game to improve to 11-1 on the season, while Gorham has dropped seven in a row to fall to 2-9.

Check out the full photo gallery of the action by Greg Alnwick…

Quick start lifts Windham past Salem

Host Windham held visiting Salem to just 17 first-half points en route to a 61-42 victory on Friday night.

The Jaguars were led by four double-digit scorers: Jack Koutrobis (15), Ben Roy (12), Tyler Jordan (12), Jack Begley (10). Salem was paced by 10 points apiece from Brock James and Ryan Morse.

With the win, Windham improves to 5-3 on the season, while Salem has now dropped four-straight to fall to 4-4.

Check out the full photo gallery of the action by Betsy Hansen…

Woodsville survives strong second-half by Gorham

Woodsville led by 13 points at the half and survived a strong second half by visiting Gorham to come away with a slim 55-53 victory over visiting Gorham on Friday night.

The host Engineers jumped out to a 13-8 lead after one quarter and later took a 29-16 lead to the locker room at the half. The Huskies came out firing to start the 3rd quarter as Isaac Langlois pumped in three trifectas in the frame to cut the Woodsville lead to four, 41-37.

Gorham won the final quarter, 16-14, but the Huskies’ come-back bid came up just short.

The Engineers were led by a game-high 23 points from Landon Kingsbury, while Ryan Walker (14) and Jack Boudreault (13) also added double digits. Gorham was paced by Langlois’ 18 points and 15 from Brendan Saladino.

With the win, Woodsville stretches its win streak to five games and improves to 9-2 on the season. The Huskies fall to 6-5.

Check out the full photo gallery of the action by Greg Alnwick…

Conant rains down threes on Gilford

Eleven of Conant’s 18 field goals on Friday night came from beyond the arc as the Orioles went on the road and defeated Gilford, 48-42.

Conant connected on seven first-half three pointers, which accounted for all 21 of their points at the break.

A trio of scorers led the way for the Orioles. Hannah Manley pumped in a game-high 18 points, all coming from beyond the arc. Bella Hart added 14 points with four triples of her own. Amriel Lucier netted 11 points and did not make a three, but had five of Conant’s six two-point field goals.

Gilford was paced by 12 points from Ryan Guyer, 11 from Olivia Keenan and 11 from Megan Hughes.

With the win, Conant stretches its win streak to six games and improves to 8-3 on the season and. The Golden Eagles fall to 6-4 in defeat.

Check out photos of the action by Danielle Cook of DC Sports Photos…

Bedford makes statement with dominant win over Goffstown

Two of the top teams in Division I met on Friday night and when the final buzzer sounded, the Bedford Bulldogs made an emphatic statement with a dominant 44-point win over visiting Goffstown, 79-35.

It was really business as usual for the Bulldogs as they boast an average margin of victory of 43.3 points per game this season.

Bedford improves to 9-0 on the season and sits tied atop the D-I standings with Pinkerton. Goffstown falls to 7-2 on the year and is now in a four-way tie for fourth.

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