Author: KJ Cardinal

Hopkinton boys survive scare from Raymond

Coming off a thrilling win at the buzzer on opening night, the Raymond boys nearly knocked off Hopkinton on Tuesday night. The Hawks came away with a 47-44 victory to even their record at 1-1 on the season.

Hopkinton was paced by 11 points from Noah Aframe and 10 from Kristof Cunley. The Rams, who fall to 1-1 on the season, were led by Dre Duffaut with a game-high 22, 16 coming in the 1st half, and Aidan York with 11.

Check out photos of the action by Jeff Criss of Perfect Photos…

Manchester Memorial downs Nashua South

The Manchester Memorial boys opened the 2023-24 season with a 79-71 victory over visiting Nashua South on Tuesday night.

The Crusaders were led by a trio of double-figure scorers in Bory Bory (26), Jack Brooks (15) and Christian Bilolo (10). Josh Caruso pumped in a game-high 31 points to pace the Panthers, while Zac Castonguay added 23.

Check out Simon Scott’s Sights & Sounds from the game…

Bedford’s second-half surge buries Central

The defending champion Bedford Bulldogs began their title defense with an 85-59 win at Manchester Central on Tuesday night.

The Bulldogs came out the gates on a 13-0 run, however, they led by just four after one quarter and by six at the half. Bedford opened things up in the second half as they outscored Central 45-25 to cruise to the 26-point victory.

The Bulldogs were led by Luke Soden’s game-high 20 points, while Brady O’Connell (19) and Connor O’Rourke (16) also netted double-digits. Izaya Diaz led the Little Green with nine points.

Check out the highlights by our very own Tim Lee…

Check out photos of the action by Cindy Lavigne of Lavigne’s Live Shots

Plymouth downs Brady in back-and-forth overtime affair

It was a game of ups and downs for both squads as the Plymouth girls erased a nine-point halftime deficit to come-from-behind and defeat visiting Bishop Brady, 51-49, in overtime on Tuesday night.

The Bobcats led by three after the opening stanza, but then trailed by nine at the break. Plymouth came out firing in the second half and used an 11-0 run to take a two-point lead midway through the third, but later trailed by three at the end of three.

Kiara Brown’s three-point play with 12 seconds left in regulation gave Plymouth a two-point lead, but Bishop Brady scored at the buzzer to force overtime. The Bobcats netted the only points of the extra stanza to come away with the victory.

The Bobcats were led by a game-high 18 points from Kiara Brown and 15 points from Kayley Merrifield. The Giants were paced by Payton Bryson (18 points) and Mia Wagner (16).

Check out photos of the action by John Scott Sherburne…