Author: KJ Cardinal

Strong second-half surge sends Sunapee past Pittsfield

The Sunapee boys outscored Pittsfield 31-13 in the second half to erase a four-point halftime deficit and come away with the home victory on Tuesday night.

The Lakers were led by Brock Kangas (15 points) and Sam Kress (10), while the Panthers were paced by a game high 19 points from Brayden Pelletier and Justin Rivera (15).

With the win, Sunapee improves to 1-1 on the season, while Pittsfield was playing in its season opener.

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Morissette drops 44 to lead St. Anselm past Franklin Pierce

MANCHESTER – Behind a career-high 44 points and a program-record 12 threes from Josh Morissette, the St. Anselm men cruised to a 98-77 victory over visiting Franklin Pierce on Tuesday night in NCAA Division II action at Stoutenburgh Gymnasium in Manchester.

An Exeter native and Wofford College transfer, Morissette went 12-for-15 from beyond the arc en route to his record-breaking performance versus the in-state foe.

Tyler Arbuckle (25 points) and Zac Taylor (10) also netted double figures for St. Anselm, while the Ravens boasted a quartet of double-digit scorers. FPU was led by Sean Trumper (20), Jarnel Snow-Guzman (13), Ugo Nwachukwu (13) and RJ Delahaye (10). Sophomore Andrew Politi (Trinity HS) scored 6 points for the Ravens as well.

St. Anselm improves to 4-4 on the season, 2-3 in Northeast-10 Conference action and FPU falls to 2-6 overall and 1-5 in NE10 play.

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Franklin Pierce rolls past St. Anselm

MANCHESTER – The Franklin Pierce women came out firing as they outscored host St. Anselm 21-4 in the first quarter and rolled to a 67-42 win on Tuesday night at Stoutenburgh Gymnasium in Manchester.

The Ravens were led by Kenzie Sirowich (16 points) and Laia Llorente (11), while the Hawks were paced by Melanie Hoyt’s game-high 17 points and Tatum Forbes (10 points).

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Farmington’s defense closes out PCA girls

DOVER – The Farmington girls basketball team held Portsmouth Christian Academy to just five fourth-quarter points to escape Dover with a 47-41 victory on Tuesday evening.

The Tigers were led by 12 points from freshman Zoey Johnson and 11 points from Jaelyn Prosper. The Eagles received a game-high 14 points from Ava Buchanan, 12 from Jaela Stockbower and 11 from Kloe Mackenzie.

Farmington improves to 2-0 on the season, while PCA falls to 1-1.

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PCA boys deny Farmington’s comeback bid

DOVER – The Portsmouth Christian Academy boys jumped out to a 26-12 lead halfway through the second quarter and held off a late comeback as the Eagles hung on to defeat visiting Farmington, 51-48, on Tuesday night in Dover.

PCA was led by 12 points from Cai Summers and 10 from Wade Michaud, while Farmington was paced by 18 points from Demery Hadges.

A big blow for the Eagles came with three minutes in the second quarter as senior Connor Hickey suffered an ankle injury and did not return to the game. Hickey pumped in nine points in 14 minutes of action before his exit.

PCA improves to 2-0 on the season, while the Tigers fall to 1-1.

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