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Girls Division I All-State released

The 2022-23 New Hampshire Basketball Coaches Organization announced the Division I Girls All-State teams along with annual award winners on Thursday. Goffstown senior Ava Winterburn was named Player of the Year, while Portsmouth head coach Tim Hopley was named Varsity Coach of the Year to headline the awards.

Joining Winterburn on the first team is Lana McCarthy of Bedford, Elizabeth Lavoie of Pinkerton, Brooke Paquette of Bishop Guertin, Kate Allard of Bedford and Avery Romps of Portsmouth.

Check out the full awards below…

Division I Boys All-State unveiled

The 2022-23 New Hampshire Basketball Coaches Organization announced the Division I Boys All-State teams along with annual award winners on Thursday. Trinity junior Tyler Bike was named Player of the Year, while Nashua North head coach Steve Lane was named Varsity Coach of the Year to headline the awards.

Joining Bike on the first team is Luke Soden of Bedford, Jackson Marshall of Pinkerton, Aiden O’Connell of Bedford, Trevor Labrecque of Nashua North and Anthony Chinn of Pinkerton.

Check out the full awards below…

Division II Girls All-State released

The 2022-23 New Hampshire Basketball Coaches Organization announced the Division II Girls All-State teams along with annual award winners on Thursday. Pelham junior Jasmine Becotte was named Player of the Year, while Kennett head coach Larry Meader was named Varsity Coach of the Year to headline the awards.

Joining Becotte on the first team is Macy Swormstedt of Laconia, Alex Larrabee of Bow, Sydney McLaughlin of Hanover, Annelise Dexter of Pembroke and Kaley Goodhart of Kennett.

Check out the full awards below…

Division II Boys All-State announced

The 2022-23 New Hampshire Basketball Coaches Organization announced the Division II Boys All-State teams along with annual award winners on Thursday. Laconia junior Keaton Beck was named Player of the Year, while Laconia head coach Stephen McDonough was named Varsity Coach of the Year to headline the awards.

Joining Beck on the first team is Angel Castro of Manchester West, Kayden Roberts also of Laconia, Matt Canavan of Souhegan, Joe Gutwein of ConVal and Mike Strazzeri of Pembrok. Check out the full awards below…

Division IV Girls All-State picks released

The 2022-23 New Hampshire Basketball Coaches Organization announced the Division IV Girls All-State teams along with annual award winners on Thursday. Sunapee senior Elizabeth Tschudin was named Player of the Year, while Woodsville head coach Tori Clough was named Varsity Coach of the Year to headline the awards.

Joining Tschudin on the first team is Addison Hadlock of Littleton, Ariana Lord of Colebrook, Marissa Kenison of Groveton, Lena Nicholson of Newmarket and Delaney Whiting also of Groveton. Check out the full awards below…

Division IV Boys All-State selections announced

The 2022-23 New Hampshire Basketball Coaches Organization announced the Division IV boys All-State teams along with annual award winners on Thursday. Concord Christian sophomore Brode Frink was named Player of the Year, while Woodsville head coach Jamie Walker was named Varsity Coach of the Year to headline the awards.

Joining Frink on the first team is Cam Davidson of Woodsville, Jack Krasnof of Derryfield, Josh Robie of Profile, Cam Clermont of Lin-Wood and Kayden Hoskins of Littleton. Check out the full awards below…

Bow returns to title game with semifinal win over Laconia

KINGSTON – Top-seeded Bow defeated No. 5 Laconia, 42-35, on Wednesday night in the semifinals of the NHIAA Division II Girls Basketball State Tournament at Sanborn Regional High School in Kingston. 

The Falcons advance to Sunday’s title game where they will take on No. 2 Kennett at the University of New Hampshire at 1:00 pm. 

Bow got off to a slow start as they trailed 12-9 after one quarter of play, but the Eagles held the Sachems to four points in the second to take a 17-16 lead to the break. 

The second half was hard-fought, but Bow won both quarters and hung on for the seven-point win.

Lyndsey LaPerle pumped in a game-high 16 points to pace Bow, while Juliette Tarsa chipped in with 14 of her own.

Ashlynn Deluca (11 points) and Macy Swormstedt (10) led Laconia in the loss. 

With the win, the Falcons advance to the D-II title game for the second-straight season.

Check out the full photo gallery by our Jill Stevens…

Kennett downs Pelham, advances to championship

KINGSTON – Behind a game-high 21 points from Kaylee McLellan, No. 2 Kennett defeated No. 3 Pelham, 54-40, on Wednesday night in the semifinals of the NHIAA Division II Girls Basketball State Tournament at Sanborn Regional High School in Kingston. 

The Eagles advance to Sunday’s title game where they will take on No. 1 Bow at the University of New Hampshire at 1:00 pm. 

Sydnie Chin also notched double-digits in the scoring column with 10 for the Eagles, while Jasmine Becotte (14 points) and Sophia Joncas (11)  led the way for the Pythons.

Check out the full photo gallery by our Jill Stevens…

Bedford closes out South to advance to finals

Top-seeded Bedford finished strong as the Bulldogs cruised past No. 4 Nashua South, 79-56, on Wednesday night in semifinal action of the NHIAA Division I Boys Basketball State Tournament at Exeter High School.

Bedford advances to the championship game where they will take on No. 2 Pinkerton on Sunday at the University of New Hampshire at 7:00 pm.

Both teams came out firing as South led after one quarter of play, 24-20. The Bulldogs then settled in defensively and cut the Purple Panthers productivity in the second quarter in half to tie things up at the break 36-36.

Leading by three entering the fourth, 51-48, Bedford flexed their muscle in the final stanza, winning the quarter 28-8 and rolling to a 79-46 win.

Caden Brown led Bedford with 21 points, while Luke Soden (18 points), Aiden O’Connell (17) and Brady O’Connell (11) all netted double-figures as well.

South was led by a game-high 23 points from Alize Roig Cortes, 14 from Josh Caruso and 12 from Zac Castonguay.

Bedford’s Brown, O’Connell and Soden caught up with Andy Romike after the game in the latest Romike Report…

Check out the highlights of the action by our Tim Lee…