Author: KJ Cardinal

Perfection: Gilford completes perfect season, captures fourth-straight D-III crown

The top-seeded Gilford Golden Eagles completed the perfect season on Saturday night with a convincing 69-43 victory over #3 Mascoma Valley to come away with their fourth-straight NHIAA Division III Boys Basketball State Championship.

Jalen Reese poured in a game-high 24 points to lead Gilford, while Logan Grant (16), Isaiah Reese (14) and Sam Cheek (10) also netted double-figures for the Golden Eagles.

Mascoma was led by 17 points from Zach Thompson and 12 from Aidan Smith.

Check out the highlights by our Tim Lee…

 

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Trinity tops Timberlane

Behind a game-high 24 points from Tyler Bike, Trinity cruised to a 74-54 victory over Timberlane on Friday night.

Connor Hermann (13) and Devohn Ellis (112) both added double figures for the Pioneers as well. The Owls were led by 19 points from Trey Baker. 

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

Crusaders cruise to semifinals

Top-seeded Littleton came to play in the quarterfinal round as the Crusaders jumped out to 24-4 lead over #8 Mascenic and never looked back, cruising to a 54-36 home win on Friday night.

Littleton advances to the semifinals where it will be a rematch of the 2022 semis as they take on #4 Woodsville.

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CCA closes out Derryfield in the quarters

Second-seeded Concord Christian Academy trailed by one entering the fourth-quarter, but came from behind to defeat #7 Derryfield 61-57 in quarterfinal action of the NHIAA Division IV Boys Basketball State Championship on Friday night.

Brode Frink (21 points), Ethan Young (16) and Austin Spurr (14) led a balanced offensive attack for the Kingsmen. The Cougars were paced by a game-high 29 points from Jack Krasnof, while Alex Comire and Ethan Flanagan chipped in with 11 apiece.

CCA advances to the semifinals where it will be a rematch of last year’s semis as they take on #6 Holy Family.

[CCA coverage is brought to you by R Fraser Co.]

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CCA comes from behind to advance to D-III title game

Second-seeded Concord Christian erased a 10-point halftime deficit and came away with a 51-45 victory over #3 Stevens in semifinal action of the NHIAA Division III Girls Basketball State Tournament at Bow High School on Friday night. The Lady Kingsmen advance to Saturday’s title game where they will take on #1 Conant at Keene State College at 5:00 pm.

CCA was paced by a game-high 26 points from Emma Smith, while Kiley Bundy (14 points) and Alyssa Paquette (13) paced the Cardinals.

[CCA coverage is brought to you by R. Fraser Co.]

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Holy Family advances to semis with dramatic overtime win

By: KJ Cardinal

FARMINGTON – It was a rumble in The Jungle as sixth-seeded Holy Family went into a raucous environment and knocked off #3 Farmington, 69-67, in overtime on Friday night to advance to the semifinals of the NHIAA Division IV Boys Basketball State Tournament. [WATCH FULL ARCHIVE]

The Griffins got off to a slow start as they trailed 18-12 after one quarter of play, but they responded with a 20-9 second quarter to take a 32-27 lead to the break.

The Tigers came out for the second half firing and turned a five-point deficit into a two-point bulge heading to the fourth, 46-44. The two would battle down the stretch and came away tied at 60 at the end of regulation.

The overtime stanza was back and forth with the Griffins coming out on top as a Sean Sullivan layup with 16 seconds left gave Holy Family the final two-point margin.

Farmington’s Jordan Berko had an open look for three from the top of the key to win the game, but it was just off the mark.

Holy Family was led by a game-high 24 points from Yves Mugiraneza and 21 points from Gabe Lacasse, while Sean Peterson added 11.

Farmington was paced by Berko’s 23 points and 18 from Brian Boisvert, 15 coming in the second half. Shawn Murphy also added 13. 

The Griffins advance to the semifinals where it will be a rematch of last year’s semis as they take on Concord Christian. 

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Tonight’s live links

It’s a jam-packed night in NHIAA playoffs as the D-III girls semifinals and the D-IV boys and girls quarterfinals are all taking place around the state. Seven of the eight D-IV games are available to watch for free and the D-III girls semis are available on a pay-per-view basis. Links to all broadcasts are below. Enjoy the show!

BOYS D-IV

Holy Family at Farmington

Profile at Woodsville

Mascenic at Littleton

GIRLS D-IV

Sunapee at Colebrook

Newmarket at Littleton

Portsmouth Christian at Groveton

Woodsville at Moultonborough

GIRLS D-III

Stevens vs. Concord Christian

Hopkinton vs. Conant