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Pittsburg-Canaan sweeps visiting Moultonborough

By: KJ Cardinal

PITTSBURG, NH – Pittsburg-Canaan pulled off the sweep over Moultonborough on Monday night as the Yellow Jacket girls were victorious 59-41 and the boys won 46-43.

On the girls side, Alyvia Jaimes (18 points), Sienna Grondin (13) and Janessa Hodge (12) all netted double-digits for PC, while the Panthers were led by 12 points from Alicia Johnson.

With the win, Pittsburg-Canaan improves to 8-6 on the season, while Moulborough falls to 9-6.

For the boys, a 20-points second quarter propelled the Yellow Jackets to the victory as they move to 7-8. The Panthers fall to 6-9.

Joey Cristoforo led PC with 17 points. Brodie Bacon poured in a game-high 21 points for Moultonborough.

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Lebanon downs Plymouth for second win of the season

PLYMOUTH, NH – Lebanon went on the road and earned its second victory of the season on Monday night with a 45-37 win at Plymouth.

The Raiders were paced by Miles Saunders’ 10 points. Lukas Legacy led all scorers with a game-high 11 points for the Bobcats.

With the win, Lebanon improve to 2-10 on the season, while Plymouth falls to 0-13.

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Epping downs visiting Mascenic

EPPING, NH – Host Epping defeated Mascenic, 55-41, on Monday night.

The Blue Devils were led by 18 points from Henry Hodgkins, 14 from Blake Snyder and 13 from Cam Kavanaugh.

The Vikings were paced by a game-high 19 points from L Laroux.

With the win, Epping improves to 7-8 on the season, while Mascenic falls to 7-9.

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Farmington downs Nute, stretches win streak to six

FARMINGTON, NH – Seniors Demery Hadges and Noah Elwell combined for 42 points as Farmington defeated visiting Nute, 71-44, on Monday’s Senior Night.

Hadges pumped in 25 points and Elwell had 17. Keltin Moulton also chipped in with 10 of this own for FHS.

The Rams were led by 14 points from Adrian Huff.

With the win, Farmington has now won six-straight games and improves to 11-4 on the season. Nute falls to 3-12. The Tigers next hit the road to take on undefeated Concord Christian on Wednesday at 7:00 pm. 

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Bedford remains unbeaten, survives test at Pinkerton

By: KJ Cardinal

DERRY, NH – Undefeated Bedford got its biggest test of the season as the Bulldogs went on the road and escaped Pinkerton with a 48-43 victory on Monday night.

The seven-point victory is the closest contest Bedford has had all season. The second closest affair was also versus Pinkerton back on Jan. 7, 65-52. Aside from those two games versus the Astros, Bedford has run rough shod over the rest of their Division I opponents, winning by an average margin of victory of 37.3 points per game.

Monday night’s tilt was close throughout with neither team being able to gain more than a three-point edge until Kate Allard connected on a pair of free throws to ice the victory for the Bulldogs. Allard finished with a team-high 17 points and Sarah Muir added 12 for Bedford, who improves to a perfect 14-0.

Pinkerton, who falls to 11-4 with the loss, was paced by a game-high 20 points from Sydney Gerossie.

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Ricker’s career-high leads Farmington past Nute

FARMINGTON, NH – Senior Madi Ricker poured in a career-high 30 points on Senior Night as Farmington rolled past Nute, 76-19, on Monday.

The Tigers led 24-2 after one and 48-4 at the half and never looked back. Shaylee DiPrizio added 15 points for FHS.

Hanna Cartier led Nute with seven points.

With the win, Farmington improves to 12-4 on the season and Nute falls to 0-13.

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Colebrook survives at Groveton

By: Cam Place

GROVETON, NH – Colebrook went on the road and survived at Groveton on Friday night, coming away with a 53-49 victory.

The Mohawks trailed by two at halftime, but used an 18-point third quarter to propel to the win.

Dart Caulier led all scorers with 23 points and Jackson Weir (15) and Kyler (10) both had double-digits as well for Colebrook. The Mohawks move to 6-9 on the season with the win.

Hunter Parks led the way for Groveton, with 18 points, while Ashton Kenison chipped in 11 as well. The Eagle have their three-game win streak snapped and fall to 10-5 on the season.

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Groveton soars past Colebrook

By: Cam Place

GROVETON, NH- In a battle of teams near the top of the Division IV standings, Groveton came away with a 59-33 victory over visiting Colebrook on Friday night.

Colebrook had a four-point lead at the end of the first quarter, but Groveton responded with a 26-point second quarter to carry them to the win.

The Eagles were led by Aspen Clermont and Delaney Whiting, who netted 23 points and 18 points, respectively.

The Mohawks were paced by Haley Rossitto with 18 points. Colebrook falls to 11-4 on the season with the loss.

Groveton moves to 13-1 on the season with the win.

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Gorham outlasts Lin-Wood in overtime

By: Cam Place

GORHAM, NH – Gorham came away victorious in an overtime thriller against Lin-Wood on Friday night, 59-53.

The Huskies were down 11 going into the half but played tremendous defense in the fourth quarter, holding Lin-Wood to just three points to tie the game at the end of regulation.

Jack Saladino paced Gorham with 15 points, while Isaac Langlois added 14 and Mason Roberge had 13. With the win, Gorham moves to 9-6 on the year.

Lin-Wood was led by Liam Manning’s game-high 21 points and Mason Clark added 16 points. The loss puts them at 6-8 for the season.

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Portsmouth flies past Salem, moves into first place

By: KJ Cardinal

SALEM, NH – Portsmouth jumped out to a 27-7 lead after one quarter of play and never looked back as the Clippers defeated Salem, 80-43, on Friday night.

Isaiah Reis led all scorers with a game-high 19 points and Derek Swartz (17), McCauley (13) and Ferola (10) all netted double-digits as well for Portsmouth.

The Blue Devils were paced by eight points from Brady Sacco.

With the win, the Clippers move to 11-2 and now sit atop the Division I standings. Salem falls to 4-9.

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