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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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.
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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.
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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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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
The two-time defending champion Woodsville Engineers began the defense of their D-IV title on Monday night with a convincing 73-56 victory over visiting Portsmouth Christian Academy.
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Top-seeded Groveton soared past #16 Profile, 50-25, in first round action of the Division IV girls basketball tournament. The Eagles advance to the quarterfinal round where they will host #9 Portsmouth Christian.
Check out the full gallery by Shirley Nickles…
Eighth-seeded Mascenic moved past #9 Groveton, 66-52, on Monday night in New Ipswich. The Vikings advance and will head to Littleton to take on the top-seeded Crusaders. Check out the full gallery of the action by Shirley Nickles…
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Top-seeded, unbeaten and three-time defending champion Gilford flexed its D-III muscle with a 62-42 win over #4 Hopkinton in semifinal action of the boys basketball state tournament on Wednesday night in Goffstown. The Golden Eagles advance to the title game and will take on #3 Mascoma Valley on Saturday night at Keene State College at 8:00 pm.
Gilford’s Jalen Reese led all scorers with a game-high 24 points and Brendan Baldi added 12. The Eagles were paced by 11 points from Will Tanuvasa.
There are two photo galleries from this game. One by Jeff Criss of Perfect Photos [view here] and one by Dave Beliveau [view here]. Both galleries are below…
Third-seeded Mascoma Valley jumped out to a 36-12 lead at the half and held on for a 62-49 victory over #2 St. Thomas in semifinal action of the Division III Boys Basketball State Tournament on Wednesday night at Goffstown High School.
The Royals punch their ticket to the title game where they will take on top-seeded and three-time defending state champion Gilford on Saturday at Keene State College at 8:00 pm.
Mascoma was led by a game-high 23 points from Zach Thompson and TJ Mardin added 15. Brady Rogers paced St. Thomas with 18 points, while AJ Reinerston chipped in with 14.
There are two photo galleries from this game. One by Jeff Criss of Perfect Photos [view here] and one by Dave Beliveau [view here]. Both galleries are below…
