Tag: Belmont

Red Raiders roll past Golden Eagles

By: Cam Place

BELMONT, NH – The Red Raiders picked up their second win of the season with a 61-45 win at home against Gilford on Wednesday night.

Belmont was led by a trio of double digit scorers. Treshawn Ray was the leader with 20, while Anakin Underhill added 14 and Keegan Martinez scored 16. Martinez finished the game with 987 career points, just 13 away from 1,000 for his high school career.

The Golden Eagles were paced by Mark Uicker who had 22 points.

Belmont moves to 2-0 on the season with the victory. Gilford suffers their first loss of the year and falls to 1-1.

Check out the full photo gallery by Danielle Cook of DC Sports Photos…

Gilford Boys at Belmont (12-18-24) - DCSports
Gilford Boys at Belmont (12-18-24) – DCSports
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Berlin defeats Belmont in season opener

BERLIN, NH – Berlin defeated Belmont, 53-37, in a slug fest on Friday night in the season opener for both squads.

The game featured a combined 44 fouls. The host Mountaineers were 21 for 41 from the charity stripe 41 times, while Belmont was just 4-12 from the line.

The Mountaineers scored just seven points in the first quarter and trailed 10-7 after one, but Berlin would then outscore the Red Raiders 35-15 over the next two quarters to pull away.

Berlin was led by 16 points from Emma Rancloes and 12 from Caitlin Kelley. Belmont was paced by 12 points from Bailey Perkins and 10 points apiece from Lyla Mesheffry and Maddie Carrier.

Check out the full photo gallery by Greg Alnwick…

Belmont Girls at Berlin (12.13.24) - GREG ALNWICK
Belmont Girls at Berlin (12.13.24) – GREG ALNWICK
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NHIAA preseason heats up

By: KJ Cardinal

Just like the unseasonably warm weather, the 2024-25 NHIAA season is beginning to heat up as well.

Yesterday marked the first practice date for Division IV squads with many holding tryouts around the state. D-III follows suit next week (Nov. 25) with D-I & D-II just seven days later as well (Dec. 2).

The D-IV season official tips off with 2024-25 opening night being held on Friday, Dec. 6, while Divisions I, II & III throw it up on Dec. 13.

Before we get to the regular-season slate, however, there are six official NHIAA sanctioned preseason jamborees on the docket. Check out the events below as this will be your first chance to see these squads in action…

DATEGENDEREVENTHOSTPARTICIPANTS
December 1GirlsPreseason Basketball JamboreeLin-WoodHoly Family, Concord Christian, Franklin, Lin-Wood
December 3BoysNewfound InvitationalNewfoundInter-Lakes, Winnisquam, Laconia, Plymouth, White Mountains, Newfound
December 7BoysBelmont Boys Basketball Preseason JamboreeBelmontMascoma, Monadnock, Newport, Belmont
December 7BoysPinkerton Basketball JamboreePinkertonCentral Catholic, Malden Catholic, Salem, Greater Lawrence Tech, Pinkerton
December 7GirlsPreseason JamboreeKennettWhite Mountains, Inter-Lakes, Berlin, Fryeburg, Kingswood, Plymouth, Gilford, Laconia, Prospect Mountain, Moultonborough, Littleton, Kennett
December 7BoysNH Sports Page Basketball JamboreeLondonderryNashua South, Kearsarge, Pelham, St. Thomas, Pinkerton, Windham, Trinity, Bow, Portsmouth, Pembroke, Londonderry

Third-quarter surge sends St. Thomas to D-III semis

Second-seeded St. Thomas used a 24-point third quarter to defeat #7 Belmont, 67-50, on Friday night in quarterfinal action of the NHIAA Division III State Tournament.

With the win, St. Thomas advances to the semifinals where they will take on #3 Mascoma Valley on Tuesday. The site is still to be determined.

The host Saints trailed by three after one quarter of play and later led by one at the half, prior to the 3rd-quarter onslaught. St. Thomas buried four triples in the third to win the quarter by 15 points and blow the game open.

The Saints were paced by a game-high 22 points from freshman Cole McClure, while Will Mollica and James Allen added 17 and 16 points, respectively. The Red Raiders were led by 20 points from Anakin Underhill, including 5 threes, and 13 from Keegan Martinez.

Check out the full photo gallery of the action by KJ Cardinal…

MacDonald nets 35, leads Winnisquam past Belmont

Lauren MacDonald poured in a game-high 35 points to lead third-seeded Winnisquam to a convincing 64-32 win over #14 Belmont on Wednesday night in Tilton.

Winnisquam advances to the quarterfinals where they will take on #11 Mascoma Valley on Saturday.

The Red Raiders were led by 16 points from Mady Carrier and 10 from Madelyn Besegai. Bella Sargent also added 11 points for the Bears.

Check out the full photo gallery by John Scott Sherburne…

Defense leads Belmont past Fall Mountain

Keegan Martinez poured in a game-high 19 points to lead #7 Belmont to a 52-36 victory over #10 Fall Mountain in first round action of the NHIAA Division III Boys Basketball State Tournament on Tuesday night.

The Red Raiders advance to the quarterfinal round where they will take on #2 seeded St. Thomas on Friday in Dover.

The Belmont defense was on point as the Raiders allowed just 11 first-quarter points and then no more than nine in any of the final three quarters.

Anakin Underhill also netted double-digits with 16 for Belmont, who shot just 6-14 (42.9%) from the charity stripe as team.

The Wildcats were led by nine points from Owen Riendeau as Fall Mountain’s season comes to a close with a 9-10 record.

Check out the full photo gallery of the action by KJ Cardinal…

Belmont finishes strong, downs Gilford

Belmont let up 16 1st-quarter points, but then put the clamps on Gilford, allowing just 18 points the rest of the way, to come away with a 50-34 victory on Friday night.

The win gives the Red Raiders the season sweep over the Golden Eagles as Belmont finishes the regular-season 11-7. Gilford falls to 10-8.

Keegan Martinez poured in a game-high 21 points for Belmont to lead all scorers, while Anakin Underhill chipped in with 10. Logan Grant led Gilford with 11.

Check out photos of the action by Danielle Cook of DC Sports Photos…

Derryfield stops surging Belmont, improves to 15-1

Jack Krasnof poured in a game-high 28 points as Division IV Derryfield defeated D-III Belmont, 61-45, on Monday night.

The win marks the fifth straight for the Cougars (15-1), while the loss snaps the Red Raiders (9-7) five-game streak.

Zach Martin (11) and Alex Drake (10) both added double digits for Derryfield as well. Keegan Martinez led Belmont with 24 points.

Check out the full gallery by Danielle Cook of DC Sports Photos…

Meet the 2023-24 Belmont Red Raider Boys

While at The Bash, we were able to get the host Belmont Red Raiders into our studio for a fun photo shoot. Check out the 2023-24 Red Raiders roster and the full photo gallery from the shoot…

#NAMECL.POS.
1Wyatt CarrollSOG
2Owen ViarFRF
3Brady ThurberJRG
5Michael ColletteJRG
10Salem GatesSRG
12Brody EnnisFRG/F
15Wyatt DiversSOG/F
20Brady FyshSOG
23Wyatt BamfordFRF
24Anakin UnderhillJRF/C
33Hutch HaskinsSRG
35Baidyn LewisSRF
55Keegan MartinezJRF
Head Coach: Tony Martinez, Asst. Coaches: Chris Brace & Richie Perez

[High resolution images of this gallery are available here]

PCA pulls off improbable win

In one of the wildest finishes in tournament history, Portsmouth Christian Academy defeated Belmont, 51-50, in a consolation game at the 44th Annual Mike Lee Holiday Basketball Bash on Friday.

Trailing by three with 2.6 seconds left, PCA’s Ava Buchanan was fouled on a three-point attempt, putting the sophomore at the charity stripe for three freebies. Buchanan missed the first and made the second, setting up for the dramatics.

Buchanan intentionally missed the third free throw and freshman Jaela Stockbower got the rebound, put it back in and got fouled. She connected on the free throw to complete the and-one and give the Eagles the improbable victory.

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Check out photos of the action by our KJ Cardinal…