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Meet the 2024-25 Belmont Boys

The Belmont Red Raiders took advantage of the free photo sessions we offered at the 45th Annual Mike Lee Holiday Basketball Bash.

Check out the Red Raiders roster below and click here for the full photo gallery.

NO.NAMECL.POS.
1Wyatt CarrollJRG
2Owen ViarSOF
3Brady ThurberSRG
5Michael ColletteSRG
10Treshawn RayJRG
12Brody EnnisSOG/F
15Wyatt DiversJRG/F
20Brady FyshJRG
23Wyatt BamfordSOF
24Anakin UnderhillSRF/C
32Jack BinderSOG
33Nate AllardSRG
35Dom WoodsSRF
55Keegan MartinezSRF
Head Coach: Tony Martinez
Asst. Coaches: Greg DeSchuiteneer, Scott Ennis, Trevor Hunt, Matt LeClair
Belmont Boys Photo Shoot - JILLANA STEVENS
Belmont Boys Photo Shoot – JILLANA STEVENS
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Instant Classic: Coe-Brown captures Bash crown in overtime

By: KJ Cardinal

FARMINGTON, NH – In a tournament that featured many one-sided affairs, the title bout of the 45th Annual Mike Lee Holiday Basketball Bash was anything but that as Coe-Brown Northwood Academy battled Belmont in an instant classic overtime contest at Farmington High School. When the final buzzer sounded, the Bears came out on top, 66-64.

The Bash championship marked the first for CBNA at New Hampshire’s largest holiday tournament since 1992 and their third overall.

Coe-Brown and Belmont battled back-and-forth throughout, with neither team able to gain much separation at any point in the game. The opening quarter was an offensive onslaught as both teams were trying to figure the other out defensively. The Bears led 21-20 after the opening stanza, but a strong second quarter for the Red Raiders gave Belmont a 37-34 lead at the break.

Belmont’s Keegan Martinez pumped in 18 points in the first half, but he was held scoreless for the third and fourth quarters. The Red Raiders were plagued by foul trouble throughout with Martinez and the lightning-quick Treshawn Ray saddled on the bench for significant time in the second half.

The Bears capitalized as they slowly battled their way back. Trailing by three with under two minutes left to play in regulation, Coe-Brown’s Grant Hayes buried a straight-away three to tie the game at 57-57. The two teams would remain scoreless for the final 1:40, thanks in part to a monstrous block by Jack Matson on a driving Martinez with four seconds left in the 4th. After a Belmont timeout, the Red Raiders had a clean look at a deep three for the win, but the bid came up just short and the game headed to overtime.

In the extra frame, Coe-Brown had a balanced attack with four players scoring and the Bears went 4-of-5 from the charity stripe to squeeze out the win.

Martinez led all scorers for Belmont, while Ray added 18 of his own. The Red Raiders were playing without injured Anakin Underhill, The Bash MVP from two seasons ago.

CBNA was paced by Hayes (19 points), Matson (15) and Ryan Kouchoukos (14). Matson was named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player and was joined on the All-Tournament team by…

MVP: Jack Matson, Coe-Brown
Matthew Flanagan, Coe-Brown
Ryan Kouchoukos, Coe-Brown
Keegan Martinez, Belmont
Treshawn Ray, Belmont
Connor Dixon, Hinsdale
Cayden Wakeham, Profile
Cai Summers, PCA
Chase Frizzell, Sanborn

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

The Bash - Belmont Boys vs. Coe-Brown (12.30.24) - KJ CARDINAL
The Bash – Belmont Boys vs. Coe-Brown (12.30.24) – KJ CARDINAL
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The Bash: Day 4 Recap

By: KJ Cardinal

Semifinal Sunday at The Bash is in the books and host Farmington and Portsmouth Christian Academy will play for the girls title, while Belmont and Coe-Brown will meet for the boys crown.

The semifinals themselves weren’t really all that close as three of the four games were decided by 19 points or more. In both of the boys semifinals, the Division IV teams (Profile & PCA) hung around in the first half of their games, but the bigger D-II and D-III squads (CBNA & Belmont) pulled away in the second half. The closest semifinal on the day saw the host D-IV Tigers defeat D-II Coe Brown by eight points.

Belmont was playing without Anakin Underhill, but the Red Raiders got massive contributions from Keegan Martinez (32) and Treshawn Ray (19), while Brady Thurber stepped up and netted 11 points.

Behind big man Jack Matson, the Coe-Brown boys make their first appearance in The Bash title game since 1992 when the Bears downed host Farmington for their second title in tourney history.

In the PCA-Franklin girls semifinal, it was the Ava Buchanan and Kourtney Kaplan show as Buchanan poured in 30 points for the Eagles, while Kaplan dropped 29 for the Golden Tornadoes.

The Farmington girls return to The Bash final for the second-straight year and will be in search of their first title since 2009. Last year the Tigers lost the championship game in a rock fight to Kennett, 28-27.

As anticipated, Sunday’s semis were played in front of a packed house at The Jungle at Farmington High School and Monday’s finals should be the same.

Monday’s title game schedule is as follows:
GIRLS: Portsmouth Christian Academy vs. Farmington, 5:30 pm
BOYS: Belmont vs. Coe-Brown, 7:00 pm

USEFUL LINKS:  Photo Galleries | Day 4 Video Archives

BOYS: Belmont 85, Portsmouth Christian 60
Belmont: Keagan Martinez 32, Treshawn Ray 19, Brady Thurber 11
PCA: Cai Summers 26, Zealand Marquis 11

GIRLS: Farmington 51, Coe-Brown 43
Farmington: Shaylee DiPrizio 18
Coe-Brown: Emma LaPierre 17

BOYS: Coe-Brown 57, Profile 32
CBNA: Jack Matson 22, Matthew Flanagan 10
Profile: Cayden Wakeham 12, Daryion Faustin 11

GIRLS: Portsmouth Christian 60, Franklin 41
PCA: Ava Buchanan 30
Franklin: Kourtney Kaplan 29

GIRLS: Kennett 45, Nute 33
Kennett: Abigail Hynes 18, Marlie Liebenow 15
Nute: Penny Meehan 8

The Bash: Day 3 Recap

By: KJ Cardinal

Following day three of the 45th Annual Mike Lee Holiday Basketball Bash, the semifinal match-ups are set for Sunday. 


The big surprise of the day was the Profile boys knocking off Raymond, 61-57. The Rams were coming off their hard-fought win over Concord Christian in the quarterfinals, but the defending champion Patriots proved to be a tough out yet again. Profile connected on 10 threes to come away with the big victory. 


The boys AND girls squads from Coe-Brown and Portsmouth Christian Academy are both still alive. Combine those fan bases that traditionally travel well for The Bash with the host team Farmington girls still in the mix and Sunday should be a well-attended affair. 


The Belmont boys won a tough contest against Sanborn, but the Red Raiders may be without big man Anakin Underhill on Sunday. The Bash MVP from two years ago, Underhill was sidelined with a right elbow injury and his status is currently unknown. 


On the boys side, Profile and Coe-Brown will meet at 4:30 pm with Belmont and Portsmouth Christian squaring off at 7:30 pm. For the girls, it’s PCA and Franklin at 3:00 pm and Farmington and Coe-Brown tipping off at 6:00 pm. 


SCHEDULING NOTE: Sunday’s schedule gets underway with a girls consolation game at noon between Nute and Kennett, but then there is a break until the semifinals start at 3:00 pm. 


USEFUL LINKS: Updated Schedule | Updated Bracket | Photo Galleries | Day 3 Video Archives


DAY THREE RECAP
BOYS: Portsmouth Christian 81, Farmington 72
PCA: Cai Summers 31, Zealand Marquis 23
Farmington: Demery Hadges 22, Noah Elwell 19, Lucas Watson 10


BOYS: Belmont 75, Sanborn 62
Belmont: Keegan Martinez 30, Treyshawn Ray 26
Sanborn: Chase Frizzell 27, Dylan Rego 10, Dillon Simes 10


BOYS: Coe-Brown 73, Hinsdale 52
CBNA: Grant Hayes 16, Jack Matson 12, Bruce LaPierre 10
Hinsdale: Connor Dixon 21, John Winter 14


BOYS: Profile 61, Raymond 57
Profile: Cayden Wakeham 25, Jackson Clough 14, Daryion Faustin 12
Raymond: Drezell Duffaut 27, Aidan York 12


GIRLS: PCA 53, Kennett 37
PCA: Ava Buchanan 32
Kennett: Abigail Hynes 14


BOYS: Derryfield 64, Inter-Lakes 32
Derryfield: Sam Fazelat 15, Nate Boudreau 13, Liam Caesar 12
Inter-Lakes: Riley Maher 13


BOYS: Nute 46, Franklin 33
Nute: Silas Picard 14, Adrian Huff 10
Franklin: Harrison Kaplan 16


BOYS: Concord Christian 61, Kennett 49
CCA: Jaden Young 16, Isaac Kirby 15, Logan Duffy 12
Kennett: Daven Bailey 16, Jayden Jackson 12


GIRLS: Sanborn 45, Nute 25
Sanborn: Maya Thompson 17
Nute: Hannah Cartier 7


GIRLS: Belmont 60, Raymond 30
Belmont: Bailey Perkins 19, Maddie Carrier 10
Raymond: Avery Dean 10

The Bash: Day 2 Recap

By: KJ Cardinal

Day two of the 45th Annual Mike Lee Holiday Basketball Bash has concluded and of the 11 games played on the day, only two were decided by less than 27 points. While it was a day of routs, fans were also treated to the best game of the tournament so far as the Raymond boys outlasted Concord Christian, 75-69, in a very entertaining back-and-forth affair.

One rout that was somewhat surprising was Belmont’s dominant 36-point victory over the Kennett boys. The Red Raiders look to be the team beat on the boys side and have a big time quarterfinal match-up with Sanborn tomorrow at 6:00 pm.

Check out tomorrow’s slate and how the brackets are shaping up at the links below and a recap of day two as well.

USEFUL LINKS: Updated Schedule | Updated Bracket | Photo Galleries | Day 2 Video Archives

DAY TWO RECAP
BOYS: Farmington 68, Inter-Lakes 41
Farmington: Demery Hadges 14, Keltin Moulton 14, Lucas Watson 11
Inter-Lakes: Jake Ambrose 8

GIRLS: Farmington 80, Raymond 19
Farmington: Shaylee DiPrizio 21, Zoey Johnson 16, Anna Cardinal 14, Madi Ricker 11, Makayla King 10
Raymond: Meadow-Miah Mitchell 12

BOYS: Raymond 75, Concord Christian 69
Raymond: Drezell Duffaut 32, Aidan York 17
CCA: Isaac Kirby 22, Jaden Young 17, Luke Farland 10

BOYS: Coe-Brown 68, Epping 28
Coe-Brown: Jack Matson 20, Ryan Kouchoukos 13
Epping: Henry Hodgkins 6

GIRLS: Coe-Brown 62, Belmont 28
Coe-Brown: Eilah Crawn 15, Hannah Meehan 10, Emma LaPierre 11
Belmont: Bailey Perkins 12, Maddie Carrier 11

BOYS: Belmont 67, Kennett 31
Belmont: Keegan Martinez 22, Anakin Underhill 13, Treshawn Ray 13
Kennett: Bo Noung Jr. 17

BOYS: Hinsdale 66, Nute 38
Hinsdale: Connor Dixon 17, Chris Colon 14, John Winter 12, Jack Clark 10
Nute: Silas Picard 13

BOYS: Sanborn 83, Franklin 32
Sanborn: Dylan Rego 18, Brian Nadeau 14, Brandon Sarette 13, Chase Frizzell 11
Franklin: Nthan Holmes 9

GIRLS: Franklin 43, Sanborn 34
Franklin: Kourtney Kaplan 25
Sanborn: Maya Thompson 12

BOYS: Portsmouth Christian 66, Derryfield 33
PCA: Cai Summers 27, Zealand Marquis 18, Hoaming Zhu 12
Derryfield: Blake Moskov 10

GIRLS: Portsmouth Christian 52, Nute 7
PCA: Ava Buchanan 13, Emma Anderson 12, Jaela Stockbower 10
Nute: Bella Colby 3

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…