BERLIN, NH – Division III Berlin defeated D-IV Gorham, 41-19, on Friday night.
With the win, the Mountaineers improve to 7-1 on the season, while the Huskies fall to 2-5.
Check out the full photo gallery of the action by Greg Alnwick…
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Gorham defense stymies Berlin
By: Cam Place
BERLIN, NH – Gorham used lock down defense to beat Berlin Friday night 51-21. The Huskies were able to hold the Mountaineers scoreless in the first and third quarters.
Isaac Langois led the way for Gorham as he finished with a game-high 27 points. Jack Saladino also chipped in with 14 for the Huskies.
Gorham moves to 4-2 with the win, while Berlin falls to 0-8.
Check out the full photo gallery by Greg Alnwick…
White Mountains rolls past Berlin
WHITEFIELD, NH – White Mountains poured in 46 first-half points en route to a 78-37 victory over visiting Berlin on Monday.
Kasen Smith and Shayne Farrell netted 16 points apiece to lead the Spartans, while Georgie Welch (15) and Aiden Whipple (14) scored in double-digits as well. Berlin was paced by 15 points from Hayden Bickford and 13 from Bryce Bartlett.
With the win, WMRHS improves to 1-3 on the season, while Berlin falls to 0-3.
Check out the full photo gallery of the action by Hannah Smith…
White Mountains overcomes slow start to down Berlin
WHITEFIELD, NH – White Mountains trailed 11-5 after one quarter of play, but used strong second and fourth quarters to earn a 40-26 victory over visiting Berlin on Monday.
The Spartans were led by 11 points from Laycee Ingerson and 10 from Emma Simpson. Caitlin Kelley paced the Mountaineers with 10 of her own.
With the win, WMRHS improves to 2-2 on the season, while Berlin suffers its first loss and falls to 3-1.
Check out photos of the action by Hannah Smith…
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…
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…
| DATE | GENDER | EVENT | HOST | PARTICIPANTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | Girls | Preseason Basketball Jamboree | Lin-Wood | Holy Family, Concord Christian, Franklin, Lin-Wood |
| December 3 | Boys | Newfound Invitational | Newfound | Inter-Lakes, Winnisquam, Laconia, Plymouth, White Mountains, Newfound |
| December 7 | Boys | Belmont Boys Basketball Preseason Jamboree | Belmont | Mascoma, Monadnock, Newport, Belmont |
| December 7 | Boys | Pinkerton Basketball Jamboree | Pinkerton | Central Catholic, Malden Catholic, Salem, Greater Lawrence Tech, Pinkerton |
| December 7 | Girls | Preseason Jamboree | Kennett | White Mountains, Inter-Lakes, Berlin, Fryeburg, Kingswood, Plymouth, Gilford, Laconia, Prospect Mountain, Moultonborough, Littleton, Kennett |
| December 7 | Boys | NH Sports Page Basketball Jamboree | Londonderry | Nashua South, Kearsarge, Pelham, St. Thomas, Pinkerton, Windham, Trinity, Bow, Portsmouth, Pembroke, Londonderry |
Gilford downs Berlin, advances to quarterfinals
Fifth-seeded Gilford defeated #12 Berlin in a grind-out affair, 32-23, on Wednesday night in first-round action of the NHIAA Division III Girls Basketball State Tournament.
The Golden Eagles advance to the quarterfinals where they will take on #4 Kearsarge on Saturday.
Gilford was led by 9 points apiece from Olivia Keenan and Megan Hughes, while the Mountaineers were paced by 8 points from McKenna Kelley.
Check out the full photo gallery by Danielle Cook of DC Sports Photos…
Berlin defense stymies Inter-Lakes
Playing on the road, the Berlin defense held Inter-Lakes scoreless for the first 12 minutes of the game and rolled to a 51-18 victory on Saturday.
Nine Mountaineers scored in the contest and were led by Emily Smith’s 12 points.
With the win Berlin improves to 5-8 on the season, while the Lakers fall to 0-11.
Check out the full gallery of the action by John Scott Sherburne…
While we were away…
This week, we completed a complete overhaul and upgrade of our server to better serve our growing coverage. During our outage, we provided photo coverage of 17 games! These were all still viewable on our social media outlets, but we wanted to make sure they made it to the website.
Below is a list of the games we covered with links to the photo galleries. Enjoy the show!
- Bedford Girls at Concord (Jan. 12, 2024) – JOHN SCOTT SHERBURNE
- Berlin Girls at Gorham (Jan. 12, 2024) – GREG ALNWICK
- Berlin Boys at Gorham (Jan. 12, 2024) – GREG ALNWICK
- Newmarket Girls at Groveton (Jan. 12, 2024) – SHIRLEY NICKLES
- Newmarket Boys at Groveton (Jan. 12, 2024) – SHIRLEY NICKLES
- Bow Girls at Milford (Jan. 12, 2024) – BETSY HANSEN
- Brewster vs. Montverde (Jan. 13, 2024) – KJ CARDINAL
- Great Bay Women vs. Albany College of Pharmacy (Jan. 14, 2024) – HEIDI GREEN
- Great Bay Men vs. Albany College of Pharmacy (Jan. 14, 2024) – HEIDI GREEN
- St. Anselm Men vs. Pace (Jan. 16, 2024) – TODD GRZYWACZ
- St. Anselm Women vs. Pace (Jan. 16, 2024) – TODD GRZYWACZ
- Winnacunnet Girls Varsity at Goffstown (Jan 17, 2024) DAVE BELIVEAU
- Hanover Boys at Pembroke (Jan. 15, 2024) – JOHN SCOTT SHERBURNE
- Raymond Boys at St. Thomas (Jan. 17, 2024) – JEFF CRISS
- Newfound Girls at Mascoma (Jan. 17, 2024) – JOHN SCOTT SHERBURNE
- Littleton Girls at White Mountains (Jan. 16, 2024) – HANNAH SMITH
- Gilford Boys at Hopkinton (Jan. 17, 2024) – DANIELLE COOK
Holiday leftovers
Even though we covered an impressive 50 games between Christmas and the New Year, we actually still have some holiday leftovers to share. We’ve got eight more games that our contributors captured images of during the break. Check out the full galleries at the links below…
• SOUHEGAN BOYS VS. MILFORD (DEC. 28, 2023) – BETSY HANSEN
• PITTSBURG-CANAAN BOYS VS. MASCOMA (DEC. 27, 2023) – GREG ALNWICK
• NASHUA NORTH BOYS VS. NASHUA SOUTH (DEC. 29, 2023) – BETSY HANSEN
• MILFORD GIRLS VS. SOUHEGAN (DEC. 29, 2023) – BETSY HANSEN
• GROVETON GIRLS AT MOULTONBORO (DEC. 22, 2023) – SHIRLEY NICKLES
• GROVETON BOYS AT MOULTONBORO (DEC. 22, 2023) – SHIRLEY NICKLES
• BERLIN GIRLS AT GORHAM (DEC. 27, 2023) – GREG ALNWICK
• BERLIN BOYS AT GORHAM (DEC. 27, 2023) – GREG ALNWICK