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The Bash returns Dec. 26-30

Ball 603 will once again be bringing you official coverage of New Hampshire’s largest holiday basketball tournament with the 44th Annual Mike Lee Holiday Basketball Bash presented by Dana’s Collision Repair at Farmington High School on Dec. 26-30.

The five-day event features 24 teams from two states, all four NHIAA divisions and a whopping 43 games. We will be bringing you live streams of all the action, along with photo coverage and video highlights of select games.

Check out the tourney schedule and brackets. Enjoy the show!




Holy Family wins epic two overtime semifinal

PENACOOK – In one of the most thrilling games in NHIAA tournament history, Holy Family’s Yves Mugiraneza hung in the air and connected on a last-second bucket to give the sixth-seeded Griffins an upset double-overtime victory, 86-84, over second-seeded Concord Christian on Monday night at Merrimack Valley High School in Penacook.

The Griffins advance to Saturday’s Division IV championship game and will take on fourth-seeded Woodsville at Colby Sawyer College in New London at 3:00 pm.

Mugiraneza was Mr. Clutch all night for the Griffins as he buried a three-pointer at the end of the regulation to force overtime and connected on a runner to force the second overtime, all before burying the game-winner. [WATCH ALL THREE BUCKETS]

Holy Family was led by 31 points from Sean Sullivan, while Mugiraneza (22) and Gabe LaCasse (20) also poured in 20+ points.

Brode Frink put the Kingsmen on his back as the sophomore pumped in an impressive 48 points to lead all scorers in the tough loss for Concord Christian. Austin Spurr chipped in with 17 of his own.

Watch the full highlights by Tim Lee…

Check out the huge photo gallery by our very own KJ Cardinal…

CCA closes out Derryfield in the quarters

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.

[CCA coverage is brought to you by R Fraser Co.]

Check out highlight of the action by our own Tim Lee…

CCA comes from behind to advance to D-III title game

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.

[CCA coverage is brought to you by R. Fraser Co.]

Check out the full gallery by Dave Beliveau…

Division IV Boys Bracket Set

The field is set for the 2023 NHIAA Boys Basketball Division IV State Tournament.

The 17-team tourney gets underway on Friday as #17 Franklin heads to #16 Gorham for a play-in game at 7:00 pm. The winner of that game will face top-seeded Littleton in first-round action, which takes place on Monday.

Check out the bracket…

CCA cruises past Belmont

#2 Concord Christian cruised to a 61-16 victory over visiting #15 Belmont on Wednesday night in first round play of the NHIAA Girls Basketball Division III State Tournament.

The Lady Kingsmen used a balanced scoring attack with four players in double-digits: Sarah Muir (14), Megan Muir (11), Emma Smith (10) and Lilli Carlile (10).

CCA advances to take on #10 Monadnock on Saturday. 

Check out highlights of the action by our Tim Lee…

[Concord Christian coverage is brought to you by R Fraser Company]
[Belmont coverage is brought to you by Brookford Farm] 

CCA snaps Conant’s 15-game win streak

In a battle between the top two teams in Division III, host Concord Christian avenged their only loss of the season by handing Conant their first loss of the year, 56-40, on Monday night.

The Kingsmen were led by a trio of double-figure scorers:  Emma Smith (game high 21 points), Lilli Carlile (19) and Sara Muir (13). Conant was paced by 18 points from Emma Tenters and 10 points from Brynn Rautiola. 

Both squads are now knotted atop the D-III standings with identical 15-1 marks.

Check out the highlights by Tim Lee…

Concord Christian downs Fall Mountain, improves to 14-1

Concord Christian jumped out to an 11-2 lead after one quarter of play and never looked back as they cruised to a 57-25 victory over visiting Fall Mountain on Wednesday night.

CCA boasted a trio of double-figure scorers: Sarah Muir (17 points), Emma Smith (14), Kate Smith (10). Fall Mountain was led by 10 points from Clara Stewart.

With the win, CCA improves to 14-1 on the season, while the Wildcats fall to 4-9.

Check out a full gallery of the action by Jill Stevens…

Kingsmen down Tigers, remain perfect

In a pivotal Division IV match-up, the undefeated Concord Christian Kingsmen improved to 13-0 on the season with a 69-56 victory over Farmington (11-2) on Tuesday night.

The Kingsmen pumped in 24 fourth-quarter points to pull away late and earn the big win. Sophomore Brode Frink led all scorers with a game-high 28 points, while Ethan Young added 17 points for CCA. The Tigers were paced by 16 points from Jordan Berko, who was plagued with foul trouble for a large portion of the first half. Matt Savoy added 12 points for FHS.

Concord Christian led by eight at the half and six after three quarters of play, but the Tigers managed to cut the lead to three, 46-43, a few minutes into the fourth. The Kingsmen responded with a 13-1 run, that was capped by a Frink tomahawk jam and gave CCA a 15-point lead, 59-44. The deficit was too big for the Tigers to overcome.

Check out the highlights by our KJ Cardinal…

Check out photos of the action by our Jill Stevens…