Cam Clermont (40 points) and Jake Avery (36) combined for 76 points to lead #10 Lin-Wood to an 82-69 upset with at #7 Derryfield on Monday night in the preliminary round of the NHIAA Division IV Boys Basketball State Tournament.
Cam Clermont (40 points) and Jake Avery (36) combined for 76 points to lead #10 Lin-Wood to an 82-69 upset with at #7 Derryfield on Monday night in the preliminary round of the NHIAA Division IV Boys Basketball State Tournament.
Derryfield, the second-highest scoring team in Division IV, poured in 21 points in the 4th quarter to pull away at Farmington on Friday night and come away with a 61-51 victory. The win for the Cougars snapped the Tigers three-game win streak.
D-IV’s leading scorer, Thomas Ferdinando, paced Derryfield with a team-high 18 points, but was held to just five in the second half. Teammate John McDevitt picked up the slack after the break as he tallied 12 of his 16 to help seal the deal for Derryfield.
Farmington was led by 14 points from Shawn Murphy, while Brian Weeks added 10.
Farmington puts its three-game win streak on the line tonight as the Tigers host Derryfield at 7:00 pm. It’s a battle between offense and defense as the Cougars are the second-highest scoring team in Division IV (60.8 points per game), while Farmington is just one of six teams in the division holding its opponent to under 50 PPG (49.92).
The Tigers got off to a slow 0-3 start to the season, but since FHS is one of the hottest teams in the state with a 7-2 record and is holding teams to a measly 41.3 PPG during that time. The only two teams in the division hotter over their last nine games are the top two teams in the state, Woodsville (14-0) and Concord Christian Academy (12-1).
The Cougars are led by freshman Thomas Ferdinando, D-IV’s leading scorer (23.0 PPG), and are 6-5 on the season, having dropped three of their last four outings. Farmington and Derryfield squared off at The Bash back on December 27th in a game that saw the Tigers take a seven-point lead heading into the fourth, before falling to Derryfield, 49-48.
The game can be seen live right here on Ball 603 as JV gets underway at 5:30 pm, followed by varsity at 7:00 pm. For the best viewing experience, you can download the free Pack Network app for iPhone/iPad, Android, Apple TV, Android TV, Amazon Fire & Roku devices. Simply search for “Pack Network” in the App Store to download and watch on your TV through those devices.
Concord Christian’s Brody Frink scored just three points in the first quarter of action versus Derryfield on Wednesday night, but the freshman phenom poured it on after that as he netted a game-high 35 points to lead the Kingsmen to a key 72-63 win over the visiting Cougars.
Senior Isaac Jarvis added 23 points for CCA, who improves to 9-1 on the season and sits tied for second in the Division IV standings. Derryfield was paced by 23 points from freshman Thomas Ferdinando and Jack Krasnof added 20 as well. The Cougars fall to 6-4 on the season and have dropped three of their last four outings.
All eyes will be on the capital region tonight as the city of Concord features pivotal match-ups in Division II and Division IV and we’ll be bringing you video highlight coverage of the two big tilts.
In D-II, the 14-1 Lebanon Raiders put their 14-game win streak on the line as they hit the road to take on a blistering hot Bishop Brady squad (9-5) that connected on 15 threes last night en route to an impressive 95-84 win over ConVal (14-3).
Across town, Concord Christian (8-1) hosts Derryfield (6-3) in a crucial contest that is sure to have a big impact on seedings near the top of the D-IV standings.
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The Farmington varsity girls hung tough in the first half versus Derryfield, but the Cougars pulled away in the third quarter and won 55-32 on Friday night in The Jungle. Derryfield’s Elyse Ngenda led all scorers with 19 points, while Madi Ricker paced the Tigers with 14.
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Jason Stockbower’s fade away jumper with 1.4 seconds to go lifted Portsmouth Christian Academy to a clutch 58-56 overtime win over visiting Derryfield on Wednesday night.
This highly anticipated Division IV match-up didn’t disappoint in the least. The first half was a back and forth affair that saw the game tied at 22-22 at the break. Derryfield pumped in 20 points in the third quarter to take a seven point lead, 42-35, to the final frame.
The host Eagles responded in a big way as they rallied to lead by three with under a minute to play. Derryfield’s Jack Krasnof was held to just nine points in the game, but he nailed a critical three-pointer near the end of regulation to force overtime for the Cougars.
The score was tied at 51 as teams entered overtime and was again knotted at 55 in the waining moments, setting up Stockbower’s heroics. The senior poured in a game-high 23 points for PCA while Caleb Runey (11), Gavin Nagy (11) and Seth Huggard (10) all turned in double-digit scoring efforts as well for the Eagles. Derryfield was led by 24 points from freshman Thomas Ferdinando and John McDevitt added 11.
The win moves PCA to 7-3 on the season, while it was just the second loss of the year for the 5-2 Cougars.
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The undefeated Concord Christian girls squad survived Derryfield on Tuesday night with a narrow 36-35 win in Concord. Check out highlights courtesy of Simon Scott of Scott Media.
