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Holy Family hangs on to knock off Farmington

By: KJ Cardinal

MANCHESTER, NH – Holy Family led by 20 points entering the 4th quarter and survived a furious Farmington comeback to win, 64-60, on Friday night.

The Griffins led 54-34 entering the final frame before the Tigers went on a 26-8 run to the cut the lead to two points. Holy Family’s Ryenn Pedone then went to the line with 7.8 seconds and knocked down both freebies to ice the game. 

Pedone finished with a game-high 34 points, while the Tigers were paced by 19 from Shaylee DiPrizio, 13 from Madi Ricker and 10 from Zoey Johnson.

With the win, Holy Family improves to 4-0 on the season, while Farmington falls to 2-2. 

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Farmington Girls at Holy Family (01.03.25) - KJ CARDINAL
Farmington Girls at Holy Family (01.03.25) – KJ CARDINAL
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The Belles of The Bash: Farmington girls win first crown since 2009

By: KJ Cardinal

FARMINGTON, NH – When the final buzzer sounded on The Bash a season ago, the Farmington girls found themselves on the losing end of a one-point title game. The Tigers appeared to have kept the receipt on that feeling as they ran roughshod on the field at this year’s event to come away with the title at the 45th Annual Mike Lee Holiday Basketball Bash at Farmington High School.

Farmington defeated Portsmouth Christian Academy, 61-42, on Monday night in front of a packed house at The Jungle to capture its first Bash crown since 2009. The Tigers have now won nine titles in tournament history, breaking a tie with Kennett for the most championships in the event’s existence.

The Tigers dominated the state’s largest holiday tournament from the onset, winning their four games by an average margin of 28.5 points per game. They did so with wins over Division II Sanborn and Coe-Brown, a victory over D-III Raymond and the final triumph against D-IV foe PCA.

In the final, Farmington came out the gates hot on both ends of the floor and took a commanding 20-6 lead after the first quarter of play. The Tigers got eight points in the opening stanza from 6-foot junior Anna Cardinal to set the tone against the undersized Eagles squad.

PCA wasn’t about to rollover, however, as the Eagles chipped away at the Tigers lead and trailed by 11 at the half, 29-18.

The second half belonged to Farmington as sophomore Zoey Johnson pumped in eight third-quarter points and freshman Shaylee DiPrizio closed out the fourth with seven of her own to put a bow on the dominant victory.

DiPrizio finished with a game-high 19 points and was named Most Valuable Player of the tournament. Johnson tallied 16 of her own and joined DiPrizio on the All-Tournament Team, alongside senior Madi Ricker (8 points). Cardinal netted 12 points on the night, with 10 of them coming in the first half.

For the tourney, the Tigers had four players nearly average double-digits as DiPrizio (19.0 points per game), Johnson (16.5), Cardinal (9.0) and Ricker (9.0) led Farmington throughout the five-day event.

PCA was paced by Ava Buchanan’s 17 points, while Jaela Stockbower added 10 of her own. The duo were also named to the All-Tournament team along with Emma LaPierre of Coe-Brown and Kourtney Kaplan of Franklin.

The Belmont girls were awarded the Team Sportsmanship Award and PCA’s Tilly Arico received the Bill & Betty Vachon Award for individual sportsmanship.

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

The Bash - Farmington Girls vs. PCA (12.30.24) - KJ CARDINAL
The Bash – Farmington Girls vs. PCA (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

The Bash: Day 1 recap

By: KJ Cardinal

Day one of the 45th Annual Mike Lee Holiday Basketball Bash is in the books and it was one of the most competitive opening days in recent memory. Five of the 11 games were decided by 10 points or less, with Hinsdale’s 48-45 win over Inter-Lakes being the closest contest of the day.

The close games ended up pushing game times back and the final contest of the night, which was originally scheduled to tip off at 8:15 pm, didn’t tip off until 9:47 pm. All told, day one featured nearly 14 hours of hoops and day two tips off on Friday at 8:00 am.

USEFUL LINKS: PHOTO GALLERIES | VIDEO ARCHIVES

The day one recap and the day two slate are posted below…

DAY ONE RECAP
BOYS: Farmington 57, Profile 50
Farmington: Noah Elwell 15, Demery Hadges 14, Lucas Watson 13
Profile: Cayden Wakeham 18, Everrett Locke 14, Jackson Clough 10

GIRLS: Farmington 58, Sanborn 31
Farmington: Zoey Johnson 28, Shaylee DiPrizio 12
Sanborn: Ashlyn Gallant 8, Ashton DiRienzo 8

BOYS: Sanborn 63, Concord Christian 47
Sanborn: Chase Frizzell 36, Dylan Rego 15
Concord Christian: TJ Charbono 12

BOYS: Portsmouth Christian 89, Wilton-Lyndeborough 41
Portsmouth Christian: Cai Summers 28, Zealand Marquis 12, Jackson Malone 12, Zech Beal 10
Wilton-Lyndeborough: Ben Jacob 20, Harry Krug 15

BOYS: Hinsdale 48, Inter-Lakes 45
Hinsdale: Connor Dixon 14, Chris Colon 11, Grady Jutras 10
Inter-Lakes: Alec Adorno 15, Jackson Downs 13

BOYS: Belmont 76, Raymond 40
Belmont: Anakin Underhill 21, Wyatt Carroll 17, Treyshawn Ray 16, Keegan Martinez 11
Raymond: Drezell Duffaut 11, Jacobi Cumberbatch 10

GIRLS: Coe-Brown 50, Kennett 22
Coe-Brown: Eilah Crawn 14
Kennett: Abigail Haynes 10, Marlie Liebenow

BOYS: Kennett 60, Coe-Brown 56
Kennett: Daven Bailey 15, Tristyn Jones 13
Coe-Brown: Matthew Flanagan 15, Bruce LaPierre 11, Jack Matson

BOYS: Epping 67, Nute 57
Epping: Blake Snyder 20, Cameron Kavanaugh 16, Henry Hodgkins 14, Grayson Davis 13
Nute: Brady Barbin 14, Jackson Lafogg 11, Silas Picard 10

BOYS: Derryfield 54, Franklin 44
Derryfield: Nate Boudreau 10, Sam Fazelat 10
Franklin: Matt Nason 12

GIRLS: Franklin 48, Nute 11
Franklin: Kourtney Kaplan 28
Nute: Azlyn Picard 8

DAY TWO SLATE
Girls: PCA vs. Nute, 8:00 am
Boys: Derryfield vs. PCA, 9:15 am
Girls: Sanborn vs. Franklin, 10:30 am
Boys: Frankin vs. Sanborn, 11:45 am
Boys: Nute vs. Hinsdale, 1:00 pm
Boys: Kennett vs. Belmont, 2:15 pm
Girls: Belmont vs. Coe-Brown, 3:30 pm
Boys: Epping vs. Coe-Brown, 4:45 pm
Boys: CCA vs. Raymond, 6:00 pm
Girls: Raymond vs. Farmington, 7:15 pm
Boys: Inter-Lakes vs. Farmington, 8:30 pm

Littleton comes-from-behind to down Farmington

LITTLETON, NH – Visiting Farmington came out of the gates hot, opening up an 8-point lead in the first quarter, but Littleton clawed its way back and came away with a 50-43 victory on Friday night.

The Tigers held a 36-34 lead going into the fourth quarter, but the host Crusaders closed things out with a 16-7 final stanza to come away with the victory.

Littleton was paced by 15 points from Daven Reagey and 13 from his brother Sam Reagey. Farmington was led by 13 points from Lucas Watson and 10 from Keltin Moulton all coming in the first half.

With the win, Littleton improves to 2-0 on the season, while Farmington falls to 2-1.

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Farmington Boys at Littleton (12.13.24) - KJ CARDINAL
Farmington Boys at Littleton (12.13.24) – KJ CARDINAL
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Littleton locks down Farmington, cruises to big win

LITTLETON, NH – In a rematch of the Division IV semifinals from a season ago, Littleton held Farmington to 10 first-half points and rolled to a 60-31 victory on Friday night.

The Crusaders limited the Tigers to just four points in the first quarter and six points in the second and took a 27-10 lead to the break. The third quarter again belonged to Littleton as they outscored FHS 19-10.

Ella Horsch led all scorers with a game-high 16 points for the Crusaders, while Addison Hadlock (13 points) and JuJu Bromley (10). The Tigers were paced by 13 points from Shaylee DiPrizio and seven from Anna Cardinal.

With the win, Littleton improves to 2-0 on the season, while Farmington suffers its first loss and falls to 2-1.

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Farmington Girls at Littleton (12.13.24) - KJ CARDINAL
Farmington Girls at Littleton (12.13.24) – KJ CARDINAL
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Farmington defense stifles Epping

By: KJ Cardinal

FARMINGTON, NH – Farmington held Epping to just 14 first-half points and rolled to a 58-42 victory over Epping on Tuesday night in The Jungle.

The Tigers controlled the game from the onset as they held the Blue Devils to just one first-quarter field goal and led 15-4 after one frame.

FHS was led by 18 points from Demery Hadges, while Noah Elwell and Lucas Watson added 16 and 10, respectively. Epping was paced by 18 points from Blake Snyder, who had 10 points in the 4th quarter alone.

With the victory, Farmington improves to 2-0 on the season, while Epping falls to 1-1.

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

Epping Boys at Farmington (12.10.24) - KJ CARDINAL
Epping Boys at Farmington (12.10.24) – KJ CARDINAL
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Farmington eases past visiting Epping

By: KJ Cardinal

FARMINGTON, NH – The Farmington Tigers used a 49-0 first half to ease to a 66-8 victory over visiting Epping on Tuesday night.

Farmington’s Madi Ricker led all scorers with 20 points, while Zoey Johnson (16) and Ryleigh Hogan (14) both chipped in with double digits as well.

With the victory, the Tigers improve to 2-0 on the young season and head to Littleton on Friday to take on the Crusaders. Epping falls to 0-2 on the season and hosts Portsmouth Christian Academy next Wednesday.

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

Epping Girls at Farmington (12.10.24) - KJ CARDINAL
Epping Girls at Farmington (12.10.24) – KJ CARDINAL
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