Tag: Goffstown

Strong start propels North past Goffstown

No. 3 Nashua North jumped out to a quick 10-point lead and went on to defeat No. 9 Goffstown 76-64 in first round action of the 2024 NHIAA Division I Boys Basketball State Tournament on Wednesday night.

The Titans advance to the quarterfinals where they will take on #6 Windham on Saturday at 7:00 pm.

North was led by 20 points apiece from Robinson Rodriguez and Parth Miglani, 12 from Jaden Pena and 11 points apiece from Alize Roig-Cortez and Luke Peters. The Grizzlies were led by a trio of double-digit scorers: Cam Hujsak (15), Xander McBournie (14) and Noah Durham (12).

Check out the full photo gallery by Dave Beliveau…

Alvirne upsets Goffstown thanks to clutch free throws

Down two in the waining moments, Alvirne’s Rachel Allvard was fouled attempting a three-pointer as time expired and connected on all three subsequent free throws to give the #11 Broncos a 50-49 upset win at #6 Goffstown in first round action of the NHIAA Division I Girls Basketball State Tournament on Tuesday night.

Alvirne got off to a slow start as the Broncos trailed 16-6 after the 1st quarter and 29-18 at the half. But a 20-7 3rd period gave Alvirne a 38-36 lead heading into the final stanza.

For the Broncos, Allvard netted a team-high 18 points, while Ella Hartson added 10. The Grizzlies were paced by a game-high 22 points from Maggie Sasso.

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Marshall’s 40 points leads Pinkerton at Goffstown

Jackson Marshall poured in 40 points as Pinkerton survived at Goffstown on Tuesday night, 86-80.

The Astros led 43-27 at the half and appeared to be in control, but the host Grizzlies poured in 30 third-quarter points to cut the lead to five, 62-57, entering the final frame. Marshall scored 11 and Drew Brander added nine in the 4th quarter as Pinkerton held on for the win.

Brander finished with 16 points, while Charlie Ludden added 18 for the Astros. Goffstown was paced by 20 points from Tyler Dionne, 18 from Cam Hujsak, 16 from Isaiah Santos and 11 from Noah Durham.

With the win, Pinkerton improves to 16-1 on the season, while the Grizzlies fall to 7-10.

Check out the full photo gallery by Dave Beliveau…

Londonderry cruises past Goffstown

Third ranked Londonderry held #5 Goffstown to just 12 first-half points and rolled to a 54-34 win on Friday night.

Sammie Sullivan (23) and Brooke Eacrett (19) combined for 42 of the Lancers 54 points, while the Grizzlies were led by 20 from Maggie Sasso.

With the win, Londonderry improves to 14-2 on the season, while Goffstown falls to 12-4.

Check out photos of the action by Dave Beliveau…

Sasso nets 1000th, leads Goffstown past Merrimack

Maggie Sasso poured in a game-high 18 points, including the 1,000th of her career, to lead Goffstown to a 58-25 victory over visiting Merrimack on Wednesday night. 

Meredith Winterburn also added 15 points for the Grizzlies, while Gianna Maglio scored nine for the Tomahawks. 

With the win, Goffstown improves to 12-3 on the season and have their sights set on Londonderry (13-2) on Friday.

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Goffstown hangs on for win over Portsmouth

In a close game throughout, Goffstown hung on and came away with a 62-60 win over visiting Portsmouth on Tuesday night.

The Grizzlies were led by Xander McBournie’s 16 points, 13 from Gio Santos and 10 apiece from Cam Hujsak and Noah Durham. Pacing the Clippers was Isaiah Reis with a game-high 21 points, while Miles de Iongh added 15.

With the win, Goffstown improves to 7-6 on the season, while Portsmouth falls to 7-6.

Check out the full gallery of the action by Dave Beliveau…

Goffstown overcomes slow start, downs South

Goffstown scored just three 1st-quarter points, before rally for a 49-42 victory over visiting Nashua South on Tuesday night.

The Grizzlies were led by 16 points from Maggie Sasso. The Panthers were paced by 17 points from Koharu Tanaka and 13 from Morgan Gillis.

With the win, Goffstown improves to 10-2 on the season, while South falls to 5-7.

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Trinity downs Goffstown, wins fifth straight

Trinity jumped out to a 20-3 lead after the 1st quarter of play and never looked back as the Pioneers defeated Goffstown, 78-56, on Friday night in Manchester.

Trinity’s Shawn O’Neil led all scorers with a game-high 20 points, while Kevin Doherty (16), Devohn Ellis (15), Evan Dunker (13) all notched double-digits as well.

The Grizzlies were paced by 14 points from Xander McBournie and 12 from Noah Durham.

With the win, Trinity has now won five straight and improves to 8-3 on the season, while Goffstown falls to 5-5.

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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 makes statement with dominant win over Goffstown

Two of the top teams in Division I met on Friday night and when the final buzzer sounded, the Bedford Bulldogs made an emphatic statement with a dominant 44-point win over visiting Goffstown, 79-35.

It was really business as usual for the Bulldogs as they boast an average margin of victory of 43.3 points per game this season.

Bedford improves to 9-0 on the season and sits tied atop the D-I standings with Pinkerton. Goffstown falls to 7-2 on the year and is now in a four-way tie for fourth.

Check out the full photo gallery of the action by Cindy Lavigne of Lavigne’s Live Shots…