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Groveton wins D-IV title, snaps Littleton’s 43-game win streak

By: KJ Cardinal

NEW LONDON, NH – No. 3 Groveton snapped top-seeded Littleton’s 43-game unbeaten streak, 36-33, en route to the 2025 NHIAA Division IV Girls Basketball State Championship on Saturday afternoon at Colby-Sawyer College.

With the win, the Eagles add to their state record title count with championship number 17.

The two North Country squads played the opening frame even, 7-7. Groveton built a nine-point lead through three quarters as the Eagles led 33-24 heading to the final stanza.

The Crusaders held Groveton without a field goal over the final eight minutes and won the quarter 9-3, but they came up short.

The Eagles were led by 10 points from Mylee Kenison, while Addison Pilgrim paced Littleton with 10 of her own.

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Groveton Girls vs. Littleton (03.08.25) - JEFF CRISS
Groveton Girls vs. Littleton (03.08.25) – JEFF CRISS
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Strong second half sends Groveton to D-IV final

By: Logan Paronto

BEDFORD, NH – No. 3 Groveton score 32 second-half points en route to 51-29 win over No. 2 Holy Family in semifinal action on Tuesday night at Bedford High School.

The Eagles led by just three points at half, before scoring 16 in each the third and fourth quarters to book their ticket to the finals.

Groveton used a balanced scoring attack in the second half, with five players scoring in each of the final two quarters.

Julia Chappell led the way with her season-high 13 points, while Aspen Clermont and Mylee Kenison added 12, respectively.

Ryenn Pedone scored 10 points to pace the Griffins.

Groveton will match up with top-seeded Littleton in the finals at Colby-Sawyer on Saturday.

Holy Family end their season with a 19-2 record.

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Groveton Girls vs. Holy Family (03.04.25) - Michael Griffin
Groveton Girls vs. Holy Family (03.04.25) – Michael Griffin
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Groveton soars past PCA to D-IV semifinals

By: KJ Cardinal

GROVETON, NH – No. 3 Groveton soared past No. 6 Portsmouth Christian Academy, 69-40, on Friday night in quarterfinal action of the Division IV state tournament.

The Groveton Eagles advance to the semifinals to take on No. 2 Holy Family on Tuesday at Bedford High School at 5:30 pm.

Delaney Whiting poured in a game-high 21 points to lead Groveton, while Julia Chappell (12), Aspen Clermont (10) and Mylee Kenison (10) all netted double digits. PCA was paced by 17 points from Ava Buchanan.

With the win, the Eagles improve to 18-2 on the season, while PCA’s season comes to an end at 14-6.

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PCA Girls at Groveton (02.28.25) - SHIRLEY NICKLES
PCA Girls at Groveton (02.28.25) – SHIRLEY NICKLES
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Concord Christian stays unbeaten, advances to semifinals

By: Logan Paronto

CONCORD, NH – No. 2 Concord Christian used a six three-point fields and 37 points in the first-half to down No. 7 Groveton in Division IV quarterfinal action on Thursday night.

TJ Charbono started off the first half hot, draining four threes as part of his 17 point outburst.

The momentum would carry into the third for the home side, who ended the period with a 50-37 lead.

Dylan Simino would play hero for the Eagles in the fourth, scoring 11 of his season high 18 in the final period. Groveton would outscore CCA 19-11 in the fourth and 29-24 in the second, but it was the hot start that proved to be too much to handle.

Charbono would finish with a game-high 23 points, while Luke Farland added 17 of his own.

Ashton Kenison paced the Eagles scoring with 20.

CCA will travel to Laconia High School to play No. 3 Littleton in semifinal action on Monday at 5:30 p.m.

Groveton finishes the season with a 12-8 record.

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Groveton Boys at Concord Christian (02.27.25) - SHIRLEY NICKLES
Groveton Boys at Concord Christian (02.27.25) – SHIRLEY NICKLES
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Groveton soars past Lin-Wood in first round

By: Logan Paronto

GROVETON, NH – No. 3 Groveton started hot, scoring 41 first-half points, en route to a 72-32 win over No. 14 Lin-Wood in Division IV first round action on Tuesday night.

The Eagles dominated the opening period, jumping out to a 23-2 lead early and never looked back. Delaney Whiting paced the scoring with 16, including 13 in the first half, while Kandrah Savage and Julia Chappell both added double-digit scoring, with 11 and 10, respectively.

Kiley Clermont led the Lumberjacks with a game-high 20 points.

Groveton will host No. 6 Portsmouth Christian in second round action on Friday night.

Lin-Wood its their season with a 6-12 record.

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Lin-Wood Girls at Groveton (2.25.25) - SHIRLEY NICKLES
Lin-Wood Girls at Groveton (2.25.25) – SHIRLEY NICKLES
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Groveton earns come-from-behind OT win over Epping

By: Logan Paronto

GROVETON, NH – No. 7 Groveton trailed by as many as 17 points before battling back to force overtime and coming away with a hard-fought 82-80 victory over visiting No. 10 Epping in a Division IV first-round battle on Monday night.

The hosts found themselves down double-digits headed into the fourth, with the visitors up 56-44.

The momentum in the fourth would turn in favor of the Eagles, who managed to put up an electrifying 29 points in the final frame. The flurry was capped off by a Brody Platt three-pointer with 5 seconds left to send the game to OT, tied at 73-73.

Groveton would outscore Epping 9-7 in the extra period to earn the victory. Hunter Parks was crucial for Groveton, scoring his season-high 34 in the win. Ashton Kenison would also add 20+ points, scoring 26. 

Epping was paced by 22 points from Henry Hodgkins, while Cam Kavanaugh added 14. Blake Snyder and Ben Follensbee would round out the double-digit scoring, each with 12. 

Groveton will head down to the state capital to take out unbeaten No. 2 Concord Christian Academy in quarterfinal action on Thursday night. Epping ends their season with a 9-10 record.

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Epping Boys at Groveton (02.24.25) - Shirley Nickles
Epping Boys at Groveton (02.24.25) – Shirley Nickles
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Whiting nets 1000th point as Groveton dominates Lisbon

By: Cam Place

LISBON, NH – Junior forward Delaney Whiting scored the 1000th point of her career in a dominating 60-11 win for Groveton over Lisbon on Tuesday night.

Whiting scored a game-high 13 points, including three three-point field goals.

Kandrah Savage added 10 points for the Eagles.

With the win, Groveton finishes the season at 16-2 heading into the first round of Division IV playoff action. With the loss, Lisbon’s season comes to a close at 1-16.

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Lisbon Girls at Groveton (02.18.25) - Shirley Nickles
Lisbon Girls at Groveton (02.18.25) – Shirley Nickles
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Littleton sweeps Groveton

LITTLETON, NH – Littleton boys and girls earned two hard-fought victories over Groveton on Monday night.

The Crusader girls won 40-37 to keep their perfect season in tact. Addison Hadlock led Littleton with a game-high 14 points. The Eagles were paced by 13 points from Delaney Whiting and 11 from Makalyn Kenison.

On the boys side, Littleton was victorious 45-40. Hampson Marcus netted 11 points to lead the Crusaders. Hunter Parks (14) and Brady Platt (12) both netted double digits as well.

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Littleton Girls at Groveton (02.17.25) - Shirley Nickles
Littleton Girls at Groveton (02.17.25) – Shirley Nickles
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Littleton Boys at Groveton (02.17.25) - Shirley Nickles
Littleton Boys at Groveton (02.17.25) – Shirley Nickles
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Groveton grinds out win at Woodsville

By: Cam Place

WOODSVILLE, NH – Groveton picked up a big road win at Woodsville, 40-34, on Friday night. 

The Eagles were able to hold off a second-half comeback to get out with the victory. 

Groveton earned their ninth win in a row. Makalyn Kenison was the leading scorer for the Eagles with 17 points, while Delaney Whiting added 12. GHS is now 15-1 and sits second in the Division IV standings. 

Paige Royer led the way for Woodsville with 13 points. Eliza Wagstaff also had 12 points for the Engineers. They fall to 10-7 in the regular season with one game left on their schedule. 

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Groveton Girls at Woodsville (02.14.25) - Shirley Nickles
Groveton Girls at Woodsville (02.14.25) – Shirley Nickles
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Woodsville topples Groveton, moves to 17-0

By: Cam Place

WOODSVILLE, NH – Woodsville stayed undefeated with a 51-40 win against Groveton on Friday night. 

The Engineer defense held the Eagles to just 14 first-half points. 

Woodsville has now won 17-straight games to start the season. Ryan Walker led the way for them with 23 points. Landon Kingsbury also chipped in with 14 points. 

Ashton Kenison scored 12 points for Groveton. The loss puts them at 11-6 for the season. 

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Groveton Boys at Woodsville (02.14.25) - Shirley Nickles
Groveton Boys at Woodsville (02.14.25) – Shirley Nickles
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