Tag: Holy Family

Griffins start fast, cruise past Pacers

By: Logan Paronto

HINSDALE, NH – Holy Family unloaded 35 first-half points and cruised by host Hinsdale 62-15 on Wednesday night.

Ryenn Pedone scored 12 points to lead the Griffins, extending her double-digit scoring streak to five games this season.

Rylee Rockwood led the Pacers with six points.

With the win, Holy Family stays unbeaten at 7-0, while Hinsdale drops to 4-5. Next up, the Griffins host 8-0 Littleton in a match-up between two of the top squads in Division IV.

Check out the full photo gallery by Jess Marie…

Holy Family Girls at Hinsdale (01.15.2025) - JESS MARIE
Holy Family Girls at Hinsdale (01.15.2025) – JESS MARIE
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Hinsdale finishes off Holy Family

By: Logan Paronto

HINSDALE, N.H. – Hinsdale outscored Holy Family 19-4 in the fourth quarter to earn a 46-36 come-from-behind victory on Wednesday night.

The Pacers entered the final frame trailing by five before rallying for the victory.

Hinsdale was led by a game-high 21 points from Connor Dixon, while Chris Colon and Jack Clark each had nine.

Jeremiah Guerrero (15) and Enzo Yonkeu (14) combined for 29 points in the loss for Holy Family that drops to 3-5.

With the win, Hinsdale improves to 5-3.

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Strong first half leads Holy Family past Farmington

By: KJ Cardinal

MANCHESTER, NH – With the help of a six-point halftime lead, host Holy Family defeated Farmington, 47-44, on Friday night in Division IV action.

The Griffins led 13-8 after one quarter and later 24-18 at the break. The Tigers outscored HFA by three in the second half, but it wasn’t enough.

Holy Family was led by 13 points apiece from Enzo Yonkeu and Jeremiah Guerrero, while Max Williams added 10. Noah Elwell & Keltin Moulton paced Farmington with 12 points apiece.

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Farmington Boys at Holy Familiy (01.03.25) - KJ CARDINAL
Farmington Boys at Holy Familiy (01.03.25) – KJ CARDINAL
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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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NHIAA preseason heats up

By: KJ Cardinal

Just like the unseasonably warm weather, the 2024-25 NHIAA season is beginning to heat up as well.

Yesterday marked the first practice date for Division IV squads with many holding tryouts around the state. D-III follows suit next week (Nov. 25) with D-I & D-II just seven days later as well (Dec. 2).

The D-IV season official tips off with 2024-25 opening night being held on Friday, Dec. 6, while Divisions I, II & III throw it up on Dec. 13.

Before we get to the regular-season slate, however, there are six official NHIAA sanctioned preseason jamborees on the docket. Check out the events below as this will be your first chance to see these squads in action…

DATEGENDEREVENTHOSTPARTICIPANTS
December 1GirlsPreseason Basketball JamboreeLin-WoodHoly Family, Concord Christian, Franklin, Lin-Wood
December 3BoysNewfound InvitationalNewfoundInter-Lakes, Winnisquam, Laconia, Plymouth, White Mountains, Newfound
December 7BoysBelmont Boys Basketball Preseason JamboreeBelmontMascoma, Monadnock, Newport, Belmont
December 7BoysPinkerton Basketball JamboreePinkertonCentral Catholic, Malden Catholic, Salem, Greater Lawrence Tech, Pinkerton
December 7GirlsPreseason JamboreeKennettWhite Mountains, Inter-Lakes, Berlin, Fryeburg, Kingswood, Plymouth, Gilford, Laconia, Prospect Mountain, Moultonborough, Littleton, Kennett
December 7BoysNH Sports Page Basketball JamboreeLondonderryNashua South, Kearsarge, Pelham, St. Thomas, Pinkerton, Windham, Trinity, Bow, Portsmouth, Pembroke, Londonderry

Farmington advances to first semifinal in 23 years

For the first time since 2001, Farmington is headed back to the semifinals of the NHIAA state tournament. The #4 Tigers defeated #5 Holy Family, 61-53, in the quarterfinal round on Thursday night in Farmington.

The Tigers advance to the semifinals and will take on undefeated top-seed Profile on Monday night at Bedford High School at 7:30 pm.

Farmington came out firing as the Tigers poured in 20 1st-quarter points and held a seven-point lead after one. Holy Family battled back to cut the lead to three at the half, 32-29.

It was a tightly contested 3rd quarter and Farmington took a four-point lead to the final frame. In the 4th, the Tigers pumped in 19 points to come away with the eight-point victory.

FHS was led by a balanced offensive attack. Demery Hadges (16 points), Cody Brazee (11) and Preston Berko (10) all had double-digits, while Shawn Murphy and Aiden Place added 9. Dylan Zappala rounded out the scoring with 6. The Griffins were led by 23 points apiece from Gabe Lacasse and Enzo Yonkeu.

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Holy Family survives versus Concord Christian

Fifth-seeded Holy Family poured in 28 points in the 4th quarter to erase a 3-point deficit and earn a 67-61 win over #12 Concord Christian on Monday night in first round action of the NHIAA Division IV Boys Basketball State Tournament in Manchester.

The Griffins advance to the quarterfinals where they will take on #4 Farmington on Thursday.

Holy Family took a 6-point lead to the break, 33-27, but the Kingsmen outscored the Griffins 19-6 in the 3rd to take a 3-point lead to the final quarter.

Leading the way for Holy Family was four double-digit scorers: Gabe Lacasse (19), Jeremiah Guererro (15), Patrick Gillis (13) and Enzo Yonkeu (10). CCA was paced by a game-high 21 points from Isaac Bowers, while TJ Charbono (13), Jaden Young (12) and Isaac Kirby (10) all netted double figures as well.

Check out photos of the action by Todd Grzywacz of Stonewall Photography…

Oh Henry! Hodgkins lifts Epping to dramatic win

Epping’s Henry Hodgkins tipped in his own miss with 50 seconds on the clock and then secured a steal with two ticks left in the game to help propel the Blue Devils to a thrilling come-from-behind win over visiting Holy Family in the season opener for both teams on Saturday night.

After an 8-8 first quarter, Holy Family opened up a six-point lead at the half and later led by three heading into the final stanza.

Epping was paced by Blake Snyder’s 16 points, while Hodgkins tallied 13. The Griffins were led by Enzo Yonkeu’s game-high 18 points.

Holy Family was playing without senior do-it-all guard Gabe Lacasse who was out with a groin injury. Lacasse entered the game just 27 points shy of his 1,000th.

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

Woodsville completes three-peat

It’s a three-peat for the Woodsville Engineers as they defeated Holy Family, 57-49, to capture their third straight NHIAA Division IV Boys Basketball State Championship on Sunday evening at Colby-Sawyer College in New London. 

Following the game, Cam Davidson and Landon Kingsbury caught up with Andy Romike in the latest Romike Report…

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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…

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