Tag: Kingswood

Pelham flies past Kingswood in Division-II first round

By: Logan Paronto

PELHAM, NH – No. 4 Pelham poured in 26 points in the second quarter to fly past No. 13 Kingswood, 68-40, in Division II opening round play on Tuesday night.

Brady O’Connor nailed three from downtown in the fourth quarter and finished with 11 points, while Brady Hegan added a team-high 15 to the scoresheet.

Brady Moulton paced the Knights with 12 points.

Pelham will host No. 5 Coe-Brown in the quarterfinal round on Friday.

Kingswood ends its season with a 7-12 record.

Check out the full photo gallery by Jill Stevens…

Kingswood Boys at Pelham (03.04.25) - Jillana Stevens
Kingswood Boys at Pelham (03.04.25) – Jillana Stevens
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Top-seeded Great Bay wins YSCC quarterfinal

By: KJ Cardinal

PORTSMOUTH, NH – Theo Wolfe poured in a game-high 31 points to lead top-seeded Great Bay to a 103-74 victory over visiting Paul Smith College in the quarterfinal round of the Yankee Small College Conference tournament on Saturday afternoon.

Mpore Semuhoza also netted 21 points for the Herons and Ethan Arnold (Kingswood) and Ethan May (Londonderry) scored 14 and 11 points, respectively.

Great Bay advances to the semifinals to take on No. 4 Albany Pharmacy on Saturday, March 1 at Southern Maine Community College.

Check out the full photo gallery by Michael Griffin…

Paul Smith Men at Great Bay (02.22.25) - Michael Griffin
Paul Smith Men at Great Bay (02.22.25) – Michael Griffin
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Manchester West survives Kingswood

By: Cam Place

MANCHESTER, NH – Manchester West defended its home floor with a close victory over Kingswood, 57-53, on Tuesday night.

The Blue Knights jumped out to a 13-point lead after the first quarter, but Kingswood fought back to keep it close down the stretch. West got a clutch three-pointer late from freshman Jayden Tate to come away with the win.

The Blue Knights were led by Tevin Edmunds who had 19, while Max Houde added 15 and Christopher Mejia was also in double figures with 10. Manchester West has now won 8 games in a row and moves to 9-2 on the season.

Brady Moulton poured in a game-high 27 points for Kingswood. He did his scoring in a variety of ways, knocking down three three-point field goals and going a perfect 6-for-6 from the free throw line. The Knights fall to 4-8 on the season with the loss.

Check out the full photo gallery by Jess Tate…

Kingswood Boys at Manchester West (02.04.25) - Jess Tate
Kingswood Boys at Manchester West (02.04.25) – Jess Tate
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Kingswood hangs on to defeat visiting ConVal

By: KJ Cardinal

WOLFEBORO, NH – Kingswood defeated ConVal, 60-56, on Tuesday night in a Division II showdown.

The Knights started off strong by opening up a 19-14 lead after on quarter of play, but the Cougars battled back to cut the lead to one at the break, 28-27. 

A 20-point third quarter saw Kingswood take a 48-41 lead through three quarters of action. ConVal battled back to tie the game in the 4th quarter with 1:37 left.

Kingswood’s Brady Moulton converted an and-1 with 50 seconds left to give the Knights the lead for good and they hung on for the win.

Moulton led Kingswood with a team-high 14 points, while Thomas Benker (13 points) and Noah Leighton (11) both added double-digits. ConVal was paced by 14 points from Max Cail and 12 by Ryan Close.

With the win, the Knights improve to 4-6 on the season, while the Cougars fall to 2-7.

Check out the full photo gallery by Todd Grzywacz of Stonewall Photography… 

ConVal Boys at Kingswood (01.28.25) - TODD GRZYWACZ
ConVal Boys at Kingswood (01.28.25) – TODD GRZYWACZ
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Milford doubles up Kingswood on the road

By: KJ Cardinal

WOLFEBORO, NH – Milford raced out to a 24-5 lead after one quarter of play and never looked back on Friday night as they cruised to a 60-30 win at Kingswood.

The Spartan trio of Ellie Nassy (15 points), Shea Hansen (13) and Avery Fuller (12) paced Milford to the victory and a 2-0 start on the young season.

The Knights, who fall to 0-3, were led by Sophia Nichols’ 8 points.

Check out the full photo gallery by Betsy Hansen…

Milford Girls at Kingswood (12.20.24) BETSY HANSEN
Milford Girls at Kingswood (12.20.24) BETSY HANSEN
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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

Manchester West wins battle of the Knights

Max Shosa pumped in a game-high 23 points, including the 1,000th of his career, to lead the Manchester West Blue Knights to a 66-61 victory over the visiting Kingswood Knights on Tuesday night.

West’s Will Tanuvasa also had 16 points, while Brady Moulton led the Knights with 21 points and Emerson De Nitto (11) and Will Crane (10) both added double digits as well.

With the win, West stretches its win streak to three games and improves to 10-3. Kingswood has now dropped three-in-a-row and falls to 5-8.

Check out photos of the action by Cindy Lavigne of Lavigne’s Live Shots…

Coe-Brown cruises past Kingswood

Coe-Brown poured in 40 first-half points and cruised to a 70-28 victory over visiting Kingswood on Friday night.

The Bears were paced by 16 points from Kalina Kasprzak and 14 from Emma Lapierre. The Knights were led by a game-high 17 points from Caelynn Blattenberger.

With the win, CBNA improves to 6-6 on the season, while Kingswood falls to 0-12.

Check out photos of the action by John Scott Sherburne…