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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

Girouard shoots Gorham past Lin-Wood

Madison Girouard poured in a game-high 26 points, including 8 three-pointers, to lead Gorham to a 53-29 victory over visiting Lin-Wood on Monday night.

Sarah Godin added 20 points for the Huskies who improve to 6-12 on the season. The Lumberjacks’ season comes to a close at 4-14.

Check out the full photo gallery of the action by Greg Alnwick…

Langlois leads Gorham past Lin-Wood

Isaac Langlois poured in a game-high 28 points as Gorham ended the regular-season on a five-game win streak with a 79-53 win over visiting Lin-Wood on Monday night.

Kody Lemieux (15) and Brendan Saladino (14) both netted double-digits for the Huskies as well. Liam Manning led the Lumberjacks with 17 points, while Dylan Blood added 12.

With the win, Gorham finishes the regular-season with a 12-6 mark and is tied for 7th in the Division IV standings. Lin-Wood’s season comes to a close with a 2-15 record.

Check out the full photo gallery of the action by Greg Alnwick…

Farmington survives Lin-Wood, advances to quarters

In an absolute epic battle in The Jungle, third-seeded Farmington survived and advanced with a controversial 49-48 victory over #13 Lin-Wood on Monday night.

Trailing by three in the waining moments, Lin-Wood’s Cam Clermont hit a three-pointer that would have tied the game at 49-49 with 2.5 to go, but it was ruled a two-pointer and third-seeded Farmington hung on for the win. You can re-watch the play here…

It was an unfortunate ending to what was an amazing first-round battle. Both teams would have loved to play an overtime frame.

The Tigers were paced by 21 points from Jordan Berko and 13 from Shawn Murphy. Jake Avery also had 21 for the Lumberjacks, while Clermont had 19. 

Farmington moves on to take on #6 Holy Family in the quarterfinals on Thursday at 7:00 pm.

[Farmington coverage is brought to you by Farmington House of Pizza]
[Lin-Wood Coverage is brought to you by MedCheck Urgent Care]

Check out highlights by our very own KJ Cardinal…

Check out photos of the action by our Jill Stevens…

Division IV Boys Bracket Set

The field is set for the 2023 NHIAA Boys Basketball Division IV State Tournament.

The 17-team tourney gets underway on Friday as #17 Franklin heads to #16 Gorham for a play-in game at 7:00 pm. The winner of that game will face top-seeded Littleton in first-round action, which takes place on Monday.

Check out the bracket…