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Littleton lights it up from three, cruises to win

By KJ Cardinal

They turn the lights down in Farmington during the intros for the home team, then Littleton shot them out during the game.

The visiting Crusaders connected on 12 threes, including seven in the first half, to roll to an 81-62 victory on Friday night.

The host Tigers trailed by just four after on quarter of play, 20-16, but then Littleton’s barrage began. Mikey Rodgriguez pumped in 10 2nd-quarter points as the Crusaders hit four triples and won the quarter 26-12 to blow the game open. Littleton led 46-28 at the break and never looked back.

Kayden Hoskins buried five threes and led all scorers with 19 points for the Crusaders. Grady Hadlock (16), Rodriguez (15) and Dre Akines (14) all netted double figures for Littleton as well. Shawn Murphy and Demery Hadges had 16 points apiece to pace the Tigers.

With the win, the Crusaders (9-0) are tied atop the Division IV standings with Derryfield (9-0), while the Tigers fall to 7-3.

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

Crusaders cruise past Tigers

Littleton made the two-hour trip south to Farmington on Friday night and flexed their north-country muscle as they came away with a convincing 68-45 victory.

The long bus ride had no effects on the Crusaders as came out of the gates ready to play, pouring in 20 first quarter points and leading 20-7 after one quarter of play. The Tigers chipped away at the lead in the second quarter and trailed 37-27 at the break.

The second half was all Littleton, however, as they cruised to a 23-point victory.

Leading the way for the Crusaders was Addison Hadlock with 20 points and Lauryn Corrigan with 12. The TIgers were paced by 13 points from Shaylee DiPrizio and 12 from Madi Ricker.

With the win, Littleton improves to 9-0 on the season and remains atop the Division IV standings, while Farmington falls to 7-3.

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

Crusaders handle Eagles on the road

Visiting Littleton improved to a perfect 7-0 on the season with a 65-54 win at Groveton on Friday night.

A trio of double-digit scorers paced the Crusaders: Dre Akines (16), Kayden Hoskins (16) and Sam Reagey (13). For the Eagles, Luke Shannon pumped in a game-high 20 points, with 11 points from Ashton Kenison and 10 from Hunter Parks.

In defeat, Groveton falls to 4-3.

Check out the full photo gallery of the action by Shirley Nickles…

[Littleton coverage is sponsored by Lahout Apartments]
[Groveton coverage is sponsored by Passumpsic Bank]

Littleton remains perfect, knocks off unbeaten Groveton

In a battle between the final two remaining undefeated teams in Division IV, Littleton went on the road and earned a huge 39-34 victory at Groveton on Friday night.

The Crusaders held the Eagles to just two first quarter points as the visiting team jumped out to a quick 11-2 lead after the first eight minutes and later led 22-11 at halftime. The host Eagles would claw their way back in the second half before falling by five points.

Littleton was led by 14 points from Ella Horsch and 10 from Addison Hadlock. Groveton was paced by a game-high 16 points from Julia Chappell.

With the win, the Crusaders sit solo atop the division with a 7-0 mark, while the Eagles are now tied for second with Woodsville at 7-1.

Check out the full photo gallery of the action by Shirley Nickles…

North Country heavyweights collide

By: KJ Cardinal

All eyes are on the North Country tonight with two highly anticipated heavyweight match-ups in Division IV action. The Profile boys play host to Woodsville and the Groveton girls welcome Littleton. We will be bringing you photo coverage from both and both games can be seen live on Northeast Sports Network (Links below). Let’s take a look inside both big match-ups tonight…

BOYS: Woodsville at Profile, 7:00 pm – WATCH LIVE

Profile currently sits at 5-0 and is playing some impressive basketball after the Patriots steam rolled the competition at the Mike Lee Holiday Basketball Bash. Seniors Josh Robie and Alex Leslie led Profile to victories over D-I Windham, D-II Sanborn and Coe-Brown and D-IV unbeaten Derryfield (7-0) at The Bash.

Head coach Mitchell Roy has his team playing at a high level early in the season, but they face the biggest hump they have yet to get over: Woodsville.

The three-time defending champion Engineers have had the Patriots’ number, having swept the season series last year and knocking Profile out of the playoffs in the quarterfinal round in February. Jamie Walker’s Engineers are off to a 4-1 start this season, with their lone loss coming to Littleton (6-0) prior to the break.

GIRLS: Littleton at Groveton, 5:00 pm – WATCH LIVE

It’s a battle of the unbeatens for the girls when Groveton (7-0) and Littleton (6-0) meet tonight. The host Eagles have been absolutely dominant on both ends of the court this season as they’re holding opponents to just 20 points per game while winning by an average margin of 37 PPG.

The numbers aren’t quite as staggering for the Crusaders as they’re giving up just under 25 PPG with a margin of victory of just over 33 PPG, but they do boast a convincing 47-28 victory over Woodsville (6-1) prior to the holiday break.

Groveton and Littleton split the season series last year with the road team winning both contests.

NOTABLE

• The Profile-Woodsville girls game is also a pivotal D-IV match-up as both squads sit a 6-1 on the season and tied for third in the standings behind Groveton and Littleton. WATCH LIVE

• The Littleton boys (6-0) are considered to be the top team D-IV by many and are also undefeated on the season. The Crusaders take on 4-2 Groveton. WATCH LIVE

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Woodsville knocks off top-seeded Littleton

PENACOOK – Fourth-seeded Woodsville continued its quest for a third-straight Division IV title as the Engineers defeated top-seeded Littleton, 60-53, in semifinal action on Monday night at Merrimack Valley High School.

With the win, Woodsville advances to Saturday’s championship game as they will take on #6 Holy Family at Colby Sawyer College in New London at 3:00 pm.

The Enginers held Littleton to just 12 first-half points and took a 23-12 lead to the half. The Crusaders later trailed 40-29 entering the final quarter of play before cutting the lead to four in the fourth, but Woodsville hung on for the victory.

The Engineers were paced by a balance scoring attack as they placed four players in double figures: Cam Davidson (17 points), Connor Houston (15), Landon Kingsbury (12) and Jack Boudreault (10). The Crusaders were led by a game-high 18 points from Dre Akines.

Check out the highlights by Tim Lee…

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Crusaders cruise to semifinals

Top-seeded Littleton came to play in the quarterfinal round as the Crusaders jumped out to 24-4 lead over #8 Mascenic and never looked back, cruising to a 54-36 home win on Friday night.

Littleton advances to the semifinals where it will be a rematch of the 2022 semis as they take on #4 Woodsville.

Check out Brayden Coute’s edit of the action…