The Manchester Memorial boys opened the 2023-24 season with a 79-71 victory over visiting Nashua South on Tuesday night.
The Crusaders were led by a trio of double-figure scorers in Bory Bory (26), Jack Brooks (15) and Christian Bilolo (10). Josh Caruso pumped in a game-high 31 points to pace the Panthers, while Zac Castonguay added 23.
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Third-seeded Bedford cruised to a 67-37 win over #14 Manchester Memorial on Friday night in quarterfinal action of the Division I girls state tournament.
The Bulldogs advance to the semifinals where they will take on #2 Portsmouth on Tuesday at 5:30 pm.
Lana McCarthy led all scorers with a game-high 19 points for Bedford, while Kate Allard (17) and Sydney Grogan (10) chipped in with double figures as well.
Madison Pepra-Omani paced the Crusaders with 13 points.
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Dover defeated visiting Manchester Memorial, 61-46, on Monday night in Division I action.
Dylan Jabre (16), Stephen Gitau (14) and John Arakelian (12) all netted double figures for Dover in the win.
The Green Wave started the season 0-4, but have won five of their last eight games to improve to 5-7 on the season. Memorial drops its fifth-straight game and falls to 4-7 overall.
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Manchester Memorial narrowly escaped their road trip to Spaulding as the Crusaders came away with a two-point win, 43-41, in Rochester on Friday night.
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In a Queen City clash, Manchester Central survived a tough battle with Manchester Memorial, 59-57, on Thursday night to come away with their second win of the season.
The Little Green were led by four players in double figures: Jason Gasana (19), Asher Zegno (11), Wesley Olmeda (10) and Sean Venator (10). The Crusaders were paced by Mateo Ancic’s 18 points and 12 from Abdalha Ramadhani.
Central improves to 2-7 with the win, while Memorial has now dropped three-straight and falls to 4-5 on the year.
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Behind a game-high 17 points from Madison Pepra-Omani, Manchester Central cruised past Manchester Central, 63-42, on Thursday night.
Emma Rossi also netted double figures for the Crusaders, while Jayce Mendez (14), McKenna Schweiderman (14) and Sylvie Boingasimbo (10) all reach double digits for the Little Green.
With the victory, Memorial snaps a five-game skid and improves to 5-5 on the season. Central falls to 0-9.
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The Alvirne girls trailed Manchester Memorial 29-20 at the half, but rallied in the second half to come away with a 53-43 victory on Thursday night.
The Broncos were paced by 13 points from Paige McKinley and 10 apiece from Alyssa Scharn and Jamie O’Connor. Nyasia McKelvey led the Crusaders with 12 points, while Madison Pepra-Omani added 10 points of her own.
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Manchester Memorial went crosstown and came away with a thrilling come-from-behind victory, 63-60, at Trinity on Tuesday night. The Pioneers jumped out to a 18-10 lead after the opening quarter and took a 36-30 lead to the half. The second half belonged to the Crusaders, however, as Memorial outscored Trinity 15-12 in the third and 18-12 in the fourth to earn the hard-fought win.
Abdalha Ramadhani led the Crusaders with 26 points, while teammates Mateo Ancic (13) and Devin Lavallee (12) chipped in with double digits as well. For the Pioneers, Tyler Bike poured in a game-high 28 points and Devohn Ellis added 14.
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After starting the season with two close losses, Manchester Memorial recorded its first win of the season with a thrilling 56-55 victory over visiting Merrimack on Thursday night.
It was a back and forth affair that saw the lead change hands four times in the final two minutes. Abdalha Ramadhani’s jump hook in the lane proved to be the game winner for the Crusaders, who improve to 1-2 on the season. Ramadhani led Memorial with a team-high 15 points, while teammates Kellen Kay (11) Devin Lavallee (10) chipped in with double-digits as well.
The Tomahawks (2-2) were led by a game-high 16 points from Isaac Infante and 14 points from Luke Desfosses.
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Plymouth State hosted UMass-Dartmouth on Saturday and John-Scott Sherburne was on-hand to send us some photos of the Panther rosters that are littered with New Hampshire grown talent. Check out the full photo gallery below…
