The Granite State is abuzz with Josh Robie reaching the 2,000-point milestone on Thursday night. Watch as some of the biggest names in New Hampshire basketball history welcome Josh to the prestigious and elusive club…
Tag: Mascoma Valley
St. Thomas downs Mascoma, advances to final
No. 2 St. Thomas punched its ticket to the Division III championship game with a 57-38 win over #3 Mascoma Valley on Tuesday night in semifinal round action of the NHIAA state tournament at Bow High School.
The Saints will take on top-seeded Conant for all the marbles at Keene State College on Saturday at 8:00 pm.
St. Thomas found itself trailing 17-14 after the 1st quarter of play, but a 16-5 second quarter gave the Saints a 30-22 lead at the break and they never looked back. St. Thomas cranked up the defense in the second half as Dave Morissette’s squad allowed just 16 points and soared to a 19-point win.
James Allen led all scorers with 15 points for the Saints, while Carson Couperthwait (12), Cole McClure (11) and Will Mollica (10) all chipped in for St. Thomas’ balanced offense. The Royals were paced by 13 points from TJ Mardin and 10 from Brayden Pierce.
Check out the full photo gallery by Jeff Criss of Perfect Photos…
Mascoma Valley advances to semis on buzzer beater
A deep three by Brayden Pierce beat the buzzer and gave #3 Mascoma Valley a 62-59 overtime victory over #6 White Mountains on Friday night in quarterfinal action of the NHIAA Division III State Tournament.
The Royals advance to the semifinals where they will take on #2 St. Thomas on Tuesday. The site is still to be determined.
Pierce led all scorers with a game-high 23 points for Mascoma, while James Thomas added 12. The Spartans were led by a trio of double-digit scorers: Avery Woodburn (21), Aiden Whipple (17) and Kasen Smith 12.
Check out the massive photo gallery as John Scott Sherburne and Hannah Smith were both on site to capture the big game…
While we were away…
This week, we completed a complete overhaul and upgrade of our server to better serve our growing coverage. During our outage, we provided photo coverage of 17 games! These were all still viewable on our social media outlets, but we wanted to make sure they made it to the website.
Below is a list of the games we covered with links to the photo galleries. Enjoy the show!
- Bedford Girls at Concord (Jan. 12, 2024) – JOHN SCOTT SHERBURNE
- Berlin Girls at Gorham (Jan. 12, 2024) – GREG ALNWICK
- Berlin Boys at Gorham (Jan. 12, 2024) – GREG ALNWICK
- Newmarket Girls at Groveton (Jan. 12, 2024) – SHIRLEY NICKLES
- Newmarket Boys at Groveton (Jan. 12, 2024) – SHIRLEY NICKLES
- Bow Girls at Milford (Jan. 12, 2024) – BETSY HANSEN
- Brewster vs. Montverde (Jan. 13, 2024) – KJ CARDINAL
- Great Bay Women vs. Albany College of Pharmacy (Jan. 14, 2024) – HEIDI GREEN
- Great Bay Men vs. Albany College of Pharmacy (Jan. 14, 2024) – HEIDI GREEN
- St. Anselm Men vs. Pace (Jan. 16, 2024) – TODD GRZYWACZ
- St. Anselm Women vs. Pace (Jan. 16, 2024) – TODD GRZYWACZ
- Winnacunnet Girls Varsity at Goffstown (Jan 17, 2024) DAVE BELIVEAU
- Hanover Boys at Pembroke (Jan. 15, 2024) – JOHN SCOTT SHERBURNE
- Raymond Boys at St. Thomas (Jan. 17, 2024) – JEFF CRISS
- Newfound Girls at Mascoma (Jan. 17, 2024) – JOHN SCOTT SHERBURNE
- Littleton Girls at White Mountains (Jan. 16, 2024) – HANNAH SMITH
- Gilford Boys at Hopkinton (Jan. 17, 2024) – DANIELLE COOK
Perfection: Gilford completes perfect season, captures fourth-straight D-III crown
The top-seeded Gilford Golden Eagles completed the perfect season on Saturday night with a convincing 69-43 victory over #3 Mascoma Valley to come away with their fourth-straight NHIAA Division III Boys Basketball State Championship.
Jalen Reese poured in a game-high 24 points to lead Gilford, while Logan Grant (16), Isaiah Reese (14) and Sam Cheek (10) also netted double-figures for the Golden Eagles.
Mascoma was led by 17 points from Zach Thompson and 12 from Aidan Smith.
Check out the highlights by our Tim Lee…
Check out the photo gallery by Jeff Criss of Perfect Photos…
Mascoma Valley knocks off St. Thomas, advances to D-III final
Third-seeded Mascoma Valley jumped out to a 36-12 lead at the half and held on for a 62-49 victory over #2 St. Thomas in semifinal action of the Division III Boys Basketball State Tournament on Wednesday night at Goffstown High School.
The Royals punch their ticket to the title game where they will take on top-seeded and three-time defending state champion Gilford on Saturday at Keene State College at 8:00 pm.
Mascoma was led by a game-high 23 points from Zach Thompson and TJ Mardin added 15. Brady Rogers paced St. Thomas with 18 points, while AJ Reinerston chipped in with 14.
There are two photo galleries from this game. One by Jeff Criss of Perfect Photos [view here] and one by Dave Beliveau [view here]. Both galleries are below…
Belmont downs Mascoma in battle of unbeatens
Undefeated Belmont (4-0) handed Mascoma Valley (3-1) their first loss of the season as the Bears downed the Royals, 46-38, on Wednesday night. Belmont’s Keegan Martinez led all scorers with 14 points, while teammates Sam Reposa (12) and Anakin Underhill (10) both chipped in with double figures as well. Mascoma was paced by 11 points from James Thomas and 10 from Tanner Moulton.
Check out highlights of the action…
The Romike Report: Royals rolls past Cougars
The Romike Report with Andy Romike was on the scene in Canaan as Mascoma Valley played host to Kearsarge on Tuesday night. This one was all Royals as Zach Thompson led Mascoma to a convincing 53-31 victory.
603 in the NCAA
Let’s celebrate the best of the best from the NHIAA that have continued their careers into the NCAA. Below is a list of NHIAA ballers that are currently playing at the collegiate level.
Help us grow this list. If you have additions, please email kj@ball603.com. Thanks for the assist!
| NAME | HIGH SCHOOL | COLLEGE | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Pitman | Pembroke Academy / Tilton | Assumption | Freshman |
| Jacob Gibbons | Exeter / Tilton | Assumption | Sophomore |
| Sean Peterson | Holy Family | Colby-Sawyer | Freshman |
| Catherine Chick | Kennett | Colby-Sawyer | Freshman |
| Bree Lawrence | Monadnock | Colby-Sawyer | Freshman |
| Megan Molettieri | Pelham | Colby-Sawyer | Junior |
| Lauren McKee | Littleton | Colby-Sawyer | Sophomore |
| Eliza Mitchell | Keene | Colby-Sawyer | Freshman |
| Kaylee Manzella | Littleton | Colby-Sawyer | Sophomore |
| Lia Raynowska | Exeter | Colby-Sawyer | Senior |
| Ashlyn Smith | Keene | Endicott | Freshman |
| Sarah Dempsey | Windham | Endicott | Junior |
| Ty Vitko | Dover | Endicott | Senior |
| Drew Brown | Pelham | Endicott | Senior |
| Joey DaSilva | Windham | Endicott | Junior |
| Andrew Politi | Trinity | Franklin Pierce | Sophomore |
| Isaac Jarvis | Concord Christian ’22 | Gordon | Sophomore |
| Isabella Rivera | Bishop Brady ’21 | Gordon | Junior |
| Ami Rivera | Bishop Brady ’21 | Gordon | Junior |
| Cassidy Dillon | Londonderry ‘23 | Gordon | Freshman |
| Aryanna Murray | Nashua South | Keene State | Junior |
| Brynn Rautiola | Conant ‘23 | Keene State | Freshman |
| Abbie Kozlowski | Dover ‘23 | Keene State | Freshman |
| Kaitlyn Stowell | Monadnock ‘23 | Keene State | Freshman |
| Avery Stewart | Fall Mountain ‘23 | Keene State | Freshman |
| Liam Johnston | Keene | Keene State | Sophomore |
| Sera Hodgson | Conant | Maine | Junior |
| Gwen Merrifield | Plymouth | Manhattanville | Junior |
| Matt McCool | Souhegan | Marist | Sophomore |
| Johnny McBride | Souhegan ’22 | Messiah | Sophomore |
| Mike Strazerri | Pembroke ‘23 | New England College | Freshman |
| Justin Dunne | Pinkerton | New England College | Junior |
| Macy Gordon | Merrimack Valley | New England College | Sophomore |
| Maizie Barker | Nashua South ’23 | New England College | Freshman |
| Mackenzie McDonald | Merrimack Valley | New England College | Sophomore |
| Jon Willeman | Lebanon ’20 | New Hampshire | Senior |
| Alex Tavares | Portsmouth / Great Bay CC | New Hampshire | Junior |
| Silas Bernier | Conant | Norwich | Senior |
| Caden Brown | Bedford ‘23 | Plymouth State | Freshman |
| Riley Marsh | Gilford ’22 | Plymouth State | Sophomore |
| Elijah Swanson | Inter-Lakes | Plymouth State | Junior |
| Ryan Canabano | Concord | Plymouth State | Senior |
| Matthew Santosuosso | Bishop Guertin ‘23 | Plymouth State | Freshman |
| Jared Khalil | Sanborn ‘23 | Plymouth State | Freshman |
| Jack St. Hilaire | Windham ’23 | Plymouth State | Freshman |
| Maxwell Galbraith | Hanover | Plymouth State | Sophomore |
| Kevin Newton-Delgado | Hopkinton | Plymouth State | Junior |
| Jayden Montgomery | Nashua North ‘23 | Plymouth State | Freshman |
| Christian Barr | John Stark | Plymouth State | Senior |
| Sophie George | Laconia | Plymouth State | Sophomore |
| Natalie Harris | Coe-Brown | Plymouth State | Senior |
| Ashley Stephens | Pembroke Academy / Tilton | Plymouth State | Freshman |
| Alli Ingalls | Pinkerton | Plymouth State | Junior |
| Bri Wilcox | Bishop Guertin | Plymouth State | Junior |
| Marissa Kenison | Groveton ‘23 | Plymouth State | Freshman |
| Lea Crompton | Bow | Plymouth State | Senior |
| Isabella Abruzese | Windham | Plymouth State | Freshman |
| Angelina Nardolillo | Hinsdale | Rhode Island College | Junior |
| Elli Cox | Concord | Rhode Island College | Sophomore |
| Rob Baguidy | Goffstown ’22 | Rivier | Sophomore |
| Adam Razzaboni | Hollis-Brookline | Rivier | Junior |
| Anna Stawasz | Bishop Guertin | Rivier | Junior |
| Hannah Muchemore | Bishop Guertin | Rivier | Senior |
| Nodia Davenport | Groveton | Rivier | Junior |
| Anna Stenger | John Stark | Rivier | Senior |
| Jessica Carrier | Manchester Memorial | Rivier | Junior |
| Lyric Grumblatt | Manchester Memorial | Rivier | Senior |
| Alyssa Scharn | Alvirne ‘23 | Rivier | Freshman |
| Tommy Fraser | Bishop Brady | Saint Anselm | Senior |
| Brogan Shannon | Kingswood | Saint Anselm | Sophomore |
| Trevor Labrecque | Nashua North ‘23 | Saint Anselm | Freshman |
| Ava Winterburn | Goffstown ‘23 | SNHU | Freshman |
| Brandon Choate | Nashua North | SNHU | Junior |
| Royce Williams | Trinity | SNHU | Sophomore |
| Liz Cote | Kennett | Southern Maine | Senior |
| Hope Elias | Kennett ‘23 | Southern Maine | Freshman |
| Tamrah Gould | Manchester Memorial | Southern Maine | Senior |
| Megan Roberts | Hinsdale | Southern Maine | Junior |
| Max Stapelfeld | Hollis-Brookline | St. Joseph’s (ME) | Senior |
| Ben Seiler | Mascoma Valley | St. Joseph’s (ME) | Sophomore |
| Cadence Gilbert | Keene | St. Joseph’s (ME) | Freshman |
| Elisabeth Stapelfeld | Hollis-Brookline | St. Joseph’s (ME) | Junior |
| Jordyn Franzen | Salem | U. of New England | Senior |
| Ella Karavanic | Nashua South ’23 | U. of New England | Freshman |
| Makenna Grillone | Fall Mountain | U. of New England | Sophomore |
| Chad Martin | John Stark | VTSU Lyndon | Sophomore |
| Sage Smith | Colebrook | VTSU Lyndon | Junior |
| Leia Brunt | Plymouth ‘22 | William Smith | Sophomore |
| Brett Marelli | Winnacunnet | WPI | Junior |
Kearsarge comes from behind to punch ticket to D-III final
Trailing by three entering the fourth quarter, #3 Kearsarge rallied to pull off a, 45-42, come-from-behind win over #7 Mascoma on Tuesday night to advance to the NHIAA Division III Boys Basketball State Championship. The Cougars were led by a game-high 20 points from Chris Stanchfield, while the Royals were paced by Zach Thompson’s 16 points.
Onto the highlights…
Check out some photos by Jack Buffington Photography…
