Tag: Mascoma Valley

Ballou & Tanner lead Mascoma past Monadnock

By: KJ Cardinal

CANAAN, NH – Bryce Ballou and Tanner Moulton combined for 48 points to lead Mascoma Valley to a 71-45 victory over visiting Monadnock on Friday night.

The Royals used a full court press to create turnovers and jumped out to a 32-22 lead at the half. Mascoma Valley then poured in 22 third quarter points to blow the game wide open and cruise to the victory.

Ballou tallied 28, while Moulton had 20. Colin Myers chipped in with 10 points as well for the Royals, who stretched their win streak to four games and improved to 8-1 on the season.

Brayden Pierce, an All-State guard for Mascoma Valley from a season ago, was injured in the first half and did not return.

The Huskies were led by 13 points from Tucker Johns and 12 from Kobe Kidney. Monadnock falls to 3-6 in defeat.

Check out the full photo gallery by our newest contributor, Sara Roberts…

Battle of unbeatens: Kearsarge closes out Mascoma

By: KJ Cardinal

NORTH SUTTON, NH – With the game tied at 44-44 entering the final frame, Kearsarge poured in 23 fourth-quarter points to come away with a 67-56 victory over visiting Mascoma Valley on Monday night.

It was a back-and-forth game for the first three quarters until the Cougars pulled away late to earn a key victory in a battle between undefeated teams.

Noah Whipple led all scorers with a game-high 27 points for Kearsarge, while Eli Whipple and Austin Needham added 15 and 13 points, respectively.

Mascoma Valley was paced by Bryce Ballou’s 25 points and Brayden Pierce (13) and Brody Goulette (10) chipped in with double-digits as well.

With the win, the Cougars improve to 6-0 on the season, while the Royals, who were playing without All-State forward Tanner Moulton, fall to 4-1.

Check out the full photo gallery by our newest contributor Haven Deschenes…

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!

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…