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Bedford blows past visiting Merrimack

By: Logan Paronto

BEDFORD, NH – Bedford poured in 27 fourth-quarter points and cruised past visiting Merrimack, 94-64, on Friday. 

After trailing by one following the opening quarter, the Bulldogs outscored Merrimack 70-39 in the following quarters to secure the win. 

Logan O’Connell (18 points) and Landon Ellsmore (17), Connor O’Rourke (11), Wiji Dak (10) and Jack Hinton (10) all scored in double-figures for Bedford. 

The Tomahawks were paced by game high 20 points from Ryan Elliot, with Nate Johnson adding 16. 

Bedford moves to 8-2, Merrimack drops to 5-4.

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Merrimack gets first win of the season at Spaulding

By: KJ Cardinal

ROCHESTER, NH – In a match-up between two winless teams, visiting Merrimack went on the road and defeated Spaulding, 37-31, on Friday night.

Abby Herod led the way for the Tomahawks with a game-high 16 points, while the Red Raiders were paced by Damiya Perkins’ 11 points.

With the win, Merrimack improves to 1-2 on the season, while Spaulding falls to 0-3.

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Keene survives Merrimack in double-overtime

KEENE, NH – It was an instant classic in Keene on Friday night as the host Blackbirds came away with a gritty 72-68 double-overtime victory over visiting Merrimack in Division I action.

Will Fontaine led all scorers with a game-high 24 points for Keene, while teammate Javon Massiah added 17, capped off by a massive three-pointer to with 13.9 seconds left on the clock to force double OT.

It was a back-and-forth affair all night as Keene led 10-2 after one quarter of play and later 29-20 at the half. The Tomahawks showed plenty grit of their own as they battled back from a 10-point deficit entering the 4th quarter and forced the first extra frame.

Merrimack was led by 17 points and five triples from Mikey Flerra. Noah Morrison (13 points), Ryan Elliot (12) and Henry Tobin (10) also added double-digits for the Tomahawks.

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Pinkerton downs Merrimack in regular-season finale

Behind a game-high 33 points from Charlie Ludden and 29 from Jackson Marshall, top-seeded Pinkerton defeated visiting Merrimack, 101-75, in the regular-season finale for both squads.

Drew Brander added 17 for the Astros that will be the No. 1 seed for the upcoming NHIAA Division I Boys Basketball State Tournament. Merrimack was paced by 26 points from Nate Johnson and 24 from Ryan Elliot.

The Tomahawks end the regular-season with an 8-10 record.

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Sasso nets 1000th, leads Goffstown past Merrimack

Maggie Sasso poured in a game-high 18 points, including the 1,000th of her career, to lead Goffstown to a 58-25 victory over visiting Merrimack on Wednesday night. 

Meredith Winterburn also added 15 points for the Grizzlies, while Gianna Maglio scored nine for the Tomahawks. 

With the win, Goffstown improves to 12-3 on the season and have their sights set on Londonderry (13-2) on Friday.

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Strong second-half leads Trinity past Merrimack

Trinity trailed by two at the half, before outscoring host Merrimack by 16 in the second half to roll to a 66-52 victory on Tuesday night.

The Pioneers were led by 14 points from Kevin Doherty, 13 from Evan Dunker and 11 apiece from Devohn Ellis and Shawn O’Neill. The Tomahawks were paced by a game-high 27 points from Jenson Monroe.

With the win, Trinity improves to 7-3 on the season, while Merrimack falls to 4-6.

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Trinity rolls past Merrimack

In a meeting between two winless Division I teams, the Trinity girls rolled to a 45-28 victory over visiting Merrimack on Tuesday night.

The Pioneers were led by 12 points from Sadie Mungerel, while the Tomahawks were paced by 12 from Avary Cruz and 10 from Mia Getchel.

With the win, Trinity improves to 1-9 on the season, while Merrimack falls to 0-9.

Check out the full photo gallery of the action by Dave Beliveau…

Merrimack hands North first loss of season

The Merrimack Tomahawks went on the road and came away with a hard-fought 51-47 victory at previously unbeaten Nashua North on Tuesday night.

Jenson Monroe led the way for the Tomahawks with a game-high 18 points, while Andrew McCarthy (15) and Jackson Rosa both added double-digits as well. The Titans were paced by Parth Miglani’s 17.

With the win, Merrimack improves to 3-2 on the season, while Nashua North drops their first game of the season and falls to 4-1.

Andy Romike was in Nashua to bring you the latest Romike Report…

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Winterburn torches Tomahawks

Ava Winterburn poured in an impressive 41 points to lead Goffstown over visiting Merrimack, 72-32, on Wednesday night.

Winterburn had 15 in the first quarter, 13 in the second and 10 in the third before playing limited minutes in the fourth where she netted three. Ava Vaughan added 10 points for the Grizzlies as well.

Madison McCaffery paced the Tomahawks with 16 points.

Check out the full gallery of the action by Dave Beliveau…