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NHIAA preseason heats up

By: KJ Cardinal

Just like the unseasonably warm weather, the 2024-25 NHIAA season is beginning to heat up as well.

Yesterday marked the first practice date for Division IV squads with many holding tryouts around the state. D-III follows suit next week (Nov. 25) with D-I & D-II just seven days later as well (Dec. 2).

The D-IV season official tips off with 2024-25 opening night being held on Friday, Dec. 6, while Divisions I, II & III throw it up on Dec. 13.

Before we get to the regular-season slate, however, there are six official NHIAA sanctioned preseason jamborees on the docket. Check out the events below as this will be your first chance to see these squads in action…

DATEGENDEREVENTHOSTPARTICIPANTS
December 1GirlsPreseason Basketball JamboreeLin-WoodHoly Family, Concord Christian, Franklin, Lin-Wood
December 3BoysNewfound InvitationalNewfoundInter-Lakes, Winnisquam, Laconia, Plymouth, White Mountains, Newfound
December 7BoysBelmont Boys Basketball Preseason JamboreeBelmontMascoma, Monadnock, Newport, Belmont
December 7BoysPinkerton Basketball JamboreePinkertonCentral Catholic, Malden Catholic, Salem, Greater Lawrence Tech, Pinkerton
December 7GirlsPreseason JamboreeKennettWhite Mountains, Inter-Lakes, Berlin, Fryeburg, Kingswood, Plymouth, Gilford, Laconia, Prospect Mountain, Moultonborough, Littleton, Kennett
December 7BoysNH Sports Page Basketball JamboreeLondonderryNashua South, Kearsarge, Pelham, St. Thomas, Pinkerton, Windham, Trinity, Bow, Portsmouth, Pembroke, Londonderry

Littleton cruises to quarterfinals past Moultonborough

No. 2 Littleton outscored #15 Moultonborough 25-6 in the 1st quarter and cruised to a 71-36 win in first round play of the 2024 NHIAA Division IV Boys Basketball State Tournament on Monday night.

The Crusaders advance to the quarterfinals and will host #10 Groveton on Thursday.

Littleton was led four dougle-figure scorers: Kayden Hoskins (15), Dre Akines (13), Mikey Rodriguez (11) and Sam Reagey (10). The Panthers were paced by 10 points from Brodie Bacon.

Check out the full gallery by John Scott Sherburne…

Gorham gets going early, cruises past Moultonborough

Gorham jumped out to a quick 25-8 lead after the first quarter of play and cruised to a 71-48 win over visiting Moultonborough on Friday night.

The Huskies used balanced scoring in the victory as they had four double-digits scorers: Isaac Langlois (19 points), Brendan Saladino (15), Jack Saladino (15) and Max Grondin (15). The Panthers were paced by 11 points apiece from Brodie Bacon and Ethan Tilton.

With the win, Gorham improves to 5-3 on the season, while Moultonborough falls to 3-4.

Check out the full photo gallery by Greg Alnwick…

Moultonborough finishes strong at Gorham

Moultonborough entered the fourth quarter down two, 20-18, but the Panthers closed out the game on a 15-8 run to come away with a 33-28 victory at Gorham on Friday night.

Alicia Johnson led Moultonborough with 11 points, while the Huskies were paced by a game-high 15 points from Madison Girouard.

With the win, the Panthers have now won three of their last four to improve to 3-4 on the season, while Gorham falls to 2-6.

Check out the full photo gallery of the action by Greg Alnwick…

Holiday leftovers

Even though we covered an impressive 50 games between Christmas and the New Year, we actually still have some holiday leftovers to share. We’ve got eight more games that our contributors captured images of during the break. Check out the full galleries at the links below…

• SOUHEGAN BOYS VS. MILFORD (DEC. 28, 2023) – BETSY HANSEN
• PITTSBURG-CANAAN BOYS VS. MASCOMA (DEC. 27, 2023) – GREG ALNWICK
• NASHUA NORTH BOYS VS. NASHUA SOUTH (DEC. 29, 2023) – BETSY HANSEN
• MILFORD GIRLS VS. SOUHEGAN (DEC. 29, 2023) – BETSY HANSEN
• GROVETON GIRLS AT MOULTONBORO (DEC. 22, 2023) – SHIRLEY NICKLES
• GROVETON BOYS AT MOULTONBORO (DEC. 22, 2023) – SHIRLEY NICKLES
• BERLIN GIRLS AT GORHAM (DEC. 27, 2023) – GREG ALNWICK
• BERLIN BOYS AT GORHAM (DEC. 27, 2023) – GREG ALNWICK