Tag: Nashua South

Fourth-quarter flurry leads South past Pinkerton

DERRY, NH – Nashua South popped off a 30-point 4th quarter to propel the Panthers to a thrilling 81-75 road win at Pinkerton on Monday night.

South entered the final quarter of action trailing the Astros by two, 53-51. Enter Daniel Karavanic. The Panther sophomore poured in 15 points in the final stanza alone to lead South to the victory.

On the evening, Karavanic had 29 points, while Josh Tripp had 24 and Josh Caruso added 16.

Pinkerton was paced by 22 points from Brady Sullivan and Wilson Youssef (18) and Ryan Bonilla (16) were in double digits as well.

With the win, South improves to 2-0 on the season, while Pinkerton falls to 1-1.

Check out the full photo gallery by Cindy Lavigne of Lavigne’s Live Shots…

Nashua South Boys at Pinkerton (12.16.24) - CINDY LAVIGNE
Nashua South Boys at Pinkerton (12.16.24) – CINDY LAVIGNE
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Caruso leads Nashua South past Goffstown

GOFFSTOWN, NH – Behind a game-high 30 points from Josh Caruso, Nashua South went on the road and defeated Goffstown, 74-60, on Friday night in the season opener for both teams.

The Panthers outscored the Grizzlies 24-8 in the second quarter and followed that up with a 24-11 third quarter to blow the game open.

South had 13 players score, while Noah Durham led Goffstown with 17.

Check out the full photo gallery by Dave Beliveau…

Nashua South Boys at Goffstown (12.13.24) - DAVE BELIVEAU
Nashua South Boys at Goffstown (12.13.24) – DAVE BELIVEAU
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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

Marshall nets 2,000th point as Astros roll past South

Pinkerton’s Jackson Marshall became just the 13th boys player in New Hampshire basketball history to eclipse the 2,000-point plateau as the top-seeded Astros defeated No. 8 Nashua South 101-83 in quarterfinal round action of the Division I state tournament on Saturday.

With the win, Pinkerton advances to the semifinal round where they will take on No. 5 Trinity on Wednesday at 7:30 pm. The location of the semis is still to be determined.

Check out the full photo gallery by Betsy Hansen…

South sails past Portsmouth in first round

By Jayda Davis

Josh Caruso poured in a game-high 27 points to lead #8 Nashua South past #9 Portsmouth 76-61 in the first round of the NHIAA Division I State Tournament on Wednesday night.

The Panthers advance to the quarterfinals where they will face #1 Pinkerton on Saturday at 7:00 p.m.

Portsmouth led the first half 29-27, but the Panthers ran away with it in the second half outscoring the Clippers 49-32.

Caruso was 9-for-10 from the line, while Zac Castonguay (20 points) and Josh Trip (12) pitched in for the win. The Clippers were paced by Ryan Swartz (22) and Isaiah Reis (13).

Check out the highlights by our Simon Scott…

Goffstown overcomes slow start, downs South

Goffstown scored just three 1st-quarter points, before rally for a 49-42 victory over visiting Nashua South on Tuesday night.

The Grizzlies were led by 16 points from Maggie Sasso. The Panthers were paced by 17 points from Koharu Tanaka and 13 from Morgan Gillis.

With the win, Goffstown improves to 10-2 on the season, while South falls to 5-7.

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

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

Manchester Memorial downs Nashua South

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.

Check out Simon Scott’s Sights & Sounds from the game…