Tag: Nashua South

Caruso drops 34, leads South past Winnacunnet

By: KJ Cardinal

HAMPTON, NH – Josh Caruso poured in a game-high 34 points, including six from beyond the arc, to lead Nashua South past host Winnacunnet, 67-59, on Monday night.

Daniel Karavanic added 11 for the Panthers. Christian Chartier paced the Warriors with 19 points and Mason McDonald (14) and Andrew Simmons (10) both netted double digits as well for Winnacunnet.

With the win, South improves to 12-4 and currently sits fourth in the Division I standings. The Warriors fall to 7-9.

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

Nashua South Boys at Winnacunnet (02.17.25) - CINDY LAVIGNE
Nashua South Boys at Winnacunnet (02.17.25) – CINDY LAVIGNE
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South starts slow, pulls away late over Winnacunnet

By: KJ Cardinal

NASHUA, NH – Nashua South trailed by six after one quarter of play but outscored visiting Winnacunnet 51-28 over the final three quarters to come away with a 60-43 win on Monday night.

Nicole De Jesus led the charge for the Panthers with a game-high 19 points, while Brooke Berger added 11. The Warriors were paced by Kaila Roy’s 12 points.

With the win, South improves to 7-10. Winnacunnet falls to 6-11.

Check out the full photo gallery by Betsy Hansen…

Winnacunnet Girls at Nashua South (02.17.25) - BETSY HANSEN
Winnacunnet Girls at Nashua South (02.17.25) – BETSY HANSEN
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Nashua South eases past Dover

By: Logan Paronto

NASHUA, NH – Nashua South jumped out to a 20-3 lead over Dover Friday night and cruised to a 72-39 win. 

The Panthers had four scorers reach double-figures, with Josh Caruso and Daniel Karavanic netting 14 points apiece, and Josh Tripp (13) and Linc Vanderhorst (11) rounding out the double-digit scoring. 

Owen Corringham scored 10 points to lead the Green Wave. 

With the win, South jumped to 11-4, Dover falls to 6-9.

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

Dover Boys at Nashua (02.14.25) - CINDY LAVIGNE
Dover Boys at Nashua (02.14.25) – CINDY LAVIGNE
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Bedford sinks South, moves to top of D-I

By: Logan Paronto

BEDFORD, NH – Bedford pushed its win streak to sixth and vaulted to the top of the Division I standings with a 68-58 win over visiting Nashua South on Tuesday night.

The Bulldogs were led by 21 points from Logan O’Connell, Wiji Dak added a season-high 17 points and Landon Ellsmore (13) and Connor O’Rourke (11) rounded out the double figure scoring.

Josh Caruso poured in a game-high 38 points to lead the Panthers, draining seven triples. Caruso is currently the top scorer in the division, averaging 27 points per game.

With the win, Bedford jumps to 11-2, while Nashua South drops to 9-4.

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

Nashua South Boys at Bedford 02.04.25 CINDY LAVIGNE
Nashua South Boys at Bedford 02.04.25 CINDY LAVIGNE
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South’s Caruso drops 40, knocks off unbeaten Portsmouth

By: Logan Paronto

NASHUA, NH – Nashua South’s Josh Caruso poured in 40 points as the host Panthers knocked off undefeated Portsmouth, 71-56, on Friday night.

Despite trailing 31-28 at halftime, the Panthers, outscored the Clippers by 18 in the second-half to secure the victory.

On the Portsmouth side, Isaiah Reis tallied a team-high 32, while Dylan Swartz added 13.

With the win, Nashua South moves to 7-3 and Portsmouth drops to 10-1.

Check out the full photo gallery by our Jill Stevens…

Portsmouth Boys Vs Nashua South (1-24-25)- Jillana Stevens
Portsmouth Boys Vs Nashua South (1-24-25)- Jillana Stevens
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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…