Tag: Nashua South

No. 5 Exeter knocks off No. 4 Nashua South

By: KJ Cardinal

NASHUA, NH – Fifth-seeded Exeter went on the road and defeated No. 4 Nashua South, 60-44, on Saturday in quarterfinal action of the Division I state tournament.

The Blue Hawks jumped out to a 16-8 lead after one quarter of play and took a 25-20 lead to the locker room. Exeter would outscore the host Panthers 35-24 in the second half to come away with the victory.

Nate McNuff led all scorers with a game-high 21 points for Exeter, while Nikolas Greco (19) and Tyler Ream (11) netted double-digits as well. South was paced by Josh Caruso’s 15 points.

The Blue Hawks move on to the state semifinals and will take on top-seeded Bedford on Wednesday at the Rochester Recreation Center at 7:30 p.m.

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Exeter Boys at Nashua South (03.8.25) - Jillana Stevens
Exeter Boys at Nashua South (03.8.25) – Jillana Stevens
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Sullivan’s 27 leads Londonderry past South in first round

By: KJ Cardinal

LONDONDERRY – Sammie Sullivan poured in a game-high 27 points to lead No. 2 Londonderry past No. 15 Nashua South, 73-29, in first round action of the NHIAA Division I state tournament on Monday night.

The Lancers advance to the semifinals to take on No. 7 Salem on Thursday night.

Londonderry opened the game with a 21-6 first quarter and never looked back. Joining Sullivan in double digits for the Lancers was Mia Giampa (15), Gemma Murray (13) and Brooke Eacrett (11).

South was paced by 15 points from Jaynilies De Jesus and 10 from Addison Borden.

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Nashua South Girls at Londonderry (3.3.25) - DAVE BELIVEAU
Nashua South Girls at Londonderry (3.3.25) – DAVE BELIVEAU
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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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