Tag: Newfound

Newport controls Newfound, advances to quarters

By: KJ Cardinal

NEWPORT, NH – No. 7 Newport jumped out to an early lead and never looked backed as the Tigers earned a 66-46 win over No. 10 Newfound on Tuesday night in Division III first round action.

Aaron Fellows poured in a game-high 30 points to lead Newport to the win, while running mate Christian Forsythe added 20 points. The Bears were paced by 14 points from Jayden Belyea.

The Tigers advance to the quarterfinals to take on No. 2 Mascoma Valley on Friday.

Check out the full photo gallery by Chris LaClair of Chris Clicks Photography…

Newfound Boys at Newport (2.18.2025) - Chris LaClair
Newfound Boys at Newport (2.18.2025) – Chris LaClair
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Newfound earns tough win at White Mountains

By: Logan Paronto

WHITEFIELD, NH – Newfound uses balanced scoring attack to earn a 60-58 victory at White Mountains on Thursday night.

Landin Sargent piled in 13 points to lead the Bears, while Kasen Smith dropped a season-high 31 points, including all 12 of the Spartans’ fourth quarter points in the loss.

With the win, Newfound improves to 2-1, while White Mountains remains winless and drops to 0-3.

Check out the full photo gallery of the action by Hannah Smith…

Newfound Boys at White Mountains (12.19.24) - Hannah Smith
Newfound Boys at White Mountains (12.19.24) – Hannah Smith
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White Mountains rolls past Newfound

By: Logan Paronto

WHITEFIELD, NH – White Mountains started hot and stayed hot in its 54-14 home victory against Newfound on Thursday night.

Harper Rowe had a game high 14 points, including 4 from beyond the arc, while Mackie Foss added 10 for the Spartans.

White Mountains wins its first game of the year, moving to 1-2. Newfound drops to 0-3 following the loss.

White Mountains Girls at Newfound (12.19.24) - JS Sherburne
White Mountains Girls at Newfound (12.19.24) – JS Sherburne
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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

Inter-Lakes defeats Newfound

Inter-Lakes went on the road and defeated Newfound, 47-38 on Tuesday night.

The Lakers were led by a trio of double-digit scorers: Ben Beaudoin (13), Rafe Bean (11) and Addie Kernen (10). The Bears were paced by Calvin Colby and Jayden Belyea with 12 and 10 points, respectively.

With the win, Inter-Lakes improves to 6-8 on the season, while Newfound falls to 2-12.

Check out the full gallery of the action by John Scott Sherburne…

While we were away…

This week, we completed a complete overhaul and upgrade of our server to better serve our growing coverage. During our outage, we provided photo coverage of 17 games! These were all still viewable on our social media outlets, but we wanted to make sure they made it to the website.

Below is a list of the games we covered with links to the photo galleries. Enjoy the show!

Trio leads Gilford past visiting Newfound

Henry Sleeper (24 points), Cooper Perkins (21) and Logan Grant (20) combined for 65 points for lead Gilford to a 78-48 victory over visiting Newfound on Friday night.

The Bears were led by 16 points from Vinnie Defosses. The Golden Eagles improve to 3-0 with the victory, while Newfound fall to 1-2.

Check out photos of the action from our newest contributor Danielle Cook of DC Sports Photos…

Huge third quarter propels Newfound past Berlin

The Newfound Bears started slow, but finished strong and came away with a 62-45 victory over visiting Berlin on Wednesday night in Bristol.

The Mountaineers led 18-8 after one and 25-23 after two, but the Bears exploded with a 26-10 third quarter to take control of the game and roll to the win.

Newfound was paced by 16 points from Calvin Colby and 14 from Vinnie Defosses. Berlin was led by Haden Poulin’s 22 points.

With the win, the Bears improve to 1-1 on the season, while the Mountaineers fall to 0-2.

Check out photos of the action by John Scott Sherburne…

#5 Hopkinton flies past #12 Newfound

The fifth-seeded Hopkinton Hawks flew past #12 Newfound, 45-24, on Wednesday night in first round action of the NHIAA Girls Basketball Division III State Tournament.

The Hawks were led by a game-high 14 points from Shaylee Murdough and 12 from Maddie Carmichael.

Hopkinton advances to the quarterfinals on Saturday where they will take on #4 Prospect Mountain.

Check out the full gallery of the action by our Jill Stevens…

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