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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…

[Newfound coverage is brought to you by Choice Physical Therapy]

Red Raiders roll past Bears

Belmont got back to its winning ways on Tuesday night with a convincing 69-19 victory over visiting Newfound. The Red Raiders snapped a two-game skid to improve to 6-2 on the season, while the Bears drop to 1-7.

Keegan Martinez led Belmont with a game-high 16 points, while Tyler Carroll chipped in with 11. Newfound was paced by 10 points from Zack Stevens.

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

Undefeated Conant cruises to D-III girls title game

Undefeated Conant showed absolutely no signs of slowing down in the semifinals as the top-seeded Orioles cruised to a 60-23 victory over #4 Newfound on Wednesday night to advance to the finals of the NHIAA Division III Girls Basketball State Tournament. 

Conant was led by a game-high 23 points from Emma Tenters, while the Bears were paced by Malina Bohlmann’s 9 points. 

The Orioles will take on #6 Monadnock on Sunday at 1:00 pm at Keene State College.

📰 Opening day is on the way

The wait is almost over. On Friday, December 10th, 84 of the 88 NHIAA boys varsity basketball teams will be in action with 42 games around the state as the 2021-22 season gets underway.

St. Thomas Aquinas hits the road to take on Hillsboro-Deering at 5:30 pm to mark the first official tilt of the new campaign. The Saints and Hillcats last squared off on February 28, 2020 in the regular-season finale as St. Thomas came away with an easy 72-46 victory at home.

Eight other contests tipoff at 6:00 pm, with 24 match-ups at 6:30 pm and nine more at 7:00 pm. It’s the most games on a single day all season long, so there’s no good reason to not get out and catch some local action on Friday night.

See you at the gym.

2021-22 Opening Day Action

DateGameTime/ResultsDivision
Hillsboro-Deering vs St. Thomas AquinasDivision III
Laconia vs Oyster RiverDivision II
Belmont vs BerlinDivision III
Campbell vs Fall MountainDivision III
Gilford vs MonadnockDivision III
Kearsarge vs Mascoma ValleyDivision III
Franklin vs ProfileDivision IV
Exeter vs DoverDivision I
Manchester Memorial vs GoffstownDivision I
Nashua North vs KeeneDivision I
Trinity vs Manchester CentralDivision I
Alvirne vs MerrimackDivision I
Concord vs PinkertonDivision I
Winnacunnet vs PortsmouthDivision I
Spaulding vs SalemDivision I
Nashua South vs TimberlaneDivision I
ConVal vs HanoverDivision II
Pelham vs John StarkDivision II
Coe-Brown vs Manchester WestDivision II
Sanborn vs Merrimack ValleyDivision II
Milford vs PlymouthDivision II
Kingswood vs SouheganDivision II
Conant vs SomersworthDivision III
Newfound vs Prospect MountainDivision III
Raymond vs MascenicDivision III
White Mountains vs WinnisquamDivision III
Littleton vs GorhamDivision IV
Groveton vs Lin-WoodDivision IV
Holy Family vs NewmarketDivision IV
Derryfield vs NuteDivision IV
Pittsburg-Canaan vs WoodsvilleDivision IV
Bedford vs Bishop GuertinDivision I
Londonderry vs WindhamDivision I
Bow vs Bishop BradyDivision II
Pembroke vs LebanonDivision II
Hopkinton vs NewportDivision III
Portsmouth Christian vs FarmingtonDivision IV
Mount Royal vs HinsdaleDivision IV
Wilton-Lyndeborough vs PittsfieldDivision IV
Epping vs SunapeeDivision IV