By: Logan Paronto
GOFFSTOWN, NH – Salem went on the road and improved to 3-0 on the season with a dominant 59-17 victory at Goffstown on Thursday night.
The Blue Devils were led by 17 points from Lindsay Goetz, while Lily George also scored in double-digits with 13 points, 12 of which came in the first quarter.
The Grizzlies fall to 0-3 to start the year.
Check out the full photo gallery by Dave Beliveau…
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…
| DATE | GENDER | EVENT | HOST | PARTICIPANTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | Girls | Preseason Basketball Jamboree | Lin-Wood | Holy Family, Concord Christian, Franklin, Lin-Wood |
| December 3 | Boys | Newfound Invitational | Newfound | Inter-Lakes, Winnisquam, Laconia, Plymouth, White Mountains, Newfound |
| December 7 | Boys | Belmont Boys Basketball Preseason Jamboree | Belmont | Mascoma, Monadnock, Newport, Belmont |
| December 7 | Boys | Pinkerton Basketball Jamboree | Pinkerton | Central Catholic, Malden Catholic, Salem, Greater Lawrence Tech, Pinkerton |
| December 7 | Girls | Preseason Jamboree | Kennett | White Mountains, Inter-Lakes, Berlin, Fryeburg, Kingswood, Plymouth, Gilford, Laconia, Prospect Mountain, Moultonborough, Littleton, Kennett |
| December 7 | Boys | NH Sports Page Basketball Jamboree | Londonderry | Nashua South, Kearsarge, Pelham, St. Thomas, Pinkerton, Windham, Trinity, Bow, Portsmouth, Pembroke, Londonderry |
Bedford put a bow on its undefeated regular season with an 82-32 win over visiting Salem on Thursday night.
The Bulldogs clinch the #1 seed for the upcoming Division I state tournament which gets underway on Tuesday.
Check out the full gallery by Cindy Lavigne of Lavigne’s Live Shots…
By Jayda Davis
Salem cruised past Timberlane at home 50-38 on Tuesday night. The win put a halt to the Blue Devils six-game losing streak.
Ryan Morse scored a game-high 21 points for the Blue Devils, while Zack Sangermano added 18.
With the win, Salem stops their skid and improves to 5-6 on the season, while Timberlane falls to 0-11.
Check out photos of the action by Todd Grzywacz of Stonewall Photography…
Host Windham held visiting Salem to just 17 first-half points en route to a 61-42 victory on Friday night.
The Jaguars were led by four double-digit scorers: Jack Koutrobis (15), Ben Roy (12), Tyler Jordan (12), Jack Begley (10). Salem was paced by 10 points apiece from Brock James and Ryan Morse.
With the win, Windham improves to 5-3 on the season, while Salem has now dropped four-straight to fall to 4-4.
Check out the full photo gallery of the action by Betsy Hansen…
Salem trailed 30-24 at the break, but used an 18-2 third quarter to roll to a 55-42 victory at Windham on Friday night.
The Blue Devils were led by 24 points from Lillian George, including six three pointers. Lindsay Goetz added 10 as well for Salem.
Meghan Husson paced the Jaguars with 13 points, while Paige Carboni chipped in with 11.
With the win, Salem improves to 7-2 on the season while Windham has a three-game win streak snapped and falls to 7-2.
Check out the full photo gallery of the action by Betsy Hansen…
Behind a game-high 33 points from Ryan Morse, the Salem Blue Devils went on the road and gave host Goffstown their first loss of the season, 55-49, on Tuesday night.
Brock James also added 11 points for Salem. Isaiah Santos was the lone Grizzly in double figures with 13 points.
With the win, the Blue Devils improve to 4-0 on the season, while Goffstown falls to 3-1.
Check out photos of the action by Dave Beliveau…
Two of the top teams in Division I battled at the Queen City Invitational Tournament with Bedford coming out on top over Salem. Brady O’Connell and Luke Soden, who notched his 1,000th career point, caught up with our Andy Romike after the game. Check out the highlights and interview…
Fourth-seeded Goffstown used a 24-point third quarter to defeat #13 Salem, 58-30, on Tuesday night in first round action of the NHIAA Division I Girls Basketball State Tournament.
The Grizzlies advance to the quarterfinals where they will host #5 Pinkerton on Friday at 7:00 pm.
The Blue Devils kept the affair low scoring in the first half and trailed 21-14 at the break, but Goffstown blew things open in the third behind 13 points in the quarter from senior Ava Winterburn. The Grizzlies outscored the Blue Devils 24-7 in the stanza and rolled to a 28-point victory.
Goffstown was led by a game-high 25 points from Winterburn, while Maggie Sasso also added 19 for the Grizzlies. Pacing Salem was Ayla Regan with a team-high 14 points.
Check out the full gallery of the action by Dave Beliveau…
Bishop Guertin led by just one after the first quarter, 16-15, but then turned it on as the Cardinals rolled to an 80-43 victory over host Salem on Friday night.
Luke Anderson paced BG with a game-high 17 points, while Matt Santosuosso (15) and Logan Lowney (14) chipped in with double figures as well. The Blue Devils were led by 12 points from Zack Carrien.
Check out highlights of the action by our very own Tim Lee…
