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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

D-III St. Thomas hands D-IV Derryfield first loss

Cole McClure poured in a game-high 26 points, including six three-pointers, to lead Division III St. Thomas to a 62-48 victory over D-IV Derryfield on Monday night in Manchester.

The Saints racked up 23 first-quarter points to jump out to an early nine-point lead after one and never looked back.

James Allen (15) and Will Molica (10) both added double-digits for STA as well. Derryfield was led by 12 points from Alex Comire and 10 from Jack Krasnof.

With the win, St. Thomas improves to 11-1 on the season, while the Cougars fall to 10-1.

Check out photos of the action by Cindy Lavigne of Lavigne’s Live Shots…

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!

Saints soar past Hilltoppers

St. Thomas went on the road and soared past host Somersworth, 66-23, on Tuesday night.

The Saints jumped out to a quick 15-5 lead after one quarter of play and never looked back.

STA was led by 16 from Cole McClure and 12 from Will Mollica. The Hilltoppers were paced by 10 points from Thomas Rees.

With the win, St. Thomas improves to 7-1 on the season and currently sits at second place in the Division III standings, while Somersworth falls to 1-6.

Check out the full gallery of the action by Heidi Green…

Mascoma Valley knocks off St. Thomas, advances to D-III final

Third-seeded Mascoma Valley jumped out to a 36-12 lead at the half and held on for a 62-49 victory over #2 St. Thomas in semifinal action of the Division III Boys Basketball State Tournament on Wednesday night at Goffstown High School.

The Royals punch their ticket to the title game where they will take on top-seeded and three-time defending state champion Gilford on Saturday at Keene State College at 8:00 pm. 

Mascoma was led by a game-high 23 points from Zach Thompson and TJ Mardin added 15. Brady Rogers paced St. Thomas with 18 points, while AJ Reinerston chipped in with 14.

There are two photo galleries from this game. One by Jeff Criss of Perfect Photos [view here] and one by Dave Beliveau [view here]. Both galleries are below…

#10 Monadnock knocks off #7 Saints

Tenth-seeded Monadnock went on the road and upset #7 St. Thomas, 57-47, in first round action of the NHIAA Girls Basketball Division III State Tournament on Wednesday night in Dover. 

The Huskies trailed by four entering the fourth quarter, 41-37, and outscored the Saints 20-6 in the final stanza to come away with the victory. 

Bailee Soucia pumped in a game-high 20 points to lead Monadnock to the quarterfinal round, while Breanne Lawrence (12) and Regan Kidney (10) also scored in double-figures.  

The Saints were led by 10 points apiece from Emma Torriello and Emilie Vonder Linden.

Monadnock advances to the quarterfinal round where they will take on #2 Concord Christian on Saturday. 

Check out the full gallery of the action by Dave O’Brien of Your Athletes in Action…