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No. 6 Keene upsets No. 3 Trinity, moves on to semifinals

By: KJ Cardinal

MANCHESTER, NH – No. 6 Keene went on the road and upset No. 3 Trinity, 59-58, on Saturday to advance to the semifinal round of the Division I state tournament.

The Blackbirds were paced by a trio of double-digit scorers as Javon Massiah netted 16 points and Jamal Stanley and Alex Holmes scored 10 points apiece.

The Pioneers were led by 18 points from Xander McBournie and 13 from Shawn O’Neil.

Keene advances to the semis to take on No. 2 Portsmouth on Wednesday at the Rochester Recreation Center at 5:30 p.m.

Check out the full photo gallery by Cindy Lavigne of Lavigne’s Live Shots…

Keene Boys at Trinity 03.08.25 CINDY LAVIGNE
Keene Boys at Trinity 03.08.25 CINDY LAVIGNE
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Trinity closes out Winnacunnet, advances to D-I quarters

By: Logan Paronto

MANCHESTER, NH – No. 3 Trinity overcame a first-half deficit to down No. 14 Winnacunnet 60-48 in Division I first round action on Wednesday night.

The Warriors led by five after the first and by one point at the half before the Pioneers showcased an offensive display in the second half.

Trinity would get scoring from five different players in the third, including three from beyond the arc as part of their 17-point quarter.

Shawn O’Neil paced the scoring for the Pioneers with 16 points, while Jordan Torres added 15 and Collin Charbenneau added 13 to round out the double-digit scoring.

Christian Chartier scored a game-high 20 points to lead the Warriors, while Kash Bailey added 12 to the box score.

Trinity will play host to No. 6 Keene in second round action on Saturday.

Winnacunnet ends its season with a 7-12 record.

Check out the full photo gallery by Jeff Criss of Perfect Photos…

Winnacunnet Boys at Trinity (03.05.25) - JEFF CRISS
Winnacunnet Boys at Trinity (03.05.25) – JEFF CRISS
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Second-half surge sends Trinity past Memorial

By: KJ Cardinal

MANCHESTER, NH – Host Trinity outscored Manchester Memorial 36-19 in the second half to come away with a 66-46 victory in Division I action on Tuesday night.

The Pioneers were paced by a game-high 21 points from Torres, while O’Neil (15 points) and Cherbenneau (12) both netted double-digits.

Bory Bory and Devin Lavallee netted 10 points apiece for the Crusaders.

With the win, Trinity closes out the regular season at 14-4 in a three-way tie for third in the D-I standings. Memorial falls to 10-8 and is in a three-way tie for eighth.

Check out the full photo gallery of the action by Cindy Lavigne of Lavigne’s Live Shots…

Memorial Boys at Trinity (02.25.25) - CINDY LAVIGNE
Memorial Boys at Trinity (02.25.25) – CINDY LAVIGNE
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Strong second half sends Trinity past Londonderry

By: KJ Cardinal

LONDONDERRY, NH – Trinity outscored host Londonderry by 14 points in the second half to earn a 69-61 victory on Friday night.

The Pioneers were paced by 15 points apiece by Jordan Torres and Collin Charbeneau and Xander McBournie added 12 points.

Leading the way for the Lancers was Nate Marshall with a game-high 17 points. Mason Paquette and Kiet Totten added 14 and 12 points, respectively.

With the win, Trinity improves to 11-4 on the season and is in a three-way tie for fourth in the Division I standings. Londonderry falls to 8-7 and is in a three-way tie of their own for ninth.

Check out the full photo gallery by Jeff Criss of Perfect Photos…

Trinity Boys at Londonderry (02.14.25) - Jeff Criss
Trinity Boys at Londonderry (02.14.25) – Jeff Criss
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Trinity beats the buzzer to knock off top-ranked Keene

By: KJ Cardinal

MANCHESTER, NH – Trailing by two points with 3.5 seconds remaining in overtime, Trinity’s Collin Charbenneau connected on a three-pointer as time expired to give the host Pioneers a 68-67 OT victory over visiting Keene in an instant-classic on Tuesday night.

The Blackbirds came into the game atop the Division I standings with a 10-1 record and used a dramatic buzzer beater of their own to force overtime as Kasen Abbott buried a three at the end of regulation to tie the game at 59-59.

Early on it didn’t look like there would be an epic finish to this one as Keene trailed by as many as 21 points. They came out flat to start the game, trailing 17-6 after one quarter of play and later 35-16 at the half.

The Blackbirds battled all the way back in the second half as Abbott’s straight-away three forced overtime. The extra session was tight throughout before Charbenneau’s dramatics.

Jordan Torres led all scorers with a game-high 20 points for Trinity, while Cherbenneau (19 points) and Jamar Alleyne (10) both added double digits. Keene was paced by 18 from Jamal Stanley, 17 from Javon Massiah, 12 from Will Fontaine and 11 from Fitch Hennessey. Abbott’s triple to force OT was his only three of the game as he finished with five points.

With the win, Trinity moves to 9-4 on the season and into a tie for fifth place in the D-I standings. Keene falls to 10-2 and sits one game behind Bedford in the win column.

Check out the full photo gallery by Dave Beliveau…

Keene Boys at Trinity (2.4.25) - DAVE BELIVEAU
Keene Boys at Trinity (2.4.25) – DAVE BELIVEAU
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Trinity closes out Alvirne

By: Logan Paronto

MANCHESTER, NH – Trinity outscored Alvirne 15-8 in the fourth quarter to close out a 49-45 win on Friday night. 

The Pioneers were paced by 15 points from Summer Cullen and 14 from Sadie Mungere, while Ella Hartson tallied a game-high 21, including four threes for the Broncos. 

Trinity snaps a three-game losing streak and moves to 4-7 on the season. Alvirne drops to 6-6 with the loss.

Check out the full photo gallery by Cindy Lavigne of Lavigne’s Live Shots…

Alvirne Girls at Trinity (01.31.25) - CINDY LAVIGNE
Alvirne Girls at Trinity (01.31.25) – CINDY LAVIGNE
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Charbonneau leads Trinity past Manchester Central

MANCHESTER, NH – Collin Charbonneau poured in a game-high 24 points, including six threes, to lead visiting Trinity to a 67-36 victory at Manchester Central on Monday night.

Jordan Torres (13 points) and Connor Cote (11) both chipped in with double digits for the Pioneers as well. Central was paced by Anthony Bama’s 10 points.

With the win, Trinity improves to 2-0 on the season, while Manchester Central falls to 0-2.

Check out the full photo gallery by Todd Grzywacz of Stonewall Photography…

Trinity Boys at Manchester Central (12.16.24) - Todd Grzywacz
Trinity Boys at Manchester Central (12.16.24) – Todd Grzywacz
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Allard nets 1000th point, leads Bedford past Trinity

BEDFORD, NH – Kate Allard tallied a game-high 17 points, including the 1,000th of her career, to lead Bedford to a 70-19 season-opening victory over Trinity on Friday night.

Bella Landies (15 points) and Ava Collins (10) both netted double-digits for the Bulldogs as well. The Pioneers were led by 8 points from Addison Moynihan.

Check out the full photo gallery by Cindy Lavigne of Lavigne’s Live Shots…

Trinity Girls at Bedford (12.13.24) - CINDY LAVIGNE
Trinity Girls at Bedford (12.13.24) – CINDY LAVIGNE
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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

Third quarter propels Pinkerton to title game

Top-seeded Pinkerton used a 26 point third-quarter to defeat No. 5 Trinity, 82-71, in semifinal round action of the NHIAA Division I Boys Basketball State Tournament on Wednesday night at Exeter High School.

The Astros advance to the title game and will face No. 3 Nashua North on Sunday at UNH. The game time is still to be determined.

Pinkerton’s Jackson Marshall was held to 13 points in the first half, but unloaded with 26 in the second half to lead all scorers with 39 points. Andrew Brander (22 points) and Charles Ludden (15) both netted double-digits for the Astros as well.

The Pioneers were paced by 22 points from Shawn O’Neil and 17 from Devohn Ellis.

Check out the full photo gallery by Jeff Criss of Perfect Photos…