Ski Jumping

Hanover 392, Plymouth 372, Kennett 355, Concord 94, White Mountains 93, Lebanon 89

Key players: Concord – Sebastian Christie (8th, 176.5 score); Hanover  – Schuyler Clapp (1st, 220.8 score)

Highlights: Christie finished eighth at the NHIAA Ski Jumping State Championships on Friday at the Roger Burt Memorial Jump at Oak Hill in Hanover. Hanover swept the podium, going 1-2-3 and also finishing sixth and seventh to easily win the team title. Christie’s score was good to lift Concord – as a team of one – to fourth place.

Boys’ Basketball

Belmont 52, Conant 34

Key players: Belmont – Treshawn Ray (19 points), Anakin Underhill (12 points), Keegan Martinez (11 points), Brody Ennis (8 points)

Highlights: The Raiders won their regular-season finale on Friday night to lock up the No. 1 seed for the Division III postseason tournament which begins this week.

Records: Belmont 17-1; Conant 7-11

Bow 48, Pelham 24

Key players: Bow – Jake Reardon (19 points, 10 rebounds), Brendan O’Keeffe (15 points), Keenan Hubbard (6 points, 7 rebounds)

Highlights: The Falcons held a Pelham team averaging 61 points per game to just 24 to get the win.

Coach’s quote: “Great game all around tonight, but especially on the defensive end. That type of effort and execution is what it takes to beat a good team like Pelham. We have to continue to play that way on both ends as the season gets closer to March.” – Bow’s Eric Saucier

Records: Bow 10-4; Pelham 11-3

Coe-Brown 52, Oyster River 47

Key players: Coe-Brown – Jack Matson (20 points, 13 rebounds, 5 assists), Grant Hayes (9 points), Ryan Kouchoukos (7 points, 3 assists), Matthew Flanagan (6 points, 3 rebounds), James McKane (3 points, 5 assists), Carson Fowler (2 points)

Highlights: Friday night’s game saw several lead changes, but the Bears made some key stops in the fourth quarter to eventually come out on top against the rival Bobcats. 

Coach’s quote: “Hard fought 32 minutes game in front of a packed house.” – Coe-Brown’s Dave Smith

Records: Coe-Brown 12-3; Oyster River 9-5

Pembroke 57, Bishop Brady 21

Key players: Pembroke – Evan Berkeley (9 points), Andrew Fitzgerald (9 points), Jackson Tanguay (7 points); Bishop Brady – Ryan Casey (14 points)

Highlights: The Spartans came out strong leading 22-6 after one quarter and never looked back.

Coach’s quote: “It was a nice game to get everyone minutes and we had 12 different players score.” – Pembroke’s Michael Donnell

Records: Pembroke 13-1; Bishop Brady 2-12

Merrimack Valley 65, Manchester West 62, OT

Key players: MV – Aiden Gray (20 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists), Nic Oglesby (17 points, 10 rebounds), Thatcher Stearn (10 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists), Rodier Phaneuf (3 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists); West – Brayden Mariano (23 points)

Highlights: The Pride overcame a 15-point third quarter deficit to claim the win in overtime. Gray connected on a pair of free throws late in the fourth quarter to send the game to OT and Stearn hit a corner 3 to give MV its first lead of the game since the first quarter.

Coach’s quote: “We got down to a great West team and were able to fight back. Our effort on the defensive end in the fourth quarter and OT was what got us back into the game. (Manchester West) Coach (Rich) Otis does a great job with his team and it was a great atmosphere hosting them tonight.” – MV’s Kelly O’Brien

Records: MV 9-5; West 11-4

Concord Christian 72, Epping 46

Key players: Concord Christian – Jaden Young (23 points), Isaac Kirby (17 points), Logan Duffy (11 points), TJ Charbono (9 points); Epping  – Cam Kavanaugh (16 points)

Highlights: The Kingsmen led 20-15 after the first quarter, but broke the game open in the second quarter, taking a 37-20 lead at halftime in Friday night’s victory.

Records: Concord Christian 16-0; Epping 8-9

Concord Christian 72, Pittsfield 37

Key players: Concord Christian – TJ Charbono (17 points), Isaac Kirby (12 points), Jaden Young (8 points), Ben Whitten (6 points), Alex Xu (6 points); Pittsfield – Brayden Pelletier (7 points), Braden Elliott (6 points), Mason Weldon (6 points)

Highlights: The Kingsmen moved into a tie with Woodsville for first place in Division IV following Saturday’s commanding victory over the Panthers. Concord Christian took a 21-4 lead in the first quarter and led 37-16 at halftime. 

Records: Concord Christian 17-0; Pittsfield 2-15

Kearsarge 67, Derryfield 46

Key players: Kearsarge – Ajay Tremblay (21 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals), Austin Needham (17 points), Noah Whipple (8 points, 9 rebounds, 10 assists, 9 steals), Matthew Elliott (8 points, first varsity points), Eli Whipple (7 points, 2 assists), Bragen Kinzer (defense and rebounding), Noah Rubenberg (defense and rebounding), Davin Boehle (defense and rebounding)

Highlights: Kearsarge took an early lead on senior night, leading 21-11 after the first quarter and 36-19 at halftime. All six seniors played a lot of minutes and Elliott scored his first varsity points in the second half.

Coach’s quote: “Senior night is always special for the kids and parents, we are fortunate to have another great group of players and families that have impacted our program. Shout out to Ajay, Austin, Liam, Noah R., Noah W., and Matthew for all their dedication and hard work.” – Kearsarge’s Nate Camp

Records: Kearsarge 15-2; Derryfield 1-16

Girls’ Basketball

Merrimack Valley 55, Derryfield 41

Key players: MV – Izzy Navoy (21 points), Kayla Smith (11 points), Syd Bailey (8 points)

Highlights: The Pride led a close game throughout, leading 12-6 after the first quarter, 27-21 at halftime and 37-33 at the end of the third quarter before pulling away in the fourth to hand first place Derryfield its first loss of the season. MV has won four in a row and seven of its last eight.

Coach’s quote: “Just an all around great team win. Derryfield is a really good team and to go the road and get that win is huge for us. We have to continue to play good team basketball to finish out the season.” – MV’s Bob McNutt

Records: MV 10-4; Derryfield 14-1

Pembroke 65, Bishop Brady 41

Key players: Pembroke – Kate Stephens (22 points), Hailey Steinmetz (13 points); Bishop Brady – Claire Jackson (17 points), Payton Bryson (14 points)

Highlights: Brady jumped on top by making six 3-pointers in a row for an 18-9 lead. Pembroke went on a 25-3 run in the final four minutes of the first half to take a 41-22 halftime lead. Ten different players scored for the Spartans.

Coaches’ quotes: “After the early barrage of 3s the girls didn’t panic, then started making the extra passes on offense and cranked up the defensive pressure. The second half we were able to get other players some time.” – Pembroke’s Steve Langevin

“Thought we were in for a good night after the first quarter. We were hitting our shots. I’m happy with the way we played tonight in the loss. Pembroke is a tough team and we couldn't stop Stephens and Steinmetz.” – Bishop Brady’s Steve Aubertine

Records: Pembroke 11-3; Bishop Brady 3-11

Bow 68, Pelham 58

Key players: Bow – Bry Szepan (26 points, 3 assists), Peyton Vaughn (23 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 5 steals), Lauren Longley (9 points, 2 steals), Kate McGovern (4 points, 7 rebounds, 3 steals), Gabby Tarsa (2 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals)

Highlights: The Falcons bounced back from a tough loss earlier in the week with a win over the Pythons that is key for Bow’s tournament seeding.

Records: Bow 10-4; Pelham 8-6

Oyster River 58, Coe-Brown 46

Key players: Coe-Brown – Jennifer Noni (18 points), Emma LaPierre (13 points)

Highlights: Oyster River dominated the first half, leading by as many as 18 points at one point. Coe-Brown cut it to 13 by halftime and continued to chip away to trail by just six at the end of the third quarter. The Bears got to within three points in the fourth quarter, but Oyster River rallied late to extend its lead.

Coach’s quote: “Need to put a full games now together. The effort is there.” – Coe-Brown’s Joe Vachon

Records: Oyster River 12-2; Coe-Brown 7-8

Conant 76, Belmont 51

Key players: Belmont – Bailey Perkins (13 points), Maddie Carrier (12 points), Jenna Laramie (9 points, three 3s)

Highlights: The Raiders ended the regular season with a loss at home to the Orioles. Conant stormed to a 33-14 lead after the first quarter and a 42-27 lead at halftime. Belmont cut its deficit to 12 points a couple of times, but couldn’t take care of the ball as often as needed to close the gap further. The Raiders will be the No. 11 seed for the Division III postseason tournament which begins this week.

Coach’s quote: “We’ll regroup, learn from it, and get ready for the playoffs.” – Belmont’s Roger Carroll

Records: Conant 10-8; Belmont 9-9

Hopkinton 39, Stevens 33

Key players: Hopkinton – Ella-Mai Johnson (11 points, three 3-pointers), Sydney Westover (9 points, 20 rebounds), Zoe Bishop (8 points, 8 rebounds)

Highlights: The Hawks took a 17-16 lead into halftime before opening up the lead in the second half behind a strong fast break and multiple 3-point shots by Johnson in Hopkinton’s regular-season finale. The Hawks will be the No. 9 seed for the Division III postseason tournament which begins this week.

Coach’s quote: “Good defensive effort tonight and we got some key baskets in the second half from Ella-Mai Johnson and Zoe Bishop to help build our lead. A nice win to end the season and give us some momentum heading into the tournament.” – Hopkinton’s Mike Mahoney

Records: Hopkinton 11-5; Stevens 6-10

Kearsarge 39, Gilford 31

Key players: Kearsarge – Naimah Wilson (11 points), Aya Tereyama (10 points, three 3s), Madden Huff (7 points), Ociee Ilg (6 points)

Highlights: Gilford led 14-9 after the first quarter,  21-11 at the half and 28-25 after three quarters, but Kearsarge outscored the Eagles 14-3 in the fourth to close out the regular season with a win. Kearsarge will have the No. 12 seed for the Division III tournament.

Records: Kearsarge 8-10; Gilford 14-4

Franklin 52, Moultonborough 42

Key players: Franklin – Kourtney Kaplan (21 points), Lily Cornell (14 points), Payton Cloutier (8 points)

Highlights: The Tornadoes held the Panthers to just five points in the first half and hung on the in the second to bounce back from a big loss to Holy Family earlier in the week.

Records: Franklin 13-4; Moultonborough 10-7

Boys’ Hockey

Concord 6, Bedford 2

Key players: Concord – Chad Lariviere (2 goals), Jaden Haas (goal, assist), Jack Gfroerer (goal), Michael Barry (goal), Nolan Walsh (goal), Cam Roy (2 assists), Rhys Craigue (assist), Tyler Morin (assist), Tyler Mayo (assist)

Highlights: Concord jumped to early lead 4-0 in the first period and Haas scored in the second to put the Tide up 5-0 before Bedford finally got on the board. The two teams traded goals in the third.

Coach’s quote: “We came out and scored a bunch early. I thought we played well, but still need to play three periods. I thought we were sloppy in the third period. We need to continue to get better in our defensive end.” – Concord’s Dunc Walsh

Records: Concord 13-2; Bedford 3-10