High schools: Pembroke boys, Bow girls win Capital Classic; Coe-Brown boys win Basketball Bash in OT
Pembroke’s Devin Riel (2) goes up for a layup during the Capital Classic boys’ basketball championship game at Pembroke Academy on Monday. Riel scored a game-high 17 points and shot 8-for-11 from the field to lead the Spartans to a 66-47 victory over ConVal. Chip Griffin / Photos By Chip
The Coe-Brown Northwood Academy boys’ basketball team celebrates after winning the 45th Annual Mike Lee Holiday Basketball Bash on Monday at Farmington High School. Coe-Brown defeated Belmont, 66-64 in overtime, to win the title. JOSHUA SPAULDING / Salmon Press
Pembroke Academy boys’ basketball captains Evan Berkeley (left) and Devin Riel pose with the championship plaque after the Spartans defeated ConVal, 66-47, to win the Capital Classic title on Monday on their home floor. Berkeley was named Tournament MVP. Chip Griffin / Photos By Chip
The Pembroke Academy Spartans pose with their championship plaque after winning the Capital Classic on their home floor on Monday night. Pembroke defeated ConVal, 66-47, in the title game. Chip Griffin / Photos By Chip
Bow’s Peyton Vaugh (22) goes up for a layup during the Capital Classic girls’ basketball championship game at Pembroke Academy on Monday. Vaughn scored a game-high 25 points to lead the Falcons to a 43-41 victory over Merrimack Valley. Chip Griffin / Photos By Chip
Bow’s Bryanna Szepan (right) looks to pass around Merrimack Valley’s Jada Lucas (left) during the Capital Classic girls’ basketball championship game at Pembroke Academy on Monday. Szepan scored 12 points to help the Falcons claim the Capital Classic title with a 43-41 victory. Chip Griffin / Photos By Chip
Merrimack Valley’s Kayla Smith (11) goes to the basket while being tightly guarded by Bow’s Gabby Tarsa (left) and Reis Domini (right) during the Capital Classic girls’ basketball championship game at Pembroke Academy on Monday. Smith scored a team-high 15 points, but Bow claimed the Capital Classic title with a 43-41 victory. Chip Griffin / Photos By Chip
The Bow Falcons girls’ basketball team celebrates with the championship plaque after winning the Capital Classic on Monday. Bow defeated Merrimack Valley, 43-41, in the title game. Chip Griffin / Photos By Chip
Coe-Brown’s Matt Flanagan (right) guards Belmont’s Brody Ennis in the 45th Annual Mike Lee Holiday Basketball Bash championship game at Farmington High School on Monday. Coe-Brown won the title after defeating Belmont, 66-64, in overtime. JOSHUA SPAULDING / Salmon Press
Belmont’s Treshawn Ray (10) takes a shot during the 45th Annual Mike Lee Holiday Basketball Bash championship game at Farmington High School on Monday. Coe-Brown won the title after defeating Belmont, 66-64, in overtime. JOSHUA SPAULDING / Salmon Press
| Published: 12-31-2024 2:12 AM |
Pembroke 66, ConVal 47
Key players: Pembroke – Devin Riel (17 points, 8-for-11 FG), Evan Berkeley (12 points, 4-for-7 FG), Javin Sinclair (11 points, 5-for-8 FG), Andrew Fitzgerald (11 points, 4-for-7 FG), Zac Bemis (7 points); ConVal – Ryan Close (16 points), Max Cail (13 points), Zachary Collins (9 points)
Highlights: After a 14-14 tie at the end of the first quarter, the Spartans had a big second quarter to lead 34-26 at halftime and extended it to 52-38 at the end of the third to claim the Capital Classic championship on their home court on Monday night. Pembroke played well defensively in the second half, holding Close to just two points in the final 16 minutes after he scored 14 in the first half.
Records: Pembroke 3-0 D-II; ConVal 2-1 D-II
Coe-Brown 66, Belmont 64, OT
Key players: Coe-Brown – Grant Hayes (19 points), Jack Matson (15 points), Ryan Kouchoukos (14 points), Matt Flanagan (9 points), James McKane (5 points), Bruce LaPierre (4 points); Belmont – Keegan Martinez (24 points, 6 of his team’s 7 in OT), Treshawn Ray (18 points, all 8 of team’s points in 4th quarter), Brady Thurber (6 points)
Highlights: LaPierre connected on a pair of free throws with 9.6 seconds left in OT to lift the Bears to the 45th annual Mike Lee Holiday Basketball Bash title at Farmington High School on Monday night. Belmont led by as many as five points in the fourth quarter, but Coe-Brown came back to force overtime with the score tied 57-57. It was a tightly-contested final throughout the night. Coe-Brown led 21-20 after the first quarter, and Belmont had narrow leads at halftime, 37-34, and through three quarters, 49-48. Matson was named the tournament’s MVP, while Flanagan and Kouchoukos were named to the All-Tournament Team. Martinez and Ray were also named to the All-Tournament Team for the Raiders.
Records: Coe-Brown 2-1 D-II; Belmont 3-0 D-III
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Bow 59, Concord 51, OT
Key players: Bow – Dylan Oosterveen (25 points), Peyton Larrabee (12 points, 6-for-7 FT), Lochlann Brady (5 points), Brendan O’Keeffe (5 points); Concord – JD Nkurunziza (11 points), Alex Turant (10 points), Eddy Harerimana (7 points), Sammy Iranzi (5 points), Jackson Harerimana (5 points), Thomas Saysaw (5 points)
Highlights: The Tide led by as many as 16 points in the third quarter, but Oosterveen scored 10 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Falcons’ comeback to force OT and Concord’s shooting went cold in the second half as Bow claimed third place in the Capital Classic. Bow outscored the Tide 18-7 in the fourth quarter to force OT with the score 51-51. Concord shot 50 percent from the field in the first half and led 30-24 at halftime, but shot only 27 percent in the second half and overtime, and didn’t score any points in OT.
Records: Bow 2-1 D-II; Concord 0-3 D-I
Bow 43, Merrimack Valley 41
Key players: Bow – Peyton Vaughn (25 points, 10-for-12 FT), Bryanna Szepan (12 points), Kate McGovern (rebounding and defense, 3 points), Ella Gray (rebounding and defense), Kylie McKee (good minutes off the bench), Audrey Glennon (good minutes off the bench); MV – Kayla Smith (15 points), Isabella Navoy (13 points)
Highlights: The Falcons trailed 11-4 at the end of the first quarter and 18-17 at halftime, but took a 28-27 lead at the end of the third quarter and hung on to win the Capital Classic championship in a physical battle on Monday night.
Records: Bow 3-0 D-II; MV 2-1 D-II
Pembroke 54, Concord Christian 51
Key players: Pembroke – Kate Stephens (21 points), Anne Phillips (11 points), Kaitlin Arenella (10 points), Hailey Steinmetz (10 points); Concord Christian – Lilli Carlile (17 points), Kate Smith (16 points), Emma Smith (12 points)
Highlights: The Kingsmen led 31-29 at halftime, but the Spartans outscored Concord Christian 19-6 in the third quarter to take a 48-37 lead and held off a Concord Christian comeback to win the Capital Classic third-place game. Carlile scored 11 points in the fourth quarter, including a perfect 7-for-7 from the foul line to spark Concord Christian’s comeback. Pembroke led 50-40 in the middle of the frame, but the Kingsmen cut the lead to five points with 1:30 left. This contest was a rematch of last year’s Division II championship game which Concord Christian won, 65-53.
Coaches’ quotes: “We came out after halftime and really picked up our play on the defensive end. In the fourth quarter we hit a cold stretch when we could have put the game away, but then executed well down the stretch which was a great experience for coming games.” – Pembroke’s Steve Langevin
“Great learning experiences for our girls.” – Concord Christian’s Rebecca Carlile
Records: Pembroke 2-1 D-II; Concord Christian 2-1 D-II
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