Boys’ Basketball

Bow 64, Laconia 57

Key players: Bow – Jake Reardon (22 points, 6 rebounds), Peyton Larrabee (14 points, 9 rebounds); Laconia  – Matt Robinson (18 points), Caden Tucker (14 points)

Highlights: The Falcons held Laconia to only 33 points through three quarters, but allowed them to get back in the game, giving up 24 in the fourth.

Coach’s quote: “We are still working on playing for four quarters. When we get to March playing three quarters will not be good enough.” – Bow’s Eric Saucier

Records: Bow 4-3; Laconia 1-6

Merrimack Valley 71, ConVal 53

Key players: MV – Ethan Dukette (20 points), Aiden Gray (17 points, 4 rebounds), Nic Oglesby (15 points, 6 rebounds), Boston Bradicich (7 points, 15 rebounds); ConVal – Ryan Close (20 points)

Highlights: MV came out with great defensive intensity, taking an 11-point lead after the first quarter. The lead was stretched to 45-26 at halftime and the Pride maintained a lead of around 20 for the rest of the game. MV has sole possessin of first place in the Division II standings.

Coach’s quote: “Our focus tonight was pressure defense and defensive rebounding, and the boys did a great job with both of those from the start. I’m very proud of the effort and intensity they showed in front of a great home crowd.” – MV’s Kelly O’Brien

Records: MV 7-0; ConVal 2-5

Coe-Brown 51, Kingswood 39

Key players: Coe-Brown – Jack Matson (16 points, 16 rebounds), Mikey Flanagan (12 points, 4 rebounds), James McKane (8 points, 3 steals), Ryan Kouchoukos (6 points, 7 rebounds), Bruce LaPierre (6 points, 4 assists), Grant Hayes (3 points, 3 rebounds)

Coach’s quote:  “Great defensive game by both teams.” – Coe-Brown’s David Smith

Records: Coe-Brown 5-2; Kingswood 3-5

Manchester West 58, John Stark 51

Key players: John Stark – Joey Dykstra (18 points), Aiden Harris (13 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists), Cedar Beaupre (10 points, 6 rebounds, 3 steals)

Highlights: John Stark jumped out to a seven-point lead at halftime, but West pulled ahead in the third quarter and hit some big shots in the fourth.

Coach’s quote: “I was proud of our energy and the way we played in the first half, unfortunately we struggled to score in the third and that impacted us on the defensive end. We’re close, but we just need to put together a full 32 (minutes) especially against quality opponents.” – John Stark’s Mike Smith

Records: West 6-2; John Stark 2-5

Pembroke 64, Oyster River 33

Key players: Pembroke – Andrew Fitzgerald (14 points), Javien Sinclair (12 points), Devin Riel (10 points), Connor Craig (8 points), Evan Berkeley (7 points)

Highlights: The Spartans came out and dropped 22 points in the first quarter and 20 more in the second, while holding Oyster River to 11 first-half points.

Coach’s quote: “This was just a great game for our boys. Our defense really frustrated them and we were clicking in transition.” — Michael Donnell

Records: Pembroke 6-1; Oyster River 5-2

Bishop Brady 46, Lebanon 42

Key players: Bishop Brady – Ryan Casey (17 points), Emmanuel Boko (13 points), Owen Thornton (11 points)

Highlights: The Giants played a 2-3 zone to hold Lebanon scoreless in the first quarter and Brady hung on for its first win of the season.

Coach’s quote: “I’m proud of the players. They have worked hard to earn this win.” – Bishop Brady’s John Billings

Records: Bishop Brady 1-7; Lebanon 1-7

Campbell 57, Kearsarge 46

Key players: Campbell – Logan Rice (17 points), Jacob Breton (16 points); Kearsarge –  Noah Whipple (17 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists), Eli Whipple (17 points, 6 rebounds, 2 steals), Ajay Tremblay (6 points, 4 rebounds), Bragen Kinzer (4 points, 3 rebounds), Davin Boehle (2 points, 2 rebs)

Highlights: Campbell jumped on Kearsarge early with easy baskets and hot shooting to take a 20-13 lead after the first quarter and 38-21 at halftime, handing Kearsarge its first loss of the season. Kearsarge made some changes and mounted a strong comeback in the second half, cutting the lead to nine points a few different times, but ran out of gas.

Coach’s quote: “Credit Campbell, they are very talented at all five positions and outworked us for most of the game. I was proud of our comeback, however our defensive effort early in the game needs to make vast improvements.” – Kearsarge’s Nate Camp

Records: Campbell 8-1; Kearsarge 8-1

Hillsboro-Deering 83, Newfound 73, OT

Key players: H-D – Alex Crowe (30 points), Ryan Shortt (18 points), Dan Richard (10 points, rebounds), Braden Savoy (strong play off bench), Mason Poland (strong play off bench), Josh Perron (strong play off bench), Chase Owen (strong play off bench), Tony Harris, Ethan Franklin

Highlights: Six Hillcats fouled out and Newfound made a run late in the game to force overtime, but the H-D bench players stepped up to help H-D secure its first win of the season. The score was tied 63-63 at the end of regulation.

Coach’s quote:  “Great all-around team play. Captain Alex Crowe carried us with 30 points. He refused to let his team lose. Captain Dan Richard was a force down low for rebounds. Ryan Shortt was great tonight running the offense. Great support coming off the bench from the whole team. I am so proud of our boys tonight. They never put their heads down once.” – H-D’s Chris Davies

Records: H-D 1-7; Newfound 5-4

Concord Christian 81, Wilton-Lyndeborough 30

Key players: Concord Christian – Luke Farland (18 points), Jaden Young (16 points), TJ Charbono (10 points), Ben Whitten (9 points); Wilton – Ben Jacob (15 points)

Highlights: The Kingsmen led 47-17 at halftime and maintained a big lead to remain undefeated.

Records: Concord Christian 8-0; Wilton 3-7

Girls’ Basketball

Bishop Brady 44, Lebanon 35

Key players: Bishop Brady – Payton Bryson (19 points), Claire Jackson (12 points), Maia Dow (10 points)

Highlights: The Giants trailed 14-0 at the end of the first quarter, but fought back to take a 26-25 lead through three quarters. Bryson scored 10 of her game-high 19 points in the third quarter to help Brady take the lead and the Giants poured in 18 points in the fourth (including nine from Jackson) to snap a four-game losing streak.

Coach’s quote:  “So proud of how these girls fought to the end tonight. Payton Bryson played a huge role in our win tonight. We’re looking to keep the momentum going when we face Kennett on Thursday.” – Bishop Brady’s Steve Aubertine

Records: Bishop Brady 2-6; Lebanon 3-4

Laconia 48, Bow 44

Key players: Bow  – Peyton Vaughn (17 points), Kate McGovern (11 points), Gabby Tarsa (5 points), Reis Domini (5 points)

Highlights: The Falcons trailed 23-8 after the first quarter, but held the second-place Sachems to 25 points the rest of the way.

Coach’s quote: “We started off very slow allowing 23 points in the first quarter. We buckled down and only allowed 25 for the rest of the game. We fought hard, but came up short. I am so proud of this group and their resilience.” – Bow’s Cassidy Emerson

Records: Laconia 7-0; Bow 5-2

Coe-Brown 50, Kingswood 47

Key players: Coe-Brown – Emma Lapierre (21 points), Jennifer Noni (11 points), Hannah Meehan (6 points)

Highlights: The Knights led by 8-10 points multiple times in the game, but a full court press by Coe-Brown with five minutes left eventually paid off when the Bears took the lead with 1:45 remaining.

Coach’s quote: “We had some players that needed to step up tonight and they did. Tough win in a tough place where our program has struggled at times.” – Coe-Brown’s Joe Vachon

Records: Coe-Brown 4-3; Kingswood 1-7

Derryfield 69, John Stark 32

Key players: John Stark – Lexi Korbet (19 points)

Highlights: First-place Derryfield started off strong and played well throughout, while the Generals struggled to score at times, despite working hard.

Records: Derryfield 8-0; John Stark 1-6

Merrimack Valley 55, ConVal 12

Key players: MV – Kayla Smith (26 points, 12 rebounds), Jada Lucas (9 points), Abby Thompson (9 rebounds)

Coach’s quote: “Good road win for us. Everybody got a chance to play tonight. Looking forward to next Thursday versus Pelham.” – MV’s Bob McNutt

Records: MV 4-3; ConVal 0-7

Pembroke 60, Oyster River 56

Key players: Pembroke – Kate Stephens (24 points), Anne Phillips (10 points), Kaitlin Arenella (9 points), Hailey Steinmetz (9 points)

Highlights: Stephens scored 22 of her 24 points in the second half as Pembroke rallied from a 13-point deficit to snap Oyster River’s six-game win streak.

Coach’s quote: “We struggled late in the first half and dug ourselves a hole, but the girls came out with lots of extra energy in the second half and made it happen.” – Pembroke’s Steve Langevin

Records: Pembroke 5-2; Oyster River 6-2

St. Thomas 61, Belmont 17

Key players: Belmont – Mia Ellis (8 points)

Coach’s quote:  “I wouldn’t want to do it every night, but anytime you play a team that big and fast and skilled, you learn some things. We had a tough shooting night, and some good possessions we can build on.” – Belmont’s Roger Carroll

Records: St. Thomas 8-0; Belmont 4-5

Hillsboro-Deering 35, Newfound 21

Key players: H-D – Morgan Dean (15 points), Emery Greene (11 points)

Highlights: H-D trailed 14-8 at halftime, but made some adjustments at halftime, scoring 15 in the third quarter to take a 23-19 lead. The Hillcats held Newfound to just two points in the fourth quarter to secure their second win of the season.

Coach’s quote: “It was a tough first half, but with some adjustments at halftime the girls played much better in the second half. The team made some nice passes into Morgan who scored 13 second-half points.” – H-D’s Bruce Johnson

Records: H-D 2-6; Newfound 0-9

Kearsarge 33, Campbell 19

Key players: Kearsarge – Madden Huff (10 points), Carly Grant (9 points), Aya Terayama (7 points)

Highlights: Kearsarge came out aggressively and jumped to a 16-4 lead after the first quarter and 24-5 at halftime.

Records: Kearsarge 4-6; Campbell 2-7

Boys’ Hockey

Concord 5, Bishop Guertin 1

Key players: Concord – Tyler Morin (2 goals), Nolan Walsh (goal, assist), Trevor Craigue (goal), Austin Proulx (1st career goal), Chad Lariviere(2 assists), Lukas Rondiak (2 assists), Jaden Haas (assist), Rowan Arndt (assist), Finn Gfroerer (assist), Carter Heise (20 saves)

Highlights: BG dominated a scoreless first period and scored a shorthanded goal 1:30 into second to take 1-0 lead, but the Tide rattled off five unanswered goals. Walsh’s goal tied the game and Morin scored on the power play to give Concord a 2-1 lead. The Tide opened it up in the third on goals by Proulx, Morin and Craigue.

Coach’s quote: “This was a really good win. BG really took it to us in the first period. We came out strong in the second and took it to them. We played a really good second and third period. It was a solid win for us. A complete team effort.” – Concord’s Dunc Walsh

Records: Concord 7-0; Bishop Guertin 4-3

Bow 3, Pinkerton 1

Key players: Bow – Owen Webber (goal, assist), Landon Westcott (goal, assist), Luke Hartshorn (goal), Patrik Jurcins (assist, strong defense), Kian O’Leary (goalie)

Highlights: Bow took the lead with 5:19 to go in the second period on a goal by Webber and Hartshorn scored the insurance goal with 6:09 left in the third.

Coach’s quote: “We played a very energetic and determined game tonight to earn the win. The boys gave their best performance of the season tonight. We need to build from this win and carry it into Wednesday’s game at Londonderry.” – Bow’s Tim Walsh

Records: Bow 2-4-1; Pinkerton 2-4-1

Girls’ Hockey

Concord 2, Bishop Brady-Trinity-Bow 0

Key players: Concord – Kaylee DelloIacono (17 saves, shutout), Abby Colby (goal), Brooke Nelson (goal); BBTB – Lyrah Lydon (over 30 saves)

Highlights: Colby scored the game-winning goal in the third period and Nelson added some insurance.

Coach’s quote: “We came out and played all three periods with a good strong effort and it showed. We dominated much of the game, it feels good to get a good team win against a strong team.” – Concord’s Kate Billings

Records: Concord 6-2; BBTB 6-2

Boys’ Alpine Skiing

Gilford 755, St. Thomas 712, Belmont 700, Newfound 658, Lebanon 631, Hillsboro-Deering 548, Laconia 533, Prospect Mtn. 443, Bishop Brady 357

Key players: Belmont – Mathias Krauchunas (8th GS, 17th slalom), Ryan Cribbie (13th GS, 15th slalom), Landon Bormes (14th slalom, 17th GS), Henry Ashworth (16th slalom, 19th GS); H-D – Logan Lane (23rd GS), Landon Lane (24th slalom, 28th GS), David Prentiss (23rd slalom, 29th GS), Shayne Mills (26th slalom, 33rd GS); Bishop Brady – Caleb Goldstein (3rd GS, 3rd slalom), Aiden Michie (21st GS), Logan Pelletier (25th GS); Gilford – Bode McLean (1st GS, 1st slalom)

Highlights: Goldstein finished third in both the giant slalom and slalom events, but Belmont was the top area team in a nine-team race at Gunstock. Belmont finished third in the GS, but tied for second in the slalom, while Gilford topped the individual and team standings in all both events.

Girls’ Alpine Skiing

Gilford 770, St. Thomas 726, Belmont 712, Lebanon 669, Laconia 558, Newfound 549, Bishop Brady 485, Hillsboro-Deering 228

Key players: Belmont – Ella Stevens (1st GS, 1st slalom), Meg Soucie (11th slalom, 12th GS), Riley DeGange (12th slalom, 16th GS), Anna McDonald (25th slalom, 30th GS); Bishop Brady – Emma Burnett (18th GS, 20th slalom), Elise Barnard (18th slalom, 20th GS), Ella Lafore (36th slalom, 37th GS); H-D – Brie Proulx (29th slalom, 34th GS), Addison Brown (35th GS)

Highlights: Stevens won the slalom by 1.44 seconds and the giant slalom by nearly 3 seconds to sweep the individual standings in an eight-team race at Gunstock. Gilford won both the slalom and GS events to top the team standings comfortably.

Boys’ Indoor Track

Concord, Coe-Brown at East Coast Invitational

Key players: Concord – Colby Nyhan (1st pole vault at 14-7); Coe-Brown – Ben Larson (7th 2 mile), Landon Graveline (9th 2 mile)

Highlights: Athletes from Concord and Coe-Brown competed at the East Coast Invitational in Providence, R.I., this weekend, a meet that featured 80-plus teams from all over New England. Nyhan won the pole vault by over a foot.

Girls’ Indoor Track

Concord at East Coast Invitational

Key players: Concord – Shelly Smith (3rd 1 mile), Ella Goulas (3rd high jump), Grace Saysaw (5th 55 dash, 5th 200), Ballay Conteh (6th long jump), 4x200 (3rd)

Highlights:  The Crimson Tide competed at the East Coast Invitational in Providence, R.I., against more than 80 teams from all over New England.

Wrestling

Concord 52, Bishop Guertin 15
Concord 41, Bedford 33
Concord 51, Alvirne 24

Key players: Concord – Isaiah Brien (3-0), Jaxon Carter (3-0), Wayne Sakakeeny (3-0), Biswas Darji (2-1), Owen Gregg (2-1), Dom Schinella (2-1), Sawyer McCready (2-1), Max Chung (2-1), Jacoby Merrill (2-1)

Highlights: Ten Crimson Tide wrestlers picked up multiple victories and Concord swept all of its duals at the Crimson Tide’s Super Quad meet on its home mats.

Records: Concord 13-0