High schools: Bow’s Reardon scores 1,000th point, this weekend’s basketball, hockey, Alpine and ski jumping results
Published: 01-26-2025 3:24 AM |
Bow 56, John Stark 34
Key players: Bow – Jake Reardon (18 points), Peyton Larrabee (15 points); John Stark – Aiden Harris (12 points, 6 rebounds, 3 steals), Hayden Pond (7 points)
Highlights: Reardon scored his 1,000th career point and the Falcons played a strong defensive game, holding the Generals to seven points in the second quarter and five points in the fourth. Bow opened the third quarter with a 14-2 run to put the game away.
Coaches’ quotes: “Really good team win on both sides of the ball. I thought we really competed tonight with a team that always competes and plays hard. We need to continue to do this as we get closer to March.” – Bow’s Eric Saucier
“We need to continue to get better. The start of the third was rough for us tonight. Hopefully we can learn from that moving forward.” – John Stark’s Mike Smith
Records: Bow 5-3; John Stark 2-7
Merrimack Valley 69, Bishop Brady 52
Key players: MV – Nic Oglesby (22 points, 8 rebounds, 4 steals), Aiden Gray (15 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists), Thatcher Stearn (10 points, 3 assists), Rodier Phaneuf (4 points, 4 rebounds, 4 blocks); Bishop Brady – Ryan Casey (13 points)
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Highlights: Brady had a strong defensive game plan and MV had a poor night shooting the ball, but after a tied game at halftime, the Pride pushed the pace in the second half.
Coach’s quote: “The Brady kids came to play this afternoon and wanted it more than us. We were lucky to get the win.” – MV’s Kelly O’Brien
Records: MV 8-1; Bishop Brady 1-9
Coe-Brown 59, Timberlane 54
Key players: Coe-Brown – Jack Matson (14 points, 10 rebounds), Ryan Kouchoukos (13 points, 10 rebounds), James McKane (13 points, 5 rebounds)
Highlights: The Bears defeated Division I Timberlane on the road Friday night.
Coach’s quote: “Another great defensive performance by the Bears.” – Coe-Brown’s Dave Smith
Records: Coe-Brown 6-3; Timberlane 0-11
St. Thomas 52, Hopkinton 38
Key players: St. Thomas – Cole McClure (12 points), Ryan Allard (11 points); Hopkinton Hawks – Will Chehade (19 points)
Coach’s quote: “They’re the returning champs for a reason. They have the best player in the division in McClure. So I was so impressed with Noah Aframe’s defensive effort against him. He averages 23 points per game and we held him to 12. Will Chehade put us on his back offensively.” – Hopkinton’s Liam McNicholas
Records: St. Thomas 8-2; Hopkinton 4-6
Concord Christian 63, Hinsdale 42
Key players: Concord Christian – Luke Farland (12 points), Jaden Young (11 points), Logan Duffy (10 points), Isaac Kirby (10 points); Hinsdale – Jack Winters (19 points, 13 in the 1st half)
Highlights: The Kingsmen jumped out to an early lead before Hinsdale battled back to cut Concord Christian’s lead to 29-28 at halftime. But the Kingsmen made some adjustments and outscored the Pacers 34-14 in the second half to keep their undefeated streak alive.
Coach’s quote: “We really stepped up as a team tonight. Our scoring was balanced with seven guys scoring between six and 12 points. But most impressive was the defensive intensity the guys brought in the second half.” – Concord Christian’s Greg Farland
Records: Concord Christian 10-0; Hinsdale 7-4
Merrimack Valley 44, Bishop Brady 26
Key players: MV – Izzy Navoy (15 points), Kayla Smith (14 points), Emma McNutt (10 points); Bishop Brady – Payton Bryson (17 points)
Highlights: The Giants kept the game close early, with MV taking a 9-5 lead at the end of the first quarter, but the Pride’s press was too much for Brady, and MV extended its lead to 40-16 through three quarters. Saturday’s doubleheader with MV was also fundraiser for the Payson Center in honor of the late Tom Burke, a longtime MV coach.
Records: MV 6-3; Bishop Brady 3-7
Bow 65, John Stark 37
Key players: Bow – Gianna Trott (14 points, 8 rebounds), Peyton Vaughn (11 points, 6 rebounds), Lilly Smith (10 points), Kate McGovern (9 points, 6 rebounds); John Stark – Lexi Korbet (16 points), Haley Stafford (12 points, 11 rebounds)
Highlights: The Falcons led 34-23 at halftime and pulled away in the third quarter.
Coaches’ quotes: “We had a well-rounded team win tonight.” – Bow’s Cassidy Emerson
“We did some things really well tonight and we’re getting better everyday.” – John Stark’s Tiffany Warren
Records: Bow 6-2; John Stark 1-8
Pembroke 51, Lebanon 23
Key players: Pembroke – Kate Stephens (19 points), Kaitlin Arenella (8 points)
Highlights: The Spartans exploded for a 20-3 second quarter to take a 37-10 halftime lead.
Coach’s quote: “Our press and ball movement on offense was excellent in the second quarter. The second half we got to get a lot of girls some time.” – Pembroke’s Steve Langevin
Records: Pembroke 6-2; Lebanon 3-5
White Mountains 44, Belmont 36
Key players: Belmont – Maddie Carrier (15 points), Madelyn Besagai (6 points), Jenna Laramie (6 points)
Highlights: The Raiders trailed by six at halftime, by two after three quarters and stayed within one or two possessions for most of the fourth quarter, but the Spartans pulled away over the final minute.
Coach’s quote: “Our defense was pretty stellar and we shot the ball well, but we couldn’t match their size and putbacks hurt us.” – Belmont’s Roger Carroll
Records: White Mtns. 7-4; Belmont 5-7
St. Thomas 69, Hopkinton 28
Key players: Hopkinton – Shaylee Murdough (12 points), Zoe Bishop (6 points), Sydney Westover (6 points)
Highlights: The host Saints jumped out to a 20-8 lead after one quarter and limited the Hawks offensively all game to remain undefeated.
Coach’s quote: “Not our night. They came out strong and we struggled to match their energy and intensity tonight, and when that happens against a team that good, it’s tough to recover. Need to move past it and get ready for Tuesday.” – Hopkinton’s Mike Mahoney
Records: St. Thomas 10-0; Hopkinton 9-2
Monadnock 37, Kearsarge 29
Key players: Kearsarge – Ava Shapiro (8 points), Ociee Ilg (7 points), Miranda Anderson (6 points)
Highlights: Monadnock led 14-6 after the first quarter, 24-14 at halftime and 31-19 after three quarters.
Records: Monadnock 9-2; Kearsarge 4-9
Franklin 68, Sunapee 35
Key players: Franklin – Kourtney Kaplan (42 points), Lily Cornell (18 points)
Highlights: Kaplan singlehandedly outscored the Lakers to lead the Tornadoes to their fourth straight win.
Records: Franklin 9-2; Sunapee 0-10
Concord 4, Londonderry 1
Key players: Concord – Cam Roy (3 assists), Chad Lariviere (2 assists), Rowan Arndt (goal), Tyler Fennelly (goal), Tyler Morin (goal), Cam Chandonnet (goal), Jack Gfroerer (assist), Jaden Haas (assist), Lukas Rondiak (assist)
Highlights: After scoreless first period the Tide scored three goals in second to take 3-1 lead into the third.
Coach’s quote: “It was a good win, we just kind of grind out wins and wear teams down.” – Concord’s Dunc Walsh
Records: Concord 9-1; Londonderry 3-3
Bow 3, Windham 2
Highlights: Owen Webber recorded his 100th career point with an assist as the Falcons won their third game in a row to even their record at .500. Head coach Tim Walsh won his 300th career coaching victory when Bow beat Londonderry earlier in the week.
Records: Bow 4-4-1; Windham 3-5-0
Bishop Brady-Merrimack Valley 5, Somersworth/Coe-Brown 3
Key players: Brady-MV – Tyler Carter (5 goals), Peyton Cone (goalie), Luke Bedard (assist), Travis Garcia (assist), Chase Thomas (assist), Tyler Mooney (assist), Anthony Dow (assist), Jason Doyle (assist), Colin Reardon (assist)
Highlights: Carter put on a scoring clinic to lead Brady Valley to its second win of the season
Records: Brady-MV 2-6-0; SCB 3-6-1
Bow 379, Souhegan 372, Hollis-Brookline 364, ConVal 354, Goffstown 341
Key players: Bow – Madelyn Hebert (1st), Sophia Coombs (7th), Madison Pfister (8th), Jules Cusson (9th)
Highlights: Hebert won the giant slalom race with a combined time of 1:19.78 on two runs, winning the event by two seconds, to lead the Falcons to the top of the team standings in a five-team race at Crotched Mountain.
Gilford 779, Belmont 744, Inter-Lakes 704, Moultonborough 537, Laconia 447
Key players: Belmont – Ella Stevens (1st GS, 2nd slalom), Riley DeGange (7th slalom, 9th GS), Anna McDonald (10th slalom, 14th GS), Sarah Cribbie (16th slalom, 20th GS)
Highlights: Stevens won the giant slalom and finished second in the slalom to Gilford’s Lily Bishop by .23 seconds to lead the Raiders to second overall in a five-team race at Gunstock on Friday.
Gilford 761, Belmont 742, Inter-Lakes 696, Laconia 478, Prospect Mtn. 431, Moultonborough 184.5
Key players: Belmont – Mathias Krauchunas (3rd GS, 4th slalom), Henry Ashworth (7th slalom, 21st GS), Landon Bormes (9th slalom, 10th GS), Ryan Cribbie (8th GS, 10th slalom)
Highlights: The Raiders finished second out of six teams in a giant slalom and slalom race at Gunstock on Friday.
Hanover 394, Plymouth 356, Kennett 355, Concord 93, White Mtns. 91, Sunapee 89, Hinsdale 88, Lebanon 85
Key players: Concord – Sebastian Christie (8th, 172); Hanover – Schuyler Clapp (1st, 206)
Highlights: Christie finished eighth out of 30 jumpers in a meet at Chip Henry Ski Jump off the Kancamagus Highway in Conway.