High schools: Defending champions Kearsarge lose in prelims in 2OT

Kearsarge’s Ava Shapiro (right center) guards Monadnock's Shaylee Branon (3) during the Division III girls' basketball preliminary round game on Wednesday in Swanzey. Monadnock defeated defending champion Kearsarge, 48-45, in double overtime.

Kearsarge’s Ava Shapiro (right center) guards Monadnock's Shaylee Branon (3) during the Division III girls' basketball preliminary round game on Wednesday in Swanzey. Monadnock defeated defending champion Kearsarge, 48-45, in double overtime. HANNAH SCHROEDER / Keene Sentinel

The Kearsarge bench reacts to a basket during a Division III girls’ basketball preliminary round game on Wednesday in Swanzey. Monadnock defeated defending champion Kearsarge, 48-45, in double overtime.

The Kearsarge bench reacts to a basket during a Division III girls’ basketball preliminary round game on Wednesday in Swanzey. Monadnock defeated defending champion Kearsarge, 48-45, in double overtime. HANNAH SCHROEDER / Keene Sentinel

Published: 02-21-2025 1:26 AM
D-III Girls’ Basketball

No. 5 Monadnock 48, No. 12 Kearsarge 45, 2OT

Key players: Monadnock – Bailee Soucia (15 points, 5 steals), Ella Santaw (4 points, 12 rebounds, 4 blocks), Cainen Avery (10 points); Kearsarge – Naimah Wilson (19 points, 10 rebounds), Ava Shapiro (12 points, four 3s)

Highlights: After a tied game, 21-21 at halftime, Kearsarge took a 38-30 lead into the fourth quarter, but the Huskies tied it up to force overtime. The score was 40-40 after regulation and 42-42 after the first overtime, and Monadnock hit clutch free throws in the second OT to win Wednesday night’s preliminary round match.

Records: Monadnock 14-4; Kearsarge 8-11

Boys’ Nordic Skiing

Concord 379, Bedford 352, Hopkinton 349, Winnacunnet 345, Keene 339, Derryfield 329, Souhegan 260

Key players: Concord – Dean Ayotte (1st, 18:49), Sebastian Christie (5th, 19:32), Luke Hennessy (8th, 21:23), Evan Anderson (11th, 22:04); Hopkinton  – Andrew Clarner (2nd, 19:09), Max Goupil (9th, 21:54), Miles Van Hoff (19th), Jax Marshall (25th); Bow – Jack Kohl (29th), Gabe Abberton (49th)

Highlights: Concord won the seven-team Capital Area race at the Hopkinton Fairgrounds on Wednesday. 

Girls’ Nordic Skiing

Hopkinton 384, Keene 367, Concord 359, Winnacunnet 330

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Key players: Hopkinton – Florence Dapice (3rd, 20:41), Amelia Walsh (4th, 21:21), Reese Bove (6th, 21:59), Evelyn Hopper (7th, 22:07); Concord – Mahalie Burdette (5th, 21:54), Frances Lesser (9th, 22:24), Bella Komorek (13th), Phoebe Dater-Roberts (18th); Bow – Ashe McKeen (37th), Olivia Rodger (39th); Keene – Abigail Pinegar (1st, 20:00)

Highlights: The Hawks won the Capital Area race on Wednesday on their home course at the Hopkinton Fairgrounds.