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Pembroke Academy guard Joe Fitzgerald prepares to take a free throw during a game at home against Kennett on Friday. Fitzgerald scored 35 points for the Spartans to reach 1,000 in his career in a 77-45 rout over the Eagles.<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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The Pembroke Academy boys\u2019\u00a0basketball team surrounds and celebrates with Joe Fitzgerald after reaching his 1,000th career point on Friday on his home court. Fitzgerald scored 35 points for the Spartans in a 77-45 victory over Kennett.<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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Pembroke Academy senior guard Joe Fitzgerald (second from right) celebrates with his family after scoring his 1,000th career point on Friday night\u00a0in a 77-45 win over Kennett on his home court.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/figure>

Boys\u2019 Basketball<\/h2>\n

Pembroke 77, Kennett 45<\/p>\n

Key players: Pembroke<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Joe Fitzgerald (35 points),\u00a0Evan Berkeley (12 points),\u00a0Devin Riel (7 points), Andrew Fitzgerald (7 points)<\/p>\n

Highlights: \u00a0Fitzgerald needed 34 points entering Friday night\u2019s home game to reach 1,000 and scored 35, including 14 in the opening quarter and 10 in the fourth.<\/p>\n

Coach\u2019s quote: \u00a0\u201cI am so proud of Joe and his teammates. This is an accomplishment he couldn\u2019t have gotten without them. The thing that make me the proudest is that Joe is not just a scorer, but also a great defensive player and playmaker. He does everything on the floor that a coach could ask for. I am so proud and happy for him and his family.\u201d \u2013\u00a0Pembroke\u2019s Mike Donnell<\/p>\n

Records: Pembroke 12-2; Kennett 6-8<\/p>\n

Bow 74, Bishop Brady 31<\/p>\n

Key players: Bow<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Peyton Larrabee (19 points)<\/p>\n

Highlights: \u00a0The Falcons bounced back from a tough outing on Thursday (scoring just 31 points) with a huge night offensively on Friday against the Giants.<\/p>\n

Coach\u2019s quote: \u00a0\u201cGood team win. Everybody contributed to the scoring.\u201d \u2013\u00a0Bow\u2019s Scott Drapeau<\/p>\n

Records: Bow 11-4; Bishop Brady 0-14<\/p>\n

Merrimack Valley 70, Oyster River 53<\/p>\n

Key players: MV<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Boston Bradicich (18 points), Trevor Simonds (16 points, 7 rebounds), Logan Gabour (12 points); Oyster River <\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Matt Jernigan (23 points)<\/p>\n

Highlights: The Pride started the game on a 15-0 run and made\u00a0big shots to hold the lead.<\/p>\n

Coach\u2019s quote: \u201cI like how we played as a team and how we came out to the start the game. We got a big game this week and that will be a test for us.\u201d \u2013\u00a0MV\u2019s\u00a0Tim Mucher<\/p>\n

Records: MV\u00a07-8; Oyster River 6-8<\/p>\n

St. Thomas 65, Hopkinton 40<\/p>\n

Key players: St. Thomas<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Cole McClure (23 points),\u00a0James Allen (12 points), Will Mollica (12 points);\u00a0Hopkinton<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Will Chehade (9 points), Vincent Louca (7 points), Colby Boissy (7 points)<\/p>\n

Highlights: Hopkinton started the game down 15 after the first quarter, and, despite showing grit and toughness, the the Hawks were unable to mount a comeback against the second-place Saints. Hopkinton will have the No. 5 seed for the Division III tournament that will begin next week.<\/p>\n

Coach\u2019s quote: \u201cDespite some great individual efforts and toughness tonight, we were on the wrong side of a tough loss. We are looking forward to kicking of playoffs Tuesday and coming into them 100 percent healthy and back to form.\u201d \u2013\u00a0Hopkinton\u2019s\u00a0Matt Miller<\/p>\n

Records: St. Thomas 16-1; Hopkinton 11-5<\/p>\n

Kearsarge 28, Conant 26<\/p>\n

Key players: Kearsarge<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Noah Whipple (12 points, 6 rebounds, 4 steals), Austin Needham (6 points), Drew Huff (4 points, 3 rebounds), Eddie Kinzer (3 points, 3 rebounds), Ajay Tremblay (2 points, 3 rebounds), Parker Goin (point, block)<\/p>\n

Highlights: \u00a0The Cougars trailed 11-4 after the first quarter, but fought back to go into halftime with a 13-13 tie. Conant led\u00a026-25 with only 2:45 left in the game, but Tremblay drove baseline for the Cougars and found a wide open Huff on the weak side perimeter who drilled a clutch 3-pointer.\u00a0Kearsarge made enough plays defensively to hold off first place Conant, handing the Orioles their first loss of the season. The Cougars will be the No. 4 seed for next week\u2019s D-III tournament.<\/p>\n

Records: Kearsarge 15-3; Conant 17-1<\/p>\n

Girls\u2019 Basketball<\/h2>\n

Concord 66, Merrimack 28<\/p>\n

Key players: Concord<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Delaney Duford (16 points),\u00a0Whitney Vaillant (14 points), Sofia Payne (11 points), Maddie Kelly (10 points)<\/p>\n

Highlights: Eight Crimson Tide players found the scoring column as they won their third straight contest.<\/p>\n

Coach\u2019s quote: \u201cAnother good team win tonight. Came out strong and stayed that way for 32 minutes.\u201d \u2013\u00a0Concord\u2019s\u00a0Rob Darrell<\/p>\n

Records: Concord 5-8; Merrimack 0-14<\/p>\n

Coe-Brown 32, Souhegan 20<\/p>\n

Key players: Coe-Brown<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Hannah Meehan (7 points), Kalina Kasprzak (7 points), Emma Lapierre (7 points)<\/p>\n

Highlights: Both teams struggled to score in the first half, but the Bears got some shots to fall in the second half to eventually pull away.<\/p>\n

Coach\u2019s quote: \u201cYou have to win ugly games too. Nothing was falling and we had to to fight in an away gym for\u00a0 much-needed win.\u201d \u2013\u00a0Coe-Brown\u2019s\u00a0Joe Vachon<\/p>\n

Records: Coe-Brown 7-7; Souhegan 1-13<\/p>\n

Derryfield 44, John Stark 34<\/p>\n

Key players: John Stark <\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Eleanor Girardet (13 points, 11 rebounds), Avery Geaumont (10 points)<\/p>\n

Highlights: The Generals drew with the Cougars in the first half, but trailed at halftime and didn\u2019t recover.<\/p>\n

Coach\u2019s quote: \u201cWe started the game off strong, but unfortunately fell a little flat in the last three quarters. We will look to rebound next week at MV.\u201d \u2013\u00a0John Stark\u2019s\u00a0Tiffany Lewis<\/p>\n

Records: Derryfield 11-4; John Stark 11-4<\/p>\n

Merrimack Valley 67, Oyster River 56<\/p>\n

Key players: MV<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Annika Horne (24 points),\u00a0Kayla Smith (15 points), Izzy Navoy (15 points)<\/p>\n

Highlights: MV led 16-14 after the first quarter, but extended its lead to 32-27 at halftime and 49-39 heading into the fourth.<\/p>\n

Coach\u2019s quote: \u201cI thought we played real well overall. We needed to defend and rebound and we did it. Offensively, we hit shots and ran our sets well. Good team win and very proud of the girls.\u201d\u00a0\u2013\u00a0MV\u2019s Bob McNutt<\/p>\n

Records: MV 7-8; Oyster River 11-4<\/p>\n

Girls\u2019 Hockey<\/h2>\n

Exeter 6, Concord 4<\/p>\n

Key players: Exeter<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Madison Mann (3 goals), Lilyan Blood (3 goals); Concord<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Gracen Arndt (2 goals), Callie Fortin (goal), Abby Colby (goal)<\/p>\n

Highlights: Concord scored three power-play goals, but it wasn\u2019t enough to top the Blue Hawks.<\/p>\n

Coach\u2019s quote: \u201cIt\u2019s not the outcome we wanted,\u00a0but we came together as a team today and were able to see some bright spots with our power play, capitalizing on three of those opportunities.\u201d \u2013\u00a0Concord\u2019s\u00a0Kate Billings<\/p>\n

Records: Exeter 10-4; Concord 5-7<\/p>\n

Boys\u2019 Alpine Skiing<\/h2>\n

Hopkinton 1st, Kearsarge 2nd, Belmont 6th, Bishop Brady 9th, John Stark 11th<\/p>\n

Key players: Hopkinton<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Harrison Wilson (1st GS, 2nd\u00a0slalom), Coley Wells (6th\u00a0slalom, 7th GS), Conrad Mollano (6th GS, 10th\u00a0slalom), Cameron Bassett (8th GS), Matt Dermody (34th\u00a0slalom);\u00a0Kearsarge<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Alex Spinney (2nd GS, 4th\u00a0slalom), Sam Mann (5th\u00a0slalom, 9th GS), Braden Hurley (7th\u00a0slalom, 17th GS), Tobin Wyman (11th\u00a0slalom, 21st GS), Elias Baer (17th\u00a0slalom), Grayson Wyman (18th\u00a0slalom, 20th GS), Caiden McKenna (25th GS), Andrew Blagden (28th GS, 30th\u00a0slalom);\u00a0Belmont<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Mathias Krauchunas (12th slalom, 12th GS), Landon Bormes (25th\u00a0slalom, 29th GS), Ryan Cribbie (36th\u00a0slalom, 47th GS), Henry Ashworth (37th GS, 48th\u00a0slalom);\u00a0Bishop Brady<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Caleb Goldstein (3rd\u00a0slalom, 15th GS), Logan Pelletier (33rd\u00a0slalom, 38th GS), Boden Gendron (30th GS, 35th\u00a0slalom);\u00a0John Stark<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Austin Freeman (3rd GS, 20th\u00a0slalom)<\/p>\n

Highlights: \u00a0Wilson won the giant slalom by nearly four seconds with a combined time of 1:14.05\u00a0 and finished second in the slalom to Gilford\u2019s Bode McLean by .31 seconds to lead the Hawks to a victory in a 12-team meet at Gunstock on Friday. McLean\u2019s slalom time was 37.09 seconds.\u00a0Hopinton (740 points), Kearsarge (733), Plymouth (693.5), Gilford (670), Newfound (606.5), Belmont (602), Lebanon (570), St. Thomas (525), Bishop Brady (474), Laconia (396.5), John Stark (243.5) and Prospect Mtn. (60) were the team standings.<\/p>\n

Girls\u2019 Alpine Skiing<\/h2>\n

Hopkinton 1st, Belmont 6th, Bishop Brady 7th, John Stark 10th, Kearsarge 11th<\/p>\n

Key players: Hopkinton<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Lia Chapin (1st\u00a0GS, 6th slalom), Marcella Guadagno (1st slalom, 3rd\u00a0GS), Avery Loew (7th\u00a0GS, 8th slalom), Ally Duval (15th\u00a0GS, 20th slalom), Maddie Dwyer (17th slalom, 19th\u00a0GS), Izzy Afflerbach (25th slalom); Belmont<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Ella Stevens (2nd slalom, 4th\u00a0GS), Riley Degange (22nd slalom, 25th\u00a0GS), Meg Soucie (30th\u00a0GS, 32nd slalom), Cate McDonald (33rd slalom, 36th\u00a0GS);\u00a0Bishop Brady<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Tess\u00a0Lavoie (10th\u00a0GS, 11th slalom), Anna Beauchesne (14th\u00a0slalom, 16th\u00a0GS), Elise Barnard (36th slalom, 39th\u00a0GS);\u00a0John Stark<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Sophie Gray (45th slalom, 47th\u00a0GS);\u00a0Kearsarge<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Savana Caswell (20th\u00a0GS, 26th slalom)<\/p>\n

Highlights: \u00a0Chapin narrowly won the giant slalom, posting a combined time of 1:19.85 on her two runs, just ahead of Gilford\u2019s McKenna Howard (1:19.97), and Guadagno won the slalom with a run of 39.5 seconds as the Hawks won an 11-team meet at Gunstock on Friday. Belmont\u2019s Stevens posted a run of 40.57\u00a0in the slalom to finish second. Hopkinton (750 points), Gilford (708), Plymouth (700.5), Lebanon (653), St. Thomas (649.5), Belmont (645), Bishop Brady (623), Laconia (549), Newfound (502), John Stark (192) and\u00a0Kearsarge (159) were the team scores.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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