{"id":9647,"date":"2024-01-11T23:38:19","date_gmt":"2024-01-11T23:38:19","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","slug":"HighSchools-CMSP-011324-53675615\/","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nne-concord-monitor-2.newspackstaging.com\/?p=9647","title":{"rendered":"High schools: Winnisquam tops Belmont girls\u2019 basketball, Hopkinton hoops undefeated streak continues"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"Winnisquam\u2019s<\/a>
Winnisquam\u2019s Vanessa Power defends against a shot by Belmont\u2019s Darci Stone during a girls’ basketball game at Belmont High School on Thursday. Winnisquam won, 63-43.<\/figcaption><\/figure>

Girls\u2019 Basketball<\/h2>\n

Winnisquam 63, Belmont 43<\/p>\n

Key players: Winnisquam<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Lauren MacDonald (27 points),\u00a0Sophia Braun (11 points), Vanessa Powers (9 points), Caidyn Carter (8 points);\u00a0Belmont<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Darci Stone (21 points), Maddie Carrier (11 points)<\/p>\n

Highlights: \u00a0MacDonald scored 27 points in just three quarters, leading the Bears to a 15-6 lead after the first quarter and a 33-12 lead at halftime.<\/p>\n

Records: Winnisquam 7-0; Belmont 2-6<\/p>\n

Hopkinton 43, Monadnock 36<\/p>\n

Key players: Hopkinton<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Sydney Westover (13 points, 13 rebounds), Shaylee Murdough (15 points);\u00a0Monadnock <\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Shaylee Branon (15 points)<\/p>\n

Highlights: Monadnock came from behind to take a lead midway through the third quarter with an effective press, but the Hawks adjusted in the fourth\u00a0and hit key free throws down the stretch to get the win against a strong Huskies\u00a0team.<\/p>\n

Coach\u2019s quote: \u201cGreat effort against another top team in D-III. Our defensive rotation and help defense was the best we\u2019ve had tonight and it really helped shut down their drives and open looks late in the game. The girls kept their composure and got a big win.\u201d \u2013\u00a0Hopkinton\u2019s\u00a0Mike Mahoney<\/p>\n

Records: Hopkinton 8-0; Monadnock 4-4<\/p>\n

Boys\u2019 Basketball<\/h2>\n

Laconia 72, John Stark 55<\/p>\n

Key players: Laconia<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Keaton Beck (37 points); John Stark<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Logan Montgomery (16 points), Elliot Belliveau (12 points, 3 steals), Aiden Harris (12 points, 3 steals)<\/p>\n

Highlights: Laconia\u2019s second quarter and dominance on the glass proved the difference.<\/p>\n

Coach\u2019s quote: \u201cI liked our energy a lot tonight. A 100 percent turnaround from our last game. Obviously Beck was a huge problem for us, but tonight underscored the fact that we need to do a better job on the glass as a team.\u201d \u2013\u00a0John Stark\u2019s\u00a0Mike Smith<\/p>\n

Records: Laconia 6-2; John Stark 2-5<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Girls\u2019 BasketballWinnisquam 63, Belmont 43Key players: Winnisquam\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Lauren MacDonald (27 points),\u00a0Sophia Braun (11 points), Vanessa Powers (9 points), Caidyn Carter (8 points);\u00a0Belmont\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Darci Stone (21 points), Maddie Carrier (11 points)Highlights:…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":9648,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_popups_has_disabled_popups":false,"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","_newspack_byline_active":false,"_newspack_byline":"","newspack_content_restriction_is_exempt":false,"newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,508],"tags":[49,24,427,189,200,244,505,345],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-9647","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-high-school-youth","category-top-headlines-cm","tag-belmont-high-school","tag-facebook","tag-high-schools","tag-hopkinton-nh","tag-john-stark-regional-high-school","tag-nhiaa","tag-paywall","tag-winnisquam-high-school","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/nne-concord-monitor-2.newspackstaging.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/42674803-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nne-concord-monitor-2.newspackstaging.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9647","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nne-concord-monitor-2.newspackstaging.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nne-concord-monitor-2.newspackstaging.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nne-concord-monitor-2.newspackstaging.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9647"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nne-concord-monitor-2.newspackstaging.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9647\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9649,"href":"https:\/\/nne-concord-monitor-2.newspackstaging.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9647\/revisions\/9649"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nne-concord-monitor-2.newspackstaging.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/9648"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nne-concord-monitor-2.newspackstaging.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9647"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nne-concord-monitor-2.newspackstaging.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9647"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nne-concord-monitor-2.newspackstaging.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9647"},{"taxonomy":"newspack_spnsrs_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nne-concord-monitor-2.newspackstaging.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fnewspack_spnsrs_tax&post=9647"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nne-concord-monitor-2.newspackstaging.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcoauthors&post=9647"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}