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Boys\u2019 Basketball<\/h2>\n

Pembroke 81, Hollis-Brookline 57<\/p>\n

Key players: Pembroke<\/strong> \u2013 Joe Fitzgerald (33 points), Javien Sinclair (13 points), Devin Riel (12 points), Zach Bemis (8 points)<\/p>\n

Highlights: Fitzgerald scored 17 of his points in the second half as the Spartans broke the game open in the final 16 minutes after a tightly contested first half.<\/p>\n

Coach\u2019s quote: \u201cOnce again, we came out sluggish on the road, and Hollis was fully engaged to play. The second half was encouraging and the boys really responded out scoring them 46-25.\u201d \u2013 Pembroke\u2019s Michael Donnell<\/p>\n

Records: Pembroke 6-0; Hollis-Brookline 3-5<\/p>\n

Coe-Brown 50, Lebanon 27<\/p>\n

Key players: Coe-Brown<\/strong> \u2013 Quinn Salter (16 points, 9 rebounds), Connor Bagnell (11 points, 8 rebounds), Jack Matson (9 points, 9 rebounds)<\/p>\n

Coach\u2019s quote: \u201cGreat team defense.\u201d \u2013 Coe-Brown\u2019s David Smith<\/p>\n

Records: Coe-Brown 4-2; Lebanon 1-6<\/p>\n

Merrimack Valley 78, ConVal 57<\/p>\n

Key players: MV<\/strong> \u2013 Logan Gabour (18 points), Aiden Gray (14 points), Trevor Simonds (11 points), Nicolas Oglesby (11 points); ConVal<\/strong> \u2013 Ryan Close (24 points), Sam Davis (17 points)<\/p>\n

Highlights: The Pride started off the game with 21 points in the first quarter, connecting on three 3-pointers, and MV controlled the game from there on out.<\/p>\n

Coach\u2019s quote: \u201cI like the way our guys played tonight, we have a huge week coming up so this was a good win we can use as momentum.\u201d \u2013 MV\u2019s Tim Mucher<\/p>\n

Records: MV 4-3; Conval 0-7<\/p>\n

Hopkinton 46, Monadnock 35<\/p>\n

Key players: Hopkinton<\/strong> \u2013 Will Chehade (14 points, 6 rebounds, 2 blocks), Noah Aframe (10 points, 6 steals, 4 rebounds), Vincent Louca (10 points, 3 assists, 3 rebounds)<\/p>\n

Highlights: Up just one point at halftime, the Hawks used an 11-3 third quarter to take control of the game heading into the final frame. The Hawks held the Huskies to just 11 second-half points.<\/p>\n

Coach\u2019s quote: \u201cWe really stood on our defense in the second half in this one. We\u2019ve been really coming together on the offensive end of the court, but our defense has become our identity and we\u2019re doing a great job of leaning in on it to close out games\u201d \u2013 Hopkinton\u2019s Matt Miller<\/p>\n

Records: Hopkinton 6-3; Monadnock 3-6<\/p>\n

Kearsarge 61, Newfound 40<\/p>\n

Key players: Kearsarge<\/strong> \u2013 Noah Whipple (24 points, 6 rebounds, 3 steals, 3 assists), Austin Needham (11 points, 3 assists), Ajay Tremblay (9 points, defense), Drew Huff (5 points, 3 assists, 3 rebounds), Parker Goin (3 points, 4 rebounds), Eli Whipple (3 points), Eddie Kinzer (2 points), Bragen Kinzer (2 points), Mason Christensen (2 points)<\/p>\n

Highlights: The Cougars led 20-5 at the end of the first quarter thanks to strong defensive pressure which led to transition baskets. Kearsarge upped its lead to 35-16 at halftime and played unselfish basketball in the second half to close out the victory.<\/p>\n

Records: Kearsarge 5-3; Newfound 1-6<\/p>\n

Girls\u2019 Basketball<\/h2>\n

Bedford 65, Concord 28<\/p>\n

Key players: Bedford<\/strong> \u2013 Kate Allard (22 points), Lana McCarthy (18 points); Concord<\/strong> \u2013 Delany Duford (10 points), Whitney Vaillant (8 points)<\/p>\n

Highlights: Concord kept it close in the first half, but couldn\u2019t get much of an offense going against a very strong pressure defense from Bedford.<\/p>\n

Coach\u2019s quote: \u201cI thought the girls all played hard tonight. I am very proud of the effort and know we will grow and get better from this loss.\u201d \u2013 Concord\u2019s Rob Darrell<\/p>\n

Records: Bedford 8-0; Concord 2-5<\/p>\n

Bow 50, Milford 41<\/p>\n

Key players: Bow<\/strong> \u2013 Bry Szepan (21 points), Juliette Tarsa (14 points, 8 rebounds), Ella Trefethen (10 points)<\/p>\n

Highlights: The Falcons won their third game in a row.<\/p>\n

Records: Bow 5-2; Milford 4-4<\/p>\n

Lebanon 49, Coe-Brown 44<\/p>\n

Key players: Lebanon <\/strong> \u2013 Sara Belk (12 points), Lucy Eshburgh (9 points), Izzy Hamilton (9 points); Coe-Brown<\/strong> \u2013 Emma Lapierre (13 points), Hannah Meehan (9 points), Kalina Kasprzak (7 points)<\/p>\n

Highlights: Coe-Brown trailed the entire game until the Bears took a four-point lead with two minutes left in the game, but untimely turnovers gave Lebanon the win.<\/p>\n

Coach\u2019s quote: \u201cFinishing tough games is part of the process of getting where we need to be.\u201d \u2013 Coe-Brown\u2019s Joe Vachon<\/p>\n

Records: Lebanon 2-4; Coe-Brown 2-4<\/p>\n

Laconia 64, John Stark 41<\/p>\n

Key players: John Stark <\/strong> \u2013 Abby Duclos (15 points, 5 assists), Avery Geaumont (10 points), Izabel Korbet (10 points)<\/p>\n

Highlights: The Generals led 18-15 after the first quarter, but Laconia had a 20-5 advantage over John Stark in the second quarter and Stark was never able to get back within reach.<\/p>\n

Records: Laconia 7-1; John Stark 4-2<\/p>\n

Merrimack Valley 53, ConVal 19<\/p>\n

Key players: MV<\/strong> \u2013 Abby Thompson (8 points), Kayla Smith (7 points)<\/p>\n

Highlights: The Pride led by 26 at the half and continued to play well throughout the contest.<\/p>\n

Coach\u2019s quote: \u201cThought the girls played well tonight. We were able to get some time for a lot of players. Overall good win and we will prepare next week for Stark and Lebanon. \u201d \u2013 MV\u2019s Bob McNutt<\/p>\n

Records: MV 4-3; ConVal 0-7<\/p>\n

Pembroke 72, Hollis-Brookline 20<\/p>\n

Key players: Pembroke<\/strong> \u2013 Annelise Dexter (29 points), Hailey Steinmetz (20 points)<\/p>\n

Highlights: Pembroke got things rolling midway through the first quarter and rapidly pulled away.<\/p>\n

Coach\u2019s quote: \u201cThe girls are just playing great as a unit right now at both ends of the court.\u201d \u2013 Pembroke\u2019s Steve Langevin<\/p>\n

Records: Pembroke 7-0; Hollis-Brookline 4-3<\/p>\n

Kearsarge 58, Newfound 25<\/p>\n

Key players: Kearsarge<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Jada Kendrigan (15 points, four 3s),\u00a0Tessa Marinello (15 points), Ava Shapiro (10 points),\u00a0Ociee Ilg (10 points)<\/p>\n

Highlights: The Cougars jumped out to a 24-4 lead in the first quarter to bounce back from a tough loss against Hopkinton earlier in the week.<\/p>\n

Records: Kearsarge 5-2; Newfound 1-7<\/p>\n

Franklin 49, Lin-Wood 29<\/p>\n

Key players: Franklin<\/strong> \u2013 Kourtney Kaplan (18 points), Savaughna Slocum (17 points), Sage Slocum (12 points)<\/p>\n

Coach\u2019s quote: \u201cThe girls played a great team game considering we had six girls. We controlled the tempo of the game and the boards. They all stepped up.\u201d \u2013 Franklin\u2019s Mark Dionne<\/p>\n

Records: Frankin 6-4; Lin-Wood 2-9<\/p>\n

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

Concord 381, Keene 374, Exeter 355, Merrimack 355, Bishop Guertin 264<\/p>\n

Key players: Concord<\/strong> \u2013 Lucas Golden (1st), Carter Pratt (6th), Pablo Winn (7th), Noah Cascio (9th)<\/p>\n

Highlights: Golden had the fastest combined time of two runs (1:02.12) to lead the Tide to a victory in a five-team slalom race at Mount Sunapee.<\/p>\n

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

Bishop Guertin 375, Keene 366, Exeter 363, Concord 286, Merrimack 174<\/p>\n

Key players: Concord<\/strong> \u2013 Mika Taylor (1st), Lilly Merill (5th), Charlotte Summerlin (12th)<\/p>\n

Highlights: The Crimson Tide were shorthanded with only three skiers competing, but Taylor had the fastest combined time of the two slalom runs (1:03.28) in a race at Mount Sunapee.<\/p>\n

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

Kearsarge 382, Bedford 352, Souhegan 347, Winnacunnet 347, Derryfield 303, Bow 244, Bishop Brady 61<\/p>\n

Key players: Kearsarge<\/strong> \u2013 Elias Baer (2nd), Andrew Blagden (5th), Ned Stepp (6th), Benjamin Clough (9th); Bow<\/strong> \u2013 Eli Wilkening (3rd), Jack Kohl (18th), Gabe Abberton (38th); Bishop Brady<\/strong> \u2013 Earl Mitchell (40th)<\/p>\n

Highlights: Bow opened its season with a seven-team race on Thursday at Waterville Valley.<\/p>\n

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

Bedford 370, Winnacunnet 351, Souhegan 347, Bow 332, Kearsarge 294, Derryfield 175, Bishop Brady 73<\/p>\n

Key players: Bow<\/strong> \u2013 Ashe McKeen (14th), Vera Virta (18th), Molly McCarthy (19th), Makaylie Laws (21st); Kearsarge<\/strong> \u2013 Ava Valle (2nd), Katherine Blagden (3rd), Ainsley Frenkiewich (4th); Bishop Brady<\/strong> \u2013 Avery Sahr (28th)<\/p>\n

Highlights: Kearsarge went 2-3-4, but didn\u2019t have a fourth scoring skier, while the Falcons finished fourth in the season-opening race at Waterville Valley on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Boys\u2019 Swimming<\/h2>\n

Concord 2-0, Conant 1-1, Bow 0-2<\/p>\n

Key players: Concord<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0David Wicks (1st\u00a050 free, 1st\u00a0500 free), Ben Belanger (1st\u00a0100 breast), Piper Kuepper (2nd\u00a050 free, 2nd\u00a0100 free); Bow<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0David Owen (3rd\u00a050 free, 3rd\u00a0100 free)<\/p>\n

Highlights: Concord won both relays, with Kuepper, Deegan Lanigan, Oliver Conley and Shawn Wicks winnings the 200 free; and David Wicks, Lanigan, Kuepper and Belanger winning the 400 free in a three-team meet at the Concord YMCA on Friday night.<\/p>\n

Coach\u2019s quote: \u00a0\u201cThe boys had a solid night. We have been through it this season\u00a0with illness. At almost full strength the boys pulled together and swam very well.\u201d \u2013\u00a0Concord\u2019s Bill Quinn<\/p>\n

Girls\u2019 Swimming<\/h2>\n

Bow 3-0, Concord 2-1, Mascenic 1-2, Conant 0-3<\/p>\n

Key players: Bow<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Lena Thompson (1st\u00a0100 fly, 1st\u00a0100 back), Emily Hou (1st\u00a0200 IM, 2nd\u00a050 free), Hailey Mauro (1st\u00a0100 free, 3rd\u00a050 free), Sabine Karanouh (1st\u00a0200 free), Anna Fellers (2nd\u00a0200 IM);\u00a0Concord<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Lily Peterson (1st\u00a0500 free, 1st\u00a0100 breast), Molly Mosgrober (2nd\u00a0100 back)<\/p>\n

Highlights: \u00a0The Falcons won two relays, with Karanouh, Hou, Fellers and Thompson winning the 200 free, and Karanouh, Hou, Caitlyn Johnson and Thompson winning the 400 free, as Bow won a four-team meet at the Concord YMCA on Friday night. Concord\u2019s Mosgrober, Molly Chapman, Savannah Califf and Peterson formed the winning medley relay.<\/p>\n

Coach\u2019s quote: \u00a0\u201cThe\u00a0 girls were, once again, paced by senior standout Lily Peterson. Overall nice showing from all.\u00a0 Our season is coming to an early end this year \u2013\u00a0and every one of the kids continues to show great improvement.\u201d \u2013\u00a0Concord\u2019s Bill Quinn<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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