Super Bowl XLVI
The ending was too familiar. The beginning was strangely alien. Before Eli Manning had another incredible completion on a long pass, before the last-minute Giants touchdown, before the final futile New England drive, the Patriots had the type of first quarter that's just never seemed to happen under Bill Belichick's…
February 6, 2012
AFC championship notebook
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - The nightmare scenario was coming true for the New England Patriots. The game, and season, was coming down to one drive, and the defense - not the high-octane offense - was the unit on the field. The Patriots had to make a stop. Then another. And another. And despite the Baltimore Ravens having…
January 23, 2012
Girls' championship
Katie Levesque had been quiet. Foul trouble had limited Kearsarge's top weapon for three quarters, holding her to only four points entering the fourth quarter, and the Cougars, down by four with just over four minutes to go, were feeling the effect. But MVPs are MVPs because of what they do in the fourth quarter,…
December 30, 2011
High schools
After all of the missed shots, off-line free throws and turnovers, with a minute left, the Bow girls' basketball team had a chance. Lindsey Nerbonne knew what to do with that chance. Nerbonne scored twice for the Falcons in the final minute to take command of a stagnant offense and lift Bow to a 29-27 victory over…
December 29, 2011
The Hawks outscored the Falcons 28-12 in the second and third quarters to cruise to the victory in a consolation game. Steve Auger (15 points) and Harry Legier (10 points) both broke double digits for Hopkinton, while Frankie Beane scored nine points and dished out six assists in two quarters of play. Jake Nelson grabbed eight boards. Ryan Boldwin's eight points led Bow.
December 29, 2011
The Division I Crimson Tide made it look easy after a rough first quarter, outscoring the Cougars 47-27 over the final three. The Tide rode the scoring touch of defending tournament MVP Kaleb Marquis, who had 22 points on 8-of-16 shooting. Zachary Jones (nine points) went 6-of-6 from the free throw line, while Paul Costa (eight) was 4-of-5 from the field. Dalton Courser had 15 points…
December 29, 2011
Capital Area Girls
Katie Levesque's 18 points helped the Cougars ease past the Spartans and earn a berth in the title game today against Bow. Levesque also led the Cougars with 10 rebounds, while Morgan Church had seven points, four assists and four rebounds. Gianna Grenier led Pembroke with 10 points. Aleanna Clermont added six points, Ashley Fosher had five points and a team-high seven rebounds,…
December 29, 2011
Rebecca Titcomb's efficient offensive day led the way for the Generals, who held on to win a consolation game after taking a 22-15 halftime lead. Titcomb scored a game-high 15 points while going 7-of-10 from the field, and Jillian Gilman added a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Concord was led by Cassidy Emerson, who scored eight points.
December 29, 2011
The Pride picked things up offensively in the second half, scoring 29 points to pull away. A pair of Mullens led the scoring for the Pride, as Molly had 14 points and eight rebounds and Mary had 11 points and 12 boards. Olivia Thurber had seven points and six rebounds. Sabrey Montore had seven points to lead the Hawks, while Paige Cook and Abbey Lui added six apiece.
December 29, 2011
Capital Area Boys
The Spartans led all the way, taking an early 15-6 lead before going on an 11-0 run and cruising from there. Pembroke will face Bishop Brady in the championship game tonight at 7:15. The Spartans had four players in double figures, led by Patrick Welch, who poured in 21. Matt Persons had 11 points, while Kafani Williams and Kent Noyes had 10 apiece, and Williams also grabbed 10…
December 29, 2011
Justin Abbot's 3-pointer turned a 46-40 score into a one-possession contest, but Eric Mirante's shot with seven seconds remaining was just off the mark, allowing the Green Giants to escape and get into the boys' championship game against Pembroke. Dylan Thomas had 16 points for Brady, while Jourdain Bell had 12 and a team-high seven assists and eight rebounds. Stephen Desmarais…
December 29, 2011
High schools
Cody Drouin was knocking down 3-pointers and getting tough baskets inside. Nic Lloyd was running a lightning-quick fast break, helping the John Stark boys' basketball team make Bishop Brady pay for its turnovers and missed shots. Yes, it's early. But the Generals could get used to this. Drouin and Lloyd led…
December 17, 2011
High schools
It wasn't the 38 points next to Concord on the scoreboard that girls' basketball Coach Mike Achilles had a problem with. The 64 next to Salem, however, was a different story. The Blue Devils gave the Crimson Tide defense fits all night in the opener for both teams, and that number provided the indisputable…
December 10, 2011
Concord girls' basketball
A year ago, the message was simple. "Improvement" was the key word for new Coach Mike Achilles, and "progress" was what he expected from the Concord High School girls' basketball team. Those goals weren't met in the standings, as the Crimson Tide lost all 18 of its games. But Achilles looked past the record and saw that his team was getting better, and this year, the goal is for…
December 8, 2011
