Hopkinton 52, Gilford 49, OT
Key players: Hopkinton – Shaylee Murdough (20 points), Elise Miner (12 points, defense), Lizz Holmes (7 points, rebounding); Gilford – Ryan Guyer (14 points), Vanessa Flanders (11 points), Meghan Hughes (10 points)
Highlights: Maddie Carmichael scored on an out-of-bounds play with seconds to go to send the game to overtime and Holmes went 3-for-4 from the foul line to seecure the win.
Coach’s quote: “Great team win for the Hawks tonight, making up a 6-point deficit in the last two minutes of regulation. Thoughts go out to the Gilford girls and community during this difficult time.” – Hopkinton’s Pat Roye
Records: Hopkinton 7-2; Gilford 7-2
Kennett 38, Merrimack Valley 26
Key players: Kennett – Sam Sidoti (13 points); MV – Kayla Smith (10 points), Izzy Navoy (9 points)
Highlights: The Eagles led 12-5 after the first quarter and 24-9 at halftime, but the Pride battled back in the third quarter to trail just 27-22 heading into the final frame.
Coach’s quote: “Proud of the girls for their effort vs. a tough Kennett team. We continue to play well on the defensive end. We got down early but battled back to get it within three, 27-24, with five minutes to go, but couple of defensive mishaps and timely free throw shooting on (Kennett’s) end closed it out. We will get back in the gym tomorrow and continue to improve and hopefully get a win on Friday night vs. Lebanon.” – MV’s Bob McNutt
Records: Kennett 6-0; MV 2-5
Newfound 44, Belmont 30
Key players: Belmont – Alyssa Edgren (13 points), Darci Stone (10 points)
Highlights: The Raiders cut their deficit down to six points with possession of the ball, but missed two layups and couldn’t recover down the stretch.
Coach’s quote: “We were not ready to play and that’s on me.” – Belmont’s Mike Andriski
Records: Newfound 4-4; Belmont 2-5
Campbell 52, Hillsboro-Deering 47
Key players: H-D – Emily Howell (21 points), Morgan Dean (18 points, 7 blocks, 10 rebounds)
Highlights: Campbell hit a late 3 to go up by three points and Emily Howell had a 3 go in and out of the basket. The Hillcats had to foul and Campbell made the free throws to secure the victory.
Coach’s quote: “Another tough loss, but we continue to improve and that’s very important for this team.” – H-D’s Bruce Johnson
Records: Campbell 4-6; H-D 1- 8
Stevens 51, Kearsarge 45
Key players: Stevens – Kiley Bundy (19 points); Kearsarge – Ava Shapiro (17 points)
Records: Stevens 8-1; Kearsarge 5-4
Winnisquam 61, Somersworth 20
Key players: Winnisquam – Lauren MacDonald (24 points), Mackenzie Philippy (16 points, 10 rebounds), Triniti Carter (10 points, 5 rebounds), Caidyn Carter (7 points), Victoria Kelly (9 rebounds), Isabella Sargent (3 points, 8 rebounds), Mackenzie Bassett
Coach’s quote: “We were able to get off to a fast start on the road, leading 25-9 after the first quarter. I thought our defense led the way tonight, which really got our offense going.” – Winnisquam’s Mark Dawalga
Records: Winnisquam 6-2; Somersworth 1-7
Dover 62, Concord 60
Key players: Concord – Alain Twite (15 points), Brett Tuttle (15 points), Elia Bahuma (10 points), Japhet Nduwayo (10 points)
Highlights: Dover led 15-13 at the end of the first quarter and 34-24 at halftime. The Tide outscored the Green Wave in the second half, 36-28, but Dover ultimately came away with the win.
Coach’s quote: “This one hurts. In the first half, we got away from the things that allow us to be successful. We didn’t move the ball offensively, we tried doing too much ourselves and we lacked the effort plays that we need on both ends of the floor. We played with a little more urgency in the second half and got a nice spark from Alain Twite. We still have a lot to learn, but we will continue to grow and improve.” – Concord’s Tim LaTorra
Records: Dover 3-5; Concord 3-5
ConVal 72, John Stark 62
Key players: John Stark – Logan Montgomery (20 points, 3 assists), Dylan Grivois (14 points), Aidan Harris (13 points, 8 rebounds)
Highlights: John Stark led after the first quarter, but ConVal went on a run to lead by 13 points at halftime. The Generals fought hard in the second half, but couldn’t get the deficit under 1o points.
Coach’s quote: “We’ve had some adversity this season, but I’m really proud of how hard we played tonight. ConVal is a really good team and I was proud of the way we hung tough throughout. Logan did a great job for us defensively and Dylan had a huge second half for us. Aidan Harris, as a freshman, to play like that off the bench, he’s just a super tough kid. This whole group is getting tougher by the day and I’m excited to see what the second half of the season holds.” – John Stark’s Mike Smith
Records: ConVal 6-2; John Stark 0-8
Merrimack Valley 56, Plymouth 23
Key players: MV – Brandon Dukette (18 points), Logan Gabor (10 points, 10 rebounds), Buddy Eddy (10 points)
Highlights: The Bobcats kept it close in the first quarter, but MV controlled the pace of the game after that, maintaing a big lead throughout. Valley was anchored by a tough defense once again, with 13 steals total.
Records: MV 7-2; Plymouth 2-6
Gilford 79, Hopkinton 42
Key players: Gilford – Isaiah Reese (24 points), Jalen Reese (16 points), Sam Cheek (15 points); Hopkinton – Will Tanuvasa (22 points, 2 assists, 3 rebounds), Abram Standefer (13 points, 2 assists), Gavin Davies (4 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists), Marek Joppa (8 rebounds, 3 assists)
Highlights: The Hawks went down 23-7 in the opening quarter and was never able to bounce back against the defending champion Eagles.
Coach’s quote: “Tough game for us against a very talented Gilford squad. They physically beat us up in the paint and forced a lot of tough rotations defensively that took us out of our game plan from the opening tip.” – Hopkinton’s Matt Miller
Records: Gilford 9-0; Hopkinton 8-1