David Reynolds and Camden Donovan both won two events for the boys, while Sophia Reynolds won two events and set a school record for the girls, leading the Merrimack Valley indoor track teams to second-place finishes in a 12-team meet at Plymouth State.
Division I Winnacunnet won the boys’ meet with 73 points and topped the girls’ field with 91 points. The Pride finished second with 58 points for the boys and 37 for the girls. The Pembroke (28) and Belmont (28) girls tied for third, and Pelham (18) and Gilford (18) tied for fifth. Bishop Brady and Laconia tied for eighth place with 11 points and Kearsarge finished in 11th with five points.
For the boys, Pelham (47), Manchester West (29) and Pembroke (28) rounded out the top five. Belmont (19) finished sixth, Winnisquam (13) finished seventh and Franklin (4) finished ninth.
The Winnisquam girls and Bishop Brady boys competed, but did not score.
Merrimack Valley won six of 12 boys’ events, led by victories from David Reynolds in the 1,000 meters (2 minutes, 48 seconds) and 1,500 (4:28), and Donovan in the high jump (5 feet, 6 inches) and long jump (17-10½). Freshman Seth Baylus won the 55 dash in 7.06 seconds and Christian Oglesby won the 600 in 1:40 and also finished fourth in the 55 dash.
Matt Reynolds finished five seconds behind his brother to come in second in the 1,000.
David Reynolds, Cam Butt, Oglesby and Dylan Lessard formed the third-place 4×400, while Oglesby, Lessard, Butt and Baylus formed the fourth-place 4×200.
Jacob Marden won the 300 in 39.88 seconds and finished third in the 55 hurdles, right in front of teammates Christian Army (third long jump, fourth 55 hurdles, sixth 55 dash) and Elija St. Pierre (fifth 55 hurdles).
Michael Harris (fifth 1,000) and James Dupuis (fifth high jump) also scored and ran on the fifth-place 4×400 with Marden and Army.
Micah Edgren (fourth long jump, fifth 300) and Joey Spinale (fourth shot put) were the top scorers for Belmont. Edgren also ran on the third-place 4×200 with Eddin Mann, Brandon Robichaud and Nick Miles. Jared Whitcomb (fifth 1,500) also scored for Belmont.
Dylan Robert and Riley Mann finished third and fourth, respectively, in the 1,500 and ran on Winnisquam’s fourth-place 4×400 with Sheamus Dunn and Evan Griffin.
Franklin’s Kyan Graves finished third in the shot put.
For the girls, Sophia Reynolds won the 1,000 (3:11), set a school record in the 3,00 (10:10) and ran on the runner-up 4×400 with Nicole Considine (sixth 600, sixth 55 hurdles), Cassidy Considine and Madisyn Garrity.
Rebecca Williams (third 55 hurdles), Addie Hodge (fourth long jump) and the fourth-place 4×200 (Tabitha Nugent, Madison Palmer, Hodge, Cassidy Considine) also scored for the Pride.
Pembroke’s Maddison Bennett won the 55 dash in 7.79 seconds. Lilly Curtis (third high jump), Amanda Montminy (fourth 300), Molly Keyes (fifth 55 hurdles) and Avery Gamache (sixth 1,000) also scored individually for the Spartans. Alysse Cleasby, Alison Corriveau, Isobella Gill and Montminy ran on the third-place 4×400, while Cleasby, Corriveau, Keyes and Bennett made up the fifth-place 4×200.
Sana Syed won the 55 hurdles in 9.66 seconds and ran on the winning 4×200 with Gabrielle Day (sixth 55 dash), Jada Edgren (fifth 55 dash) and Skylar Ruelke (second high jump) to lead Belmont. Aurora Couto (fifth 1,500) also scored for Belmont.
Abby Shagena (third 1,500, fifth 600) and Ashlyn Toupin (fourth high jump, sixth 300, sixth long jump) scored for Bishop Brady, while Mya Dube (second 3,000) was the lone scorer for Kearsarge.
John Stark-Hopkinton 5, Kennett 0
Key players: John Stark-Hopkinton – Nolan Sauer (2G, A), Brett Patnode (G, 2A), Paul Molnar (G, A), Tyler Scordo (G), Benny Madden (A), Cabot Lineberry (A), Jameson Bourque (11 saves, A); Kennett – Bryson Wrobleski (34 saves)
Highlights: John Stark-Hopkinton scored two goals at the end of the first period to take a 2-0 into the first intermission. John Stark-Hopkinton extended the lead in the second period with its second short-handed goal of the game. John Stark-Hopkinton tallied two more in the third period.
Coach’s quote: “Our special teams excelled tonight scoring two short-handed goals. Wrobleski played very good for Kennett stopping numerous point-blank shots. Jameson Bourque had another solid game stopping all 11 shots and getting an assist.” – John Stark-Hopkinton’s Denis Kolehmainen
Records: John Stark-Hopkinton 4-0-0; Kennett 1-3-0
Hollis Brookline-Derryfield 4,
Pembroke-Campbell 2
Key players: Pembroke-Campbell – Jayden Lamy (G), Brandon Jawidzik (G)
Highlights: Jawidzik and Lamy scored to tie the game, 2-2, at the end of the second period, but Hollis Brookline-Derryfield scored at the beginning of the third and potted an empty-net goal to secure a win late Saturday night.
Coach’s quote: “It was a tight game all night long. Hollis Brookline capitalized on our mistakes. They are a good team and I look forward to playing them again.” – Pembroke-Campbell’s Marc Noel
Records: Hollis Brookline-Derryfield 2-1; Pembroke-Campbell 3-1
Sanborn 8, Laconia-Winnisquam 7
Key players: Sanborn – Ethan Paul (7G), Aidan Gallant (51 saves); Laconia/Winnisquam – Cole Reid (5G), Evan Rollins (46 saves)
Highlights: Sanborn took an early lead with three power-play goals as Laconia-Winnisquam struggled with two five-minute major penalties. Laconia-Winnisquam settled down in the second with four goals from Reid, a senior. The teams battled through a scoreless third period to force an overtime, before Paul scored his seventh goal of the game to edge the Wolfpack.
Coach’s quote: “After a slow start, the Wolfpack settled into a rhythm and got back into the game with a big second period and played steady for the remainder of the game.” – Lacnoia-Winnisquam’s Marc Joyal
Records: Sanborn 1-3; Laconia-Winnisquam 0-4