Concord 24th at George Bossi Lowell
Holiday Tournament
Key players: Concord – Hunter Jeffers (2nd at 285), Jaycee Haskell (6th at 220)
Highlights: The Tide wrestled tough in the two-day, 73-team tournament in Lowell, Mass., against teams from all over New England. Jeffers had a first-round bye and went 4-0 – winning twice by pin and twice by decision – before losing in the finals to Thomas Brown of Chelmsford, Mass., on a pin in the third period. Haskell had a bye in the first round, pinned his opponent in the second, lost in a 6-2 decision in the third, but battled his way through the consolation bracket by winning four straight bouts – one by forfeit, one by pin, two by decision. Jordan Reyes (4-2 at 160), Kaevryel Madison (3-2 at 152) and Noah Blake (3-2 at 182) all picked up at least at least three victories.
Pembroke 42,
Bow 35
Key players: Pembroke – Ashley Stephens (14 points), Annelise Dexter (10 points), Cierra Hill (6 points), Kaitlin Arenella (6 points); Bow – Madison Speckman (8 points), Jessica Chamberlin (7 points)
Highlights: Britney Hill had a big steal in the third quarter that set up Stephens for a three-point play to cut Pembroke’s deficit from 27-23 to 27-26. That possession sparked a 10-0 run to give the Spartans a lead they wouldn’t relinquish.
Coach’s quote: “This was a great win for us. I am so happy for the girls. It wasn’t always pretty, but we competed throughout and regained our composure and played well down the stretch.” – Pembroke’s Steve Langevin
Records: Pembroke 5-1; Bow 2-2
Winnisquam 46,
Belmont 36
Key players: Winnisquam – Lauren MacDonald (15 points), Victoria Kelly (11 points, 14 rebounds), Triniti Carter (10 points, 5 rebounds), Mackenzie Philippy (9 points, 5 rebounds), Emma Griffin (7 rebounds, defense)
Coach’s quote: “Sophia Day and Isabella Sargent both had solid games. We really got ourselves in big foul trouble in the third. Give Belmont credit, they played hard all night. I really thought tonight we took a big step forward with staying with the game plan. Victoria Kelly (seven points) and Triniti Carter (four points) were huge in the fourth quarter when we needed them to be, scoring 11 of our 14 fourth-quarter points. Lauren MacDonald had a great game running the point all night. Between Mackenize Philippy and Lauren MacDonald who both are very capable to run the point Mackenzie picked up her fourth foul in the third and a lot fell on Lauren’s shoulders and she really stepped up. A great team win on the road.” – Winnisquam’s Mark Dawalga
Records: Winnisquam 2-3; Belmont 1-3
Bedford 73, Concord 47
Key players: Concord – Ali Adam (9 points), Tyler Clark-Toy (6 rebounds), Shaddy Fleurant (4 steals)
Highlights: Concord took four charges throughout the Tuesday’s loss to the Bulldogs.
Records: Bedford 3-3; Concord 2-5
Winnisquam 44,
Belmont 43
Key players: Winnisquam – Anthony Robbins (14 points), Caleb Bushway (13 points); Belmont – Jamison Gaudette (13 points)
Highlights: The Bears stormed back from a 14-6 deficit after the first quarter to take a 27-24 lead at halftime and was up 37-34 through three to narrowly defeat their Lakes Region rivals, the Raiders.
Records:
Concord 2,
Bedford 0
Key players: Concord – Colin Nelson (goal, assist), Tyler Coskren (2 assists), Cam McGonigle (goal), Brooks Craigue (assist), Kevin Jones (16 saves)
Highlights: Nelson and McGonigle both scored in the second period to give Tide the 2-0 lead.
Coach’s quote: “It was entertaining game, great intensity by both teams. Wednesday’s (rematch in the final) should be another great game.” – Concord’s Dunc Walsh
Records: Concord 2-0 in D-I; Bedford 2-0 in D-I
Manchester 6,
Bow 3
Key players: Bow – Ethan Tobeler (goal), Billy Smethurst (goal), Owen Webber (goal); Manchester – Lukas Tafe (3 goals)
Highlights: The Falcons scored three goals in the second period, but Manchester led 3-0 after the first period and 5-3 after the second as Bow ended the Brian C. Stone Memorial Christmas Tournament with a 1-2 record in pool play. Exeter (3-0 in pool play) defeated Goffstown, 8-0, in the other Tafe, Jr. Division game and is promoted to the McDonough Division for the 2022 tourney.
Records:
Somersworth/Coe-Brown 5,
Berlin-Gorham 3
Highlights: Coe-Brown senior captain Aaron Bono was named the Peter Hall Christmas Classic MVP, leading the D-II Bearcats to their second consecutive Hall Classic title (last played in 2019) with a victory over the D-III Mountaineers. The Bearcats outscored their opponents 17-7 over the course of their three tournament games.
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