Kearsarge 76, Mascenic 54
Key players: Kearsarge – Chris Stanchfield (22 points, 4 steals), Bobby Needham (20 points, 4 assists, 6 3-pointers), Sam Carl (7 points, 7 assists, 6 rebounds), Adrian McCarthy (5 points, 5 rebounds), George Jallah (4 points, 8 rebounds), Noah Whipple (4 points), Connor Pillsbury (4 points, 4 assists, 3 rebound)
Highlights: The Cougars were clicking on both ends of the court and connected on 10 3-pointers in the first half (eight of them from Stanchfield and Needham) to take a 21-11 lead after the first quarter and a 44-26 lead into halftime. The Vikings outscored Kearsarge, 16-15, in the third quarter, but the Cougars drained some clutch 3s down the stretch to extend the lead.
Coach’s quote: “I liked our energy to start the game, especially defensively, which led to aggressive plays on offense. We shot with a lot of confidence tonight, with five players making a 3-point shot and lots of points in transition. Mascenic is a scrappy team that played hard to the end. This was a good bounce-back win on the road, a nice team effort with 11 players scoring.” – Kearsarge’s Nate Camp
Records: Kearsarge 10-1; Mascenic 5-4