Bow 9, Laconia 0
Key players: Bow – Lyndsey LaPerle (4 goals), Bella LaPerle (3 goals), Lexanna Farr (goal, assist), Ashley Wallen (first varsity goal), Lexi Insana (2 assists), Gabby Tarsa (assist), Maeve Nadzan (assist), Makayla Trudel (assist), Vivian Madden (assist), Marissa Green (assist), Sydney Roberge (midfield), Juliette Tarsa (midfield), Abby Foote (defense), Kendall Murray (defense)
Highlights: Bella LaPerle started the scoring 1:26 into the match off a nice pass from Farr and the Falcons didn’t let up. Through four games Bow has outscored opponents 23-2.
Coach’s quote: “Girls played well, passing was much better in the second half. Hats off to Laconia who was playing a second game in two days. They kept working for all 80 minutes.” – Bow’s Jay Vogt
Records: Bow 4-0; Laconia 1-4
Pembroke 4, Plymouth 0
Key players: Pembroke – Ryley LeBlanc (3 goals), Jaylin Ladd (goal, assist), Tia Bocci (defense), Zoey Mayeu (defense), KT Armstrong (assist), Kayla Amyot (first varsity assist), Laila Al-Shawafi (second shutout of the season)
Highlights: Ladd got the scoring started with a goal and assist in the first half to put the Spartans up 2-0 and help Pembroke get back into the win column. LeBlanc continued the offensive charge in the second half. Bocci was explosive out of the back line to keep Plymouth at bay.
Coach’s quote: “At this moment we are missing a few key players, but others have stepped up and today was a great full-roster effort.” – Bow’s Jess Kaufman-Desrochers
Records: Pembroke 2-2; Plymouth 0-4
Concord 4, Keene 3, OT
Key players: Concord – Christian Arocena (goal), Nicholas Reynolds (goal), Salvator Baruani (goal), Ajay Darjee (goal), Benjamin Hughes (assist), Connor White (assist), Benjamin Masur (assist), Nate Wachter (3 saves)
Highlights: Losing with under three minutes to go, the Crimson Tide were able to tie it up with a Baruani goal after pressing Keene in the late moments of regulation. Concord almost won it on a free kick in the final seconds that just wide. The Tide had another free kick in the second minute of overtime and Darjee drove a shot in the upper corner for the game winner.
Coach’s quote: “Today’s game showed our character by coming back late in regulation and winning it early in OT. We had moments in the game that we were able to dominate territory wise and benefit from that advantage. Quite proud of how we responded late in the game.” – Concord’s Scott Dunlop
Records: Concord 3-0; Keene 0-4
Merrimack Valley 3, John Stark 1
Key players: MV – Gavin Wheeler (goal, assist), Andrew Surprenant (goal), Carsyn Perkins (goal), Mikey Mullen (assist), Lucas Godoi (assist);John Stark – Miles Lanier (goalie)
Highlights: Godoi fed the ball to Wheeler who dribbled through a couple of Stark defenders before finishing the ball for a 1-0 MV lead. Wheeler found Perkins to make it 2-0, but the Pride let the Generals get back into the game by allowing an own goal. Surprenant took a pass from Mullen and was able to strike it past Lanier to make it 3-1. MV’s defense stepped up to hold John Stark late.
Coach’s quote: “This was a good win. We needed to rebound after some tough losses. We still need to clean up our game and limit our mistakes, especially the own goals that we are giving up. I am glad to see the boys battle and get the win. John Stark’s keeper made a ton of great saves, which totally changed the game.” – MV’s Ken Fuller
Records: MV 2-3; John Stark 2-2
Hanover 1, Pembroke 0, OT
Key players: Pembroke – Treic Thomas-Guerzon (right back)
Highlights: For the third time in as many games the Spartans went to overtime, this time pushing last season’s unbeaten Hanover squad to the limit. Hanover scored in the final minutes of overtime to escape with the win. Thomas-Guerzon shut down the right side of the field defensively.
Coach’s quote: “The girls play amazing today. We stayed with and outplayed one of the better teams in our division for good portions of the game. The girls’ confidence is growing and growing, and they are playing so well together as a unit.” – Pembroke’s Steve Langevin
Records: Hanover 2-0-0; Pembroke 0-2-1
Winnisquam 3, Kearsarge 0
Key players: Kearsarge – Tori Wooten, Paige Scott (varsity debut in goal)
Coach’s quote: “We had a strong second quarter and opportunities to score throughout the game. Unfortunately we couldn’t keep up for the full 60 minutes.” – Kearsarge’s Chelsea Williams
Records: Winnisquam 1-3; Kearsarge 1-2
Windham 212, Bow 214, Winnacunnet 214
Key players: Bow – Hunter Duncan (38), Owen Webber (42), Cam Evans (43), Eli Wilkening (44), Ali Sargent (46)
Highlights:
Coach’s quote: “A bit of a disappointing result, but we battled through some tough rounds. We need to work on being able to manage and score on away courses. If we can be better from 100 yards and in, I am confident that we will have a significantly better scoring average.” – Bow’s Matt Davis
Records: Windham 7-0; Bow 8-1; Winnacunnet 6-3
Hopkinton 74, Sunapee 56, Gorham 36, Newport 25
Key players: Hopkinton – Evan Fairneny (41, medalist), Bronson Ammann, Zach Hooper, Hal Stokes (all scored)
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Records: Hopkinton 14-1; Sunapee 2-3; Gorham 5-10; Newport 0-6