Belmont 56, Profile 46
Key players: Belmont – Anakin Underhill (19 points), Keegan Martinez (18 points); Profile – Josh Robie (17 points)
Highlights: The Raiders claimed the 43rd Annual Mike Lee Holiday Basketball Bash title with a victory over the D-IV Patriots. The Raiders led 15-6 after the first quarter and 29-20 at halftime before Profile closed the gap to 40-36 heading into the final eight minutes. Underhill was named the Tournament MVP, while teammate Sam Reposa was named to the All-Tournament Team. Belmont defeated D-II Coe-Brown, and D-IV Portsmouth Christian and Derryfield en route to the final.
Records: Belmont 5-0 in D-III; Profile 5-0 in D-IV
Concord tied 1st
Key players: Concord – Ella Goulas (1st high jump, 4th long jump), Shelly Smith (2nd 1,500), Ayva Mullen (2nd long jump, 3rd 55 dash), Morgan Doherty (2nd 55 hurdles, 3rd long jump), Katherine Muller (3rd 55 hurdles), Nydia Lane (6th 300), 4×160 (1st), 4×400 (4th)
Highlights: Concord and Pinkerton tied for first with 55 points in a nine-team meet at UNH on Friday afternoon. Bedford (52) and Nashua North (49) rounded out the top four. Concord’s 4×160 relay of Caroline Quirk, Rachel Gridley, Muller and Mullen edged Pinkerton by .04 seconds.
Bow 1st, Merrimack Valley 5th, Belmont 7th, Winnisquam 11th
Key players: Bow – Maya Brochu (1st 1,500), Julia Hou (1st 1,000), Sabrina Bernard (2nd high jump), Lexi Insana (3rd 600), Delia Brochu (3rd 1,000), Charlotte Larochelle (5th long jump), Mackenzie Sczcepanik (6th high jump), 4×400 (1st), 4×800 (1st), 4×200 (4th); MV – Victoria Leak (4th 55 hurdles, 4th long jump, 4th shot put), Madison Geddes (6th long jump), Tessa Lynch (6th 55 hurdles), 4×400 (3rd), 4×800 (3rd); Belmont – Emma Winslow (1st 55 dash, 1st long jump), Adeline Takantjas (3rd 55 hurdles), Emilie Defrancesco (5th 1,000), 4×200 (5th); Winnisquam – Becc Kulengosky (5th shot put), 4×200 (6th); Bishop Brady – Priscilla Abrahamson (12th shot put); Franklin – Lily Johnson (9th 600)
Highlights: The Brochu twins, Hou and Insana formed both the winning 4×400 and 4×800 relays to help lead Bow to 59 points, good for first place in a 15-team meet on Friday morning at Plymouth State. Milford (39 points), Kingswood (36), Salem (30) and MV (28) rounded out the top five teams. Belmont (22), Winnisquam (four), Bishop Brady and Franklin (no score) were the other area teams that competed.
Kearsarge 3rd, John Stark 7th
Key players: Kearsarge – Juliet Faria (1st 300, 4th 55 dash), Ellie Wimer (1st 600), Molly Ellison (1st 1,500), Gabrielle Lamb (5th shot put), Eliana Dalbec (5th high jump), Josefina Eliessetch (6th high jump), 4×400 (3rd); John Stark – Rylee Barnard (4th 1,500)
Highlights: The Cougars finished third and the Generals finished seventh in an eight-team meet on Friday afternoon at Plymouth State. Nashua South dominated the meet with 124 points, followed by Lebanon (39), Kearsarge (34), Keene (26), ConVal (11), Hanover (11), John Stark (three) and Newport (one).
Pembroke 3rd
Key players: Pembroke – Zoie Wall (1st 55 hurdles, 4th 55 dash), Natalie Longacre (3rd shot put), Jasmine Blake (3rd high jump), Abigail Duchesne (4th 1,000), Ty Valley (6th 300), Lillian Corbitt (6th shot put), 4×160 (3rd)
Highlights: The Spartans finished third out of 11 teams in a meet at UNH on Friday morning. Oyster River (61), Newmarket (59), Pembroke (30) and Pelham (24) were the top four team scores.
Concord 8th
Key players: Concord – Shaun Fifield (1st 1,500), Liam Gleason (3rd 1,500), Liam White (4th 600), Carter Cutrer (6th high jump), Ayoob Ismael (6th shot put), 4×400 (6th)
Highlights: The Tide finished eighth in a nine-team meet at UNH on Friday. Windham (61.5 points), Bedford (60) and Exeter (47) were the top three teams. Concord scored 17 points.
Bishop Brady 3rd, Merrimack Valley 4th, Belmont 7th, Bow tied 10th, Winnisquam tied 10th, Franklin 14th
Key players: Bishop Brady – Joshua Gentchos (1st 55 dash, 1st 300, 6th high jump), Alan Yap (3rd 55 dash, 5th long jump, 6th 300), Nate Steigmeyer (5th 300), 4×200 (1st); MV – Tyler Wallace (3rd 55 hurdles), Marshall Carey-Matthews (4th 600), 4×800 (2nd), 4×200 (3rd), 4×400 (3rd); Belmont – Damien Sanborn (2nd 55 dash, 4th 300), 4×200 (4th); Bow – Sean Nicholls (1st shot put); Winnisquam – Aidan Donahue (1st high jump); Franklin – Marcus Marland (4th high jump), Colin Sullivan (6th 1,000)
Highlights: Souhegan (63 points), Milford (41), Bishop Brady (37) and Merrimack Valley (33) were the top four teams in a 15-team meet at Plymouth State on Friday morning, while Belmont (14), Bow (six), Winnisquam (six) and Franklin (four) also competed.
John Stark tied 5th
Key players: John Stark – Rio Calle (1st long jump, 5th high jump), Eli Lemire (2nd 1,000, 4th 1,500), Sam Kinsey-Turner (3rd high jump), Logan Montgomery (4th high jump), Rory Magoon (6th shot put), Alex Keirstead (6th 1,500); Kearsarge – Daniel Dalbec (7th 1,500, 9th long jump)
Highlights: The Generals tied for fifth out of eight teams in a meet at Plymouth State on Friday afternoon. Nashua South (80 points), Lebanon (61), Hanover (44), Keene (35), John Stark (25), Newport (25), ConVal (13) and Kearsarge (no score) rounded out the team results.
Pembroke 4th
Key players: Pembroke – Jimmy Valotto (1st shot put), Gavin Currier (1st high jump), Benaiah Hanson (3rd long jump, 4th 300), Steven Valentine (4th shot put), 4×400 (4th)
Highlights: The Spartans finished fourth out of 11 teams in a meet at UNH on Friday morning. Oyster River (88 points), Campbell (34), Pelham (31) and Pembroke (28) were the top four team scores.