No. 4 Hopkinton 65
No. 13 Inter-Lakes 49
Key players: Hopkinton – Abram Standefer (25 points, 10 rebounds), Will Tanuvasa (15 points, 4 assists, 2 rebounds), Gavin Davies (12 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists), Noah Aframe (10 points, 10 assists, rebound); Inter-Lakes – Owen Brown (15 points), Addie Kernen (14 points), Cam Jenkins (9 points)
Highlights: The Hawks took a 10-point lead into halftime and exploded in the third quarter for 24 points, led by 11 from Standefer and eight from Tanuvasa in that frame, as Hopkinton advanced to the Division III quarterfinals with a win over the Lakers. The Hawks will host No. 5 Campbell on Friday.
Coach’s quote: “Great team win from the guys against an Inter-Lakes team with a lot of young talent. Four guys in double figures shows how well the first group works and moves together. We couldn’t be more excited to host Campbell on Friday night.” – Hopkinton’s Matt Miller
Records: Hopkinton 13-4; Inter-Lakes 6-11
No. 7 Winnisquam 69
No. 10 Monadnock 41
Key players: Winnisquam – Anthony Boomer (22 points), Alex Nichols (11 points), Caleb Robdau (10 points)
Highlights: The Huskies led 12-10 after the first quarter, but the Bears had a hot hand shooting from behind the arc, taking a 28-22 lead at halftime and extending it to 51-31 heading into the fourth. Winnisquam will travel to No. 2 St. Thomas for Friday’s quarterfinal game.
Records: Winnisquam 12-5; Monadnock 8-11
No. 8 Conant 56, No. 9 Belmont 44
Key players: Conant – Manny Hodgson (18 points), Jared Nagle (17 points); Belmont – Treshawn Ray (14 points), Tyler Carroll (12 points), Keegan Martinez (9 points)
Highlights: The Orioles led the D-III preliminary round contest throughout, leading 15-9 after the first quarter, 31-17 at halftime and 40-30 at the end of the third quarter, ending Belmont’s season.
Records: Conant 13-6; Belmont 12-7
Concord 57, Manchester Memorial 49
Key players: Concord – Japhet Nduwayo (19 points), Brett Tuttle (16 points), Elia Bahuma (8 points, rebounds, point guard play)
Highlights: Concord opened the first quarter with a balanced scoring attack, leading 15-12 after one. A slower offensive quarter in the second for both teams still left the Crimson Tide in the lead, 25-21, going into the half. Concord was able to get its fast break going in the third to extend the lead to 43-32. The Tide struggled to make free throws in the fourth, but did enough to hang on for the win.
Coach’s quote: “That is two in a row for us. That puts us at six wins with an opportunity to keep fighting for a playoff spot. This was a great night to honor our seniors. No better way to honor them than to play hard and compete for four quarters. I feel like we were able to maintain our focus, stick to the game plan and execute for 32 minutes. We certainly made some mistakes, but that is who we are. How we react to our mistakes is what gives us a chance to compete and win. I am very proud of our guys. We are getting back to defending, rebounding, sharing the ball on offense and trying to get easier scoring opportunities. We need to keep working to improve and earn a playoff opportunity.” – Concord’s Tim LaTorra
Records: Concord 6-10; Memorial 5-10
Manchester West 66, Bow 50
Key players: Bow – Jake Reardon (19 points), Mark Folsom (11 points, 20 rebounds), Brendan O’Keeffe (9 points), Peyton Larrabee (8 points, 8 rebounds)
Coach’s quote: “Great basketball atmosphere. Score doesn’t reflect the way we played. We played with effort and trusted each other. Down 44-42 to start the fourth quarter, we kept our competitive edge and kept fighting. Great chemistry in all phases of the game, and very proud of how we battled. Just ran out of gas, and our kids were mentally and physically drained.” – Bow’s Scott Drapeau
Records: West 13-2; Bow 7-9
Coe-Brown 51, Kennett 44
Key players: Coe-Brown – Connor Bagnell (21 points, 5 assists), Tommy Flanagan (11 points, 9 rebounds), Hugh Hamilton (11 points, 5 rebounds), Brady Kouchoukos (6 points, 4 steals, 7 assists)
Highlights: The Bears and Eagles were tied heading into the fourth quarter, but Coe-Brown’s team effort gave the Bears the victory.
Coach’s quote: “Team effort!” – Coe-Brown’s David Smith
Records: Coe-Brown 11-4; Kennett 8-7
Pembroke 61, Bishop Brady 51
Key players: Pembroke – Joe Fitzgerald (17 points), Mike Strazzeri (15 points), Joshua Pilotte (14 points), Shondell Hadley (7 points, 10 rebounds); Bishop Brady – Cade Weaver (16 points)
Highlights: Fitzgerald hit 11 of his 17 points in the second half to keep Brady at bay.
Coach’s quote: “You would never know that Brady only has four wins after this game. I give tremendous credit to their coach and players on how hard they competed. Last time we played them we won by almost 40, but they were not letting it happen tonight. Just can’t say enough good things about their effort. For us, it was actually a good thing that we struggled but did not let it get away. (Brady) had it as close as four points, but our guys kept their composure and finished the job. A good win for us.” – Pembroke’s Michael Donnell
Records: Pembroke 14-2; Bishop Brady 4-12
Concord Christian 64, Franklin 29
Key players: Concord Christian – Austin Spurr (15 points), Owen Heizer (13 points), Ethan Young (11 points); Franklin – Zeke McCoy (11 points), Yagiz Sarmisak (9 points)
Highlights: The Kingsmen closed out the regular season with a decisive victory at home against the Tornadoes. Concord Christian is tied with Littleton for first place and will have a No. 1 or 2 seed for the D-IV tournament. Franklin ends the season in a four-way tie for 15th place and will likely play in a No. 16 vs. 17 play-in game on Friday night.
Records: Concord Christian 17-1; Franklin 8-10
Concord 51, Manchester Memorial 43
Key players: Concord – Whitney Vaillant (12 points, 4 rebounds), Jaylyn Jefferson and Sofia Payne (10 points each, 17 combined rebounds), Aidah Smalley (9 points), Delaney Duford (7 points, defense)
Highlights: The Tide came out in the second half and tightened up its defense as Duford face-guarded the Crusaders’ leading scorer – Maddison Pepra-Omani (14 points) – in the first half. Duford and company held her to four points after halftime, and the Tide outscored the Crusaders, 32-19, in the second half to pull out a victory.
Coach’s quote: “Our goal was to win our stretch of road games one at a time, and that’s what we accomplished tonight. Three road wins and our fourth win in a row. We had a back-and-forth first half against a well-coached, tough Memorial team. I challenged our girls to win that second half, and they did just that.” – Concord’s Rob Darrell
Records: Concord 9-7; Memorial 9-7
Bow 50, Manchester West 20
Key players: Bow – Bri Szepan (12 points), Juliette Tarsa (11 points), Bella and Lyndsey LaPerle (combined for 13 points), Alex Larrabee and Sydney Roberge (facilitating the offense from the short corner and high post)
Highlights: A 29-4 halftime lead paced the Falcons.
Records: Bow 16-0; West 2-13
Kennett 59, Coe-Brown 24
Key players: Coe-Brown – Kalina Kasprzak (8 points)
Highlights: The second-place Eagles took control underneath the basket right away and never looked back.
Coach’s quote: “Kennett is a veteran team. We fought but are not ready to beat that squad.” – Coe-Brown’s Joe Vachon
Records: Kennett 14-1; Coe-Brown 4-11
Pembroke 63, Bishop Brady 53
Key players: Pembroke – Annelise Dexter (27 points), Kaitlin Arenella (17 points), Taylor Renna (10); Bishop Brady – Payton Bryson (career-high 26 points), Meg Pellerin (11 points), Morgan Casey (9 points)
Highlights: The Spartans went on a 14-1 run in the second quarter to take control of the game. Arenella scored 12 of her points in the first half, helping Pembroke rebound from a slow start. Dexter scored 22 of her 27 points in the second half.
Coaches’ quotes: “It was a good, solid win. Our passing was excellent today, as we had 18 assists. Brady played hard and just wouldn’t go away. Payton Bryson was outstanding for them.” – Pembroke’s Steve Langevin
“We played a strong first quarter and kept the game close. Went into the half down 10 and let the girls know they needed to come out and make a statement. Bryson had a great game tonight, and everyone else played well; we just couldn’t cut into the lead enough. We have two more games heading into the playoffs to gear up and be ready to go.” – Bishop Brady’s Sal Alosa
Records: Pembroke 11-5; Bishop Brady 6-10
Merrimack Valley 49, John Stark 41
Key players: MV – Hadleigh Sargent (15 points), Kayla Smith (14 points, 14 rebounds); John Stark – Abby Duclos (13 points, 7 rebounds), Izabel Korbet (11 points, 4 steals), Emma Dobbins (10 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists)
Highlights: The Pride pulled away in the second half after taking a one-point lead at halftime.
Coach’s quote: “Nice win for us tonight. I thought the girls did a good job executing offensively, and we were able to get some nice stops late in the game. We hit some keys free throws in the fourth, which we will need to do down the stretch. Overall just a nice team win.” – MV’s Bob McNutt
“We had some girls step up tonight and have their biggest games of the season. Unfortunately, we fell short in the end.” – John Stark’s Tiffany Lewis
Records: MV 8-7; John Stark 8-8