Rutland
The Yellowjackets’ Brandyn LaBarron, Tatyana Malikowski and Troy McCabe all struck out as part of nine consecutive Windsor strikes during the third-place Baker playoff win over Hartford, helping the Jacks roll a Vermont record 270 during the game.
The Yellowjackets exceeded the previous VPA high of 268, set last year by Essex.
“I knew we were close, but I couldn’t remember if (the Hornets’ previous record) was 268 or 278,” Windsor coach Steve Bly said. “Myself and assistant coach Rusty Comstock were talking about it and then Vern Seaver (coach of host Fair Haven) came over and congratulated us for it. We’re a young team, so it was good to see results like this, even though we didn’t win.
LaBarron’s two preliminary scores were 213 and 204, the 417 total a career high for the senior. McCabe bowled 149-147—296 and Malikowski 136-135—271 in the preliminary rounds.
Joey Raymond bowled a team-high 176 in the preliminary rounds for Hartford, which fell to eventual winner Fair Haven in the first round of the Baker tournament.
The Hurricanes visit St. Johnsbury next Saturday, while Windsor bowls at Stevens.
Sharon
Howe came in averaging 31 points per game this season and was the obvious focus of the Sharon defense. Senior Billy Connelli led the effort to slow the potent SoRo guard.
“Billy did an amazing job; he was relentless. Nicholas is a tremendous player and a great offensive talent,” Sharon coach Blake Fabrikant said. “We wanted to let their other guys beat us. We didn’t execute great offensively but our defense was phenomenal. We really dug down on ‘D’ to get the victory.”
Sam Knoerlein had 14 points and 11 rebounds for the Phoenix. Harvey Kelley added eight points. Sharon hosts to Whitcomb on Tuesday; South Royalton (4-2) visits Leland & Gray on Monday.
Chelsea
Colby was 8-for-10 from the line in overtime for the Devils, who took advantage of Whitcomb foul trouble. The Hornets’ Colby Washburn (21 points), Marcus Sheldon and Isaac Hodgdon all fouled out in regulation.
Chelsea, meanwhile, had fouled out Shawn King (10 points).
Ronald Johnson added two points, 16 rebounds and two blocks for Chelsea, while Zach Rhoades had 10 points and Gavin Turner eight points for Whitcomb.
Harwood 80, Oxbow 55
Mooretown, Vt.
“It thought we played better defense than we did in (a loss to Lyndon on Wednesday), but Harwood shot really well,” Olympians coach Steve Carson said. “We got (the deficit) down to around a dozen and tried to press, but we gave up more points than we were able to create.”
Lincoln Illsley scored 18 points and Ben Emerson notched 14 for the Olympians, who host Rivendell on Tuesday.
Thetford
Nick Moses, Lawson Ouelette and Noah Perry all had nine points for Thetford, which is off until visiting Hazen next Saturday.
Wells River
“There are two things you have to have in basketball: attitude and effort,” Rivendell coach Jeff Huntington said. “We brought both tonight.”
Owen Pelletier had a game-high 16 points and Isaac Martel scored 10 for the Raptors, who play at Oxbow on Tuesday.
Bethel, Maine
KUA shot just 5-for-24 from beyond the 3-point arc. Spencer Cline led the Wildcats with 20 points. Eze Dike added 15 and Duje Rada had 14.
St. Johnsbury, Vt.
Jordy Allard added two goals and one assist, and Tyler Hamilton scored and had tallied three assists. Andy Daley chipped in an assist. Goalies Richie Morrill, Matt Libuda and Billy Mann combined to make 12 saves for the Canes. Hartford scored twice in the first period and three more times in the second to lead 5-1 into the second intermission.
“We really established our style of play and made them chase us. This was a real quality win for us,” Hartford coach Todd Bebeau said.
Keene 6, Lebanon-Stevens 2
West Lebanon
“They’re one of the best teams in D-II by far, and we just weren’t quite ready to match them yet,” Raiders coach Gary Smith said. “We did a lot of the little things well today, and if we can keep improving in those areas I believe we can get to the level where Keene’s at.”
Nate Gariepy had two assists for Lebanon-Stevens, setting up Nate Chickering for the first before Ian Garland knocked in the rebound of one of Gariepy’s later shots.
Jordan Hammond made 24 saves for the Raiders, who host John Stark on Monday.
Ashburnham, Mass.
Alex Heinritz and Seth Stadheim each scored in the first period for KUA. Bobby Young added a goal in the second, followed by a power-play strike by Jordan Harris. Mike Lombardi closed the scoring with a goal in the third period.
Goalie Hugo Turcotte earned the shutout for the Wildcats, who host Vermont Academy on Wednesday.
Woodstock
Lucas Piconi scored the Wasps’ other goal, while Daniel Robinson had two assists and Cullen McCarthy one.
Jason Drebber made 27 saves in goal for Woodstock, which hosts Rice at 4:30 p.m. on Monday in a make-up game.
White River Junction
Caitlin Gaudette had a goal and two assists and Kendell Boisvert and Summer Parkhurst scored one goal each for the Hurricanes, who scored their final two goals off of turnovers created by aggressive forechecking.
Hartford improved to 2-3-3 following three consecutive ties.
Maggie Gilman made 24 saves for Hartford, which was out
Woodstock
Anna Hepler put Woodstock in front in the first period, scoring with an assist to Lauren Forgione. Stowe would answer before Miranda Johnson scored in the second period to put the hosts back up by one. Forgione added a goal on the power play in the third period to give the Wasps a 3-2 lead. Stowe answered with two quick goals and held on for the win.
Goalie Annabelle Lessard had 13 saves for the Wasps. Sidney Pilot, Teale Bohen, Hannah Coates and Hannah Milstone each added assists. Woodstock visits Harwood on Monday afternoon for a makeup game.
Keene, n.h.
Elizabeth Jones, Sage Ballard and Julia Tibbits each had one goal and two assists, while Erin White, Ella Lindsay (first varsity goal) and Isabella Harriman also found the back of the net. Celia Barnett and Kalyleigh Trietsch each college their first varsity assists. Halle Drew made 12 saves.
Meriden
Arturo Johnson won the boys race in 13 minutes, 11 seconds, one second ahead of runner up Eli Weitzman, of Lebanon. Hanover racers to follow included Glen Passow (fourth; 13:35), Daniel Bandler (fifth; 14:53) and Stefan Cole (seventh; 14:56).
Raiders trailing Weitzman included Jacob Willeman (third; 13:26), Ben Tichner (13th; 16:01) and Patrick Mason (14th; 16:03).
Reigning state individual champion Mary Kretchmer, of Kingswood, championed the girls race in 13:40, well ahead of runner-up Megan Smith, of Hanover (15:21).
The Marauders’ Phoebe Altman was third in 15:24, Teresa Snyder placed 12th in 17:11 and Leila Trummel was 13th in 17:14.
For Lebanon’s girls, Maria Goodwin (fifth; 15:31), Bri Hibner (sixth; 15:34), Celia Barnett (10th; 16:41) and Allison Carl (11th; 17:05) all placed in the top 11.
Boys team scores: Hanover 17, Lebanon 24.
Girls team scores: Kingswood 20, Hanover 30, Lebanon 32.