Local Roundup: Hat Trick Lifts Hurricanes

Waterbury, Vt. — Jordy Allard, for the win.

Allard scored the Hartford High boys hockey team’s final two goals on Wednesday night, completing a hat trick and boosting the Hurricanes to a 5-4 win over Harwood at the Waterbury Ice Center. The victory followed a shutout loss for the Hurricanes (10-4-0) to Mount Mansfield on Saturday.

“It’s a great turnaround from a very disappointing effort,” said Hartford coach Todd Bibeau, whose team hosts Lyndon on Saturday. “It was an up-and-down hockey game and a very credible win for us.”

Hartford led, 2-1, after one period, and the Vermont Division II contest was tied, 3-3, after two stanzas. Allard scored the next two goals, during the third period’s fifth and seventh minutes, before Harwood closed out the offense late.

Richie Morrill made 44 saves. Tyler Hamilton and Ben Rouillard each had a goal and two assists. Patrick McGlone had two assists and Andrew Daley had one.

Concord 3, Hanover 2 (ot)

Concord — The Crimson Tide gained revenge for a Dec. 26 loss to the Marauders, forcing overtime with a minute remaining in the third period and winning the NHIAA Division I contest 2 minutes, 43 seconds into the extra session.

“We came away realizing we can play with anybody,” said Hanover coach Dick Dodds, whose squad has four regular-season games remaining, two at home and two on the road.

Elias Zinman pulled Hanover into a 1-1 tie during the second period before Jonathan Goff put his team up, 2-1, with assists from Will Smith and Jake Acker.

The Marauders, 12-6 overall and 9-5 in division play, received 28 saves from Gabe Loud and host Bishop Brady on Wednesday.

Rice 6, Woodstock 3

South Burlington, Vt. — Cullen McCarthy, Dan Robinson and Lucas Picconi each scored, but the Wasps dropped to 4-10-1. Luc Issa had two assists, and Josh Kennedy and Robinson each had one assist.

Henry Greene had 13 saves for Woodstock, which visits Stowe on Saturday.

Girls Hockey

Oyster River-Portsmouth 2Lebanon-Stevens 1

Durham, n.h. — Grace Lindsay scored her 22nd goal of the season in the first period, but Oyster River-Portsmouth answered with two goals in the second stanza to hand the Raiders their sixth loss of the season.

“The third period was good back-and-forth hockey,” said Lebanon head coach Brad Shaw. “We pulled (goaltender Halle Drew) with two minutes left and had some good chances, but just couldn’t score.”

Drew made 25 saves. Lebanon (5-6) hosts Berlin on Saturday.

Boys Basketball

Rivendell 46, South Royalton 43

South Royalton — The Raptors withstood a late South Royalton charge and prevailed in Vermont Division III action. The Royals missed a pair of free throws while down by a point with a minute to play.

“We came all the way back, but they out-executed us in the fourth quarter,” said South Royalton coach Pete Howe, whose team trailed, 16-7, after a quarter. “Balls didn’t go in that normally go in. It was one of those games that will help us at the end of the season.”

Nick Howe had 18 points for the Royals (13-4), who also received 12 points from Dalton McDougall.

Said Rivendell coach Jeff Huntington: “We knew we had to work on containing Howe and McDougall. We packed into a 2-3 zone and hit some big shots on the other end.”

Shane Smith had 15 points, Zack Gould netted 13 and Isaac Martel had 10 for Rivendell (9-6), which visits Sharon on Tuesday.

Windsor 78, Leland & Gray 32

Windsor — The Yellowjackets improved to 7-8, led by Seth Balch and his 24 points. Dakota Page had 12 points and Duncan Frazer had 11 for Windsor, which hosts neighboring Woodstock on Friday.

Sharon 90, Whitcomb 38

Bethel — The Phoenix scored 28 of the fourth quarter’s 34 points en route to boosting their record to 9-6.

Sam Knoerlein scored a career-high 35 points and Harvey Kelley had 23 points, 17 of them during the first half, for Sharon.

Whitcomb’s Marcus Harrington had 19 points, and Taylor Washburn added nine. Sharon hosts Rochester and Whitcomb entertains Twinfield on Friday.

Tilton 77, KUA 58

Tilton, n.h. — The Wildcats couldn’t find their shooting touching, hitting only 30 percent from the floor in a loss to the Rams.

Eze Dike and Duje Radja shared top scoring honors for KUA with 13 points each. Tilton’s Max Zegarowski led all scorers with 22 points in the contest.

The Wildcats (9-13) return to action on Saturday, visiting to Bridgton Academy.

Girls Basketball

Sunapee 84, Mount Royal 45

Sunapee — The Lakers and neighboring Knights clashed for the first time in varsity play, the former extending their perfect season to 15-0.

The Lakers led, 28-6, after a quarter but limited their final-stanza scoring to four points. Katie Frederick had 22 points, Jessica Parsons popped in 14, Faith Larpenter had 12 points and Hannah Cooney contributed 10 points to the effort.

Alexis Matte and Sophie LaRose led the Knights (7-8), each with 15 points.

Thetford 60, Montpelier 15

Montpelier — Thirteen Panthers scored during a romp in the Green Mountain State’s capital city. Emily Emerson and Danielle Robinson each had 14 points for Thetford, and Regan Covey had 12.

Thetford (10-4) hosts Lyndon, the top team in Vermont Division II, on Friday. The Vikings won the teams’ earlier meeting on their home court.

Lyndon 58, Oxbow 26

Lyndon Center, Vt. — The Olympians fell to 6-8 and visit Randolph on Friday. Kayleigh Trojanowki had eight points for the visitors.

Tilton 59, Kimball Union 38

Tilton, n.h. — Taylor Soule had 21 points and 11 rebounds and Christina Ryan added 14 points in a losing effort. The Wildcats (9-8) host Cushing on Saturday.

Unified Basketball

Stevens 46, Hanover 40

Claremont — Avery Hunnewell scored a game-high 26 points and Kate Enneper added eight points for Hanover (0-4).

Austin Temple scored 14 points for the Cardinals, and Williams Colburn netted 10.

Alpine Skiing

Woodstock Girls, Boys Second

South Pomfret, Vt. — Woodstock’s Grace Vollers took first place and Anna Dieffenbach and Kyle Weirether each placed third against skiers from Rutland, Burr & Burton and Thetford at Suicide Six.

Woodstock’s boys and girls teams each finished second. The girls finished six points shy of BBA despite Wasps occupying two of the top three places. The boys finished three points behind Rutland.

“I still maintain we have one of the strongest teams in the state,” Woodstock head coach Fred Dieffenbach said. “But we need our strongest skiers to finish consistently.”

Hartley Walker-Money finished seventh and Erik Weiss was eighth.

Men’s Basketball

Johnson State 93Colby-Sawyer 91 (2ot)

New London — Johnson State’s Jeyquan Johnson hit a 3-point shot with 14 seconds remaining in the second overtime to lift the Badgers to a North Atlantic Conference victory at Colby-Sawyer.

Johnson State is 9-13 overall and 6-9 in the NAC. The Chargers (10-12 and 7-8) received 26 points from Jourdain Bell.