Local Roundup: Engineers Take Playoff Opener

Woodsville — Lily Kinder scored 12 of her game-high 20 points during the fourth quarter Tuesday and the No. 8 Woodsville High girls basketball team survived a late rally by No. 9 Moultonborough to win, 44-42, in the first round of the NHIAA Division IV playoffs.

Kinder, a junior, scored half of her fourth-quarter points from the free-throw line while playing with an edge that impressed third-year Engineers coach Russ Wilcox.

“She basically said, ‘I’m not going to lose this game,’ ” said Wilcox, whose team earned a quarterfinal date Friday at top-ranked Sunapee for the second consecutive year. “She had 14 rebounds, too. Really solid.”

Tori Clough (10 points) played a strong game at point guard for Woodsville, which trailed by a point at halftime, but led by six late in the fourth. The Engineers are 13-8 after finishing 12-7 in division play during the regular season.

The Panthers scored eight points in the final two minutes, including a pair of 3-pointers. They tied it on a pair of free throws with 25 seconds remaining, but Kinder responded with two free throws with 11seconds remaining.

The Engineers defended two shots to preserve the win, the first on a Clough block and the second with Eliza Cowell’s pressure.

The Lakers won last year’s quarterfinal with Sunapee, 76-31, en route to an undefeated state championship season. The Lakers are 21-0 this season.

Sunapee 69, Mount Royal 27

Sunapee — Faith Larpenter and Katie Frederick each had 15 points, Sydney Clark had 12 and Meg Frederick had 12 assists as the top-ranked Lakers overpowered No. 16 Mount Royal in the first round of the NHIAA Division IV tournament.

“You can tell they’re going to be a fun rivalry,” Sunapee head coach Tim LaTorra said of the Lakers’ neighbors.

Sunapee led, 48-13, at halftime. Alexis Matte led the Knights with 10 points. Marylin LaRose had eight points for Mount Royal.

Sunapee (19-0) will host Woodsville on Friday night at Sherburne Gym.

Hanover 49Manchester West 27

Hanover — Hanover trailed by one point after the first quarter, then responded with 19 points in the second quarter to improve to 14-3 this season.

“We started off slow,” said Marauders coach Dan O’Rourke. “We missed some easy shots.”

Hanover, which scored 18 of the fourth quarter’s 25 points, received 11 points from Julia Golder, 10 from Maddie McCorkle and eight each from Lois and Diana Schwarz.

The Marauders visit Windham on Thursday for their regular season finale.

Lebanon 55, Milford 29

Milford, n.h. — Rebecca Wright led the Raiders with 16 points and nine rebounds as Lebanon improved to 17-0. Lebanon (17-0) can finish the regular season undefated for the first time since 2013 when it hosts John Stark on Friday.

Lebanon led, 19-12, at halftime and exploded for 24 points in the third quarter.

“Offensively, we stalled in the second quarter,” Lebanon head coach Tim Kehoe said. “We came out well in the third to put the game away.”

Maddie Hastings had six points and eight assists. Joslin Wainwright had seven points and nine rebounds.

Thetford 58, Harwood 16

Moretown, Vt. — Eleven Panthers scored to help Thetford to 12-5 in advance of Friday’s game with visiting Lamoille.

Izzy Wilmott had a game-high 10 points. Dahlia Klarich and Regan Covey each had eight points and Ellen Beracka, a freshman call-up from junior varsity, scored four points in her first varsity game.

Chelsea 52, Mid Vermont 43

Quechee — Rachel Seale had 18 points and Danyelle Goodwin scored 12 points but Chelsea’s Hannah Johnson torched the Eagles for 25 points to drop Mid Vermont’s record to 7-8.

“We cut it to one (point) about three times in the fourth,” said Mid Vermont coach Chris Goodwin. “We just couldn’t get over the top.”

Mid Vermont kept pace in the third quarter, matching Chelsea’s 10 points with 10 of its own. Sydney Goodwin scored seven points and Taylor Paquette added four. The Eagles host Craftsbury on Friday.

Sharon 35, Cabot 33

Sharon — Grace Dorman put back her own miss at the buzzer to lift the Phoenix (6-9).

Cabot tied the game with 10 seconds to go on a 3-pointer from Taylor Abbott. Sharon called time and devised a play designed for Dorman, a senior forward whose initial shot clanged off the rim.

She gathered the miss with her ninth rebound and scored as the horn sounded. It’s the second straight close victory for the Phoenix, which knocked off Mid Vermont on Friday..

“We’ve been playing real well this month,” said Sharon coach Gregg Nalette. “We’re 5-2 (since Jan. 30) and one of those losses was in double overtime.”

Sharon visits Trinity Baptist on Friday before a Saturday tilt against visiting Chelsea.

Boys Basketball

Mount Royal 70, Sunapee 67

Sunapee — Mount Royal took an eight-point lead in the second quarter and never trailed again as the Knights dropped the neighboring Lakers for their eighth victory of the year.

Mount Royal’s Andrew Normandin had 24 and was 12-for-15 from the foul line. Alex Normandin had 17 points, Kolbe Bocko scored 11. The Knights were 24-for-36 from the free-throw line.

Isaiah Gorman led Sunapee with 16 points. Mount Royal and Sunapee now await playoff seeding in NHIAA D-IV.

Mill River 64, Hartford 58

White River Junction — Mill River made 11 3-point shots, four in the third quarter, to pull away from the Hurricanes.

“It was a playoff atmosphere; a tough game,” said Hartford coach Steve Landon.

Keith Illingworth had a team-high 21 points for the Canes, going 11-for-12 from the fre- throw line. However, Mike Morgan, who had 24 points and Rodney Stork, who had 19 points and five 3-point buckets, were the difference for Mill River.

Hartford (8-10) hosts Mount St. Joseph on Thursday.

Lamoille 71, Oxbow 38

Hyde Park, Vt. — Oxbow managed only two points in the first quarter and fell to 7-12.

“We couldn’t buy a basket,” said Oxbow coach Steve Carson. “We were getting good shots we just couldn’t make them.”

Ben Emerson led the offense with 17 points and Lincoln Ilsley had 15. Oxbow hosts Lyndon on Friday in its regular-season finale.

Sharon 56, Cabot 23

Sharon — Fisher Kelley and Harvey Kelley scored 16 points each as Sharon (12-7) won for the fifth time in six games.

“It was one of our better performances of the season,” said Sharon coach Blake Fabrikant. “We started off sluggish, which seems to be our trademark, but then we went on a 25-3 run.”

Six-foot-four senior Cordell Benjamin swished his first career 3-point attempt late in the game.

“He looked and me and said, ‘Can I shoot it?’ ” Fabrikant recalled. “I said, ‘Go for it’ and he nailed it.”

The Phoenix host Websterville on Thursday.

Rivendell 41, Blue Mtn. 35

Orford — The Raptors improved to 12-7 with Owen Pelletier scoring 10 points and Chris Gendron nine. Rivendell led, 27-20, at halftime before getting outscored by the Bucks in the second half, 15-14.

“They had a good game plan, which was to slow the game down,” said Rivendell coach Jeff Huntington. “They never came out of their zone, and we were able to take some time off the clock.”

The Raptors wrap up the regular season at Cabot on Thursday.

Windsor 58, Springfield 30

Windsor — The Yellowjackets (11-8) won for the 10th time in 11 games.

Robert Slocum and Ben Meagher scored 11 points each and Duncan Frazer added 10 for the Jacks, who visit Woodstock on Thursday.

Kearsarge 69, Mascoma 32

North Sutton, n.h. — The Royals (9-7 NHIAA Division III) fell to 9-10 overall in a loss to the Cougars.

Alex Schwarz scored 15 points and Devin Duhaime had 12 points for the Royals, who hit seven 3-point shots amid 12 field goals.

Mascoma visits Newport on Wednesday.

Boys Hockey

Goffstown 4, Lebanon 3

West Lebanon — Nate Gariepy had a goal and an assist but Goffstown scored a late power-play goal to prevail.

Ian Garland and Nate Chickering added goals for the Raiders. Nate Damren and Joe Dupree each had single assists. Jordan Hammond made 23 saves.

“We have to show up tomorrow and play a full 45 minutes of hockey,” Lebanon coach Gary Smith said. “Today, we only showed up in the second period and it hurt us.”

Lebanon (8-9 overall, 7-8 league) hosts Dover today at 2:30 p.m.

Football

N.H. Shrine GameRoster Announced

Six Upper Valley football players were selected to the New Hampshire roster for this summer’s Shrine Maple Sugar Bowl, which will take place Aug. 5 at Castleton State University.

Making the list were Stevens running back Richard Bell and tight end Zach O’Brien and Mascoma’s Sheldon Farnsworth.

Hanover’s Will Chambers and Newport’s Tyler Hal were picked as offensive linemen and Newport’s Jacob Merritt was selected for the defensive line.

Women’s Basketball

Colby-Sawyer 79Maine Maritime 55

New London — Sunapee’s Lexie Hamilton led the Chargers with 17 points and 10 assists as Colby-Sawyer advanced to the North Atlantic Conference semifinals.

Hamilton also had five rebounds and four steals. Lexi Iannone was 5-for-7 from the floor and finished with 17 points.

Amanda Calvo had 12 points and freshman Tianna Sugars chipped in with 10 points and six rebounds.

Maine Maritime’s Alyane Felix had a game-high 26 points. She also had seven rebounds and four assists.

The Chargers (18-8) will play top-seeded Husson University on Friday in Bangor, Maine.

Men’s Basketball

Thomas 77, Colby-Sawyer 71

Waterville, Maine — Chargers freshman Patrick Coffey scored a career-best 30 points but Colby-Sawyer fell short in the NAC quarterfinals.

Coffey was 11 of 22 from the floor and had nine rebounds. Sophomore Milani Hicks had 13 points, Jourain Bell added 11 points, six rebounds and five assists.

The Chargers finish their season 12-14.

Women’s Tennis

Big Green Ranked No. 20 in ITA Rankings

Hanover — The Dartmouth women’s tennis team is ranked No. 20 by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association, the Big Green’s second highest-ever ranking.

Dartmouth was ranked No. 18 in March 2015, when they got off to an 11-0 start and defeating four ranked opponents and ended up winning the ECAC Indoor Championship that season.

The Big Green has a 9-1 record.

Dartmouth is the only Ivy League team that is nationally ranked.