Local Roundup: Windsor Boys Edge Thetford

Windsor — Round one of Thetford-Windsor boys basketball went to the Yellowjackets on Wednesday night.

Senior center Adam Stapleton had a season-high 16 points, classmate Seth Balch sank four 3-pointers as part of a 14-point night and the Jacks staved off foul trouble for a 63-59 win over the Panthers at Windsor High School.

Windsor improved to 3-0; Thetford is 1-1.

The Jacks executed aggressive man-to-man defense, helping them build a double-digit lead in the third quarter but also leading to foul calls. Ben Meagher fouled out, and fellow frontcourt players Stapleton and Dakota Sanderson combined for six more fouls.

The balanced Panthers had five players score between eight and 12 points: Ethan Steingas (12), Alex Emerson (10), Dylan Thorburn (10), Eli Dunnet (9) and Lawson Ouellette (8).

Windsor’s 12-for-19 performance from the free throw line helped salt the game away. The Panthers were 9-for-13 from the stripe.

The teams meet again on Dec. 30 at Thetford Academy’s Vaughan Gym.

Hartford 47, Harwood 39

White River Junction — Austin Gaudette had 19 points and Dylan Tucker scored 10 off the bench as the Hurricanes (1-3) rallied for their first win of the year.

“It was great to finally get in the win column with these guys,” said Hartford coach Steven Landon. “They played hard. They deserve it.”

Alex Valley added eight for the Canes, who play host Woodstock in the first round of the Wasps’ holiday tournament on Wednesday.

Woodstock 47 Bellows Falls 40

Westminster, Vt. — The Wasps improved to 2-1 with a narrow win.

“It was a sloppy game; we turned the ball over a lot,” said Woodstock coach Joel Carey. “Thankfully, we got it a little bit more in control late in the game.”

Charlie Amato and Caleb Webb scored 15 points each and Gabriel Masicovetere added 10 for the Wasps, who host Hartford in the first round of their holiday tournament on Wednesday.

Newport 53 Hillsboro-Deering 35

Hillsboro, n.h. — The Tigers’ Cameron Gillespie knocked down 27 points as Newport bounced back from a close loss at Stevens.

Ethan Houde added nine for the Tigers, who survived despite shooting 9-for-20 from the free throw line.

“I find that disturbing, because this is high school, and we even practice free throws,” said Tigers coach Greg Pickering. “We need to get serious about them, or it’s going to cost us.”

Newport faces Wilton-Lyndonborough in the Keene State College tournament on Wednesday.

Conant 62, Mascoma 35

Jaffrey, n.h. — Hayden Springfield dropped in 27 points for the Orioles, who jumped to a 17-3 lead.

“We didn’t match their intensity, and it’s a tough court to play on,” said Royals coach Jim Barry. “We got hammered on the boards, and you can’t fall behind by that much down on that court.”

The Royals (1-4) play Littleton in the first round of the Connecticut River Shootout at Hanover High on Tuesday.

Whitcomb-Rochester 60Chelsea 32

Bethel — The Mountaineers improved to 3-2.

Eddie Bray knocked down 18 points, Ian Strong scored 11 and Colby Washburn had 10 for Whitcomb-Rochester, which plays at Twinfield on Jan. 3.

Webstervillle 45 South Royalton 34

South Royalton — Porter Peloquin scored 26 points for the visitors as the Royals dropped their season opener.

Rochester transfer Troy Walker scored 20 in his debut for South Royalton, which visits Mount St. Joseph on Thursday.

Newmarket 74 Mount Royal 49

Sunapee — The Knights fell to 3-1.

Alex Normandin scored 18 poins and Andrew Normandin had 12 for Mount Royal, which faces Franklin on Wednesday in the Farmington Higholiday tournament.

Girls Basketball

Hanover 56, John Stark 39

Weare, n.h. — The Marauders (2-1) put forth a strong performance to bounce back from Wednesday’s Wechsler Cup loss at Lebanon.

“We were disappointed with the way we played (Wednesday) and were a different team tonight,” said Hanover coach Dan O’Rourke.

Julia Golder had a game-high 16 points, Diana Schwarz scored 12 and Madison McCorkle had nine for Hanover, which travels to Charleston, S.C., for the Carolina Invitational holiday tournament beginning Wednesday.

Mount Royal 42Newmarket 40 (2 ot)

Sunapee — The Knights’ Jacinta Hogan hit a 3-pointer at the regulation buzzer to force overtime, but Newmarket’s Reagan Jordan pulled the same trick at the end of the first OT before Mount Royal got the better of play in the second.

“It was an ugly game shootingwise, but we played lockdown defense,” said Mount Royal coach Derek Tremblay. “I’m proud of the girls for staying resilient.”

Alexis Matte finished with 17 points and Sophie LaRose had 15 for the Knights, who play the hosts in the Epping holiday tournament on Thursday.

Chelsea 47 Whitcomb-Rochester 26

Bethel — Hayley Mears led the Mountaineers with 15 points as Whitchester suffered its first loss of the year.

Kiana Johnson scored 21 and Tucker Chapin had 19 for the Red Devils.

The Mountaineers are off until a Jan. 10 tussle against Mid Vermont Christian.

Boys Hockey

Hanover 5, Nashua South 0

Nashua, n.h. — Senior goalie Harris LaRock earned his first career shutout and Hanover scored three times on the power play to improve to 3-0-0.

The Marauders now have eight man-advantage goals this year.

David Lehmann potted two goals with an assist and Sylas Oberting had one goal and an assist for the Marauders.

Braxton McNulty and Matty Gardner scored one goal each and Elias Zinman and Owen Stadheim had two assists apiece for Hanover.

LaRock, a first-year starter, made 13 saves for the clean sheet.

Hanover hosts defending NHIAA Division I champion Bedford on Saturday.

Swimming

Wenger Leads Marauders

White River Junction — Hanover sophomore Maggie Wenger won the 200 individual medley in a time of 2 minutes, 18.27 seconds and the 100 butterfly in 1:04.13 to lead the host Marauders at Wednesday’s NHIAA swimming and diving meet at the Upper Valley Aquatic Center.

Sophomore Grace Wenger lead a 1-2-3 sweep in the 200 freestyle with a time of 2:02.92, with freshman Jocelyn Hazen next at 2:10.13 and junior Eliza Rodi at 2:13.43.

On the boys side, junior Erik Hansen won the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:11.47, and led a 1-2-3 sweep in the 100 butterfly with a time of 1:00.47. Senior Atticus Kangas followed at 1:01.70, and sophomore Chris Rieseberg was next at 1:02.22.

Freshman Gunnar Langhus won the 500 freestyle with a time of 5:53.71 ahead of second-place freshman Fletcher Zeng at 6:02.17 for Hanover.