Brooke Bonneau
Brooke Bonneau

West Canaan — The Mascoma High field hockey team got a measure of revenge on Saturday afternoon, defeating visiting Newfound, 2-0, in a rematch of last season’s NHIAA Division III championship game.

Mascoma improved to 8-1 with the win, while the Bears fell from the undefeated ranks and are now 7-1.

“It was a huge team effort,” Mascoma coach Jenn Hammond said. “We came out strong and determined to win. It was bittersweet for some after the loss in the championship game (last season), and they used that to fuel their intensity today.”

Morgan Prentiss hit the net to snap a scoreless tie eight minutes into the second half. Amelia Wilson scored off a corner four minutes later for an insurance goal.

The key to the game was slowing Newfound’s dynamic scoring duo of Caroline Marchand and Tiffany Doan. Hammond had her charges play a man-to-man defense similar to a basketball defense to take both out of the equation.

Mascoma controlled play offensively, finishing with 12 shots on goal and six corners.

“Offensively, we dominated the game. We kept it in their end a lot, but they had a super strong goalie,” Hammond said.

Mascoma goalie Abby Duhaime made one save for the shutout. The Royals play host to Winnisquam on Tuesday.

Hopkinton 2, Stevens 0

Hopkinton, n.h. — The Cardinals were shut out by the Hawks, dropping to 3-3 on the season. Stevens will visit Newport on Tuesday.

Kearsarge 1, Lebanon 0

North Sutton, n.h. — The Raiders dropped to 5-2 with the loss, their second straight. Lebanon looks to get back on track at Hanover on Monday.

Football

Oxbow 39, MSJ 0

Bradford, Vt. — The Olympians shut out the visiting Mounties to give first-year coach Jason Marsh his first victory.

Harley Wescott ran for 127 yards and three touchdowns on just seven carries. Wescott added a 15-yard reception from quarterback Cooper Simmons. Simmons finished 6-for-11 through the air with two touchdowns. The junior signal caller added 23 yards rushing. Wide receiver Hunter Locke caught five passes for 86 yards, including a pair of touchdowns.

Cooper Smith added 37 yards on the ground; fullback Brennen Marsh had 10 yards on a pair of carries and caught one pass for 15 yards. Oxbow (1-3) visits Windsor on Saturday.

Woodstock 65, Missisquoi 15

Swanton, Vt. — Victory was assured quickly for the Wasps as Micah Schlabach returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown and Woodstock romped to a 53-0 lead at halftime.

The Wasps built a 26-0 lead after one quarter. Jed Astbury added a touchdown run on the next Woodstock possession, followed by a Ben Marsicovetere scoring run from 80 yards. After Marsicovetere blocked a punt on the next Missisquoi possession, Corey White ran it in from a yard.

The second quarter saw senior Evan Alsup pick up his first career touchdown run. Astbury added a touchdown and Charlie Amato, playing free safety with a cast on his hand from a broken knuckle, capped the barrage with an interception return for a touchdown to put the Wasps in front, 53-0.

White added a pair of touchdown runs in the second half as the Wasps’ underclassmen ran out the clock. Woodstock (4-0) visits Mill River on Saturday.

Lebanon 27, Kearsarge-Mt. Royal 0

North Sutton, n.h. — The Raiders (2-2) ended a two-game slide at the Cougars’ expense.

Four different Lebanon players provided touchdowns. Wade Rainey and Jack Chamley provided first-half scores, with Rainey booting both PATs for a 14-0 halftime lead. Quarterback Jon Willeman connected with wideout Brad Plodzik on a fourth-quarter scoring pass, Ryan Sullivan added a long clinching TD run and Rainey added one more kick to close the scoring.

The Raiders host Hillsboro Deering-Hopkinton on Friday night.

HD-Hopkinton 47, Newport 0

Hillsboro, n.h. — The Tigers weren’t able to keep pace with the host Hillcats. Newport (0-4) visits Monadnock on Saturday at 6:30 p.m.

Cross Country

Hanover Boys FourthAt Manchester Invitational

Manchester — The Marauders took fourth out of 47 teams in the boys small school varsity race at the Manchester Invitational. The Hanover girls were 10th out of 34 teams.

Jack Lynch led Hanover’s boys, finishing 27th out of 317 runners in 17 minutes, 31 seconds. Daniel Bandler took 33rd in 17:36 followed by Daniel Frost in 40th in 17:40. Matthew Bonner closed the Hanover scoring in 66th.

Leila Trummel paced the Marauders girls, finishing 42nd in 21:17 ahead of teammate Christina Aman in 44th (21:28). Caroline Loescher was 80th and Alice Garner took 83rd out of 256 runners.

Thetford’s Owen Deffner finished 46th in 17:46. Brother Eamon Deffner took 88th in 18:34 to set a personal record by more than a minute. Bel Spelman was 121st and Jacob Slaughter was 122nd for the Panthers.

Eloise Silver-Van Meter set a personal record of her own for the Thetford girls, finishing 70th in 22:03. Layla Hanissian was 147th. Anabel Reining had the third Panthers PR, taking 203rd in 25:38.

Lebanon had Cody Davis finish 37th (17:39) and Zach Herndon in 108th to lead the boys. Sofia Amara took 159th and Zoe Chinn was 174th for the Raiders girls.

Tyrus Rosten was 151st (24:07) for the Oxbow girls; Samuel Corti was 269th for the Olympians on the boys side.

Boys Soccer

Lebanon 2, Kearsarge 0

North Sutton, n.h. — Hunter Bienvenu scored both goals to give the Raiders (4-3-0) a win over the Cougars.

Both goals came in the second half, the first off a cross from Ryan Oliveira and the second off a rebound following a corner kick. Coach Ben Pearson commented on strong play from the entire back line in front of keeper Jorgen Leuthauser (four saves). Pat Mason had a strong game in the midfield.

Lebanon outshot Kearsarge 17-4 and will visit Souhegan on Tuesday.

Hanover 5, Merrimack 0

Hanover — Charlie Adams had two goals and an assist and now leads the Marauders (5-2) with nine goals this season.

Aiden Rowley, Gary Li and David Stoffel all scored, the first of the season for each player. Liam Collins, Will Blinkhorn, Christo Dragnev and Nathan Subrahmanian all had assists.

Keeper Joey Perras (three saves) picked up his third shutout of the season for the Marauders. Hanover hosts Alvirne on Tuesday.

Stowe 3, Thetford 1

Stowe, Vt. — The Panthers dropped to 1-5-0 with the loss despite playing the five-time defending VPA Division III Raiders to a scoreless draw at halftime.

“I think we just got tired and had a little lapse. We held them off the board for 60 minutes, which is a good confidence builder for us,” Thetford coach Ray Thorburn said.

Jack Hastings scored for the Panthers in the 76th minute; Jake Colby assisted. Keeper Nacio Levy made 13 saves.

Thetford hosts Lyndon on Tuesday.

Bishop Brady 3, Mascoma 1

West Canaan — The Royals (4-4) played a strong game despite coming up short on the scoreboard.

“It was a pretty game of soccer,” Mascoma coach Keli Green said. “We just couldn’t find the back of the net. That’s the last piece of the puzzle; everything else is working for us.”

Freshman Ben Seiler scored 25 minutes into the second half to make the score 2-1. Mike Steckbeck-Piper assisted. Goalkeeper Lizz Pelton made 15 saves for the Royals.

Green commented on the strong play of Ben Schwarz in the midfield, saying “he doesn’t score a lot for us, but he possesses the ball and controls the game for us.”

The Royals lost defender Isaac Rayno to a minor hip injury in the first half; Rayno returned in the second half and played well along with Liam Hemmerling on the back line in support of Pelton in net. Mascoma visits Fall Mountain on Tuesday.

Arlington 3, Windsor 0

Windsor — The Yellowjackets were shut out by the Eagles, dropping to 1-6-1. Windsor hosts Black River on Tuesday.

Girls Soccer

Stevens 1, Hopkinton 0

Hopkinton, n.h. — Brooke Bonneau scored in the final minute of regulation to lift the Cardinals (8-1) over the Hawks.

Ellie Grenier assisted on the game-winner, finding Bonneau in position to chip a pass over the Hopkinton keeper in the 80th minute. Keeper Kate Chambers made several key saves for the Cardinals to earn the shutout. Stevens will host White Mountains on Monday.

KUA 4, Dexter 1

Meriden — Esa Anderson scored two goals to lead the Wildcats, who led 3-0 at halftme.

Kyra Russman-Araya and Kat Maniatis also scored. Gracie Gamache had an assist. Keepers Olivia Brooker and Sophie Braver combined to make six saves.

Hanover 9, Pelham 0

Hanover — Riley Craft had two goals and two assists to lead Hanover on Friday afternoon.

Charlotte Johnson added two goals and one assist. Sage McGinley-Smith had a goal and one assist. Lanie Taylor, Caroline Adams, Eleanor van Aalst and Sonja Lippman scored. Maeve Goodrich had two assists. Lippman, Casey McGuire and Ellie Stannard all had assists. The Marauders (6-1-1) visit Pembroke on Tuesday.

Green Mountain 4, Windsor 3

Windsor — The Yellowjackets couldn’t hold a 2-0 lead at halftime.

Evelyn Page scored twice for Windsor. Elliot Rupp added a goal. Paige Karl scored all four goals for Green Mountain to spur the second-half charge. Windsor (3-3-0) will host Springfield on Wednesday.

Kearsarge 3, Lebanon 2

North Sutton, n.h. — The Raiders dropped to 4-4-1 with the loss ahead of a Tuesday visit from Hollis Brookline.

Volleyball

Mascoma 3, Raymond 1

West Canaan — The Royals won in four sets (25-20, 26-24, 20-25, 25-21) to improve to 2-4.

“(Raymond is) a really organized team. We’re still on a learning curve, so it’s great we could get a win,” Mascoma coach Eric Ramage said. “It was our homecoming, so we had a nice crowd.”

The Royals host Hillsboro-Deering on Monday.

Correction

Oxbow’s Harley Wescott threw an interception as part of the Olympians’ 39-0 football win over Mount St. Joseph in Bradford, Vt., on Saturday. Another Oxbow player was incorrectly charged with the interception in an earlier version of this roundup.