Sunapee
Andrew Normandin and Louis Larosiliere came up with matching 16-point efforts as the Knights rolled to a 52-27 NHIAA Division IV win over Nute on Friday night.
MRA (2-4 league, 3-6 overall) has reeled off three straight victories — one to close Keene State College’s Scores Holiday Tournament last week, two back in league play — to erase any sour memories of a six-game losing streak to start the year.
The Mules (0-5) fell behind early and couldn’t keep pace with Mount Royal, which bolted to a 28-10 halftime lead. The Knights closed the Keene tournament by beating Hinsdale last week and returned to D-IV action with a rout of Concord Christian on Wednesday.
Phil Dalhberg contributed nine points to the cause for the Knights, who visit Lin-Wood on Monday.
Sunapee 55, Hinsdale 44
Sunapee
Tied 10-10 after one quarter, Sunapee used the work of Grzanna and Nolan to gain a 26-19 halftime lead. The Pacers pulled closer in the third period, but Grzanna added eight more points in the final quarter as the Lakers grabbed the victory. Grzanna finished with a season-high 24 points for Sunapee, Nolan contributed 13 and Jordan Chappell added 11.
Sunapee heads to Concord Christian on Wednesday.
Thetford 69
Williamstown 38
Williamstown, Vt.
A returnee from last year’s state semifinalists, Dunnet had a season- and career-high 23 points as TA raced to a 26-12 lead after one quarter and 43-16 by halftime. Alex Emerson had 12 points, Carter Blain had 11 and Owen Deffner contributed 10 for rampant Thetford.
Woodstock pays the Panthers a visit on Monday night.
Littleton 61, Woodsville 50
Woodsville
“Normally, their press affects us quite a bit, and for the most part we handled the press,” Woodsville coach Jamie Walker said. “A couple of times, for a minute or two, we lost our focus and turned it over for easy layups. But for the most part we were able to handle it.”
Danny Kubkowski netted a game-high 25 points for Littleton (7-0, 9-0). Billy Green hit for a dozen points and Conner Maccini added 10 for Woodsville, which hosts Colebrook on Wednesday.
Twinfield 54, Sharon 50
Plainfield, Vt.
Sophomore Taylor Leonard was 9-for-12 from the free-throw line and had 19 points to lead Sharon. Fisher Kelley added 11 points and Tyler Chapin had 10 points. The Trojans began the game on an 11-5 run, but Sharon answered with 15 points in the second quarter to knot the score at halftime, 20-20.
The Phoenix (2-4) visits Mid Vermont Christian on Thursday.
Coe-Brown 61, Hanover 53
Hanover
Charlie Adams had 16 points to pace the hosts. Liam Collins had 13 points, and Nolan Gantrish added 11 points. Hanover shot just 6-for-26 from beyond the arc and had only six offensive rebounds to 15 for the Bears.
“We live and die by our shooting,” Hanover coach Tim Winslow said. “We’ve got to go button that up a little bit.”
The Marauders (5-2 overall, 4-1 league) visit Stevens on Tuesday.
Merrimack Valley 63 Stevens 42
Claremont
Owen Taylor had 10 points for Stevens. Derrick Stanhope added nine points. Josh Stithen and Ethan Johnson chipped in six points each. Stevens trailed, 38-20, at halftime.
The Cardinals (0-5) host Hanover on Tuesday.
Conant 65, Mascoma 42
Jaffrey, n.h.
Connor Thompson had 18 points for Mascoma. Teammate Dakota Decocq added 12 points.
“We played a better team tonight, and they out-toughed us. That’s what it came down to. We played hard, but they were a bit better than us,” Mascoma coach Jim Barry said.
The Royals host Hopkinton on Tuesday.
Hanover 58, Coe-Brown 32
Northwood, n.h.
Maddie McCorkle added 12 points and Julia Golder had 11 for Hanover. The Marauders scored just two points in the first quarter, but rallied to outscore the Bears, 20-9, in the second to lead, 22-15, at halftime.
“We played hard (in the first quarter), despite a lot of missed opportunities. We finally settled down and got back to basics,” Hanover coach Dan O’Rourke said.
The Marauders (7-2 overall, 6-1 league) host Stevens on Tuesday night.
Littleton 57, Woodsville 26
Woodsville
Littleton’s Jasmine Brown scored 14 points, Maddie Dumont had 13 and four Crusaders hit for double digits on the night. Littleton (8-0) bolted to a 20-4 lead after one quarter and never looked back.
“They were undefeated (in the regular season) last year for a reason,” Woodsville coach Russ Wilcox said. “They returned everybody; they’re faster, bigger, stronger and extremely well-coached.”
Olivia Sarkis scored 12 points to lead the Engineers, who welcome Colebrook on Wednesday.
Campbell 68, Newport 33
Litchfield, n.h.
“We had a rough time: We didn’t make shots, we got into foul trouble and they made everything,” Newport coach Ross Dole said. “It was a rough night on the road for us.”
Eliza Bates paced Newport with 11 points. The Tigers visit Windsor on Tuesday.
Merrimack Valley 51 Stevens 47
Penacook, n.h.
Jenna Pond finished with 13 points, Sydney Miller contributed 12 and Zahna Rice netted 10 for Stevens. A 23-point second quarter featuring four 3-pointers helped MV gain a cushion it milked the rest of the night.
The Cards visit Hanover on Tuesday night.
Conant 48, Mascoma 32
West Canaan
Michaela Dowd and Lizz Pelton both had nine-point nights for Mascoma, which heads to Hopkinton on Tuesday evening.
Sunapee at Loon Mountain
Lincoln, n.h.
Frederick started the day with a sixth-place finish in a two-run slalom race in the morning with a combined time of 71.39 seconds. Silvia Dalton took 11th in the same event in 73.28 seconds. Frederick was fourth in a single-run GS race in the afternoon in 34.69 seconds, again edging Dalton in ninth (36.25).
Saylor Garland was 31st and 21st in the two events for the Lakers. Teammate Robyn Salvitti was 33rd and 30th.
Riley Balch led the Sunapee boys, finishing eighth in the afternoon’s giant slalom run in 33.05 seconds. Jackson Cooney was 16th in both events, clocking in with a combined 73.74 seconds in the morning and 35.13 seconds in the afternoon. Bret Salvitti was 26th in the morning and Rupert Dalton was 24th in the afternoon. Michael Mullen picked up a pair of 28th-place finishes.
Dartmouth Puts TwoOn Academic Team
Hanover
To be considered for the honor, candidates must maintain a minimum 3.20 grade-point average and have been a starter or key contributor to their teams.
Traynor, selected for the second straight year, is an engineering major and linebacker with a 3.71 GPA and led the Dartmouth defense with 56 tackles before missing the final two games of last season. Emanuels, also a linebacker, started seven times, played in all 10 of the Big Green’s games and possesses a 3.96 GPA as a biomedical engineering major.
Dartmouth matched the rest of the Ivy League with two players selected and one of 12 FCS schools with two on the team.