STAFF REPORTS
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — It’s official. The Hartford High’s boys hockey team has turned its season around.
Canes sophomore Jacob Dwinell scored the insurance goal with 13 minutes and 40 seconds remaining in the third period and senior Jacob Derosier scored an empty netter with 40 seconds left to lift Hartford, 4-2, over St. Johnsbury at Wendell A. Barwood Arena on Wednesday night.
The victory was Hartford’s third in its last five contests, a stretch that includes only one loss — a 6-0 decision on the road against Woodstock on Monday. The Hurricanes started the season 0-6; they currently sit at 6-10-2 — including a 2-0 loss to the Hilltoppers on Feb. 9 — with two regular-season games remaining.
Derosier scored his third and fourth goals of the season, getting Hartford started with a early tally. A goal by Charlie Scribner — his first of the year — gave the Canes a 2-0 lead after the first period. St. Johnsbury cut the deficit to 2-1 in the second. Scribner’s goal, and the empty-netter by Derosier, sealed the deal.
Kyle Hamilton finished the game with two assists. Scribner, Bentley Boonyaharn and A.J. DeBois added helpers. Hartford goaltender Ross McFate made 21 saves.
The Canes travel to Lyndon on Saturday.
Woodstock 7, Burr & Burton 2
MANCHESTER, VT. — Trevor White scored a goal and provided two assists as the Wasps won their sixth straight, improving to 13-1-2.
Charles Green scored twice for Woodstock and Owen Coates had a goal and an assist. Tom Bissallion and Field Willis scored insurance goals late in the third period. The Wasps finish their regular season on the road, traveling to Brattleboro on Saturday. They finish the season at Missisquoi on Monday.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Hopkinton 38
Mascoma 28
CONTOOCOOK, N.H. — The No. 11 Royals led, 15-9, at halftime, but couldn’t hang on against No. 6 Hopkinton in the opening round of the NHIAA Division III tournament.
“We panicked when they put the press on and we got into foul trouble,” Mascoma’s second-year head coach, Walt Hammond, said.
“They were in double bonus headed into the fourth quarter.”
The Bears out-scored Mascoma, 29-13, in the second half and finished the game hitting 18-of-23 foul shots. Bella Kondi led the Royals with 10 points and Emily Moulton scored nine.
“We had a shot to win,” Hammond said. “The season overall was a success, from where the program was four years ago to where it is now. … It hurts to lose, but the program is back on track. We have some nice players coming up. We’re going to get another shot at this.”
The Royals lose Kondi, Lizz Pelton and Madie Peavey to graduation and finish their season 8-13 overall.
White River Valley 51, Twinfield 36
SOUTH ROYALTON — Sophie Howe scored a team-high 24 points and Sarah Howe added 12 as the Wildcats improved to 9-8 on senior night.
“(Laurel) Marshia is our only senior, so the girls were pumped up for her tonight,” White River Valley head coach Tim Perreault said. “We played well, we jumped on them early.”
The Wildcats led, 30-17, at halftime and never looked back. White River Valley travels to Mid Vermont on Friday for its regular season finale.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Windsor 67, Woodstock 47
WOODSTOCK — Robert Slocum scored a season-high 27 points, including five 3-pointers, to help the Yellowjackets improve to 11-6.
Windsor led, 37-25, at halftime, thanks in large part to a 27-point second quarter. Owen Abrahamsen added 18 points for the Jacks, who travel to Mount St. Joseph on Friday.
Harrison Morse paced Woodstock with 13 points and Charlie Amato added 11. The Wasps scored only 22 points in the second half, falling to 6-11.
Woodsville 74, Gorham 61
GORHAM, N.H. — Billy Green and Brendan Walker led the Engineers with 18 points apiece.
Woodsville led, 37-29, at halftime and kept rolling in its regular-season finale. Connor Maccini netted 16 points. The Engineers enter the NHIAA Division IV 14-4 overall and await playoff seeding.
Williamstown 74, Oxbow 60
WILLIAMSTOWN, VT. — The Olympians, debuting a new defense, couldn’t recover from a lopsided first half, falling to 8-9.
“It took us a half to get the kinks out of it,” said O’s head coach Steven Carson. “Then we kind of got it together and played well.”
Oxbow trailed, 39-18, at halftime before outscoring Williamstown, 19-12, in the third stanza.
Sophomore Bryce Ilsley led the O’s with 19 points, which included four 3-pointers. Seth Carson added 15 points on five 3-pointers.
The Olympians host Harwood on Friday.
Thetford 58, U-32 52
THETFORD — Panther sophomore Eli Dunnet scored a team-high 16 points to help Thetford win its third straight, improving to 13-4.
U-32 led, 30-24, at halftime before Thetford took control. Jake Colby scored 14 points off the bench, adding three key 3-pointers in the fourth quarter.
“It was a very defensive game for us,” Panthers head coach Jason Gray said. “It was our goal to keep them occupied.”
Thetford travels to Randolph on Friday.
Girls Hockey
Lebanon-Stv.-Kearsarge 7 Keene-Monadnock-FM 3
KEENE, N.H. — Kearsarge junior Marissa Pickman and Lebanon sophomore Lily Barber combined for five goals and five assists to lift the Raiders to 7-9.
“Their line played really well tonight,” Lebanon head coach Brad Shaw said.
The Raiders scored four goals in the third period, breaking open a 3-3 tie during the second intermission. Makayla Maccioli finished the game with two assists.
Ella Lindsay and Lena Nowell also scored for Lebanon, which hosts St. Thomas-Winnacunnet on Saturday.
Hanover 10, Bishop Guertin 0
KINGSBOROUGH, MASS. — Maggie Lee scored twice and had an assist as the Marauders improved to 11-6-1 overall.
Violet Sperry scored twice, Natalie Morhun provided a goal and two assists and Kaye Linsday netted a goal and a helper for Hanover, which has won five of its last six games. Claire Yegian and Aidan Stone made a combined 11 saves for the shutout. The Marauders host Keene on Thursday for senior day.
Women’s Swimming
Big Green breaks records at Ivy Championship
PRINCETON, N.J. — The Dartmouth women’opened the Ivy League championships by breaking two school records in the 200-yard medley relay and the 800-yard freestyle relay.
The Big Green finished fourth overall (7:16.17) in the 800-yard freestyle relay, its team of Ashley Post, Summer Martin, Laura Barthold and Mia Leko besting a school record by four seconds.
Dartmouth took seventh overall (1:41.67) in the 200-medley relay, its team of Connie Zhang, Mackenzie Stumpf, Cathleen Li and Zoe Wortzman taking down a program record set in 2013 by over a second.
Dartmouth earned 92 points toward its team total. Day two prelims will start with the 500-yard freestyle.