Local roundup: Ashley leads Newport football to shutout win against Mascoma

WEST CANAAN — The Mascoma High football team’s motto is “Never Out of the Fight”, but the Royals absorbed a pounding Saturday during a 41-0 loss to Newport in the NHIAA Division IV teams’ season opener.

Running back Kyle Ashley, 6 foot 2 and more than 200 pounds, rumbled for five touchdowns and more than 100 yards for the Tigers, who led, 33-0, at halftime. Most of the second half was played with a running clock and the Royals managed only a handful of first downs.

“Kyle is a beast,” said Newport coach John Proper, whose team reached last season’s division championship. “He’s one of the top players in the state. We’re going to get the ball in his hands as often and in as many ways as possible.”

Proper said Ashley, a senior who’s being pursued by colleges for his track and field prowess in the discus and javelin, will still play quarterback at times for Newport.

“He’s a gym rat who’s always in the weight room,” Proper said of Ashley. “His physical attributes and a motor that never stops make him an animal.”

Mascoma coach John Daley said his team wasn’t conditioned to keep up with the visitors during an afternoon with temperatures in the low 80s. The Royals, consistently routed by Newport in recent years, were offsides on numerous plays.

“We got blessed with a cool, rainy preseason and we’re not used to playing four quarters in the heat yet,” Daley said. “This week, our focus is going to be conditioning. We executed our plays, but we had no gas in the tank to finish them.”

Newport, which also received a 36-yard touchdown run from quarterback Aaron Fellows, hosts Winnisquam next. Mascoma visits defending division champion Somersworth.

— Tris Wykes

Monadnock 14, Stevens 0

CLAREMONT — Stevens fumbled three times and the Huskies recovered one for a touchdown, dropping the Cardinals to 0-2. The hosts had two scores called back during the third quarter because of penalties.

”Their effort was phenomenal and they gave it their all,” said Stevens coach Josh Duford of his players. “We just have to clean up the mistakes.”

Stevens visits Campbell for its next game.

Windsor 35, Poultney 0

WINDSOR — The Yellowjackets exploded for 35 points during the second and third quarters.

Gavin Martin and Corey Lockwood scored on the ground, Brody Osgood caught a 50-yard touchdown pass and Brady Olmstead ran for a touchdown and returned a kickoff 90 yards for a score. Daniel Steffensen converted each of his five extra point attempt for Windsor (2-0), which visits Milton on Friday.

John Stark 30, Hanover 22

WEARE, N.H. — Jeffrey Vidou ran for two Hanover touchdowns and threw for a third to Ryan Ohern but the visitors fell to 1-1.

Roy Lucas caught three passes and David Frechette had 66 rushing yards for Hanover, which could not recover a late onside kick.

Bears coach Sam Cavallaro noted the defensive play of Chris Ryckman, Teddy Sumner and Nels Jones and the line work by Tyler Gammel and Andrew Frechette Hanover (1-1) hosts Milford on Friday.

Springfield 34, Oxbow 0

BRADFORD — The Olympians failed to total positive offensive yards untl the second half, fell to 0-2 and visit Missisquoi on Saturday.

Woodstock 28, Mill River 21

NORTH CLARENDON, Vt. — The Wasps improved to 2-0 and visit Springfield on Friday.

Cross Country Spiro and Currier Second at Great Glen

BERLIN, N.H. — Hanover’s Skylar Spiro and Mascoma’s Gunner Currier finished second in their respective 5K races at the Mountain Washington Great Glen race.

Spiro’s time of 23:22 behind race winner Anna Boyer of Plymouth Regional (22:32) helped Hanover to first place among six girls teams with 56 runners.

Ari Hirschler (5th, 23:54), Alice Bell (7th, 24:26) and Ayla Wager (10th, 25:07) scored points for Hanover with Leigh Eggleton finishing 12th in 25:23 followed by Olivia Liu (13th, 25:24).

The Hanover boys finished third and Mascoma sixth among 13 teams with 93 runners. Currier crossed in 16:40 behind winner Carson Eames of St. Johnsbury Academy (16:30).

Ben Groves had Hanover’s best finish in the boys’ race (14th, 18:10) followed by Ben Hourdequin (17th, 18:22) Owen Welch (21st, 18:35), Will Hanaway (30th, 19:11) and Nandeesh Jain (31st, 19:12).

Mascoma received points for finishes by Trevor Maheu (32, 19:13), Carl Russell (42nd, 19:45), Karson Rodgers (43nd, 19:51) and Brody Albanese (48th, 20:13). Newport’s top finisher was Bryce Palmer (39th. 19:25).

“Our sixth-place finish is our highest finish ever at this meet and we were able to beat a few larger schools in doing so,” Mascoma coach Rick Currier said.

Gunner Currier, Maheu, Russell, and Rogers all ran personal bests.

Team results: Girls – Hanover 31, St. Johnsbury Academy 51, Plymouth Regional 62, Newfound Regional 90, Kennett 138, Merrimack Valley 170. Boys – St. Johnsbury 32, Pinkerton 41, Hanover 110, Concord 139, Nashua North 152, Mascoma 165, Merrimack Valley 187, Kennett 223, Kingswood 269, Holy Family Academy 270, Newfound Regional 277, Newport 307, White Mountains 317.

Girls soccer Windsor 10, Springfield 3

WINDSOR — Audrey Rupp scored eight goals and Olvia MacLeay added a pair for the Yellowjackets (2-0), who visits Rivendell Tuesday.

Coe-Brown 3, Lebanon 1

NORTHWOOD, N.H. — The Raiders forged a 1-1 tie on a Brooke Walker goal early in the second half, assisted by Norah Falcone. The Black Bears scored twice in seven minutes not long after, however and dropped the visitors to 2-3.

Lebanon, which received 12 saves from Maezie Angles, hosts Pelham on Tuesday.

Boys soccer Hanover 7, Manchester Memorial 0

MANCHESTER — The Bears tallied six times during the first half. Andrew McGuire had two goals, Zach Tracy a goal and four assists and Ian Press, Ryder Hayes and Carter Guerin also scored.

Hanover (4-1) returns to action Tuesday with a trip to Stellos Stadium to play Nashua South in a rematch of last year’s NHIAA Division I title game, won by the Panthers.

Rivendell 2, Oxbow 1

ORFORD — Carter Bacon made 14 saves and Will Knowles converted a penalty kick and assisted on Gabe Wright-Swaine’s tally for the Raptors (1-1).

Zadian Walton scored for Oxbow (0-2) hosts Lake Region on Tuesday. Rivendell visis Leland & Gray on Friday

Hartford 3, Lake Region 0

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Gabe Guillette scored twice and Cavan Benjamin also tallied. Sam Peckinpaugh and Payton Bessette assisted on the Guillette scores. First-year Hartford coach Connor Brooks said Mason Chase made a couple of key, first-half saves.

Hartford (1-1) plays the firsst of seven consecutive road games Tuesday at Springfield.

Field hockey Woodstock 7, Springfield 0

SPRINGFIELD — Hannah Gubbins had four goals and Grace Laperle, Lexi Audsley and Alex Cirovic had one each.

Woodstock (1-1) visits Rutland on Wednesday.

Hartford 11, Brattleboro 0

BRATTLEBORO, Vt. — The Hurricanes won their opener, which was shortened to only three quarters because of the heat.

Madison Barwood scored six times and Madison Willey added three goals and three assists for Hartford, which visits Lebanon on Tuesday.