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Hanover 8
Keene-Monadnock-FM 0
Key players: Hanover — Eleanor Edson (12 saves for the shutout); Casey Wilkinson (3 goals, 2 assists); Nora Bradley (1 goal, 3 assists); Hannah Gardner (1 goal, 1 assist); Julia Lawe, Katharine Moseley and Pauline Rudd (1 goal each); Rachel Rockmore and Lucy Braga (1 assist each)
Highlights: Hanover set the tone in the first period, outshooting Keene-Monadnock-Fall Mountain 14-3 and building momentum with three goals in Friday’s NHIAA Division I quarterfinal at ampion Rink. A two-goal second period made it 5-0. The third-period highlights included a Bradley shorthanded goal and a third goal by Wilkinson, giving her a hat trick. No. 3 Hanover will meet No. 2 Concord (an 8-2 winner over No. 7 Kingswood-Prospect Mountain) in a 7:30 p.m. semifinal on Tuesday at Everett Arena in Concord.
Coach’s quote: “It’s March and playoff time. This is the time to be playing our best hockey, and tonight was a solid 45 minutes of playing our game and taking care of the details.” — Hanover’s John Dodds
Records: Hanover 14-4-0 league; 15-5-0 overall; Keene-Monadnock-Fall Mountain 11-8-0
Hartford 3, Burr & Burton 2
Hartford 2, Middlebury 0
Highlights: Burr & Burton opened the VPA D-II semifinal scoring on Friday, going up 1-0 on a breakaway in the first period. They scored again six minutes into the second period to take a 2-0 lead, but Zoe Zanleoni took the puck end to end about 30 seconds later and get the Hurricanes on the board. Five minutes later, on a five-on-three power play, Emma Bazin stuffed one home to tie the game for the Canes. Hartford would take a late penalty in the period but still got a scoring opportunity in the waning seconds, capitalizing with just 7 seconds left when Madison Barwood pulled the puck out of the corner for a shot and then poked in her own rebound. The score wouldn’t change again for the rest of the game, but Nella Bowen made some big saves for the Hurricanes in the final three minutes to secure the win; Hartford followed with a 2-0 win over Middlebury at UVM on Sunday to retain its D-II title (details in Tuesday’s print edition).
Coach’s quote: “The girls never gave up on a very large sheet of ice. Zoe’s goal 30 seconds after BBA went up 2-0 was just the spark we needed to make the comeback.” — Hartford’s Jason Gramling
Records: Hartford 10-9-3; Burr & Burton 15-5-1
Hanover 3, Salem 1
Key players: Hanover — Jo Jo Drent (27 saves); Ryder Wilson (2 goals); Ronan Przydzielski (1 goal); Gavin Nartowicz (2 assists); Henry Cotter and Jake Rotchford (1 assist each)
Highlights: Wilson opened the scoring with less than a minute remaining in second period to give Bears 1-0 lead in Saturday’s Division I quarterfinal with the Blue Devils. Wilson’s goal with 1:49 remaining in the game snapped a 1-1 tie. Przydzielski scored 40 seconds later to propel fifth-seeded Hanover into Wednesday night’s 5 p.m. semifinal at JFK Coliseum in Manchester against No. 1 Concord (an 8-0 victor over No. 8 Manchester on Saturday).
Coach’s quote: “It was a thrilling quarterfinal game that went down to the wire. Proud of the team for sticking with it and finding a way to win. We hadn’t played a game in 11 days, so it took a bit to shake off the rust. Jo Jo played his best game of year.” — Hanover’s Dick Dodds
Records: Hanover 13-6-3; Salem 11-7-1
Oxbow 63, Vergennes 45
Key players: Oxbow — Abby Longto, Braylee Phelps, Maggi Ellsworth, Libby Swift; Vergennes — Ashtin Stearns, Georgia Krause
Highlights: Phelps and Longto each had 15 points, Ellsworth finished with 13 and Swift had a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds as the Olympians advanced out of the VPA Division III quarterfinals. The Olympians face Peoples in Thursday’s night’s 7:45 p.m. semifinal in Barre.
Coach’s quote: “The team has worked hard to achieve their goals this season, and going to the Barre Auditorium was one of them.” — Oxbow’s Barry Emerson
Records: Oxbow 19-2; Vergennes 10-11
Oyster River 51, Hanover 39
Key players: Oyster River — Matt Jernigan (21 points), Owen Jacques; Hanover — Beckett Sobel (12 points), Wyatt Daigle (10 points)
Highlights: Oyster River led 30-23 at the half in Friday night’s NHIAA D-II quarterfinal, never trailing after Jernigan hit the first of four 3-pointers on the night to break an early 2-2 tie. Hanover battled back, eventually cutting the deficit to three late in the fourth quarter. Oyster River closed out the game from the free-throw line. The Bears end the season at 15-4.
Coach’s quote: “It didn’t end how we wanted it to, but I couldn’t be more proud of how this team competed all season. We ran into a hot-shooting team, and we had a hard time defending the perimeter.” — Hanover’s Denver Greene
Records: Oyster River 15-5; Hanover 15-4