Hanover
Zach O’Brien and Noah Spaulding scored 16 points each and Richard Bell netted a season-high 10 as the Cardinals won in a battle of unbeatens against the Engineers, 57-50.
Stevens played without forward Henri Bourque (8.3 points per game) and senior guard Parker Smith (6.7 ppg), but overcame an 18-5 first-quarter deficit to improve to 5-0 overall. The Cardinals are 3-0 in NHIAA Division III.
Garrett Olsen netted 15 points and Cooper Davidson had 12 for the Engineers (5-1; 4-0 NHIAA D-IV).
Bourque and Smith were both absent from the nonleague games due to holiday vacations.
“I think it says a lot about our depth,” said Cardinals coach Matt Baird-Torney, whose team faced a four-point halftime deficit before outscoring Woodsville in the third quarter, 18-10. “We only played eight guys tonight. (Woodsville) started off playing strong on the post in the first quarter. Eventually we got a little three-quarters-court (pressure) going and got our transition game going.”
Due to today’s snowstorm forecast, the tournament’s final games have been moved from this evening until Friday.
Franklin and Woodsville will not be returning, while Stevens takes on Mascoma.
Hanover
Ben Gantrish scored 19 points for Hanover (1-3, 0-2 NHIAA Division II), which maintained possession ball much better in the second half.
“We had 13 turnovers in the first half and eight of (Mascoma’s) 15 points in the second quarter came off of turnovers,” Hanover coach Tim Winslow said. “In the second half, we did a better job taking care of the ball and getting it to the open man.”
Alex Schwarz scored 13 points for Mascoma (1-4, 1-2 NHIAA Division III).
The Royals face Stevens at 5:30 and Hanover takes on Littleton at 7 in the final games of the tournament on Friday.
Manchester
Nulty broke a 54-54 tie on a bucket with 15 seconds left. Lebanon then forced a turnover and was fouled with Didehbani sinking both free throws to close the action.
Ryan Milliken had four 3-pointers on his way to 18 points for the Raiders. Graham Chickering drained three from beyond the arc and finished with 14 points. Matt Eylander added 11 points, and Nulty finished with seven. The Raiders go for the tournament title on Friday at 7:30 p.m. against Trinity.
Orleans, Vt.
Triston Potter and Gavin Farnsworth combined to go 10-for-12 from the free-throw line in the fourth quarter for the Canes. Austin Gaudette broke a tie score with one minute to play when he drained a floater from the baseline to put Hartford up for good.
Farnsworth led the Canes with 24 points. Hunter Perkins had 14 points while playing what coach Steve Landon called his best game ever on both ends of the floor.
“He did all the dirty work and now leads us in rebounds,” Landon said.
Potter finished with 12 points and Gaudette had 11. Keith Illingworth added eight points. Hartford (2-2) hosts Woodstock on Friday night.
Keene, n.h.
Sunapee scored 18 points in the second quarter to lead 26-14 at halftime but Leland & Gray put things together offensively in the second half to earn the win. Sean Shisko led the Lakers with 15 points. Isaiah Gorman added eight and Hank Vincent had seven.
The Lakers host Nute on Jan. 10.
Keene, n.h.
Newport (2-4) returns to action against Fall Mountain on Jan. 10.
Salem, n.h.
Hanover — playing in the eight-team tourney’s consolation bracket after dropping the opener Tuesday against Pinkerton — will face the winner of Merrimack High and Lawrence (Mass.) in the bracket’s finale on an undetermined date.
The final games are slated for today, but Hanover has already cancelled all of its activities due to the snowstorm forecast.
“I’ve been told (the tourney) is taking place no matter what, but if other teams can’t make it (they may reschedule),” Hanover coach Dan O’Rourke said.
Maddie McCorkle added 15 points for the Marauders and limited Stapelfeld to three second-half points after she had 14 during the first two periods.
“It was the best ball movement we’ve had all season, and we won the rebounding battle,” O’Rourke added. “We put Maddie on (Stapelfeld) in the second half, and she did a great job on her.”
Hanover (2-1 NHIAA Division II) improved to 3-2 overall.
Rochester, Vt.
Whitchester scored 10 points in the fourth quarter to answer a 15-8 Chelsea run in the third. Four different players scored for the hosts in the final frame to help secure the victory. Coach Dennis Wood praised the play of point guard Amelia Mattick for her work fighting through Chelsea traps to distribute the ball and key the offense.
Hayley Mears led the Mountaineers with 14 points. Laura Vaillancourt added eight. Whitchester visits Cabot on Friday.
Bradford, Vt.
Kayleigh Trojanowski led Oxbow with 11 points. Alex Giesing added 10 points. Bailee Wheeler and Sara Walker each had nine. Kaysea Neil and Mariah Shumway chipped in eight points apiece. The O’s led 21-3 after the first quarter and 33-5 at halftime.
Oxbow visits Woodstock on Friday night.
Manchester
Joslin Wainwright added 11 points and 13 rebounds for Lebanon. The Raiders took control in the middle two quarters, outscoring Con-Val 29-16. The teams will battle again at Con-Val on Jan. 6.
Epping, n.h.
Faith Larpenter led the way with 20 points. Katie Frederick added 19 and Sydney Clark had 13. The Lakers play in Epping against Spaulding at 2:30 on Friday afternoon.
West Rutland, Vt.
Mariah Luce scored 12 for Woodstock, which hosts Oxbow at 6 p.m. on Friday.
Woodsville
Lily Kinder scored 14 points and Brianna Robbins scored eight for the Engineers, who treated the game as an exhibition.
“Everybody played, and Williamstown’s press got to us a little but in the fourth quarter,” Woodsville coach Russ Wilcox said.
Woodsville faces Craftsbury on Friday as the tournament continues.
Manchester
McNulty scored directly from a faceoff, assisted by Elias Zinman, 7:42 before intermission.
Gabe Loud made 15 saves in the shutout for Hanover (4-2, 1-2 NHIAA Division I).
The Marauders face Bedford in the title game Friday at 5 p.m.
Waterbury, Vt.
Harwood’s Alison Yandow made 25 saves and Maggie Gilman had 23 for Hartford in the shutouts.
The Hurricanes’ Kendyl Boisvert had an apparent overtime winner disallowed when the official claimed he was late with his whistle.
“He lost sight of the puck and said he had trouble getting the whistle to his mouth,” Hartford coach Marc Gattie said. “Kendyl was playing the whistle.”
The Hurricanes visit Woodstock on Wednesday.
Lyndon Center, Vt.
Early goals by Hannah Coates and Hannah Milstone gave Woodstock the lead in the first period. Kuhn added her first goal later in the period.
Coates, Kuhn (twice) and Khara Brettell scored in the second period. Kuhn added another pair in the third and Lauren Forgione scored once to go along with an earlier assist.
Coates added a pair of assists. Goalie Bridgit Black had 33 saves for the Wasps, who play host to Hartford on Wednesday.
Berlin, n.h.
“It was a highly competitive game,” Raiders coach Brad Shaw said. “(The Mountaineers) scored with less than 12 seconds left in the second period, then got a quick one to start the third and added an empty netter.”
Isabella Harriman had an assist for the Raiders, while Halle Drew made 22 saves.
Milton, Vt.
Lilly Myrick won the vault for Randolph with a score of 7.5. Milton won the other three events, but the Ghosts won the total points by the narrowest of margins thanks to stronger team averages.