Boys’ Nordic Skiing

Plymouth 385, Concord 379, Kennett 354, Profile 348, Derryfield 332, Bow 215, Moultonborough 77, White Mtns. 72

Key players: Concord – Dean Ayotte (2nd, 12:05), Sebastian Christie (3rd, 12:39), Evan Anderson (8th, 13:55), Luke Hennessy (12th, 14:36); Bow – Jack Kohl (23rd), Gabe Abberton (41st), Garrett Abberton (44th); Plymouth – Fim Whitworth (1st, 11:26)

Highlights: Ayotte and Christie went 2-3 in an eight-team skate race at Waterville Valley, but Plymouth went 5-6-7 to edge Concord for the team win.

Girls’ Nordic Skiing

Plymouth 394, Concord 364, Kennett 306, Bow 276, Moultonborough 255, White Mtns. 221, Profile 89, Derryfield 75

Key players: Concord – Mahalie Burdette (7th, 15:18), Frances Lesser (9th, 15:24), Bella Komorek (10th, 15:43), Phoebe Dater-Roberts (14th, 16:25); Bow – Ashe McKeen (28th), Makaylie Laws (31st), Grace Decosta (34th), Mary Valas (35th); Plymouth – Ella Ronci (1st, 12:29)

Highlights: The Tide finished second in an eight-team skate race at Waterville Valley on Wednesday. Plymouth claimed the top six places to top the team standings.

Boys’ Hockey

Concord 4, Keene 1

Key players: Concord  – Cam Roy (2 goals, assist), Chad Lariviere (2 assists), Cam Chandonnet (power-play goal), Nolan Walsh (goal), Finn Gfroerer (assist), Tyler Morin (assist), Lukas Rondiak (assist), Carter Heise (15 saves)

Highlights: After a scoreless first period, Roy and Chandonnet scored in the second period to make it 2-0, and Roy tallied another goal late in the third to put the Tide up 3-0. Keene scored with two minutes remaining to make the score 3-1, but Walsh responded with a goal with 53 seconds left. 

Coach’s quote: “We came out slow and that had been a problem. We need to be better in the first period. We got better as game went on, but we still are very inconsistent. We will have to play better this weekend with games at BG and Hanover.” – Concord’s Duncan Walsh

Records: Concord 6-0; Keene 2-3

Nashua South-Pelham 3, Bow 1

Key players: Bow – Massimo Palelli (goal), Owen Webber (assist), Patrik Jurcins (assist)

Records: South-Pelham 1-4-0; Bow 1-4-1

Alvirne-Milford 6, Bishop Brady-Merrimack Valley 3

Key players: Brady-MV – Luke Bedard (goal), Tyler Carter (goal, assist), Chase Thomas (goal, assist), Colin Reardon (assist), Ronan Heatherman (37 saves)

Highlights: Alvirne-Milford led 4-0 through two periods, but Brady-MV fought back in the third to close the gap.

Records: Alvirne-Milford 4-2; Brady-MV 1-4

Girls’ Hockey

Concord 8, Pinkerton 3

Key players: Concord – Claire Brown (3 goals), Brooke Nelson (2 goals, assist), Abby Colby (goal), Andie Moreira (goal), Katelyn Fennelly (goal); Pinkerton – Kylie Livingstone (2 goals, assist), Ava Bull (goal)

Highlights: Pinkerton scored 31 seconds into the game, but Concord responded with eight goals to secure the win.

Records: Concord 5-2; Pinkerton 1-4

Bishop Brady-Trinity-Bow 3, St. Thomas-Winnacunnet-Dover 0

Key players: BBTB – Lyrah Lydon (21 saves), Kaylee Jacques (goal), Audrey Starr (goal), Meghan Schmidt (goal), Kylie Palmeter (2 assists)

Coach’s quote:  “Lyrah gave us a great game with a shutout, while the team got it done in front of her.” – BBTB’s Dan Earley

Records: BBTB 6-1; STWD 1-4

Girls’ Basketball

Oyster River 55, Merrimack Valley 48

Key players: MV – Kayla Smith (12 points), Emma McNutt (12 points), Jada Lucas (11 points)

Highlights: Oyster River led 14-12 after the first quarter and 25-24 at halftime, but pulled away in the third quarter to lead 43-32 heading into the fourth.

Coach’s quote: “I thought the we played in the first half, but a tough 3-4 minutes in the third and Oyster River pulled away. We were able to battle back, but not enough. Need to continue to improve.” – MV’s Bob McNutt

Records: Oyster River 6-1; MV 3-3

Belmont 35, Campbell 26

Key players: Belmont – Bailey Perkins (13 points), Madelyn Besegai (10 points), Maddie Carrier (8 points)

Highlights: The Raiders outscored the Cougars 14-4 in the second quarter to build a 10-point halftime lead.

Coach’s quote:  “The team played outstanding team defense and worked hard on the glass to limit Campbell to one shot on most possessions. Good win to get us back to .500.” – Belmont’s Roger Carroll

Records: Belmont 4-4; Campbell 2-6

Newport 51, Kearsarge 40

Key players: Newport – Taylor Fellows (19 points, 10-for-14 FT), Zoey Lord (13 points); Kearsarge – Madden Huff (13 points, 7-for-9 FT), Miranda Anderson (8 points), Ociee Ilg (8 points)

Highlights: Newport led 11-8 after the first quarter, but pulled away in the second to lead 28-10 at halftime and 40-22 heading into the fourth.

Records: Newport 8-1; Kearsarge 3-6

Wrestling

Bow 72, Lebanon 0

Key players: Bow – Shane Rablais (pin at 132), Brayden Brown (pin at 157), Jake Hammond (pin at 165), Chase Flagg (pin at 190), Jackson Hall (pin at 215), Kevin Mullen (pin at 285)

Highlights: The Falcons won six matches by pin and six by forfeit to shutout the Raiders in a dual on the road.