High schools: Brady girls advance to another D-II Final Four
Bow guard Lindsey LaPerlo keeps the dribble while diving for the ball as Brady sisters, Ami and Isabella Rivera can only watch at Bow High School on Thursday, Februrary 25, 2021. GEOFF FORESTER
Brady guard Ami Rivera has no where to go as Bow forward Jess Chaimberlin is ready to defend during the first half at Bow High School on Thursday, February 25, 2021. GEOFF FORESTER
Bishop Brady senior Ami Rivera turns the corner against Pembroke Academy on Wednesday night in Concord against Pembroke Academy. Rivera had 21 points to lead Brady to a 80-54 win. RAY LABBE
High schools: Coe-Brown girls’ hoops advances to D-II quarters with win over Pembroke, will play Bishop Brady next
Coe-Brown’s Olivia Noni (23) and Pembroke Academy’s Annelise Dexter (21) battle for a rebound during an NHIAA Division II girls’ basketball tournament game in Northwood on Friday. Coe-Brown won, 54-41. GEOFF FORESTER / Monitor staff
Coe-Brown’s Olivia Noni (center) steals the ball from Pembroke Academy’s Ashley Stephens during the second half of an NHIAA Division II playoff game on Friday night in Northwood. Coe-Brown won, 54-41, and will play Bishop Brady in Sunday’s quarterfinal. GEOFF FORESTER / Monitor staff
Pembroke Academy’s Ashley Stephens (left) and Coe-Brown’s Molly Ewing battle for the ball in the first half on Friday night in Northwood. GEOFF FORESTER / Monitor staff
High schools: Concord wrestling claims 6th straight D-I runner-up title
Published: 2/28/2021 5:33:02 PM
An unpredictable season with unprecedented changes ended on Saturday night with an all too familiar result for the Crimson Tide.
For the sixth consecutive year, Concord wrestling accepted the runner-up trophy, while the perennial powerhouse Timberlane Owls won its sixth straight Division I title – the program’s 20th title in the last 21 years – with a 60-9 victory in Plaistow on Saturday night.
“It was tough,” Concord head coach Ham Munnell said. “(Timberlane) is a tough team. Our kids did what they could. I was happy they got there.”
High school basketball: Peaking Kearsarge as playoffs approach
Kearsarge’s Chris Stanchfield drives the baseline.
Kearsarge s George Jallah defends against Hopkinton during a boys basketball game on Feb. 23, 2021, in North Sutton. Jallah had 12 points and 10 rebounds as Kearsarge beat Hopkinton, 50-46. ANASTASIA GLAVAS Courtesy
Hopkinton’s Brendan Elrick blocks a shot by Kearsarge’s George Jallah during a boys’ basketball game Tuesday in North Sutton. Elrick had 14 points, but Jallah finished with 12 points and 10 rebounds and Kearsarge won, 50-46. ANASTASIA GLAVAS Courtesy
Published: 2/24/2021 4:29:58 PM
They’ve been playing against Division II teams for most of the season, and both Kearsarge and Hopkinton look ready to make deep runs when the D-III boys’ basketball tournament starts next week.