Local Roundup: Lebanon hosts Hanover for Wechsler Cup hoops games
Published: 01-05-2025 6:30 PM |
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Hanover 55, Lebanon 20
Key players: Hanover — Roy Lucas, Wyatt Daigle; Lebanon — Miles Saunders
Highlights: Lucas had a game-high 19 points to pace the Bears. Daigle chipped in with 15. The Raiders were led by Saunders with seven points.
Records: Hanover 3-1; Lebanon 1-3
Hartford 51, Fair Haven 47
Key players: Hartford — Rex Banning (17 points), Ryan Murphy (14 points), Noah Jenks (9 points) Fair Haven — Phil Bean (20 points)
Highlights: Murphy hit the go-ahead shot with 45 seconds left for the Hurricanes. Hartford trailed the entire second half.
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Coach’s quote: “Proud of our kids. We trailed the entire second half. To win in Fair Haven vs. a very good team (Division II) team speaks volumes. ” — Hartford’s Mike Gaudette
Records: Hartford 5-2; Fair Haven 4-2
Hartford 77, Springfield 34
Key players: Hartford — Noah Danielli (12 points), Noah Jenks (11 points), Ryan Murphy and Joey Gardner (10 points each)
Highlights: All 10 players scored for Hartford in Thursday’s rout.
Coach’s quote: “Coming off a tough loss the other night (vs. Burr and Burton) on a 3-pointer at the buzzer, I thought the kids really responded well after that loss. We are getting better each day as they gain more varsity experience. ” — Hartford’s Mike Gaudette
Records: Hartford 4-2; Springfield 2-3
Grace Christian 64, Rivendell 44
Key players: Grace Christian — Pavle Mikic (27 points), Peter Saranovic; Rivendell — Nolan Bourn (15 points, 5 assists, 3 rebounds), Evan Woodward (8 points, 10 rebounds), Josh Douglas (9 points)
Highlights: Rivendell and Grace Christian faced off in Orford on Friday in a game that was closer than the final score would suggest. Kale O’Donnell scored his first varsity points and Ty O’Donnell added three points in his second varsity game. Trailing by nine at halftime, the Raptors quickly cut the deficit to four before a barrage of five 3-pointers by Grace Christian in the final frame allowed them to pull away.
Coach’s quote: “We had chances and made a really good run in the second half. I’m happy with our effort and hustle but we have to start putting four good quarters together. These teams are closer than the score shows, but we are going in the right direction as a team.” — Rivendell’s Andy Perkins
Records: Grace Christian 5-1; Rivendell 1-4
Lebanon 45, Hanover 30
Key players: Lebanon — Ainslee Delisle
Highlights: Delisle came up big for Lebanon, scoring a game-high 21 points.
Coach’s quote: “The girls are buying into our process, and it’s beginning to pay off. I’m happy the girls could get this win.” — Lebanon’s Jeff Sowa
Records: Lebanon 3-1; Hanover 0-4
Windsor 75, Thetford 22
Key players: Windsor — Sophia Rockwood, Audrey Rupp, Amelia Rockwood, Lily Prebish; Thetford — Natalie Perry
Highlights: Windsor’s Sophia Rockwood scored a game-high 22 points along with five steals and four rebounds in the win, and Amelia Rockwood posted 13 points and three boards. Rupp stuffed the stat sheet with 15 points, nine steals and four rebounds, and Prebish flirted with a double-double, finishing with eight points and nine rebounds for the Yellowjackets. Perry scored six points for Thetford.
Records: Windsor 4-0; Thetford 2-2
Oxbow 67, Blue Mountain 22
Key players: Oxbow — Maggi Ellsworth, Braylee Phelps
Highlights: Oxbow, led by 20 points from Ellsworth and 15 points from Phelps, poured in 47 points across the second and third quarters in its eventual 45-point win on Saturday to maintain an undefeated start to the season.
Records: Oxbow 4-0; Blue Mountain 1-4
Hartford 4, Champlain Valley 1
Key players: Hartford — Nolan Morlock, Cavan Benjamin, Nunu Mayer; Champlain Valley — Brady Jones, Jessie McCray
Highlights: Morlock scored a hat trick and Benjamin tacked on a goal in Hartford’s win. Mayer, the Hurricanes’ netminder, made 16 saves. Jones scored Champlain Valley’s lone goal, while McCray made 29 saves.
Coach’s quote: “Winning five games over the holiday break is a testament to how far this group has come from day one. We’ll be tested significantly in the upcoming weeks as the major portion of our Division I games approaches us.” — Hartford’s Todd Bebeau
Records: Hartford 6-1; Champlain Valley 0-5
Hanover 5, Nashua South-Pelham 3
Key players: Hanover — Jake Rotchford (2 goals), Will Hopkins, Henry Cotter, Ronan Przydzielski (1 goal each). Bryce Morancy (15 saves). Cotter and Przydzielski each had 2 assists.
Coach’s quote: “Our offense was relentleess, with 50-plus shots for the third time this season. However, we played undisciplined several times in second and third periods.” — Hanover’s Dick Dodds
Records: Hanover 4-0-2; Nashua South-Pelham 0-3-0
Hartford 11, Brattleboro 2
Highlights: Chelsea Stockwell, Ali Morlock and Sophie Daniels each got their first career varsity goals in Hartford’s vicoty. Paisley Danaher and Vivian Tsouknakis also scored their first goals of the season. Every player scored at least one point.
Coach’s quote: “I’m really happy with the group working together to get all of our newer skaters goals today. Five players scoring their first goals of the season is always exciting. I’m proud of the veteran players for working hard to help make that happen.” — Hartford’s Jason Gramling
Records: Hartford 4-1-1; Brattleboro 0-5-0
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