Friday's HS roundup: Romps, MacCannell lead Portsmouth girls

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Traip Academy's Emme Hale defends Old Orchard Beach's Ganelle Ferguson during Friday's Class C South girls basketball in Kittery, Maine. Hale scored 15 points in a 51-39 loss.
Traip Academy's Emme Hale defends Old Orchard Beach's Ganelle Ferguson during Friday's Class C South girls basketball in Kittery, Maine. Hale scored 15 points in a 51-39 loss.

HUDSON – Avery Romps scored a game-high 15 points and Maddie MacCannell had 14 as the Portsmouth High School girls basketball team beat Alvirne, 46-29 on Friday in a Division I battle.

It was the 15th straight win for the Clippers, who improved to 16-1 on the season. Alvirne is 9-7.

Bella Slover and Margaret Montplaisir both had six points for the Clippers. Paige McKinley led Alvirne with 15 points.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Old Orchard Beach 51

Traip Academy 39

KITTERY, Maine – Emme Hale had 15 points and Hannah Thorsen added 13 for Traip Academy in this Class C South loss.

Bedford 48

Dover 31

BEDFORD – Abbie Kozlowski and Lilly Nossiff both had eight points in this Division I loss for the Green Wave.

Exeter 48

Londonderry 33

LONDONDERRY – Junior Emma Smith had 12 points, seven rebounds, six steals and four assists for the Blue Hawks in this Division I win.

Senior Erin McIlroy added eight points and five steals for Exeter, while junior Rachel Ludwig had seven points.

Hopkinton 50

St. Thomas Aquinas 31

DOVER - Maddie McMahon led St. Thomas Aquinas (8-3) with nine points in this Division III loss.

Abby Rayder added eight points for the Saints, while Emilie von der Linden had five blocks and eight rebounds.

Nashua North 44

Spaulding 38

NASHUA – The Red Raiders were knocked out of contention for the upcoming Division I tournament with this loss.

Jade Trueman led Spaulding with 12 points, while Hannah Drew and Ashley Trogler had eight and seven points, respectively.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Londonderry 50

Exeter 43

EXETER – John Meyer’s 21 points led the Blue Hawks in this Division I loss. Ryan Graney added 11 points for Exeter.

Bishop Guertin 52

Winnacunnet 49

HAMPTON - Joe Allen had 11 points and Josh Schaake had nine for Winnacunnet (5-10) in this Division I loss.

Oyster River 39

Coe-Brown 36

NORTHWOOD – Connor Shea scored a game-high 13 points for Oyster River in this Division II defensive battle.

Julian O’Quinn added 12 for the Bobcats, while Sam Haskell had nine. Tommy Flanagan led Coe-Brown with 10 points, while teammate Jack Lano had eight.

Newmarket 52

Derryfield 48

MANCHESTER - Baris Fortier’s 14 points led the Mules to this Division IV win. Jameson Senembath added 11 points, while Colby Bost had 10.

Kennebunk 68

Marshwood 63

SOUTH BERWICK, Maine – Aidan Sullivan’s 3-pointer gave the Hawks a 53-52 lead, but the Rams answered with back-to-back three's and made their free throws down the stretch, sealing this Class A South win.

Andrew Perry led Marshwood (8-5) with 22 points, while Sullivan had 19 and Jason Singer had 10.

BOYS HOCKEY

York 4

Portland/Deering 3

PORTLAND, Maine – Tyler Conant tallied the game-winning goal in overtime for the Class B Wildcats in this win over Class A Portland/Deering.

Luke Douris scored two goals for York, including the game-tying goal. Gordon Diment also scored a goal for the Wildcats.

York goalie Ben Soares had 33 saves.

BOYS ALPINE SKIING

Marshwood’s Maguire is second

BRIDGTON, Maine – Marshwood’s Quinn Maguire placed second in a time of 1 minute, 37.86 seconds in this slalom run at Shawnee Peak.

Falmouth won the team competition with a score of 28 points. Windham (37), Marshwood (43), Gorham (52), Cheverus (83) and Kennebunk (92) placed second through sixth, respectively.

Marshwood’s Kai Machamer (2:03.83) placed 11th, while Zach Glidden (2:11.98) was 14th, and Caleb Boyle (2:17.11) was 16th.

Traip Academy’s Conrad Burke (2:33.79) was 24th.

GIRLS ALPINE SKIING

Hawks’ Prewitt wins slalom

BRIDGTON, Maine – Marshwood's Hadley Prewitt covered the slalom course in 1:44.33, besting the field.

Falmouth won the team competition with a score of 28 points. Marshwood (50), Cheverus (52), Windham (73), Kennebunk (75) and Gorham (82) placed second through sixth, respectively.

Marshwood’s Serafina Melino (2:09.11) placed seventh, while teammates Olivia Drake (2:40.20) and Sarah McClellan (2:42.03) placed 20th and 22nd, respectively.

Traip Academy’s Meredith McGonigle (2:38.62) placed 19th.

- Coaches are asked to email game summaries to sports editor Jay Pinsonnault at jpinsonnault@seacoastonline.com.

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