Local Roundup: A busy weekend for Upper Valley athletes
Published: 01-29-2024 12:01 PM
Modified: 01-29-2024 5:59 PM |
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Montpelier 59, Thetford 44
Key players: Montpelier — Carson Cody, Clayton Foster Thetford — Mitchell Parkman, Hunter Clay, Dempsey McGovern, Dylan Vance, Xander Oshoniyi, Spencer Durkee
Highlights: Thetford played good defense against a high-powered shooting team.
Coach’s quote: “We played great team defense, just need to finish shots and layup in the end of a game.” — Thetford’s Jason Gray
Records: Montpelier 10-3; Thetford 11-1
White River Valley 66, Rivendell 61
Key players: White River Valley — Wyatt Cadwell (20 points), Tattin Griffin (15 points), Braydon Russ (10 points); Rivendell — Finn O’Donnell (20 points), Jacoby Patterson (23 points)
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Highlights: Tough game, both teams played tough on both sides of the ball.
Coach’s quote: “What an atmosphere, two tough teams giving it their all.” — White River Valley’s DJ Craven
Records: White River Valley 11-1; Rivendell 7-5
St. Thomas 65, Mascoma 49
Key players: Mascoma — Emily Seiler, Leah Larocque, Alexis Patterson, Gabby Pierce
Highlights: Mascoma’s bigs played well and Emily Seiler was great with their pressure.
Coach’s quote: “Hard to win games shooting 25%.” — Mascoma’s Tonya Young
Records: St. Thomas Aquinas 11-1; Mascoma 5-6
Thetford 28, Montpelier 23
Key players: Thetford — Whitney Lewis (10 points), Kelsey Bogie (8 points); Montpelier — Ireland Donahue (14 points)
Highlights: Thetford played good defense.
Records: Thetford 8-3; Montpelier 5-6
Lebanon 5, Kingswood 1
Key players: Lebanon — Lily Hoegler (1 goal, 2 assists), Biff Maher (2 goals), Phoebe Ballard (1 goals, 3 assists), Ella Dannehy (1st career goal) Kingswood — Cassidy Libby
Highlights: Leading 1-0 entering the third period, Lebanon scored 4 unanswered goals to put the game away. Kingswood ruined Andy Lindquist’s shutout bid with 3.3 seconds on the clock.
Coach’s quote: “I’m extremely proud of our girls for the way they came out in the 3rd period. They knew they needed a strong 3rd period, and they did just that.” — Lebanon’s Mike Sheehan
Records: Lebanon 7-3-0; Kingswood 4-7-0
Lebanon 4, Oyster River 3
Key players: Lebanon — Paddy Mooney with the game winner and Evan George played outstanding in the third period.
Highlights: Trailing 3-1 going into the third, the Raiders scored 3 to win 4-3. Mason Ballard had two goals with Paddy Mooney getting the game winner. Tyler Christian scored in the second period.
Coach’s quote: “Hard work is contagious, and we have a room full of hard workers. The team took the ice in the 3rd with a positive mindset. Hard work plus a positive mindset is the combo we strive for.” — Lebanon’s Dean Cashman
Records: Lebanon 7-3 League, 9-3 Overall; Oyster River 5-2-2
Hanover 4, Manchester 2
Key players: Hanover — Mateo Trimble, Ryder Wilson, Ronan Przydzielski, Henry Cotter (1 goal each), Jo Jo Drent (20 saves)
Highlights: Solid effort in second period to tie game 1-1 and then stole control in third period. Difference in game was the Bears’ penalty killers. Faced multiple 5-on-3 situations and killed them all.
Coach’s quote: “Impressive win because we were able to get back on track when it appeared everything was going the other way. Boys kept their focus and finished strong.” — Hanover’s Alex Dodds
Records: Hanover 7-5, Manchester 4-5
Windsor runner places 6th in 55 meter dash
Key players: Windsor’s Justin Draper places 6th in 55 meter dash.
Highlights: At the Vermont track and field state championships, Justin Draper broke his personal record twice: 7.00 seconds in the preliminaries and his final was 6.98, giving him 6th place overall in Division II’s 55 meter dash. Tylor Saragusa jumped his personal record of 1.55m/5’1” in high jump.