Staff Reports
LEBANON — Kearsarge High hadn’t lost a boys soccer match since its season opener, but Lebanon changed that tune on Saturday afternoon in a 7-1 NHIAA Division II win.
The Cougars jumped on the Raiders early, taking a 1-0 lead on a cross from the left corner. The equalizer came just three minutes later when Cooper Bourne’s direct kick from midfield was pushed on by Preston Hewett into the Kearsarge penalty area to Simon Amaro, who volleyed home a goal from six yards out. From there, Lebanon (7-1) scored six unanswered goals, all in the second half, to win going away.
Nate Magari scored the game-winning goal off an Alex Felix corner in the 41st minute, but it was Logan Flazarono who shined by tallying a hat trick in the second half. Falzarano converted a penalty kick in the 50th minute, finished a Felix corner feed shortly after that and completed his three-goal game by potting a Sam Twarog helper in the 63rd. Twarog also scored, tapping in a Tyler St. Martin cross. Hewett struck to cap off the Lebanon scoring off a header from Amaro, which was setup by a corner kick from Felix in the 74th minute.
The Raiders hosts Souheghan on Tuesday.
Windsor 3, Sharon 2
WINDSOR — The Yellowjackets moved the ball up the field off a goal kick and found the foot of Adam Dufor less than two minutes into overtime to secure the win.
After a scoreless first half, Windsor (3-5) jumped on Sharon early in the second. Three minutes in, Dylan Hodgdon threw in a deep ball, which was knocked around until Kaleb Swett scored. Seven minutes later, the same duo struck again, but this time on a cross from Swett.
Sharon’s Olly Skeet-Browning scored two quick goals in the final 10 minutes to force overtime. The Phoenix had their chance in overtime with a penalty kick, but the shot missed wide.
Eli Milligan made nine saves for Windsor, which hosts Springfield on Monday.
Mascoma 6, Fall Mountain 0
WEST CANAAN — Ben Seiler scored a second-half hat trick to give Mascoma a homecoming win.
Michael Steckbeck-Piper scored an unassisted goal 10 minutes into the contest to get Mascoma started. Seiler then took over and scored three goals in a row: The first came on headers from Cole Moulton and Ben Schwarz, the second came on a penalty kick and the final arrived unassisted. Carter Putnam took advantage of a good ball from Moulton, and Hunter Cadwell scored thanks to an assist from Putnam.
Coach Keli Green was happy to have all six of her seniors play together for the first time this season. Mascoma (5-4) hits the road Tuesday and visits Winnisquam.
Lyndon 1, Thetford 0
THETFORD — Despite goalie Riley Burkins making his first career varsity start and recording 13 saves, the Panthers fell in another close contest. It’s their sixth straight loss by a goal. The game-winning score from Lyndon came five minutes into the second half, and the Panthers couldn’t score the equalizer.
Thetford (2-8) travels to Lake Region on Wednesday.
FOOTBALL
Lebanon 48, Kearsarge 7
LEBANON — Calvin Bates took the opening kickoff 85 yards for a touchdown, the Raiders (4-0) bolted to a 42-7 halftime lead and cruised to an NHIAA Division III win over the Cougars (0-4) at Henry Emerton Memorial Field.
C.J. Childs scored the first two touchdowns of his varsity career to lead the Lebanon offense. Kearsarge answered Bates’ score with an early TD, but Lebanon controlled the night from there. Wade Rainey and Caleb Smith also found the end zone for the Raiders.
The victory enabled Lebanon to maintain a slim point-rating edge on Campbell and Hillsboro-Deering/Hopkinton in the state standings. The Raiders visit HD/Hopkinton on Saturday.
Poultney 28, Woodstock 13
POULTNEY, Vt. — The Blue Devils scored the game’s first four touchdowns, then spent the second half denying a comeback to Woodstock (0-5).
Trevor White hit Robbie Macri on a 50-yard touchdown pass just before halftime to cut into Poultney’s 28-0 lead. Willie Underwood provided Woodstock’s other score on a 16-yard run late in the third quarter.
The second half turned into a junior varsity game, Woodstock coach Ramsey Worrell said, due to injuries. The Wasps are down to roughly 16 players with 12 out due to sickness and injury.
The Wasps return home to James McLaughlin Field to host division-leading BFA-Fairfax on Friday night.
Otter Valley 23, Oxbow 15
BRANDON, Vt. — After the Otters took the lead with less than a minute to play, Oxbow drove to the OV 3-yard line before running out of time.
The Otters scored first, but Oxbow forced a bad snap for a safety to make it 7-2. The Olympians took their first lead of the game on a 37-yard touchdown pass from Cooper Simmons to Hunter Locke. In the third quarter, with Otter Valley ahead, 15-8, another Simmons-to-Locke touchdown connection, this time 25 yards, tied the game at 15.
Oxbow (2-3) hosts Windsor on Saturday.
H-D/Hopkinton 25, Newport 13
NEWPORT — Down 6-0 at the half, the Tigers made a comeback effort against undefeated Hillsboro-Deering/Hopkinton.
Marius Edwards ran in a 25-yard score, and he connected later in the half with Josh Sharron for a 60-plus yard touchdown pass.
“I couldn’t be happier with my team,” coach John Proper said. “They were competitive, and we were in the game the whole time. As long as we’re competitive, it give us a chance to win every game.”
Newport (1-3) hosts Monadnock next Saturday.
Pembroke 27, Hanover 18
PEMBROKE, N.H. — Down 20-18, Hanover drove into the Pembroke red zone in the fourth quarter, but a fumble at the Spartans’ 30-yard line killed any chance of a comeback.
Gabe Schroeder led the defense with 10 tackles. Shaemus Murphy had two rushing touchdowns and an interception for Hanover (0-4), which visits Merrimack Valley on Friday night.
Newfound 34, Mascoma 30
WEST CANAAN — The Royals fell short at Newfound’s 1-yard line with 20 seconds left in an afternoon of turnovers.
In total, Mascoma (2-2) lost three fumbles and had an interception.
Junior quarterback Mike Evans had rushing touchdowns of 31 yards and five yards. He found an open Josh Williams for a 5-yard touchdown and another for six yards to Josh Evans. Mascoma returns to the field Friday night at undefeated Winnisquam.
GIRLS SOCCER
Otter Valley 3, Hartford 1
BRANDON, Vt. — Down 3-0 at the half, Eleanor Hinckley scored 10 minutes into the second half off of a pass from Reilly Slusser.
The Hurricanes had chances throughout the rest of the match and put pressure on Otter Valley’s defense, but couldn’t finish. Hartford (3-5) plays on Tuesday against visiting Mill River.
Woodstock 5, Mill River 0
WOODSTOCK — Sophie Leggett scored two goals and added an assist to power Woodstock to its second straight win.
Leggett’s assist came early in the first half when it found the foot of Novah Conway for her first goal of the season. Madison Reiger banged the ball upfield to feed Hannah Reed’s goal to push Woodstock’s lead to 2-0. Before the half, Reed drew a foul in the box and Leggett netted her first goal off a penalty kick.
Defenders Bitty Alexander, Alice Sperber and Celia Burrington teamed with goalkeeper Emma Tarleton to hold Mill River scoreless. Scoring started soon after as Leggett netted her final goal of the afternoon, and Reiger put away the final score for the Wasps.
Woodstock (4-3-1) will host Otter Valley on Tuesday.
Stevens 5, Fall Mountain 0
CLAREMONT — Ellee Grenier and Sydney Miller each tallied two goals and one assist to continue Stevens’ unbeaten start to the season.
Tanner Brown tallied a goal, and Tori Dalke and Stella Lavertue each added an assist. The Cardinals (9-0-0) play Monday at White Mountains.
Thetford 7, Lyndon 1
THETFORD — Lily MacVeagh scored her first of two goals on passes from Casey MacVeagh early in the first half for Thetford.
Emma Colby added a goal with an assist from Geneva Horster. Casey MacVeagh converted a penalty for TA’s third goal before halftime.
In the second half, Thetford kept the pressure up. Sophie Williams scored unassisted, then Lily MacVeagh scored her second with an assist from Ellen Veracka.
Veracka scored unassisted 10 minutes later. Kathy Darrah added the final goal off a penalty. Lyndon scored a consolation goal with three minutes remaining.
Thetford (6-2-1) plays Tuesday at Lake Region.
Windsor 4, Black River 1
WINDSOR – Elliot Rupp scored a goal and had an assist to help Windsor (5-2-1) get back to its winning ways after a loss to Stevens on Tuesday.
The Yellowjackets scored all four of their goals in the first half. Rupp’s assist came 15 minutes in when Olivia Rockwood scored. Then two unassisted goals within 11 minutes from Evelyn Page extended Windsor’s lead to 3-0. Page sent a pass over to Rupp to take a 4-0 lead into the half.
Black River scored its lone goal midway through the second half. The Yellowjackets created nine corner kick opportunites on the day and play Wednesday at Leland & Gray.
Oxbow 5, Richford 0
RICHFORD, Vt. — Aspen Longmoore, Melanie Neil and Grace Nostrant combined for five goals and four assists to guide Oxbow to third straight win.
“We were a dominant force, maintaining near 70% of the possession despite being down to fourteen players today,” coach Dan Thomas said over email. “We were a faster team and we utilized that speed well with some great through balls and break-aways. Our movement through the midfield and offense have improved tremendously over the past few games which bodes well for us as we continue into the latter half of the season. I am happy with where we are headed.”
Longmoore scored two goals in the first 26 minutes of play on passes from Neil and Nostrant. Neil scored two straight late in the second, both assisted by Nostrant. The third goal of the game came off of a corner kick from Nostrant that was deflected into the net by Richford.
Oxbow (5-2-1) travels to Missisquoi Valley on Tuesday.
Kearsarge 1, Lebanon 0
LEBANON — Lebanon (2-6-1) travels to Hollis-Brookline on Wednesday.
PA 1, KUA 0
MERIDEN — The Wildcats (2-3-0) hit just about everything but the back of the net in a loss to Proctor Academy.
Kimball Union held an 11-2 edge in shots and banged a pair of crossbars, ultimately unable to find a way to get the ball behind the Proctor net-minder.
KUA travels to St Paul’s on Wednesday.
FIELD HOCKEY
Mascoma 7, Mascenic 0
WEST CANAAN — Six players netted goals for Mascoma (5-3) in its homecoming win, including two from Nikki Williams.
The Royals got 28 shots off on net. Michaela Dowd and Carmen Zani each scored a goal. Amelia Wilson, Natalie Poitras and Mackenzie Labrie scored a goal and added an assist. Morgan Towne tallied an assist.
The Royals travel Tuesday to Winnisquam.
Lebanon 2, Kearsarge 0
LEBANON — A goal from Sydney Gonyea in the first five minutes of the game off of a penalty corner from Molly Smith gave the Raiders a lead they wouldn’t lose
Gonyea added one more goal midway through the second on another Smith pass to extend Lebanon’s lead. Goalie Autumn Crowell made eight saves and had some great clears.
Lebanon (5-3) will play at Hanover under the lights on Monday. All proceeds will go to CHaD.
VOLLEYBALL
Mascoma 3, Trinity 1
WEST CANAAN — The Royals took the first two sets, 25-23, 25-19, but the Pioneers grabbed the third set, 25-21. Mascoma (5-1) rallied to win the match in the fourth set, 25-13. It will travel Monday to Hillsboro-Deering.
CROSS COUNTRY
Raiders, Marauders at CBNA
NORTHWOOD, N.H. — Both Hanover and Lebanon cross country ran at Coe-Brown’s annula Black Bear Invitiational.
The Hanover boys finished ninth out of 30 teams with 295 points. The Marauders were led by junior Daniel Frost who placed 40th with a time of 17:53 over five kilometers. Senior Matt Bonner was 51st (18:04). Dan Bandler (18:13), Mack Levy (18:37) and Diego Aspinwall (18:52) finished out the scoring for Hanover.
The Raiders finished 22nd with 171 points. Senior Cody Davis had a time of 18:03 to finish 50th out of more than 200 runners. Freshman Carlos Kennelly was next with a time of 20:02.
In the girls meet, Hanover posted a ninth-place finish out of 27 tgeams with 309 points. Christine Aman finished 16th in 20:44 for Hanover. Catherine Bregou (22:39), Lauren Eiler (22:41), Meg Frost (22:41) and Riley Roach (22:43) all finished in the top 80.
Lebanon was 12th with 385 points. Sophomore Brianna DeBanico had a time of 22:17, taking 57th place. Sofia Amaro (22:29) and Zoe Chinn (22:34) placed in the top 70.
Correction
Stevens High girls soccer player Tori Dalke had an assist in Saturday’s 5-0 win over Fall Mountain. An earlier version of this story identified her incorrectly.