BRADFORD, Vt. — The Oxbow High girls basketball team bounced back emphatically from back-to-back losses, cruising to a 56-7 victory over a rebuilding Rivendell squad on Thursday night.

Sophomore Maggi Ellsworth led the Olympians (5-3) with 19 points, including 10 in the third quarter. Braylee Phelps and Emerson Fuller each added seven points.

The Raptors (0-8) got a 3-pointer from Erin Ricker and field goals from Mikayla-Lee Eastman and Lindsay O’Hearn to account for their scoring.

Oxbow is at Lyndon on Saturday; Rivendell hosts Twin Valley on the same day.

Hanover 25, Merrimack Valley 17

PENACOOK, N.H. — The Bears rebounded from two consecutive defeats to get past the Pride in a defensive battle.

Hanover led by two at halftime and pulled away late, holding Merrimack Valley scoreless for the first six and a half minutes of the fourth quarter. Sydney McLaughlin led the Bears with 10 points, Claire Starosta added six and Amina Ajwang chipped in with four.

“Our defense continues to be excellent and has allowed us to be competitive in every game this season,” Hanover coach Dan O’Rourke said. “We’ll continue to work on the offensive end, and I fully expect us to become a stronger offensive team in the coming weeks.”

Hanover (6-4 overall, 5-2 NHIAA) is back in action Friday for its third game of the week, at home against Manchester West.

SKI JUMPING Hanover wins first meet of season

ANDOVER, N.H. — With a much larger field of Granite State teams, the Bears took first place in Wednesday’s jump meet at Proctor Academy with 370 points. Lebanon finished fifth out of eight teams, with Mascoma in seventh.

Hanover’s Schuyler Clapp finished second individually, with the Raiders’ Angelo Goodwin right behind him in third and the Bears’ Charlie Forbush in fourth. The Royals’ Benton Smith finished fifth and a third Hanover jumper, Jai Gregory, was sixth.

Lebanon’s Helena Mielcarz finished fourth among the girls and 21st overall. The Bears’ Jhala Gregory and Ashley Cotter were fifth and sixth, respectively.

Lebanon and Mascoma have reinstated their teams after being absent for several years. Last season, Hanover, Kennett, Plymouth and Merrimack Valley were the only NHIAA teams competing.

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