Bishop Guertin's Joe McCarthy scored 16 points in Friday's loss to Trinity.

Andrew Lauderdale and Carmen Giampetruzzi each had 19 points to lead the Trinity High School boys basketball to a 74-43 win Friday night over Bishop Guertin.

Mabor Gabriel added 16 points for the Pioneers (7-2), who lost to the Cardinals in last year’s Division I championship game. Trinity led by 24 at halftime, withstood a 12-2 run by Bishop Guertin in the third quarter, and opened the fourth with a 16-1 run.

Joe McCarthy led the Cardinals (4-5) with 16 points and Logan Kesty added eight markers.

Trinity dominates BG – Union Leader

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Dimitri Floras and Merrimack will host Salem on Friday.

Friday’s high school slate includes a matchup of two of the top teams in Division I boys basketball, along with a renewal of the Gate City rivalry and a rematch of last year’s title game.

And those are just the boys games.

No. 1: Salem at Merrimack boys basketball, 7 p.m.

With Pinkerton’s loss to Spaulding on Tuesday, the Tomahawks (6-1) are sitting alone atop the Division I standings going into Friday’s game against the Blue Devils (6-2).

Since losing to Trinity on Jan. 3, Merrimack has won four in a row by an average of 22 points per game. Only twice this season have the Hawks allowed more than 60 points in a game – the loss to Trinity and a 10-point win over Keene.

Salem started the year off struggling on offense, scoring 37 and 35 points, respectively, in its first two games. But since then, the Devils have averaged almost 62 points in those six games in which Salem has gone 5-1.

No. 2: Nashua South at Nashua North boys basketball, 6:30 p.m.

This will be the second meeting of the season between the teams, with the Panthers having won the first meet in the championship game of the Chick-fil-A Holiday Tournament a little less than a month ago. North won the previous meeting in the regular season a year ago, taking the game on a buzzer-beater.

South (5-3) has been a bit streaky, winning its first four games in Division I – its first seven if you included the holiday tournament – and then lost its next three. The Panthers snapped that streak Tuesday with a 48-46 win over Dover.

North (5-2) is also coming off a two-point win, having defeated Londonderry 50-48 the last time out. The Titans have beaten teams with a combined record of 6-33, and its two loses have been blowouts against Trinity and Salem.

No. 3: Windham at Hollis Brookline girls basketball, 7 p.m.

The Cavaliers (9-0 in Division II) will try to keep their undefeated record in check when the up-and-coming Jaguars (8-2) come to town.

HB’s four-guard lineup has the ability to shoot anyone out of the gym, but the Cavs have been solid defensively as well, giving up an average of 35.8 points per game.

Windham has won its last four games, including back-to-back victories by at least 28 points.

No. 4: Bishop Guertin at Trinity boys basketball, 7 p.m.

The Cardinals (4-4) and Pioneers (6-2) meet in a rematch of last year’s Division I title game.

After losing four in a row, Bishop Guertin has won its last two, including Tuesday’s 54-50 win over Manchester Memorial. Six of the Cardinals eight games have been decided by 10 points or less.

Trinity started the year off with four straight wins, but has gone 2-2 in its last four, with both losses coming against rivals Manchester Central and Manchester West. The loss to West was Trinity’s second this season.

No. 5: Merrimack at Bow boys hockey, 7:50 p.m. at Everett Arena

The Tomahawks (6-3) have been stellar at times, winning their first four games and capturing the Bauer Christmas Hockey Classic, and not so at times. After its 4-0 start, Merrimack lost its next three before bouncing back with wins over Winnacunnet (7-1) and Kingswood (7-3). In their wins, the Hawks have scored 41 goals; in their losses, they scored seven.

Bow (5-3-1) has gone 4-1-1 in its last six games, including a 3-2 win over Oyster River last Saturday.

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No. 1: Bishop Guertin at Manchester Memorial girls basketball, 7 p.m.

The Cardinals (9-0) and the Crusaders (8-0) are the last two undefeated teams in Division I, and the winner will have the inside track at the No. 1 seed in the tournament. But each team got to this point in different ways: Bishop Guertin’s opponents have a combined 30-36 record, and the Cardinals handed Londonderry (7-1) and Winnacunnet (7-1) their only losses of the season; Memorial’s wins have come against teams with a combined record of 17-53.

No. 2: Souhegan at Goffstown boys basketball, 6:30 p.m.

The Sabers (6-1 in Division II) are coming off their first loss of the season, a 55-43 setback against Portsmouth that saw Souhegan score well below its average of 67.1 points per game. Goffstown (5-2) scores even more than that, putting up 74.4 points per game, and when these teams met a year ago, the Sabers held on for a 97-92 win. After this game, Souhegan will play six of its final 10 games at home, and two of those road games are at Milford and at Bedford.

No. 3: Goffstown at Souhegan girls basketball, 6:30 p.m.

Souhegan (5-3) bounced back from a loss to Hollis Brookline with a huge road win over Portsmouth, 49-41, last Friday. The Sabers will be playing at home for the sixth time in the last seven games. After starting out the year 2-0, Goffstown (5-3) has alternated wins and losses, and has averaged just 30.3 points in its defeats.

No. 4: Londonderry at Nashua North girls basketball, 7 p.m.

The Titans (7-1) will find out where they stand in the Division I landscape when they host the Lancers (7-1). Like Memorial, North’s record has been put together against teams who are a combined 22-49 this season.

No. 5: Dover at Nashua South boys basketball, 7 p.m.

Both teams could use a win, as South (4-3) has lost three in a row and Dover (3-3) has dropped two of its last three. The Panthers came close against Pinkerton on Friday, falling 58-56 without Anthony Muccioli. Neither team has done a lot of scoring this year, as both average just over 50 points per game.Each team has broken 60 just once this season, with South doing so in a loss to Spaulding, and Dover topping 60 its last time out in a win over Londonderry.

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Meghan Green scored 37 points Tuesday night as Bishop Guertin defeated Winnacunnet.

Stories from around the world of New Hampshire high school sports.

• Meghan Green scored 37 points to lead the Bishop Guertin girls basketball team to a 74-66 win over Winnacunnet. The loss ended the Warriors’ 84-game (or 75-game, depending who you ask) winning streak, which dated back to 2008.
• Portsmouth defeated Milford 65-42 in a rematch of last year’s Division II boys basketball championship game.
• The Bishop Guertin boys hockey team could do the unthinkable – miss the Division I playoffs.
• Manchester Central boys basketball just gets by Trinity 41-40.
• Division III Kennett knocked off Division II Bedford 5-3  in a non-division game, which also happened to be a rematch of the 2010 D3 final.

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Manchester West's Aaron Martin puts up a shot over Bishop Guertin's CJ Boykin, left, and Cooper Paul.

MANCHESTER – For the final three quarters of Monday night’s boys basketball game, Bishop Guertin High School matched Manchester West point for point.

Unfortunately for the Cardinals, the first quarter wasn’t nearly that close.

West outscored Bishop Guertin 23-12 in the first quarter, and held off the Cardinals in the second half for a 73-63 win in Division I action. The win snapped a three-game losing streak in the division for the Blue Knights while Bishop Guertin dropped its third in a row.

Aaron Martin led West (2-3) with 21 points and Michael Gamache added 15 points as the Blue Knights went 14 for 19 from the free throw line in the fourth quarter to hang on to the lead. Travis Descoteaux added 12 points and Nolan Flynn had 10 for West.

Jeff Lunn had 15 points to lead the Cardinals (2-3), but was in foul trouble in the second half, picking up his fifth with 4:45 left in the game. CJ Boykin added 10 points, but he also had to sit for stretches because of fouls, picking up his fourth in the third quarter, just 10 seconds before Lunn got his fourth.

Logan Kesty had nine points before he, too, fouled out while Bradley Holler and Jordan Corbin also chipped in with nine points each. The Cardinals were without starter Joe McCarthy (coach’s decision).

“We put ourselves in a hole,” Bishop Guertin coach Jim Migneault said. “We couldn’t play man-to-man to save our lives, which was not good. At times we moved the ball well and at other times, we had people trying to do too much and the ball was turned over. I thought West played very, very well. They shot well, they moved the ball, they played as a team and I think that’s what the difference was.”

In the first quarter, the difference for West was Martin. The senior scored 11 points in the first six minutes of the game, including an alley-oop layup from Gamache to open the game. But West’s offense went cold for most of the second quarter and the Cardinals were able to cut the lead to five at halftime.

Back-t0-back baskets by Corbin cut the lead to one, 38-37, with 4:22 left in the third quarter, but Bishop Guertin got away from what had been working for it and West took advantage. The Blue Knights went on a 10-1 run to go back up by double digits.

“We got it to one and then we had three turnovers in a row,” Migneault said. “We got it to one by playing as a team and then we had a couple of people try to do it on their own and turned it over. That’s the story the last three games. We play well, we get it close and then we just don’t finish the game.”

By the end of the third, West’s lead was back to 11 points, and the Blue Knights stretched it to 12 early in the fourth before the Cardinals made a run.

Ivan Ilic made one of two free throws to give West a 54-42 lead with 6:17 to play, but Bishop Guertin went on a 16-8 run, pulling within four points on two free throws by Kesty with 2:02 to go. But the Blue Knights were 7 for 8 from the line down the stretch, and the one miss was put back by Descoteaux.

The Cardinals had lost their previous two games by a combined 11 points, but despite the losing streak, Migneault hasn’t hit the panic button yet.

“It’s early enough in the season that you can recover from this kind of thing,” he said. “We just go back to work, that’s all. We have a lot of games left. It’s a matter of getting a first-round playoff game at home and then we’ll probably have to go on the road. It happens. I’ve got a lot of seniors and I think we’ll pull it together. We’ll be fine.”

Bishop Guertin will host its first Friday night game of the season on Jan. 13 when Spaulding comes to town. Last year, the Cardinals defeated the Raiders in the Division I quarterfinals.

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Meghan Green and Bishop Guertin will try to snap Winnacunnet's 84-game winning streak on Tuesday.

The high school basketball season is in full swing, and the first real heavyweight bout of the girls season is set to take place on Tuesday in Nashua.

Wednesday night features two games that are rematches from local holiday tournaments, while there are two other games featuring teams that are really in need of a win.

No. 1: Winnacunnet at Bishop Guertin girls basketball, Jan. 10 at 7 p.m.

The Warriors (5-0) have won an astonishing 84 games in a row in the regular season and Division I playoffs. That includes this season, in which Winnacunnet is outscoring its opponents by an average of 38 points a game. Tuesday will be the first big test – the Warriors’ five wins are against teams that are a combined 8-16 – as Bishop Guertin (6-0) has also put up incredible numbers this season. The Cardinals have already knocked off a Division I power this season, having beaten Londonderry 59-36 earlier this year. A win Tuesday would be even bigger.

No. 2: Souhegan at Hollis Brookline boys basketball, Jan. 11 at 6:30 p.m.

These Division II teams met on the final day of the Chick-fil-A Holiday Tournament at Nashua South, with the Cavaliers hanging on for a 66-62 win. The Sabers (4-0) were not happy about that loss, and will have plenty of incentive to get revenge. In its last time out, Souhegan defeated St. Thomas by nine points for its closest regular-season win of the year. HB (1-3) finally got in the win column by beating Oyster River by 24 last Friday. That came after a 28-point loss to Bedford earlier in the week. In an interesting twist, Bedford lost to Oyster River on opening night by 13 points.

No. 3: Bishop Guertin at Manchester West boys basketball, Jan. 9 at 6:30 p.m.

After winning their first two Division I games, the Cardinals (2-2) have hit a speed bump. But although BG has lost its last two games – by a combined 11 points – its not time to panic. The defending champs are replacing all five starters from a year ago, and that’s almost a guarantee for early-season struggles. Meanwhile, West (1-3) made a surprise run to the final of the Queen City Invitational, but returned to league play with losses to Alvirne and Central.

No. 4: Windham at Bedford girls basketball, Jan. 11 at 7 p.m.

Another tournament rematch, as the Jaguars defeated the Bulldogs to win the Nashua North Holiday Tournament. Windham has won three in a row in Division II, with its lone loss coming against undefeated Lebanon. Bedford has a win over Souhegan, but followed that up with a loss to Oyster River. After losing to undefeated HB last Tuesday, the Bulldogs responded with a big win over Kennett.

No. 5: Keene at Nashua North boys basketball, Jan. 10 at 7 p.m.

Both teams could use a win to improve their position in Division I, and may not have that many opportunities to do so. When the Blackbirds (2-2) have scored 60 points this season, they have won. However, one of those wins came against Con-Val, which is 1-3 in Division II. North (2-1) is averaging just 49.3 points per game, but has only allowed 43.5 in its two wins. With games against Keene, Concord (1-3), Salem (2-1) and Londonderry (1-3) over the next two weeks, the Titans could potentially be 6-1 going into their Jan. 27 game against Nashua South.

Friday’s lineup

There are four games on Jan. 13 that stand out. There will be a closer look at each one later in the week.

• Bedford at Lebanon girls basketball
• Alvirne at Trinity boys basketball
• Conant at Campbell boys basketball
• Hollis Brookline at Portsmouth girls basketball

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Over the next 12 days, all New Hampshire boys and girls basketball and hockey teams will take a break from their regular-season schedule and most will participate in tournament near and far. A lot of the Greater Nashua teams will be staying in the area, while a very select few head out on the road for places near and one far.

For a look at where these teams will be playing this holiday season, go to the jump.

Boys Basketball:

Chick-fil-A Holiday Tournament, Dec. 27-29 at Nashua High School South. Teams participating: Nashua South, Nashua North, Souhegan, Milford, Alvirne, Campbell, Hollis/Brookline, Thornton Academy

For the 11th straight year, Nashua will be the site of a boys basketball tournament, and this year, seven out of the eight teams participating will come from the Nashua area. Play begins on Tuesday, with Milford, the two-time Division II champions, taking on Alvirne at 3 p.m. Then at 4:30 p.m., Campbell will then face Thornton Academy of Saco, Maine – which has won the tournament the last two years. Nashua North and Souhegan, which played in the tournament in 2000, will follow at 6 p.m. and host Nashua South will face Hollis/Brookline at 7:30 p.m.

Play will continue  at the same times on Wednesday and Thursday, with the tournament’s championship game scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 29.

Queen City Invitational Basketball Tournament, Dec. 26-28 at Manchester Memorial. Teams participating: Merrimack, Manchester Central, Manchester Memorial, Dover, Trinity, Manchester West, Exeter

The 49th annual QCIBT will get underway at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, when Merrimack and Dover open the tournament. Trinity and West follow at 6 p.m. with crosstown rivals Central and Memorial squaring off at 7:30 p.m. Exeter receives a bye into the second day of play, and will face the winner of Merrimack and Dover at 6 p.m. on Tuesday. Play continues until Wednesday, with the championship game scheduled for 7 p.m.

Holiday Classic Basketball Tournament, hosted by the Boston Amateur Basketball Club, Dec. 27-29 at Chelsea (Mass.) High School. Local team participating: Bishop Guertin

Bishop Guertin will once again travel down South to take on schools from Massachusetts and Connecticut. The Cardinals open the tournament against Cambridge at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, and will play again at either 5:30 or 7 p.m. on Thursday.

Republic Bank Holiday Classic, Dec. 26-30 at Lexington Catholic (Ky.) High School. Local team participating: Bedford

Yes, Bedford will make the long trip to Lexington, Ky., to participate in one of the most prestigious holiday tournaments in the country. The Bulldogs will face either Franklin County or Moore in their first game at 4:30 p.m. on Dec. 27. Notable teams participating: Trinity High School, out of Louisville, is one of the top teams in the state of Kentucky; Ballard (also from Louisville) was last year’s champion; host Lexington Catholic.

Girls Basketball:

Nashua North Holiday Tournament, Dec. 27-30 at Nashua High School North. Teams participating: North, South, Pelham, Bedford (Pool A); Milford, Souhegan, Exeter, Bishop Guertin (Pool B); Alvirne, Windham, Campbell, Merrimack (Pool C)

The tournament returns for a second year, and this time, all games will be played at Nashua North. Six games a day will be played, starting at 12 p.m. on Tuesday. Pool play continues through Thursday, with championship, third-place and fifth-place games scheduled for Friday.

Queen City Invitational Basketball Tournament, Dec. 27-29 at Manchester Central. Teams participating: Hollis/Brookline, Central, Memorial, West, Trinity, Lebanon, Bay View Academy of East Providence, R.I.

Hollis/Brookline returns to the girls version of the QCIBT, and will take on Bay View Academy in the first round at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

Hockey:

Seventh Annual Hockey Classic, Dec. 29-30 at Conway Arena. Teams participating: North, South, Alvirne, Hollis/Brookline

The four-team tournament will get underway on Thursday, starting with 1:30 p.m. game between North and Alvirne. South and HB will follow at 3:40 p.m. Friday will feature the consolation game at 2:30 p.m., with the championship game following at 4:40 p.m.

Christmas Holiday Classic, Dec. 26-29 at JFK Coliseum in Manchester. Teams participating: Merrimack, Bedford, Hanover, Goffstown, Trinity, Central, Spaulding, Memorial

This eight-team tournament gets underway on Monday at 2 p.m., with Hanover taking on Goffstown. Merrimack and Trinity follow at 4 p.m. while Central and Spaulding play at 6. Memorial and Bedford round out the first day at 8 p.m. Play continues Tuesday and Wednesday, with consolation (5 p.m.) and championship (7 p.m.) games scheduled for Thursday.

Mount St. Charles Christmas Tournament, Dec. 27-29 at Adelard Arena. Local team participating: Bishop Guertin

Bishop Guertin will open the tournament on Tuesday against St. Dominic’s Academy at 6 p.m., and will play two more games in the tournament.

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Manchester Central's Isiah Joseph blocks a shot by Logan Kesty during Friday's game. For more photos, go to the Photo Album.

MANCHESTER – Joe McCarthy scored a game-high 31 points, including two 3s late in the fourth quarter, and the Bishop Guertin High School boys basketball team defeated Manchester Central 79-69 Friday night in the Division I opener for both teams.

McCarthy’s 3 with 2:47 to play in the game turned a 63-61 lead into a five-point advantage, and the senior hit another bomb a little more than a minute later to cap an 8-0 run by the Cardinals that put them up by 10 points with 1:24 to play.

Bishop Guertin had led by as many as 14 points earlier in the second half, but after Central made a run McCarthy and company responded.

“We’ve been playing together a lot in the offseason,” Bishop Guertin coach Jim Migneault said. “We’ve been behind before. We know we can keep running at you because of the way we play defense. That will keep you in games. When they made a run, we kept our composure. Joe hit a couple of huge 3s.”

Bishop Guertin's Joe McCarthy drives to the basket during Friday's game.

Logan Kesty added 17 points for the Cardinals (1-0) while Cooper Paul chipped in with 11 markers and Jeff Lunn added nine.

Central (0-1) got 20 points from Christian Artiga and another 19 from Tray Pelletier. Gabe LaCount added 12 points and Dawson Dickson had nine.

But offense wasn’t the problem for the Little Green.

“I thought we’d be better defensively,” Central coach Doc Wheeler said. “When we made one mistake, we turned it into two a lot. We kind of sulked. Bishop Guertin does a great job going on their fast breaks. You compare a team with three returning players to one that the whole team has played together.”

Although the Cardinals graduated all five starters from last year’s Division I championship team, they have several returning seniors who got plenty of minutes a year ago. It certainly helped on the defensive end and it helped the Cardinals stay focused in the face of Central’s run, but it didn’t help with shot selection.

“There were times when we played not too smart,” Migneault said. “(Shot selection) was terrible. When we had the lead, there were shots that we didn’t need to take that we took. I think that’s going to be part of maturing. The kids didn’t play as many minutes last year that are playing those big-time minutes this year.”

Central took the lead late in the first quarter and went up 29-21 with 3:36 to play in the first half. But from there, the Cardinals took over the game.

Bishop Guertin ended the half on a 12-3 run, taking a 33-32 lead into the locker room, and then carried it over into the second half. A layup by Paul with 3:02 left in the third gave the Cardinals a 49-35 lead, and completed an eight-minute stretch in which Bishop Guertin outscored Central 28-6.

“We had been behind the whole time and we took the lead in at halftime,” Migneault said. “It was nice. The way we did it was with defense. You come in up (one) instead of down four. We made a nice run in the third quarter. Fourth quarter, we held our own.”

Wheeler was encouraged by what he saw from the Little Green, but there is plenty Central still has to work on, and Bishop Guertin made it a little easier for the coach to point this things out.

“Bishop Guertin does us a great service to expose the areas we need to work on,” Wheeler said. “The guys are really going to listen after a loss. Sometimes after you win, things are great and you don’t really focus on the areas of weakness. They allowed us to focus on our areas of weakness.”

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Bishop Guertin's Meghan Green goes in for a layup during Friday's game against Merrimack. For more photos, go to the Photo Album.

NASHUA – The Bishop Guertin High School girls basketball team wanted to make a statement Friday night to open the season.

The Cardinals certainly did that, showing why they were on the short list of preseason contenders in Division I.

Bishop Guertin outscored Merrimack 22-3 in the third quarter and cruised to a 78-30 win in the division opener for both teams.

Meghan Green had a game-high 25 points for the Cardinals, 15 of which game in the second half, while Gabriela Piercy added 16 points, as all 12 players on Bishop Guertin’s roster played, and all but one scored. That scoring balance started in the first half, with six players scoring as the Cards took a 36-15 lead at the break.

“It was important that we got the rest of the girls involved,” Bishop Guertin first-year coach Scott Hazelton said. “I’ve been stressing that in practice. Meghan (Green) is our best player and a lot of people are going to key on her. They had that confidence that when you’ve got it, you’ve got to take a shot. They weren’t really shy.”

Bishop Guertin's Jamie Sherburne brings the ball down the floor.

Green was happy to see so many of her teammates get involved in the scoring.

“Almost everyone had points in this game, and that’s a good thing,” Green said. “When you start getting up there, everyone gets to score and it’s a great feeling. It takes off so much pressure.”

Merrimack got nine points from Kate Cole, who was forced to sit most of the third quarter after picking up her third foul. With the ’Hawks best player on the bench, Merrimack struggled from the field and the free throw line. Merrimack went more than a full quarter without a point in the second half and shot 7 for 20 from the line for the game.

“We’re inexperienced and I think we did well considering,” Merrimack coach Amy Larkin-Perez said. “We didn’t make adjustments well to some of their strengths. Bottom line was we just couldn’t hit our shots. If you can’t make a bucket you can’t get on the board.”

Olivia Kerouac scored Merrimack’s first basket of the game with 7:08 left in the first quarter to make it a 4-2 game, but Bishop Guertin went on a 12-2 run to lead 16-4. The ’Hawks closed to within 10 points before the end of the quarter, but the Cards went up 27-9 with 2:15 left until halftime.

Cole hit a 3-pointer 42 seconds into the second half to make it a 20-point game, but Bishop Guertin scored the next 25 points to take a 63-18 lead early in the fourth quarter.

“Second half we dug in and made some plays and were able to increase the lead,” Hazelton said. “We’re a young team and it’s a new system. We want to be an up-tempo, running team. It’s a learning process for these kids and we’ve been doing it for 14 days now. I thought for that, we did pretty well.”

Bishop Guertin will play next at Salem, while Merrimack heads to Manchester Central. Both game are scheduled for Dec. 13.

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Merrimack's Jackson King was one of three Tomahawks named to the Division II first team.

For the fourth straight year, the Bishop Guertin High School football team finished on top of Division II. The Cardinals were rewarded again for their season with a division-best nine players on the first team.

In all, Bishop Guertin had 14 players receive Division II all-state honors. Merrimack had six players receive Division II honors, including two on the first team, while Alvirne had three players named to the teams, including one first-teamer.

First Team Offense: Tony Beaulieu, Alvirne; Zach Mailloux, Bishop Guertin; Nate Chartrand, Bishop Guertin; Ryan Belleville, Bishop Guertin; Austin Seremi, Bishop Guertin; Steve Toscano, Bishop Guertin; Tyler Zabkar, Dover; Eric Miller, Dover; Oakley Singer, Keene; Lucas Luopa, Keene; Jackson King, Merrimack; Sam Prive, Merrimack; Dylan Couture, Spaulding; Josh David, Timberlane; Efrain Rolon III, Timberlane; Caleb Dolman, West.

First Team Defense: Jimmy Carver, Bishop Guertin; Paul Lipari, Bishop Guertin; Blake Boudreau, Bishop Guertin; Nick Marino, Bishop Guertin; Chris Maglaras, Dover; Matt Dow, Dover; Eric Wilson, Dover; Ben Galanes, Keene; Dylan Adams, Spaulding; Zack Howard, Spaulding; Tyrone Scott, Spaulding; Ryan McCarthy, Timberlane; Aaron Martin, West; Matt Myers, Winnacunnet; Nyles Connor, Winnacunnet.

Honorable Mention Offense: Ryan Bellerose, Alvirne; Robert Fahey, Bishop Guertin; Jay Krzyston, Bishop Guertin; Kyle Seawards, Dover; Colin Shaughnessy, Dover; Mack Tasoulas, Keene; Matt Delvecchio, Keene; Chaz Myers, Merrimack; Colin Healey, Merrimack; Samuel Ouellette, Spaulding; Nicolas Trochalkis, Spaulding; Trevon Scott, Spaulding; Kyle Hall, Spaulding; Evan Bidgood, Timberlane; Anthony Gillis, Timberlane; Ivan Ilic, West; Pat Mills, Winnacunnet; Drew Rollo, Winnacunnet; Jordan Cutting, Winnacunnet; Christian Dyer, Winnacunnet.

Honorable Mention Defense: Ryan Donovan, Alvirne; Nolan Cornell, Bishop Guertin; Kevin Kiczuk, Bishop Guertin; Lucas Lansing, Bishop Guertin; Max Rewucki, Dover; Matt Brown, Dover; Eric Waddington, Dover; Jimmy Heaney, Keene; Alex Parenteau, Keene; Jordan Zagwyn, Merrimack; Conor Griffin, Merrimack; Dylan Nichols, Spaulding; Nathan Zriny, Spaulding; Cameron Gargano, Timberlane; Connor Sproul, Timberlane; Aaron Theriault, West; Zach Ziemba, West; Chris Barrett, West; CJ Wooster, Winnacunnet; Nick Desmond, Winnacunnet; Mitch Lapierre, Winnacunnet; Will Doyle, Winacunnet.

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