Merrimack's Jackson King hit a late 3-pointer to give the Tomahawks a win over Nashua South.

Jackson King hit a 3-pointer in the final minute to give the Merrimack High School boys basketball team a 62-61 win Friday night over Nashua South.

It was the second straight one-point win for the Tomahawks, who needed a last-second shot to beat Londonderry 41-40 on Tuesday.

Eric Gendron had 18 points to lead Merrimack (9-1 in Division I). Anthony Muccioli led all scorers with 19 points for South (5-6) and Jake Preston added 10.

Here are a few more results from Friday night’s basketball action.

Division I

• Boys basketball: Merrimack 62, Nashua South 62 – Nashua Telegraph
• Boys basketball: Pinkerton 63, Dover 61 – Foster’s Daily Democrat
• Boys basketball: Bishop Guertin 83, Timberlane 64 – Eagle Tribune
• Boys basketball: Manchester Memorial 58, Nashua North 56 – NH Notebook
• Boys basketball: Salem 61, Alvirne 43 – Lowell Sun
• Boys basketball: Manchester West 60, Concord 46 – Concord Monitor
• Girls basketball: Pinkerton 37, Dover 36 (OT) – Foster’s Daily Democrat
• Girls basketball: Londonderry 56, Manchester Central 37 – Eagle Tribune
• Girls basketball: Bishop Guertin 61, Timberlane 48 – Eagle Tribune

Division II

• Boys basketball: Portsmouth 62, Bedford 49 – Portsmouth Herald
• Boys basketball: Souhegan 63, Milford 47 – NH-HighSchoolSports.com
• Boys basketball: John Stark 80, Kearsarge 62 – Concord Monitor
• Boys basketball: Pelham 56, Con-Val 42 – Eagle Tribune
• Boys basketball: Hollis Brookline 57, St. Thomas 48 – Foster’s Daily Democrat
• Girls basketball: Bedford 61, Portsmouth 41 – Portsmouth Herald
• Girls basketball: Coe-Brown 78, Lebanon 65 – Concord Monitor
• Girls basketball: Souhegan 43, Milford 27 – NH-HighSchoolSports.com
• Girls basketball: Hollis Brookline 64, St. Thomas 41 – Foster’s Daily Democrat

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Brandon Len and Souhegan will try to get another win over Milford.

The Souhegan and Milford high school boys basketball teams will meet for the third time – second in division play – this season, and the Sabers have a chance to sweep the Spartans for the first time in recent memory. Milford will also be holding a Coaches vs. Cancer fundraiser during the game.

That’s not the only big Division II battle, as both boys and girls teams from Bedford and Portsmouth will meet. In Division I, Salem and Alvirne boys meet in a matchup of top seven teams, while Nashua South tries to turn its season around against Merrimack

No. 1: Souhegan at Milford boys basketball, 6:30 p.m.

This is the third game in four days for the Sabers (9-1), but when asked how his team would be ready Friday, Souhegan coach Mike Heaney said all he should have to do is tell the team its playing Milford. A win gives Souhegan 10 victories for the third straight season, a big feat considering its only been four years since the Sabers were coming off back-to-back two-win seasons.

Milford welcomed back guard Jovi Philbrick earlier this week, but the Spartans still lost at John Stark on Tuesday. Right now, Milford (4-7) is 16th in Division II, and with Bedford, Pelham and Goffstown still on the schedule, the Spartans could really use a win.

No. 2: Salem at Alvirne boys basketball, 7 p.m.

One thing these teams have in common? Both hold a win over Manchester Central, which Salem (7-3) pulled off on Tuesday to bounce back from a loss against Merrimack. The Blue Devils are in a tough stretch, playing the third of four games against teams they’re battling for a home playoff game.

Alvirne (7-2) has won three in a row since losing to Trinity, but those three wins have come against Timberlane, Keene and Concord, teams that are a combined 4-26.

Ali Glennon and Bedford will be looking for their fifth straight win.

No. 3: Bedford at Portsmouth boys basketball, 6:30 p.m.

Since getting embarrassed by Pelham on Dec. 22, the Bulldogs (8-2) have been on a tear, winning seven in a row, the second longest winning streak in Division II. Bedford has done it with defense, allowing under 50 points for the first six games of that stretch. In Tuesday’s 69-60 win over Goffstown, the Bulldogs held the Grizzlies below their average of 75 points a game.

Portsmouth (9-2) has lost two of three, dropping back-to-back games against St. Thomas and Pelham before knocking off Coe-Brown on Tuesday. The Clippers have also been playing well defensively, allowing just 41.4 points per game over their last seven.

No. 4: Nashua South at Merrimack boys basketball, 7 p.m.

The Panthers (5-5) started the season so well, winning their first four games, including victories over Bishop Guertin and Salem. But since, South has lost five of six and has struggled to score during that stretch. Oddly enough, in its lone win, South scored just 48 points to beat Dover by two.

After playing well in its first game without Dimitri Floras, Merrimack (8-1) needed a late 3-pointer to beat Londonderry (1-8) by one on Tuesday. The Tomahawks are going to need to figure out how to consistently play well without Floras, who is out with a broken wrist and won’t be back until at least the last week of the regular season.

No. 5: Portsmouth at Bedford girls basketball, 6:30 p.m.

The Clippers (9-2) have won back-to-back games to bounce back from losing two of three games a couple of weeks ago. Portsmouth has scored 56 and 55 points in its last two games, but may have trouble scoring against a Bedford (9-3) that has allowed a combined 63 points in its last three games. In Tuesday’s 64-14 win over Goffstown, the Bulldogs forced 31 turnovers.

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Merrimack's Eric Gendron has the ball knocked away from him by Salem's Jack Hartman during Friday's game.

MERRIMACK – Eric Gendron scored 22 points to help lead the shorthanded Merrimack High School boys basketball team to a 63-52 win Friday night over Salem.

Tyler Gendron, Eric’s brother, and Jeff Giannelli each added 12 points to help the Tomahawks improve to 7-1 in Division I despite missing Dimitri Floras and Jared Peabody.

Merrimack led by four points at halftime and went on a 13-5 run to open the second half. After withstanding a run by the Blue Devils (6-3), the ’Hawks went on a 10-3 run and stayed ahead by at least eight points in the fourth quarter thanks to a 10-for-16 performance from the free throw line in the final eight minutes.

Jackson King added nine points for Merrimack as he stepped into the starting lineup.

“Our team really played a great game,” Merrimack coach Tim Goodridge said. “I think kids came in, they’ve been working hard and been improving, and they have the chance to display what they’re doing. They did a nice job.”

Merrimack's Jeff Giannelli puts up a shot over Salem's Drew O'Shaughnessy, left, and Steven Nugent.

With Floras on the bench, the ’Hawks needed a spark, and they might need one for the rest of the year.

Floras injured his right wrist while going in for a layup in Tuesday’s win over Concord. Originally diagnosed as a broken wrist, Flora got a second opinion and will find out Monday how long he’ll be out.

“He went to a specialist (Friday) and he said it possibly wasn’t broken and they did an MRI,” Goodridge said. “They’ll know the results on Monday. When Monday comes, it could be 12 weeks, it could be three or four weeks. No matter what, the most important thing is that Dimitri Floras gets it straightened out.”

Eric Gendron stepped in at point guard and did well running the Merrimack offense.

“He’s been the two-guard all season and then you throw him in the fire as a sophomore at point guard and ask him to run our offense,” Goodridge said. “I think he did a tremendous job. Salem did a good job changing things up. I don’t think we recognized in the first half what they were doing, but in the third and fourth quarter, the leadership of Eric set us up.”

The younger Gendron got plenty of help from his brother and Giannelli.

“For them to understand the challenge and come out here and do what they did, the Gendron brothers are basketball players and they showed that,” Goodridge said. “Jeff did make some big buckets for us. He’s the tallest kid on the court, but at the other end, they’re really quick. We were trying to use him offensively and get (Connor) Whelan in defensively.”

Merrimack's Jackson King grabs a rebound.

Merrimack took the lead early, closing out the first quarter on a 13-2 run to go up 19-12 after eight minutes. Salem responded with a 10-2 run to retake a 22-21 lead, and with 1:30 left in the first half, the Devils were up 27-26. But the ’Hawks finished the half on a 6-1 run to lead 32-28 at the break.

Salem got 16 points from Benjamin Slepian and another 11 from Jack Hartman, but 20 of those points came in the first half as the ’Hawks stepped up defensively and the Devils struggled to make shots.

“I think the defense was there for us,” Goodridge said. “I think every kid that played did well. That’s our strength. When we go (to players) five through 10, I think we’ve got pretty good depth and I think that was showed.”

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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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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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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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Peyton Kent was one of two Souhegan players to receive Division II first-team honors.

Bedford High School girls soccer coach Michelle Winning was named the Division II Coach of the Year after helping a young Bulldogs team to the division semifinals, while three Bedford players received all-state honors.

A total of 23 area players were named to division all-state teams, including six on first teams. Souhegan, the Division II champion, had two players named to the first team, and four received honors overall. Milford also had four players receive all-state honors, while Hollis/Brookline, Nashua South and Wilton-Lyndeborough had three each.

Division I

First team: Emily Harris, Pinkerton; Kanoe Eichholz, Exeter; Briana Bruinooge, Hollis/Brookline; Lexie Doucette, Londonderry; Carly Gould, Winnacunnet; Erin Mullen, Concord; Allie Day, Exeter; Abby Short, Exeter; Kirsten O’Neil, Winnacunnet; Rachel Morrier, Timberlane; Jamie Breton, Concord.

Coach of the Year: Bill Nardino, Concord

JV Coach of the Year: Christina Allen, Manchester Central

Second team: Kelsey Derhak, Londonderry; Kayla Komaradis, Pinkerton; Taylor Ordway, Timberlane; Roslyn Maxwell, Exeter; Tayllar Righini, Salem; Ally Mills, Timberlane; Haley Hicks, Pinkerton; Katie Conmy, Nashua South; Nicole Rust, Manchester Central; Aliza Simpsom, Londonderry; Kelsey Baines, Bishop Guertin.

Honorable mention: Danielle Warhall, Keene; Tori LaRoche, Alvirne; Amanda Salamone, Hollis/Brookline; Seneth Waterman, Concord; Christina Denbow, Manchester Central; Marina McIntosh, Nashua South; Kara Martin, Winnacunnet; Shannon Summers, Keene; Mandy Desrochers, Merrimack; Colleen Driscoll, Dover; Anna Sullivan, Winnacunnet; Moira Welch, Manchester Memorial; Shea Williams, Londonderry; Paige Rachel, Manchester Central; Kristin Duchene, Nashua South; Jane Symmes, Concord; Jillian Graff, Manchester Central; Lindsey Vazquez, Hollis/Brookline; Margaret Cohoon, Pinkerton.

Division II

First team: Leah Sherr, Trinity; Hayley Barnard, Bedford; Maddie Dewhirst, Hanover; Izzy Gorham, Oyster River; Morgan Andrews, Milford; Megan Comeau, Oyster River; Michele Tremblay, Goffstown; Peyton Kent, Souhegan; Caroline Stone, Souhegan; Elena Larose, John Stark; Jessica Joseph, Bedford.

Coach of the Year: Michelle Winning, Bedford

JV Coach of the Year: Christian Gompert, Coe-Brown

Second team: Gina Grimes, Pelham; Abby Smith, Sanborn; Colby Clutter, Bedford; Shelby Belak, Souhegan; Sarah Fittro, Lebanon; Jordan Filion, Merrimack Valley; Emily Amazeen, Coe-Brown; Lilly Radack, St. Thomas; Tessa Hill, Hanover; Madison Hill, Hanover; Charlie Prevost, Portsmouth.

Honorable mention: Alley Savioli, Coe-Brown; Alexzandra Hiley, Milford; Brionne Tarcotte, Goffstown; Abby McCormack, Pembroke; Rebecca Titcomb, John Stark; Ashley Froton, Sanborn; Cloe Loos, John Stark; Emily Whitmore, John Stark; Tatyana Hoyt, Plymouth; Alexandra Clark, Souhegan; Clairee Putnam, Windham; Cassidy John, Merrimack Valley; Emily Twitchell, ConVal; Clairee Putnam, Windham; Devin Parker, Portsmouth; Tegan Dougherty, Bishop Brady; Hannah Pinard, Pembroke; Bryce Wallis, Hanover; Hannah Young, Merrimack Valley; Dina Pitsas, Milford; Georgia Lubrano, Hanover; Michaela Cioffredi, Lebanon; Courtney Phelps, Kennett; Trina Scheie, Lebanon; Kayli Igoe, Oyster River; Kyra Herbert, Lebanon; Meredith Ramsey, Merrimack Valley; Zoe Paige, ConVal; Sarah Soucy, Manchester West; Christina Vlachos, Milford; Corinne Natale, Trinity.

Division III

First team: Paige Laliberte, Gilford; Audra Lessard, Bow; Jessica Phillips, Fall Mountain; Sahara Brown, Prospect Mountain; Casey Mellen, Campbell; Megen Pollini, Kingswood; Brooke Fortin, Bow; Rachel Hill, Somersworth; Melissa Gloekler, Bow; Olivia Planty, Campbell; Megan Sellarole, Fall Mountain.

Coach of the Year: Jay Vogt, Bow

JV Coach of the Year: Gary Perron, Stevens

Second team: Katie Levesque, Kearsarge; Sam Phelps, Belmont; Ashley Gannon, Campbell; Melissa Ashley Lord, Raymond; Molly Dietrich, Gilford; Leah Heath, Monadnock; Casey Sharpe, Somersworth; Mikaela Guertin, Belmont; McKenzi Phelps, Belmont; Kirby Beranger, Prospect Mountain; Shannia Aho, Conant.

Honorable mention: Shannon Lavigne, Campbell; Danielle Tenney, Stevens; Kellsie O’Brien, Mascenic; Liz Pettis, Campbell; Katie Kingsbury, Hillsboro-Deering; Sabrey Montore, Hopkinton; Jane Leven, Bow; Danielle MacConnell, Newport; Megan Pleeter, Gilford; Morgan Ekstrom, Kingswood; Eryn Voigt, White Mountains; Tasha Bowie, Hopkinton; Kayli Ennis, Belmont; Nicole Dwyer, Prospect Mountain; Monique Lafreniere, Stevens; Leah Baron, Hopkinton; Jessica Eaton, Stevens; Katie Doyle, Fall Mountain; Britney Therrien, Prospect Mountain; Kelly Jones, Prospect Mountain; Cassie Contigiani, Belmont.

Division IV

First team: Taylor Glidden, Littleton; Liza Bourdon, Sunapee; Ashley Hill, Littleton; Tori Rosebush, Lisbon; Jen Tyrell, Pittsfield; Colleen Corliss, Pittsfield; Carla Nyquist, Derryfield; Martha Howe, Sunapee; Julia Winn, Littleton; Lilysky Keenan, Gorham; Molly Puchtler, Sunapee.

Coach of the Year: Katie Parker, Colebrook

JV Coach of the Year: Christine Partenope, Gorham

Second team: Courtney Delaney, Moultonborough; Alexandra Mason, Portsmouth Christian; Paula Kemmerer, Wilton-Lyndeborough; Analiese Scmidt, Newmarket; Jessica Stewart, Gorham; Katrina Holmes, Newmarket; Sami Bosquet, Wilton-Lyndeborough; Kelsey O’Rourke, Lin-Wood; Josee Brunault, Colebrook; Jill Fifield, Lisbon; Connor Denney, Sunapee.

Honorable mention: Kylie Patton, Epping; Abby Simano, Woodsville; Erica Cass, Colebrook; Ashlynn Parkhurst, Colebrook; Crista Hargbol, Sunapee; Sam Broderick, Wilton-Lyndeborough; Brittany Potter, Derryfield; Koryssa Risteen, Concord Christian; Dori Horne, Littleton; Angelina Higgins, Lisbon; Lauren O’Shea, Moultonborough; Lindsey Glines, Littleton; Leah Raymond, Colebrook; Nara Burgess, Woodsville; Danika Gorham, Gorham; Makenna Burke, Groveton; Corrie Kinder, Woodsville; Ariel Binjour, Newmarket; Chloe Warner, Derryfield; Stefani Gauthier, Pittsfield; Taylor Morris, Woodsville; Jena Wheelock, Groveton; Rebekah Adams, Pittsfield; Brianna McKinely, Moultonborough; Louisa Noble, Woodsville.

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Erik Martel was one of six Bedford players named to the Division II all-state teams.

Almost two dozen area high school boys soccer players received all-state honors, including nine players who were named to their respective division’s first-team.

Leading the way was Bedford, the Division II champion, with four players named to the first team, and six overall. Wilton-Lyndeborough, the Division IV champion for the second straight year, had two players named to the first team, and four players overall receive honors.

Division I

First team: Peter Siragusa, Pinkerton; Evan Devanny, Concord; Matt Cooper, Londonderry; Matt Feenan, Bishop Guertin; Andre Simmond, Londonderry; Andrew Chaput, Manchester Central; John Nitanga, Manchester Central; Rizy Misiri, Concord; Ramiro Osorio, Manchester Central; Sean Smith, Pinkerton; Rob Hart, Londonderry.

Coach of the Year: Ryan Moore, Keene

JV Coach of the Year: Joe Silvera, Manchester Central

Second team: Jimmy Tomaswick, Alvirne; Jack McGovern, Exeter; Alex Patrikis, Pinkerton; Jeremy Valcich, Winnacunnet; Mitch Lapierre, Manchester Memorial; Elias Kim, Merrimack; Gunnar Ericsson, Timberlane; Conner Noe, Spaulding; Enzo Salvatico, Manchester Memorial.

Honorable mention: Ben Stein, Keene; Matthew Sanchez, Salem; Anders Dahl, Merrimack; Jordan Misiri, Concord; Bienvenue Kaneza, Concord; Ivan Meneses, Keene; Brandon Sowell, Dover; Derek Thomson, Concord; Ryan Gigliotti, Winnacunnet.

Division II

First team: Austin Mansell, Lebanon; Willis Griffith, Souhegan; Andy Inman, Lebanon; John Deturk, Oyster River; Evan Powlowsky, Bedford; Erik Martel, Bedford; Cooper Hardy, Lebanon; Casey Schehl, Bedford; Kyle Bisceglia, Goffstown; Syver Klefos, Bedford; James Sheldon, Souhegan.

Coach of the Year: Rob Johnstone, Lebanon

JV Coach of the Year: Jason Stone, Lebanon

Second team: Andrew Pesci, Windham; Robin Smith, Hanover; Connor Walsh, Hollis/Brookline; Wesley Walker, Milford; Andrew Cappetta, Hollis/Brookline; Ed Conroy, St. Thomas; Connor Brown, Bishop Brady; Alex Whitehead, Windham; Graeham Ellerkamp, ConVal; Jordan Koloski, Lebanon; Christian Beiter, Hollis/Brookline.

Honorable mention: Taylor Wallace, Bedford; Cody Phillips, Merrimack Valley; Brendan Rhim, Hanover; Dylan Bisceglia, Goffstown; Mitchell Marchand, Bedford; Ryan Shows, ConVal; Colby Easter, John Stark; Mike Sheahan, Windham; Brogan O’Rourke, Oyster River; David Ham, St. Thomas; Jeff Boyle, Trinity; Kyle Estell, Coe-Brown; Will Stinson, ConVal; Ryan Askham, Manchester West; Alex Johnson, Oyster River; Riley Ellis, Goffstown; Tom Gehling, Oyster River; Cole Owens, Hollis/Brookline; Daniel Hazlett, Hanover; Ryan Gonzales, Goffstown; Ethan Druskat, Oyster River; Eric Frizzell, Portsmouth; Jeff King, St. Thomas; Jacob Zimmerman, Trinity; Bojan Sikima, Laconia; Richard Moore, Milford; Brady Boisvert, Lebanon; Steven O’Callaghan, Sanborn.

Division III

First team: Curtis Arsenault, Berlin; Garrett Workman, Gilford; Bradford Clark, Bow; Ned Metcalf, Hopkinton; Austin Wilder, Belmont; Zack Norton, Fall Mountain; Kris Bosela, Kearsarge; Dan Crisman, Bow; Zachary Hill, Somersworth; Chris Kondi, Mascoma; Ryan St. Pierre, Fall Mountain.

Coach of the Year: Geroge Pinkham, Bow

JV Coach of the Year: Linda Otten, Belmont

Second team: Zach Robinson, Newfound; Kyle Bjelf, Belmont; Graham Roberts, Kearsarge; Kyle Mun, Campbell; Anthony Diamantopolos, Gilford; Kevin Gidari, Hillsboro-Deering; Taylor Gosse, Bow; Zack Drouin, Prospect Mountain; Jake Drouin, Berlin; Mason Cliche, White Mountains.

Honorable mention: Myles Lynch, Franklin; Sam Maguire, Monadnock; Ben Sytluek, Raymond; Nick Welch, Winnisquam; Andrew Perkins, Somersworth; Matt Saulnier, Gilford; Tyler Grant, Gilford; Riley Green, Mascoma; Jason Beckworth, Kingswood; Jake Biscoe, Prospect Mountain; Jason Underhill, Bow; Michael Malanga, Bow; Ben Ainsworth, Inter-Lakes; Ian Hutchinson, Campbell; Tim Ryan, Gilford; Chris Brown, Fall Mountain; Noah Merrill, Newfound; Lukas Welch, Winnisquam; Jeff DeGrenier, Conant.

Division IV

First team: Thomas Quillin, Littleton; Derek Roberts, Lisbon; Brian Brewster, Sunapee; Willie Tremblay, Wilton-Lyndeborough; Jake Kelley, Profile; Wesley Pincince, Concord Christian; Nevin Stevens, Derryfield; Allen Komisarek, Profile; Adam Edmunds, Wilton-Lyndeborough; Mike Heath, Lisbon; Will Burke, Moultonborough.

Coach of the Year: Jack Iacopino, Sunapee

Second team: Mike Donohue, Moultonborough; Jesse Ledoux, Littleton; Ethan Christensen, Concord Christian; Jaz Dowling, Profile; Samuel Brammer, Littleton; Cam Johnson, Profile; Sebastian Manteau, Pittsfield; Troy Fowler, Sunapee; Noah Skarin, Sunapee; David Kennepohl, Pittsfield; Christian Cook, Epping.

Honorable mention: Frank Stanley, Epping; Garrett McGrath, Lisbon; Dylan Leach, Colebrook; Zephyr Morrison, Lin-Wood; Everett Simon, Derryfield; Kevin Briggs, Woodsville; Patrick Pike, Gorham; Ian Perzan, Hinsdale; Charlie Steffiare, Nute; Marshal Davidson, Wilton-Lyndeborough; Jonathan Chabot, Gorham; Derek Corrente, Epping; Stephen Taliadoros, Wilton-Lyndeborough; Gus Davis, Derryfield; Alex Turcotte, Portsmouth Christian; Drew Swedberg, Moultonborough; Jeffrey Carmichael, Newmarket; Bryan Griffin, Colebrook; Andrew Oliver, Newmarket; Ben Mulkigian, Profile.

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Souhegan captain Tim Beliveau (No. 5) holds up the Milk Jug as his teammates come over to touch it after the Sabers defeated Merrimack 48-21 on Thursday.

Here is a look at the Thanksgiving Day football action from around the Granite State.

Nashua South 42, Nashua North 0

• South grinds out 42-0 win over North – Nashua Telegraph

Souhegan 48, Merrimack 21

• Sabers pulls out 48-21 win over Tomahawks – Nashua Telegraph
• Battle for Milk Jug not over? – Nashua Telegraph

Manchester Central 37, Trinity 26

• Brown, Cote lead Central over previously unbeaten Trinity – Union Leader

Dover 41, Portsmouth 21

• Green Wave end season on high note – Foster’s Daily Democrat
• Portsmouth coach ‘disappointed’ in Turkey Bowl effort – Portsmouth Herald

Lawrence (Mass.) 46, Salem 28

• Baez, Fedrick close high school career in style – Eagle Tribune

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