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# Fall Mountain cruises past Prospect Mountain in D3 girls basketball semis (video)
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- Published: 2026-02-26T20:27:42.000Z
- Updated: 2026-02-26T20:27:42.000Z
- Description: BOW - Sophia Grillone took quick look at the scoreboard to see how much time was left. Seeing there were only a few seconds left before halftime in Wednesday's Division III girls basketball semifinal, the Fall Mountain Regional High School senior pulled up to try to beat the buzzer and she did. Gr
- Author: Joe Marchilena
- Tags: Division III-IV, Division III, Fall Mountain, girls basketball, playoffs, Prospect Mountain, semifinals, slider, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-18 04:44

BOW - Sophia Grillone took quick look at the scoreboard to see how much time was left.

Seeing there were only a few seconds left before halftime in Wednesday's Division III girls basketball semifinal, the Fall Mountain Regional High School senior pulled up to try to beat the buzzer and she did.

Grillone's buzzer-beating 3-pointer from near midcourt gave the top-seeded Wildcats an eight-point lead at halftime and Fall Mountain rolled in the second half to a 45-25 win over No. 4 Prospect Mountain in the D3 final four at Bow High School.

It's the second title-game appearance in a row for the Wildcats, fifth appearance since 2019, and when Fall Mountain takes on No. 3 Gilford at 1 p.m. Saturday at Keene State College, it will be seeking its first title since 1983.

“It’s a little bit of a sore subject,” Grillone said of the finals losses. “My older sister, McKenna, was on the team for all three (losses from 2019-21, and she knows how it feels, and we’ve spoken about it. We experienced it last year, so that just pushes us to try extra hard this year.”

It was the buzzer beater from Grillone that seemed to spark Fall Mountain (18-0) after a first half that, despite forcing 15 turnovers by Prospect Mountain, had been a battle. Up 18-15 with under two minutes to play, the Wildcats scored the final five points of the half and tacked on another six to start the third and take a 29-15 lead.

“We always look at the final 90 seconds of a half, and we want to have taken the momentum or slow the momentum if we’re down,” Fall Mountain coach Matt Baird-Torney said. “It was an eight-point game, but that was huge. It did an awful lot mentally for them. When they celebrate each other, they come out and really play at another level.”

Grillone had 10 points to lead Fall Mountain while Riley Beckwith had nine points, Kelsey Fillion had eight points and Jenna Fillion recorded seven points.

Emma Foster came off the bench for Prospect Mountain (17-4) to score 11 points, including three 3-pointers, but no one else was in double digits. Kourtney Kaplan added six points and Ava Foster finished with five markers.

The Timberwolves took an early lead, going up 4-0 on a pair of free throws by Kaplan and a basket from Ava Foster. But 3s by Abby Jarvis and Grillone put the Wildcats in front, as they went on a 10-0 run to take the lead.

Prospect Mountain kept it close throughout the second quarter, and might have been able to go back in front, if not for the number of turnovers, which included nine steals by Fall Mountain.

“We primarily sit in a 2-3 (zone), but we don’t sit,” Baird-Torney said. “We extend, and if we see your head’s not up, we’ll send two people, and then the rest will take chances. We’ve got confidence in them behind us. We could tell early on they probably hadn’t seen that often.”

After Ava Foster scored to make it 18-15, Kelsey Fillion hit a pair of free throws for a five-point Fall Mountain lead with 23.7 seconds left. The Wildcats were able to get a defensive rebound after that and Aubrey Thomas got the ball to Grillone as she approached the timeline.

“I took a look at the clock and I saw there was four seconds,” Grillone said. “I got the ball and I just put it up. It’s a good thing I looked. I know when the ball leaves my hand if it’s a pretty good shot. Luckily that one went in. I think that gave us a really big boost.”