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# Monroe's putback in double OT gives Merrimack boys basketball win over Winnacunnet
- URL: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/monroes-putback-in-double-ot-gives-merrimack-boys-basketball-win-over-winnacunnet/
- Published: 2023-12-16T12:00:37.000Z
- Updated: 2023-12-16T12:00:37.000Z
- Description: HAMPTON – After losing his cool resulting in a technical foul with his team trailing in the third quarter of Friday night’s boys basketball game against Winnacunnet, Merrimack High School senior center Jenson Monroe knew he had to right his wrong. It’s safe to say that he did that. With the game tie
- Author: Dan Doyon
- Tags: Division I, boys basketball, Merrimack, slider, Winnacunnet, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-18 04:44

HAMPTON – After losing his cool resulting in a technical foul with his team trailing in the third quarter of Friday night’s boys basketball game against Winnacunnet, Merrimack High School senior center Jenson Monroe knew he had to right his wrong.

It’s safe to say that he did that.

With the game tied late into second overtime, Monroe grabbed an air ball off a last-second shot by Jackson Rosa and put it into the hoop as time expired to lift the Tomahawks to a thrilling 58-56 walkoff victory over the Warriors in Division I action.

“It was awesome getting the game-winning bucket with all of the nerves going,” Monroe said. “It was so much relief. I felt like I let my team down by getting a (technical foul) earlier and I was just grateful I was able to redeem myself.”

Merrimack (2-0) trailed 33-28 following Monroe’s miscue, but it finished the quarter on a 5-0 run. Winnacunnet (0-2) also led by six points in the first overtime and five points in the second overtime.

“It was back-and-forth, we’d go down and come back and go down and come back and we just find a way to win at the end,” Merrimack coach Austin Dentin said. “We just kept grinding and kept getting stops one play at a time and they continued to do that. I give them credit; they just kept fighting away.”

The Tomahawks were poised to finish off the game late in regulation after back-to-back 3-pointers from Michael Flerra and David Roy and a putback by Monroe (14 points) gave Merrimack a 41-36 lead. But Winnacunnet stormed back to tie the game at 42-42 with 27 seconds left following a Mason MacDonald bucket. Both teams turned the ball over on their ensuing possessions to force overtime.

Winnacunnet’s momentum continued when Tim Kollmorgen (11 points) opened up the first overtime with a pair of 3-pointers to give the Warriors a 48-42 lead, before Flerra and Rosa countered with buckets to trim the lead to 48-46.

Merrimack was left with no choice but to foul Winnacunnet point guard Tyson Khalil (23 points) with 14 seconds renaming, but its game-tying window remained open after Khalil made 1 of 2 free throws. Merrimack raced down the court and Rosa’s heave from just beyond the arc at the buzzer tied the game.

“That’s why I called a time out, our heads were down and it looked like they were defeated,” Dentin said about falling into the 48-42 hole. “The overtime had just started; there were three minutes left. We just said 'get stops, let's run and let's get the ball to our scorers.'”

Winnacunnet again came out strong in the second OT, as Christian Chartier’s 3-pointer gave the Warriors 54-49 lead, which grew to 56-50 with 2:29 remaining.

Merrimack’s response was to finish the game off with an 8-0 run, which began with a Logan Day putback. After Rosa followed with a pair of free throws, Monroe tied the game at 56-56 to give the ball to Winnacunnet with 33 seconds left.

Rosa stepped up defensively to steal the ball from Khalil off the inbounds pass, which allowed Merrrimack to reclaim possession and for Monroe to provide his game-winning heroics.

“(Defense) is something we preach especially when we know (Khalil) can handle the ball, but if we could get the ball out of his hands, we like the vantage point there and make them turn the ball over,” Rosa said. “They did it late, they had three turnovers in a row in overtime and that kept us in the game. Then we hit some key shots.”

Winnacunnet coach Jay McKenna wasn't disappointed with the loss but was proud with a much better showing than Tuesday’s season-opening 70-59 loss to Salem. Khalil and Andrew Simmons are the only returnees who saw major minutes last year.

“It was a great group effort for how many minutes we’ve played by a group for many of them are in their first year of varsity,” McKenna said. “For us to battle like we did; we made mistakes but that’s going to happen. I’m just pleased with the effort.