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# Playoffs: Cavs advance with win over Pride
- URL: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/playoffs-cavs-advance-with-win-over-pride/
- Published: 2010-03-02T07:21:12.000Z
- Updated: 2010-03-02T07:21:12.000Z
- Description: The Hollis/Brookline High School girls basketball team advanced to the Class I quarterfinals for the first time thanks to an opening-round win over Merrimack Valley. Sultana Svirk led the fourth-seeded Cavaliers with 14 points and 13 rebounds while Kelly Morgan and Alicia Papineau had nine points ap
- Author: Joe Marchilena
- Tags: Division I, Division II, Division III-IV, Winter Sports, Alvirne, Bishop Guertin, Brookline, Class I, Class L, girls basketball, Hollis, Merrimack, Milford, Nashua North, Souhegan, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-18 04:44

The Hollis/Brookline High School girls basketball team advanced to the Class I quarterfinals for the first time thanks to an opening-round win over Merrimack Valley.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/bc/58/bc5866d0-9fd9-4113-b959-670d6f16471d/content/images/www-nh-highschoolsports-com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/hb2gbball0301-011-2.jpg "HB2gbball0301 011-2")

Sultana Svirk led the fourth-seeded Cavaliers with 14 points and 13 rebounds while Kelly Morgan and Alicia Papineau had nine points apiece for H/B (16-3). Megan Hardiman led No. 13 Merrimack Valley (10-9) with 15 points.

To read more about H/B's win over Merrimack Valley, go [here](http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/sports/highschoolsports/654104-221/murphys-cavaliers-get-the-best-of-old.html?ref=nh-highschoolsports.com).

The win moves the Cavs into the second round for the first time since they moved up to Class I in 2003\. H/B will host No. 5 St. Thomas on Thursday at 7 p.m., with the winner moving on to the semifinals at Southern New Hampshire University on March 8.

Also in Class I, No. 3 Souhegan [advanced with a 66-53](http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/sports/highschoolsports/654103-221/sabers-come-together-for-tourney-win.html?ref=nh-highschoolsports.com) win over Bedford. Jane White scored 28 points and Christan Wojtas added 19 in the win. The Sabers (17-2) will take on No. 6 Kennett, also at 7 p.m. on Thursday in Amherst.

For the second straight year, No. 16 Milford (5-14) [lost on the road](http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/sports/highschoolsports/654101-221/class-i-girls-basketball-tournament-wrapup.html?ref=nh-highschoolsports.com) at No. 1 Lebanon (18-0), 69-42\. Dina Pitsas had 19 points and 15 rebounds to lead the Spartans.

In Class L, the sixth-seeded Nashua North girls [picked up their first tournament win](http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/sports/highschoolsports/654105-221/north-girls-top-alvirne-for-1st-win.html?ref=nh-highschoolsports.com), defeating No. 11 Alvirne 59-31.

The Titans await the winner of No. 3 Londonderry and No. 14 Merrimack. That game was postponed and will be played Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Londonderry.

No. 8 Bishop Guertin pulled out a [58-51 win](http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/sports/highschoolsports/654102-221/bg-moves-on--to-class-l.html?ref=nh-highschoolsports.com) over No. 9 Exeter to earn the right to play top-seeded and undefeated Winnacunnet in the quarterfinals.