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Seacoast Roundup: Fracas in stands halts Portsmouth/Concord game in final minutes

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CONCORD – Jackson Jones had 18 points and Isaiah Reis had 17 as the Portsmouth High School boys basketball team beat Concord, 67-51 on Friday in a Division I contest.

The game was called with 3 minutes left in regulation due an altercation in the stands. The officials, according to Portsmouth head coach Tyrece Gibbs, asked the Concord coach if he wanted to continue the game, and he declined.

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Miles de Iong and Princeton Daniel both had 10 for the Clippers, and Ryan Swartz had eight. Portsmouth is now 6-1 on the season.

BOYS BASKETBALL

St. Thomas Aquinas 77 

Newfound 31 

BRISTOL – The Saints broke open this Division III game with a 31-point third quarter.

Freshman Cole McClure led St. Thomas (10-1) with 18 points, while Will Mollica had 11 and Carson Couperthwait and James Allen both had 10.

“We played a little lethargic in the first half half, but in the third quarter the boys played with pace and defended,” St. Thomas head coach Dave Morissette said.

Bow 65

Oyster River 55

DURHAM - Matt Jernigan had 21 points, and Branden Kirby and Ethan Brewer both had nine for Oyster River (5-4) in this Division II loss.

Kennebunk 51 

Kennebunk 36 

SOUTH BERWICK, Maine – Liam Tiernan led Marshwood (2-10) with 18 points in this Class A South loss.

Holy Family 57

Portsmouth Christian Academy 49

DOVER – Cai Summers had 16 points and Connor Hickey had 13 for PCA (7-4) in this Division IV loss.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Portsmouth 67 

Concord 33 

PORTSMOUTH – Avery Romps and Margaret Montplaisir both had 18 points as Portsmouth improved to 6-2 with this Division I win.

Mackenzie Lombardi added 11 points for the Clippers, while Maggie Pataki came off the bench and scored five points.

Dover 63

Spaulding 29

ROCHESTER - Lilly Nossiff had 19 points and Olivia Rutland had 17 for Dover in this Division I win.

Meagan Uraskevich led Spaulding with 12 points, while Ellie Averill had nine.

St. Thomas Aquinas 72 

Newfound 39 

DOVER- Sophomore Emma Toriello had a career-high 22 points, including six 3-pointers as the Saints improved to 10-1 with this Division III win.

Emilie von der Linden had 16 points for STA, while Maddie Karsonovich had nine, and Elizabeth Flynn and Genna Bolduc both had six.

Portsmouth Christian Academy 46 

Holy Family 37 

DOVER – Jaela Stockbower had 20 points and Beatrice Monahan had 11 as PCA improved to 6-4 with this Division IV win.

Somersworth 44 

Inter-Lakes 24 

SOMERSWORTH – Riley Barton’s 11 points led the Hilltoppers to their first Division III win of the season.

Jaiden Timmons added nine points for Somersworth (1-7), while Leah Pena had eight. Dominique Boles had eight rebounds in the win.

Sacopee Valley 34

Traip Academy 20

HIRAM, Maine - Madelyn Rondeau's 11 points led Traip Academy in this Class C South loss.

-Coaches are asked to e-mail game summaries to sports@seacoastonline.com.

This article originally appeared on Portsmouth Herald: Seacoast roundup Portsmouth boys basketball beats Concord