Seacoast roundup: Hopley 'proud' of Portsmouth's effort in loss to Bedford
PORTSMOUTH - The Portsmouth High School girls basketball team entered Tuesday's matchup on a three-game winning streak. Standing in the way of four in a row, was undefeated Bedford.
The Bulldogs jumped out to a 21-3 lead after the first quarter, and though Clippers outscored Bedford 47-35 over the final three quarters, it wasn't enough in a 56-50 Division I loss at Stone Gymnasium.
"I'm proud of the girls," Portsmouth head coach Tim Hopley said. "You come out and you're down 21-3 after 8 minutes; Bedford knocked down a ton of shots, and not a lot went right for us in the first quarter. We very easily could've packed it up and gone home and been their next 40- or 50-point victim ... but we didn't go away, we kept grinding at it."
Avery Romps led Portsmouth (7-3) with 22 points. Maddie MacCannell added nine points and Margaret Montplaisir and Bridget Emery each scored seven.
Lyla Stein led Bedford (10-0) with 16 points, while Lana McCarthy had 15, and Annie Zink 14.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Spaulding 32
Winnacunnet 28
ROCHESTER – Ellie Averill’s 10 points led Spaulding to this Division I win.
The Red Raiders, who saw six players score, improved to 2-7 on the season. Ariyah Bennett led Winnacunnet (1-9) with nine points.
Exeter 48
Nashua South 31
EXETER – Sophomore Anna McGuiness led Exeter (5-5) with 18 points, while freshman Lexy Rogers had eight.
Junior Karli Scherpf added seven points and seven steals for the Blue Hakws, while Ari Pompeo had a team-high 14 rebounds and Mary Clare Larkin had five assists.
Marshwood 58
Falmouth 43
SOUTH BERWICK, Maine – The Hawks outscored Falmouth, 20-8 in the first quarter, and never looked back in this Class A South win.
It was the fourth straight win and seventh in eight games for Marshwood, now 7-7 on the season.
Marshwood’s Sarah Theriault had 14 points, 12 rebounds, four assists and six steals in the win, while Natalie Lathrop had a game-high 15 points and seven rebounds. Piper Catense added 14 points.
Lake Region 50
York 43
YORK, Maine – Senior McKayla Kortes scored a game-high 22 points, but York fell to 8-6 with this Class B South loss.
Sophomore Nya Avery added seven points for the Wildcats.
Portsmouth Christian Academy 59
Sunapee 19
DOVER – Ava Buchanan had 21 points and Jaela Stockbower had 13 for Portsmouth Christian Academy (7-4) in this Division IV contest.
Seacoast Christian 46
Central Hybrid 42
AUGUSTA, Maine - Ellie Leech's 31 points and 13 rebounds led Seacoast (6-3) with this Class D South win.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Spaulding 53
Winnacunnet 41
HAMPTON – Sophomore Marcel Rose scored 13 of his game-high 17 points in the second half, leading Spaulding to this Division I win.
Mason McDonald’s basket cut Spaulding’s lead to 43-38 midway through the fourth quarter, but the Red Raiders ended the game on a 10-3 run.
“We knew the game far from over (at that point),” Spaulding head coach Lorne Lucas said. “We’re happy, we’ll take it, for sure.”
Sophomore Kyran Jeanpierre added 12 points for the Red Raiders, while senior Paul Butler had nine, all in the first half.
How much confidence does each game, each win give Lucas’ team?
“We’ll find out,” Lucas said. “They’re all great kids. They all work hard. Hopefully, we can get going a little bit.” Senior Tim Kollmorgen led Winnacunnet (2-8) with 12 points, while Andrew Simmons had 10. It was the fifth straight loss for the Warriors.
York 56
Lake Region 52
NAPLES, Maine - Derek Parsons' team-high 16 points led York (12-2) to a Class B South win. Connor Roberge added 11 points for the Wildcats, while Ryan Cummins had 11 points, and Lukas Bouchard had eight points and 10 rebounds.
GIRLS ALPINE SKIING
Marshwood’s Prewitt wins giant slalom event
BRIDGTON, Maine – Marshwood's Hadley Prewitt had a combined time of 1 minute, 01.1 second, placing first in a six-team giant slalom event at Pleasant Mountain Ski Area.
Falmouth won with a team score of 20. Greely (47.5), Marshwood (51.5), Lake Region (54), Fryeburg Academy (56) and Wells (56) placed second through sixth, respectively.
Other Marshwood skiers included Annika Oberg (14th, 1:16.54), Sarah McClellan (17th, 1:17.43) and Olivia Drake (19th, 1:18.02).
BOYS ALPINE SKIING
Marshwood’s Maguire wins giant slalom event
BRIDGTON, Maine – Marshwood's Quinn Macguire had a combined time of 59.35 seconds, placing first in a six-team giant slalom event at Pleasant Mountain Ski Area.
Falmouth won with a team score of 18. Fryeburg Academy (37), Marshwood (46), Cheverus (76), Greely (112), and Wells (180) placed second through sixth, respectively.
Other Marshwood skiers included Lucas Glidden (10th, 1:05.26), Reid Chamberlain (15th, 1:09.24), and Troy Bascio (1:10.92).
-Coaches are asked to e-mail game summaries to sports@seacoastonline.com.
This article originally appeared on Portsmouth Herald: Seacoast roundup: Portsmouth girls hoop falls to Bedford in D1 battle
