Seacoast roundup: Portsmouth trio combines for 42 points in girls basketball win over Salem

PORTSMOUTH - The Portsmouth High School girls basketball team welcomed undefeated Salem to Stone Gymnasium on Friday night in a Division I battle, and the Clippers sent the Blue Devils home with its first loss of the season.

Led by 17 points from Avery Romps, 15 from Margaret Montplaisir and 10 from Bridget Emery, the Clippers defeated Salem, 54-32.

Portsmouth is now 3-1 on the season, while Salem is 4-1.

Salem jumped out to an 8-2 advantage, but Portsmouth went on a 52-24 run to end the game.

"It took a while, but started knocking some stuff down, and once we did, it gave us a chance to breathe a little bit," Portsmouth head coach Tim Hopley said.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Exeter 55 

Central 50 

EXETER - Sophomore Anna McGuinness’s 17 points helped the Blue Hawks to this Division I win.

Freshman Lexy Rogers added nine points for Exetrer, while senior Ari Pompeo had 12 rebounds, junior Grace Weed had six assists, and junior Karli Scherpf had five steals.

Concord 52 

Spaulding 14 

CONCORD - Gabby Couture and Meagan Uraskevich each had four points for Spaulding, which scored three points in the second half of this Division I game.

Oyster River 46 

Bishop Brady 31 

NASHUA – Caitlyn Klein had 12 points and Wren Horne had 10 for Oyster River (5-0) in this Division II win.

Olivia Anderson added seven points for the Bobcats, and Vivian O’Quinn had six.

St. Thomas Aquinas 59 

Belmont 26 

BELMONT - Emilie von der Linden’s career-high 20 points, to go with her 12 rebounds, led St. Thomas Aquinas (6-1) to this Division III win on the road

Genna Bolduc added 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Saints, while Emma Toriello had 11 points, and Meg Leahy had five.

Berlin 49 

Somersworth 16 

SOMERSWORTH - Cayla Gonzalez, Jaiden Timmons, Kaylee Merrifield, Dominique Boles, and Leah Peña all played well in this Division III loss for the Hilltoppers.

Newmarket 50

Portsmouth Christian Academy 37

NEWMARKET - Amaya Beckles had 17 points and Jillian Long had 13 for Newmarket in its Division IV win.

BOYS BASKETBALL

St. Thomas Aquinas 68 

Belmont 35 

DOVER – Freshman Cole McClure’s game-high 20 points helped St. Thomas Aquinas improve to 6-1 with this Division III win.

St. Thomas raced out to a 33-8 lead at intermission.

“That defensive effort in the first half was impressive,” STA coach Dave Morissette said. “It really set the tone for the rest of the night.”

Senior Will Mollica added 18 points for the Saints, while James Allen had nine.

Portsmouth 73

Salem 69

PORTSMOUTH - Sophomore Ryan Swartz had team-highs in points (15) and rebounds (nine) for Portsmouth in its Division I win.

Isaiah Reis had 13 points for the Clippers, while Miles de Iongh had 12 points and eight points. Cote Bellaud added 10 points in the win, and Jackson Jones had nine.

Spaulding 58 

Concord 52 

ROCHESTER – The Red Raiders scored 29 points in the fourth quarter, outscoring Concord by 23 in the final eight minutes and pulling out this Division I win.

“Very proud of the guys tonight,” Spaulding head coach Lorne Lucas said. “Our kids came out and pressured full-court and hit several big shots.”

Spaulding’s Paul Butler scored 16 of his game-high 24 points in the fourth quarter, while teammate Marcel Rose had 10 of his 20 points in the final quarter.

Exeter 71 

Central 60 

MANCHESTER – Jack Cartwright scored a game-high 29 points, 14 in the first half and 15 in the second, leading Exeter to this Division I win.

Dylan Whelan added 13 points for the Blue Hawks, while Brady Rogers had 11.

Dover 69

Timberlane 65, OT

PLAISTOW - Dover's Yavier Morales-Perez led all scorers with 22 points in this Division I win. Nate MacGregor added 11 points for Dover (2-3), while Johnny Arakelian had eight, and Amari Lewis seven.

Windham 55 

Winnacunnet 40 

HAMPTON – Winnacunnet was outscored 23-11 in the fourth quarter, falling to 2-4 on the season with this Division I loss.

Senior Tyson Khalil led the Warriors with 15 points, while junior Andrew Simmons had 13.

Oyster River 63

Bishop Brady 23

DURHAM - Luca Varney had 12 points, and Eli Pierce had 11 points and 10 steals for Oyster River (3-3) in this Division II win. Ethan Brewer added 10 points in the win for the Bobcats.

Portsmouth Christian Academy 41

Newmarket 32

NEWMARKET - Cai Summers scored 22 points, and Yohan Koshy added seven for PCA (6-1) in its Division IV win.

Fryeburg Academy 52

Marshwood 47

FRYEBURG, Maine - Liam Tiernan had 18 points and Ronan Garrett had 14 points and 12 rebounds for Marshwood (1-7) in its Class A South loss.

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

This article originally appeared on Portsmouth Herald: Seacoast roundup Romps, Montplaisir, Portsmouth basketball beats Salem