Friday roundup: Chase, Willey power Newmarket boys to 9-1

NEWMARKET — Jamie Hayes saw his boys start right on time Friday night.

He would have loved to see that same level of focus in the second quarter, especially with an 18-point lead.

“That’s really the first time we’ve done it — we got complacent,” the longtime Newmarket High School boys basketball coach said. “Like, ‘All right, the game’s over, let’s relax a little bit.’ You could see it on both ends of the floor. So, hopefully lesson learned.”

The Mules took care of business in the second half by allowing just nine points defensively in a 60-27 win over Colebrook. Will Chase scored nine of his 20 points in the fourth quarter, and Logan Willey added 17 as Newmarket moved to 9-1 in Division IV.

“Everything starts with defense for us,” Hayes said. “Our depth, we don’t have to worry about foul trouble. … And then it’s just they’re unselfish. We’ll have possessions where all five guys will touch it, and sometimes we’re too unselfish; we pass up good shots. We have guys who can score outside, we have guys who attack the rim, we have guys who can post, we have guys who can hit mid-range.”

When everything’s clicking, the Mules are a load to stop. They outscored Colebook 24-6 in the first quarter Friday, with Willey dominating around the rim with 12 points.

Colebrook (5-4), to its credit, was able to weather the storm in the second quarter, outscoring the Mules 12-4. The score was 28-18 at halftime.

“Second quarter we settled a lot and we didn’t get a lot of uncontested shots,” Hayes said. “That’s how you score four points in a quarter.”

Newmarket got its offense kicking in the third quarter. Owen Hayes hit a 3-pointer, six separate players scored a bucket and the Mules led 46-24 entering the fourth. They outscored Colebrook 32-9 in the second half.

“They didn’t make shots, they had some turnovers, but they played hard,” Hayes said of the Mohawks. “They didn’t make it easy for us. We had to work for it.”

Stephen Braswell added eight points for Newmarket and Colby Bost chipped in five, including a first-quarter 3. The Mules scored 18 of their 22 buckets from inside the arch.

They travel to Farmington Monday.

BOYS BASKETBALL

St. Thomas 46

Conant 43, OT

DOVER — Nick Guerin scored 16 points, Nick Bryan added 15 and the Saints rallied in the second half to win this Division III game in overtime.

St. Thomas (5-3) trailed 22-17 at the half and 30-28 entering the fourth quarter. It was 41-41 at the end of regulation. Conant dropped to 4-4.

York 82

Yarmouth 53

YORK, Maine — Junior Brady Cummins’ game-high 23 points kept Class A York undefeated at 13-0 with this win over Class B Yarmouth.

Riley Linn added 19 points for the Wildcats, while Will MacDonald had 11. Yarmouth fell to 5-9.

Keene 63

Winnacunnet 60

KEENE — The Warriors had three players in double figures but saw their five-game win streak snapped in this Division I contest.

Junior Brett Marelli had four 3-pointers and a team-high 18 points for Winnacunnet (5-3), while Lucas Schaake and James O’Hara had 14 and 12 points, respectively.

Keene improved to 4-3.

Exeter 71

Central 34

EXETER — Ryan Grijalva led the first-place Blue Hawks with 16 points in their win.

Thirteen different players scored at least one hoop for defending Division I champion Exeter, which improved its win streak in all competitions to 34 games.

The score was 50-15 at halftime.

Oyster River 71

Manchester West 57

DURHAM — Joe Morrell scored 36 points and Oyster River snapped a four-game losing streak with this Division II win.

Kyle Miller added 12 points for Oyster River (3-4).

Somersworth 56

Hillsboro-Deering 47

HILLSBORO — Jacob Hamilton scored 19 points and Ethan Johnson added 17 for Somersworth (6-3) in this Division III win.

David Picou added 11 points for the Hilltoppers.

Marshwood 80

Westbrook 53

SOUTH BERWICK, Maine — Ten different players scored for the Hawks, who soared to 9-6 in Class A South. Westbrook fell to 3-12.

Cullen Casey scored 17 points, Kelvin Peterson added 10 and Aidan Sullivan had nine as Marshwood won its third in a row.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

York 49

Yarmouth 46

YARMOUTH, Maine — The Class A Wildcats rallied from a 10-point deficit with 6 minutes remaining to earn this win over Class B Yarmouth.

Senior Nina Howe led York (10-4) with 24 points, while sophomore Emily Rainforth had 12.

Keene 46

Winnacunnet 36

HAMPTON — Ashley Gallant had nine points and Hannah Michael had eight for Winnacunnet (0-9) in this Division I defeat.

The Warriors were just 11 for 36 from the free-throw line.

BOYS ALPINE SKIING

Maguire leads Hawks to win

BRIDGTON, Maine — Sean Maguire placed first in a combined time of 1:43.05 and Marshwood won this six-team SMAA meet at Shawnee Peak.

Marshwood had a team-best 23 points and was followed by Falmouth (30), Kennebunk (50), Gorham (54), Windham (66) and Cheverus (122).

Other Marshwood finishers included Jack Flynn (fifth, 1:53.89), Brennan Shiverick (eighth, 2:00.31) and Zach Glidden (ninth, 2:00.58).

Traip Academy’s Aram Brewer was 35th (2:45.23).

GIRLS ALPINE SKIING

Marshwood third at Shawnee Peak

BRIDGTON, Maine — Ella Manero placed fifth overall in a combined time of 2:05.54 and Marshwood placed third in this five-team SMAA meet at Shawnee Peak.

Falmouth won with 26 points and was followed by Kennebunk (61), Marshwood (63), Windham (72) and Cheverus (75).

Other Marshwood finishers included Reid Johnson (16th, 2:23.10), Avery Waddell (17th, 2:26.45) and Grace Brackett (25th, 2:47.45).

UNIFIED BASKETBALL

Portsmouth 70

Pinkerton 50

PORTSMOUTH — The Clippers improved to 4-0 on the season with this co-ed Unified win.

Kyle Diemer led the Clippers with 20 points, while Fabian Velasco (10 points), Aaron Watt (eight points), Ellis Guijarro, Ryan Prevost and Cole Struble (six points apiece) all played well.

JV BOYS BASKETBALL

Portsmouth 52

Spaulding 30

ROCHESTER — Carmine Zingariello had 13 points, and Tyler Paradis had 11 for Portsmouth (8-0).

Matthew Minkler and Jack Radcliffe added seven and six points, respectively.

FRESHMAN BOYS BASKETBALL

Portsmouth 52

Spaulding 36

ROCHESTER — Matthew Hudlin’s 13 points led Portsmouth (6-3). Teammates Evan Venn and Elliot Miles added 11 and nine points, respectively. Jason Yeaton played well in the win.

COLLEGES

UNH men's hockey blanks No. 7 UMass

AMHERST, Mass. — Sophomore defenseman Will MacKinnon scored off the crossbar at the 12:40 mark of the second period, and junior goaltender Mike Robinson made it hold up with 31 saves as the University of New Hampshire men’s hockey team beat seventh-ranked UMass, 1-0, on Friday night at the Mullins Center.

The Minutemen (16-8-1) entered the weekend in first place in the Hockey East standings and dropped to 9-5-1 in conference play. The Wildcats (13-9-1) won for the fifth time in six games and climbed four games over .500 on the season; they’re 7-6-0 in Hockey East play.

Robinson recorded his second shutout of the season and seventh of his career. The two teams will play again Saturday night at the Whittemore Center with the puck dropping at 7. The game will also be broadcast on NESNPlus.

Patrick Grasso assisted on MacKinnon’s game-winner as the defenseman fired a slapshot from out front that beat goaltender Matt Murray (18 saves).

UMass emptied its net with 1:12 remaining in the third period but couldn’t find an equalizer. The Minutemen went 0-fer on five power play opportunities. They entered the night averaging 3.50 goals per game, which ranked ninth in the country.

REC BASKETBALL

Dowd paces City League win

PORTSMOUTH — Tom Dowd’s 22 points led My Social Sports to a 73-63 win over Eli T-Shirt Company in recent Portsmouth City League men’s basketball action. Jordan Lyndes added 15 points and Alex Johnson netted 14 in the win.

Eli T-Shirts were paced by Jake Driscoll with 18 points, Don Schaffer with 17 and Max Agrondia with 13.