Manchester weekly high school sports recap (2/6-2/12)
While many local athletes flexed their prowess at the state indoor track and field championships, a handful of Queen City teams battled foes from around the state on the hardwood and ice.
MANCHESTER, NH – While many local athletes flexed their prowess at the state indoor track and field championships and on the wrestling mat, a handful of Queen City teams battled foes from around the state on the hardwood and ice.
Wrestling
West High School dominated the Manchester Tri-Meet at Central High School on Saturday, defeating the hosts, 60-18, and Memorial 54-21. Central edged Memorial, 36-30. Find full results here.
Girls indoor track & field
West High School senior Eshaya Lauder set a new Division-II record and repeated as D-II long jump champion at the NHIAA Indoor Track and Field Championships at Plymouth State University Saturday with a leap of 18-feet, 2 inches. And at the D-I meet, Central junior Angela Cenesca led the Little Green to an 8th-place finish by taking 2nd in the 300-meter run and third in the long jump. Read more.
Boys indoor track & field
Central senior Caesar Flahn and Trinity senior Rere Edokpolo each topped two events at the NHIAA Indoor Track and Field Championships Saturday at Plymouth State University.
Flahn won the 55-meter dash with a sprint of 6.40 seconds, a D-I season record, and also ran the first leg on the gold-medal winning 4x200m relay team.
Edokpolo repeated as D-II long jump champ with a winning leap of 21-feet, 10 inches. He would have topped the D-I competitors too and will have his shot at the Meet of Champions. Read more.
Boys ice hockey
The Manchester Central/Memorial/West boys ice hockey team took care of business Wednesday night with a 6-1 victory against Londonderry High School. Read more.
Additional results:
– Saturday, Feb. 8 – Manchester Central/Memorial/West 3, Pinkerton 2
– Saturday, Feb. 8 – Trinity 2, Bow 2
– Saturday, Feb. 8 – Merrimack/Hollis-Brookline/Derryfield 5, St. Thomas Aquinas 2
– Wednesday, Feb. 12 – Merrimack/Hollis-Brookline/Derryfield 1, Oyster River 1
Upcoming schedule:
– Friday, Feb. 14, 2 p.m. – Trinity home vs. Exeter
– Monday, Feb. 17, 3 p.m. – Trinity away at Salem
– Wednesday, Feb. 19, 4 p.m. – Trinity home vs. Manchester Central/Memorial/West (check back next week for coverage of this game)
– Wednesday, Feb. 19, 4 p.m. – Merrimack/Hollis-Brookline/Derryfield home vs. Timberlane
Girls ice hockey
Results:
– Saturday, Feb. 8 – Manchester Central/Memorial/West 1, Bedford 6
– Monday, Feb. 10 – Bishop Brady/Trinity/Bow 8, Souhegan 0
– Wednesday, Feb. 12 – Bishop Brady/Trinity/Bow 3, Bedford 1
– Wednesday, Feb. 12 – Manchester Central/Memorial/West 0, Bishop Guertin 5
Upcoming schedule:
– Saturday, Feb. 15, 7 p.m. – Manchester Central/Memorial/West away at Lebanon/Stevens/Kearsarge
– Monday, Feb. 17, 3 p.m. – Bishop Brady/Trinity/Bow away at St. Thomas/Winnacunnet/Dover
– Wednesday, Feb. 19, 5:30 p.m. – Bishop Brady/Trinity/Bow away at Concord
– Wednesday, Feb. 19, 6:10 p.m – Manchester Central/Memorial/West home vs. Oyster River/Portsmouth
Boys basketball
With back-to-back wins over seacoast-area foes, the Manchester Memorial High School boys basketball team improved its record to 8-6 and moved up into a tie for eighth in the Division-I standings. That, after pulling away late for a 72-64 home win over Dover last Friday before trekking to Hampton and defeating Winnacunnet, 58-51. The latter was Memorial’s second road win of the season.
Results:
– Friday, Feb. 7 – Manchester West 49, Laconia 36
– Friday, Feb. 7 – Holy Family 52, Epping 53
– Friday, Feb. 7 – Derryfield 35, St. Thomas Aquinas 80
– Monday, Feb. 10 – Manchester West 21, Hanover 46
– Tuesday, Feb. 11 – Manchester Central 41, Alvirne 62
– Tuesday, Feb. 11 – Trinity 72, Salem 32
– Tuesday, Feb. 11 – Manchester West 59, Lebanon 46
– Tuesday, Feb. 11 – Holy Family 53, Concord Christian 65
– Tuesday, Feb. 11 – Derryfield 46, Kearsarge 67
Upcoming schedule:
– Thursday, Feb. 13 – Holy Family home vs. Wilton-Lyndeborough
– Friday, Feb. 14, 7 p.m. – Manchester Central away at Keene
– Friday, Feb. 14, 6:30 p.m. – Trinity away at Londonderry
– Friday, Feb. 14, 7 p.m. – Manchester Memorial home vs. Exeter
– Friday, Feb. 14 6:30 p.m. – Manchester West away at Merrimack Valley
– Friday, Feb. 14 – Derryfield home vs. Hillsboro-Deering
– Monday, Feb. 17, 6:30 p.m. – Holy Family home vs. Newmarket
– Tuesday, Feb. 18, 6:30 p.m. – Manchester Memorial away at Spaulding
– Tuesday, Feb. 18, 6:30 p.m. – Manchester Central home vs. Timberlane
– Tuesday, Feb. 18, 6:30 p.m. – Trinity home vs. Windham
– Tuesday, Feb. 18, 6 p.m. – Manchester West home vs. Milford
– Wednesday, Feb. 19, 6:30 p.m. – Holy Family away at Wilton-Lyndeborough
Girls basketball
Results:
– Friday, Feb. 7, 6:30 p.m. – Trinity 48, Exeter 53
– Friday, Feb. 7, 6 p.m. – Derryfield home 33, Laconia 31
– Friday, Feb. 7, 5 p.m. – Holy Family 79, Epping 27
– Tuesday, Feb. 11 – Holy Family 58, Franklin 34
– Tuesday, Feb. 11, 6:30 p.m. – Derryfield 49, Lebanon 36
Upcoming schedule:
– Friday, Feb. 14, 4:30 p.m. – Derryfield home vs. Merrimack Valley
– Friday, Feb. 14, 6:30 p.m. – Trinity home vs. Londonderry
– Monday, Feb. 17, 5 p.m. – Holy Family home vs. Newmarket
– Tuesday, Feb. 18, 6:30 p.m. – Derryfield away at Milford
– Wednesday, Feb. 19, 5 p.m. – Holy Family away vs. Wilton-Lyndeborough
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