The 2023-24 Vermont high school winter season has begun. See below for scores, schedules, and match details (stat leaders, match notes) for basketball, hockey, gymnastics, wrestling, Nordic/Alpine skiing, and other winter sports.
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friday’s game
women’s hockey
Kay & Bob Mariotti Tournament at Burwood Arena
Woodstock 8, Brattleboro 0
W: Grace Laparte 3G, 3A. Fiona Piconi 2G. Hannah Gubbins 2G, 1A. Maggie Melo 1G, 1A. Meridian Bremel made 14 saves.
B: Lakota Offenburger 6 saves.
Notes: LaPearl reached his 100th career point in the shutout win at Woodstock.
Hartford 3, Lebanon (NH) 1
women’s basketball
Champlain Valley 46, Columbia (New York) 35
CV: Elise Berger 14 points, 7 assists, 5 steals, 3 blocks. Merrill Jacobs had 12 points and nine rebounds. Zoe McNabb had 10 points, seven rebounds and three assists.
Colonel: Kendyl Ouimet 15 points.
NOTES: At the Amsterdam Holiday Showcase in New York, CVU (4-0) led 26-11 at halftime and 38-20 through the third quarter.
BFA-St. Albans 54, Middlebury 36
BFA: Ruby Dasaro 18 points. Lauryn Johnson 10 points.
M: Solstice Binder 26 points.
Fairhaven 43, mount abraham 28
FH: Katie Hadwen 13 points. Elizabeth Love 9 points. Madison Perry 7 points.
Notes: Hadwen was named MVP of the Mary Canfield Holiday Invitational.
Burr and Burton 49, Otter Valley 32
boy basketball
rice 71, Essex 39
R: Drew Bessette 10 points. Evan Eaton 10 points.
E: Tom Zaplicke 7 points.
NOTES: Host Rice led 33-21 at the break and trailed 24-11 in the third quarter.
Champlain Valley 57, Burlington 44
CV: Tucker Tharp 25 points, 16 rebounds. Kyle Eaton scored 13 points. Jack St. Peter 10 points.
B: Mohamed Abdirahman 13 points. Byron Robertson scored 11 points.
NOTES: Host CVU (5-0) took control in the second quarter, 18-9.
colchester 86, Lyndon 52
C: Freddie Bacon 28 points. Vinnie Wagoner scored 21 points. Aiden Brown 9 points.
L: Ethan Lucier 17 points. Julian Thrailkill 10 points.
NOTES: Wagoner sank seven of Colchester’s 12 3-pointers. The Lakers defeated Lyndon 44-20 in the second half.
South Burlington 54, Mount Mansfield 53
SB: Tyler Bergmans 31 points. Deng Aguec scored 14 points.
MM: Grady Tacy Monroe 17 points. Jack Tacey-Monroe 10 points.
St. Johnsbury 54, BFA-St. Albans 51
SJ: Harry Gen 28 points. Kerrick Meadows 10 points.
BFA: Gabe Hourigan 13 points. Reid Stiles scored 13 points. William Hughes scored 11 points.
williamstown 35, Winooski 33
Will: Evan Bailey 15 points, 8 rebounds. Colby Ragnar had 9 points and 11 rebounds.
Win: Sam Paris 11 points.
Notes: Winooski’s buzzer-beating 3-pointer hit the side of the rim.
mount abraham 54, Otter Valley 39
MA: Ian Funke 19 points. Hayden Lutz scored 13 points.
OV: Connor Dennis 21 points. Drew Pelkey scored 11 points.
NOTES: Lutz sank 7 of 8 foul shots in the fourth quarter, clinching the home victory for the Eagles.
BFA-Fairfax 62, Northfield 27
F: Cyrus Meunier 16 points, 12 rebounds, 4 blocks, 3 steals. Ryan Sheehan had 11 points and 6 assists. Rylan Mule had 8 points and 6 rebounds. Xavier Gillilan 7 points.
NOTES: Fairfax had an 18-0 advantage after the first quarter.
lake district 57, people 42
LR: Lincoln Racine 21 points. Owen Rodgers scored 11 points. Carlos Martinez 9 points.
Lamoille 47, North Country 46
L: Malcolm Ernst 13 points, 8 assists. Azaria Hungerford had 9 points and 7 rebounds. Colby Hall had 8 points and 5 rebounds. James Wallace had nine points and 10 rebounds.
NC: Haidyn Chilahou 16 points. Hayden Boivin scored 11 points.
harwood 58, Middlebury 37
H: Toby Bellows 12 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists. Tucker Buffham had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Josh McHugh 10 points, 6 points. Steele Nelson scored 10 points.
M: Colton Odell 17 points.
Rutland 82, Brattleboro 54
Burr and Burton 66, Granville (New York) 60
Bellows Falls 58, Woodstock 47
West Rutland 67, Sharon 32
Mount St. Joseph 60, Enosburg 57
richford at missquoi
wrestling
Hubie Wagner Invitational
At Middlebury (Wednesday/Thursday)
Excellent sumo wrestler award: Trey Lee, Fairhaven (132 pounds);
Team score: Bow (NH) 190.5; Middlebury 178; Colchester 166.5; Granville (NY) 149.5; Winnisquam (NH) 140; Otter Valley 124.5; Springfield 121.5; Mount Abraham 115.5; Vergennes 105; Fairhaven 67.5; Burr and Barton 64.5; Randolph 60; St. Johnsbury 48; Essex 39; Harwood 35; Mill River 25; Champlain Valley 18; Mount Anthony ‘B’ 10.5.
Weight category winner — 106 pounds: Colonel Mason Sheltola 113: Noah Markwell, Spring. 120: Adler Moura, Bow. 126: Alex Sperry, mid; 132: Trey Lee, FH. 138: Nathan Barber, Granville. 144: Avery Carl, mid; 150: Jackson Torres, Granville; 157: Chase Crum, OV. 165: Schuyler Lamphere, Colonel 175: Isaac Whitney, O.V. 190: Isaac Preston, Verg. 215: Jamison Couture, Verg. 285: Graham Resmar, Winooski;
gymnastics
At Essex High School
Team score: Essex 132.5, St. Johnsbury 106.9.
Storehouse: 1. Lydia Ruggles, SJ 9.2; 2. Jocelyn Bourget, E 8.55; 2. Leah Frisbie, E 8.5. bar: 1. Lydia Ruggles, SJ 9.25; 2. Riley Hammond, E 7.9; 3. Jocelyn Bourget, E 7.8. beam: 1. Lydia Ruggles, SJ 9.25; 2. Riley Hammond, E 8.5; T3. Leah Frisbie, E; Shiri Jolliffe, SJ 8.4. floor: 1. Jocelyn Bourget, E 9.6; 2. Lydia Ruggles, SJ 9.05; 3. Emerson Marcles, E 8.6. All round: 1. Lydia Ruggles, SJ 36.75; 2. Jocelyn Bourget, E 33.85; 3. Leah Frisbie, E 33.2.
Saturday high school game
women’s hockey
BFA-St. Albans at Spaulding, 3:15 p.m.
Rice in Rutland, 4 p.m.
Kingdom Blaze at Stowe, 4:15 p.m.
South Burlington in Burlington/Colchester, 5 p.m.
Kay & Bob Mariotti Tournament at Burwood Arena
Consolation, 4 p.m.
Championship, 6 p.m.
boy hockey
Lyndon at St. Johnsbury, 3 p.m.
Colchester, U-32, 4:15 p.m.
BFA-St. Albans at Spaulding, 5:15 p.m.
Mount Mansfield in Rutland, 6 p.m.
Essex at Champlain Valley, 6:20 p.m.
Northfield at Milton, 7 p.m.
Missisquoi at Burlington, 7:30 p.m.
Brattleboro at Woodstock, 7:40 p.m.
Rice at Northeastern Clinton, N.Y., 1 p.m.
women’s basketball
Unless otherwise noted, games at 1 p.m.
Rutland in St. Johnsbury, 2:30 p.m.
Milton, BFA Fairfax, 3:30 p.m.
Richford at Enosburg, 7 p.m.
boy basketball
Mount Anthony, U-32, 1:30 p.m.
(Scheduled changes)