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 HS game
boy basketball
Rice 51, Champlain Valley 46
R: Dallas St. Peter 13 points. Abdi Sharif scored 12 points. Drew Bessette 8 points.
CV: Kyle Eaton 14 points. Tucker Tharp 12 points.
NOTES: St. Peter scored 11 points in the second half, including an individual 6-0 run to end the third, helping Rice defeat Division I champion CVU in a rematch of last year’s championship game. CVU also ended a program-best 23-game winning streak.
more:Rice beats CVU on bench in men’s basketball championship rematch
Burlington 59, Colchester 50
B: Khamis Ali 24 points. Ben Coe 9 points.
C: Freddie Bacon 12 points. Zach Davis scored 11 points. Vinnie Wagoner 10 points.
Notes: Visiting Burlington outscored Colchester 18-9 in the fourth quarter. Burlington’s Ali scored a game-high total of 14 points in the third quarter.
St. Johnsbury 58, Mount Mansfield 39
SJ: Harry Gen 22 points. Kerrick Meadows 10 points.
MM: Paddy Norcross 10 points.
South Burlington 66, Essex 40
SB: Deng Aguek 21 points. Tyler Bergmans scored 18 points.
E: Cooper McCarley 12 points. Orin Mead 8 points.
NOTES: Visiting South Burlington opened up a 21-10 lead after the first quarter.
North Country 64, Enosburg 29
NC: Haidyn Chilahou 19 points. Hayden Boivin scored 16 points. Brayden Pepin scored 14 points.
E: Born Wild 14 points.
Mount Abraham 63, Mount St. Joseph 24
MA: Ian Funke 20 points. Hayden Lutz scored 12 points.
MSJ: Jacob Biscit 7 points.
NOTES: The Eagles used a 22-4 run in the third period to extend their lead to 47-22.
Harwood 66, Lyndon 58
H: Toby Bellows 23 points. Steele Nelson scored 13 points. Tucker Buffum 12 points.
L: Ethan Lucier 23 points. Julian Thrailkill 12 points.
Lamoille 66, Spalding 45
L: Malcolm Ernst 16 points, 5 assists. Jackson Hogue scored 11 points. Isaac Schroeder 8 points.
S: Noah Ronson 20 points.
NOTES: Ernst’s 11 points gave the Lancers a 16-0 lead in the first quarter and a 25-9 lead after the first eight minutes.
Winooski 51, Stowe 20
W: Sam Paris 21 points, 6 assists, 5 steals. Chris Booker: 10 points, 10 rebounds, 4 blocks.
montpelier 78, U-32 46
Twinfield/Cabot 50, Blue Mountain 48
Danville 55, Oxbow 39
Thetford 56, Hazen 54
randolph 54, people 50
Poultney 67, Leland & Gray 56
Woodstock 50, Springfield 49
Burr and Burton 63, Windsor 48
Green Mountain 60, Rivendell 57
women’s basketball
Lindon 71, Mishquoi 45
L: Brooklyn Robinson 28 points. Molly Renaudette 16 points. Ailey Parker scored 13 points. Molly Smith 9 points.
M: Kelsey Paradis 13 points. Alexandra Bourdeau 10 points.
NOTES: Robinson made five 3-pointers and Smith paced the Vikings with 3-of-3 3-pointers.
Fairhaven 58, Middlebury 27
Mount Abraham 55, Otter Valley 31
nordic skiing
Tour de Chad, Day 2 of 3
At Rikart Nordic Center (Lipton)
Women’s Top 10 (Classic): 1. Kate Carlson, MM 19:26.7; 2. Estella Laird, CV 20:178.5; 3. Seven Bowen, MM 20:35.8; 4. Paige Poirier, SB 20:57.1; 5. Claire Pritchard , Mon 21:18.1. 6. Charlotte Crum, CV 21:37.9; 7. Annalize Wood, CV 21:42.7; 8. Marie Voisin, Mon 21:57. 9. Adele Pritchard, Mon 22:05.2. 10. Finley Barker, MM 22:06.7.
Men’s Top 10 (Classic): 1. Brady Morigeau, MM 15:59.7; 2. Taylor Carlson, MM 16:21.4; 3. Jonah Gorman, MM 16:29.5; 4. Lorenzo Atocha, MTA 16:39.1; 6. Sam Blondyke, Mon 16:57.7. 7. Owen Deal, CV 17:06.7; 8. Ben Wetherell, Mon 17:09.9. 9. William Wallace, CV 17:33.5; 10. Anders Johnson, CV 17:47.5.
gymnastics
Montpelier, Burlington/Colchester, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday high school game
women’s hockey
Essex, Burlington/Colchester, 1:10 p.m.
Rice in Hartford, 2 p.m.
Kingdom Blaze Rutland, 3 p.m.
Middlebury at Stowe, 4:15 p.m.
Brattleboro, U-32, 4:15 p.m.
Missisquoi Bar and Burton, 5:30 p.m.
Spalding of Champlain Valley/Mt. Mansfield, 6:05 p.m.
Harwood at Woodstock, 6:10 p.m.
boy hockey
U-32, Northfield, 11 a.m.
Rice in Essex, 3 p.m.
BFA-St. Albans at South Burlington, 3:20 p.m.
Colchester, Rutland, 4 p.m.
Burr and Burton’s Mount Mansfield, 5 p.m.
Spaulding at Champlain Valley, 5:35 p.m.
St. Johnsbury at Stowe, 6:30 p.m.
Lyndon’s Brattleboro, 7 p.m.
Hartford at Middlebury, 7 p.m.
Harwood at Mishquoi, 8 p.m.
Burlington at Woodstock, 8:10 p.m.
boy basketball
BFA-St. Albans at Milton, 11:30 a.m.
Mishquoi Lake Region, 1:30 p.m.
Middlebury at Hartford, 2:30 p.m.
women’s basketball
Unless otherwise noted, games at 1 p.m.
South Burlington at Brattleboro
St. Johnsbury at Rutland, 2 p.m.
Colchester, Mt Mansfield
Champlain Valley at Burr and Burton, 2:30 p.m.
BFA-Fairfax, Williamstown, 3:30 p.m.
Rice at Saranac (New York)
gymnastics
Harwood in South Burlington, 2 p.m.
Essex at Bar and Burton, 4 p.m.
(Scheduled changes)