Blue Devils dampen Royals' comeback bid
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staff reports - Published: December 9, 2009
WILLIAMSTOWN – The Blue Devils pulled off a comeback victory against South Royalton Tuesday night, winning 69-62.
For Williamstown, Troy Laughlin had 17 points and 14 rebounds. Steven Manwaring scored 16 points. Ray Burgos had 12 points, and sparked a comeback from a 13-point South Royalton lead, making key steals and turning them into buckets.
The Blue Devils improve to 2-0. South Royalton falls to 2-1. Williamstown travels to Thetford on Saturday.
Williamstown 69, South Royalton 62
SOUTH ROYALTON (62)
Russel 0 0-0 0, Busbine 0 0-0 0, Walker 1 1 0-0 5, Cilley 4 2-2 10, Doyle 3 1 1-3 10, Murphy 3 0-0 0, White 1 2-2 4, Howe 0 2 2-4 8, McShinsky 0 2 0-2 6, Carlson 2 0-2 4, Rogers 0 0-0 0, Falzo 3 3-7 9.
WILLIAMSTOWN (69)
Burgos 4 4-5 12, Earls 1 1 4-9 9, Gagnon 2 0-0 4, Laughlin 3 11-14 17, Manwaring 6 4-5 16, Baudette 1 0-2 2, Benway 2 0-0 4, St. Onge 1 1 0-0 5, Clark 0 0-0 0.
South Royalton 18 20 13 11 — 62
Williamstown 17 12 19 21 — 69
Three-pointers: W – Earls, St. Onge. S – Walker, Doyle, Howe (2), McShinsky (2). Fouled out: W – Burgos. S – Cilley.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Hazen 77, Lyndon 50
HARDWICK — A huge night from Billy Boyd led the Hazen boys basketball team to a 77-50 victory over Lyndon on Tuesday.
Boyd scored 24 points to lead the Wildcats, while teammates Adam Whitney and Ryan Tatro added, respectively, 12 and 11 points. Kyle Greenwood led the Lyndon scoring attack with 16 points.
"It was a good opener," Hazen coach Aaron Hill said. "Everyone scored. We got out to a big lead early and so we were able to substitute a lot. Everyone played in each half, and Ryan pulled in 13 rebounds to go with his big night."
Hazen opens at 1-0 and hosts Lake Region on Saturday at 2:30 p.m.
Hazen 77, Lyndon 50
LYNDON (50)
Kyle Greenwood 6 1 1-4 16, Cuo 1 0-0 2, Card 0 3 0-0 9, Manning 0 0-2 0, Tsia 1 0-0 2, James 1 0-0 2, Brooks, 0 1-2 1, Thrailkill 1 0-0 2, Hill 1 0-0 2, Jimmy Lau 5 3-4 13, Ja. Lau 0 1-2 1, Simons 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 4 6-14 50.
HAZEN (77)
Adam Whitney 2 2 2-3 12, Laggis 4 0-0 8, McLeon 0 2 0-0 6, Benjamin 3 2-2 8, LaRose 1 0-0 2, Ryan Tatro 5 1-3 11, Therrian 0 1 0-0 3, Hall 1 1-2 3, Billy Boyd 11 2-2 24. Totals 27 5 8-12 77.
Lyndon 9 11 13 17 — 50
Hazen 21 20 24 12 — 77
Three-pointers: L - Card (3), Greenwood. H — Whitney (2), McLeon (2), Therrian. Fouled out: L - None. H - LaRose.
Woodstock 45, Oxbow 26
WOODSTOCK – The Wasps put the defensive clamps on Oxbow in the middle two periods and rolled to a 45-26 boys basketball victory on Tuesday. Woodstock outscored the Olympians 13-0 in the second quarter and 17-4 in the third blow open a game that was 11-8 after one.
The Wasps put four players in double figures, led by Sam Stockwell with 12. Jordan Tolar had 11 points and Brendan Mayhew 10
Barry Weigel led the Olympians with 11. The 2-0 Wasps host Burr and Burton on Saturday.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Brattleboro 72, Spaulding 59
BRATTLEBORO – Spaulding jumped out to an early lead, but a big third-quarter surge by Brattleboro was too much for the Tide to take, and Brattleboro won 72-59.
"They lit us up like a Christmas tree," Spaulding coach Tom Roberge said.
Aleigh Parker scored a game-high 14 points for Brattleboro.
"We had a lead so we gave them space and they hit their shots," Roberge said. "Our defense was softer than it should have been."
Spaulding falls to 1-1 and hosts Hartford at the Holiday tournament on Thursday.
Brattleboro 72, Spaulding 59
SPAULDING (59)
Quintin 2 1 2-2 9, Thygesen 1 2 3-4 11, Shea 0 2 0-0 6, Koch 2 0 1-2 5, Barclay 2 1-4 5, LaFrance 0 2 0-0 6, Badeau 3 1 0-0 9, Lawson 0 0-0 0, Benoit 4 0-2 8
BRATTLEBORO (72)
Leblanc 3 2-2 8, Norcia 0 1 4-8 7, Hensel 1 0-0 2, Kerylow 2 3-6 7, St. Onge 2 2 2-3 12, Guarino 5 1-2 11, Moore 5 1-2 11, Parker 7 0-0 14
Spaulding 21 12 10 16— 59
Brattleboro 14 14 25 19— 72
Three-pointers: S – Quintin, Thygesen (2), Shea (2), LaFrance (2), Badeau. B – Norcia, St. Onge (2) Fouled out: None
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
New Hampshire Tech 46, VTC 38
RANDOLPH – Alecia Mahoney scored 14, and Jess Hardiman scored 12 points for NHT.
VTC's Eliza Wakefield scored 14 points, going 4-4 from the line with seven blocked shots and 14 rebounds. Kelly Vellek scored 14 points.
VTC took a 7 point lead early, but NHT took the lead going into the half.
VTC falls to 0-7, playing Unity College on Saturday.
Norwich 78,
Johnson State 50
NORTHFIELD – Senior Jess Jaggars posted her second straight double-double with a team-high 14 points and a game-high 12 rebounds, and senior Ally Daniels chipped in 13 points as the Norwich University women's basketball team ran past Johnson State College, 78-50, in a non-league contest Tuesday evening.
Maria Gleason netted a game-high 20 points to lead Johnson State (2-4). Claudia Martineau added 11 points for the Badgers, who shot just 32.8 percent (19-for-58) for the game.
Norwich will take the next three weeks off for final exams and the holiday break. The Cadets return to action Jan. 2-3, when they travel to York, Pa., to participate in the York College Tournament. NU will face TCNJ in the first round of the tourney on Saturday, Jan. 2, at 2 p.m.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
New Hampshire Tech 78, Vermont Tech 71
RANDOLPH — The Vermont Tech men's basketball team wasn't quite able to hold on and lost a barn-burner 78-71 to New Hampshire Tech on Tuesday.
Kevin Carr led the Green Knight attack with 16 points, while Trent Rouleau and Linden Smith-Hyde both chipped in 12 points. Ahntwan Harris had 13 points for NHTI, and four other players also had double figures.
"It was a nail-biter game," Vermont Tech coach John Dyer said. "There were nine lead changes throughout. It was tied with 1:02 left until New Hampshire hit a three pointer, and then they ended up making the crucial foul shots."
VTC falls to 4-4 and travels to Unity College in Maine on Saturday, while NHTI improves to 8-2.
Lasell 84, Norwich 71
NEWTON, Mass. – Sophomore Antonio Davis matched his career-high with 25 points and grabbed a game-high 14 rebounds, but it was not enough as the Norwich University men's basketball team dropped an 84-71 decision to Lasell College in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) game Tuesday evening.
Junior Jaren Jeffcoat added 16 points and six rebounds for Norwich (5-2, 1-1 GNAC). Senior Israel Guardado and freshman G Ryan Williams each chipped in 10 points apiece for the Cadets, who saw their modest four-game win streak snapped.
Lasell (2-4, 1-1 GNAC) was led by Charles Horton, who poured in a team-high 21 points. Lance Theard added 19 points for the Lasers, while Javon Williams posted a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds. Dominik Orlow added 15 points and six boards for Lasell, which broke a two-game losing streak with the victory.
The Cadets shot a dismal 32.3 percent (20-for-62) from the floor for the game, while the Lasers converted 47.5 percent (29-for-61) of its field goal attempts. Lasell converted 17 Norwich turnovers into 32 points.
The first five minutes of the game went back and forth, with Norwich clinging to a 12-11 lead at the 14:54 mark. Three-pointers by Justin Harris and Horton keyed a quick 8-0 spurt, which gave Lasell a 19-12 lead just three minutes later. The teams traded baskets over the next three minutes, with the Lasers holding a 25-20 advantage with 7:53 to play in the first half. A triple by Orlow ignited a 19-5 scoring run by Lasell, which helped the Lasers build their largest lead of the half (44-25) at the 2:05 mark. Norwich trailed 45-29 at the intermission.
A pair of three-pointers by Theard helped Lasell opened the second half on a 9-2 spurt to seize a 54-31 lead at the 16:26 mark. Norwich used 17-6 run over the next seven minutes to close to within 12 points (60-48) at the 9:13 mark, but Lasell answered with a 15-3 run to build its largest lead of the game (75-51) with 5:19 to play. Two threes by Williams keyed a 13-2 Norwich burst, which whittled the Lasell lead down to 77-64 at the 2:26 mark. The Cadets got no closer than that, however, en route to suffering their first conference loss of the young season.
Norwich will wrap up its first semester schedule on Saturday, Dec. 12, when the Cadets travel to New London, N.H., to battle Colby-Sawyer College in a non-league contest. Tip-off is slated for 2 p.m.
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