KEENE, N.H. - Mamaroneck (N.Y.) and Murdock (Mass.) each successfully defended their Red and White Division championships, respectively, as the 2019 Noyes Volkswagen Holiday Basketball Tournament wrapped up Sunday at Spaulding Gymnasium on the campus of Keene State College.

White Division 7th Place:  Wilton vs. Fall Mountain

Jack Schwab made 9-of-14 shots and scored 29 points while Kyler Tremblay added 23 and seven assists as Wilton beat Fall Mountain 73-64 in the 7th place game.  The Warriors actually trailed 31-29 at halftime, but outscored FMRHS 44-33 in the second half while making 14-of-25 from the floor and 4-of-8 from three.  The Wildcats, who got 22 points (10-14 FG) from Elijah Gould, grabbed a whopping 25 offensive rebounds, but converted those into just 16 second chance points.  Brady Elliott added 10 points and eight steals.

Red Division 7th Place:  Monadnock vs. Coe-Brown

Coe-Brown held Monadnock to 18 points in the second half while picking up their first win of the tournament to finish in seventh in the Red Division.  Cayden Donoghue scored a game-high 25 points and Seamus Baker 20 for CBNA, who shot 53% in the second half compared to Monadnock's 23%.  The Huskies led 20-19 after one and were still within 36-35 at the break, but Coe-Brown's 14-6 third quarter helped make the difference, and they followed that up with an 18-12 fourth.  The Huskies were led by Jake Kidney, who finished with 22 points, nine rebounds and three assists.

White Division 5th Place:  Hinsdale vs. Mount Royal

Mount Royal made 8-of-12 from the field in the fourth quarter and held on to beat Hinsdale 57-52 in a matchup of two teams familiar with each other in NHIAA Division IV.  The Knights got 18 points and 10 rebounds from Jordan McDonnell, while Andrew Normandin had a double-double of 13 points and 10 steals.  MRA trailed by seven with 2:06 left in the first, but eventually used a 12-0 run to go in front, which is where they remained for the rest of the contest (including 27-21 at halftime) despite the Pacers' comeback attempt.  Greg Howard has 16 points and 14 rebounds for Hinsdale.  Arth Patel scored 15 and Dylan Harden had 19 boards.  The Pacers outshot Mount Royal 49% to 35%, but turned the ball over 34 times.

Red Division 5th Place:  Conant vs. Wells (Maine)

Wells (Maine) overcame a very slow start to beat Conant 47-38, outscoring the Orioles 30-18 in the second half.  The Warriors, a member of the Maine Principal's Association, got 22 points on 9-of-13 shooting and 10 rebounds from Nate Chandler and 10 points from Gavyn Leighton.  Conant led 13-3 after one quarter, but saw their lead get chipped to just 20-17 at halftime and eventually fell behind after Wells scored nine consecutive points spanning the third and fourth quarters.  The Warriors made 11-of-21 from the floor in the second half and the Orioles just 5-of-24.  Conant was led by Colson Seppala's 13 points (5-9 FG, 3-3 3-PT).  Anthony Gauthier finished with nine points, five rebounds and three assists.

White Division 3rd Place:  Newport vs. Sunapee

Sunapee outrebounded Newport by a whopping 61-28 margin, including 29-4 on the offensive glass, in a runaway 76-50 win in the White Division.  The Lakers led 35-32 at halftime, but then quickly pulled away, outscoring the Tigers 20-6 in the third quarter and 41-18 in the second half overall.  Zach Belisle (6-13 FG, 4-7 3-PT) led the winners with 20 points.  Jordan Chappell, Nick Pollari and Sean Moynihan had 11 points, and Harper Flint had 14 rebounds.  Newport got 26 points on 10-of-16 shooting from Will Cross, but was outscored 25-1 in second chances in the loss.

Red Division 3rd Place:  ConVal vs. Smithfield (R.I.)

Mather Kipka and Connor Buffum each scored 16 points as ConVal led by as many as 27 in a 52-41 win over Smithfield (R.I.) that gave them 3rd place in the Red Division.  The Cougars led 30-13 at halftime and held the Sentinels to single-digit point totals and 30% shooting or less in each of the first three quarters.  CVRHS shot 50% (6-12) in the opening eight minutes and then did even better in the third quarter, making 6-of-9.  Smithfield, who got 16 points (3-5 3-PT) from Justin Tedeschi, did score 11 straight in the fourth quarter, but it was too late.  ConVal dominated the glass 42-22 in the win.

White Division Championship:  Smithfield (R.I.) B vs. Murdock (Mass.)

White Division MVP LJ Hicks and All-Tournament selection Luis Maldonado combined to score 37 points as Murdock (Mass.) defended their White Division title with a back-and-forth 57-52 win over Smithfield (R.I.) B.  The title is the Blue Devils' second overall.  Smithfield led for the vast majority of the game, including by 12 in the second quarter and 31-21 at halftime, but Murdock rallied by scoring eight straight points in the third quarter and it was close after that, with free throws in the final minute sealing the win.  Maldonado shined in the title game, scoring 20 points on 7-of-10 shooting to go along with six rebounds and three assists.  Hicks added 17 points, five rebounds, three assists and three steals.  Smithfield received 14 points from Reilly Bennett, but he was the only Sentinel in double-figures.  Smithfield was also outscored 19-6 in fast breaks.
 

Red Division Championship:  Keene vs. Mamaroneck (N.Y.)

Red Division Most Valuable Player Nicholas McDonald poured in 23 points on 9-of-12 shooting, 5-of-7 from three, as Mamaroneck ran away with their second consecutive Red Division title, defeating Keene 62-37 in the tournament finale.  Thomas Plunkett, an All-Tournament selection, chipped in 16 points (6-12 FG, 2-3 3-PT) and 10 rebounds for the Tigers, who outscored Keene 44-20 over the second and third quarters to overcome a slow start.  The Blackbirds led by six with just under three minutes left in the opening quarter, but Mamaroneck tied the game 11-11 after one and Keene then made just one field goal in the second quarter.  KHS was held to 28% shooting, while the Tigers finished at 44%, including a 10-of-14 (71%) showing in the third quarter that helped push the lead over 20.  The Blackbirds were led by Jonathan Kelly, who finished with eight points and five rebounds.  Alex Charles had six points.
 

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