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Fri. 3/3/23

Weather, and More

We're 24 hours ahead of Saturday's playoff slate. And we're watching the weather, which could, at least, create some headaches tomorrow. 

With semifinal games spread across six sites in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New Hampshire, the National Weather Service forecast maps show an east-west line across Massachusetts, roughly along the Mass Pike. What this means is that northern Mass. and all of New Hampshire are under a Winter Storm Warning. Points south are under a Winter Weather Advisory.

So...Cushing Academy, Lawrence Academy, and the Holderness School all fall under the warning. Avon, Taft, and Salisbury are all under the advisory.

(The girls' semifinals face the same problem. The Large School semis are tonight, so they'll have no problems. But that leaves four games for tomorrow, and all -- at Williston, Andover, Groton, and Cushing -- are under storm warnings.)

Just something to keep an eye on if you are considering driving.

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         Holt Conference Names All-Stars, Player of the Year

Forwards:
Connor Dozois – Jr. -- Worcester
Eli Chilicki – Jr. -- Berwick
Justin Massa – Jr. -- Berwick
Ryan Kavanagh – Jr. -- Pingree
Josh Bonrouhi – Sr. -- Portsmouth Abbey
Daxton St. Hilaire – Sr. -- NYA
Ryan Teehan – Sr. -- Hebron

Defense:
Nick Theodos – Sr. -- Hebron
Josh Felton – Sr. -- Berwick
Jack Baird – Sr. -- Portsmouth Abbey
Louka Vamvakas – Sr. -- NYA 

Goalies:
Matthew Pimental – Soph. -- Berwick
Patrick McDevitt – Jr. -- Portsmouth Abbey

Player of the Year:
Eli Chilicki -- Jr. -- Berwick

Travis Roy Award for Perseverance, Achievement, and Sportsmanship
Brayden Warde -- Sr. -- NYA

Sun. 3/5/23 -- final

NEPSAC Girls' Hockey Tournament Championships
Sunday, March 5, 2023
At The Taft School

Chuck Vernon Tournament (Elite 8)
#1 Williston vs. #2 Andover, 4:00 pm --  Williston, 4-1

1st period: No scoring
2nd period: W - Zola Pierkarski (Ava DeCoste, Emily Crovo)
W - Emily Crovo (unassisted)
W - Miranda Calderone (Ava DeCoste, Emily Crovo)
3rd period: W - Monique Lyons (unassisted)
A - Julia Simon (Deanna Buenzow)

Williston goaltender: Liv Ferebee '25
Tournament MVP: Williston forward Emily Crovo '23

A special congratulations to the Williston players and head coach Christa Talbot Syfu for an undefeated season (27-0-1). No small feat!

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Patsy Odden Tournament (Large Schools)

#1 St. Paul's vs. #6 Taft, 1:15 pm -- St. Paul's, 2-0

1st period: SPS - Tess Mulkerron (Brennan Ricker)
2nd period: No scoring
3rd period: SPS - Brennan Ricker (Maude Niemann, Charlotte Wensley)

St. Paul's goaltender: Ally Martiniello '24
Tournament MVP: Ally Martiniello '24
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Dorothy Howard Tournament (Small Schools)

#1 Groton vs. #3 New Hampton, 11:00 am -- New Hampton, 3-1

1st period: No scoring
2nd period: NH - Averi Curran (Kayleigh Michaud-Nolan)
3rd period: NH - Julia Pellerin (Jansen Lucas)
G - Christina Scalese (Jaclyn Trudell)
NH -- Jansen Lucas (Lucie Legro)

New Hampton goaltender: Yejin Lee '24
Tournament MVP: Julia Pellerin '23

Fri. 3/3/23 -- Updates Sat. 3/4/23

NEPSAC Girls' Hockey Tournament
* Semifinals Scoreboard *
Friday-Saturday, March 3-4, 2023

Chuck Vernon Tournament (Elite)
#5 Nobles @ #1 Williston, 2:00 pm Saturday -- Williston, 1-0 (OT)
#3 Kent @ #2 Andover, 2:00 pm Saturday -- Andover, 2-0

Sunday's Elite Championship:
#1 Williston vs. #2 Andover, 4:00 pm -- at Taft

Patsy Odden Tournament (Large Schools)
#5 BB&N @ #1 St. Paul's, 6:00 pm Friday -- St. Paul's, 1-0
#6 Taft @ #2 Westminster, 6:00 pm Friday -- Taft, 2-1

Sunday's Large School Championship:
#1 St. Paul's vs. #6 Taft, 1:15 pm -- at Taft

Dorothy Howard Tournament (Small Schools)
#4 Millbrook @ #1 Groton, 2:00 pm Saturday -- Groton, 4-0
#3 New Hampton @ #2 Cushing, 2:00 pm 12:00 pm Saturday -- New Hampton, 2-1

Sunday's Small School Championship:
#1 Groton vs. #3 New Hampton, 11:00 am -- at Taft


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            How'd They Get Here?
Wednesday's Quarterfinals Results

Elite 8
@ #1 Williston Northampton 3, #8 Loomis 2
@ #2 Andover 3, #7 Milton 1  
@ #3 Kent 4, #6 Southfield 3 (OT)  
#5 Nobles 2 @ #4 Tabor 1     

Large Schools
#1 St. Paul's -- bye
#2 Westminster  -- bye
@ #3 Taft 4, #6 Choate 1  
#5 BB&N 2 @ #4 Austin Prep 1  

Small Schools
#1 Groton -- bye
#2 Cushing -- bye
@ #3 New Hampton 3, #6 Portsmouth Abbey 2  
@ #4 Millbrook 4, #5 Lawrence Academy 1 

Sat. 2/25/23 -- updated

NEPSAC Girls' Hockey Tournament
* Quarterfinals Scoreboard *
Wednesday, March 1, 2023

Chuck Vernon Tournament (Elite)

#8 Loomis @ #1 Williston Northampton, 4:00 pm -- Williston, 3-2
#7 Milton @ #2 Andover, 4:00 pm -- Andover, 3-1
#6 Southfield @ #3 Kent, 3:00 pm -- Kent, 4-3 (OT)
#5 Nobles @ #4 Tabor, 4:30 pm -- Nobles, 2-1

Semifinals Schedule, Saturday 3/4/23:
#5 Nobles @ #1 Williston, 2:00 pm
#3 Kent @ #2 Andover, 2:00 pm

Patsy Odden Tournament (Large School)

#1 St. Paul's -- bye
#2 Westminster  -- bye
#6 Choate @ #3 Taft, 2:30 pm -- Taft, 4-1
#5 BB&N @ #4 Austin Prep, 6:00 pm -- BB&N, 2-1

Semifinals Schedule, Friday 3/3/23:
#5 BB&N @ #1 St. Paul's, 6:00 pm
#6 Taft @ #2 Westminster, 6:00 pm

Dorothy Howard Tournament (Small School)

#1 Groton -- bye
#2 Cushing -- bye
#6 Portsmouth Abbey @ #3 New Hampton, 4:00 pm -- New Hampton, 3-2
#5 Lawrence Academy @ #4 Millbrook -- Millbrook, 4-1

Semifinals Schedule, Saturday 3/4/23:
#4 Millbrook @ #1 Groton, 2:00 pm
#3 New Hampton @ #2 Cushing, 2:00 pm

Championship Sunday, 3/5/23 -- Hosted by Taft
Small School, 11:00 am
Large School, 1:15 pm
Elite 8, 4:00 pm