On Saturday, December 7th, New Hampshire Sportspage will hold our 11th annual pre-season basketball jamboree at Londonderry High School.

 Each game will be a regulation 32-minute game with two officials and player introductions/ PA announcing throughout the contest.

 The Londonderry Booster Club will have the food/concessions open all day.

 Admission is just $5 for an all-day pass.

 Here is the schedule of games:

10 am: Nashua South vs. Kearsarge  (Boys)

 A pair of first-team all-state guards will go head to head when Nate Mazerolle's Purple Panthers take on Nate Camp's Cougars.

 Nashua South returns most of the team that made a quarterfinal run last season. 

 Mazerolle's team is led by Josh Caruso, who is a Senior Player of the Year candidate, Nashua South's All-Time Leading Scorer, and three-time NHsportspage Underclassmen team member.

 Returning starter and football standout Josh Tripp, sophomore Daniel Karavanic, and junior point guard Ayden Clough are poised for more significant roles.

 Kearsarge finished 15-3 last season, with a deep run in the tournament ending in the Final Four against Conant.

 The Cougars have three starters back, which include 1st Team All-State senior Noah Whipple, senior shooting guard Austin Needham, and senior forward Ajay Tremblay.

 Point guard Eli Whipple and a strong core group of juniors will all step into bigger roles for the Division III contenders.

 

11:30 am:   Londonderry vs. Pelham (Boys)

 The two-time defending Division II champion Pelham Pythons will have a new look when they take on the host Londonderry Lancers.

 The Lancers will look to improve on their 9-9 record from last year under third-year head coach Jaryd Piecuch.

 This should be a senior-heavy team, led by returning two-time All-State honorable mention forward Mason Paquette.

 The Lancers also return two other starters from last year's squad, guard Kiet Totten and wing Matt Luongo. 

 Joe Morin's Pythons Pelham lost four starters to graduation but return six players from the 2024 Division II champions.

 Justin Bowlan will man the point guard spot while Brady Hegan (four starts last season) returns upfront. 

 

1:00 pm:   St. Thomas vs. Pinkerton (Girls)

 The Saints return a deep and experienced group from last season’s semifinal finish, including three All-State players: junior guard Emma Toriello, 6’3” senior center Emilie von der Linden, and First-Team 6’0 " senior forward Genna Bolduc.

 Senior Point Guard Lila Anthony and Senior Forward Amelia Anderson who both saw significant playing time last season will step into the starting lineup. The Saints can go eight or nine deep led by Portsmouth HS transfer Soph. Mallory Baker, Soph. Julianne Stowell, and returning Juniors Charlotte De Tolla and Maia Scanlon.

 The Pinkerton Astros will be a work in progress, but the future is bright.

 The Astros have a solid returning crew, including five veterans with starting experience. Syd Gerossie returns as the general for this lineup, and Brooke Benz is looking to build off a stellar sophomore season.

 Kaylee Dupuis was the fourth offensive option for the team a year ago and will now take on an expanded role along with Emily Leonard and Hayden Lecesse, the dirt dogs of the group.

 

 2:30 pm:    St Thomas vs. Windham  (Boys)

 The Division III champs take on the Windham Jaguars, who advanced to the Division I quarterfinals a season ago.

 St Thomas Aquinas returns two starters: senior Guard Anthony Settinerri and sophomore guard Cole McClure, a member of our NHsportspage underclassmen team. 

 Off the bench, sixth-man senior guard Finley De Tolla, who played big minutes last year, returns along with Joe Mollica, 6'1 ", and 6'6" junior Brady Livas. 

 Carson Desrosiers Jaguars will be led by the all-state point guard Jack Koutrobis and seniors wings Jack Murphy and Griffin Driscoll.

 Junior Tyler Jordan and Sam Roidoulis are both expected to step into significant roles immediately.

 

 4:00 pm:    Trinity vs. Bow  (Boys)

 In the marque game of the day, two title contenders from the top two divisions square off when Ray Farmer's Pioneers take on the Bow Falcons and new head coach Eric Saucier.

 Trinity made the final four a year ago and looks poised to go back with a returning nucleus of guards Shawn O'Neil and Derrick Erilla, Jamar Gregory, Jordan Torres, poised for a breakout season, and Connor Bishop.

 Jaydan Auguste, Jackson Tanguay, and former Goffstown Grizzly Xander McBournie are all expected to contribute immediately.

 The Falcons are among the favorites in Division II this season, with the return of four starters and the addition of Saucier, who won five championships as a head coach at Conant.

 All-state forward, and two-time underclassmen team member Jake Reardon returns along with center Peyton Larrabee, set for a breakout season, guard Brendan O'Keefe and Keenan Hubbard.

 

 5:30 pm:    Portsmouth vs. Pembroke Academy  (Boys)

 Head coach John Mulvey returns to the Clippers sideline after a one-year absence and will face Mike Donnell and the Division II title-contending Pembroke Academy Spartans.

 The Clippers will feature returning starters Ryan Swartz (a member of the NHsportspage Underclassmen team) and Isaiah Reis.

 Other returners are Zavier Lampert, Cote Bellaud, and Anthony Ferola, along with one of the best freshmen groups in the state.

 The Spartans will have seven seniors this year led by guards Evan Berkeley and Devin Reil, sophomore Andrew Fitzgerald, Brady Boisvert, and junior Zach Bemis. 

 Colin Dube, Javien Sinclair, Jacob Mather, Connor Craig, Thomas White, and big men PJ Regnier and Aidyn Jeski round out a deep roster.