You could say the theme of Division II is uncertainty.

 Uncertainty in who the true contenders will be, uncertainty in whether you have enough depth to make a run in March and uncertainty on who you should really be worrying about on your schedule night to night. “I worry about whether our bench gets to that level where we can play nine guys in a big playoff game,” said Pembroke Academy head coach Rich Otis.

 He’s not alone. “ We have a lot of new players working hard, how they develop is going to tell you a lot about how we do this season,” said Tim Mucher of Merrimack Valley. “At this time of year, you still don’t know yet.”

 The truth is there isn’t a dominant team in Division II but there are a lot of good ones.

No high seed will be safe at home in the quarterfinals and the battle begins Friday night to get as good a spot as you can for yourself.

 “Going on the road and winning a playoff game is very difficult in this division,” said Hanover head coach Tim Winslow. “You want to put yourself in the best position so you can hopefully avoid that scenario in March.”

 Your best piece of advice for Division II is don’t expect it to be predicable from week to week. You’re going to see top ranked teams lose to lower seeded ones and the teams in the middle in a dogfight for a top 8 seed and home court.

 That three month battle begins in three days. Today in our third of four basketball previews we take a look at Division II as 22 teams fight to stand where Hollis-Brookline did last March at UNH.

 Our Division II preview is sponsored by our friends & partners at Concord Orthopaedics.

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Division II Predicted Order

1. Oyster River
2. Pembroke Academy
3. Lebanon
4. Pelham
5. Milford
6. Kennett
7. Kearsarge
8. Con Val
9. Coe-Brown Academy
10. Bow

 

Lurking just outside the Top 10: Hollis-Brookline, Bishop Brady, Merrimack Valley, Hanover, John Stark, Plymouth, Souhegan & Laconia

 

 It’s hard to imagine a team ever repeating what Oyster River did a year ago.

 A team that won just two games during the 2016-17 season walked out to center court at UNH in front of over 3,000 people jam-packed into Lundholm Gymnasium to face Hollis-Brookline in the Division II championship game just one year later.

 The Bobcats return their three best players from that team and what has evolved around them is a group that plays with confidence, plays together, and has a mutual trust in the man leading them. “I think that’s the biggest thing with this team is that we trust each other,” said Lorne Lucas. “We’ve been through a lot together. There were a lot of young guys getting minutes on that two win team. We trust one another and I think that’s crucial when you’re getting into big games or going through a long season.”

 Junior Joe Morrell returns at the point after leading the man-bun craze a year ago. “Last year at times I thought he looked like a shooting guard playing point guard,” said Lucas. “He wants to someday play at the next level and I told him if he does it will be as a point guard with some size and ever since that conversation he has really embraced it.”

 Morrell was Oyster River’s best player in the championship game a year ago and he is one of those players where the moment never looks too big for him. He has the ability to run the offense, get into the lane and finish. Making him one of the best guards in all of Division II. “I have a ton of confidence in him,” says his head coach.

 Kyle Landrigan was one of the breakout players at this years Coaches for a Cause Jamboree against Alvirne. The once 6’0 junior is now a 6’4 senior and when Landrigan gets into the lane or in range of his pull up jumper he’s very hard to stop. “His improvement isn’t by accident, he’s worked extremely hard and that began as soon as last season ended,” said Lucas. “I expect him to become a very good scorer for us this season.”

 Max Lewis is this year’s recipient of the Connor Walsh Award as, much like the 8 year Trinity high school veteran; it feels like the small forward has been playing for Lucas since 2008.

 Maybe that’s because Lucas knew right away, four years ago to be exact, that Lewis was going to become one of his favorite players to coach. “You can’t measure his value to us. He does so many of the little things. He rebounds, he sets screens, he defends, he can certainly score and he sets a tone for the younger guys.”

 The pleasant surprise of the pre-season has been guard Kyle Miller, who scored 13 points against Alvirne on Saturday. Oyster River will miss the outside shooting graduated starter Cam Thibodeau provided last season but Miller looks more than capable of producing after a lot of work over the off-season. “His improvement is simply about him not wanting to be just another guy in a rotation. He’s really worked hard.”

 Doug McGown gives the Bobcats rebounding and size to push opposing big men out of the paint while Lucas expects Dan Judge to be in the mix again as the season goes along. “I know from last season that I can put Dan in a championship game and he is going to go out there and play well. That is huge for us.” Sam Belanger can handle the ball and will allow Morrell to play off the ball at times.

 What the Bobcats can become depends on the chemistry on the floor in 2019. “I’ve seen it in glimpses in the pre-season, when this team moves the ball, with the chemistry they have as a group, it's beautiful to see,” said Lucas. “What we have to do is find a way to capture that and play like that every night because this is going to be a wide-open division with a lot of good teams.”

 You can handle getting your heart ripped out in a couple of different ways. You can sit around feeling sorry for yourself or you can go back to work immediately to try and ensure it never happens again.

 After losing an all-time overtime classic to Oyster River in last season’s final four Rich Otis and Pembroke Academy decided to go back to work. After a busy off-season, the Spartans are poised to get back to Durham again in 2019.

 “The kids have put in the work and we have some really good players returning,” said Otis. “I’m excited to see what we can accomplish with this group.”

 It begins with pre-season player of the year Noah Cummings at point guard. The three year starter knows exactly where the ball should go and when a play breaks down there are few guards in the state better creating their own play. “He’s a great kid and he works extremely hard,” said Otis. “He’s our leader, no question, and he does a really nice job of getting everyone involved in the offense.”

 Watching Sean Menard run around without a knee brace was one of my favorite parts of the jamboree. The senior shooting guard suffered a knee injury a few years ago and finally looks back to his old self after a lot of rehabilitation.

 Menard can stroke it and does a nice job of not only finding an opening in the defense but getting his shot off in a hurry. “Sean can shoot it but he does a lot more for us,” said Otis. “He’s become a better rebounder and he hustles out there. I expect him to have a very good year.”

 Otis needs to find a third scorer behind Cummings & Menard to replace the production of leading scorer Jake Sherman, who graduated in June. Shea Shackford seems to be the #1 candidate coming out of the pre-season. “He’s shown it in flashes and I know he can do it. He just needs to be consistent.”

 Otis will get help right away from freshman Mike Pittman, who has shown the ability to run the point. “If we can depend on Mike that’s going to allow us to play Noah off the ball more often and run some sets for him.”

 Jarod Dupuis is one of the team’s better defenders while Mike’s older brother Tim Pittman could start as well. “We have 8 new kids and 3 seniors who didn’t play last year so we are very much a work in progress early on,” said Otis. “We have a lot of work to do before we get to a championship level and it starts with our defense & rebounding. When we commit to that I think we can be a very good basketball team.”

 Kieth Matte has taken a one year leave to help coach his daughters’ team at Mount Royal. For most high schools this would mean a young JV coach would be thrust into the job to try and tread water for a year.

 At Lebanon, they get longtime assistant Dave Faucher, who just happened to be the longtime head coach at Dartmouth. That’s about the equivalent of bringing Nathan Evoldi out of the bullpen.

 “I was very happy just being the assistant coach, even when Kieth told me he was thinking about taking a year off,” said Faucher of the move one seat over. “The reason I decided to do it is because of this group of kids, especially this junior class. They are great people, good students, exactly the kind of team you want to work with every day.”

 Lebanon will lack size in 2019 but not experience. Logan Falzarano returns to run the point for the Raiders and will be joined in the backcourt by senior Hunter Bienvenu, who has been in & out of the starting lineup as far back as his sophomore year. “Logan knows the offense inside & out and he can defend as well,” said Faucher. “Hunter has had a very good pre-season and gives us outside shooting ability.”

 If there was a major issue with Lebanon a year ago, when they were upset in the first round as a 2-seed by John Stark, it was scoring. More exactly, it’s been scoring droughts. “That was our issue last season and it remains today,” said Faucher. “We have to figure out a way to be more efficient offensively.”

 A player with the ability to remedy that is forward Jon Willeman. The 6’2 junior might be ready for a breakout year after quarterbacking the football team all fall. “Jon has a great feel for the game. He knows how to react to how he is being defended, when to cut or curl. I think he’s someone we can rely on as a scorer.”

 Caleb Smith and Wade Rainey will be counted on to rebound, another area Lebanon could struggle with a lack of size. “Wade is such a tough kid and he does a lot for us. We will play him at the point forward because he makes very good decisions with the basketball”

 Freshman Jack Stone has played very well in the pre-season and will get the opportunity to contribute right away. “This is a great group to coach. We have some areas we need to get better at, rebounding and scoring as examples, but we have a very smart group and I’m looking forward to seeing them continue to develop.”

 Something just never looked quite right with Pelham a year ago. There was neither rhyme nor reason to the teams they were beating and losing to. You watched them and got a sense the chemistry on the floor was off.

 Their head coach saw the same thing. “We just had a lot of trouble all being on the same page last season; from the coaches to the players we struggled to find our chemistry. With this group, I think we’ve found it early on and you can see it on the floor.”

 Blake Woekel is one of the players setting the positive tone from day one and his head coach can’t say enough good things about him. “He’s a great leader and loves taking on that role here as a senior,” said Larson of his all-state guard. “We are of one-mind as a team and he is a big part of that. He does whatever we need night to night to win.”

 Joining him in the backcourt will be point guard Derek Crowley, who looks poised for a breakout year. “He’s one of those kids where every time I see him he’s bouncing a ball. We are going to need him to step up as a scorer and from what he has shown us in the fall league, he’s more than capable of it.”

 Crowley and others will have to step up after junior shooting guard Drew Brown decided to go to prep school this summer. Devyn Tucci is a senior guard expected to be one of several players to step into bigger roles in Brown’s absence.

 6’3 Cam Loring returns up front at center and anchors the back of the Pythons defense. “We can be aggressive out front defensively because of Cam at the back of our press.”

 6’2 Zach Jones has had a good pre-season for a team that wants to erase the bad taste from a first round exit a year ago. “I really like this group and the make-up of the kids we have,” said Larson. “I’m not sure how far we will go, we’ll find that out in March, but I know we are going to compete.”

 Dan Murray returns 4 of his top 6 players from his Milford team of a year ago. His concern isn’t with his offense or his defense; it’s whether the Spartans can compete on the boards. “It’s a great group of kids, and they play hard. We don’t have the size of some of the other teams in our division so how we develop in that area will tell you a lot about where we end up.”

 Max Fortin, Gavin Urda, Sam Santaniello & Jake Greska all return for a team that lost to Hollis-Brookline in the quarterfinals a year ago. “Sam will run the point for us but we have several players that can handle the ball,” said Murray. “We want to drive & kick to open shooters and I’m confident we have the players to do it. We have a lot of kids who play other sports so right now we are just getting everyone back together.”

 Colin Pynn and CJ Jones will step in and contribute right away for a team that could make a run in a wide-open division. “We will compete very hard, this division has so many quality teams that you’re going to have to play hard every game to survive,” said Murray.

 For Nate Camp and Kearsarge it’s a pre-season with a lot less buzz than there was a year ago when they were everyone’s pre-season #1.

 With their two first team, all-state performers graduated it’s the time for players waiting in the wings the past two years to step up and step in. “We have a bunch of players that have a chip on their shoulder because they want to prove we are still an elite team even without our best two players from a year ago,” said Camp.

 Noah Tremblay should have a breakout year as a senior. The 6’1 guard can score and comes in day one as the go-to guy for Cougars. “He’s the straw that stirs the drink as they say,” said Camp. “ I find myself reminding him in the pre-season that he still needs to stay within himself and not try to do too much but I’m excited for the season he’s going to have for us.”

 Ben Carl is the perfect example of a player who has patiently waited his turn. Camp has handed the junior the keys to the offense. “Ben does a good job taking care of the basketball. He’s a smart player and he wants to ball in his hands.”

 At 6’6 Kyle Hernon gives Kearsarge a double-double big man in the post while Scott Bossi, Emerson Tyler, and Tyler Sidmore will all be part of the Kearsarge rotation. Adrian McCarthy is a player Camp thinks will step in right away as an underclassman.

“We are athletic, we are long and we will defend,” promised Camp. “We may have nights where we need to win games in the ’40s and ’50s but we will be competitive in every game.”

 While you were at the beach this summer Con Val was in a gym. Second-year head coach Leo Gershgorin and his traveling band of Con Val Cougars played a whopping 55 games this summer and the results of that are a team ready to compete for a home playoff game in 2019.

“Last year was about the players getting to know me and my learning about all of them,” said Gershgorin, who came over from Wilton-Lyndeborough last season. “What I learned was that these kids had a desire to get better and they were willing to work for it. I’m excited to see them take a step up this season.”

 Ben Henry leads a group that was good enough to knock off Lebanon on the road a year ago but not consistent enough to sneak into the Division II tournament. “He’s a scorer and his real improvement is in how he sees the floor,” said Gershgorin. “He’s become a much better rebounder and a complete player (Ben Henry highlights produced by The Franchise Jen Chick-Ruth)

 Manny Bowman may be the team’s best defender (“He’s tough as nails,” says his head coach) while 6’3 Mather Kipka looks poised for a breakout year for the Cougars. Matt Richard also has had a good pre-season for team on the rise.

“What we have to do this season is learn how to win, how to close out those 50/50 games,” said Gershgorin. “We didn’t a year ago. This group has worked very hard and we have a lot of players who won the soccer title in the fall so that should have a carry-over effect to what we are trying to accomplish.”

 It’s good vibes all around at Con Val. “The kids have been great but the parents have too. They are so supportive of what we are working towards; we hope the hard work pays off this season.”

 It’ll be a group effort at Coe-Brown Academy where Jen Chick-Ruth’s Bears are Spenard-less for the first time in three years after the graduation of all-state guard Scott last year and brother Sean the year before.

 Hall of Fame coach David Smith has a team that may have different leading scorers night to night. That’s fine with their head coach, “Where we get our scoring from will change depending on the match-up,” said Smith. “I like this group a lot; this may be one of the most hard working groups we have had in all my time here. Players are competing with each other for playing time so that has led to some good practices early on.”

 Lucas McCusker has the ability to be the team’s go-to scorer as he returns to the starting lineup. Jacob Rich will be the primary point guard for the Bears but Smith expects Spencer Murphy & Kayden Donahue to play right away in the backcourt as well. “We have confidence in several players who will be playing the point for us.”

 Sophomore Keagan Paradise has emerged as a perimeter threat for Coe-Brown while 6’5 center Dominic Cronshaw and 6’2 Albert Lapiejko will start in the frontcourt. “I think Albert is set up to have a very good season for us and Dominic has gotten bigger over the off-season so we are excited to see him develop as well.”

 “I’m very pleased with how hard we are working in the pre-season,” said Smith. “We hope to make Jen proud again this year.”

 When you talk to Bow head coach Frank Moreno you get the sense that a lot of work is about to begin to pay off. The Falcons missed out on the tournament through both a tie-breaker and four overtime loss (yes, four) to John Stark.

 With three starters back and several players ready to step up, it shouldn’t come down to a tie-breaker this time. “There is a really good vibe with this group,” said Moreno. “We lost three games last year by either a basket or in overtime. That only makes you work harder to make sure that doesn’t happen again.”

 Bow has a lot of underclassmen and will be one of the biggest teams in Division II. With starters that could go 6’6, 6’3, 6’3 upfront.

 Ben Harris is a former middle school point guard who has sprouted to 6’6, giving him the size of a big man and the ability to play away from the basket. “He has really evolved and that allows us to change up what we are doing on both ends of the floor.”

 Steve Guerette, coming off of an all-state football season, will play alongside Harris at power forward. “He’s our Glue-Guy who rebounds, defends and does all the little things to help you win games.”

 Alex Mullen is a senior forward who can block shots at the rim and fill up the stat book while Shaun Lover, only a sophomore, might have the best basketball IQ on the team. “Those two have really put in the work as have a lot of other players for us,” said Moreno. “We are working to make Bow a basketball town.”

 Nick Kiah and Matt Cardelli will both contribute off the bench for a team poised for a move up the standings. “We’re still a very young team so we are going to have our challenges along the way but I’m excited about what this group is capable of,” said Moreno.

 It will be an almost entirely new look for the defending champs, to the point where Hollis-Brookline head coach Cole Etten wouldn’t name more than his lone returning starter when breaking down the 2019 edition of the Cavaliers.

 “It’s an entirely new team, we were so reliant on our seniors a year ago,” said Etten. “We had a very good JV team a year ago so there are players ready for their opportunity.”

 Grant Snyder returns after starting as a sophomore a year ago and icing the championship at the free throw line in Durham. Snyder now becomes the focal point of the offense after the graduation of player of the year Matt Simco, Jonathan Brackett and Matt Dowling. “He’s a terrific athlete and he gives you great effort,” said Etten. “Grant brings a lot to the table for us.”

 Oyster River wasn’t the only Cinderella run a year ago as Tim Mucher and Merrimack Valley not only knocked off Kearsarge to get to the final four but gave eventual champion Hollis-Brookline their toughest test once they got there.

 That team graduated most of its rotation players but Mucher likes what he sees early on in the 2018 pre-season. “We have shown glimpses, what we need is to see it consistently,” said Mucher. “We have a lot of players who realize they have an opportunity to play battling for minutes.”

 6’4 junior center Kyle Dube is set up for a big year for the Pride. “He has a very bright future as a basketball player,” says his head coach. “He’s one of our leaders and he’s looked very good for us.”

 Dillon McCarthy is a tough as nails point guard who will lead the Merrimack Valley offense. “He’s very consistent for us and you know what you are getting every game from Dillon,” said Mucher. “He’s one of the hardest working kids I’ve ever coached.”

 Peyton Russell returns to the team after not playing last season and will step right into the rotation along with sophomore Griffin Wheeler. “Griffin will play the point for us at times this season and he’s coming along very well,” said Mucher. “There are going to be some growing pains, there always are with young point guards but I think he’s going to be a good one for us.”

 Jared Sylvester is another key returnee for a team Mucher feels like has the ability to compete again in Division II. “The run last March gave us some very good experience. We have good positional balance with this group so we aren’t weak in any key area. We’re looking forward to getting better and building on the momentum of that run a year ago.”

 In over a decade of covering high school basketball Hanover coach Tim Winslow is one of the smartest coaches I’ve ever talked to. How smart? Smart enough to take a look at his team and realize it was time to open up the offense.

 “You might see us shoot 40 three-pointers in a game this season,” said Winslow.

 I mean REALLY open up the offense…

 “We have a small team but a lot of players that can really shoot it. So we’re going to probably take three-fourths of our shots from behind the three point line,” said Winslow. “The kids are really enjoying it.”

 You can imagine why.

 Charlie Adams is back after missing most of last season with injuries and having an all-state soccer season in the fall. “Charlie can create his own shot and can handle the ball well,” said Winslow. “He has a lot of experience already (Adams is a junior who is a three-year starter) so that will be big for this group.”

 Winslow likes what he's seen in sophomore Hank Pinkus, who will benefit from the wide open offense. “We have two freshmen and a sophomore who will play a lot and unlike a lot of other players we’ve had recently, they are basketball first guys. They love to play the game.”

 Winslow wants to see how his experiment plays out but early on the results have been good. “We played much better than I expected in a scrimmage against Milford,” said Winslow. “I thought the ball movement at times was really good and players really have bought into what we are doing. We aren’t going to need as shot clock this season; we’re going to be aggressive on offense.”

 When Timberlane, Goffstown and Windham moved up Laconia was one of the team’s that moved in. An experienced team that was poised to make a run in Division III this season will have to do it at the next level. “We’re looking forward to the challenge of competing again in Division II and renewing some of the rivalries we had in the past with programs like Plymouth, Kennett and Pelham,” said head coach Steve McDonough.

 6’3 forward Ryan Chandler should take the same sophomore to junior year leap most good players do. Chandler can stroke it and has the size to get his shot off against just about anyone in the division. “He’s a good scorer and I’d like to see him become a better rebounder. I’m looking forward to seeing what he can become as a player,” said McDonough.

 Forward Ryan Paiva has had a good pre-season and gives the Sachems a post player capable of scoring down low while Jake Steele is a terrific athlete who helps his team on both ends of the court. “Jake is just so athletic, he jumps out of the gym,” said his head coach. “I think you’ll see both Ryan and Jake rebound the ball well for us.”

 A pair of sophomore guards Logan Dee & Camden Perry will play right away while Noah Dickey & Ryan Dee will be a key contributor as well. “The kids are excited about the move up. For the coaches it’s a challenge studying up on new systems, new players and even new coaches,” said McDonough. “We led or were tied in the second half of every game we played late in the season. So how do we get over that hump and become a team that wins all of those games?” asks McDonough.

 “That’s what I want to see us do.”

 The outlook at Souhegan fits with much of the rest of the division. Head coach Peter Pierce know what he is getting from his starters, and feels very confident in them. It’s what the Sabers get from the rotation around them that will determine how far they go this season,

 “A year ago we had strong senior guards and I thought the strength of our team was in our ability to limit turnovers,” said Pierce of last year’s team. “It’s a different group now. I like the players we have stepping up but they’re going to need to find their own identity.”

 The good news is they have plenty of time to do it and a good frontcourt to build around.

 6’6 center Matt McCool has the potential to be a player you build a team around. How much of a leap he makes from freshman to sophomore year will help determine how effective Souhegan is in the frontcourt. “He’s gotten bigger & strong…and he’s still just 16 years old,” said Pierce. “He’s still learning the game but is developing his game very well.”

 Trey Johnson, last seen running up & down your local football field, will run the point for the Sabers while Jeff Kiesewetter & senior guard Jeff Boehm will start from Day 1. “Jeff (Boehm) is a valuable player in that he can play four positions for us,” said Pierce. “Jeff (Kiesewetter) has had a very good pre-season and I feel like both players are going to be able to get to the rim consistently.”

 Khaled Nazeer will also be a part of a rotation that needs time to develop. “We are inexperienced, especially when we go to the bench so we are going to need to get through the first month of the season,” said Pierce. “We just need game reps as a group but once we have them I think we have the chance to be a pretty good basketball team.”

 Mike Smith dreamed of a frontcourt of 6’8 and 6’4 until his center Parker McQuarrie opted for prep school for football. What the John Stark Generals are left with some talented players in brand new roles. “We are going to have to gang-rebound for a good part pf the season as players settle into their roles,” said Smith. “We have the look of a team that may struggle out of the gate but will be pretty good by the time we get the second half of the season.”

 6’4 junior Christian Barr is capable of a breakout season. His head coach wants to see consistently from his center. “Christian is someone who I think can have a basketball career after high school. What a lot of juniors give you is the 22 point night followed by the 8 point night,” said Smith. “We want to work to avid that with Christian because he’s capable of a big year.”

 Aaron Bergeron is a very good athlete who stepped up during the Generals run to the quarterfinals last March. Noah Gamache & Peyton Marden will both handle the ball in Smith’s offense while junior Jayden Sheppard might be the breakout player of the group.

 “I have great kids and they’re working hard. How we rebound and defend will tell you if we can get better by the week and compete in the tournament again in March.”

 The goal for Mike Sullivan at Plymouth, besides getting back to the tournament, is to be one of those teams no one likes to face. Sullivan feels like he has a group that is rarely going to get out-worked.

 “We are very physical as a team and we play very hard,” said Sullivan of a team that includes quite a few members of the 3-time champion football team. “I like how we look defensively and I think we will rebound well. Scoring is going to be an issue on some nights and we have to figure out how to get past that.”

 Division II football player of the year Owen Brickley will start at point guard and will need to be the team’s go-to guy in crunch time, at least early on. “Owen is really good in transition,” said his head coach. “So I’d like us to ramp up the pressure to get him the ball more often in transition.”

 Jackson Palombo and Patrick Malm give the Bobcats a pair of good defenders who can rebound. “Jackson is one of those pure energy guys that seems to be in the middle of everything while Patrick is very coachable, just a great kid. He can knockdown shots and when it comes to rebounding he might be the best player on our team at getting position under the glass.”

 Nick Qualey is another terrific athlete at his best on the defensive end and in transition while Robert Oliver should provide scoring off the bench. If Plymouth is going to surprise teams in 2019 it’s going to be with their athleticism and defense.

“Where are we going to get points from when we are struggling to shoot the ball?” asks Sullivan. “We are going to have to manufacture it with our defense, and I think we can win games doing it.”

 

 

Pre-Season Player of the Year

Noah Cummings of Pembroke Academy

 

Pre-Season First Team All-State

Noah Cummings of Pembroke Academy

Blake Woekel of Pelham

Kyle Landrigan of Oyster River

Noah Tremblay of Kearsarge Regional

Joe Morrell of Oyster River

 

Second Team All-State

Kyle Dube of Merrimack Valley

Colby Livingston of Kennett

Jon Willeman of Lebanon

Matt McCool of Souhegan

Grant Snyder of Hollis-Brookline

 

Players to watch: Charlie Adams of Hanover, Sean Menard of Pembroke Academy, Max Lewis of Oyster River, Lucas McCusker of Coe-Brown, Christian Barr of John Stark, Wil Spencer & Ryan Johnson of Bishop Brady, Max Fortin of Milford, Derek Crowley of Pelham, Logan Falzarano of Lebanon, Ben Henry of Con Val, Owen Brickley of Plymouth and Ryan Chandler of Laconia.

 

 

Coming Friday: Division I