The Claremont Middle School Girls Basketball team wrapped up their season with a record of 22 wins and 7 losses. The team ended its season with a great showing at the TSV Tournament. The CMS Eagles started the tournament with a 35-15 win over Springfield led by Zahna Rice with 10 points and Alyssa Paquette with 8 points. The Eagles then beat the Hopkinton-1 team 29-13 with Paquette scoring 7 points, Rice and Molly Derosier adding 6 points each, and Jaci Morin chipping in 5 points. CMS then faced Hanover and lost a close game 22-18. Zahna Rice scored 8 points, followed by Jaci Morin with 6. The girls rebounded to beat the Hopkinton-2 team by a score of 28-16. Jaci Morin poured in 11 points and Rice added 10. Aidan Antonivich, Kiley Bundy and Tara Sullivan added a bucket apiece. This win advanced the Eagles to the championship game against Hanover.
“The championship game between CMS and Hanover was a great defensive game between two very good 7th/8th grade teams,” said Coach Carl Desilets. The score was tied 14-14 at the end of regulation, and although the Eagles scored first in overtime, Hanover hit a big three-pointer to pull ahead and win by one point, 17-16. Morin led the Eagles with 5 points, Stella Lavertue had 4 points, and Emma Lapsley, Kiley Bundy, Zahna Rice and Molly Derosier added 2 points each. Jaci Morin and Zahna Rice were selected to the All-Tournament Team, and Stella Lavertue was named the Unsung Hero.
The Eagles also competed in the Enfield-Mascoma Lions Club Tournament and came away with a 3-1 record. The Eagles faced a talented Plymouth team and lost a close game 22-21. The team then beat Plainfield 38-25, Indian River 30-14 and Campton 47-4. The Eagles would need to beat Kearsarge in order to compete in the championship, however the team was not able to make the game due to one of the big snow storms and it was not rescheduled. Although the tournaments are highlighted, the Eagles ended their regular season with a 16-4 record. “Every girl contributed to the team’s success,” Desilets said. The team included one 8th grader, eight 7th graders, and one 6th grader: Alexys Corliss, Stella Lavertue, Emma Lapsley, Tara Sullivan, Josie Aiken, Aidan Antonivich, Jaci Morin, Alyssa Paquette, Haley Belaire, and Kiley Bundy.
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