Back-to-Back Basketball Championships

GIRLS’ VARSITY BASKETBALL WINS NEPSAC CLASS C CHAMPIONSHIP

Our talented Girls’ Varsity Basketball team secured the #1 seed in NEPSAC Playoffs to end the regular season in 2022, and we lived up to the seeding with a decisive win against Hamden Hall in the championship game on our home court. “The core of this group had been together since 2019-20, when they lost by three points in the NEPSAC semi-finals,” Head Coach Rebecca Brooks reflected. “They had an agenda to get another chance, and some new key players only added to their resolve.” Fiona Connolly ’22, who now plays at Lasalle University, earned NEPSAC Class C Player of the Year in the triumphant season. As for life lessons, Coach Brooks says she saw the team learn, “That everyone brings something to the table, even if it’s not obvious. The more real time you spend with your teammates, the more you see and appreciate their value.”

BOYS’ PREP BASKETBALL WINS 2022 NEPSAC CLASS AAA CHAMPIONSHIP

Our top Boys’ Prep Basketball team defeated Northfield Mount Hermon to win the NEPSAC Class AAA Championship on Radley Court. We earned a #2 seed in the National Prep Championship and advanced to the Quarterfinals. Matas Buzelis ’22 was recognized as the New Hampshire Gatorade Player of the Year in the impressive season. Reid Ducharme ’23, a two-year starter on the team, credits last season’s success to team chemistry. “It was crazy how fast we all became super close together,” he says, citing that he only knew one teammate going into the year. “Even when we first started open gyms in the fall, Coach [Jason] Smith told us it was rare how quickly we all got along. We enjoyed playing together.” This camaraderie clearly translated to the court in our 31-8 season. •