The 2024-2025 Vermont high school winter season has begun. See below for scores, schedules and game details (statistical leaders, game notes) from basketball, hockey, gymnastics, wrestling, Nordic/Alpine skiing and other winter sports.
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SATURDAY, DEC. 21
Girls basketball
North Country 72, Harwood 44
NC: Sabine Brueck 20 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists. Addie Nelson 17 points, 4 rebounds, 4 steals. Ava Patten 16 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists. Greta Nolan 10 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists.
H: Eloise Lilly 17 points. Roanha Chalmers 14 points.
Note: North Country held a 32-25 halftime lead before scoring 25-points in the third quarter to ice the game.
Enosburg 43, Rice 28
E: Lisey Robtoy 13 points. Cam Benoit 10 points.
Rice: Alexis Menard O’Neil 11 points.
West Rutland 63, Danville 21
Richford 66, Stowe 7
Lake Region at Spaulding, 12:30 p.m.
North-South tournament at Rutland
Champlain Valley 59, Mount Anthony 24
CV: Zoey McNabb 16 points, 5 rebounds. Alex Montgomery 11 points. Kaitlyn Jovell 10 points, 3 assists. Rose Bunting 11 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 blocks.
Essex 45, Rutland 41
E: Colleen Sonnick 16 points, 9 rebounds. Alexa Rabidoux 10 points. Emma Hodgson 8 points, 6 rebounds.
R: Brinley Gandin 19 pionts.
Note: Essex took control with a 21-7 third quarter.
Boys basketball
St. Johnsbury 65, Brattleboro 41
SJ: Rex Hauser 20 points. Michael Rodriguez Guerrero 15 points. Carter Bunnell 11 points. Kerrick Medose 10 points.
B: Oscar Korson 12 points.
Colchester 61, Milton 34
C: Vinny Wagoner 14 points. Will Oboh 12 points. Noah Ferenc 8 points.
M: Wyatt Wooten 7 points.
Danville 93, Proctor 19
D: Andrew Joncas 32 points. Sebastian Eldred 22 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists. Kohl Guinard 14 points. Arius Andrews 12 rebounds. Jackson Giroux 10 rebounds.
North-South tournament at Rutland
Champlain Valley 54, Mount Anthony 26
CV: Owen Scott 11 points. Adrian Paliling 11 points, 4 steals. Luke Allen 11 rebounds.
Rutland 79, Spaulding 42
Boys hockey
Rice 6, Northeast Clinton, NY 2
R: Oliver Quong 3G. Jack Lemon 1G .Vincent Lanzetta 1G. Joe Alexander 1G. Tyler Russo 3A. Brendan Patterson 1A. Baylor Lamos 1A. Peyton Albertson 1A. Walter Morris 1A. Wes Casavant 1A. Henry Monaghan 17 saves.
NC: Jack Elin 2G. Garrett Bauer 26 saves.
Note: Quong’s hat trick included a pair of shorthanded goals on one shift.
U-32 3, Milton 0
U: Maddox Heise 1G, 2A. Colton Warren 1G, 1A. Jack Scribner 1G. Charlie Pickel 1A. Sabin Kitchen 1A. Chase Pickel 23 saves.
M: Ryan Philbrook 40 saves.
Note: Warren reached 100 career points in the shutout victory for U-32.
Burr and Burton 7, Middlebury 3
B: Luke Brownlee 2G. Bodie Smith 2G, 2A. Colin Brady 3A. Owen McGunnigle 2G, 2A. Cole Slade 1G. Miles Searles 1A. Frankie Slater 1A. Hunter Slade 18 saves.
M: Joe Sullivan 1G. Quinn Collins 1A. Logan McNulty 1G. Evan Northrup 1G. Gabriel Quesnel 1A. Merrick Jablonski 20 saves.
Note: The game was tied at 2-2 after the first period.
Mount Mansfield 5, Stowe 4 (OT)
M: Aidan Soutiere 3G. Garret Carter 1G, 1A. Aidan Verdonk 1A. Finn Heney 2A. Kaden Kelly 1A. Alexandre Romanko 1G. Maxwell Garrapy 18 saves.
S: Max Santanello 1G, 1A. Max King 1G, 2A. Scanlan Forrest 1G. Alex Bucklin 1A. Noah Brown 1A. Cam Bradley 1A. Daniel Donza 1G. Charlie Isselhardt 35 saves.
Note: Soutiere finished off his hat trick by scoring 1:38 into overtime giving the Cougars the win.
Hartford 5, Brattleboro 4
H: Cavan Benjamin 2G. Richard Rosenbeck 1G. Colin Morlock 1G. Logan Caffrey 1G. Nunu Mayer 24 saves.
B: Evan Wright 2G. Alex Dick 1G. Carter Milkawaski 1G. Senj Kimura 11 saves.
Burlington 4, Woodstock 1
B: Jack Tomlinson 2G. Sayre Fisher 2G. Luke Hellyer 1A. Isaac Rubman 1A. Ty Spellman 1A. Sam Collins 22 saves.
W: Trevor Carl 1G. Cole Little 1A. Dominic Palazzo 27 saves.
North Country 4, Spaulding 1
Rutland at St. Johnsbury, 3 p.m.
Harwood at Missisquoi, 8 p.m.
Doc Tulip Tournament at St. Albans
Canton, NY 6, Essex 3
E: Shyam Meyette 1G, 1A. Nathan Carpenter 1G. Alex McFaul 1G. Ryan Day 1A. Jack Scott 1A. Josh Steward 1A. Roshan Rusha Meyette 1A. Calvin Noel 18 saves.
BFA-St. Albans 2, Saranac, NY 2
B: Ben Larocque 1G. Ethan Laplume 1G. Charlie Malboeuf 1A. Andrew Early 1A. Zachary Merchant 40 saves.
Note: Saranac rallied with a two-goal third period.
Girls hockey
Rice 5, Kingdom Blades 3
R: Cassidy Skoda 2G, 1A. Emeri Rasco 1G, 1A. Lahna Ouong 1G. Becky Penney 1G. Finley Strong 2A. Haper Murray 2A. Eliza Fischer 1A.
KB: Isabel Gaudreau 1G, 1A. Gaby Griffith 1G. Alexis Bartley 1G. Leah West 1A. Kennedy Perrigo 1A. Avey Bingham 1A.
Note: Quong’s third goal in as many games was part of Rice’s three-goal third period.
Spaulding 10, Harwood 0
S: Lanie Thayer, 2G. Lilly Mayo, 1G 1A. Ellie Parker, 1G 1A. Isobel Kiniry, 2G 1A. Peyton Laperle, 1G 2A. Jaylin Akers, 1G 2A. Aubrey Tremblay, 1G. Mary Yacavoni, 1G. Gracie Lunt, 1A. Rylee Pelletier, 1A. Ally French, 1A. Mackenzie Murray, 1A. Gabrielle Bock, 7 saves.
H: Klara Weller 30 saves, Camille Edgcomb 1 save.
Note: Freshman Isobel Kiniry scored her first high school goal.
Burlington/Colchester 4, Champlain Valley/Mount Mansfield 1
Middlebury 7, Rutland 0
Dr. Butsch Tournament at Central Vermont Memorial Civic Center
U-32 6, Burr and Burton 6 (OT)
U: Hannah Drury 3G, 1A. Emily Tringe 1G, 1A. Maddy Covey 1G, 1A. Chloe Pembroke 1A. Grace Lagerstedt 1G. Addison Coleman 1A. Adelaide Croteau 27 saves.
B: Mai-Liis Edwards 2G. Mya Duncan 2G, 1A. Carmella Livingston 2A. Katie Brownlee 1G, 1A. Elise Hornby 1G, 1A. Marley Clark 32 saves.
Note: U-32 wins the Dr. Butsch Tournament by way of goal differential.
Missisquoi 5, Stowe 0
Bob and Kay Mariotti Tournament
Hartford 2, Lebanon, NH 0
H: Emma Bazin 1G, 1A. Zoe Zanleoni 1G. Madison Barwood 1A. Bella Bowen 11 saves.
L: Andy Lindquist 16 saves, Pipper Hamilton 12 saves.
Note: Hartford claimed the second annual Bob and Kay Mariotti tournament.
Gymnastics
At Green Mountain Training Center (Williston)
Team scores: Essex 137.55, Champlain Valley 130.10, South Burlington 107.15
Vault: 1. Anna Kinney, E 8.60; 2 Leah Frisbie, E 8.65; 3. Jocelyn Bourguet 8.65. Bars: 1. Jocelyn Bourget 8.9; 2. Leah Frisbie, E 8.1; 3. Maybel Lyno-Hone, E 8.05. Beam: 1. Anna Kinney, E 9.0; 2. Leah Frisbie, E 8.8; 3. Emerson Marckres, E 8.6. Floor: 1. Jocelyn Bourget, E 9.45; 2. Anna Kinney, E 9.3; 3. Leah Fortin, CV 9.1. All-around: 1. Jocelyn Bourget, E 35.2; 2. Anna Kinney, E 34.35; 3. Leah Frisbie, E 33.95.
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Team scores: St. Johnsbury 131.85, Middlebury 61.50
Vault: 1. Lydia Ruggles, SJ 9.25; 2. Peyton Thompson, SJ 8.70; 3. Hannah Wood, SJ, 8.60. Bars: 1. Lydia Ruggles, SJ, 9.20; 2. Hannah Wood, SJ 9.00; 3. Peyton Thompson, SJ 7.55. Beam: T-1. Lydia Ruggles, SJ and Hannah Wood, SJ 9.00; 3. Eliska Siebenbrunner, Danville 7.80. Floor: 1. Lydia Ruggles, SJ 9.60; 2. Hannah Wood, SJ 9.30; 3. Eliska Siebenbrunner, D 9.05. All-around: 1. Lydia Ruggles, SJ 37.05; 2. Hannah Wood, SJ 35.90; 3. Eliska Siebenbrunner, D 32.70.
Burlington at Montpelier, 6:30 p.m.
Wrestling
North/South Duals
Essex 42, Fair Haven 31
Mount Anthony 46, Essex 30
Essex 59, Rutland 9
Essex 48, Otter Valley 36
Monday, Dec. 23
Boys basketball
Games at 7 p.m. unless noted
Peoples at Stowe, 12:30 p.m.
St. Johnsbury at Rutland, 6:30 p.m.
Hartford at Essex, 6:30 p.m.
Danville at Northfield
Lamoille at Montpelier
Lyndon at Spaulding
North Country at Mount Mansfield
Enosburg at Hazen
Fair Haven at Vergennes
Twinfield at Oxbow
Randolph at Lake Region
Rice at Burr and Burton
South Burlington at Burlington, 7:30 p.m.
Champlain Valley at BFA-St. Albans, 7:30 p.m.
Girls basketball
Games at 7 p.m. unless noted
Rutland at Burlington, 1:30 p.m.
Mount Abraham at Fair Haven
Milton at Winooski
Stowe at Missisquoi
Spaulding at St. Johnsbury
Boys hockey
Spaulding at Rutland, 11 a.m.
Stowe at Colchester, 4:20 p.m.
BFA-St. Albans at Middlebury, 5 p.m.
U-32 at Harwood, 5 p.m.
North Country at St. Johnsbury, 6 p.m.
Girls hockey
Woodstock at Rutland, 1 p.m.
U-32 at Rice, 3 p.m.
Brattleboro at Missisquoi, 3 p.m.
Hartford at Champlain Valley/Mount Mansfield, 5:15 p.m.
Middlebury at Stowe, 6:30 p.m.
Skiing
Burke, alpine, 9:30 a.m. (St Johnsbury, Lamoille, Stowe, Lyndon, CVU, Rice)