The Manchester Bingo & Poker Room Final Statewide Power Rankings
2016-03-22
Zach Mattos and Kearsarge crack the Top 15
By Dave Haley Photo by Savannah Carberry Photography
As we do every year at this time we rank the Top 15 teams in New Hampshire by taking a look back at what was and a look ahead of what might be.
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1. Portsmouth 22-0
What went right?: Everything. This was a team that played tremendous defense and was unselfish with the basketball on offense. Joey Glynn and Cody Graham emerged as two of the best players in the division and Shon Parham as one of the best point guards in the state. Christian Peete & Romeo Ingram applied constant pressure and rebounded well from the guard spot. The Clippers not only went 22-0 but beat a Cambridge Rindge & Latin (MA) team that went 24-1 in a Holiday Tournament. So yes…Portsmouth was the best team in the state.
How does next year look?: Jim Mulvey’s team will move to Division I with four starters and their four leading scorers returning. Romeo Ingram is a loss because of his ability to defend for 90 feet and Ryan Edney gave you good insurance for if/when Joey Glynn got into foul trouble but the Clippers like what they have in freshman Alex Tavares and a second unit that could have gone 10-8 this season on their own. This is your Division I favorite.
2. Manchester Central 18-4
What went right?: This was just a mentally tough basketball team. There wasn’t a tournament game they played where they weren’t minutes or even seconds away from losing (including an opening round win over Keene) but this team was tremendous when they had to be. Name another team that comes back from down 10 with 5:30 left against that Winnacunnet zone defense?
Jaylen Leroy played like the player of the year he is, Jonathin Makori played at Durham like he was at the Boys & Girls club in Manchester and President Evan MacDonald handled the pressure like he had already read the script and knew the surprise ending before you did. Oh and don’t forget about David Baraka, Seth Shea & Osiah Lewis. This team had a ton of character and a terrific head coach. In the end that was enough to pull off a title run.
How does next year look?: It’s never easy to forecast with Central because kids are usually coming and going more often than other schools. The Big 3 are graduating as is point guard Seth Shea. Osiah Lewis is a kid to watch. How he develops over the next two years will be interesting to watch. At the end of the day this is the winningest program in Division I history with one of its best coaches, Doc Wheeler, who just won title #5 and trails only Mark Collins of Groveton. Central will be back in the mix next season, and at Portsmouth on opening night.
3. Merrimack 15-7
What went right?: This team completely bought into what their head coach Tim Goodridge preached: In a year with no dominant teams if you play great defense, out-rebound your opponent and run the offense you’ll get to Durham. How many teams with more talent never make that commitment? Zak Kerr was tremendous in the final, Ian Cummings is a player of the year candidate next season as a junior, Ian Roberts manned the paint and every coach in the state would die for kids like Mike Dudash, Andrew Wojciak & Danny McKillop on their teams.
This team was .2 seconds away from a state title. That’s not easy to accept but what they accomplished was being a team no one is going to forget anytime soon, and boy does Noah Beygelman have a story for his college roommates….
How does next year look?: Seven seniors will graduate. This is Ian Cummings team now and he’ll be joined by McKillop and promising rising sophomore Ben Eichman. Merrimack, like their rival Central, will compete for a Top 8 seed in Division I next season.
4. Lebanon 21-1
What went right?: An awful lot, in fact Lebanon could argue they were as good as any team in the state all way up until about 4:30 on Saturday afternoon. KJ Matte and Ryan Milliken had all-state seasons, Graham Chickering emerged and Keith Matte knows he has something in 6’4 sophomore Matt Eylander. This was an elite team defensively and very good when they got out in transition but struggled shooting the ball at times. The Clippers had an uncharacteristic 13 turnovers in the title game but Lebanon suffered through a terrible shooting night and could never get Portsmouth to chase them.
How does next year look?: With Portsmouth gone Lebanon is the clear favorite to win the Division II title. KJ Matte, Ryan Milliken, Graham Chickering and Eylander all return. Austin Whaley graduates after an all-state career that saw him play in four Final Fours. Pelham comes back to Division II but this is your favorite.
5. Nashua North 16-4
What went right?: The Titans were able to build off of their Final Four run in 2015 and persevere when illness struck their head coach Steve Lane halfway through the season. Nathan Hale & Ronnie Silva were as good as advertised and Alonzo Linton was even better. In the end Nashua North nearly won a shoot-out with the highest scoring team in Division I (Manchester Memorial) before falling in the quarterfinals. That result was just another example of how difficult it is getting to a Final Four.
How does next year look?: Nashua North isn’t going away, behind Silva, Linton and Sclyler Boykin this will be a Top 4 team in the pre-season again. Replacing the production of Hale and the rebounding of big man Sam McCarthy won’t be easy but Lane’s team will again be on a Durham or bust mission in 2017.
6. Pelham 21-1
What went right?: Nearly everything. Matt Regan’s team won back to back Division III titles and even beat Pinkerton in a Holiday tournament. Only a one point home loss to Conant kept them from going 44-0 the past two seasons and doing that goofy dance with Pete Tarrier again. Keith Brown is your player of the year, Kyle Frank stepped up with a second team all-state performance and Cam Deloreto, Trevor Gagnon & Ryan Nystrom helped lead the Pythons to a second straight title run.
How does next year look?: Keith Brown takes his game to Endicott (what a steal…) but Kyle Frank returns along with Joe Pantaleo, promising rising sophomore Blake Woekel and a very good incoming freshman class. Pelham will struggle to score at times in Division II but they have a chance to be very good defensively. They’ll compete for a Final Four spot right away.
7. Winnacunnet 14-7
What went right?: This team formed an identity as an elite defensive unit. The zone fit their personnel. It also allowed Liam Viviano & Anthony Primavera to push the basketball & find playmakers like Zach Waterhouse & Freddy Schaake for good looks. Wins over Londonderry & Pinkerton earned them a spot in Durham where they took a double digit lead to the final 5 minutes against Central. In the end they lost to the eventual champions and put together the foundation for another run under head coach Jay McKenna in 2017.
How does next year look?: Very good. Viviano, Schaake, Waterhouse & Logan Keene all return as does forward James Morse. The key will be replacing the rebounding and toughness they lose with Mike Lewis, Primavera and Patrick Witt graduating. This will be a Top 4 team next pre-season. The seacoast games between Portsmouth/Spaulding (5 starters back)/Winnacunnet & Exeter will be tremendous. Somebody hose McIsaac down….
8. Pinkerton Academy 15-5
What went right?: The Astros backed up a run to the title game a year ago with a 14-4 regular season before bowing out to Winnacunnet at home in the quarterfinals. Matt Rizzo, Brennan Morris, Tommy Romick and Ben Olson all had all-state level seasons but in the end the loss of Morris for the two tournament games was too much to overcome.
How does next year look?: All five starters graduate. Joey Merrill is a player to watch and Matthew Anzivino gave Peter Rosinski’s team good minutes but it will be a rebuilding year for the Astros.
9. Exeter 13-6
What went right?: The Blue Hawks became one of the must see shows in Division I with their high scoring backcourt of Bryant Holmes & Cody Morissette. Jeff Holmes’ team won the Queen City Holiday Tournament and landed a Top 4 seed before being knocked off by a dangerous Spaulding team in the opening round.
How does next year look?: Morissette returns as does big man Stephen Natola so Exeter is going to be back in the mix again next season. Bryant Holmes and Tim Larkin are big losses but when you start with a good point guard and a good big man, you’re set up to compete night to night.
10. Bedford 13-6
What went right?: The Bulldogs played very well under first year head coach Mark Elmendorf and eliminated a very tough Salem team before falling to the eventual champs in overtime of the quarterfinals. Brayden Moreno, Josh Bauer, Colby Gendron, Josh Koehler and Ryan Hughes all had big seasons as Bedford reached the quarterfinals for a fourth consecutive season.
How does next year look?: Bedford loses the core of their team but returns their 6’7 all-state center Gendron. Some familiar last names like Meservey, Brown and Mokas step up into bigger roles for the Bulldogs next season.
11. Kearsarge Regional 19-3
What went right?: Nate Camp’s program made a huge leap up with a run all the way to the final game of the season. No one outside of North Sutton thought Kearsarge was going to beat Conant on the big stage for the first time but led by Trent Noordsij, Tommy Johnson, Joe Storozuk and the Mattos brothers Zach & Tayler that is exactly what the Cougars did. In the final they led Pelham late and gave Matt Regan’s team everything they could handle before falling in the final minute. It was a terrific run for a very good coach and well respected program.
How does next year look?: Sometimes you need to see how kids react to the bright lights that come with the Final Four. What Nate Camp’s team found was that shooting guard Tommy Johnson embraced the moment and is ready for a break out year next season. Tayler Mattos will be a first team all-state pick in the pre-season while Johnson and Storozuk (who hit some huge three’s late in the championship game) will give Kearsarge a backcourt that can compete with anyone in the division.
12. Conant 19-2
What went right?: The Orioles were poised for a title game rematch with a Pelham team they had split with in the regular season before Kearsarge’s defense and their offensive woes ended their season in the semifinals. Twice Conant could not even get a shot off late in the game and in overtime, ending a season that saw Conant go 17-1 behind an elite defense and maybe the best starting five in the division.
How does next year look?: Conant will have a rare rebuilding season as four starters depart and a very good freshman class arrives. Rowan Niemela and JP Record return but Brandon Ford (who never quite got on track because of injuries), Josh Degrenier, Kyle Dupuis, CJ Bilodeau and Simeon Hodgson graduate. The Orioles will rebuild under head coach Eric Saucier and what could be as many as 10 underclassman next season.
13. Manchester West 18-3
What went right?: Head coach Danny Bryson helped lead a storied Manchester West program back to the final four for the first time in over a decade. West lost games only to Lebanon and Portsmouth on route to an 18 win season and a buzzer beater they’ll talk about for years to come.
How does next year look?: All-state performers Joe Simpson & Keenan Caron graduate as does starter Corey Descoteaux but West will return Akok Akok, Dominic Plourde and Jacobee Burpee for a team that will again compete for a spot in Durham.
With Portsmouth moved on to Division I the teams to watch in Division II next season will be Lebanon, Pelham, Manchester West, Bishop Brady, Coe-Brown, Hollis-Brookline, Pembroke, Hanover and John Stark.
14. Littleton 22-0
What went right?: You can safely say everything. The Crusaders not only went 22-0 and won their first title since 1990 but they beat two Division III quarterfinalists (Franklin & Stevens) over the holidays. Kuba Kubkowski, Danny Brammer, Michael Rodriguez, Eric Shafer, Chad Moodie and finals hero Ethan Ellingwood graduate as the winningest senior class in school history while Trevor Howard now has a championship as a player and a coach.
How does next year look?: Division IV will be down next season and Littleton has as good a chance as anyone to win the title again next March. Logan Briggs will return along with starters Cy Kezarian & Cooper Paradice as well as key reserve Gabe Anan. The Crusaders have younger Briggs’ and Kubkowski’s coming up through the middle school levels and will compete for Division IV titles on an annual basis.
15. Manchester Memorial 12-8
What went right?: I used to work in an office with a women we nicknamed ‘Christmas’ because you never knew what kind of mood you were going to get from her on any given day. That should explain the season Memorial had. On any given night they could beat the best teams in the division or lose by 20 plus. In the tournament they played terrific in beating Nashua South & Nashua North on their home floors to earn a second trip to Durham in the last three seasons.
How does next year look?: Losing seniors like Brandon Scott, Malo Roumraj & Nick Philibert hurts but Memorial has a ton of talent coming back. Paul Rodolf (who had 30 points in the quarterfinal win over top seeded Nashua North) emerged as a big time player and will be joined next season by Jake Carrier and Michael Roumraj. The Crusaders will be back in the mix again next season in what should be another wide open Division I race.
With an active campaign to try to bring High school Girls Basketball coverage to NHsportspage next season we are allowing people to register for the $50 rate we offered during our early bird registration. That price will go up as we’ve stated but we did not want our Girls basketball supporters paying more than the $50 we have offered our players, parents, coaches & readers.
Here is the feedback I have gotten from people in Plymouth, Manchester and Durham over the past three weeks and 22 games; People don’t seem to understand they’ll have no access to the site and all of these videos.
So we want to make it clear: If you register now for only $50 you have FULL ACCESS through all of next season.
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I’ve had dozens of players ask me to make sure we cover them next season yet those kids & their parents have not registered. So we are keeping the price at $50 for the short term but you need to register to even follow our coverage and have access to the 70 games we just covered this season.
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1. Portsmouth 22-0
What went right?: Everything. This was a team that played tremendous defense and was unselfish with the basketball on offense. Joey Glynn and Cody Graham emerged as two of the best players in the division and Shon Parham as one of the best point guards in the state. Christian Peete & Romeo Ingram applied constant pressure and rebounded well from the guard spot. The Clippers not only went 22-0 but beat a Cambridge Rindge & Latin (MA) team that went 24-1 in a Holiday Tournament. So yes…Portsmouth was the best team in the state.
How does next year look?: Jim Mulvey’s team will move to Division I with four starters and their four leading scorers returning. Romeo Ingram is a loss because of his ability to defend for 90 feet and Ryan Edney gave you good insurance for if/when Joey Glynn got into foul trouble but the Clippers like what they have in freshman Alex Tavares and a second unit that could have gone 10-8 this season on their own. This is your Division I favorite.
2. Manchester Central 18-4
What went right?: This was just a mentally tough basketball team. There wasn’t a tournament game they played where they weren’t minutes or even seconds away from losing (including an opening round win over Keene) but this team was tremendous when they had to be. Name another team that comes back from down 10 with 5:30 left against that Winnacunnet zone defense?
Jaylen Leroy played like the player of the year he is, Jonathin Makori played at Durham like he was at the Boys & Girls club in Manchester and President Evan MacDonald handled the pressure like he had already read the script and knew the surprise ending before you did. Oh and don’t forget about David Baraka, Seth Shea & Osiah Lewis. This team had a ton of character and a terrific head coach. In the end that was enough to pull off a title run.
How does next year look?: It’s never easy to forecast with Central because kids are usually coming and going more often than other schools. The Big 3 are graduating as is point guard Seth Shea. Osiah Lewis is a kid to watch. How he develops over the next two years will be interesting to watch. At the end of the day this is the winningest program in Division I history with one of its best coaches, Doc Wheeler, who just won title #5 and trails only Mark Collins of Groveton. Central will be back in the mix next season, and at Portsmouth on opening night.
3. Merrimack 15-7
What went right?: This team completely bought into what their head coach Tim Goodridge preached: In a year with no dominant teams if you play great defense, out-rebound your opponent and run the offense you’ll get to Durham. How many teams with more talent never make that commitment? Zak Kerr was tremendous in the final, Ian Cummings is a player of the year candidate next season as a junior, Ian Roberts manned the paint and every coach in the state would die for kids like Mike Dudash, Andrew Wojciak & Danny McKillop on their teams.
This team was .2 seconds away from a state title. That’s not easy to accept but what they accomplished was being a team no one is going to forget anytime soon, and boy does Noah Beygelman have a story for his college roommates….
How does next year look?: Seven seniors will graduate. This is Ian Cummings team now and he’ll be joined by McKillop and promising rising sophomore Ben Eichman. Merrimack, like their rival Central, will compete for a Top 8 seed in Division I next season.
4. Lebanon 21-1
What went right?: An awful lot, in fact Lebanon could argue they were as good as any team in the state all way up until about 4:30 on Saturday afternoon. KJ Matte and Ryan Milliken had all-state seasons, Graham Chickering emerged and Keith Matte knows he has something in 6’4 sophomore Matt Eylander. This was an elite team defensively and very good when they got out in transition but struggled shooting the ball at times. The Clippers had an uncharacteristic 13 turnovers in the title game but Lebanon suffered through a terrible shooting night and could never get Portsmouth to chase them.
How does next year look?: With Portsmouth gone Lebanon is the clear favorite to win the Division II title. KJ Matte, Ryan Milliken, Graham Chickering and Eylander all return. Austin Whaley graduates after an all-state career that saw him play in four Final Fours. Pelham comes back to Division II but this is your favorite.
5. Nashua North 16-4
What went right?: The Titans were able to build off of their Final Four run in 2015 and persevere when illness struck their head coach Steve Lane halfway through the season. Nathan Hale & Ronnie Silva were as good as advertised and Alonzo Linton was even better. In the end Nashua North nearly won a shoot-out with the highest scoring team in Division I (Manchester Memorial) before falling in the quarterfinals. That result was just another example of how difficult it is getting to a Final Four.
How does next year look?: Nashua North isn’t going away, behind Silva, Linton and Sclyler Boykin this will be a Top 4 team in the pre-season again. Replacing the production of Hale and the rebounding of big man Sam McCarthy won’t be easy but Lane’s team will again be on a Durham or bust mission in 2017.
6. Pelham 21-1
What went right?: Nearly everything. Matt Regan’s team won back to back Division III titles and even beat Pinkerton in a Holiday tournament. Only a one point home loss to Conant kept them from going 44-0 the past two seasons and doing that goofy dance with Pete Tarrier again. Keith Brown is your player of the year, Kyle Frank stepped up with a second team all-state performance and Cam Deloreto, Trevor Gagnon & Ryan Nystrom helped lead the Pythons to a second straight title run.
How does next year look?: Keith Brown takes his game to Endicott (what a steal…) but Kyle Frank returns along with Joe Pantaleo, promising rising sophomore Blake Woekel and a very good incoming freshman class. Pelham will struggle to score at times in Division II but they have a chance to be very good defensively. They’ll compete for a Final Four spot right away.
7. Winnacunnet 14-7
What went right?: This team formed an identity as an elite defensive unit. The zone fit their personnel. It also allowed Liam Viviano & Anthony Primavera to push the basketball & find playmakers like Zach Waterhouse & Freddy Schaake for good looks. Wins over Londonderry & Pinkerton earned them a spot in Durham where they took a double digit lead to the final 5 minutes against Central. In the end they lost to the eventual champions and put together the foundation for another run under head coach Jay McKenna in 2017.
How does next year look?: Very good. Viviano, Schaake, Waterhouse & Logan Keene all return as does forward James Morse. The key will be replacing the rebounding and toughness they lose with Mike Lewis, Primavera and Patrick Witt graduating. This will be a Top 4 team next pre-season. The seacoast games between Portsmouth/Spaulding (5 starters back)/Winnacunnet & Exeter will be tremendous. Somebody hose McIsaac down….
8. Pinkerton Academy 15-5
What went right?: The Astros backed up a run to the title game a year ago with a 14-4 regular season before bowing out to Winnacunnet at home in the quarterfinals. Matt Rizzo, Brennan Morris, Tommy Romick and Ben Olson all had all-state level seasons but in the end the loss of Morris for the two tournament games was too much to overcome.
How does next year look?: All five starters graduate. Joey Merrill is a player to watch and Matthew Anzivino gave Peter Rosinski’s team good minutes but it will be a rebuilding year for the Astros.
9. Exeter 13-6
What went right?: The Blue Hawks became one of the must see shows in Division I with their high scoring backcourt of Bryant Holmes & Cody Morissette. Jeff Holmes’ team won the Queen City Holiday Tournament and landed a Top 4 seed before being knocked off by a dangerous Spaulding team in the opening round.
How does next year look?: Morissette returns as does big man Stephen Natola so Exeter is going to be back in the mix again next season. Bryant Holmes and Tim Larkin are big losses but when you start with a good point guard and a good big man, you’re set up to compete night to night.
10. Bedford 13-6
What went right?: The Bulldogs played very well under first year head coach Mark Elmendorf and eliminated a very tough Salem team before falling to the eventual champs in overtime of the quarterfinals. Brayden Moreno, Josh Bauer, Colby Gendron, Josh Koehler and Ryan Hughes all had big seasons as Bedford reached the quarterfinals for a fourth consecutive season.
How does next year look?: Bedford loses the core of their team but returns their 6’7 all-state center Gendron. Some familiar last names like Meservey, Brown and Mokas step up into bigger roles for the Bulldogs next season.
11. Kearsarge Regional 19-3
What went right?: Nate Camp’s program made a huge leap up with a run all the way to the final game of the season. No one outside of North Sutton thought Kearsarge was going to beat Conant on the big stage for the first time but led by Trent Noordsij, Tommy Johnson, Joe Storozuk and the Mattos brothers Zach & Tayler that is exactly what the Cougars did. In the final they led Pelham late and gave Matt Regan’s team everything they could handle before falling in the final minute. It was a terrific run for a very good coach and well respected program.
How does next year look?: Sometimes you need to see how kids react to the bright lights that come with the Final Four. What Nate Camp’s team found was that shooting guard Tommy Johnson embraced the moment and is ready for a break out year next season. Tayler Mattos will be a first team all-state pick in the pre-season while Johnson and Storozuk (who hit some huge three’s late in the championship game) will give Kearsarge a backcourt that can compete with anyone in the division.
12. Conant 19-2
What went right?: The Orioles were poised for a title game rematch with a Pelham team they had split with in the regular season before Kearsarge’s defense and their offensive woes ended their season in the semifinals. Twice Conant could not even get a shot off late in the game and in overtime, ending a season that saw Conant go 17-1 behind an elite defense and maybe the best starting five in the division.
How does next year look?: Conant will have a rare rebuilding season as four starters depart and a very good freshman class arrives. Rowan Niemela and JP Record return but Brandon Ford (who never quite got on track because of injuries), Josh Degrenier, Kyle Dupuis, CJ Bilodeau and Simeon Hodgson graduate. The Orioles will rebuild under head coach Eric Saucier and what could be as many as 10 underclassman next season.
13. Manchester West 18-3
What went right?: Head coach Danny Bryson helped lead a storied Manchester West program back to the final four for the first time in over a decade. West lost games only to Lebanon and Portsmouth on route to an 18 win season and a buzzer beater they’ll talk about for years to come.
How does next year look?: All-state performers Joe Simpson & Keenan Caron graduate as does starter Corey Descoteaux but West will return Akok Akok, Dominic Plourde and Jacobee Burpee for a team that will again compete for a spot in Durham.
With Portsmouth moved on to Division I the teams to watch in Division II next season will be Lebanon, Pelham, Manchester West, Bishop Brady, Coe-Brown, Hollis-Brookline, Pembroke, Hanover and John Stark.
14. Littleton 22-0
What went right?: You can safely say everything. The Crusaders not only went 22-0 and won their first title since 1990 but they beat two Division III quarterfinalists (Franklin & Stevens) over the holidays. Kuba Kubkowski, Danny Brammer, Michael Rodriguez, Eric Shafer, Chad Moodie and finals hero Ethan Ellingwood graduate as the winningest senior class in school history while Trevor Howard now has a championship as a player and a coach.
How does next year look?: Division IV will be down next season and Littleton has as good a chance as anyone to win the title again next March. Logan Briggs will return along with starters Cy Kezarian & Cooper Paradice as well as key reserve Gabe Anan. The Crusaders have younger Briggs’ and Kubkowski’s coming up through the middle school levels and will compete for Division IV titles on an annual basis.
15. Manchester Memorial 12-8
What went right?: I used to work in an office with a women we nicknamed ‘Christmas’ because you never knew what kind of mood you were going to get from her on any given day. That should explain the season Memorial had. On any given night they could beat the best teams in the division or lose by 20 plus. In the tournament they played terrific in beating Nashua South & Nashua North on their home floors to earn a second trip to Durham in the last three seasons.
How does next year look?: Losing seniors like Brandon Scott, Malo Roumraj & Nick Philibert hurts but Memorial has a ton of talent coming back. Paul Rodolf (who had 30 points in the quarterfinal win over top seeded Nashua North) emerged as a big time player and will be joined next season by Jake Carrier and Michael Roumraj. The Crusaders will be back in the mix again next season in what should be another wide open Division I race.