Vermont H.S. playoff scores for March 6: See how your favorite team fared
The 2023 Vermont high school winter playoffs are underway. See below for scores, schedules and game details (statistical leaders, game notes) from tournament games in girls basketball, boys basketball, girls hockey and boys hockey.
Postseason play began on Tuesday, Feb. 21 and runs through Saturday, March 11. For updated bracket schedules, visit our Vermont Principals' Association pairings file at HERE.
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MONDAY'S H.S. PLAYOFF GAMES
D-I boys basketball semifinals
At Patrick Gym
No. 2 Rice 76, No. 6 Brattleboro 49
R: Drew Bessette 25 points, 11 rebounds. Adam Bilodeau 21 points, 4 rebounds. Owen Eaton 10 points.
B: Paul McGillion 17 points, 9 rebounds. Tate Chamberlin 15 points, 5 rebounds.
No. 1 Champlain Valley 64, No. 4 BFA-St. Albans 40
CV: Tucker Tharpe 15 points, 5 rebounds. Logan Vaughan 15 points, 10 rebounds.
BFA: Liam Howrigan 16 points. Will Hughes 9 points.
D-II boys basketball semifinals
At Barre Auditorium
No. 4 Montpelier 60, No. 1 Spaulding 53
M: Carson Cody 30 points. Ronnie Riby-Williams 13 points, 7 rebounds. Carter Bruzzese 10 points.
S: Tavarius Vance 19 points, 6 rebounds. Cole McAllister 18 points.
Note: Two-time defending champion Montpelier went 8 of 13 at the foul line in the fourth quarter to complete the comeback and oust previously unbeaten Spaulding (22-1).
D-III boys basketball quarterfinals
No. 5 Bellows Falls 54, No. 4 Richford 51
D-IV boys basketball semifinals
At Barre Auditorium
No. 4 Mid Vermont 47, No. 1 Long Trail 46
D-II girls hockey semifinals
No. 3 Kingdom Blades 6, No. 2 Burr and Burton 1
KB: Ella Blaise 2G, 2A. Isabela Butler 1G, 1A. Gabrielle Young 1G. Isabel Gaudreau 1G. Briannah Waterman 1G. Taylor Blaise 18 saves.
BB: Kaelin Downey 1G. Cyra Pacher 15 saves.
Note: The Kingdom Blades ran their winning streak to 14 games in booking the program's first appearance in a title game. The Kingdom Blades led 2-0 after the opening period and 4-1 through two frames.
Alpine skiing
State championships (giant slalom) at Burke Mountain
Boys Top 10 (two-run combined time): 1. Jake Strobeck, CVU 1:38.41; 2. George Francisco, CVU 1:39.75; 3. Ray Hagios, CVU 1:41.16; 4. Kyle Harned, RUT 1:41.23; 5. Rex Jewell, SB 1:41.39; 6. Sebastian Bronk, CVU 1:41.69; 7. Cyrus Goetze, MMU 1:41.85; 8. Lev Dransfield, MMU 1:42.24; 9. Ari Diamond, CVU 1:42.25; 10. Stokeley Puleio, independent 1:43.30.
Girls Top 10 (Two-run combined time): 1. Ella Lisle, CVU 1:41.41; 2. Carly Strobeck, CVU 1:44.42; 3. Tela Haskell, Rice 1:45.73; 4. Dicey Manning, CVU 1:45.93; 5. Emmy Foote, MMU 1:46.34; 6. Rachel Bialowoz, CVU 1:46.63; 7. Alex Faucher, BBA 1:47.19; 8. Addison Bartley, CVU 1:47.45; 9. Cara Gagliardi, MMU 1:47.50; 10. Lucy Andrus, Stowe 1:47.51.
TUESDAY'S H.S. PLAYOFF GAMES
Alpine skiing
State championships (slalom) at Burke Mountain
(Schedules subject to change)
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This article originally appeared on Burlington Free Press: Vermont high school playoff scores for Monday, March 6
