Tuesday Seacoast roundup: Mollica's 21 leads St. Thomas Aquinas boys past Somersworth

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St. Thomas Aquinas senior Carson Couperthwait goes up strong for a basket during Tuesday's Division III boys basketball game against Somersworth. The Saints won 75-31 and improved to 14-1 on the season.
St. Thomas Aquinas senior Carson Couperthwait goes up strong for a basket during Tuesday's Division III boys basketball game against Somersworth. The Saints won 75-31 and improved to 14-1 on the season.

DOVER – Senior Will Mollica scored 20 points and the St. Thomas Aquinas boys basketball team won its 11th straight game with a 75-31 win over Somersworth on Tuesday in a Division III game.

The Saints are now 15-1, and will close out the regular season Friday at Hopkinton. The top two teams in Division III get a first-round bye, and the Saints will secure the No. 2 seed with a win.

“Solid home win tonight before a huge game Friday as we fight for a first-round bye," St. Thomas head coach Dave Morissette said.

Finley Detolla added 12 points for the Saints, while Carson Couperthwait had nine points and eight rebounds, and Cole McClure had eight points and five assists.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Pinkerton Academy 75

Winnacunnet 45

HAMPTON – The Astros connected on 13 3-pointers en route to its 13th Division I win in 14 games this season.

Pinkerton senior Jackson Marshall led all scorers with 35 points. Andrew Brander added 14 points for the Astros, while Charles Ludden had 11.

Junior Andrew Simmons led Winnacunnet (2-11) with 15 points, while senior Tyson Khalil had 10.

Dover 67

Nashua South 61

NASHUA - Dylan Jabre's 24 points led Dover (7-6) to this Division I win on the road. David Cady added 20 points for the Green Wave, while Johnny Arakelian had 12.

Pembroke 62

Oyster River 56

DURHAM - Lucas Varney scored 14 points for Oyster River (6-7) in this Division II loss. Ethan Brewer added 13 points for the Bobcats, while Jack Carpenter had nine.

Portsmouth Christian Academy 62

Epping 36

DOVER - Cai Summers had 16 points and Connor Hickey had 14 for PCA (11-5) in this Division IV win.

Traip Academy 47

Pine Tree Academy 35

FREEPORT, Maine - Colin O'Loughlin's 20 points led Class C Traip past Class D Pine Tree.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Portsmouth 58

Goffstown 27

PORTSMOUTH - The Clippers led 27-0 after the first quarter, and 39-5 at halftime of this Division I game. Avery Romps led Portsmouth (10-3) with 19 points, while Margaret Montplaisir had 12 and Sydney Pettis 11. Goffstown is now 11-3.

St. Thomas Aquinas 58

Somersworth 11

SOMERSWORTH – Junior Emilie von der Linden had 14 points and Genna Bolduc had 11 as St. Thomas Aquinas won its 11th straight game and improved to 14-1 with this Division III win.

Seniors Audrey Verde and Elizabeth Flynn had eight and seven points, respectively for the Saints.

York 45

Biddeford 41

YORK, Maine - Ava Brent had 13 points and Nya Avery had 12 as York ended its regular season at 11-7 with this Class B South win.

Grace Clayton added eight points for the Wildcats, and McKayla Kortes had seven.

Marshwood 65

Kennebunk 37

SOUTH BERWICK, Maine - All three Marshwood seniors - Abby Astbury, Iza McKean, and Kaley Donovan - scored in this Class A South regular-season finale for the Hawks.

Isabella Tice led Marshwood (8-10) with 21 points, while Sarah Theriault had 18. Kendall Therrien's 15 points led Kennebunk.

Pembroke 68

Oyster River 58, OT

PEMBROKE - Oyster River was outscored 12-2 in the overtime session of this Division II contest. Vivian O'Quinn led Oyster River (10-4) with 13 points, while Caitlin Klein and Maeve Hickok both had nine, and Olivia Anderson, Riley Drapeau and Wren Horne all had eight.

Alvirne 62

Spaulding 33

ROCHESTER - Ellie Averill's 11 points led Spaulding in this Division I loss. Damiya Perkins added eight points for the Red Raiders.

Newmarket 29

Farmington 22

NEWMARKET – Kiara Rugura had 10 points and Amaya Beckles had nine for Newmarket in this Division IV win.

Portsmouth Christian Academy 40

Epping 27

DOVER – Ava Buchanan’s 28 points outscored the opposition and PCA improved to 10-6 with this Division IV win.

GIRLS HOCKEY

St. Thomas Aquinas/Winnacunnet/Dover 3

Concord 0

DOVER - Christi Trudel scored two goals and Juliana Grella had one for St. Thomas/Winnacunnet/Dover in this Division I game at Dover Ice Arena.

STA/WHS/Dover goalie Kensley Harris had 27 saves.

-Coaches are asked to e-mail game summaries to sports@seacoastonline.com.

This article originally appeared on Portsmouth Herald: Tuesday Seacoast roundup Mollica, St. Thomas Aquinas beat Somersworth

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