New Hampshire High School Basketball - Salem can't hold off Portsmouth
January 5, 2024: Salem, NH 03079 The Portsmouth Clippers basketball team scored 73 points and held the host Salem Blue Devils to 69 in the Clippers league triumph on Friday.
The Clippers now sport a 4-0 record. They put it on the line next when they host Pinkerton for a Division I contest on Tuesday, January 9. Portsmouth will battle a Astros team coming off a 94-61 league win over Bishop Guertin (Nashua, NH). The Astros record now stands at 10-0.
The Blue Devils (4-1) will now prepare for their contest against Manchester Memorial (Manchester, NH). The Crusaders enter the Division I contest with a 5-1 record. In their last contest, Manchester Memorial nudged Goffstown (Goffstown, NH), 57-47, in a league contest.