NHTI hosts third annual Boys & Girls Club Classic

NHTI hosts 3rd Annual Boys & Girls Club Classic

Concord, NH –NHTI in Concord, New Hampshire will be hosting its third annual Boys & Girls Club Fall Classic basketball games on Tuesday night November 18th, 2014. Men’s and Women’s basketball teams from Plymouth State University and Rivier University will compete in the event. There will also be two halftime contests in which members of the audience could be chosen to participate.

The event began in 2012 replacing the Jacob’s Bridge through Autism D-3 Challenge.  The event is to provide future scholarships for students attending NHTI and build a strong relationship with the Boys & Girls Club here in Concord including a special Monday afternoon clinic with the NHTI men’s and women’s basketball teams and 25 campers from the Concord Boys and Girls Club.

This year’s event looks to bring a very exciting matchup between the two teams. The Rivier women won by a score of 65-52 and the Plymouth State men upended the Rivier men 73-61.

On Monday November 18, men and women of the NHTI basketball teams will host a special basketball clinic for local members of the Concord Boys & Girls Club as an activity the day prior to the main event. The clinic will be directed by NHTI Men’s basketball Coach and Athletic Director Paul Hogan. It should be successful again as the year prior succeeded bringing in over 40 members to partake in the clinic.

Returning coaches for all teams include Liz Stitch for Plymouth State’s Women (3rd year), Paul Williams for Rivier Women (5th year), Andrew Novick for Plymouth State’s Men (4th year), and Coach David Morissette for Rivier men who is entering his 17th year.

Tip-off times for Plymouth and Rivier women begin at 6 PM with the men playing at 8 PM. Tickets will go on sale for the games at 5 PM at the Crocker Wellness Center at NHTI’s campus. Admissions for adults are $6.00 and students are $2.00.

“Let The Games Begin!”

New Hampshire players on all 4 rosters:

Plymouth State Women:

10 Aviana Morrison So. G 5-5 Hampton, N.H. / Winnacunnet
15 Kelley Collins Sr. F 5-9 Groveton, N.H. / Groveton
20 Rosalie Edmonds So. G/F 5-9 Goffstown, N.H. / Goffstown
21 Tiffany Lewis Sr. F 5-9 Hillsboro, N.H. / Hillsboro-Deering
25 Elisabeth Caron Fr. F 5-10 Londonderry, N.H. / Londonderry
41 Lindsy Poulin So. F 5-11 Goffstown, N.H. / Goffstown

Assistant Coach Brittany Purington played at John Stark

Rivier Women:

5 Deanna Purcell Guard Senior 5'-0 Hudson, N.H. / Alvirne
13 Caitlyn Perry Guard Sophomore 5-7 Nashua, N.H. / Nashua South
15 Savannah Butterfield Forward Sophomore 5-10 Londonderry, N.H. / Tilton School
21 Rebecca DeBaldo Forward Sophomore 5-6 Pelham, N.H. / Pelham

Plymouth State Men:

3 Curtis Arsenault So. G 6-1 Berlin, N.H. / Phillips Exeter
4 Brian Boulay Fr. G 5-9 Keene, N.H. / Keene
10 Collin Sullivan Fr. G 5-10 Plymouth, N.H. / Plymouth Regional
11 Jack Preston So. F 6-6 Nashua, N.H. / Nashua South
15 Max Coleman Fr. G 6-2 Londonderry, N.H. / Londonderry
21 Nick MacGregor So. F 6-2 Rochester, N.H. / Spaulding
22 Logan Kesty So. G 6-3 New Boston, N.H. / Bishop Guertin
24 Alex Burt Sr. G 6-0 Dover, N.H. / Dover

Assitant Coach Steve Bower played at Hopkinton HS, Assistant Coach Tony Martinez played at Pittsfield HS, Assistant Coach Tim Mucher played for Farmington HS, while at Farmington he was a part of the 1983-84 undefeated Class M Champions Farmington High School Boys Basketball Team. Team Manager Zach Stevens, who is from Londonderry, played for Trinity HS, he also played for NHTI 2 seasons ago

Rivier Men:

11 Jake Nelson Guard Senior 5-11 Nashua, NH / Nashua South
22 Javon Williams Guard Sophomore 6-1 Nashua, N.H. / Nashua North
31 Matt Vigars Forward Freshman 6-2 Stratham, N.H. / Exeter

Head Coach Dave Morissette is a New Hampshire native. Assistant coach Lance Bisson played for Nashua North HS.