39th Annual Mike Lee Holiday Basketball Bash
Welcome to Tournament Central for the 39th Annual Mike Lee Holiday Basketball Bash. The Bash, New Hampshire's largest and the Seacoast’s longest-running holiday tournament, was held on Dec. 26-30 and saw the Kennett boys and the Inter-Lakes girls take home the titles. Tourney storylines, final brackets and results from all 29 games are posted below.
TOURNAMENT STORYLINES
The Inter-Lakes girls defeated Kennett, 50-37, to take home the title at The Bash. The victory marks the Lakers fourth all-time championship in the event and their first since 2003.
The Kennett boys defeated Pittsfield, 61-54, and were crowned champions at The Bash. The win marks the Eagles second all-time championship in the event (2009).
Harper Marsh (St. Thomas), Katie Martineau (Farmington), Maddie Stewart (Kennett - not pictured), Izzie Wrobleski (Kennett), Emma Wheeler (Inter-Lakes) & Julia Gintof (Inter-Lakes) were named to the all-tournament team at The Bash. Pictured with the award winners are Tim and Josh Lee, sons of Mike Lee.
Brandon Harrington (Lin-Wood - not pictured), Anthony Senesombath (Newmarket - not pictured), Logan Ebare (Farmington - not pictured), Eli Swanson (Inter-Lakes), #1 Cam Darrah (Pittsfield), #24 Garrett Hadely (Pittsfield), #2 Trey Snowden (Kennett), #10 Brett Miller (Kennett) were named to the all-tournament team at the 39th Annual Mike Lee Holiday Basketball Bash presented by Dana's Collision Repair. Pictured with the award winners are Tim and Josh Lee, sons of Mike Lee.
Lin-Wood's Brandon Harrington poured in a tournament record 49 points as the Lumberjacks defeated Nute, 71-57, in a consolation game on Thursday afternoon. Harrington broke the 46-point mark set by Franklin's Jayden Torres just over 48 hours ago in the opening game of the tournament. Torres broke the previous record of 45 held by Farmington's Tim Lee, set 20 years ago back in the 1997 event. Harrington had 30 at the half and 41 after three quarters of play.
With 7:34 to go in the 2nd quarter versus Inter-Lakes, Katie Martineau forever etched her name in the Farmington sports annals as she became just the fourth girls player and 13th player all-time to reach the 1,000-point plateau. Congratulations Katie! #FHS1K
Newmarket's Anthony Senesombath scored the 1,000th point of his career as he netted 19 points to lead the Mules past Nute, 71-15, in quarterfinal action.
The Bash starts with a bang! Franklin's Jayden Torres poured in a tournament record 46 points as the Golden Tornadoes eased by Nute, 85-43, in the opening game of the 39th annual event. Torres, a senior, broke the previous record of 45 points set back in 1997 by Farmington's Tim Lee.
Pittsfield's Cam Darrah and Inter-Lakes' Taylor Ambrose took home the hardware in the 3-Point Shootout Championship. For Darrah, it's the second-consecutive victory in the event.
Tournament Results
| DATE | BOYS/GIRLS | AWAY TEAM | AWAY SCORE | HOME TEAM | HOME SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 26 | Boys | Franklin | 85 | Nute | 43 |
| Dec. 26 | Girls (one 16-minute half) | Nute | 9 | Franklin | 30 |
| Dec. 26 | Girls (one 16-minute half) | Kennett | 28 | Franklin | 18 |
| Dec. 26 | Girls (one 16-minute half) | Kennett | 35 | Nute | 8 |
| Dec. 26 | Boys | Kennett | 76 | Pittsfield | 61 |
| Dec. 26 | Girls | St. Thomas | 60 | Pittsfield | 34 |
| Dec. 26 | Boys (one 16-minute half) | Mount Royal | 19 | Portsmouth Christian | 31 |
| Dec. 26 | Boys (one 16-minute half) | Lin-Wood | 18 | Portsmouth Christian | 36 |
| Dec. 26 | Boys (one 16-minute half) | Lin-Wood | 31 | Mount Royal | 30 |
| Dec. 26 | Boys | St. Thomas | 47 | Newmarket | 51 |
| Dec. 26 | Girls | Inter-Lakes | 44 | Farmington | 70 |
| Dec. 26 | Boys | Inter-Lakes | 66 | Farmington | 48 |
| Dec. 27 | Boys | Newmarket | 71 | Nute | 15 |
| Dec. 27 | Girls | St. Thomas | 42 | Kennett | 62 |
| Dec. 27 | Boys | Portsmouth Christian | 28 | Kennett | 64 |
| Dec. 27 | Girls | Pittsfield | 27 | Inter-Lakes | 62 |
| Dec. 27 | Boys | Franklin | 71 | Mount Royal | 64 |
| Dec. 27 | Girls | Franklin | 29 | Farmington | 65 |
| Dec. 27 | Boys | Lin-Wood | 50 | Farmington | 57 |
| Dec. 28 | Boys | Portsmouth Christian | 52 | Mount Royal | 47 |
| Dec. 28 | Girls | Kennett | 65 | Nute | 11 |
| Dec. 28 | Boys | Lin-Wood | 71 | Nute | 57 |
| Dec. 28 | Boys | Franklin | 61 | Pittsfield | 80 |
| Dec. 28 | Boys | Kennett | 56 | Inter-Lakes | 51 |
| Dec. 28 | Girls | Pittsfield | 23 | St. Thomas | 69 |
| Dec. 28 | Girls | Farmington | 53 | Inter-Lakes | 64 |
| Dec. 28 | Boys | Farmington | 36 | St. Thomas | 33 |
| Dec. 29 | Boys | Inter-Lakes | 54 | St. Thomas | 49 |
| Dec. 29 | Girls | Nute | 22 | Franklin | 52 |
| Dec. 29 | Boys | Kennett | 58 | Newmarket | 52 |
| Dec. 29 | Boys | Farmington | 43 | Pittsfield | 79 |
| Dec. 30 | Girls | Inter-Lakes | 50 | Kennett | 37 |
| Dec. 30 | Boys | Pittsfield | 54 | Kennett | 61 |
