A strong run through the Division II girls basketball state tournament ended for the no. 3-seeded Jaguars Monday as they fell to the Portsmouth Clippers 47-41 at Southern New Hampshire University.
Windham's loss follows back-to-back dominant wins over no. 14 Souhegan and no. 11 Pelham. Portsmouth will advance to the state championship Friday to take on top-seeded Lebanon. Portsmouth is the no. 2 seed in the tournament.
According to the New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association website, Alicia Brown and Devon Parker led the scoring for the Clippers with 17 and 15 points respectively.
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Pacing Windham was Amanda Schiebel, who scored 13. Bernadette Connors pitched in with 11.
The Jaguars lost just four games during the regular season as the team finished with a record of 14-4. Lebanon screamed through the regular season with an undefeated 18-0 record while Portsmouth finished at 15-3.
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