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• Central girls basketball team shocked in first round

  BY MATT SCHOOLEY Manchester Central earned the No. 4 seed in the postseason, and a potential semifinal meeting with powerhouse Winnacunnet loomed in the Class L girls basketball tournament. Only one problem: the Little Green never made it out of the opening Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 03, 2010 4:55 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Central High School, Hooksett, Candia, basketball

• Three-game skid could provide Central High School playoff punch

  BY MATT SCHOOLEY The Manchester Central girls basketball team reeled off 11 straight victories to open the season, but it’s the Little Green’s recent three-game losing streak that may set the team up for a lengthy postseason run. For the most Read More... Posted Wednesday, February 24, 2010 1:58 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Central High School, Hooksett, Manchester, basketball

• Central picks up win, but concerns remain for mentor

  BY JERRY LIPTAK Dave Wheeler, after waiting more than a month, could barely stand to watch his Manchester Central boys basketball team secure its first Class L victory of the year. The Little Green played poorly most of the night, then scored 13 straight Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 27, 2010 1:20 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Central High School, high school sports, Hooksett, Manchester, basketball

• Central hoopsters perfect so far, but February brings tougher foes

  By MATT SCHOOLEY When Sam Walker is on the court, Mike Wenners is happy to have a front-row seat. The Hooksett resident remains an integral part of a Manchester Central girls basketball team that has a 7-0 record to start the year. “It’s gotten Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 20, 2010 2:13 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Sports, Central High School, Hooksett, basketball

• Young roster follows long list of strong Central teams

  BY MATT SCHOOLEY Manchester Central teams of the past have found ways to consistently win basketball games. Whether the program’s current cagers can is undetermined. The roster lacks upperclassmen, and head coach Doc Wheeler has been forced to show Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 16, 2009 1:25 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Central High School, high school sports, Hooksett, Manchester, basketball

• Little Green look to seniors, including two locals, in pursuit of champs

  BY MATT SCHOOLEY After dominating Class L girls basketball foes, including Manchester Central, Winnacunnet returns its entire starting lineup and is once again the team to beat. That’s what motivates a good Little Green group. “It’s Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 09, 2009 3:22 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Central High School, Hooksett, basketball

• Central wins twice in tourney, then loses to defending champs

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR Mike Wenners, the Central girls basketball coach, admitted he’d rather forget the tough conclusion to the Little Green’s otherwise successful season. What will stick in his memory is the effort and determination his Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 11, 2009 2:42 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Central High School, high school sports, Hooksett, basketball

• For now, Central leans on trio of experienced players

  BY MATT SCHOOLEY Following a loss to Winnacunnet in the state finals last year, the Central girls basketball team hopes a little experience leads a largely young team back for a second shot at the two-time Class L champs. This year’s Little Green Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 17, 2008 2:48 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Central High School, high school sports, Hooksett, Manchester, basketball

• Central shows true colors in loss to unbeaten state champions

  BY JERRY LIPTAK The question for fourth-seeded Central: how do we, after losing to this team by 16 points on our home court just a few weeks ago, stop unbeaten and top-seeded Salem? The Little Green found an answer – incomplete, it turns out – Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 19, 2008 4:16 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Central High School, Hooksett, basketball, Durham

• Central reaches semifinals again, draws familiar foe

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR With his fourth-seeded squad playing its best basketball of the season, Central boys basketball coach Doc Wheeler said a 16-point home loss to undefeated Salem two weeks earlier helped propel his young hoopsters into the Class L Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 12, 2008 4:06 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Manchesterer, Central High School, high school sports, Hooksett, basketball

• Central knocks off Timberlane to reach semifinals

  BY JERRY LIPTAK Someone older and someone newer led Manchester Central to a familiar spot – the Class L girls basketball playoff semifinals. The second-seeded Little Green used 16 first-half points from senior Alicia Doucet and all six team points Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 05, 2008 4:00 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Central High School, high school sports, basketball

• Host Central falls to Salem as Jones fuses visitors’ attack

  BY JERRY LIPTAK Central’s student body had a message for visiting Salem and, more specifically, its star junior forward, Josh Jones: “Napoleon Dynamite – Gimme your tots!” Jones, the Central faithful feel, bears a striking resemblance Read More... Posted Wednesday, February 27, 2008 3:35 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Salem, Central High School, high school sports, basketball

• Strong finish garners CHS No. 2 ranking

  BY MATT SCHOOLEY With the No. 2 seed in the upcoming Class L girls basketball tournament locked up, Manchester Central didn’t have much to play for in its regularseason finale vs. Salem High School. But when the contest on Saturday, Feb. 23, was Read More... Posted Wednesday, February 27, 2008 3:30 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Manchester High School Sports, Salem, Central High School, basketball

• Central falls to Salem, which claims top playoff seed

  BY SAPNA PATHAK It began the night as Salem High’s Davis Gym. It finished as official headquarters of “Savage Nation” and the No. 1-seeded team in the Class L tournament. Salem’s road to the top spot was marked with an impressive Read More... Posted Thursday, March 01, 2007 11:59 AM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Sports, Central High School, high school sports, Hooksett, Manchester, basketball