Goffstown boys tennis team advances to Div. II state final
The top-seeded Grizzlies (16-0) advanced to battle Hollis-Brookline in Wednesday's championship match (4 p.m.) at Dover High. The third-seeded Cavaliers upset No. 2 Winnacunnet 5-4 in Monday's other semifinal.
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Goffstown 6, Souhegan 3
Singles
Brian Goddard, D, d. Gunner Burnham 8-0; Tyler Dionne, G, d. Balthazar Glover 8-5; Parker Schade, S, d. Coen Soucy 8-4; Liam O'Brien, G, d. Patrick Bryson 8-3; Jake Bates, G, d. Carpenter Berube 8-3; Cole Osburn, G, d. Jacob Bartle 8-1.
Doubles
Goddard/Glover, S, d. Burnham/Soucy 8-2; Dionne/Bates, G, d. Schade/Bryson 9-8 (7-4 tiebreaker); O'Brien/Osburn, G, d. Berube/Bartle 8-0.
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