All Entries in the "Basketball" Category
GM basketball coaches praise this year’s teams, expect lessons learned to spill into next season
By Evan Chadwick © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC For all who experience the highs and lows of a high school basketball season, the end can be abrupt, leaving the athletes, coaches and fans adrift as to what they can do to fill the cold dark nights that for more than four months have been spent […]
Chieftains advance to quarterfinals with 10-point win over Peoples
By Evan Chadwick © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC Fueled by an 18-8 first quarter surge, the Chieftains boys basketball team fought off a late Peoples Academy charge and took a hard fought 58-48 victory over the Wolves in first round playoff action on Tuesday night in Chester. “We are tough when we hit shots early,” […]
‘Confident’ GM boys capture 8 seed in win streak, face Peoples tonight in Chester
By Evan Chadwick ©2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC Winners of their last three games, the Green Mountain boys basketball team appears to be peaking at just the right time. As a result of their recent win streak, Coach Brian Rapanotti’s squad has captured the 8 Seed in the upcoming Division 3 boys basketball tournament and will […]
GM boys keep Mill River at bay for 10th win
By Evan Chadwick ©2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC The gauge of a good team is one that does not let their opponent back into a contest after they have taken a substantial lead. On Saturday in Chester, the Green Mountain boys basketball team did just that, expanding a lead they took early, and maintaining it throughout […]
Despite loss to WRV, Cummings and Tyrrell end GM b-ball run with grit and pride
By Evan Chadwick ©2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC On a night full of fond farewells to Kim Cummings and Grace Tyrrell, the two seniors on the Green Mountain girls basketball team, the Chieftains worked it to the very end. They led for much of the first half and hung on within one possession until midway through […]
Lights go out on GM boys’ charge Blackout halts game after three quarters
By Evan Chadwick © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC With momentum swinging firmly in their favor after closing an eight point halftime lead to one at the end of the third, the Green Mountain boys basketball team looked poised to make a run at their tenth win of the season hosting White River Valley on Thursday […]
GM girls come out strong but fail to snag win against Rivendell
By Evan Chadwick ©2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC For three quarters, the Green Mountain girls basketball team looked firmly in control, ready to grab their elusive fifth win to earn a spot in the upcoming Division 3 playoffs, leading by double digits for most of the first 24 minutes and entering the fourth quarter up by […]
GM girls’ offense stalls in 41-29 loss to Rebels
By Evan Chadwick ©2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC The iron unkind,” a phrase linked to offensive struggles, bit the Green Mountain girls basketball team, leading to a 41-29 loss to the Rebels of Leland & Gray in Townshend on Friday evening. “We struggled badly offensively,” said Coach Jeff Buffum. “We couldn’t get a shot to […]
Driving till the very end, GM boys lose by 2 to Rivendell
By Evan Chadwick ©2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC Basketball can be brutal. At times, an inch here or there can make all the difference between a thrilling victory or a crushing defeat. The Green Mountain boys basketball team endured such a result on Thursday night when, trailing by 2 with just seconds remaining, Brendan Rose’s 3-point […]
GM boys earn Rapanotti 100th win in trounce of Cosmos
By Evan Chadwick ©2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC SPRINGFIELD Any team that has played the Green Mountain Chieftains knows that they can light it up from beyond the arc. The GM boys 3-point shooting was on full display in their Saturday night matchup with the Springfield Cosmos, hitting 11 on the evening en route to an […]
GM girls power past Division 2 Cosmos
By Evan Chadwick ©2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC SPRINGFIELD On paper, the GM girls basketball matchup with Division 2 Springfield Saturday afternoon looked like it was going to be a difficult climb for Coach Jeffrey Buffum’s squad. Despite the monumental task of beating a team that is considered to be in the mix for a state […]
Turnovers riddle GM girls in loss to Leland & Gray Rebels
By Evan Chadwick ©2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC Turnovers: The ugliest word in basketball showed its face in Chester early and often for the Green Mountain girls basketball team in their Tuesday matchup with the Leland & Gray Rebels. In the end, despite making several runs, the Chieftains could simply not overcome their unforced errors that […]
GM boys repel Rebels in a blistering first-quarter
By Evan Chadwick © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC Scoring 27 points in the first quarter, including five three-pointers, the Green Mountain boys basketball squad continued their recent hot streak, winning their third straight on Monday night with a 65-41 victory over the Leland & Gray Rebels at home in Chester. Everett Mosher got the offense […]
GM boys scare off Phantoms in last-minute thriller
By Evan Chadwick ©2022 Telegraph Publishing On the road and trailing by six entering the fourth quarter, the Green Mountain Chieftains, who continue to be short on players, looked to be on the precipice of dropping the road contest to the Proctor Phantoms. However, with a burst of energy and some big shots down the […]
Chieftains answer defensive call, yet fall just short to Rivendell Raptors 33-32
By Evan Chadwick ©2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Green Mountain girls team answered Coach Buffum’s defensive challenge from Tuesday night’s heart-breaking loss to Arlington, holding Rivendell to a squeaker 33-32 win on Friday night in Orford, N.H. Now, all that is left in order for the Chieftains to find sustained success is to connect their […]
GM girls play strong offense, but lose 53-50 with seconds remaining in 4th quarter
By Evan Chadwick ©2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC If you like fast-pace offense, the Arlington 53-50 victory over the Chieftains in girls basketball action at home on Tuesday was the contest for you. For defensive minded coaches like Coach Jeffrey Buffum, the track meet he witnessed was not the type of basketball he wanted to see […]
Short-handed Green Mountain puts scare into undefeated Rivendell
By Evan Chadwick ©2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC On paper, the matchup between Green Mountain and Rivendell Academy on Monday evening was scintillating: A Division 3 team on the rise vs. an undefeated Division 4 squad that many consider to be the odds-on favorite to take home a state championship. Unfortunately for the Chieftains, the […]
GM girls exit court with a smile despite 59-35 loss to West Rutland
By Evan Chadwick ©2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Chieftains hung with West Rutland for more than three quarters, but the Golden Horde’s size and full-court pressure defense allowed them to pull away late on their way to a 59-35 victory over a feisty Green Mountain squad on GM’s home turf. “There are tons of positives […]
Green Mountain Boys take down Arlington 59-47
By Evan Chadwick ©2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC When the three-point shot is dropping, it can be a powerful ally. For the Arlington Eagles, this early ally, which raced them out to a 9-0 lead over the Chieftains on Tuesday evening, turned into a deadly adversary, as Coach Brian Rapanotti’s Green Mountain squad forced the Eagles […]
Green Mountain Girls fall to Poultney 37-30
By Evan Chadwick ©2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC Green Mountain Coach Jeff Buffum’s Chieftain squad has faced all sorts of adversity the first half of the season. But with four players short for his Saturday contest against Poultney, the Chieftains could not withstand the deliberate and physical attack of the Blue Devils, falling 37-30 on home […]
