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CHAMPIONS!
Enosburg 56, MSJ 54 FREEPRESS BARRE: Enosburg capped off an undefeated season with its first high school boys basketball state title on Saturday. Calvin Carter sank a pair of foul shots to break a tie with 3.4 seconds remaining and the No. 2 Hornets made history at Barre Auditorium following a 56-54 Division II championship win over fifth-seeded Mount St. Joseph. Carter, a senior, poured in 33 points, with all seven of his fourth-quarter points coming at the line for Enosburg (24-0). Carter also hit all three of his team’s 3-pointers. Caleb LaRoche added 11 points to aid Enosburg. After making his two free throws, Carter poked the ball away from a MSJ defender to stop a last-second shot and then flung the ball into the rafters as the buzzer sounded to kick off Enosburg’s celebration. Calvin Carter was named the tournament MVP. ONE TO GO!
Enosburg 62, Fair Haven 45 FREEPRESS BARRE: Second-seeded Enosburg moved one game closer to glory and perfection with a convincing 62-45 win over No. 6 Fair Haven in the Division II boys basketball semifinals on Wednesday night at Barre Auditorium. Enosburg (23-0) will face No. 5 Mount St. Joseph in Saturday’s title game looking for its first boys hoops crown. Calvin Carter led three Hornets in double figures with 16 points. Matt Perley (four 3-pointers) and Caleb Laroche each tossed in 14. Mahlik Franklin chipped in eight points, including a dunk-and-one to give Enosburg a 50-30 lead after three quarters. BARRE BOUND!
Enosburg 74, Harwood 37 FREEPRESS ENOSBURG: Calvin Carter pumped in 30 points and host Enosburg booked its third straight trip to Barre Auditorium. Caleb Laroche added 17 points for 22-0 Enosburg. up. HORNETS DOWN EAGLES!
Enosburg 70, Mount Abe 48 FREEPRESS ENOSBURG: A 47-14 halftime lead gave host Enosburg all the momentum it needed to cruise past Mount Abraham. Calvin Carter poured in 32 points to lead all scorers, including 19 points in the opening stanza for the 21-0 Hornets. The Hornets take on #7 seeded Harwood Friday night at home in a second round match up. 20-0! HORNETS TOP FALCONS
Enosburg 58, Richford 34 FREEPRESS ENOSBURG: Calvin Carter tallied 20 points and host Enosburg completed a perfect regular season at 20-0. Caleb Laroche added 10 points for the Hornets. Colby Coons led the Falcons with nine points. HORNETS TOP BULLETS!
Enosburg 88, Fairfax 29 FREEPRESS ENOSBURG: Calvin Carter dialed up 23 points and host Enosburg hit for 52 points in the first half en route to rolling over BFA-Fairfax. Matt Perley (18 points), Mahlik Franklin (15) and Noah Swainbank (12) also reached double digits for 18-0 Enosburg. HORNETS SINK MARAUDERS!
Enosburg 65, Northfield 33 FREEPRESS ENOSBURG: Jakob Delas-Hansen’s 12 points and Calvin Carter’s 11 helped balanced Enosburg improve to 17-0 at Northfield’s expense. Every player hit a basket for the Hornets. The Hornets are back in action on Monday night as they take on BFA Fairfax. MCALLISTER & HORNETS DUNK SPARTANS!
Enosburg 66, Winooski 32 ENOSBURG: Calvin Carter’s 21 points led three players in double figures as host Enosburg routed Winooski. Wade Mcallister added an exclamation point on the victory with a first half dunk! Caleb Laroche tossed in 12 points and Noah Swainbank added 10 for the 16-0 Hornets. The Hornets are back in action at home on Wednesday as they take on BFA Fairfax. HORNETS HANDLE WOLVES!
FREE PRESS Enosburg 54, Peoples 25 MORRISVILLE: Caleb Laroche dialed up 17 points and Matt Perley added 11 as visiting Enosburg improved to 15-0 with a win over Peoples. Louis Angione paced the Wolves with nine points and Tucker Judkins had eight. CARTER SETS SCHOOL SCORING RECORD!
Enosburg 68, Stowe 22 ENOSBURG - Calvin Carter set the Enosburg High School all-time scoring record (1,520 points) on Friday night. Carter led all scorers with 23 points over visiting Stowe. DOUBLE OT COMEBACK!
FREE PRESS Enosburg 80, Hazen 75(2 OT) HARDWICK - Calvin Carter poured in 31 points and Enosburg kept its perfect season intact with an 80-75 double-overtime win over Hazen in high school boys basketball action Wednesday night. Down 61-49 with six minutes to go, Carter ignited the comeback with a dozen points in the final quarter. Matt Perley (16 points), Caleb Laroche (16) and Malik Franklin (13) also reached double digits for the Hornets (13-0). The Wildcats’ Jake Gilcris (22 points) forced a second overtime with a pair of foul shots with six seconds to go. Denis LeCours paced Hazen (9-4) with 26 points and Derek Richardson totaled a double-double of 14 points and 13 rebounds. Story Courtesy of the Burlington Free Press Undefeated Enosburg serves up dunks, thrills, wins
FREE PRESS - Austin Danforth Jan. 28, 2017 The secret has been out for some time. “The thing is now, walking through the hallways, everyone expects it,” Mahlik Franklin said. “We’ve always had a ton of support, but now every game in the gym is packed, standing-room only,” Calvin Carter said. “It’s crazy.” Not only have the Enosburg Hornets rattled off win after win — 12 straight after Friday night’s runaway victory in Danville — they do so in style, with a flair that makes them just about the hottest ticket in northern Vermont high school boys basketball. Why all the buzz? The Hornets can throw down. “It seems like a lot of people like that and talk about it and expect it every game. They want to know how many dunks, they want to see dunks,” coach Matt Luneau said. “It’s interesting going places — wherever you go people are talking about the team here. It’s definitely a rarity at this level.” Most Vermont schools can count seasons between jams. For the lucky few, it might be a matter of games. But with Franklin and Carter, Enosburg (12-0) has a pair of players capable of getting above the rim with regularity — the three first-quarter dunks in their home opener were an apt warning shot. That makes the title-starved program’s juggernaut squad appointment viewing. It’s the flash factor for an unselfish, experienced, motivated unit. The five starters — Carter, Franklin, Matt Perley, Wade McAllister and Caleb Laroche — all average double figures scoring. “I was telling our guys, ‘Watch how they pass,’ because they move the ball, their positioning in their offense is in the right balance,” said Winooski coach Tom Obbagy after a game against Enosburg earlier this month. “They’ve got ball movement, they’ve got player movement and that’s a lot of fun to watch. “Also, they play hard. That’s the other thing, how hard they play, how much they put into their defense. That’s a big factor when you get a team that’s that hungry to guard and play.” Through 12 games, Enosburg is putting up 65.4 points per contest — and winning by an average of 27.5. A 3/4-court trap, with the 6-foot-4 Carter as the point man, provides plenty of fuel for the Hornets’ fastbreak offense. A deep creative streak and sense for each other on the court help with the rest. “It’s chemistry. It’s more than just basketball. We play together all summer, we all hang out all summer,” Perley said. “It’s not just the season we show up and play basketball. You’ve got to have the desire to get better.” Said Franklin: “We have a lot of solid guys who can step up when we need it.” Even without the high-flying antics and end-to-end, showtime flash, the Hornets figured to have drawn well this winter. They had been building for a while. The addition of Franklin, a transfer from Richford, and Laroche as sophomores built out a young nucleus that already included Carter and Perley. Enosburg went from a 12-8 record in the 2014-15 regular season to the program’s first title game appearance since 1992. “Once they came over I thought we could be very good very soon,” said Luneau, now in his fifth season at Enosburg after several years as an assistant coach for the Syracuse women’s team. “We made it to the Division II championship with sophomores. So I had a pretty good feeling we’d be pretty good then.” The seventh-seeded Hornets’ run to the D-II final, where they lost 65-56 to undefeated No. 1 Woodstock, looked like a Cinderella run but wasn’t a surprise for the team, Carter said. “Enosburg has never won a boys state championship, so the whole town was coming together, supporting us, coming to games,” said Carter, who cracked the 1,000-point mark as a junior and has evolved into one of the state’s most versatile standouts. “We knew we were better than our ranking and we could go far.” This winter Luneau has made a point of setting goals the players and the team before every game — certain numbers of rebounds, foul shots, 3-point attempts. The idea is to keep the squad focused on improvement across the board in a season full of lopsided victories. “They want to be creative and as long as they’re producing while being creative, then great. It makes it fun for everyone,” Luneau said. “We’re starting to realize if you put in the effort, if the effort is there, we’re going to be in the game no matter what,” Perley said. Unable to hide from their history, the Hornets, semifinalists a year ago, have embraced it. The 0-6 record in state finals is just fuel at this point. The one goal above the rest this winter? Capturing the program’s first crown and the school’s first boys championship in any sport since 2006 (baseball). “They guys, they want it,” Luneau said. “And they aren’t going to settle for anything less. I don’t know if I want to say it, but that’s the truth. We want to do it for Enosburg.”. Story Courtesy of the Burlington Free Press 12 IN A ROW!
FREE PRESS Enosburg 75, Danville 49 DANVILLE - Outscoring Danville 28-4 in the second quarter, visiting Enosburg had every player score as it cruised to victory to improve to 12-0. Calvin Carter paced the Hornets with 17 points, Mahlik Franklin had 13, Caleb Laroche 11 and Jakob Delas-Hansen 10. Story Courtesy of the Burlington Free Press HORNETS DOWN FALCONS!
FREE PRESS Enosburg 85, Richford 41 RICHFORD - Calvin Carter scored 22 points, Matt Perley added 13, and visiting Enosburg routed Richford. Devon Coons and Colby Coons each scored 11 points for Richford, which trailed 42-25 at the break. Story Courtesy of the Burlington Free Press HORNETS SWARM BULLETS!
BURLINGTON FREE PRESS Enosburg 69, BFA-Fairfax 41 FAIRFAX - Calvin Carter pumped in a game-high 25 points, going 9-for-10 at the free throw line, as visiting Enosburg rolled past BFA-Fairfax to improve to 10-0. Caleb Laroche tossed in 17 points for the Hornets, who went 18-22 from the line as a team. Jordan Demar led the way for the Bullets (3-6) with 18 points. HORNETS STORM PAST WINOOSKI!
GLENN RUSSELL/FREE PRESS WINOOSKI - Five players scored in double figures as Enosburg took control early and never looked back in a 64-27 win over Winooski in high school boys basketball on Tuesday. Calvin Carter, Wade McAllister and Caleb Laroche each scored 12 points to pace the Hornets (9-0), who led 16-2 after one quarter and 42-11 by halftime. Matt Perley added 11 points and Mahlik Frankin had 10. Mowtes Ibrahim tallied a game-high 17 points for the Spartans (3-5). See Game Highlights on WCAX HERE Story Courtesy of the Burlington Free Press HORNETS STING JACKETS!
Matt Perley knocked down six 3-pointers and scored 13 of his game-high 28 points in the third quarter as Enosburg rolled past visiting Milton by a score of 72-43. Calvin Carter chipped in 19 points for the Hornets, who led 33-16 at the break and improve to 8-0. Story Courtesy of the Burlington Free Press Photo Courtesy of the County Courier HORNETS & FRANKLIN Make FLEISH'S FINEST!HORNETS TAME THE WILDCATS!
The Hornets took an early lead and never looked back as they defeated the Hazen Wildcats 68-57. Hazen closed the gap early in the fourth quarter cutting Enosburg's lead to only two, before the Hornets pulled away for good. Calvin Carter lead all scorers with 27 points, Caleb Laroche had 14 and Mahlik Franklin chipped in with 11. The 7-0 Hornets are back in action vs. Milton on January 14th. Check out the WCAX game highlights here! REIGNING HOLIDAY CHAMPS!
The Hornets won the Lamoille Holiday tournament championship with a 53-32 victory over MVU on Wednesday night. Tournament MVP Calvin Carter led all scorers with 16 points. Caleb Laroche added 15 points and Wade Mcallister chipped in with 10. With the victory Enosburg is now 6-0 on the season and sits atop the DII basketball standings. HORNETS STOP BULLETS!
The Hornets jumped out to an early 12-0 lead and never looked back as they defeated the BFA Bullets 65-29 in the opening round of the Lamoille Holiday Tournament. Calvin Carter led the with 16 points and 8 assists, Mahlik Franklin had 15 points while Caleb Laroche chipped in with 11 points and Wade Mcallister had 11 points each and 10 rebounds. The Hornets shot 45% from the floor and held the Bullets to 27%. Enosburg looks to defend the tournament title in Wednesday night's championship game at 7pm in Lamoille. Full Story: http://countycourier.net/2016/12/enosburg-rolls-past-fairfax/#more-2372 Hornets Look to Defend Holiday Tournament Title!
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Article Courtesy of the County Courier ENOSBURG: A pair back-to-back of dunks by Malik Franklin to start the game for the Hornets’ helped pump up the crowd and give Enosburg the edge early Monday. Calvin Carter would follow up the dunks with one of his own just minutes later. “Coach loves it- pumps the team up,” Franklin said about the dunks. Franklin set up Carter for an alley-oop in the fourth quarter to top off the show. Carter lead the hornets with 21 points, with Franklin just behind putting up 18 for the night. “Everyone played defense well, played as a team,” Carter said after the game. The hornets held Missisquoi’s stars to low scoring numbers. Nick Cutting had 13 points for the Thunderbirds with teammate Richard walker backing him up with seven. “We knew it was going to be tough to come up here and play these guys at their house,” Missisquoi Coach Jim Bose said. “We just don’t have anybody that can match up with Calvin, and Malik played well,” Bose said, “but we have to rely more on our bench. Some of our starters have to become more offensive. I can’t rely just on Richard and Nick to do our scoring. We got two of our guys scoring, we’re not going to be a successful basketball team.” The strong hornet defense held Missisquoi to just four points in the third quarter, while bolstering their own score by 15. “We had 15 steals, that often leads to wins,” Enosburg Coach Matt Luneau said, “look at the bench… 7 steals from the bench. That’s just great contributions from the bench. That allows us to stay in the zone.” “Calvin and Matt did not shoot well, but yet we won by 29,” Luneau said “But why? Because defense and good teamwork.” “You can’t ask for much more, when you are winning because of teamwork and effort,” Luneau said. The Hornets improve to 4-0 for the season. Missisquoi falls to 1-2. Story Link: http://countycourier.net/2016/12/high-flying-hornets-fly-past-thunderbirds/ PERLEY SHOOTS THE LIGHTS OUT!
Matt Perley hit 8 three-pointers and scored 26 points as the Hornets downed Lake Region 59-42 in Thursday's home opener. Calvin Carter had 10 points, Mahlik Franklin 8 and Noah Swainbank 7 for the 3-0 Hornets. HORNETS DOWN YELLOW JACKETS!
The Hornets jumped out to a quick lead and never looked back as they defeated the Milton Yellow Jackets 64-28 on Tuesday night. Calvin Carter led all scorers with 25 points and Matt Perley added 10. The Hornets are back in action on Thursday night in their first home game of the year as the take on Lake Region. HORNETS GROUND THUNDERBIRDS!
The Hornets picked up their first win of the year with a 51-34 victory over host MVU. This is the first win for the Hornets at the The Thunder Dome in many years. Calvin Carter led the offense with 19 points, Mahlik Franklin had 13 and Matt Perley chipped in with 9. The Hornets had seven players score in the game. MVU's Richard walker led the Thunderbirds with 19 points. The Hornets are back on the road this Wednesday as they take on the Milton Yellow Jackets. Hornets Set Sights On New Season!
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