Brooke Paquette led BG with 12 points in a 49-32 win over Nashua South on Tuesday. (Telegraph file photo by TOM KING)

The Bishop Guertin High School girls basketball team is getting used to teams playing them tough.

Tuesday night was just another example of that as the Cardinals pulled away in the second half from a tough Nashua South team 49-32 at the Belanger Gym to move to 13-0.

South led 12-6 early on, but managed just 20 points the rest of the way. Guertin held the Panthers to three points in the second quarter and led 22-15 at the half before pulling away to lead 39-27 after three periods.

“Very impressed with South’s toughness and compete level,” Guertin coach Brad Kreick said. “They made a bunch of shots early and had us out of our rhythm.

“All the credit in the world to their kids, they played a heck of a game.”

Indeed, the 4-4 Panthers, who were led by Maya Rioux’s 13 points and seven from Iruka Obinelo, hung tough but it was their fourth game in five days.

Guertin, meanwhile, had 12 points from Brooke Paquette, 11 by Kailee McDonald, and 10 by Maizie Barker. Meghan Stack, scoreless at the half, had eight in the second half.

“The girls played a great first half , took advantage of some offensive opportunities, and defended well,” South coach John Bourgeois said. “BG did a great job coming out of the half with their pressure defense and ran the floor well.

“At the end of the day we’re happy with our progress. … I couldn’t be more proud of this group for how much they improved this week despite linited practices.”

South wraps up the regular season Friday at Alvirne while BG hosts Nashua North.

The teams could see each other again, as BG plays the winner of next Tuesday’s South-Alvirne play-in game.

In other high school action Tuesday:

GIRLS BASKETBALL

NASHUA NORTH 55,

HOLLIS BROOKLINE 39

Oliva Mazerolle had a career night for the Titans with 25 points while Victoria Conrad added seven and Grace Cardin six.

Kaitlyn Laurendi and Lilly Brooks played well defensively while Sam Canto had six assists.

“It was great to watch Livi have her breakout game,” North coach Curt Dutilley said, his team now 2-7. “You could see it coming over the last two games, scoring confidence rising and (last night) she brought it to the next level.”

The Cavaliers, who fell to 5-4, were led by Elisabeth Stapelfeld’s 16 points, while Maggie Crooks and Eva Kelley had five each.

They host Souhegan on Thursday. North, meanwhile, ends its regular season at Bishop Guertin on Friday.

MERIMACK 55,

LONDONDERRY 34

The Tomahawks (6-5) got 23 points from Gillian Waller (five 3-pointers) while Keira Bike added 18 points and four steals, and Lili Dbilis eight points and five assists.

The ‘Hawks, who led 29-10 at the half, take on Pinkerton in Derry today.

CONVAL 63,

MILFORD 30

Sarah Dobbs led the Spartans with 16 points, while Mairin Burgess led four Cougars in double figures with 15.

Bailey Johnson added six and Alexa Wilder five points to the Milford cause.

Before the game the Cougars honored the memory of late Milford boys basketball coach Dan Murray.

BOYS BASKETBALL

CONVAL 52,

MILFOR 46

The Spartans (1-5) battled back from a 27-15 halftime deficit to pull to within one with under two minutes to play, but fell short, thanks to a key Izaiah Michaels 3-pointer.

Milford’s Caden Zalensk led all scorers with 17 points while Ryon Constable added 12 and Charlie Urda eight.

Mike Philbrick played well defensively while Christian Waller rebounded well.

Milford will next host Pelham next Thursday, March 4 in the Divison II prelims.

BOYS HOCKEY

KEENE 6,

MERRIMACK 2

Brayden Guogliumi had two goals for the Tomahwks but it wasn’t enough as they fell to 5-4. Eliot Medlock, Kyle Dunn, Dylan Sadowski and Dom Carozza had assists while goalie Ben Hardy stopped 21 shots.

The problem was Keene’s Zach Mooers had two goals and two assists.

Merrimack hosts Bow today to wrap up the regular season at West Side Arena in Manchester.

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