{"id":516518,"date":"2026-01-04T18:01:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T18:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/516518\/"},"modified":"2026-01-04T18:01:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T18:01:13","slug":"hanover-triumphs-over-lebanon-in-rivalry-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/516518\/","title":{"rendered":"Hanover triumphs over Lebanon in rivalry games"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<p>HANOVER \u2014 The Bears swept the Raiders in back-to-back rivalry games on Friday night. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"520\" data-attachment-id=\"247188\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vnews.com\/20260102-vn-basketball-ad-268\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260102-vn-basketball-ad-268.jpg?fit=2400%2C1600&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2400,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Valley News - Alex Driehaus&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark III&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;The Hanover student section cheers after a shot by Denis Pletnev (4) during a boys varsity basketball game at Hanover High School in Hanover, N.H., on Friday, Jan. 2, 2026. Hanover won both the boys and girls rivalry matchups against Lebanon, which were played back to back. ALEX DRIEHAUS \/ Valley News&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1767396212&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Copyright \\u00a9 Valley News&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;135&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;5000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20260102-vn-basketball-ad-268\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The Hanover student section cheers after a shot by Denis Pletnev (4) during a boys varsity basketball game at Hanover High School in Hanover, N.H., on Friday, Jan. 2, 2026. Hanover won both the boys and girls rivalry matchups against Lebanon, which were played back to back. ALEX DRIEHAUS \/ Valley News&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260102-vn-basketball-ad-268.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260102-vn-basketball-ad-268.jpg?fit=780%2C520&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260102-vn-basketball-ad-268.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-247188\"  \/>The Hanover student section cheers after a shot by Denis Pletnev (4) during a boys varsity basketball game at Hanover High School in Hanover, N.H., on Friday, Jan. 2, 2026. Hanover won both the boys and girls rivalry matchups against Lebanon, which were played back to back. ALEX DRIEHAUS \/ Valley News<\/p>\n<p>Hanover boys won, 47-23, and Hanover girls won, 32-24. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"520\" data-attachment-id=\"247186\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vnews.com\/20260102-vn-basketball-ad-435\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260102-vn-basketball-ad-435.jpg?fit=2400%2C1600&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2400,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Valley News - Alex Driehaus&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark III&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Hanover's Harper Lewis (33) attempts to dribble around Lebanon's Grace Billings (11) after stealing the ball from Amy Dixon-Vestal (41) during a girls varsity basketball game at Hanover High School in Hanover, N.H., on Friday, Jan. 2, 2026. Hanover won, 32-24. ALEX DRIEHAUS \/ Valley News&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1767399512&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Copyright \\u00a9 Valley News&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;70&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;5000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20260102-vn-basketball-ad-435\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Hanover\u2019s Harper Lewis (33) attempts to dribble around Lebanon\u2019s Grace Billings (11) after stealing the ball from Amy Dixon-Vestal (41) during a girls varsity basketball game at Hanover High School in Hanover, N.H., on Friday, Jan. 2, 2026. Hanover won, 32-24. ALEX DRIEHAUS \/ Valley News&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260102-vn-basketball-ad-435.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260102-vn-basketball-ad-435.jpg?fit=780%2C520&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260102-vn-basketball-ad-435.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-247186\"  \/>Hanover\u2019s Harper Lewis (33) attempts to dribble around Lebanon\u2019s Grace Billings (11) after stealing the ball from Amy Dixon-Vestal (41) during a girls varsity basketball game at Hanover High School in Hanover, N.H., on Friday, Jan. 2, 2026. Hanover won, 32-24. ALEX DRIEHAUS \/ Valley News<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vnews.com\/author\/alex-driehaus\/\" rel=\"author nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Avatar photo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-alex-driehaus-80x80.jpg\"  class=\"avatar avatar-80 photo\" height=\"80\" width=\"80\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlex Driehaus is a staff photographer at the Valley News. She can be reached at adriehaus@vnews.com and (603) 727-3304.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"author-link\" href=\"https:\/\/vnews.com\/author\/alex-driehaus\/\" rel=\"author nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMore by Alex Driehaus\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HANOVER \u2014 The Bears swept the Raiders in back-to-back rivalry games on Friday night. 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