Best of the Best: NHIAA Division IV

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It's safe to say that over the first few weeks of the 2024-25 high school girls basketball season in New Hampshire, we've had some fantastic performances. Here's a look at some of the best players in the early going among Division IV schools in the state.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Haley Rossitto - Colebrook (2026)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>There's a reason why Colebrook is atop the standings, leading the pack, and it's the play of their junior standout, Haley Rossitto, an incredible guard who's averaging a double-double in the early going and more impressively, averaging 30 points a game offensively. She's dominating in every facet of the game and is seemingly untouched on the ball, unable to be stopped anytime, anywhere.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Gemma Doty - Hinsdale (2028)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Not a bad way to start out one's freshman season on varsity, or at least Gemma Doty is making it look beyond easy as a freshman over at Hinsdale. Through four games, she's had three 25-point performances, including a 29-point effort against Mascenic, equaling her opponent's point total on her own. That's the level that she's playing at so far, a high-energy, high-level talent playing at an insane level of basketball.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='1171231' first='Kourtney' last='Kaplan'] - Franklin (2027)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The young talents in this division are some of the best players as we've come to see in the early going. From a freshman standout to a sophomore standout, we head over to Franklin and [player_tooltip player_id='1171231' first='Kourtney' last='Kaplan'], balling out while averaging 24 points a game against some of the best programs in the division. That includes a 31-point masterclass in a win over Hinsdale a few weeks ago.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Delaney Whiting - Groveton (2026)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Groveton is one of four unbeaten schools left in Division IV, not many remaining to start the year, but she's certainly left her mark on the program as a junior, a big reason for their 4-0 start overall. Whiting is pushing to be a triple-double machine and has the capability to do so. Fantastic rebounder, someone who's able to crash the glass often, but more importantly, an incredible passer, getting her teammates involved often.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Kiley Clermont - Lin-Wood (2025)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Not the most ideal of starts this season for Lin-Wood, a 2-3 record through its first five games of this campaign, but it has its backbone, its key cog in its machine in senior Kiley Clermont. A multi-sport athlete with ample success in her own right, Clermont on the basketball court is a baller, a force to be reckoned with that will try to exploit defenses at any point and can score at-will in a plethora of different ways.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Ava Buchanan - Portsmouth Christian (2026)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The junior class in Division IV is incredibly strong, a testament to the work that's been put in among those Class of 2026 players. Portsmouth Christian guard Ava Buchanan is no different, a versatile piece able to shine at the 1 or the 2 on the floor, but a creative, crafty guard that can get the job done here, there and everywhere. That's reflected in her early season success for the Eagles.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Paige Royer - Woodsville (2025)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Royer was an all-division honorable mention as a junior for Woodsville and has a chip on her shoulder to be an all-division and all-state type of player as a senior. That drive has certainly shown early on as she's averaging 16 points a game, doing whatever she can to propel this team to higher and higher levels of success. She's will put the team on her back and will do whatever it takes to win, however she needs to.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Lexi Santamaria - Colebrook (2026)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Santamaria found herself in the all-division selection as a sophomore after a standout season for Colebrook and she's already back at it this time around, ready to shine and dominate the competition. What a dominant duo the program has between her and Rossitto as attention toward one allows the other to thrive on the floor. The perfect combination of skill and finesse, power and poise.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->