HARTFORD — The silver, cup-shaped winner’s trophy was displayed for all to see during Sunday’s U.S. Team Squash Championships and those who looked at the trophy saw one school etched on it numerous times.

Following another brilliant performance at the nation’s premier high school tournament, the words Greenwich Academy will be soon be carved on the championship trophy yet again.

At a historic venue that’s housed a lot of title-winning college squads, Greenwich Academy played like a champion, capturing the Division I title of the U.S. High School Team Squash Championships at Trinity College’s George A. Kellner Squash Center.

Top-seeded Greenwich Academy added to its legacy by registering a 5-2 win over second-seeded Agnes Irwin School in the title match of the team squash championships.

The victory gave the Gators an unprecedented 12 national squash titles since the tournament commenced in 2005, including four consecutive championships. There’s no secret to GA’s success. Besides possessing talent, the team works at its craft daily.

“Day-in and day-out throughout the entire year our players have dedicated their time to playing quality squash,” GA coach Luke Butterworth said. “Over the year, they have built a love for the game and that shows when they get out there in the tough moments. I could not be more proud of them for the way they handled themselves on the court. Their mindset, body language and overall approach to each match was great.”

Sunday’s triumph marked the fourth straight U.S. team title for Greenwich Academy’s two sets of twins — Lucy and India Stephenson and Claire and Haley Aube. The quartet also won two national middle school squash championships at GA.

“It’s really special, that I’ve had the chance to win it again with my sister and my two best friends, India and Lucy,” said Haley Aube, one of the Gators’ senior captains. “I’m really proud that we were able to win it together.”

Said Lucy Stephenson, also a senior: “It’s so special to win our fourth national championship our senior year. It’s special for all four of us and it’s great to end on such a high note.”

Greenwich Academy, which also beat Agnes Irwin from Rosemont, Pa., for the U.S. title last year, saw sophomore Lindsay Westerfield clinch the championship match from the No. 6 spot. Westerfield’s 3-0 win (13-11, 11-4, 11-2) against Catherine Costin gave GA its fourth victory of the match, sealing the squad’s fourth straight title.

“I was really nervous,” Westerfield said. “I knew we had won three matches, so I knew I would be the deciding match and being new on the team I was nervous to play in this this tournament in general.”

Westerfield didn’t seem nervous though, as she swept her way to victory.

“It’s exciting to win it and being a part of this team is everything I hoped for,” Westerfield said. “My teammates are so supportive, they’ve helped me on and off the court and they’ve helped me adjust to a new school.”

On the squash center’s two main courts playing first for GA in the title match against Agnes Irwin were Claire Aube (No. 2) and Haley Aube (No. 7).

After losing the first two games against Margaux Comai, 11-8, 11-8, Haley Aube came back to take the next three games, 11-4, 11-9, 11-6.

“I was the first match to start us off and since we had a title to defend I got nervous and didn’t come out with the right mentality,” Haley Aube said. “But once I figured out a new game plan, I got back in it I turned it around and came back.”

The sisters always inspire each other.

“We both ended one of our games at the same exact time and we both lost, so we looked at each other and gave each other a fist bump and a look and we both came back and won the next game,” Haley Aube said. “I’m very happy that it turned out the way it did and in the end.”

At the second spot, Agnes Irwin’s Olivia Walsh edged Claire Aube, 11-5, 10-12, 11-5, 8-11, 11-4.

“This year was really hard in terms of our competition, but we pulled it out and we’re really happy about it,” said Claire Aube, also a team captain. “We worked really well, we worked together as a team and managed to get the national title again, which is really exciting.”

In a match involving GA junior Emma Carney and Katharine Glaser at the No. 1 spot, Glaser posted a tight 3-0 win (13-11, 12-10, 11-7).

“I’m actually really close friends with her (Glaser), she’s a really good player, so it was fun to compete against her,” Carney said. “Being here is amazing, I feel so lucky to be a part of this team.”

Senior Lucy Stephenson was a 3-0 winner against Agnes Irwin’s Rachel Mashek at No. 3 (17-15, 11-7, 11-6).

“It was 3-love, but each game was very intense, the first one was 17-15,” Stephenson said. “I brought it back in the second and third games able to close it out. I never played before a crowd like that, I was so amped up.”

Junior Binney Huffman of GA took a 3-1 decision against Isabella Schneider at the fourth spot (11-3, 9-11, 11-7, 11-6).

“I was the last match on, so we had already clinched, but it was good, because the whole team was watching my match and cheering,” Huffman said. “I’ve been on the team three years and this is our third national title, so to win it again is amazing.”

The fifth spot saw India Stephenson of GA defeat Caroline Glaser, 7-11, 12-10, 11-7, 11-7. The GA squad went 4-0 during the three-day tournament.

“The match was1-1 when I was on the court, I was definitely feeling nerves,” Stephenson said. “As I got into it, I was playing with the excitement I usually play with. It’s nice to have a championship to show for how hard we work.”

Greenwich Academy’s B team also competed in the tournament, placing a solid sixth in Division I.

“They secured the highest finish ever for our B team,” Butterworth said. “It’s always difficult when you are not quite in the lime light with the A team being so successful, but those girls are so dedicated to the program and they’re definitely fantastic assets to Greenwich Academy. We hold joint practices, so the A team winning the title couldn’t be done without the B team.”

GA’s B squad included: Charlotte Gillis, Ali Murdock, Mary Duffy, Andrea Jemiolo, Megan Meyerson, Bella Trauber, Charlotte Forshner and Penny Oh.

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DARIEN — There’s been a Granito suiting up for New Canaan’s boys hockey teams for more than 10 years. When it came time for Gunnar, the youngest of five siblings, to skate in his final senior night game on Monday, he made sure to put on a show.

Granito collected four goals and an assist, as the Rams rocked Greenwich, 6-1, in a key boys hockey game Monday night at the Darien Ice House.

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The moment wasn’t lost on the Rams’ senior co-captain.

“It was a special night – my last home game ever,” Granito said. “My mom and dad are here supporting, so I was pretty excited. It’s been a long legacy so I think they’ve got to be pretty happy, too.”

“It’s pretty special,” New Canaan head coach Clark Jones said. “He’s been on fire lately and this was meaningful to him. For him to go out that way on his senior night was pretty incredible. He’s just got a release that goalies can’t really handle. He’s got speed to the outside and he drives to the net — he’s having a heck of a run right now.”

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The victory gives the Rams (9-6 overall, 6-2 FCIAC) the inside track for the No. 3 seed in the conference playoffs, which would mean Granito and the rest of the seniors would earn another home game in the first round. They’ll play their final five games of the regular season on the road.

Greenwich (6-8-2, 4-3-1), which scored the first goal on Monday, couldn’t hold the lead as it surrendered three goals in each of the final two periods. The result continued the Cardinals’ recent trend of trading wins and loses as they’ve gone 4-4 in the past eight games

“It’s been our achilles heel all year,” Greenwich head coach Chris Rurak said. “We start off the first period great and then the second period has been our worst period and we’ve given up a lot of goals. It’s just mental lapses and the other teams are capitalizing on it. And we’re not getting many bounces. We’ll get the same opportunities and it just doesn’t go our way. We’ve got to play through it.”

Nic Pelletier-Martinelli put the Cardinals in front when he scored on the game’s first shot, just 1:22 after the opening drop. New Canaan goalie Dylan Shane slammed the door shut the rest of the way, making 17 saves.

“That’s who he is,” Jones said of Shane. “He doesn’t get rattled. He’s very calm in the net, so that kind of stuff doesn’t faze him, which is what you want from a goalie.”

Greenwich held the one-goal lead until early in the second period, when Ram defenseman Justin Wietfeldt slid a shot from the blue line through traffic and Boden Gammill tipped it inside the right pipe at the one-minute mark.

“First and last minutes of the period are always the biggest,” Granito said. “So that was huge. That set the tone right away and pushed them downhill really quick.”

Granito then went to work, scoring on back-to-back power plays to give New Canaan a 3-1 lead after two periods.

His first goal from the right side hit the glove of Greenwich goalie Ben Nash (21 saves) and bounced into the net. Sam Ives set up the next goal with a pass in front, with Granito slamming the puck home.

“We bounced back in that first period after they got that goal, and we were coming into the second period with the momentum, so the gates opened up,” Granito said. “They were taking a lot of dumb penalties, that helped a lot, and the power play started to get going.”

Early in the third period, Granito broke away and beat Nash with a back-hander for a 4-1 lead.

The line of Granito, Gammill, and Griffin Deane again looked strong, accounting for all six goals and 10 points.

“We had a bit of a hiccup in the beginning but we had a really quick bounce-back,” Jones said. “Our effort level has been through the roof for a while now, and then it’s finishing, and that line put up six goals. The effort level and the chances for the other lines were there too. We were able to get everybody in tonight and across the board, everybody did a great job.”

Shane looked solid in the third period, at one point stopping consecutive shots from Greenwich’s Julian Ribushofski, Matt Davey and Isaac Cadigan.

On the offensive end, Deane and Granito finished the scoring for the final 6-1 tally.

Rurak said the Cardinals are doing some “soul-searching” at the moment.

“We’re at the stage in the season where you’ve got to lift them up,” Rurak said. “We’ll end this season, then FCIAC finals is another season, and states is another season. So we’re going into the last four games where it’s more on them to discuss what they’re doing, how they’re feeling and how we can help each other get better.”

For New Canaan, the trend is definitely up. The Rams have won four of five games and the one loss was a well-played 4-3 overtime contest against rival Darien.

“With who we’ve got lined up in the last five games of the season, we’re in a great position,” Granito said. “These are going to be big games for us to build on some of the things we’ve been working on. And we’ve got two big games left (against Notre Dame-Fairfield and Xavier), so if we can get those wins going into the playoffs, it’s going to be big.”

PLAYER OF THE GAME

Gunnar Granito, New Canaan. The senior forward and two-year captain was magnificent in his final regular season home game, scoring four goals and dishing out one assist. He scored three straight goals during a span of seven minutes to turn a 1-1 tie into a 4-1 lead, propelling the Rams to victory.

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“You want to be the team that’s gaining strength going into the playoffs and we’re definitely doing that. With the games ahead, we want to continue playing the way we’ve been playing over the last couple of weeks and ultimately, the success will follow.” — New Canaan head coach Clark Jones.

NEW CANAAN 6, GREENWICH 1

GREENWICH 1 0 0 – 1
NEW CANAAN 0 3 3 – 6

First Period: G – Nic Pelletier-Martinelli (Thatcher Danielson) 1:22; Second Period: NC – Boden Gammill (Justin Wietfeldt, Griffin Deane) 1:00; NC – Gunnar Granito (Brendan Knightly) 9:11; NC – Granito (Sam Ives) 13:50; Third Period: NC – Granito (Deane, Walker Ker) 1:10; NC – Deane (Granito, Gammill) 3:42; NC – Granito

Saves: G – Ben Nash 21; NC – Dylan Shane 17

Shots: G 18; NC 27

Records: Greenwich (6-8-2 overall, 4-3-1 FCIAC); New Canaan (9-6-0, 6-2-0)

DANBURY — All of Bassick’s defensive dominance across 16 games this season was summed up within seconds Monday night at Danbury.

Senior Kevin Crawford made up ground to chase down a seemingly lost cause on a potential uncontested layup for the Hatters. But nothing went uncontested Monday as he leapt sky high to swat away two points with a sensational block.

Crawford’s dunk soon after was icing on the cake as No. 4 Bassick pulled away from No. 9 Danbury 63-52 in a non-league matchup between two of the top programs in the state.

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The 6-foot guard went full extension to deny a layup at the backboard, which eventually led to two points the other way. Bassick contested virtually every shot at the rim improve to 15-1.

Crawford ices the game with the dunk, 59-48 Bassick with 1:34 left #ctbb pic.twitter.com/2xsVJeezdj

— Ryan Lacey (@RyanLacey11) February 5, 2019

“That’s an NBA-type block for a 6-foot guard,” Bassick coach Bernie Lofton said. “Two games ago I teased him and said I haven’t seen a block out of you in three games, and he said, ‘alright coach.’ People don’t understand he’s one of the best defensive players in the state as well as on offense.”

The Hatters — who had their 10-game win streak snapped — stuck around for most of the contest, trailing by just six points early in the fourth quarter. Then came the block, which was followed by an 11-4 run that pushed the lead to 59-48 as the visitors were able to push the pace.

“Our game plan was to take care of the basketball and try to make them a half-court team,” Hatters coach Casey Bock said. “Unfortunately we didn’t finish some plays, turned the ball over and they got some easy baskets.”

Bassick back up 44-34 #ctbb pic.twitter.com/r33XIMphSZ

— Ryan Lacey (@RyanLacey11) February 5, 2019

“We kept our defensive tempo high and forced a lot of turnovers,” Bassick’s Jordan Gallimore said. “We went back and fought and that’s the most important thing: keep fighting no matter what happens.”

Crawford finished with a game-high 21 for the Lions while Emery Linton added 13. Keyon Moore scored 17 points for Danbury while Denali Burton led the hosts with 19. Moore hit several long triples to keep the score close throughout.

“They’re the best team we’ve played,” Bock said. “Our program is at a point where there are no moral victories anymore, but we’re close. We’re not there yet.”

Moore with the triple, Danbury hanging around down 38-34 mid third #ctbb pic.twitter.com/HYgpvsmtnq

— Ryan Lacey (@RyanLacey11) February 5, 2019

CHARITY STRIPE

The Lions went 11-for-25 on foul shots in suffering their first loss last time out against No. 2 East Catholic, but that was immediately turned around Monday. Bassick connected on its first eight and finished a stellar 23-for-27 while Danbury went 12-for-21.

“The East Catholic game was an aberration because we’re not that bad,” Lofton said. “We’re not an 80 percent team, but we shoot good enough to win. We knew this was going to be a tough place to play after (East Catholic).”

Bassick leads Danbury 16-8 after one. No trouble at line for Lions so far, going 8-8 #ctbb pic.twitter.com/bLrrZgdKXR

— Ryan Lacey (@RyanLacey11) February 5, 2019

PLAYER OF THE GAME

Jordan Gallimore, Bassick: Led the defensive charge inside and had a positive night scoring, finishing with 17 points.

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“Defense is a talent,” Gallimore said. “You have it, but if you don’t you have to work on it. That’s what we’ve been doing all year. We’ve been working really hard, running a lot and it pays off in a game like this.”

BASSICK 63, DANBURY 52

BASSICK (15-1)

Kevin Crawford 9 3-6 21 Jermaine Grant 1 0-0 2 Julio DeLos Santos 0 2-2 2 Emery Linton 1 11-12 13 Jordan Gallimore 6 5-5 17 Jason Marrero 1 0-0 2 James Hernandez 2 2-2 6. Totals: 20 23-27 63.

DANBURY (11-3)

Denali Burton 7 5-9 19 Keyon Moore 5 4-4 17 Javon Hernandez 3 2-2 8 Jah Joyner 1 0-0 2 Jaden Cook 1 1-6 3 Raimir Rivera 1 0-0 3. Totals: 18 12-21 52.

BASSICK     16 15 15 17 — 63
DANBURY    8 15 17 12 — 52

3-pointers: D—Burton 2, Moore 3.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

LAW 64, BASSICK 62

Cali Jolley scored 22 points and Fallon Andriolas added 21 points to lead Law over Bassick 64-62 in a non-league girls basketball game Monday evening.

Jill Hall and Katie Konareski chipped in seven points apiece in the win for Law, which improved to 12-5, while Amerie Davidson scored a game-high 34 points to lead three players in double figure scoring in the loss for the Lions (4-13).

BASSICK (4-13)

Amerie Davidson 13 5-10 34 Destiny Allen 1 1-4 3 Denasha Watson 4 1-2 11 Heaven Thomas 5 0-0 10 Darshellan Holness 1 0-0 2 Aliya Thompson 0 2-4 2. Totals: 24 9-20 62.

LAW (12-5)

Cali Jolley 10 0-0 22 Fallon Andriolas 9 1-3 21 Maddie Lula 2 0-0 4 Olivia Kowalski 1 0-0 2 Shelby Green 0 1-2 1 Jill Hall 3 1-6 7 Katie Konareski 1 4-4 7. Totals: 26 7-15 64.

BASSICK     9 10 22 21—62
LAW            13 18 15 18—64

3-pointers: B—Davidson 3, Watson; L—Andriolas, Jolley, Konareski.

Mercy 30, Branford 27

Kameryn King finished with nine points for Mercy (12-5) in an SCC victory at Branford. Sophia Araneo scored 14 points for the Hornets (8-9).

Branford (7-9)

Karly King 2 1 2-5 9, Sophia Araneo 3 0 8-10 14, Lily Moore-Markey 1 0 0-1 2, Mikayla Brown 1 0 0-0 2

Mercy (13-5)

Kameryn King 2 1 2-2 9, Lexi Leon 3 0 1-3 7, Lilly Hedge 1 0 0-0 2, Sophia Finkeldey 1 0 0-0 2, Vienna Knox 1 0 0-0 2, Rachael Cipolla 0 0 8-11 8

Branford (7-9) 5 4 9 9 — 27
Mercy (13-5) 9 7 9 5 — 30

Hillhouse 54, Sheehan 42

Tyree Allen finished with 20 points for Hillhouse in an SCC game at Wallingford.

Tanayja London added 15 points for the Academics. Liv Robles led Sheehan with 16 points.

Catie Donadio led the way with 23 points for Morgan in a Shoreline Conference win at North Branford. Jessie Kilburn posted a double-double (23 points, 11 rebounds) in her final home game for the Thunderbirds (6-12).

Sheehan (12-5)

Hayleigh Lagase 2 0 0-0 4, Caitlyn Hunt 1 0 4-4 6, Liv Robles 7 0 2-2 16, Mackenzie Hemstock 0 1 3-4 6, Maddi Larkin 1 1 3-3 8, Caitlyn Velez 0 0 1-2 1, Sydney Rossacci 0 0 2-2 2

Hillhouse (13-3)

Tyree Allen 4 2 6-7 20, Keyshan Moore 2 1 0-0 7, Ranasha Fraizer 2 0 3-3 7, Fatihah Singleton 0 0 2-2 2, Shaniya Butler 0 0 0-2 0, Tanayja London 7 0 1-2 15, Ciara Little 0 1 0-0 3

Sheehan (12-5) 5 11 10 16 — 42
Hillhouse (13-3) 14 12 14 14 — 54

Cromwell 62, Valley Regional 38

Cromwell (13-2)

Sadie Budzik 1 1 2-2 7, Gina Sousa 0 1 0-0 3, Jessica DellaRatta 4 0 3-5 11, Vanessa Stolstajner 6 1 2-2 17, Eliza Weston 1 0 2-2 4, Najla Cecunjanin 3 2 1-2 13, Likita Chanda 1 0 0-0 2, Taylor Yakowski 2 0 0-0 4, Khaya Skene 0 0 1-2 1

Valley Regional (9-8)

Addison Marchese 2 1 0-0 7, Alena Crosby 3 1 0-0 9, Alexis Finnerty 7 0 4-4 18, Heather Jones 0 0 0-0 0, Annie Cooper 1 0 0-0 2, Elizabeth Klomp 1 0 0-0 2, Salmi Miller 0 0 0-2 0

Cromwell (13-2)        20 19 11 12 — 62
Valley Regional (9-8)  11 7 10 10 — 38

Morgan 56, North Branford 42

North Branford

Angelina Ramada 1 0 0-0 2, Braeden Lebeau 3 0 1-4 7, Julia Ricardo 0 1 0-0 3, Jessie Kilburn 7 0 9-12 23, Hannah Senerchia 0 1 0-0 3, Julia Cassista 1 0 2-2 4

Morgan (11-5)

Catie Donadio 7 0 9-15 23, Kylee Clifton 2 0 1-2 5, Leah McComiskey 4 0 5-5 13, Becca Shamp 2 0 3-4 7, Joelle Vuilleumier 4 0 0-1 8

North Branford  11 10 9 12 — 42
Morgan (11-5)    12 11 14 19 — 56

GREENS FARMS ACADEMY 53, GREENWICH ACADEMY 36

GREENS FARMS ACADEMY (13-6)

MaryGrace DelliSanti 0 0-0 0 Menna Delva 0 0-0 0 Madison Gordon 0 0-0 0 Georgia Grabowski 6 3-5 17 Elyse Kimiball 1 0-1 2 Katherine Marcus 4 10-14 21 Caroline McCall 0 0-0 0 Lilah McCormick 1 0-2 2 Lilah McCormick 1 0-2 2 Kristina Modzelewski 3 0-0 6 Lane Murphy 0 0-0 0 Sarah Peltier 0 1-2 1 Emma Smith 0 0-0 0 Kelly Van Hoesen 2 0-1 4. Totals: 17 14-25 53.

GREENWICH ACADEMY (4-11)

Davis 4 4-7 12 Sileo 5 1-2 14 Genervex 2 0-0 4 Gianuzzi 0 2-2 2 Schmitz 0 0-0 0 Maldonado 0 0-0 0 Joseph 2 0-0 4 Gray 0 0-2 0. Totals: 13 7-13 36.

GREENS FARMS ACADEMY     26 27—53
GREENWICH ACADEMY           18 18—36

3-pointers: GFA—Marcus 3, Grabowski 2; GA—Sileo 3.

Highlights: GFA—Grabowski had nine rebounds and two assists. Marcus had 15 rebounds, five assists and three steals. Modzelewski had six rebounds, two steals, one assist and one block.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Xavier 44, Branford 29

Stephen Kohs led the way with 10 points for Xavier (8-8), which qualified for postseason play with the SCC win at Branford. Kevin Baxter led all scorers with 15 points for the Hornets (1-14).

Xavier (8-8)

Marcus Williams 1 0 0-0 2, KJ Grisham 2 2 3-3 13, Nick DeBrizzi 1 0 0-0 2, Stephen Kohs 1 2 2-3 10, Andrew Brown 4 0 0-0 8, Kyle Signora 1 0 0-0 2, Aidan Kaufman 0 1 0-0 3, Malcolm Wilson-Toliver 2 0 0-0 4

Branford (1-13)

Cameron Holmes 1 0 1-2 3, Kevin Baxter 2 3 2-2 15, Dillon Sachs 1 1 0-0 5, Jack Van Gelder 1 0 0-0 2, Anuj Khadka 2 0 0-0 4

Xavier (8-8) 12 11 15 6 — 44
Branford (1-13) 7 9 4 9 — 29

WOODLAND 72, OXFORD 64

WOODLAND

Zack Bedryczuk 7 9-10 28 Michael Meier 2 10-17 14 Justin Marks 2 4-4 8 Trey Mastropietro 0 4-4 4 Jason Palmieri 4 4-4 11 Nathan Bodnar 0 0-2 0 Tyler Bulinski 1 2-2 5 Nick DeLucia 1 0-0 2 Nathanel Smith 0 0-0 0 Robert Moriarty 0 0-0 0 Stephen Persico 0 0-0 0 Joseph Giuliani 0 0-0 0 Jason Blanc 0 0-0 0. Totals: 16 33-43 72.

OXFORD

Nicholas Wheeler 1 2-2 4 Charles Flowers 4 5-8 13 Cayden Mitchell 3 2-2 9 Hunter Keller 3 0-0 9 Tanner Soracco 7 2-3 17 Patrick Mucherino 5 2-4 12 Matthew Michaud 0 0-0 0 Simon Smith 0 0-0 0. Totals: 22 13-19 64.

WOODLAND    12 16 19 25—72
OXFORD          19 15 10 20—64

3-pointers: W—Bedryczuk 5, Bulinski; O—Keller 3, Mitchell, Soracco.

STRATFORD 70, BROOKFIELD 48

Jack Ryan poured in 19 points for Stratford for a SWC home win.

Ryan and Zack Fedak (11 points) combined for nine steals and Joe August had 15 points and seven rebounds for the Red Devils. David Walker scored 14 points for the Bobcats.

BROOKFIELD

David Walker 6 0-0 14 Gavin Borges 2 0-0 5 Billy Oldham 2 0-0 6 Jaichi Levi 3 0-2 7 Joe Brown 2 0-0 4 Steve Cioffi 2 0-0 6 Harry Albanese 0 1-2 1 Brian Nitter 1 0-0 3 Zack House 1 0-0 2. Totals: 19 1-4 48.

STRATFORD

Zack Fedak 2 5-8 11 Jack Ryan 8 2-3 19 Mike August 7 1-2 17 Joe August 4 6-7 15 Preston Williams 1 2-2 4 Kyle Robinson 1 0-0 2 Mike D’Aloia 1 0-0 2 Jayquan Kirkland 0 0-0 0 Brady Knorr 0 0-0 0 Scott Knorr 0 0-0 0. Totals: 24 16-24 70.

BROOKFIELD     16 13 9 10—48
STRATFORD      25 13 14 18—70

3-pointers: B—Walker 2, Oldham 2, Cioffi 2, Borges, Levi, Nitter; S—Fedak 2, M. August 2, Ryan, J. August.

Highlights: S—Ryan and Fedak combined for nine steals. J. August had seven rebounds.

WRESTLING

WESTON 48, BETHEL 30

(at Bethel): 106: Evan Cavicchia (W) won by forfeit; 113: Jack Tunney (W) pinned Chaz Parsell 2:38; 120: Julian Schlossberg (W) won by forfeit; 126: Nicholas Fontana (W) won by forfeit; 132: Eamon Toland Matos (B) dec. Tony Fontana 8-2; 138: Nikita Redmond (B) pinned Christopher Wilson 1:01; 145: Breon Phifer (W) pinned James Moffat 3:59; 152: Nico Velme (B) won by forfeit; 160: Byron Mendez (B) pinned Andrew Prackup 3:19; 170: Connor Meenan (B) pinned Declan Miles 15 seconds; 182: Morgan Haskett (B) dec. Alec McGlone 3-0; 195: Joseph McGuire (W) pinned Nick Imperati 1:58; 220: Daniel McGuire (W) won by forfeit; 285: Ortiz (B) won by forfeit.

NORWALK 43, LUDLOWE 36

(at Norwalk): 106: Jack Cahill (N) pinned Luis Zambrano 3:05; 113: Jacob Pressler (L) pinned Michael Campos 4:45; 120: Sam White (N) pinned Yuri Case 41 seconds; 126: Antonio Nicholas (L) pinned Aiden Donahue 1:13; 132: Chase Larkin (N) won by forfeit; 138: Cesar Rivera (N) dec. Sean Zimmerman 8-3; 145: Lensendro Laguerre (N) maj. dec. Ben Zhao 15-3; 152: Eric Emmendorfer (L) pinned Victor Espinoza 1:43; 160: Justin Hathaway (L) pinned Mykol Reyes 3:39; 170: Thomas Murray (L) pinned Joey Lusardo 2:43; 182: Stan Godlewski (L) pinned Anthony Marini 5:11; 195: David Lamb (N) pinned Nicholas Leonardi 3:00; 220: Angel Espana (N) won by forfeit; 285: Dante Solano (N) pinned Jesse Barber 54 seconds.

BOYS HOCKEY

Sheehan 4, North Branford 2

Sheehan                 0 3 1 — 4
North Branford    0 0 2 — 2

Second Period: — Anthony Romano (from Devon Napoli 3:00; — Joey Romano (from Anthony Romano and Luke Festa) 8:45; — Luke Festa (from Anthony Romano 10:14; Third Period: — Nick Barrett (from Sean Mckee and Griffin Giest) 5:17; — Joey Richo 6:11; — Brendan Stoner (from Sean Mckee 13:07. Saves: — Tyler Robertson 33 on 35 shots; — Tyler DiNapoli 20 on 25 shots.

Trumbull 6, Milford 0

Milford  0 0 0 — 0
Trumbull  0 4 2 — 6

BOYS SWIMMING

Lyman Hall/Coginchaug 97, Hamden 89

(at Wallingford): 200 MR – Josh Ramirez,Cam Baker,Nick Motmans,Connor Tsolis LH/Cog 1:55.79; 200 FR – Colin Kelly LH/Cog 2:01.18; 200 IM – Jacob Ostapenko H 2:21.69; 50 FR – Owen Glifort H 24.07; Diving – Elyse Boothroyd LH/Cog 206; 100 Fly – Matthew Schrier H 1:05.68; 100 FR – Owen Glifort H 52.09; 500 FR – Josh Ramirez LH/Cog 5:50.36; 200 Free Relay – Sidharth Singla,Dan Ostapenko,Jacob Ostapenko,Owen Glifort H 1:41.07; 100 BK – Josh Ramirez LH/Cog 1:04.75; 100 BR – Jacob Ostapenko H 1:11.53; 400 Free Relay – Connor Tsolis,Colin Kelly,Josh Ramirez,Sydney Raffles LH/Cog 3:50.81; Record: LH 2-6 (2-2 in SCC Div 2).

NORWALK 43, LUDLOWE 36

(at Norwalk): 106: Jack Cahill (N) pinned Luis Zambrano 3:05; 113: Jacob Pressler (L) pinned Michael Campos 4:45; 120: Sam White (N) pinned Yuri Case 41 seconds; 126: Antonio Nicholas (L) pinned Aiden Donahue 1:13; 132: Chase Larkin (N) won by forfeit; 138: Cesar Rivera (N) dec. Sean Zimmerman 8-3; 145: Lensendro Laguerre (N) maj. dec. Ben Zhao 15-3; 152: Eric Emmendorfer (L) pinned Victor Espinoza 1:43; 160: Justin Hathaway (L) pinned Mykol Reyes 3:39; 170: Thomas Murray (L) pinned Joey Lusardo 2:43; 182: Stan Godlewski (L) pinned Anthony Marini 5:11; 195: David Lamb (N) pinned Nicholas Leonardi 3:00; 220: Angel Espana (N) won by forfeit; 285: Dante Solano (N) pinned Jesse Barber 54 seconds.

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After registering four wins last season, the Greenwich High School boys basketball team has already doubled that amount this season.

And that means the Cardinals have earned a berth in the CIAC Class LL Tournament.

Overcoming a dazzling shooting display by visiting Weston, Greenwich recorded a 68-58 victory. The win upped the Cardinals’ record to 8-6.

“It was a good win, we’re continuing to play well,” GHS coach Chris Lovermi said. “We qualified for states with the win, which is one of our goals for the season. I’m pleased with our overall performance.”

Senior center Oliver Milledge scored a game-high 20 points for Greenwich, which led 18-16 after the first quarter, then trailed 28-27 at halftime. The Cardinals overtook Weston by outscoring the visitors 41-30 in the second half.

Weston’s offense was paced by 12 3-pointers. Senior guard Jack McStocker scored a team-high 19 points, including five 3-pointers, while senior guard Daniel Slow had 12 points and made three shots from beyond the arc.

Chris Mark, a senior forward/center, scored a season-high 15 points for the Cardinals.

“Chris has stepped up and done a good job for us,” Lovermi said. “He’s scored in double figures three games in a row. We’re playing shorthanded right now with injuries to two starters (Gavin Muir, Greg Altamore) so we need everyone to step up.”

Senior guard Max Steinman contributed 11 points, while junior guard Chris Genaro made three 3-pointers for nine points in the winning effort. The Cardinals also shot well from 3-point range, converting eight for the game. Steinman made two shots from beyond the arc, as did sophomore guard Dan Arnold.

Junior forward John Jones had eight points, including a pair of 3-pointers for Weston (3-12). Greenwich visits FCIAC foe Wilton Tuesday at 7 p.m.

GREENWICH 68, WESTON 58

WESTON 16 12 15 15 — 58

GREENWICH 18 9 20 21 — 68

WESTON (58)

Jack McStocker 5 4-5 19; James Goetz 1 0-0 3; John Jones 4 0-0 8; Daniel Slow 4 0-0 12; Evan Levine 4 0-0 10; Nate Slump 1 0-0 2; Nick Sacchetta 1 2-2 4. Totals: 20 6-7 58.

GREENWICH (68)

Chris Genaro 3 0-0 9; Max Steinman 2 5-5 11; Dan Arnold 3 0-0 8; Chris Mark 6 3-3 15; Billy Nail 1 0-0 3; Oliver Milledge 10 0-0 20; Chason Barber 1 0-0 2. Totals: 26 8-8 68.

3-pointers: W — McStocker 5, Slow 4, Levine 2, Goetz; G — Genaro 3, Steinman 2, Arnold 2, Nail.

Records: Greenwich 8-6; Weston 3-12.

WELCOME BACK to another edition of Courtside with Joe Morelli, your weekly talk on the happenings in boys basketball with GameTimeCT’s beat writer alongside producer and editor Sean Patrick Bowley.

This week on the pod is East Catholic’s two-time state championship coach Luke Reilly, a member of the distinguished Reilly hoops family whose second-ranked team is coming off a big, 56-53 victory over No. 3 Bassick on Friday night to up the program’s regular-season win streak to 51 as they head to face arch rival Northwest Catholic on Tuesday night.

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Reilly talks shop about his team’s performance in that game and its prospects of playing for a state championship in Division I. He also tackles a few pressing topics surrounding Connecticut boys basketball, including his feelings on the tournament format, the reach of prep schools into the public school talent pool, not to mention the recent news that Notre Dame-West Haven would be starting a postgraduate program and how that might change the hoops landscape. 

Afterward, we dip into the mailbag for the first time this season as Joe answers questions from readers. This week’s questions seemed to trend toward the little guys like Cromwell and Wamogo and where they fit into the broader picture. We also got into a spirited discussion about whether a team like New Canaan, which plays in a power conference like the FCIAC, should be competing in Division IV. 

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Rundown:

0:00-15:25 — Opening, East Catholic beats Bassick and Top 10 talk.
15:38-46:22 — East Catholic coach Luke Reilly
46:22-End — Joe answers the mailbag! 

Previous Episodes:

• VII: Notre Dame-West Haven coach Jason Shea

• VI: SCSU coach Scott Burrell

• V: Windsor coach Ken Smith

• IV: Weaver coach Reggie Hatchett

• III: The Sports Doctor, Keith O’Brien of Game Day CT / The Day of New London

• II: Ludlowe coach John Dailey

• I: Hillhouse coach Renard Sutton

Brunswick’s Cornelius Johnson signs his letter of intent to play football at Michigan during a ceremony at Brunswick School in Greenwich, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018 (Photo courtesy of Brunswick School)

Wednesday is National Signing Day, the second official signing period for football athletes who will be receiving scholarships or some form of financial aid in return for attending and playing at their colleges of choice. Athletes from other sports are also continuing their signing period of Nov. 14-August. 1.

While some of the periods have changed, NSD has become a de facto national holiday and a rite of passage for successful student-athletes across the country. Last year, the NCAA added an early national signing period for Division I football in December, which has lessened the impact somewhat of February’s signing day.

Regardless, it’s become vogue to commemorate the occasion by hosting a NSD ceremony at their school where they can take photos with their parents, coaches and teachers and maybe even talk about their moment with the sporting press.

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So it’s time to rekindle our tradition for Connecticut letter-signers here at GameTimeCT: Send us your National Signing Day Photos.

Send your photos/videos/interviews to us at this address sean.bowley@hearstmediact.com and pete.paguaga@hearstmediact.com or message and/or tag us on Twitter @GameTimeCT and Instagram at @GameTimeCT and we’ll publish all of them in a nice online scrapbook.

And here’s what football’s signing day looked like back in December.

We’ll also be on the lookout for Twitter photos, including official signing cards from college football programs across the country as they confirm their signees.

If you’re not on it, send us a note and we’ll get you on it.

Fairfield Prep’s Chandler Dumont (6) takes the face-off against Hamden’s Eddy Fracasso (9) during a game between Hamden Varsity Boys Ice Hockey and Fairfield Prep Varsity Boys Ice Hockey on January 26, 2018 at the Wonderland of Ice in Bridgeport, CT. Photo: John McCreary / For Hearst Connecticut Media

Xavier earned just enough votes to make another return to the Top 10 thanks to a 1-1 tie with defending Rhode Island champion LaSalle Academy last week.

The Falcons moved in — by one point — at the No. 10 spot while knocking out Guilford, which climbed as high as No. 8 as of last week before Saturday’s 5-3 loss to NFI.

Elsewhere, undefeated Ridgefield remained No. 1 (of course) again followed by No. 2 Darien and No. 3 Northwest Catholic. 

Hamden reclaimed the No. 4 spot over Fairfield Prep following the Green Dragons’ 5-2 victory over Notre Dame-West Haven. This in spite of the Jesuits’ 4-2 victory over Hamden just a couple weeks ago.

Notre Dame-West Haven dropped from No. 5 to No. 6.

New Canaan, NFI and Watertown/Pomperaug rounded out the 7-8-9 spots.

	TEAM (1st place votes)			REC	PTS	LAST	DIV
	1. RIDGEFIELD (14)			14-0-0	140	1	I
Results last week: def. Trumbull 5-1, def. St. Joseph 8-0, def. Trinity Catholic 7-0. Bottom Line: Goals for: 78. Goals against: 15. Pythagorean win percentage: .964. Overachievers.
	2. DARIEN			11-4-0	122	2	I
Results last week: def. New Canaan 4-3 (OT), def. Trinity Catholic 7-1, def. Norwalk 6-0. Bottom Line: The Blue Wave have won nine in a row against teams not named Ridgefield. In that stretch, they've played four top-10 teams and won them by a combined five goals.
	3. NORTHWEST CATHOLIC			10-0-1	114	3	I
Results last week: def. Simsbury 2-1. Bottom Line: Two of the Lions' 10 wins are by more than three goals: Greenwich 7-0, and the first Simsbury game 7-1. Nine games left, including one to be rescheduled.
	4. HAMDEN			9-6-0	91	6	I
Results last week: def. St. Joseph 8-0, def. Notre Dame-West Haven 5-2. Bottom Line: Green Dragons off this week but will seek their first three-game winning streak of the year next Wednesday against Notre Dame-Fairfield.
	5. FAIRFIELD PREP			7-6-0	90	4	I
Results last week: def. Malden Catholic 6-3, def. Notre Dame-Fairfield 3-1. Bottom Line: Jesuits at the Pope Francis Invitational this weekend. They draw the host team, No. 1 in Hockey Night in Boston's Massachusetts rankings and No. 2 in the Boston Globe, to start.
	6. NOTRE DAME- WH			6-6-1	68	5	I
Results last week: def. Greenwich 4-1, lost to Hamden 5-2. Bottom Line: One regulation-time win in the past 10 games (though the Green Knights are 3-0-1 beyond regulation).
	7. NEW CANAAN			9-6-0	51	7	I
Results last week: lost to Darien 4-3 (OT), def. Westhill/Stamford 5-2, def. Greenwich 6-1. Bottom Line: Avenged an early-season 3-1 loss to Greenwich on Monday night. Three games in four nights coming up on the weekend, Friday to Monday.
	8. NFI			5-2-4	33	10	I
Results last week: def. Guilford 5-3. Bottom Line: Co-captain Ryan Fanella scored his first goal in the win, which kept NFI hot after an 0-1-2 start.
	9. WATERTOWN-POMPERAUG			10-3-2	25	9	II
Results last week: def. North Haven 6-0, lost to Hand 2-1. Bottom Line: Ran into the Hand (yes, Hand) juggernaut Monday night. Doesn't get easier this week with Farmington Valley and LHK (and NFI next week).
	10. XAVIER			3-9-1	15	NR	I
Results last week: tied LaSalle Academy (R.I.) 1-1. Bottom Line: Falcons narrowly return to the Top 10 off a well-earned tie against the defending Rhode Island champion.
Dropped out: Guilford (8). First-place votes in parentheses and points tabulated on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis.
Others receiving votes: Guilford (11-3) 14, West Haven (8-6) 6, Fairfield (7-5-1) 1.
The following voted: Media: Sean Begin, Hartford Courant; Luke Devoe, CTHSHockey.org; Michael Fornabaio, Connecticut Post; Tim Jensen, Patch Media Corp.; Greg Lederer, Cheshire Herald; Mike Madera, Elm City Newspapers; Dan Nowak, New Haven Register; Pete Paguaga, Hearst Connecticut Media; Jim Stout, MaxPreps.com; Peter Vander Veer, HAN Network. Coaches: Ken Barse, Glastonbury; Shaun Gallagher, Ridgefield; Matt Sather, Fairfield Prep; Larry Vieira, Notre Dame-West Haven.

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FINE PERFORMANCES

Kacy Adams, Notre Dame-Fairfield: Made 45 saves in Fairfield Prep’s 3-1 win.

Noah Behrens-Gould, Hall/Southington: Made 33 saves in a 5-4 win over the East Haven co-op.

Will Capalbo, Fairfield: Shutout in his last start before donating bone marrow to his brother, Charlie, a 10-0 win over Norwalk.

Eric Dillner, Hand: Made 33 saves in a 2-1 win over Watertown/Pomperaug.

Guerin Favreau, Woodstock Academy: Two goals and an assist in a 7-3 win over Burrilville (R.I.).

Colby Fowler, Shepaug: A goal and three assists in the Spartans’ 6-4 win over JBWA.

Hayden Giampietro, New Milford: Made 37 saves in a 2-1 win over Newtown.

Gunnar Granito, New Canaan: Scored four goals in a 6-1 win over Greenwich.

Logan Hamilton, East Haven: Stopped 43 shots in Amity’s 3-1 win.

Ian Hayden, Notre Dame-West Haven: Scored the first goal and set up the game-winner in a 4-1 win over Greenwich.

Jack Kinahan, Trinity Catholic: Reached 100 career points with a goal against Darien.

Jake Peckrul, WMRP: A 25-save shutout in a 1-0 win over Cheshire.

Jared Pliszka, West Haven: Made 37 saves in a 2-1 win over Amity.

Kyle Roberts, LHK: Scored five goals and added two assists in an 8-1 win over Newtown.

Nick Salcedo, Northwest Catholic: Scored the game-winner in a 2-1 win over Simsbury.

Tyler Stoneman, Farmington Valley: Scored the winner in a 3-1 win over South Windsor.

Blake Swiggett, Darien: Scored in overtime to lift the Blue Wave over New Canaan 4-3.

Evan Tower, Eastern CT Eagles: A hat trick and an assist in a 5-3 win over Housatonic.

Deven Trombley, South Windsor: Shutout in a 5-0 win over Farmington Valley.

Nick Vecchio, North Branford: Two third-period goals, including the go-ahead goal and the eventual game-winner, in a 5-4 win over LHK.

Luke Welsh, Ridgefield: Scored four goals in a 7-0 win at Trinity Catholic.

Mason Whitney, Fairfield Prep: Two third-period goals to get the Jesuits past Notre Dame-Fairfield 3-1.

Malachi Zurolo, Amity: Made 24 saves in a 3-1 win over East Haven.

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GAMES TO WATCH

Xavier at Notre Dame-West Haven (Bennett), Wednesday, 4 p.m.: Xavier has allowed just six regulation-time goals in the past five games but has gone just 2-2-1. Notre Dame-West Haven, coming off a tough loss to Hamden, beat the Falcons in overtime three weeks ago.

Branford at Guilford (DiLungo), Wednesday, 4:20 p.m.: Both teams, SCC/SWC Division II contenders both, are coming off their first losses in a while, Branford to Conard, Guilford to NFI.

Watertown/Pomperaug at Farmington Valley (Avon Old Farms), Wednesday, 8 p.m.: The GameTimeCT poll has generally had Watertown/Pomperaug as the top Division II team since New Year’s. After a loss to Hand on Monday night, its task on the rebound is the defending champs.

Ridgefield at Simsbury (ISCC), Saturday, 6:10 p.m.: Ridgefield hits a two-game break in its FCIAC schedule with this game and next week’s rematch with Fairfield Prep. This gets Simsbury into the last quarter of its season.

Guilford at Hand (Northford), Saturday, 7:45 p.m.: Hand has won six in a row and is unbeaten in nine after powering past Watertown/Pomperaug. Next up is Guilford, one of the other top Division II teams, which the Tigers beat 5-4 back on Dec. 18.

Glastonbury at Simsbury (Simsbury Farms), Monday, 8:15 p.m.: This game was originally set for Simsbury Farms, then moved in to the ISCC by bad weather, then postponed again by more weather. So it’s back outside again. Hey, stay away, weather.

Xavier at Northwest Catholic (ISCC), Tuesday, 7:10 p.m.: Just rescheduled, and now a top-10 matchup.

At the midpoint of its season, a 9-3 loss to Branford on Jan. 23, North Branford’s boys hockey team had a nothing-special record of 2-7-1 and had lost six in a row.

The Thunderbirds wiped that out, at least from their perspective. They won their next two games to creep back toward the CIAC Division II playoff picture.

“We’ve got to look at it as a fresh season. We were off to, I thought, a nice little start, told the guys, we’re 2-0, now 2-1,” North Branford coach Ralph Shaw said after Monday’s 4-2 loss to Sheehan.

“We’ve got to get back to focus on our game, staying disciplined.”

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That strayed a bit Monday, but the defeat followed a 4-1 win over Division I Fairfield and a 5-4 win Saturday against Lyman Hall/HK/Coginchaug, one of the top teams in Division III.

“Against Lyman Hall I thought we had some good tempo. We had some good zone time. We were taking some shots, generating some good offense,” Shaw said. “(Monday), we didn’t have the same tempo. We didn’t have the zone time to sustain anything.”

The Thunderbirds gave Sheehan seven power plays on Monday, and the Titans scored two big power-play goals. North Branford tried to rally on third-period goals by Nick Barrett and Brendan Stoner but fell short.

Still, a bit of a trend continued: Sean McKee scored over half of the Thunderbirds’ 33 first-half goals. He has only one of the past 11, and six other players have at least one.

“The first part of the season, Seany McKee, we were looking to Sean to do everything for us,” Shaw said. “That (spread-out scoring) will be vital coming down the line.”

GETTING CLOSER: A couple of wins were one sign that things were coming together for Notre Dame-Fairfield. In the Lancers’ visit to the Wonderland of Ice on Saturday, Kacy Adams withstood a barrage from a hot Fairfield Prep team and made 45 saves, though the Jesuits got two in the third to win 3-1.

“Kacy kept us in the game the entire night,” Lancers coach John Longo said. “We hit a couple of posts, crossbars, couldn’t get that goal we needed.” A penalty for a Lancer inadvertently playing with a broken stick was costly.

So the Lancers are 4-8 going into Wednesday’s visit to No. 3 Northwest Catholic. After Friday’s visit to Prout (R.I.), the last five games of the season will be against teams in this week’s GameTimeCT top 10.

Longo sees good habits developing from his players.

“(Captains) Justin LaStella and Nate Stiles, and obviously Kacy between the pipes, are the guys who’ve been leaders for us all year,” Longo said. “The younger guys are making some pretty big strides. Aaron Martino … he scored his first goal this year (as a junior), and now he’s leading the team in goals.”

They’re doing it all with just four defensemen, which isn’t easy anywhere, not least against a tough Division I schedule.

“Forget games: practices,” Longo said. “It’s hard on the guys. I’ve tried to be mindful of that, give them a blow. It’s not an excuse. We’ve got four really good D, and Kacy gives us a chance to win every single night.”

SHEPAUG CLICKS: Shepaug co-op coach Mike Gorra knew his team had some talented players. He felt it was a matter of figuring out who fit where, in what roles.

He feels like those roles have settled into place, and the Spartans took their first winning streak in four years into Monday’s game, though the streak ended there with a 4-2 Wilton win.

“Everyone knows what their role is,” Gorra said on the way to that game. “Everyone’s starting to feel comfortable.”

Shepaug’s last winning streak was in 2015 on the way to the CIAC Division III semifinals, finishing 12-12 that year after a regular season that included a seven-game winning streak. It had gone 2-69 since then.

Shepaug beat Pawling (N.Y.) 6-4 on Friday, and a day later in Danbury, it became the first team to hold JBWA under five goals since opening night with another 6-4 win as junior goalie Alex Thornberg made over 40 saves, Gorra said. Sophomore Jewel Austin got the win in the Pawling game.

Colby Fowler, from Nonnewaug, had nine points in those two wins, including a hat trick against Pawling. And among many other contributions, senior defenseman Tucker Redstone has stepped up.

“He’s a good talent, but he’s embraced the role of playing defense, and knowing when and when not to do stuff on his own — which is mostly not to,” Gorra said with a chuckle. “And he’s kept his head.”

DELAYED TWEET OF THE WEEK: Nick Bonino scored his 100th NHL goal for the Nashville Predators on Jan. 21. Saturday morning, @Trumbull_Hockey retweeted Nashville’s tweet about it with a comment: “We remember you!”

Bonino, playing for what was then a pre-co-op, independent Farmington team, scored at 2:32 of double overtime in the 2005 Division II championship game. The 68th goal of his junior year beat Trumbull 5-4.

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GREENWICH — Fittingly, Michelle Morganti paced Greenwich’s offense on Senior Night.

The senior guard stepped up in a big way on Senior Night, scoring a team-high 18 points to help power the Cardinals to a win on a special evening for the team’s most experienced players.

Morganti’s clutch offensive play helped propel Greenwich to a 44-35 victory over visiting Wilton in a late-season FCIAC matchup.

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With the win, the Cardinals (5-10) kept their hopes of qualifying for the CIAC Class Tournament alive. Greenwich must win its remaining three games to make the state tournament.

Freshman guard Kristin Riggs scored nine points off the bench, including three 3-pointers, while junior guard Jordan Moses and junior forward Julia Conforti added four points apiece.

Driving to the basket and converting shots from the perimeter, Morganti scored 14-first half points for Greenwich, which entered halftime with a 23-11 lead.

“My shot has been on the past few games, so I was looking to shoot more,” Morganti said. “I was trying to help the team as much as I could get this win on Senior Night. Everyone did really well, we got a lot of points off the bench, which was good. We did a good job of swinging the ball and moving the ball all night.”

Said GHS coach Chrys Hernandez: “We had a slow shooting start even though our intensity was there, we were getting steals, we just weren’t finishing. But we knew those shots we weren’t finishing were eventually going to fall in the second quarter and they did.”

Senior forward Sophia Strazza shot Wilton back into the game, making four 3-pointers during the second half for all 12 of her points. Sophomore forward Riley Eaton added 10 points, while freshman guard Leah Martins had seven second-half points for Wilton.

The Warriors held a 9-5 lead after the first quarter, but managed only two second quarter points. Greenwich’s press bothered the Warriors, forcing numerous turnovers in the first, which were converted into points. The Cardinals half court man-to-man defense was also effective.

“When you have nine freshman and sophomores on the team you are going to make young mistakes,” Wilton coach Fred Francello said. “We don’t have much experience, so we are looking for some of the younger players to carry us. In a lot of our games, we’ve had the same thing, we get in that hurry-up mode. We had the lead in the beginning of the second quarter and got a little bit impatient.”

Greenwich trailed 9-5 after the first quarter, following a 6:12 scoreless stretch at the end of the quarter. But the Cardinals found rhythm on offense in the second quarter. The home team started the second quarter with a 13-0 run to open an 18-9 lead.

Conforti converted a jump shot off the dribble to tie the score at 9-9 and Moses made a mid-range jumper, giving the Cards the lead for good at 11-9.

Stamos went glass for a basket, Morganti drove left and hit a layup while being fouled and Conforti made a runner in the lane, making it 18-9 with 3:40 left in the second quarter.

Senior Kaitlin Reif stopped Greenwich’s run with a basket, but Morganti scored the final five points of the second quarter, making it 23-11.

“The first half our shots weren’t falling, we were still moving the ball, getting shots up, which was good, we had good energy,” said Moses, who along with Morganti and senior Taylor Stamos captains the Cards. “The second half, we started to get a lot more offensive rebounds and that led to the win. We have three more games have to get three more wins.”

Riggs and sophomore Marielle Povinelli each swished 3-pointers, giving GHS leads of 28-14 and 37-23 in the third quarter. Wilton cut into the Cardinals’ lead in the fourth quarter, with Eaton leading the way with impressive long-range shooting, but it was too late.

”Are we disappointed we lost, of course we are,” Francello said. “But we have a 30-minute rule. You can only think about the game for 30 minutes after the game, then after that you have to move on. We have Ridgefield tomorrow night) Wednesday.”

The Cardinals’ defense also aided its offense.

“Our press definitely slowed them down and we got a lot of transition points,” Morganti said. “Defensively, we played well throughout the game.”

Stamos, a senior center, had two points, made several steals and paced the Cardinals on the offensive and defensive boards.

“Being a part of this team has been such a great experience,” Stamos said. “It’s taught me a lot of life lessons that I’ll carry through with me for the rest of my life on and off the court. Tonight, we really hustled and communicated, which really helped us.”

PLAYER OF THE GAME

Morganti’s 14 first-half points, nine of which came during the second quarter, ignited Greenwich in the first half. She also had all of the Cards’ five first-quarter points.

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“Our seniors have been an integral part of everything we have accomplished thus far this season,” Hernandez said. “Even thought it may not show it in the win-loss column, their presence has been felt and has been needed in every single game.”

GREENWICH 44, WILTON 35

WILTON           9 2 12 12 — 35
GREENWICH  5 18 14 7 — 44

WILTON (35)

Catherine Dineen 0 0-2 0; Kaitlin Reif 2 1-2 5; Riley Eaton 4 0-0 8; Maddie Burke 1 1-2 3; Leah Martins 3 0-0 7; Sophia Strazza 4 0-0 12. Totals: 14 2-6 35.

GREENWICH (44)

Julia Conforti 2 0-0 4; Jordan Moses 1 2-2 4; Ciara Munnelly 0 0-0 0; Michelle Morganti 7 3-4 18; Kristin Riggs 3 0-0 9; Marielle Povinelli 1 0-0 3; Kate Lougran 2 0-0 4; Taylor Stamos 1 0-0 2. Totals: 17 5-6 44.

3-pointers: W — Strazza 4, Martins; G — Riggs 3, Povinelli, Morganti.

NEW HAVEN — Wilbur Cross has been on the wrong end of its share of results to Hillhouse over the years, including some big blowouts.

One of those blowouts occurred the last time the two teams met a month ago. To say head coach Kevin Walton was unhappy with how the Governors competed in that contest would be an understatement.

“The first time we played them, we didn’t compete with them. They were more physical than us and we kind of gave up,” Walton said. “That was the emphasis, to play a complete game and we will live with the results. … You have to have heart and passion to play this game.”

The Governors made sure they gave it their all from start to finish on Tuesday night at the Floyd Little Athletic Center. The result was a 58-50 win and a split of the season series between the Elm City rivals.

“Hillhouse and Cross has always been a big rivalry. (Those results) are taken more serious,” Cross guard Kyle Daniels said. “We have to continue playing as a team. If we continue playing as a team, we should win every game (for the rest of the regular season).”

Daniels recently scored his 1,000th career point, most of which happened during his time at Career. He had a game-high 20 points Tuesday.

And Hillhouse (9-8), which had its best performance of the season with that 26-point win against Cross (11-6) on Jan. 2, is still trying to figure things out in what has been a season to forget thus far.

“I think we probably are underachieving but I’m not surprised,” Hillhouse coach Renard Sutton said. “Coming into the season, we only had two guys that had any varsity experience (Tazhon Daniels and Aiden Rountree).”

Cross built the lead to 12 points early in the second quarter and maintained its lead thanks to solid ball movement against Hillhouse’s zone, making its jump shots (50 percent from the floor in the first half) and gaining a decisive rebounding advantage (23-11 at halftime).

But Hillhouse was able to get something out of its defense in the second quarter. The Academics helped force six turnovers in the quarter and closed out the period on a 13-4 run to tie the game at 30 at halftime.

Cross responded to start the third quarter, scoring the first three baskets and forcing a Hillhouse timeout. Within 5 minutes, the lead had ballooned to 11. The rebounding edge grew to 20 (33-13) for the Governors in the third quarter.

“The first three minutes (of the second half), we had to get them and then build up our confidence from there. And then we knew we were going to win,” Daniels said. “I think we wanted it more this time.”

Cross also benefited from poor shooting by Hillhouse: the Academics shot 1 of 17 from the floor in the third quarter.

“The emphasis was to be able to rebound, play good defense, know where their shooters were and push the ball,” Walton said. “I’m proud of the way our guys performed.”

The Academics shot and rebounded a little bit better in the fourth quarter, but not nearly enough to get back into it. The closest they came was seven points and then three of Hillhouse’s players — Daniels, Jacari Douglas and Turcone Kelley — all fouled out late.

Both teams are still jockeying for position and opening-round home games in the SCC tournament, which begins Feb. 21.

“We can (turn things around). The coach (Sutton) has to find the right personnel on the floor, and that personnel has to deliver, but we can turn it around,” Sutton said.

TRUMBULL — Trumbull coach Charlie Anderson walked across the edge of the wrestling mat to shake hands with Stamford’s Jaime Camacho following a 66-15 dual meet victory over the Black Knights. But before he could return to his team after the Eagles’ victory, Anderson was stopped short by Trumbull Athletic Director Mike King.

King announced to the Senior Night crowd that the win was Anderson’s 300th in his career.

A large contingent of Trumbull wrestlers held up signs with 300 written on them.

Jon Kosak, a team captain, brought out a banner commemorating the event.

“It was nice,” Anderson said. “I want thank everyone. I appreciate being appreciated.”

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Anderson has Trumbull ranked No. 4 in the most recent Connecticut Wrestling Online’s Top 10 high school wrestling poll. The Eagles will take a 25-5 record into this weekend’s FCIAC championships to be held at New Canaan High.

“Just when I thought I was out they pull me back in,” Anderson joked, going with Michael Corleone’s line from The Godfather: Part 3 to describe his journey. “I must be a repeat offender.”

Norwalk was where Anderson earned his coaching bones, as it were. After eight years as head coach with the Bears, he came to Trumbull High and led the locals for five seasons before stepping aside. After four years off for good behavior, Anderson returned to coaching for the 2016-17 season.

When asked if he had a code he coached by, Anderson was quick to answer.

“It’s not a big secret that to be good, the best way to get things done is hard work,” he said. “You can spend so much time looking for the easy answer, when the answer is short — nothing beats hard work.”

Ben Anderson, one of the programs most accomplished wrestler, is Charlie’s son and his assistant coach.

“To show class on the mat. Win or lose in that circle, you do it with class,” he said of his dad’s top priority. “He tells the kids it’s not about numbers or accolades, wrestling is about the experience. It’s about what you get out of the sport.

“We have FCIACs coming up and when he came back to coaching, he found out that the wrestlers thought that was the end all. He wants them to do well at FCIACs, but to see it as a step and for them to look forward to states, the State Open and then New Englands.

“The last thing he wants is for one of his kids to limit themselves, to not accomplish the possible.”

Speaking out

Danbury High head wrestling coach Ricky Shook, who led his team to its eight consecutive FCIAC title a year ago, had this to say: “Charlie is one of the best, and most respected coaches in the state. I’m sure a lot more (wins) will come.”

Fairfield Warde’s Jason Shaughnessy, who earned his 400th win earlier this season, said: “I remember Charlie from his days at Norwalk. He was a great coach then and is a great coach now. Charlie really connects with kids and always gets the most out of his teams. I am honored to be entering the Connecticut chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame with Charlie this May.”

Foran High’s Dave Esposito, who has led his Lions to a pair of Class M championships in the past three seasons, said: “Charlie is a great coach and great role model for me and other coaches across the state. He manages a huge roster and is able to keep all of his wrestlers engaged and committed and ready to step into a varsity role when their turn arises.

“He always puts out a high quality team, that is tough and technically sound. Charlie will be inducted into the CT Wrestling Hall of Fame this year and it is certainly well deserved. It has been an honor to compete against him and his team year after year.”

TRUMBULL 66, STAMFORD 15

(at Trumbull): 106: Michael Longo (T) pinned Brenden Leung 2:26; 113: Travis Longo (T) won by forfeit; 120: Jack Ryan (T) pinned Vienna Prado 56 seconds; 126: Jonathan Kosak (T) pinned Billy Griffin 3:57; 132: David Castaldo (T) pinned Ryan Gover 5:49; 138: Matt Ryan (T) pinned Justin Gomez 21 seconds; 145: George Bomann (T) pinned Sergi Banarik 49 seconds; 152: William Holmes (T) pinned Bryce Kijek 40 seconds; 160: Ibrahim Abdul-Hakeem (S) pinned Webster Williams 2:56; 170: Jason Mercado (T) won by forfeit; 182: Joseph Palmieri (T) pinned Max Beldotti 41 seconds; 195: Jaiden Jones (S) pinned Owen Mikucki 2:36; 220: Oneil Kennedy (T) pinned Axel Aguiliar 3:06; 285: Josue Medina (S) dec. Matthew Ryan 7-4.

HAMDEN — Less than a minute into the third quarter, the Hamden girls basketball team went up by nine on East Haven.

With under a minute to play in the third, East Haven had stormed all the way back, tying the game.

Hamden’s response, opening the fourth quarter on an 8-2 run, told Dragons coach Amanda Forcucci all she needed to know about her team.

The No. 6 Dragons pulled away in the fourth and then held on, beating No. 5 East Haven 60-56.

It was the first league loss for East Haven, snapping its 12-game winning streak.

Taniyah Thompson of Hamden talks about the win over East Haven in her last regular season home game #ctgb @GameTimeCT pic.twitter.com/fXrdI0KbkS

— Scott Ericson (@EricsonSports) February 6, 2019

“The ability to adjust and answer. That was big. I think we grew up a little tonight,” Forcucci said. “This was a game against a playoff-caliber team and it’s senior night and they were hungry for it. It’s the end of the season and we are trying to prep for tournament time and whoever comes our way, we just want to be prepared.”

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The win by Hamden denied East Haven the No. 1 seed in the upcoming SCC tournament, though the Yellow Jackets can still claim the top spot if they win out.

The victory was the sixth in a row for Hamden after losing to East Haven 72-59 on Jan. 23

Hamden (16-2) dominated the offensive backboards, picking up rebound after rebound and getting follow-up baskets.

Thompson and one for Hamden in third #ctgb pic.twitter.com/GeAtgJttal

— Scott Ericson (@EricsonSports) February 6, 2019

“If you look at it, we turned the ball over eight times in the first half and gave up (14) offensive boards. You are giving a team 25 extra possessions,” East Haven coach Anthony Russell said. “The fact we were only down seven at halftime, was lucky.”

In the third quarter, East Haven went to a 2-3 zone, slowing down Hamden and forcing outside shots, allowing the Yellow Jackets to get back in the game.

East Haven (15-3) was led by 26 points from Taylor Salato and 25 from Makenzie Helms.

In the fourth quarter, Thompson and fellow senior Makaela Johnson took over for the Dragons.

PLAYER OF THE GAME

Taniyah Thompson, Hamden: Thompson was on fire, scoring a game-high 26 points, including seven in the fourth quarter.

QUOTABLE

“We all put it all out on the court tonight. We were undefeated at home and we just needed to get this win,” Thompson said. “We wanted this one really bad. The first time we played them, we were all out of control but tonight we did everything the way were supposed to.”

HAMDEN 60, EAST HAVEN 54

EAST HAVEN (15-3)

Makenzie Helms 11 2-2 25 Taylor Salato 11 4-4 26 Erin Curran 1 0-0 2 Angelina Munoz 0 0-0 0 Isabella Ragaini 1 1-2 3 Alexis Pendziwater 0-0 0 Alannah Doheny 0 0-0 0. Totals: 24 7-8 56

HAMDEN (16-2)

Asya Brandon 1 3-5 5 Rebecca Oberman-Levine 3 0-1 6 Yariliz Santiago 1 0-0 2 Makaela Johnson 7 1-1 15 Taniyah Thompson 11 4-6 26 Kyndal Russell 0 0-0 0 Diamond White 0 0-0 0 Sarah Streete 2 2-2 6 Jordyn Alston 0 0-0 0. Totals: 25 10-17 60

EAST HAVEN   10 12 20 14—56
HAMDEN          15 14 15 16—60

3-POINT FIELD GOALS: EH—Helms

FOULED OUT: None

DANBURY — Jackie DiNardo stood near center court with a big smile on her face and a basketball that she’ll cherish forever in her hands, receiving nonstop congratulations from everyone around her.

Three-plus decades of excellence on the hardwood culminated in win No. 500 for the Danbury girls basketball coach Tuesday night, as an 87-34 win over Bridgeport Central placed her in select company.

It was only fitting that a trailblazer became the second female hoops coach in the state to reach the mark, joining North Branford’s Chris Webster.

Jeff Jacobs: On cusp of milestone, Danbury’s DiNardo focused on the memories

“It’s nice to be able to get up here and brag about a school that I love, and brag about kids who I love,” DiNardo said. “It all goes out to them. … If they didn’t want to be here wearing that orange and blue uniform, they didn’t have to. But they are; they’re working 2 1/2 hours every day and I’m proud to be their coach.”

DiNardo on the night of her 500th win #ctgb pic.twitter.com/DkVYe0KUDV

— Ryan Lacey (@RyanLacey11) February 6, 2019

Weather and a defeat at No. 1 Norwalk on Friday meant nearly two weeks passed between dramatic win No. 499 — which culminated with a game-winning 3 from Susana Almeida in the final seconds — and Tuesday’s rout. Former players, family and friends sat behind the home bench.

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“It’s a big accomplishment,” Hatters senior Ty’Lynn said. “Growing up and watching the older girls play, we didn’t think we’d be the ones to reach that with her. I think it’s pretty cool for us.”

“Jackie has been my coach forever and to give her this and reach this milestone for her is really great,” said senior Sabrina Almeida.

Danbury beats Central 87-34 for career win No. 500 for Hatters coach Jackie DiNardo #ctgb pic.twitter.com/LQwigwiefj

— Ryan Lacey (@RyanLacey11) February 6, 2019

DiNardo was inducted into the Connecticut Basketball Hall of Fame in 2012. Win No. 1 came over 30 years ago with North Salem (N.Y), and they haven’t stopped since. Danbury has won 12 of 13 games to hit the 500-win mark earlier than expected.

“Us seniors knew she was close but we didn’t expect it after losing three straight (to start the season),” Susana Almeida said. “To go out and win the next 11 in a row; we had to change our attitude with that.”

DiNardo has no plans to walk away from her post, as the same fire that began 32 years ago is still burning strong.

Jeff Jacobs wrote in his story about DiNardo being in the Korean Demilitarized Zone while playing in the 1979 FIBA World Championship representing the US. And as any nerd would, I asked. #ctgb pic.twitter.com/PSTehdJWAV

— Ryan Lacey (@RyanLacey11) February 6, 2019

Is 600 up next?

“I want to go for 600,” DiNardo said. “I’m not done. … As long as I have the passion, I’m healthy and want to do it then I’ll do it as long I can. I have six freshmen who are very good, so that carries me for the next four years. I have great travel teams and coaches working on the next generation.”

Tuesday’s win was a stroll as a 23-2 first quarter started the countdown.

UP NEXT

The Hatters (12-4) are closing in on a top-four seed in the FCIAC playoffs, a tournament they didn’t even qualify for a year ago. Win No. 501 could come Wednesday when Danbury hosts Stamford. A pregame ceremony will honor DiNardo.

“We want to win out and get a top-three seed for FCIACs and get a home game from states,” said Susana Almeida.

PLAYER OF THE GAME

Jayda Edmonds, Central: The senior was spectacular for the Hilltoppers, draining 3s to account for 27 of the visitors’ 34 points.

QUOTABLE

“Wins and losses are important, but again, it’s the girls,” DiNardo said. “Do you know why I have the passion? It’s them. It’s their faces, it’s them calling me ‘Coach.’ ”

DANBURY 87, CENTRAL 34

CENTRAL (0-16)

Jayda Edmonds 9 4-10 27 Brianna Smith 3 0-0 7 Marvia Reid 0 0-0 0 Rebecca Vilsaint 0 0-0 0 Jenisiz Miller 0 0-0 0 Tsiman Kollock 0 0-0 0 Rohanna Edwards 0 0-0 0. Totals: 12 4-10 34.

DANBURY (12-4)

Tianna Rogers 4 0-2 8 Demia Moore 2 0-2 4 Sabrina Almeida 0 0-0 4 Melody Dayrit 2 1-2 5 Christine Sangphet 0 2-2 2 Chloe Perreault 6 1-2 14 Tae Swaby 0 0-0 0 Viviana Flores 4 0-0 8 Susana Almeida 3 3-3 9 Tanisha Cunningham 6 1-2 13 Ty’Lynn Ith 3 1-2 7 Tenley Wallin 0 2-2 2 Amar’Ryi Edwards 1 0-0 2 Azariya Baptiste 2 0-0 4 Kianna Perry 3 2-2 9. Totals: 36 13-21 87.

CENTRAL      2 13 3 16 — 34
DANBURY   23 17 22 25 — 87

3-pointers: C—Edmonds 5; D—Perrault, Perry.

BOYS BASKETBALL

WARDE 73, TRUMBULL 70

FAIRFIELD — The Warde boys basketball team handed Trumbull its first league loss of the season with a 73-70 victory Tuesday night in a FCIAC game.

Matt Houghton scored 28 points, including six three-pointers, and Matt Becker added 19 points in the win for the Mustangs, who improved to 9-6 overall and 6-5 in the conference. Timmond Williams scored 28 points to lead three players in double figure scoring in the loss for the Eagles (13-2, 10-1).

TRUMBULL (13-2, 10-1 FCIAC)

Mileeq Green 2 1-1 5 Dylan Palinkas 0 0-0 0 Chris Brown 1 0-3 2 Isaiah Johnson 0 0-0 0 JP Fromageot 1 0-0 2 Jack Therriault 4 1-2 10 Timmond Williams 10 7-10 28 Evan Gutkowski 7 1-2 15 Quentar Taylor 3 0-0 8. Totals: 28 10-18 70.

WARDE (9-6, 6-5)

Jeff Seganos 0 0-0 0 Joey Gulbin 0 2-2 2 Matt Becker 7 4-5 19 Brendan McMahon 7 0-1 17 Matt Houghton 7 9-10 28 Ben Steele 1 0-0 2 Eli Feay 1 0-0 2 Dennis Parker 1 0-0 2 Jack McKenna 0 0-0 0. Totals: 24 15-18 73.

TRUMBULL    12 14 26 18—70
WARDE           10 25 19 19—73

3-pointers: T—Taylor 2, Therriault, Williams; W—Houghton 6, McMahon 3, Becker.

Technical fouls: T—Taylor.

Highlights: T—Green had six rebounds and five assists. Williams had 16 rebounds. Taylor had five assists. W—Gulbin had nine rebounds. McKenna had eight rebounds.

NOTRE DAME-WEST HAVEN 71, GUILFORD 40

ND-WEST HAVEN

Jaiden Kimbro 7 1-2 18 Justin Covington 4 0-0 9 Ben Carroll 1 0-0 2 Zach Laput 4 0-0 9 Connor Raines 9 2-3 21 Bangaly Cherif 1 1-2 3 Amadou Kamara 1 0-0 2 Austin Omrod 1 0-0 3. Totals: 26 4-7 71.

GUILFORD

Colin Kellaher 5 2-2 13 Ian Slattery 7 0-0 18 Brayden Stephens 1 0-0 2 John Petonito 1 0-0 3 Jack Stanton 2 0-0 4 Jackson Tandler 0 0-2 0. Totals: 16 2-4 40.

ND-WEST HAVEN     20 12 23 16—71
GUILFORD               15 12 6 7—40

3-pointers: NDWH—Kimbro 3, Covington, Laput, Raines, Omrod; G—Slattery 4, Kellaher, Petonito.

LAW 43, XAVIER 38

XAVIER

Marcus Williams 4 2-4 10 KJ Grisham 3 2-2 8 Nick DeBrizzi 1 2-2 4 Stephen Kohs 4 2-2 13 Andrew Brown 1 0-0 2 Aidan Kaufman 0 1-2 1. Totals: 13 9-12 38.

LAW

Zane Birks 1 0-0 2 Tyler McKenna-Hansen 1 0-0 2 Jon Vitale 1 4-4 7 Noah Tutlis 1 0-0 3 Diontae Eady 7 4-5 20 Antonio Brown 3 2-2 9. Totals: 14 10-11 43.

XAVIER    11 9 11 7—38
LAW         6 12 17 8—43

3-pointers: X—Kohs 3; L—Eady 2, Vitale, Tutlis, Brown.

Torrington 80, Ansonia 58

Thomas Dontae had 23 points and Joel Villanueva added 22 to lead Torrington to its NVL win. Alfonso Smith had 16 points for the Chargers (7-7).

Ansonia (7-7)

Martin Antoine 5 1 0-0 13, Glenn Hines 3 0 4-6 10, Alfonso Smith 1 4 2-2 16, Seth Roselle 2 1 0-0 7, Sheldon Schuler 2 2 0-0 10, Noah Wagnblas 1 0 0-0 2 Totals: 21 9-11 58.

Torrington (10-3)

Joel Villanueva 3 4 4-4 22, CJ Root 0 2 0-0 6, Kevin Dixon 5 0 0-0 10, Tyreek Davis 5 1 4-7 17, Thomas Dontae 6 3 2-4 23, Mohamed Travre 1 0 0-0 2 Totals: 30 10-15 80.

3-pointers: T—Villanueva 4, Dontae 3, Root 2, Davis; A—Smith 4, Antoine 2, Roselle.

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— Amistad Hoops (@AmistadHoops) February 6, 2019

Amistad 59, Old Saybrook 49

Old Saybrook (8-4)

Shane Henderson 4 2 5-8 19, Kam Baker 1 2 0-0 8, Davis Brown 5 4 0-0 22

Amistad (10-5)

Eli Blackwell 1 2 0-0 8, Jaden Ratliff 4 0 4-4 12, Arthur Brown 2 0 0-0 4, Justin White 1 1 1-2 6, AJ Edwards 5 0 2-4 12, Cyprien Joseph 3 1 8-10 17

Portland 52, Westbrook 45

Westbrook (6-11)

Brenden Engles 0 0 2-2 2, Jack Naccarato 7 4 1-3 27, Dan Perreault 0 1 0-0 3, Ben Schreck 1 0 0-0 2, Cameron Marshall 0 0 0-0 0, David McCain 0 2 0-0 6, Jesse Whitney 1 1 0-0 5, Luca Troop 0 0 0-0 0, Sam Frreman 0 0 0-0 0

Portland (4-9)

Brett Thivierge 6 2 4-4 22, Josh Doering 1 1 0-0 5, Cam Latronica 0 0 1-2 1, Bryan Dinnis 4 0 4-5 12, Mason Piersall 1 0 0-0 2, Indomari Ellison 1 0 0-0 2, Grant Collins 2 0 4-5 8

Cromwell 42, Valley Regional 36

Valley Regional (10-4)

Chris Sparaco 1 0 0-0 2, Cade Ensinger 4 1 0-2 11, Kevin Fasulo 4 1 3-6 14, Drew Kelly 1 0 0-0 2, Jake Grow 1 0 0-0 2, Dylan Sparaco 0 1 0-0 3, John Tibbetts 1 0 0-0 2

Cromwell (14-1)

Naimir Heyliger 3 0 2-4 8, Nick Wright 3 0 2-4 8, JJ Tracy-Gavin 4 1 2-2 13, Gabe Charleston 0 0 2-2 2, Tyler Baldwin 0 1 3-4 6, Justin Valentin 0 1 0-0 3, Nick Polizonis 0 0 2-2 2

Coginchaug 48, Haddam-Killingworth 45

Coginchaug (6-10)

Elijah Rivera 2 0 0-0 4, Justin Penney 0 2 3-6 9, Chris Onofrio 5 1 0-2 13, Hugh Barrett 2 1 0-0 7, Del Cade 1 0 0-0 2, Jorden Morehead 4 1 2-6 13

Haddam-Killingworth (4-9)

Alec Erskine 0 0 1-2 1, Darren Hiller 3 0 1-2 7, Matt Wills 4 1 0-0 11, Jimmy McGoey 4 2 0-0 14, Andrew Kuen 2 1 0-0 7, Sam Erskine 0 0 1-2 1, Toby Calender 2 0 0-0 4

Cheshire 62, Foran 44

Ian Battapaglia had 12 points and Colby Hayes added 10 to lead the Rams to their SCC win. Jason Giambra had 12 points for the Lions.

Cheshire (10-5)

Alec Frione 2 1 2-2 9, Ian Battipaglia 3 2 0-0 12, Aidan Godfrey 4 0 1-2 9, Eli Battipaglia 2 0 0-2 4, Colby Griffin 1 1 0-0 5, Shaan Vatti 0 1 3-4 6, Colby Hayes 4 0 2-2 10, Jason Smith 1 1 0-0 5, Yasha Laskin 1 0 0-0 2

Foran (3-14)

Michael Simonelli 2 0 0-0 4, Richard Prosser 2 0 0-0 4, John Shannon 1 2 0-2 8, Jason Giamba 3 1 3-4 12, Tyler Griffin 4 0 1-2 9, Luca Marinelli 2 0 2-3 6

Amity 58, Lyman Hall 40

Lyman Hall (4-13)

Shakespeare Rodriguez 2 0 1-2 5, Austin Ruiz 4 0 1-2 9, Cameron Regan 4 0 0-0 8, Jack Vegliante 2 1 0-4 7, Tyler Voisine 1 2 0-0 8, Evan Smith 0 1 0-0 3 Totals: 17 2-8 40.

Amity (11-3)

James Van Hise 2 1 4-4 11, Mike Young 0 1 1-2 4, Joe Benedetti 2 0 1-2 5, Joe Digelo 1 0 0-0 2, Cole Wissnick 2 2 3-5 13, Tanner Thomas 9 0 3-6 21 Totals: 20 12-19 58.

3-pointers: A—Wissink 2, Young, Van Hise; LH—Voisine 2, Vegliante, Smith.

Sheehan 82, North Haven 56

Sheehan (10-7)

Kristopher Jackson 4 0 3-8 11, Caden Cloutier 2 2 1-1 11, Mark Amodio 1 1 0-0 5, Jack McDonnell 4 3 1-1 18, Garrett Molampy 2 2 0-0 10, Tyler Guercia 1 0 0-0 2, Tyler Carmen 2 0 0-0 6, Arthur Cordes 2 2 1-2 11, Tim Tangari 1 1 0-0 5, Joe Amarone 0 0 1-2 1, Isaiah Hernandez 1 0 0-0 2

North Haven (5-11)

Jaden Watson 0 1 3-4 6, Bryce Charney 2 1 0-0 7, Dave Christoforo 4 2 5-5 19, Josh Monk 1 1 0-0 5, Mike Collins 4 0 2-8 10, Justin White 0 0 1-2 1, Jamorea Hooks 2 0 0-0 4, Justin Shea 2 0 0-0 4, Chris Hager 0 0 0-2 0

Career Magnet 49, East Haven 46 2OT

Saveeon Avery had nine points to lead Career to its SCC double overtime win. Jason Gieparda scored a 3-point shot at the buzzer for the Easties to send the game into double overtime. Nate Furino led the Easties with 17 points.

East Haven (6-10)

Hunter Santana 1 1 0-0 5, Alias Ford 5 0 0-0 10, Nate Furino 4 1 6-8 17, Ian Reynolds 0 3 0-0 9, Jason Gieparda 1 1 0-0 5

Career Magnet (5-9)

Jalen Jones 3 0 0-2 6, Saveeon Avery 1 0 7-10 9, Tim Fields 2 1 1-2 8, Marion Lloyd 2 1 1-1 8, Nate Morrison 2 0 0-0 4, Damon Williams 4 0 2-2 10, Tyron 2 0 0-0 4

Wilbur Cross 58, Hillhouse 50

Wilbur Cross (10-5)

Enasj Jones 0 3 2-4 11, Kyle Daniels 5 2 4-8 20, Darius Esdaile 4 1 1-4 12, Terrance Edwards 3 0 4-6 10, Dontiez Foster 0 1 0-2 3, Jaleem Sayles 0 0 2-3 2

Hillhouse (9-7)

Aiden Rountree 3 1 1-5 10, Cincere Lash 1 1 2-2 7, Jacari Douglas 2 2 0-0 10, Evan Alexander-Scott 0 1 0-0 3, Turcone Kelley 0 1 2-2 5, Tazhon Daniels 2 2 4-4 14, Kinard Fuller 0 0 1-2 1, Matthew Gibbs 0 0 0-2 0

Woodland 64, Derby 48

Derby (7-7)

Shymar Robinson 3 0 0-0 6, Davont Addison 1 0 1-1 3, Tim Jordan 5 0 0-0 10, Jahwan Cody 4 0 5-5 13, Monte Peppers 3 0 1-1 7, Zerion Montgomery 2 0 0-0 4, Ken Little III 1 0 0-0 2, Telly Vasquez 1 1 0-0 3 Totals: 20 8 48.

Woodland (6-9)

Zach Bedryczuk 7 2 0-0 20, Justin Marks 1 0 2-2 4, Mike Meier 5 0 2-2 12, Jason Palmieri 5 0 6-6 16, Tyler Bulinski 1 0 0-0 2, Trey Mastropietro 1 0 1-1 3, Nate Bodnar 2 0 3-3 7 Totals: 24 14 64.

3-pointers: W—Bedryczuk 2.

Seymour 58, Oxford 41

Max Gayle had 17 points and 22 rebounds to lead the Wildcats to their NVL win in Seymour. Dhruv Kapadia added 12 points for the Wildcats. Patrick Mucherino had 12 points for Oxford.

Seymour (4-11)

Max Gayle 6 0 5-6 17, Dion Perkins 2 0 2-6 6, Daniel Manente 3 0 0-0 6, Ian Sadick 1 2 0-0 8, Markel McKnight 1 0 2-2 4, Dhruv Kapadia 1 3 1-2 12, Luke Venier 1 0 0-0 2, Chris Seara 0 1 0-0 3 Totals: 21 10-16 58.

Oxford (3-14)

Cayden Mitchell 1 0 1-2 3, Charles Flowers 2 0 3-4 7, Hunter Keller 0 1 0-0 3, Pat Mucherino 6 0 0-0 12, Nick Wheeler 1 1 0-0 5, Tanner Soracco 1 0 3-4 5, Jared Pettinella 1 0 2-4 4, Matt Michaud 1 0 0-0 2  Totals: 15 9-14 41.

3-pointers: O—Keller, Wheeler; S—Kapadia 3, Sadick 2, Seara.

Highlights: S—Gayle had 22 rebounds.

CHESHIRE 62, FORAN 44

FORAN

Michael Simonelli 2 0-0 4 Richard Prosser 2 0-0 4 John Shannon 3 0-2 8 Jason Giamba 4 3-4 12 Tyler Griffin 4 1-2 9 Luca Marinelli 2 2-3 6. Totals: 17 6-11 44.

CHESHIRE

Alec Frione 3 2-2 9 Ian Battipaglia 5 0-0 12 Aidan Godfrey 4 1-2 9 Eli Battipaglia 2 0-2 4 Colby Griffin 2 0-0 5 Shaan Vatti 1 3-4 6 Colby Hayes 4 2-2 10 Jason Smith 2 0-0 5. Totals: 24 8-12 62.

FORAN          17 5 9 13—44
CHESHIRE   18 10 19 15—62

3-pointers: F—Shannon 2, Giamba; C—I. Battapaglia 2, Frione, Griffin, Vatti, Smith.

WESTHILL 68, MCMAHON 59

MCMAHON

Saikwon Williams 6 0-0 14 Eric Miller 3 1-2 9 Latrel Stewart 8 4-7 21 Justin Lebron 1 3-4 5 Michael Fuller 3 4-4 10. Totals: 21 12-17 59.

WESTHILL

Eli Stockman 3 3-3 9 Jack Schlachtenhaufen 3 6-6 12 Sergio Thermidor 1 0-0 2 JeySon Slade 2 7-10 12 Nick Lappas 2 0-0 6 Nate Yaghoubian 0 2-2 2 Alex Papademetriou 1 0-0 2 Anthony Scott 3 0-0 7 Camron Blake 6 2-3 16. Totals: 21 20-24 68.

MCMAHON     17 6 13 23—59
WESTHILL    10 14 26 18—68

3-pointers: M—Williams 2, Miller 2, Stewart; W—Lappas 2, Blake 2, Slade, Scott.

O’BRIEN TECH 64, WHITNEY TECH 35

O’BRIEN TECH (5-8)

Jamesyn Brothers 4 2-3 10 Justin Parks 1 0-0 3 Elijah Moore 3 0-0 8 Jon Champagne 2 0-0 4 Zach Rodriguez 1 0-0 2 Ozzy Priar 2 1-2 5 Rian Newkirk 1 0-0 3 Stuar Vargas 6 0-0 16 Nashua Colon 6 0-1 12 Xavier Gonzalez 0 1-4 1 Kyle Rogers 0 0-0 0. Totals: 26 4-10 64.

WHITNEY TECH (1-14)

Kenny Ventura 5 7-10 19 Treymane Jarvis 2 1-3 5 Tyson Vann 2 2-4 6 James Troutman 1 0-0 3 Quran Walkins 1 0-1 2 Brandon Desmone 0 0-2 0. Totals: 11 10-22 35.

O’BRIEN TECH     18 20 11 15—66
WHITNEY TECH       3 3 17 12—35

3-pointers: OT—Vargas 4, Moore 2, Newkirk, Parks; WT—Ventura 2, Troutman.

Highlights: OT—Colon had nine rebounds, six blocks and five steals.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

TRUMBULL 47, WARDE 30

WARDE (9-8)

Maya Henry 2 6-8 10 Ava Fitzpatrick 0 0-0 0 Krystina Krasniqi 2 0-2 5 Teagan Tully 0 0-0 0 Emily Johnson 0 0-0 0 Caroline Aufiero 1 0-2 2 Kristen Rodriquez 2 1-3 5 Caroline Mills 4 0-1 8 Alysha Henry 0 0-0 0. Totals: 11 7-14 30.

TRUMBULL (16-1, 13-0 FCIAC)

Emma Gentry 0 0-0 0 Meghan Lesko 2 0-0 6 Bella McCain 0 0-0 0 Emi Roberto 2 0-0 4 Maeve Hampford 1 0-0 2 Kelly O’Leary 0 0-0 0 Krystina Schueler 6 1-2 14 Jenna DeSabella 1 0-3 2 Sarah Stolze 0 3-4 3 Cassi Barbato 2 0-0 6 Gianna Ghitsa 0 0-2 0 Allie Palmieri 5 0-0 10. Totals: 19 4-11 47.

WARDE          6 5 6 13—30
TRUMBULL  5 12 20 10—47

3-pointers: W—Krasniqi; T—Lesko 2, Barbato 2, Schueler.

Seymour 56, Oxford 37

Morgan Teodosio had 17 points and 13 rebounds and Sydnie Drezek added 17 points to lead the Seymour girls basketball team to a 56-37 NVL win over Oxford.

Kolby Sirowich added 10 rebounds and four points and Megan Condo had six assists and four points for the Wildcats (12-5).

Molly Sastram led Oxford with nine points.

Oxford (8-8)

Kelly Shpak 1 1 0-0 5, Molly Sastrum 3 0 3-3 9, Molly Smith 1 0 0-0 2, Paige Davis 3 0 1-1 7, Maddie Smith 1 0 1-1 3, Jess Kondic 3 0 0-0 6, Maddi Sastram 2 0 2-2 6 Totals: 15 7 37.

Seymour (12-5)

Sydnie Drezek 2 4 3-3 17, Morgan Teodosio 7 0 3-3 17, Kenzie Sirowich 2 0 0-0 4, Kiley Drezek 3 0 4-4 10, Megan Condo 2 0 0-0 4, Alyssa Cosciello 1 0 0-0 2 Totals: 21 10 56.

3-pointers: S—S. Drezek 4; O—Shpak.

Highlights: S—Teodosio had 13 rebounds. Sirowich had 10 rebounds. Condo had six assists.

Lyman Hall 60, West Haven 40

Hailey Bruneau scored 18 points and Kailey Lipka added 13 to lead the Trojans to their SCC win. Ny’aire Serrano led the Bue Devils with 11 points.

West Haven (4-12)

Natalia Frazer 1 2 1-3 7, Ny’aire Serrano 3 0 5-10 11, Savannah Gray 1 0 0-0 2, Keegan Riccio 2 0 2-2 8, Diamond Dixon 0 0 2-2 2, Dynastee Francis 2 0 0-0 4, Elena Petrie 1 0 0-0 2, Caitlyn Arpino 2 0 0-0 4

Lyman Hall (8-10)

Julia Capello 1 3 0-2 11, Kailey Lipka 2 3 0-0 13, Lindsay Lipka 1 0 0-0 2, Hailey Bruneau 2 4 2-4 18, Theresa Lynch 3 0 0-3 6, Brianna Mik 2 0 0-0 4, Natalie Panagrosso 1 0 0-2 2, Rachel Ennis 1 0 2-4 4

Ansonia 54, Torrington 39

JoJo Sanchez had 17 points, eight rebounds and seven assists to lead the Chargers to their NVL win in Torrington. Natasha Rivera added 16 points and 12 rebounds and Liz Wilson had six points and five steals for the Chargers (13-4). Kate Mooney had 11 points for Torrington.

Torrington (1-15)

Kate Mooney 1 3 0-0 11, Alyssa Maraia 2 0 3-4 8, Alicia Caskey 2 0 2-3 6, Suzie Navin 1 0 0-2 2  Totals: 11 6-18 39.

Ansonia (14-4)

Liz Wilson 3 0 0-2 6, Natasha Rivera 4 0 8-15 16, JoJo Sanchez 3 3 2-2 17, Jayda Sanchez 3 1 0-0 9, Lilly Romanowski 2 0 0-1 4, Arianna Blackwell 1 0 0-0 2 Totals: 20 10-20 54.

3-pointers: A—Jo. Sanchez 3, Ja. Sanchez; N—Mooney 3.

Coginchaug 64, Haddam-Killingworth 45

Jessica King had 18 points and Kerry Turecek added 15 points to lead the Blue Devils to their Shoreline Conference win in Higganum. Ella McGlynn led the Cougars with 18 points.

Stratford 54, Amistad 50

Amistad (4-7)

Ashleigh McDonald 5 0 3-5 13, Christine Ferguson 3 1 5-12 14, Trinity Moody 6 2 3-7 21, Zaneiyah Lewis 1 0 0-0 2

Stratford (6-12)

Sam Perley 6 0 4-9 16, Julia Torreso 3 0 4-6 10, Abby Anka 3 1 3-6 12, Juliette Macisco 1 0 0-1 2, Lyna Upchurch 2 0 0-1 4, Sydney Ritchie 4 0 0-0 8, Julie Carbone 1 0 0-0 2, Kairyn Jimenez 0 0 0-0 0

Bunnell 59, Stratford 39

STRATFORD

Julia Torreso 4 0-2 8 Abby Anka 7 0-2 15 Sydney Ritchie 2 0-0 4 Serena Mbachiantim 2 0-0 4 Julie Carbone 1 0-0 2 Juliette Macisco 3 0-0 6. Totals: 19 0-6 39.

BUNNELL

Amanda Zdru 10 4-9 24 Jasmine St. Clair 4 2-2 11 Maura Kelly 2 0-0 4 Kristen Zack 3 0-0 6 Brianna Ramos 1 0-0 2 Aly Wright 2 0-0 4 Adrianna Debelido 2 1-2 5 Mariana Travarell 1 0-0 3. Totals: 25 7-13 59.

STRATFORD    6 2 18 13—39
BUNNELL       20 26 5 8—59

3-pointers: S—Anka; B—St. Clair, Travarell.

Career Magnet 52, Branford 45

Career Magnet (4-11)

Carmen Rosemond 3 1 7-7 16, Kayla Emery 1 0 0-2 2, Nicole Washington 1 1 5-6 10, Agdielys Alicea 6 0 2-2 14, Jaylyn Council 1 1 3-4 8, TayJana Greene 1 0 0-2 2

Branford (7-10)

Gabriella Lucertini 1 0 0-0 2, Karly King 2 3 2-3 14, Sophia Araneo 6 1 8-12 23, Lily Moore-Markey 1 0 0-0 2, Izzy Mannle 0 1 0-0 3, Skye Martino 0 0 1-2 1

Hillhouse 59, Cheshire 27

Hillhouse  19 13 11 16 — 59
Cheshire         7 7 7 6 — 27

Hillhouse (14-3)

Tyree Allen 2 0 3-6 10, Keyshan Moore 4 0 0-0 8, Fatihah Singleton 2 0 0-0 4, Shaniya Butler 3 0 0-0 6, Tanayja London 10 1 0-0 23, Ciara Little 1 0 0-0 2, Ranasha Frazier 4 0 1-2 7

Cheshire (5-11)

Kaylee Clark 1 1 0-0 5, Mia Juodiatis 2 0 2-4 6, Emma Watkinson 0 0 4-4 4, Ariana Perlini 5 0 0-1 10, Tess Givens 1 0 0-0 2

WILBUR CROSS 57, FORAN 40

WILBUR CROSS (12-4)

April Artis 3 0-0 6 Tynisha Thomas 3 0-0 6 Anaija Ricks 4 5-6 14 Tyannah Tucker 3 0-0 6 Jade Hill 2 0-0 4 Kayla Jefferson 4 0-0 10 Dejah Middleton 2 0-0 6 Rayne Durant 1 0-0 2 Madison McAulay 1 0-0 3. Totals: 23 5-6 57.

FORAN (10-7)

Lauren Heenan 2 0-0 6 Samantha Inthapanhya 3 0-0 6 Mia Tunucci 5 1-2 14 Jasmine Lord 4 3-9 13 Courtney Musante 0 1-2 1 Emma Lucas 0 0-0 0 Bridget Collins 0 0-0 0 Kailey Loewenberg 0 0-0 0. Totals: 14 5-13 40.

WILBUR CROSS   23 16 12 6—57
FORAN                     16 8 11 5—40

3-pointers: WC—Jefferson 2, Middleton 2, Ricks, McAulay; F—Tunucci 3, Lord 2, Heenan 2.

Shelton 55, Sacred Heart Academy 39

SACRED HEART ACADEMY

Francine Corpus 0 2-2 2 Ally Kirch 0 1-2 1 Emily Copenhauer 2 0-0 5 Gia Pya 1 2-2 4 Claire Vissers 2 0-4 4 Russ Rizzitelli 1 1-2 3 Siobhan Lowman 1 0-0 2 Carina Ciampi 1 1-3 3 Gabby Jadah 2 0-0 5 Elena Farguharson 3 4-9 10. Totals: 14 11-23 39.

SHELTON

Mackenzie Joyce 2 2-2 6 Maggie Howard 4 1-4 10 Kiera O’Connor 3 2-4 8 Clarissa Pierre 2 2-5 6 Devan Wildman 3 0-0 7 Leya Vohra 5 2-6 12 Mackenzie Joyce 2 2-2 6 Asia Askew 0 2-2 2. Totals: 21 11-22 55.

SACRED HEART ACADEMY       7 8 10 14—39
SHELTON                                    13 19 8 15—55

3-pointers: SHA—Copenhauer, Jadah; S—Howard, Wildman.

BULLARD-HAVENS 48, KAYNOR TECH 22

KAYNOR TECH (4-11, 2-6 CTC)

Anita Ozuna 2 0-2 4 Danielle Salvati 2 0-0 4 Claire Fededie 1 0-0 3 Memunat Bileuw 1 2-8 4 Nizycie Martinez 0 0-0 0 Se’raya Stewart 2 4-14 8 Genesis Velez 0 0-0 0 Bernie Hernandez 1 0-0 2. Totals: 8 6-24 22.

BULLARD-HAVENS (14-2, 8-0)

Tiajah Coles 2 0-0 4 Kristin Edwards 0 0-0 0 Aaliyah Gilliam 1 1-2 3 Ariana Garcia 4 0-0 9 Annabella Simon 2 0-0 4 Arianny Santana 3 2-7 8 Lydia Masala 6 2-2 14 Janaisha Lee 2 0-0 4 Ta’Naja Bostic 0 1-2 1 Shania Davitt 0 1-2 1. Totals: 20 7-15 48.

KAYNOR TECH           4 4 6 8—22
BULLARD-HAVENS   8 14 15 11—48

3-pointers: BH—Garcia.

Fouled out: BH—Bostic.

Hamden 60, East Haven 56

Hamden (15-3)

Asya Brandon 2 0 3-5 7, Rebecca Oberman-Levine 3 0 0-1 6, Sarah Streete 2 0 2-2 6, Makaela Johnson 6 0 1-4 13, Taniyah Thompson 11 0 4-6 26, Yarliz Santiago 1 0 0-0 2

East Haven (15-3)

Makenzie Helms 11 1 1-2 26, Erin Curran 1 0 0-0 2, Isabella Ragaini 1 0 1-2 3, Taylor Salato 11 0 4-4 26  Angelina Munoz 0 0 0-0 0 Alexis Pendziwater 0 0 0-0 0 Alannah Doheny 0 0 0-0 0. Totals: 24 7-8 56

Hamden  15 14 15 16 — 60
East Haven (15-3) 10 12 20 14 —56

Haddam-Killingworth 64, Coginchaug 45

Haddam-Killingworth (4-12)

Belle Carini 5 0 0-0 10, Anna Biondi 4 0 3-4 11, Jess Timothy 1 0 0-0 2, Ella McGlynn 8 0 2-4 18, Tessa Wills 1 0 2-2 4

Coginchaug (10-7)

Lindsey Marino 0 0 2-2 2, Jessica Berens 3 0 4-4 10, Jessica King 4 1 7-10 18, Kerry Turecek 3 3 0-0 15, Molly Shields 5 0 3-4 13, Amalia DeMartino 0 0 2-2 2, Shannon Carey 1 0 0-0 2, Michaela Grenier 1 0 0-2 2

Haddam-Killingworth 17 20 13 14 — 64
Coginchaug                  18 6 10 11 — 45

GIRLS HOCKEY

West Haven-SHA 6, Hamden 2

Hamden        2 0 0 — 2
West Haven-SHA 2 2 2 — 6

First Period: — Ari Martin (from Reilly Sargolini :16; — Meghan Dupre 4:28; — Claire Boncek 5:58; — Brooke McNabola (from Megan Froehlich and Joanna Cohrs) 13:24; Second Period: — Joanna Cohrs (from Meghan Dupre 5:53; — Taylor Nowak (from Meghan Dupre 6:42; Third Period: — Celina Condon (from Jenna Hunt 9:06; — Celina Condon (from Jenna Hunt and Francesca Criscuolo) 9:31.

BOYS SWIMMING

North Haven 93, Milford 80

(at North Haven) 200 Medley Relay: NH (McCleery Stoeffler Powers Cargan) 1:51.73; 200 Free: M Goglia 1:58.02; 200 IM: M Platanov 2:12.16; 50 Free: NH Stoeffler 23.04; Diving: NH O’Connor 155.70; 100 Fly: NH Stoeffler 58.07; 100 Free: NH Cargan 54.84; 500 Free: NH Platanov 5:10.89; 200 Free Relay: NH (Powell Powers Borrelli O’Connor, T) 1:45.54; 100 Back: NH McCleery 57.32; 100 Breast: NH Powers 1:16.46; 400 Free Relay: M (Burgard Sequera Goglia Platanov) 3:59.34.

Naugatuck 88, Seymour 82

(at Seymour): 200 medley relay: Seymour (Jonathan Sullivan, Aleksej Cupic, Cyrus Gagaza, Ethan Mabasa-Hamilton) 1:49.30; 200 freestyle: Jack Crocamo (S) 1:54.00; 200 IM: Cupic (S) 2:03.02; 50 freestyle: Gagaza (S) 24.36; 100 butterfly: Spencer Maher (N) 57.55; 100 freestyle: Alex Manasoiu (N) 54.47; 500 freestyle: Crocamo (S) 5:30.41; 200 freestyle relay: Seymour (Mabasa-Hamilton, Cupic, William Halligan, Crocamo) 1:39.82; 100 backstroke: Dale Wakeley (N) 1:04.25; 100 breaststroke: Cupic (S) 1:04.60; 400 freestyle relay: Naugatuck (Maher, Manasoiu, Wakeley, Austin Herb) 3:44.37. Records: Naugatuck 8-3, 8-1 NVL; Seymour 4-4, 4-3.

Amity 94, Notre Dame 74

(at Orange Community Center): 200 medley relay: Amity (Tyler Roy, Ray Lu, Kevin Sweeney, Casey Donovan) 1:48.13; 200 freestyle: William Hinckley (NDWH) 1:56.89; 200 IM: Alex Ozonoff (NDWH) 2:16.02; 50 freestyle: Shiva Gowda (A) 23.40; diving: Kevin Tian (A) 137.30; 100 butterfly: Gowda (A) 58.29; 100 freestyle: Roy (A) 50.26; 500 freestyle: Hinckley (NDWH) 5:22.29; 200 freestyle relay: Amity (Seamus Hennessy, John Alvarado, Connor Hallstrom, Daniel Li) 1:40.95; 100 backstroke: Jonathan Faricielli (NDWH) 1:03.53; 100 breaststroke: Ozonoff (NDWH) 1:11.85; 400 freestyle relay: ND-West Haven (Hinckley, Malachi Blatchley, Sean McDermott, Ozonoff) 3:57.52.

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NEW CANAAN — It was difficult not to be distracted by the electricity in the air when Darien met rival New Canaan on the basketball court on Tuesday night.

Darien head coach Charoy Bentley, however, managed to make sure his players kept their minds on the task at hand.

“I preached during the game that we had to stay focused,” Bentley said. “It’s a rivalry game, the crowd’s going to get involved, so we just had to stay focused. We did that and made sure we ran our plays correctly, made sure we got stops, and made sure we got the best shot possible.”

Bentley’s advice was well-taken by the Blue Wave players as Darien delivered a steady performance while knocking off the host Rams, 54-45, in front of a packed house at NCHS.

The victory is the biggest of the season for Darien (6-9 overall, 3-9 FCIAC), which has now won two straight and is within striking distance of qualifying for the state playoffs. New Canaan (12-4, 8-4) had a five-game winning streak snapped.

Each team had a large and loud student cheering section for a game which hasn’t attracted that much attention in recent years.

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“It was a great atmosphere — they had had a good section, and we had a good section,” Darien’s Will Rolappo said. “They’re a good team, they’re hot and they’ve been winning a lot of games, so it was great to come in here and get a win. It’s huge.”

For New Canaan, the loss comes in the midst of a dream season, as the Rams already have three more wins than they had in the past two years combined, and have qualified for the state playoffs for the first time in a decade.

“Darien deserved to win the game,” New Canaan head coach Danny Melzer said. “They out-played us, they out-coached us, they out-hustled us — in every phase of the game, they were better than us. They made big shots and we didn’t; they made stops when they needed to get stops, and we didn’t. Sometimes you get out-played and that was the case tonight.”

One game after scoring 44 in a double-overtime win against Ludlowe, Rolapp again had the hot hand for the Wave, scoring a game-high 24 points, 10 of which came in the fourth quarter.

Senior Ryan Darby returned from an injury to pitch in with 11 points and was a force on the boards, while freshman Miles Drake netted seven points.

Perhaps the most impressive part of the win was the Wave’s foul shooting, as they went 17-for-19 on free throws. They connected on their first 15 shots and were perfect until Rolapp missed with 19.5 seconds remaining.

“They played very well tonight and stayed focused,” Bentley said. “It’s a rivalry game, so I knew it was going to be a good game regardless of the score and who won and who lost. New Canaan’s a great team, they’re one of the top teams in the league right now, and Danny Melzer is a great coach.”

For the Rams, juniors Ryan McAleer and Alex Gibbens each scored 10 points, and senior Ben Sarda netted eight.

The Wave was also strong defensively, limiting the Rams to under 30 points until the fourth quarter.

“Defensively, we played a great game — defense and rebounding,” Rolapp said. “Peter Bredahl stepped up big and he got a lot of boards. We all chipped in, got boards, and played defense collectively, so we were able to get stops.”

Darien outscored New Canaan 18-7 in the second quarter to turn a five-point deficit into a 26-20 lead at halftime.

“I told the guys at halftime that all the things we had been successful with all year — sharing the ball, making the extra pass, making extra cuts, setting good screens — we didn’t do any of that,” Melzer said. “We were all trying to do it ourselves.”

The Rams came out flying after halftime, with McAleer scoring five straight points to get New Canaan back to within one point at 26-25.

The Wave responded, however, as Darby scored on a lay-up, Rolapp turned a three-point play, and Drake nailed a shot from beyond the arc as part of a 10-0 run which put Darien ahead 36-25.

“We didn’t panic,” Rolapp said. “It’s a game of runs and they went on a little bit of a run, but we struck right back at them. They cut it to one, and then we just kind of ran away with it and stuck with that lead for the rest of the game.”

The advantage was 11 by the end of the third quarter, and the Rams never got closer than seven the rest of the way.

“We can’t make this a bigger deal than it is,” Melzer said. “It’s one game, it’s one loss, and we’ve got to learn from this. We’ve got to watch the film, we’ve got to work in practice and get better from it. It’s our rival and of course we want to beat Darien, but it’s one loss and we can’t over-react.”

PLAYER OF THE GAME

Will Rolapp, Darien. One game after putting up 44 against Ludlowe, the senior scored a game-high 24 in the big rivalry match-up. Outside of the scoring, Rolapp was a steadying force on the floor, helping to keep Darien focused.

QUOTABLE

“We’re just taking it day by day. We’re going into every practice with the same mindset. I tell my seniors all the time: This is your last year, so you’ve got to make it count.” — Darien head coach Charoy Bentley

DARIEN 54, NEW CANAAN 45

Darien

Will Rolapp 7 9-11 24, Ryan Darby 2 4-4 11, Miles Drake 1 4-4 7, Cole Anderson 2 0-0 6, Peter Bredahl 2 0-0 4, Karson Drake 2 0-0 4. Totals 14 17-19 54

New Canaan

Ryan McAleer 3 4-8 10, Alex Gibbens 3 2-4 10, Ben Sarda 3 1-2 8, Jack Richardson 2 2-2 7, Stephen Wronski 2 0-0 5, Matt Brand 1 0-3 2, Aaron Fishman 1 0-0 2, Luke Rwambuya 0 1-2 1, Christian Sweeney 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 10-21 45

DARIEN                 8 18 12 16 – 54
NEW CANAAN       13 7 7 18 – 45

3-pointers: Darien – Anderson 2, Darby, M. Drake, Rolapp; NC – Gibbens 2, Sarda, Richardson, Wronski

Records: Darien (6-9 overall, 3-9 FCIAC); New Canaan (12-4, 8-4)

Cromwell beats Valley 42-36 to advance to 16-0!! #ctbb pic.twitter.com/z78Ty1hO4n

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DEEP RIVER – Cromwell coach John Pinone finally got his wish. After 16 lopsided wins, the Panthers had to fight their way out of Valley Regional’s gym to remain unbeaten.

Nothing came easy for either team Tuesday night. The Warriors were missing their leading scorer, junior forward Gavin Grabowski, and Cromwell’s big man, 6-foot-4 Gabe Charleston, sat out large chunks of time due to foul trouble.

In the end, the defenses took center stage and Cromwell’s proved to be just a little bit better. The Panthers held Valley scoreless for the final 1 minute, 31 seconds and went 4-for-4 from the free-throw line in that stretch to pull out a 42-36 Shoreline Conference victory.

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“We needed it. I’m glad we were in a game like this, and obviously glad we were on the winning side,” Pinone said after the Panthers, ranked 10th in the GameTimeCT poll, improved to 17-0 overall and 14-0 in the Shoreline. They last lost in the 2018 Shoreline tournament final, a streak of 21 straight wins.

“These are the types of games we are going to get in February (later, in the Shoreline tournament) and March – a tournament-type atmosphere and both teams playing great defense most of the game.”

Grabowski, who averages 17.2 points per game and scored 38 in a Friday win over Haddam-Killingworth, was too sick to play. Even without his presence, Valley (11-4, 10-4) was down only two after Kevin Fasulo made two free throws with 1:41 remaining.

But the Warriors couldn’t get another bucket. Down 38-36, they had the ball and were setting up in the half court when Cromwell’s Nick Wright intercepted Cade Ensinger’s pass. Wright got the ball to Nai Heyliger, who was fouled in the open court and made both free throws with 33.5 seconds left.

Ensinger missed an off-balance 3-point attempt with 16 seconds to go. Valley had to foul and Tyler Baldwin wound up at the line for Cromwell, and the junior guard made both free throws to seal the win. The Warriors called a timeout, but Ensinger couldn’t get a good look and missed another 3-point heave with four seconds left.

Cromwell rode the play of senior guard JJ Tracy-Gavin at both ends of the floor. He shadowed Ensinger, Valley’s point guard, throughout the game, making it difficult for him both in the open court and on the perimeter. Tracy-Gavin also led his team with 13 points, his last bucket coming on a layup off his own steal when Valley had a chance to tie the score midway through the fourth.

“To the kid’s credit, when he’d make a bad play he’d fight through it and make a good play,” Pinone said. “That steal he made was huge. He stayed with it mentally. We harp on that. Getting into February and March, we tell the kids, ‘This is how it’s going to be.’

“Valley played hard and they always play hard. They did some really good things. this game was good for us.”

Without Grabowski, Valley coach Kevin Woods went with a bigger lineup, adding 6-foot-2 junior Jake Grow and packing a zone against Cromwell’s speed. The Panthers struggled in their half-court offense, and they lost Charleston as well as Heyliger for the majority of the second and third quarters because of foul trouble. Charleston finished with two points, 11 below his season average.

“With a big lineup, it gave us a chance to stay in it because we were not clicking on offense,” Valley coach Kevin Woods said.

Valley held Cromwell to 11 points in the first quarter. The problem was the Warriors scored only two.

“Holding them to 11 in the first quarter was big. Despite being down nine, we felt good how the game was being played,” Woods said.

Valley began to chip away in the second quarter, especially with Charleston missing the last 5:47 with his second foul. After Cromwell scored seven straight points to build a 20-6 cushion, the Warriors responded with a 10-0 run – five points coming from Ensinger – to take them into halftime down only four.

Valley held Cromwell scoreless for the last four minutes of the quarter.

“We were kind of motivated by everyone saying Cromwell is the best team defensively in the league,” Woods said. “We have a solid ego and we pride ourselves on our defense. It gave us a chance tonight, we just didn’t capitalize on our opportunities.

“But they are No. 10 in the state for a good reason. We wish we came out with the W, but I can’t blame the effort.”

Valley had a two-point lead twice in the third, but Cromwell responded each time and took the lead for good at 27-26 just before the end of the quarter.

“If we can play like that on a more consistent basis, the offense will come. No doubts about it,” Woods said. “The effort we put forward defensively, that’s a championship effort. That is very capable of winning the Shoreline or at least competing for the Shoreline and Division V (championships).”

Fasulo scored a game-high 14 points for Valley and Ensinger had 13.

Cromwell 42, Valley Regional 36

Cromwell

Nai Heyliger 3 2 8; Nick Wright 3 2 8; JJ Tracy-Gavin 5 2 13; Gabe Charleston 0 2 2; Tyler Baldwin 1 3 6; Justin Valentin 1 0 3; Nick Polizonis 0 2 2. Totals: 13 13 42.

Valley

Ryan Shasha 0 0 0; Chris Sparaco 1 0 2; Cade Ensinger 6 0 13; Kevin Fasulo 5 3 14; John Tibbets 1 0 2; Dylan Sparaco 1 0 3; Jake Grow 1 0 2, Drew Kelly 1 0 2. Totals: 15 3 36.

3-pointers: C—Tracy-Gavin, Baldwin, Valentin. V—Ensinger, Fasulo, D. Sparaco

Below is a living list of Connecticut natives or prep school football players in the Class of 2019 who have signed national letters of intent to play in college, or have given a verbal commitment leading into National Signing Day.

Players have the opportunity to sign early on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018.

National Signing Day for the Class of 2019 is Wednesday, February 6 and the signing period continues into April.

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The list has been compiled by the staff at GameTimeCT through various sources, including 247sports.com and Rivals.com and the many programs, coaches and players reporting directly to us. This list will constantly be updated, first with signees in the early period and later with commitments up until National Signing Day on Feb. 6.

Players who have committed or signed or schools who have a list of players should notify Sean Patrick Bowley at sean.bowley@hearstmediact.com or on Twitter @SPBowley to be included on this list.

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Note: Players marked with a * have signed National Letters of Intent. (Only players from NCAA Division I FBS and FCS schools — except Ivy League — and Division II schools sign LOIs).

UPDATED **Wednesday, Feb. 6**

CIAC Schools

(NCAA FBS and FCS)

*JAYDEN ANDERSON, LB, Naugatuck — CCSU

*JAQUAN ALLEN, WR, East Hartford — Villanova

*GARRETT BRADEN, LB, New Canaan — Rice

*GABRIEL BRYAN, WR, Windsor — Wagner

MOZI BICI, LB/DL, Greenwich — (undecided)

*JACK CONLEY, OL, New Canaan — Boston College

ANDREW DONOVAN, PK, Darien — Columbia

*WILL DOWNES, WR, Southington — Marist

*NSAIAH HARRIET, DL, Killingly — Bryant

*CARSON IVEY, OL, Newtown — Bryant

*TYLER LLEWELLYN, RB, Fairfield Warde — Bryant

*JACKSON MITCHELL, LB, Ridgefield — Connecticut

GAVIN MUIR, QB, Greenwich — Dartmouth

COLTON NICHOLAS, QB, Trumbull — Sacred Heart

*CALLUM REDMAN, TE, RHAM — Stony Brook

*HENRY SCHRECENGOST, OL, Avon — Bryant

*WILL STEARNS, WR, Fairfield Warde — Bryant

*JACK STEWART, OL, New Canaan — Michigan

*KOBE STIGLER, CB, E.O. Smith — CCSU 

*DAVID SUMMERS, QB, St. Joseph — Syracuse

*MALIK THOMAS, RB, Danbury — CCSU

CT Prep Schools / CT JUCO Players

(NCAA FBS and FCS)

*PRINCE BOYD, DL, Milford Academy (via Hillhouse) — CCSU

*JAAVON BROWN, OL, Milford Academy (via Hillhouse) — CCSU

*MALACHI BURBY, LB, Cheshire Academy (via Berlin, Conn.) — Rutgers

*HUNTER BURNS, DB, Choate (via Milford, Conn.) — Holy Cross

*ANDRE CARTER, LB, Cheshire Academy (via Missouri City, Texas) — Army

*JOSH COMUNE, QB, Cheshire Academy (via Woodland Park, NJ) — Monmouth

*JACK DALY, DL, Choate (via Glastonbury) — Bryant

*TANNER DAVIS, S, Cheshire Academy — Massachusetts

TYLER DILENNO, DB, Cheshire Academy (via North Haledon, NJ) — Yale

*KENNY DYSON JR., LB, King — Bryant

*RAHSUL FAISON, RB/CB, Salisbury (via Pottsgrove, Pa.) — Marshall

*XAVIER FILE, Choate — Army

*JORDAN FUNK, DE, Cheshire Academy (via Gaithersburg, Md.) — Army

*MAURICE GAINES, CB, St. Thomas More (Sacramento, Calif.) — Arizona

NOLAN GROOMS, QB, Taft School (via. Lake Wylie, SC) — Yale

*PETER GULBIN, OL, Suffield Academy (Westport, Conn.) — Bryant

*DILLON HARRIS, LB, Lackawanna College (via. Bloomfield, Conn.; Cheshire Academy) — Connecticut

*TYRIK HENDERSON, DB, St. Thomas More (via. Carol Stream, Ill.) — Northern Illinois 

*CORNELIUS JOHNSON, WR, Brunswick (Greenwich, Conn.) —  Michigan

*JAWAUN JOHNSON, WR, (Fullerton College via. Norwich Free Academy) — California

*WINSTON JULES, Salisbury (via New York) — Connecticut

*HARRISON LEONARD, K, Avon Old Farms (via Jamestown, R.I.) — Notre Dame

*KENESE LEOMITI, Salisbury (via Carson, Calif.) — Army

*LEVAUGHN LEWIS, TE, King (via Norwalk, Conn.) — Delaware

*TERRON MALLORY, DB, Suffield Academy (via Hillhouse) — Sacred Heart

*JARED MARTINO, RB, Cheshire Academy — Massachusetts

*CLETUS MATHURIN, DT, Cheshire Academy (via Hartford, Conn.; Prince Tech) — Massachusetts

*MAX MAZZELLA, S, Cheshire Academy (via Waterford, Conn.) — Marist

*DARYAN McDONALD, Choate — Army

*JARVIS MILLER, DB, Windsor Locks/Suffield/East Windsor (Via Penn State) — Massachusetts

*ETHAN MINER, OL, Kingswood-Oxford (via. Wolcott, Conn.) — Arkansas State

JAMES McCARTHY, OL, Choate (via. West Haven, Conn.) — Dartmouth

*RYAN MONTALVO, SS, Trinity-Pawling (via. Southington, Conn.) — Sacred Heart

*MICHAEL MONIOS, Choate — Maine

NORTH PETERS, Choate — Harvard

*KYREN PETTEWAY, WR, Kingswood-Oxford — CCSU

*TAISUN PHOMMACHANH, QB, Avon Old Farms (via. Bridgeport, Conn., Harding) — Clemson

*ANTHONY RED, OL, St. Thomas More (via. Bloomfield, Conn.) — Syracuse

*TYLER RUDOLPH, DB, St. Thomas More (via. Waterbury, Conn.; Sacred Heart) — Penn State

*JONATHAN SADLER, Choate — Georgetown

*BRYCE SEBASTIAN, RB, Cheshire Academy (West Haven, Conn.) — Boston College

*WALTER SOEFKER, Choate — Navy

*CHARLES THOMAS, LB, St. Thomas More (Fairburn, Ga.) — Michigan

MATT TREZ, OL, Cheshire Academy (via Fairfield Prep; Shelton, Conn.) — Elon

*JACK TRUE, TE, St. Thomas More (Portsmouth, Maine) — Maine

MATTHEW TYNES, Choate — Harvard

*SPENCER WITTER, TE, Choate (West Hartford, Conn.) — Boston College

*MARQUIS WILSON, DB, Avon Old Farms (2017), via Windsor — Penn State

*TYRESE WRIGHT, S, Capital Prep Harbor (via Bridgeport, Conn.; Bullard-Havens) — Monmouth

Other Commitments/Signings

JULIAN BANERJI, DB, Hand — Union

JACKSON BUTLER, QB, Simsbury — Tufts

EMILIO CAMOU, DL, Greenwich — Union

KEVIN CLARK, TE, RHAM — Trinity

ISAAC COGGUILLO, Xavier — Nichols

RASHAUD CONWAY, Choate — Trinity

FINN DURAN, WR, Fairfield Prep — Union

JUSTUS FITZPATRICK, ATH, Bristol Central — AIC

JACK FLANAGAN, DL, Hand — Union

JAI GREER, OL/DL, Hamden — Southern Connecticut State

KEVIN GIRARDI, LB, Hand — Amherst

NICK HELBIG, DL, Fitch — Wesleyan

YALE HARDBERGER, Choate — Chicago

GARY KAZANJIAN, Choate — Tufts

CADE KLARIDES-DITRA, LB, Seymour — Trinity

JORDAN KLEIN-ROBBENHAAR, DL, Notre Dame-WH — Stonehill

AARON KORIK, WR, Kent School (via Guilford) — RPI

LANCE LARGE, WR, Greenwich — Johns Hopkins

KEVIN QUINN, RB/CB, Ludlowe — St. Lawrence

JACK MALEY, QB, Choate (via Darien, Conn.) — Washington & Lee

MURRAY McCARTHY, K, Fairfield Prep — Franklin & Marshall

*SHAKA MOALES, ATH, Choate (via St. Luke’s) — Merrimack

EMMETT REILLY, DL, Canterbury (via. Pomperaug) — Muhlenberg

CRAWFORD SARGENT, Choate — Trinity

DAVID SATKOWSKI, OL, Pomperaug — Stonehill

BEN SEWARD, RB/LB, Ridgefield — Dickinson

WES TERZI, QB, Sheehan — Trinity

ALEX WARD, RB, Holy Cross — Southern Connecticut State

DARREN WARREN, DB, St. Joseph — Trinity

CLARENCE ZACHERY, Choate — Amherst