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BOYS BASKETBALL CTC Platt Tech at Cheney Tech, ppd. to Thursday, 7 p.m. NVL Crosby at Oxford, ppd. to Friday, 4:15 p.m. Non-league Ansonia at O’Brien Tech, ppd. to Friday, 6 p.m. Seymour at Kaynor Tech, ppd. to Friday, 7 p.m. Amistad at Classical Magnet, ppd. to Monday, 7 p.m. Shoreline Coginchaug at Valley Regional, […]
There was some shifting around in the top 10 this week, but none of the teams fell out. The most interesting thing was East Catholic gaining some first-place votes after wiping out Windsor on the road, then beating another top 10 team, No. 8 Manchester, by 30 the next night. The Eagles have closed the […]
DeJuan Ransom from Wilcox Tech became the 24th player in CIAC history – and second within the last few weeks – to surpass 2,000 career points, doing so on Saturday afternoon. Ransom scored a game-high 30 points to lead Wilcox Tech over East Hampton 78-52 on the road. He needed just 11 points going into […]
WINDSOR — Two weeks ago, the East Catholic boys basketball team had to come from behind in the fourth quarter to knock off Bassick, a top-five ranked team in the state. On Friday, in another hostile, sold-out environment vs. another top-five team, the Eagles didn’t need a comeback in the final quarter. They simply put […]
BOYS BASKETBALL Preps Greens Farms at Hamden Hall, ppd. to Wednesday, 5:15 p.m.. Shoreline Coginchaug at North Branford, ppd. to Wednesday, 7 p.m. SCC Hand at Foran, ppd. to Wednesday, 7 p.m. Notre Dame-West Haven at Fairfield Prep, ppd. to Wednesday, 7 p.m. Law at Branford, ppd. to Wednesday, 7 p.m. Guilford at West Haven, […]
The FCIAC took a hit this past week when both of its top teams lost twice. That led to Trumbull and Danbury being voted out of the top 10 this week. Sign up for the Whistle Newsletter from GameTimeCT for the latest boys basketball news The two new entrants are in the top 10 for […]
Last season, Division I state tournament second-round games were scheduled to be at home. But two of them moved to neutral sites because the home venues were too small and others were also considered to move. This year, there will be no debates: the CIAC mandated all second-round games will now be held at neutral […]
A fight broke out with approximately 5 minutes left in the Rocky Hill-Newington game Thursday night at Rocky Hill. The game was suspended and will resume next week. A joint statement by both town’s superintendents, Pam Muraca from Newington and Mark Zito from Rocky Hill, was released on Friday afternoon. Part of it is below: […]
East Lyme senior guard and leading scorer Dev Ostrowski had surgery on Thursday to repair what is termed a Jones fracture in his right foot and is more than likely done for the season, according to his head coach, Jeff Bernardi. A Jones fracture is a break that occurs between the base and middle part […]
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 […]
So East Catholic won at Bassick last Friday, remained at No. 2 while Bassick dropped to No. 4 in the latest GameTimeCT poll rankings. There are five undefeated teams remaining. Two of them face one another on Saturday: Classical Magnet at Wamogo. So, at the very least, we will have just four unbeatens heading into […]
First it was Ryan McAleer. Then it was Alex Gibbens. Two players making steals in the final seconds of games, then having the presence of mind to get off a shot for deep 3-pointers that go in, giving New Canaan an incredible pair of victories. The latest miracle shot last Friday by Gibbens gave […]
Sign up for GameTimeCT’s free Newsletter and get boys basketball news sent to your inbox FINE PERFORMANCES Derrick Tenney, Wethersfield: Poured in 51 points, a school record, and grabbed 15 rebounds in Wethersfield’s 90-84 victory in overtime against Bloomfield. Dev Ostrowski, East Lyme: Scored 41 points, including the 2,000th of his career, to help East […]
East Lyme lost to New London 50-40 on Saturday, but could have lost more than a game. Leading scorer Dev Ostrowski went down with a right foot injury a couple of minutes into the game and didn’t return. East Lyme coach Jeff Bernardi said an X-ray will be taken on Monday. The Vikings don’t play […]
The two undefeated teams square off Friday night in Bridgeport. Tip time is 7 p.m. Here are some notable items in the tale of the tape in this heavyweight matchup: Sign up for the Whistle Newsletter from GameTimeCT and get this and other CT HS sports news sent straight to your inbox
Weaver boys basketball coach Reggie Hatchett said Friday morning he has been cleared of any wrongdoing after an alleged incident in last Saturday’s victory at Middletown. According to the Hartford Courant, a player allegedly went after Hatchett during the game, but was stopped by a teammate. Although no report at the game was filed by police, […]
James Luis has stepped down after six seasons as Cheshire’s girls soccer team, according to a release sent out by the school Thursday afternoon. Luis is stepping away due to a job promotion and to spend more time with his children, the release stated. Luis was with the program for 12 seasons all told. Under […]
Danbury enters into the top 10 for the first time since the preseason poll. The Hatters, who are in the 10th spot, have won nine straight games. Sign up for the Whistle Newsletter from GameTimeCT Departing the top 10 is East Lyme, which lost to both Enfield and Glastonbury last week. Despite losing its first […]
When you’ve coached as long as Nick Augelli has, you are going to have your share of milestone wins, as his 683 career victories at Crosby can attest to. And there is very little that would come as a surprise. But despite a certain sportswriter’s efforts to spill the beans because he too was unaware […]
Frank Rossi had sat out two seasons in between jobs, but now in the thick of the 2019-20 season, he doesn’t feel like he spent any time away from the game. Rossi is in his first season at Morgan and the Clinton school out of the Shoreline Conference, stands at 9-3, state-tournament bound for the […]
FINE PERFORMANCES Jahwan Cody, Derby: Finished with 30 points in the Red Raiders 68-66 win over Oxford. Reid Turturo, Wamogo: Scored 31 points, including all six 3-point shots he took, to help the Warriors remain undefeated with a 91-61 win over Gilbert. Amir Spears, Windsor: Handed out 23 assists in the Warriors’ 103-69 victory over […]
Joe Morelli / Hearst Connecticut Media Sacred Heart’s Lorenzo Washington gets worked on by the trainer during the Hearts’ win over Crosby. WATERBURY – It wasn’t pretty whatsoever. It was a grind, as Sacred Heart coach Jon Carroll put it, a grind to get another victory against another Naugatuck Valley League opponent. OK, it does sound […]
Notre Dame-West Haven High School will be starting its own post-graduate program, called Notre Dame Prep, that will begin in the fall. The program will offer its own academic curriculum, separate from what the high school students take, and its own basketball program, again separate from the current high school team coached by Jason Shea. […]
The teams all remained the same, but there was some movement among the 10 this week. Don’t miss the latest high school sports news, features and polls. Sign up for the free GameTimeCT newsletter. Bassick and Notre Dame-West Haven remained undefeated, two of the eight still without a loss, and both moved up one spot […]
We are approximately at the halfway mark of the regular season for most teams and there are eight remaining undefeated teams. They are: Bassick (12-0), Classical Magnet (9-0), East Catholic (9-0), Law (10-0), Newtown (10-0), Notre Dame-West Haven (11-0), Cromwell (11-0) and Wamogo (11-0). Don’t miss the latest high school sports news, features and polls. […]
Hearst Connecticut Media file photo Hamden Hall leading scorer Christian Adams drives the paint against St. Luke’s last year. Hamden Hall faces St. Luke’s at home Tuesday. The last time Hamden Hall faced such an extended layoff in between boys basketball games, it was 17 days long, including the change of the calendar […]
FINE PERFORMANCES Victor Smith, HMTCA: Finished with 40 points in a 87-63 win over Coventry. James St. Pierre, Ridgefield: Scored 30 points in a 77-53 win over Greenwich. Kevin Crawford, Bassick: Finished with 31 points in a 83-64 victory at Wilbur Cross. Tyreek Davis, Torrington: Poured in 31 points as the Red Raiders defeated Watertown […]
EAST LYME – In the last time he would face Waterford on his home floor, Dev Ostrowski was not going to walk off without a victory. Great players make great plays when the game is on the line. Sometimes, it’s not the shot East Lyme coach Jeff Bernardi wants. Sometimes, it goes in and you […]
Notre Dame-West Haven’s home basketball game against Hamden Friday night will be more than just a big game between Southern Connecticut Conference rivals beginning at 7 p.m. Notre Dame and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation to help raise money towards to help benefit juvenile diabetes. Senior Jaiden Kimbro’s younger sister, Ava, has juvenile diabetes. There […]
