Staples’ Elle Fair drives to the basket defended by Bethel's Anna Riolo on Monday at Staples High School.
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WESTPORT—The Staples girls basketball team will have to spend the entire season without one of its top offensive threats.
That didn’t stop the Wreckers from producing more points than any game from a year ago.
A balanced attack led the Wreckers to an impressive opening-night win, a 67-61 triumph over Bethel in the season opener for both teams Monday night. Arianna Gerig, a second team All-FCIAC performer, tore her ACL in the offseason and will miss the campaign.
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Elle Fair led Staples with 19 while Nicole Holmes and Marley Lopez-Paul each scored 13. Marisa Shorrock added 10 for Staples (1-0), which led 46-32 after three quarters. The Wreckers held on late as Bethel made a late charge.
Maranda Nyborg led all scorers with 24 for the Wildcats while Vicky Gracy and Brooke Lacey each had 11.
STAPLES 67, BETHEL 61
BETHEL 61
Mia Prazeres 0 0-2 0 Vicky Gracy 3 4-5 11 Brooke Lacey 5 0-0 11 Ruby Ackerman 2 1-1 5 Gabi Mendonca 4 0-0 8 Maranda Nyborg 7 9-10 24. Totals: 21 14-18 61.
STAPLES 67
Nicole Holmes 6 1-1 13 Elle Fair 6 7-8 19 Alva Nordin 1 0-0 2 Lexi Moskovitz 0 1-2 1 Marisa Shorrock 4 0-2 10 Abby Carter 2 2-2 7 Marley Lopez-Paul 5 3-4 13. Totals: 24 14-19 67.
BETHEL 9 11 12 29 – 61
STAPLES 11 18 17 21 – 67
3-pointers: B—Redmond, Gracy, Nyborg; S—Shorrock 2, Carter.
GREENS FARMS ACADEMY 59, KING 30
KING (1-2)
Mariana McOsker 2 0-0 5 Zoe Tinnesz 2 0-0 5 Diana Degnan 0 0-0 0 Kate Lockyer 1 0-0 3 Rachel Oberst 0-0 0 Alonna Christy 7 3-5 17 Hayden Laramie 0 0-0 0 Erica Cunningham 0 0-3 0. Totals: 12 3-8 30.
GREENS FARMS ACADEMY (6-0)
MaryGrace DelliSanti 5 0-0 11 Menna Delva 0 0-0 0 Madison Gordon 1 0-1 2 Georgia Grabowski 8 4-5 22 Elyse Kimball 0 0-0 0 Katherine Marcus 2 4-4 8 Caroline McCall 1 0-0 2 Lilah McCormick 3 0-0 6 Kristiana Modzelewski 0 0-0 0 Lane Murphy 0 0-0 0 Sarah Peltier 1 0-0 2 Emma Smith 1 0-2 2 Kelly Van Hoesen 1 2-2 4. Totals: 23 10-14 59.
KING 20 10—30
GREENS FARMS ACADEMY 29 30—59
3-pointers: K—McOsker, Tinnesz, Lockyer; GFA—Grabowski 2, DelliSanti.
Highlights: GFA—DelliSanti had six steals and four rebounds. Grabowski had six steals and five rebounds. Marcus had seven rebounds, four assists and two steals.
WESTON 47, NEW MILFORD 17
NEW MILFORD (0-1)
Nicole Vivian 4 1-2 11 Mackenzie Brady 1 0-0 3 Samantha McCaughan 1 1-2 3 Maya Val 0 -0 0 Olivia Taub 0 0-0 0 Tatum Bowes 0 0-0 0 Anna Holcomb 0 0-0 0 Katelynn Calderon 0 0-0 0. Totals: 6 2-4 17.
WESTON (1-0)
Katie Orefice 8 1-1 19 Kate Joyce 6 1-1 14 Lindsay Kuzma 1 0-0 2 Jenn Welsh 1 0-0 2 Bridget Angus 1 2-4 4 Kelly Rosemann 1 0-0 2 Kenna Winslow 1 0-0 2 Madison Kohn 0 0-0 0 Madison Hayes 1 0-0 2 Ellie Daniels 0 0-0 0 Kat Tunney 0 0-0 0. Totals: 20 4-6 47.
NEW MILFORD 17
WESTON 47
3-pointers: NM—Vivian 2; W—Orefice 2, Joyce.
Highlights: W—Joyce had seven rebounds and six steals. Orefice had five steals. Welsh had eight rebounds.
BUNNELL 62, AMISTAD 49
BUNNELL (1-0)
Amanda Zdru 2 1-2 5 Jasmine St. Clair 4 3-6 12 Maura Kelly 2 1-2 5 Kristen Zack 2 0-0 5 Brianna Ramos 8 0-2 16 Alyssa Wright 6 4-4 19. Totals: 24 9-16 62.
AMISTAD (0-1)
Ashley McDonald 7 3-4 21 Christine Ferguson 5 5-9 15 Khadijah Dabre-Thomas 0 4-5 4 Trinity Moody 1 0-0 3 Aliyah Mitchell 0 0-2 0. Totals: 13 12-20 49.
BUNNELL14 14 12 22—62
AMISTAD10 11 18 10—49
3-pointers: B—Wright 3, St. Clair, Zack; A—McDonald 4, Moody.
WATKINSON 48, HOPKINS 37
(at Watkinson)
HOPKINS 10 27- 37
WATKINSON 31 17- 48
HOPKINS (3-2)
Liv Streeter 0 1-3 1, Jasmine Simmons 2 0-0 4, Fiona O’Brien 0 1-3 1, Abigail Mills 4 2-2 10, Emma Maldon 3 0-0 6, Charlotte Yin 0 2-2 2, Casey Dies 2 0-0 4. Totals: 11 6-10 28
WATKINSON (3-0)
Alexsia Rose 2 1-2 5, Maria Jose Escobar 2 0-0 4, Maria Fernanda Escobar 2 0-0 4, Shamaria King 4 5-5 13, Paw Shee 2 0-0 4,
Amaya Mitchell-Howard 3 0-1 6. Totals: 15 6-8 36
3 Point Goals: WATKINSON 4 (3 Alexsia Rose, Shamaria King), HOPKINS 3 (2 Emma Maldon, Jasmine Simmons); Fouled Out: 0 Records: HOPKINS 3-2, WATKINSON 3-0.
