Northwestern edged Litchfield despite a late run by the Cowboys. The Highlanders defeated the Cowboys 58-54 behind a big game from Ricky Persechino. The Highlanders guard led all scorers with 22 points. Steve McGrath added 11 points in the victory. Litchfield’s Steve Ringquist led the Cowboys with 20 points. Ringquist hit six three’s in the game. Darrin Newbury recorded 14 points while Matt McCarthy added 12 points. Northwestern is 3-2, Litchfield is 3-2.
Boys basketball
Wolcott Tech 55, O’Brien Tech 54 >> Behind a 25 point fourth quarter, Wolcott Tech edged O’Brien Tech. The Wildcats’ Luke Pergola led all scorers with 19 points. Jake Munson added 12 points in the victory. O’Brien Tech’s Joe O’Toole led the Condors with 18 points. Devin Bacchiocchi recorded 14 points. Wolcott Tech is 3-2, O’Brien Tech is 2-3.
Thomaston 47, Shepaug 41 >> Thomaston was tested by Shepaug Monday night but the Golden Bears took home a victory. Shepaug outscored Thomaston 13-2 in the first quarter. Thomaston’s Tyler Donofrio led all scorers with 15 points. Brian Butkevicius added 10 points in the victory. Shepaug’s Robert McCarthy led the Spartans with 13 points. Ryan Lamay recorded 12 points. Thomaston is 2-3, Shepaug is 0-4.
Terryville 80, Wamogo 29 >> Terryville cruised to victory against Wamogo. The Kangaroos’ offense went into high gear in the second quarter when they outscored Wamogo 26-1 to pull away. Terryville’s Jacob Johnson led all scorers with 21 points. Shea Tracy added 16 points. Wamogo’s Matt Rollins led the Warriors with 13 points. Terryville is 4-1, Wamogo is 0-6.
Gilbert 57, Lewis Mills 52 >> In a battle of unbeatens, Gilbert edged Lewis Mills. The Yellowjackets’ Yoharkey Sarmiento led Gilbert with 24 points. Yordan Reyes recorded 14 points in the victory. Lewis Mills’ Alexander Daigle led the Spartans with 24 points. Spencer Maloney added nine points. Gilbert is 3-0, Lewis Mills is 3-1.
Girls basketball
Northwestern 31, Litchfield 21 >> Northwestern took down Litchfield despite a lackluster second half. The Cowgirls fought back from a 20 point deficit but ran out of time. Northwestern’s Emma Beltrandi led all scorers with 12 points and brought down 14 rebounds. Kathleen Wysocki added 11 points in the victory. Litchfield’s Tara Shakley led the Cowgirls with seven points. Elena Kennedy brought down five rebounds. Northwestern is 5-1, Litchfield is 1-5.
Nonnewaug 43, Housatonic 35 >> Nonnewaug earned its fourth victory of the season, defeating Housatonic at home. The Chiefs’ Courtney Carlson led all scorers with 15 points. Allison Rescanski added 13 points, hitting four threes in the victory. Housatonic’s Heather Kearns led the Mountaineers with 14 points. Lauren Sagalla recorded 13 points. Nonnewaug is 4-0, Housatonic is 3-2.
Lewis Mills 52, Gilbert 12 >> Lewis Mills defeated Gilbert at home. The Spartans’ Teagan Dunn led all scorers with 20 points. Aliene Berry added eight points in the victory. Gilbert’s Amanda Root and Ali Brochu led the Yellowjackets with five points each.
Terryville 47, Wamogo 39 >> Terryville came out ahead against Wamogo Monday night. The Kangaroos’ Olivia Pilarski and Julia Pilarsky led Terryville with 12 points each. Wamogo’s Brooke Neller led the Warriors with 13 points. Terryville is 2-3, Wamogo is 1-4.
Scoreboard
Boys basketball
Gilbert 57, Lewis Mills 52
At The Gilbert School
Lewis Mills 8 10 12 22—52
Gilbert 13 14 13 17—57
Lewis Mills (52): Spencer Maloney 3-2-9; Alexander Daigle 10-4-24; Dan Kryzanski 1-0-2; Nate Cook 3-0-6; Max Waddington 0-0-0; Justin Pease 0-2-2; Danny Wilcox 3-3-9; Ben Lewis 0-0-0.
Gilbert (57): Yoharkey Sarmiento 10-2-24; Paxton Franklin 3-1-7; Anthony Gonzalez 3-2-9; Yordan Reyes 6-0-14; Matt Coon 1-0-3; TJ Maher 0-0-0; Mike Rodriguez 0-0-0.
Records: Lewis Mills 3-1; Gilbert 3-0.
Northwestern 58, Litchfield 54
At Litchfield High School
Northwestern 21 10 12 15—58
Litchfield 16 12 5 21—54
Northwestern (58): Ricky Persechino 10-1-22; Zack Tuxbury 3-0-7; John Lippincott 3-2-9; Devin Warren 1-0-2; Ted Bremmer 3-1-7; Steve McGrath 5-1-11. Totals 25-5-58.
Litchfield (54): Steve Ringquist 7-0-20; Darrin Newbury 6-2-14; Matt McCarthy 4-3-12; Tyler Mowrey 0-0-0; Austin Dieck 0-0-0; Brandon Hookstadt 1-0-2; Spencer Persechino 2-2-6; Ryan O’Neill 0-0-0; Josh Guilmart 0-0-0; Mike Minucci 0-0-0; Cal McKenna 0-0-0. Totals: 17-7-54.
3-point field goals: NW—Persechino; Tuxbury; Lippincott. L—Ringquist 6; McCarthy 1.
Records: Litchfield 3-2; Northwestern 3-2.
Thomaston 47, Shepaug 41
At Shepaug High School
Thomaston 2 14 14 17—47
Shepaug 13 5 7 16—41
Thomaston (47): Justin Taylor 5-1-11; Devin Donofrio 0-0-0; John Foshay 0-0-0; Tyler Donofrio 6-3-15; Brian Sousa 1-3-5; Shane Obar 1-4-6; Jared Kahn 0-0-0; Noa Diagle 0-0-0; Brian Butkevicius 5-0-10. Totals: 18-11-47.
Shepaug (41): Clayton Schneider 0-0-0; Robert McCarthy 4-3-13; Griffin Ylagan 2-0-5; Sam Krebs 1-0-3; Ryan Lamay 5-1-12; Steven Williams 0-0-0; Ben Levine 4-0-8; Josh Reutzel 0-0-0. Totals: 16-4-41.
3-point field goals: S—McCarthy 2; Ylagan; Krebs; Lamay.
Records: Thomaston 2-3, Shepaug 0-4.
Terryville 80, Shepaug 29
At New Terryville High School
Wamogo 12 1 13 3—29
Terryville 18 26 17 19—80
Wamogo (29): Devin Ruot 0-0-0; Jacob Fenn 3-0-8; Matt Rollins 4-2-13; Taylor Jaquemin 0-0-0; Nick Brennan 0-0-0; Greg Peck 1-2-5; Pete Schneider 0-0-0; Tristan Pepin 1-1-3; Max Loomis 0-0-0. Totals: 9-5-29.
Terryville (80): Ian Schmidt 5-0-11; Luke Boylan 1-0-2; Shea Tracy 7-1-16; Taylor Donofrio 2-0-4; Jacob Johnson 10-1-21; Rich Moschini 2-0-4; Sean Huria 3-1-7; Jeff Dupaul 4-0-9; Zack Graham 3-0-6. Totals: 38-3-80.
3-point field goals: W—Rollins 3; Fenn 2; Peck. T—Tracy; Schmidt.
Records: Terryville 4-1; Wamogo 0-6.
Wolcott Tech 55, O’Brien Tech 54
At O’Brien Tech High School
Wolcott Tech 13 6 11 25—55
O’Brien Tech 16 11 16 11—54
Wolcott Tech (55): Luke Pergola 9-1-19; Chris Fredsall 2-0-4; Matt Dell’Agnese 3-1-7; Asante Maldon 4-0-8; Jake Munson 5-1-12; Brandon Oakes 2-1-5; Mickey Ross 0-0-0. Totals:25-4-55.
O’Brien Tech (54): Devin Bacchiocchi 6-2-14; Josh Gonzales 6-2-14; Vinny Provenzano 0-0-0; Ervin Gee 2-0-4; Anthony DeCampos 0-0-0; Don Morgan 1-2-4; Joe O’Toole 8-0-18. Totals: 22-6-54.
Records: Wolcott Tech 3-2; O’Brien Tech 2-3.
Girls basketball
Lewis Mills 52, Gilbert 12
At Lewis Mills High School
Gilbert 2 4 4 2—12
Lewis Mills 19 11 8 15—52
Gilbert (12): Aleigh Valickis 1-0-2; Shelly De La Paz 0-0-0; Amanda Root 2-1-5; Deanne De La Cruz 0-0-0; Ali Brochu 2-1-5. Totals: 5-2-12.
Lewis Mills (52): Samira Abdelrenim 3-0-6; Aliene Berry 4-0-8; Lesleigh Carter 0-0-0; Teagan Dunn 10-0-20; Jen Merritt 0-0-0; Corrine Morrow 1-1-4; Rebecca Perrault 0-0-0; Natalie Ruel 5-0-11; Julia Sheehan 2-0-4; Amanda Sullivan. Totals: 25-1-52.
3-point field goals: LM—Ruel; Morrow 3.
Nonnewaug 43, Housatonic 35
At Nonnewaug High School
Housatonic (35): Hannah McGuire 2-1-5; Chelsea Kearns 1-1-3; Haley Nelson 0-0-0; Heather Kearns 5-2-14; Katie Heacox 0-0-0; Lauren Segalla 5-3-13. Totals: 13-7-35.
Nonnewaug (43): Allison Rescanski 4-1-13; Megan Mitchell 1-0-3; Erin South 1-0-2; Jess Fengler 1-2-4; Courtney Carlson 7-1-15; Ally Charette 3-0-6. Totals: 17-4-43.
3-point field goals: N—Rescanski 4; Fengler 2; Carlson. H—Kearns 2.
Records: Nonnewaug 4-0; Housatonic 3-2.
Northwestern 31, Litchfield 21
At Northwestern High School
Litchfield 5 2 9 5—21
Northwestern 12 11 4 4—31
Litchfield (21): Shelby Elwell 2-0-4; Sophie MacDonald 1-0-3; Samantha Foley 0-0-0; Tara Shakley 2-3-7; Zoe Weik 2-0-4; Emily Dragan 0-0-0; Elena Kennedy 1-1-3. Totals: 8-4-21.
Northwestern (31): Kelsi Hodgkin 0-0-0; Amanda Soltis 0-0-0; Jaiden Dropick 1-0-2; Kathleen Wysocki 5-0-11; Liz Newkirk 3-0-6; Emma Beltrandi 5-2-12; Jackie Colombie 0-0-0. Totals: 14-2-31.
3-points field goals: NW—Wysocki. L—Macdonald.
Records: Northwestern 5-1; Litchfield 1-5.
Terryville 47, Wamogo 39
At Wamogo High School
Terryville 9 16 11 11—47
Wamogo 4 12 13 10—39
Terryville (47): Lexi LaMarre 0-0-0; Jenn Luba 1-0-2; Olivia Pilarski 5-2-12; Julia Pilarski 5-1-12; Bailey Dorn 2-6-10; Jessica Covello 2-0-4; Morgan Downey 1-3-5; Emma Caisse 1-0-2; Ester Johnson 0-0-0; Zoe Jabs 0-0-0. Totals: 17-11-47.
Wamogo (39): Brooke Neller 6-1-13; Jane Fischer 1-0-3; Hailey Squatriglia 2-0-5; Christine Jasonis 0-0-0; Amber Hine 1-2-5; Meg McElhone 0-1-1; Emily Kupcho 2-1-7; Alizebeth Stack 2-0-4; Danielle Tillmann 0-1-1. Totals: 14-6-39.
3-point field goals: W—Fischer; Squatriglia; Hine; Kupcho 2. T—J. Pilarski.
Records: Terryville 2-3; Wamogo 1-4.
