Bridgeport public high schools have canceled the winter boys and girls basketball seasons due to COVID-19. FCIAC commissioner Dave Schulz confirmed he heard from Bridgeport Central on Wednesday that Central, Harding and Bassick would not be competing in the FCIAC. “The Bridgeport schools are not having any sports this winter,” Schulz said. “I feel […]
CIAC announces plans for makeup season in spring, including 11 v. 11 football
Updated story at 5:45 p.m. While announcing plans on Tuesday for an “alternative season” in the spring for sports that lose most of their seasons to the COVID-19 pandemic, including 11-on-11 football or any other fall or winter sport, the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference came out against independent football and urged schools not to let […]
FCIAC ADs approve 7-on-7, linemen challenges
A proposal for 7-on-7 football in the FCIAC has been approved by the conference’s athletic directors, FCIAC commissioner Dave Schulz confirmed Wednesday. The plan discussed at the FCIAC ADs meeting was from Ridgefield Athletic Director Dane Street. The plan, which Street discussed during a board of education meeting in the town Monday night, is for […]
Robinson, Harding roar past rival Bassick to snap nine-game losing streak
BRIDGEPORT – The Bassick and Harding boys basketball rivalry is more than just another game on the schedule, it is a battle of pride. Harding, coming off nine-consecutive losses, overcame a nine-point halftime deficit, exploding for 46 points in the final two quarters to stun Bassick 65-62 on Thursday at Harding High. “Rivalry games you […]
Hot-shooting Nkonoki, Middletown knock off Bassick in game shortened by late bench incident
MIDDLETOWN — The sentiment was clear. Wednesday night’s game against Bassick was a big one for the Middletown boys basketball team.
“Not to disrespect any of the other teams we’ve played, but we went up aga…
Daniels scores 29 points to lead fifth-ranked Hillhouse over No. 4 Bassick
NEW HAVEN — Last season was far from a blue-chip season for the Hillhouse Academics. In fact, it was a subpar season.
A 13-11 campaign, including losses in the SCC boys basketball tournament quarterfinals a…
Week 8 High School Football in Photos
Often this space is reserved for the top games, between the top programs, those that experience winning on a regular basis. The battle of Top 10 teams with state title aspirations, adding another shiny piece to an already …
The Meat Grinder HS Football Podcast Ep. 9: 7-0 Woodland coach Chris Moffo
WELCOME BACK to yet another thrilling episode of The Meat Grinder, your weekly dose of high school football talk in Connecticut with GameTimeCT kingpins Pete Paguaga and Sean Patrick Bowley. Week 8 saw a few surprises — Naugatuck losing to Torrington comes to mind — and one big near-miss, as Danbury took No. 3 Darien to […]
McKoy preserves Bassick victory over Bridgeport Central, snaps 28-game losing streak
BRIDGEPORT — He made the tackle to end the game at the 5 yard line, got up, sprinted toward the sideline, put his hands to his helmet, kept sprinting, dropped them, kept going.
Quinshon McKoy brought down J…
Longtime friends Lewis, Lymon lead Central, Bassick into Saturday’s meeting
WEST HAVEN — Ken Strong Stadium may not be where Derrick Lewis and Desmond Lymon spend their time these days, but it’s still home. The two football coaches may not actually be brothers, but they’re family.
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Becker, Jacobs lead Law past Bassick
BRIDGEPORT — The Law football team didn’t want the last two weeks to define its season. Following a shutout loss to Barlow on Sept. 20, Law amped up its practice intensity knowing it would need to do that if it wanted to p…
Two-school towns facing challenges keeping up on the football field
When Maloney and Platt met in the CIAC Class L football semifinals last season it was not just a big day for the town of Meriden.
It gave hope to a lot of high school football programs in the same situation…
Foran routs Bassick to snap losing streak
BRIDGEPORT — Foran got itself back into the win column in dominating fashion, defeating Bassick 45-0 at Kennedy Stadium on Thursday.
The win snapped an eight-game losing streak dating back to last season, w…
SCC Football 2019: BASSICK preview
[Vitals] COACH — DESMOND LYMON (1st year) CONFERENCE — SCC Tier III PLAYOFF CLASS — L (526 boys enrollment) HOME — Kennedy Stadium, Bridgeport 2018 RECORD — 0-10 2019 OPENER — Sept. 13 at Hamden, 7 p.m. TEAM WEBSITES — Maxpreps [Top Players] JASON MARRERO, Sr., QB, (5-10, 180) KHYSHAWN BANKS, Sr., WR, (6-2, 165) QUINSHON […]
Fairfield County Sports Commission to honor Sports Persons of Year
The Fairfield County Sports Commission announced its 2019 Sports Persons of the Year in each of the 16 communities the Commission directly serves. The local sports honorees will be recognized at the 15th anniversary Sports…
West Haven’s Desmond Lymon named Bassick football coach
Desmond Lymon has worked in the Bridgeport school system for the last five years, is currently an assistant track and field coach at Bassick High and previously served as an assistant football coach with the Lions earlier …
McKeithan leads Windsor past Bassick, into Division I semifinals
WATERBURY — Bassick wasn’t going to go down without a fight.
The Lions fought back from a double-digit deficit in the third quarter to turn Monday night’s Division I state boys basketball quarterfinal again…
Boys basketball notebook: Bassick, Weaver have added challenges playing as independents
Two years ago on the same night in the same city, Bassick and Weaver played for league tournament titles in boys basketball.
Bassick won the final Constitution State Conference tournament crown, winning at …
UNI-BROWSE: Bassick, Darien, Immaculate, Wilbur Cross
Welcome back Uni-Browsers. This week we move to the hardwood for the latest in basketball fashions. Last week, BBD won our hockey uniform vote with 38% of the vote. BBD, Fairfield Prep, Hand, New Canaan ice hockey Hamden, West Haven, Lyman Hall, Fairfield Co-op ice hockey You can vote for your favorite this week down […]
Gallimore, No. 4 Bassick pull away from No. 8 Danbury
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 …
The GameTimeCT Boys Basketball Poll (Feb. 4): Notre Dame-West Haven moves up to No. 3
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 […]
Reilly, No. 2 East Catholic squeak past No. 3 Bassick
BRIDGEPORT — It was what you would expect from the top boys basketball game of the season to date.
East Catholic and Bassick, the second- and third-ranked teams in the GameTimeCT poll, were locked in a low-…
Tale of the Tape: East Catholic vs. Bassick
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
Cutting district athletic director comes at a cost in Bridgeport
BRIDGEPORT — Along with all the other positions the school district has had to part with due to budget cuts was the district’s athletic director. In doing so, the city school board was able to shave $150,000 off of the millions it was trying to cut when salaries and benefits are included. Now, the athletic […]
No. 3 Bassick cruises past city rival Central in warm-up for No. 2 East Catholic
BRIDGEPORT — Trap game. It is a cliché to some, but a rather scary prospect for basketball coaches.
Bassick High School boys coach Bernie Lofton, however, had no such fear Monday night when his undefeated L…
Photos: Central at Bassick girls basketball
The GameTimeCT Boys Basketball Poll (Jan. 21): Bassick, Notre Dame-West Haven move up
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 […]
No. 4 Bassick rolls over Hillhouse behind Crawford’s 32 points
BRIDGEPORT — One cannot miss the banner behind one of the baskets inside the Bassick High School gym: “1989 Boys Basketball State Champions.”
Yes, it has been that long.
But after their decisive 66-41 victory ov…
Crawford, Bassick talk loud on the court in win over Hamden
BRIDEPORT — Not that the Bassick High School boys basketball team needed any added incentive but Wednesday’s opponent Hamden seemed to have provided one anyway before the game started.
“During the day (a Hamden player) was talk…