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BRIDGEPORT — The tension mounted with each possession during the second half of Thursday night’s Class M girls basketball tournament quarterfinal between Kolbe Cathedral and Capital Prep, as both teams tightened up their d…
DANBURY— They bent early, but sure didn’t break.
The Danbury defense went from on its heels to total dominance over the course of several early drives Friday night, spearheading a dominant 41-0 win over Capital Prep/Achievement.
The celebratio…
Vitals COACH — KHAMARR SMITH CONFERENCE — Independent PLAYOFF CLASS — NEPSAC B HOME — Hedges Field, Bridgeport 2017 RECORD — 3-6 2018 OPENER — Sept. 15 vs Blair Academy, 2 p.m. TEAM WEBSITE Top Players TREMAYNE GARRETT, Sr. RB/CB (5-7, 170) TYRESE WRIGHT, Sr. QB/Safety (6-0, 200) TAALMYN STATON, Sr. DL (6-0, 310) (Bunnell Transfer) […]
The Hartford Courant published a story Friday detailing the difficulty Capital Prep’s girls basketball team has had scheduling in-state games following the school’s virtual ejection from the old Constitution State Conference and a Courant report in May which found the school gamed its lottery system to admit athletes. In light of that report, a number […]
STORRS — With an entire season to put together a recruiting class, UConn football coach Randy Edsall headed into some areas where he enjoyed success during his first stint at the helm of the Huskies. Securing commitments from defensive backs in South Florida has worked well in the past, so perhaps Keyshawn Paul will continue […]
We were about to make the long trek to Killingly from GameTimeCT HQ. We’d reached the I-91 merge with I-95 in New Haven. Just turn left for 95 North and Killingly to watch if Capital Prep could continue its late drive for a Class S playoff berth, or take a right to West Haven to […]
STAMFORD—Do not look now, but the Westhill football team is 4-1 heading into its bye week.The Vikings scored three touchdowns in the third quarter, busting open a close game while physically wearing down Capital Prep with their up-tempo offe…
99 yrds @Khyon2Gillespie Sideline View Against Danbury!!!!! Game Closer #CTHighlightReel pic.twitter.com/IkKUXDxuof — Mr. Rise & Grind (@BroadwayFatal) September 29, 2017 Capital Prep/Achievement has playing an independent schedule since being ousted by the Constitution State Conference this season. Yet, the Trailblazers have managed to scrape together a full schedule. They played Danbury out of the FCIAC […]
Throughout its decade-long rise to athletic prominence, particularly in girls basketball and football, Capital Prep of Hartford has been under siege by critics, who have suggested that the magnet school gamed the state’s blind lottery admissions to ensure top athletes play on its courts and fields. The school’s administrators and coaches have roundly pushed back against the charge over the […]
@holycrosswtbyct GVBB #32 Aiyana Ward ’18 with the game winning bucket!!! #ctgb pic.twitter.com/YvRLdZFgk7 — Felix Rodriguez (@felixmrodriguez) March 11, 2017 For nearly five years, Capital Prep’s girls basketball program hadn’t lost a in-state game had been a regular in the state championship throughout that run. The Trailblazers had won four straight titles, including the last […]
MIDDLETOWN >> The annual Capital Prep versus Mercy showdown is one of the highlights of the girls basketball season. The Top 10 heavyweight battle between championship programs once again drew a huge crowd Monday night in Middletown. And it took a huge three-point basket from senior guard Lizahya Morgan to keep the second-ranked Trailblazers from […]
Class LL [aesop_image imgwidth=”720″ img=”http://www.gametimect.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/2016-Class-LL-Bracket-Final.jpg” align=”center” lightbox=”on” captionposition=”left”] ••• Quarterfinals Tuesday, November 29 Darien 29, Greenwich 3 Ridgefield 28, West Haven 21 Shelton 55, Newtown 21 Southington 35, NFA 22 ••• Semifinals Monday, December 5 Ridgefield 44, Shelton 41 at Finn Stadium, Shelton, 6:30 p.m. Darien 38, Southington 7 at Boyle Stadium, Stamford 6:30 […]
HARTFORD >> The Seymour football team is going back to the CIAC’s Class S semifinals for the second straight season after rolling over top-seeded Capital Prep/Achievement First in Tuesday night’s quarterfinal contest at Trinity College, 35-12. The No. 8 Wildcats scored on five of their first six drives. Seymour dictated the tempo of the contest […]
More Previews: CLASS LL | CLASS L | CLASS M CLASS S Capsules compiled by Mike Pucci (Seymour v. Capital Prep, Ansonia v. Stafford, Rocky Hill v. Bullard-Havens) and Derek Turner (Bloomfield v. Cromwell/Portand). Sean Patrick Bowley contributed. No. 8 Seymour at No. 1 Capital Prep/AF Where/When: Jessee/Miller Field (Trinity College), Hartford, Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. Team records: Seymour 8-2 (NVL […]
Thursday’s Star Chrissy Chow, Sacred Heart Academy girls volleyball: Had 23 digs and 30-for-30 serving with 5 aces as the Sharks swept West Haven. [polldaddy poll=”9540693″] Vote until 9 p.m. Tuesday.
The 2015-16 New Haven Register All-State Girls Basketball Team. Compiled by Mike Pucci. Photos by Catherine Avalone except where noted. Complete Lineups (First, Second, Third and Honorable Mention teams) FIRST TEAM Player of the Year Desirée Elmore Capital Prep, 5-10, Sr., F/G Stats: Averaged 26.7 points, 15.7 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 3.7 steals and 3.5 blocks […]
Watching the women’s college basketball national championship game with family and friends at her East Hartford home back on April 5, Desirée Elmore was in a win-win situation. She could root for the heavily-favored hometown team, or for the underdog – the team for which she’ll be playing next season. So who was Elmore pulling […]
For the fourth straight year, Capital Prep finishes the season as the No. 1 team in the Register Top 10 girls basketball poll. The Trailblazers (24-3) received 13 of 15 first-place vote and a total of 446 points from the panel of sports writers and coaches. Unbeaten Class M champion Cromwell (28-0) finished second. The […]
Canton’s redemption tour is complete. And it concluded with the program’s first state title. The third-seeded Warriors knocked off No. 1, and two-time defending champion, Thomaston 64-51 in the Class S state championship game this past weekend at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville. Canton lost to the Bears 52-50 in last season’s Class S […]
CIAC Championship Weekend Schedule UNCASVILLE >> Capital Prep was pushed, but in the end the Trailblazers completed a feat that only two other girls basketball programs in state have accomplished. Four straight state titles. Capital Prep held off New London 51-48 at Mohegan Sun Arena on Sunday to win its third straight Class L championship. […]
CLASS LL No. 4 STAMFORD (24-2) vs. No. 10 GREENWICH (19-4) When: Sunday, 12:30 p.m. Where: Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville TV: CPTV Sports Internet: NFHSNetwork.com Championship game appearances: This is first appearance for both teams. What to look for: A clash of FCIAC rivals. One will win its first CIAC state title. It marks the […]
CIAC Winter Championship Weekend Scoreboard It could be a historic weekend at the Mohegan Sun Arena, site of the CIAC girls basketball state championships. Canton (Class S), Notre Dame-Fairfield (Class M) and FCIAC rivals Stamford and Greenwich, which square off in Class LL, are each in search of a first CIAC state title. Another team, […]
WFSB 3 Connecticut Capital Prep senior Desiree Elmore became the 19th girls basketball player in CIAC history to surpass 2,000 points, accomplishing the milestone Thursday night in Prep’s 84-49 win over Wilcox Tech. Elmore finished with 36 points and now has 2,011 overall. Her former teammate, Kiah Gillespie, was the 18th player to reach the […]
HARTFORD >> What a difference a year makes. The conversations around the water cooler a year ago after Capital Prep-Mercy I failed to live up to all the hype centered on the Trailblazers. Just how good was this team that won by 40 and ran roughshod over the Tigers? Who was this team that turned […]
HARTFORD >> There was one minute remaining and only two points separated the top two girls basketball teams in Connecticut. Second-ranked Mercy had battled back from a 12-point deficit against No. 1 Capital Prep and had possession of the ball trailing 43-41. The Trailblazers, who were coming off a draining 82-75 win over Oregon City […]
Number 1 vs. No. 2, Part 2. No. 2 Mercy travels to No. 1 Capital Prep Monday night at 7 in a highly anticipated non-conference bout in Hartford. The game will be broadcast live on CPTV Sports. Last Jan. 19, No. 2 Capital Prep crushed the top-ranked Tigers 88-48 before 1,855 fans at the Chase […]
HARTFORD >> When it’s all over, top-ranked Capital Prep might prove itself as the best girls basketball team in Connecticut again. But since this is not last year’s team or even the teams before before that, it take games like these to get the Trailblazers back on top of their home state for the third-consecutive […]
ANSONIA >> In the midst of pouring rain and slick, muddy field conditions, Tajik Bagley was the one player who seemed to have some traction. And it paid off for No. 1 seed Ansonia over No. 8 Capital Prep/Achievement First in the Class S state quarterfinals on Tuesday. Bagley rushed for 202 yards and two […]
Live Twitter Update Stream, Below So you want to be a state champion, eh? Let’s see how you navigate through three rounds against the best football team this state has to offer. Welcome To The Gauntlet. Thirty-two teams enter the state quarterfinals tonight at the higher seeds. Sixteen teams will leave and head for Monday’s state […]
