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Derrick Lewis vividly remembers the first football game he coached at Jonathan Law — and not solely for the reasons one might think. On paper, the 2014 season opener wasn’t much of a game. The final score — Harding 38, Law 10 — might’ve elicited a few oohs and aahs, but it wasn’t one that […]
Former Harding and current Avon Old Farms quarterback Taisun Phommachanh announced Saturday his commitment to play at Clemson University. Phommachanh, who is considered the country’s No. 1 dual-threat quarterback and No. 88 prospect overall in the Class of 2019 by recruiting site 247 Sports, chose Clemson over offers from several other major programs including Florida, […]
STRATFORD — The Harding boys basketball team hoped to be paired against Stratford in the first round of the Division III state tournament for a very practical reason — a game against the Red Devils meant a short, two-mile bus ride.Playing …
BRIDGEPORT — The Bridgeport Central boys basketball team sent Harding-Miska Gymnasium out in style Thursday night.In what very well could be the last game played at the home of the Presidents, Central topped rival Harding, 69-60.“You’ve …
BRIDGEPORT — Connecticut high school boys basketball coaching royalty gathered courtside last Friday for the penultimate regular-season game at Harding-Miska Gymnasium.Vito Montelli and Charlie Bentley, who combined to win 20 state titles at…
BRIDGEPORT — On a night the Harding boys basketball program celebrated the past, the future gave them a reason to smile.Marcell Robinson’s layup off a feed from fellow sophomore Josue Rivera Pacheco in the final seconds gave the Presidents…
BRIDGEPORT — Kevin Crawford spent one season at Seymour before returning this year to the high school from which he originally transferred.On Tuesday, he was reminded just how much he missed being at Bassick.The Lions put on a show during th…
Action from the Career-Harding game at the MLK Classic. #ctbb pic.twitter.com/y5DbJNuXON — Joe Morelli (@nhrJoeMorelli) January 16, 2018 BRIDGEPORT — It takes a lot to please Career boys basketball coach Larry Kelley. He has high expectations, as most coaches do of their respective programs. Now if the Panthers could play every quarter like they did […]
BRIDGEPORT — Neither man will take a single jump shot on Monday afternoon, but both understand the intricacies of what it takes to make it to the Division I level for basketball.John Bagley and Larry Kelley are at different ends of the coach…
BRIDGEPORT — The message Bernie Lofton delivered to his players to help them prepare for Monday’s game against Wilbur Cross involved not only scouting reports and X’s and O’s, but also a lesson in history.The longtime Bassick coach bro…
REDDING — Barlow certainly didn’t play its A-game Saturday afternoon. However, a so-so performance was still enough to get the Falcons past Harding.The Falcons pulled away late to defeat the Presidents 63-49 in a boys basketball non-confer…
BRIDGEPORT — For the fourth year in a row, Harding captured Bridgeport bragging rights after knocking off Central 39-12 on a chilly Thanksgiving day. “This is my first four year class,” Harding coach Eddie Santiago said. “And we’ve had our ups and downs especially with a lot of deaths in the inner city and our […]
The Southern Connecticut Conference has rejected Bassick and Harding’s proposal to become full-time members of the league. Bassick and Harding, a pair of Bridgeport schools, are now independents after the Constitution State Conference folded last spring. The two schools are in its first year of a two-year agreement as associate football members. SCC commissioner Al […]
BRIDGEPORT — To start the second half, Fairfield Prep coach Keith Hellstern decided to start calling Will Lucas’ number and he wasn’t going to stop calling it until someone on the Harding defense could stop his quarterback.Five runs and …
BRIDGEPORT — Instead of heading to the locker room at halftime, members of the Harding football team have gotten used to regrouping in a nearby hallway that leads to the field. Visiting teams, for the most part, have retreated to one of two end zones. These days, there’s only so many places to go at […]
When Harding’s football players arrived at practice Tuesday, they were greeted by boxes and boxes of sparkling white new cleats for ever on the team. A just reward for their 20-13 victory Hillhouse, last year’s Class M state champions? Their first victory as a member of the Southern Connecticut Conference? No, it was merely a perfect […]
MILFORD — Foran High football coach Jeff Bevino is most comfortable when Jared Hubler has the ball in his hands. And even after two fumbles by the star quarterback, rest assured that mentality isn’t going to change.“He’s a leader, a wa…
BRIDGEPORT — It was not a day for defense Saturday at Kennedy Stadium. In fact, North Haven had such problems containing Harding that head coach Anthony Sagnella decided to try a rather unusual approach on defense:“We were playing defense …
BRIDGEPORT — Eddie Santiago has never been the type to shy away from competition. He embraces challenges, like the one his football team will soon be facing. After beating up on the Constitution State Conference for two seasons, Harding is ready to test its might against a far more imposing foe. The Presidents will begin […]
Former NBA guard John Bagley has been named head boys basketball coach at Harding, where he starred in the late 1970s before a distinguished college and pro career. Chris Johnson, the Bridgeport citywide athletic director, told Connecticut Post that Bagley is a good fit for the school because he knows the community so well. Bagley comes […]
BASSICK 81, HAMDEN 79 C.J. Seaforth finished with a game-high 35 points as Hamden rallied back in the fourth quarter, but fell just short in the nightcap. The Green Dragons (5-4) trailed by 17 points (52-35) late in the third quarter and got it all the way down to two, with Seaforth having a look […]
The third annual MLK Classic will be held Monday at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport. The five game-slate begins at 11 a.m. FCIAC foes St. Joseph and Wilton open the day at 11, followed by Notre Dame against East Haven at 1 p.m., Career vs. Bridgeport Central at 3, Wilbur Cross vs. Harding at 5 […]
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 […]
CIAC Football Playoff Scoreboard / Schedule Class LL Southington 35, Norwich Free Academy 22 WFSB 3 Connecticut SOUTHINGTON >> Vance Upham became his school’s all-time leading rusher with 225 yards on 35 carries and had a touchdown as Southington defeated Norwich Free Academy 35-22 and advance to Class LL semifinals for the fourth-straight season. Anthony Plantamauro caught […]
More Previews: CLASS LL | CLASS M | CLASS S CLASS L Preview capsules written by Jim Bransfield (Platt-Middletown), Derek Turner (Harding-Windsor), Mike Pucci (Notre Dame v. New London), and Sean Patrick Bowley (New Canaan v. Masuk). No. 8 Harding at No 1 Windsor WHERE/WHEN — Jack O’Brien Stadium, Windsor; Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. TEAM RECORDS — Harding 7-3; […]
[aesop_image imgwidth=”720″ img=”http://www.gametimect.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Harding-Bassick-to-SCC.png” credit=”Graphic Sean Patrick Bowley” align=”center” lightbox=”on” caption=”Bassick and Harding are joining the SCC as football-only members. Click to enlarge.” captionposition=”left”] [aesop_character img=”http://www.gametimect.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Ray-Curren-Headshot.png” caption=”RAY CURREN” align=”right” force_circle=”off”] Harding and Bassick were added to the SCC for football this week, a sentence that is extremely strange to type, but not nearly as weird as […]
Vitals Coach: EDDIE SANTIAGO (3rd year, 16-7) Conference: Constitution State Conference Playoff Class: L (545 boys enrollment) Home: Kennedy Stadium, Bridgeport 2015 Record: 10-1 (CSC Champions; Lost to Notre Dame-WH in Class L quarterfinals) 2016 Kickoff: Sept. 10 at Prince Tech, noon Team website: MaxPreps | Twitter: @WHHSPresidents Top players JEREMIAH FOUST, Sr. WR/DB (5-7, 165) MORGAN CLEVELAND, Sr. RB (5-9, 195) LORENZO CATLETT, Sr. RB/LB (5-10, […]
TORRINGTON >> Wolcott Tech’s baseball team continued a steady march up the ranks of the Constitution State Conference with a 17-4 win over Harding Tuesday afternoon at Wolcott Tech High School. The Wildcats, 10-6, began the season 0-3. Since then, they’ve plowed through the 22-school league on a 10-3 tear, with one-run losses to Platt […]
Harding and Bassick were at it again in the CSC Semifinals Tuesday night on the East End of Bridgeport. Just days after the city rivals duked it out in an eventual 118-112 Bassick victory in overtime, they picked up right where they left off when they clashed in their first Constitution State Conference semifinals Tuesday night. […]
