Glastonbury finds form, gets by Manchester
Feb. 26—The Glastonbury High boys basketball team may have been a little rusty in its return to the court Monday following a COVID-19 related pause in activities.
By Thursday however, that rust had subsided.
Behind 15 points from Peter Sposito, the Guardians topped host Manchester 46-44 in CCC Region C play.
With his team down 46-44 with 3.2 seconds to play, Manchester's (2-4) Jared Lindstrom threw a full-court pass to Jaylen Torres. But the ball grazed off Torres' fingertips and went out of bounds, giving the Guardians (1-1) the ball and the win.
Galstonbury didn't get to play a game until Monday, a 73-49 loss to East Hartford. The Guardians led 19-18 after one quarter Thursday before extending the lead to 28-23 at halftime.
Tate Kuiper and Jack Hennessy each added 10 points in the win. Troy Butler scored a game-high 23 points for the Red Hawks, including seven treys. Lindstrom added eight points.
Glastonbury welcomes RHAM Saturday, while Manchester hosts E.O. Smith Tuesday.
GLASTONBURY (46): Peter Sposito 7 0-0 15; Steve Daigle 1 0-0 2; Adam Molusis 1 2-4 5; Charles Tennyson 2 0-0 4; Tate Kuiper 4 1-2 10; Jack Hennessy 4 2-3 10; Tyler Huff 0 0-0 0; Ryan Gasior 0 0-0 0; Dan Cantafi 0 0-0 0. Totals: 19 5-9 46.
Three-point goals: Kuiper, Molusis, Sposito.
MANCHESTER (44): Ta'liek Davis 1 0-0 2; Erin Strong 0 0-0 0; JJ Kropp 2 0-1 4; Tyshawn Miller 1 0-0 2; Troy Butler 8 0-0 23; Eugene Thomas 0 0-0 0; Anthony Owens 0 1-2 1; Jaylen Torres 1 0-0 2; Damian Sanchez 1 0-0 2; Jayden Cersosimo 0 0-0 0; Colbi Rivera 0 0-0 0; Jared Lindstrom 4 0-0 8. Totals: 18 1-3 44.
Three-point goals: Butler (7).
GLASTONBURY 19 9 13 5 — 46
MANCHESTER 18 5 12 9 — 44
EAST CATHOLIC 81, TOLLAND 45. In Manchester, after Tolland played No. 1 East Catholic even in the first quarter, Brody Limric took over for the next 16 minutes.
Limric scored all 20 of his points in the two middle quarters as East Catholic outscored Tolland 49-9 in that span en route to a CCC Region C win.
Luke Strole (16) and Matt Houde (15) joined Limric in double figures. East Catholic (6-0) had 12 players reach the scoring column. Tolland (1-2) received 13 points from Josh Tubbs.
East Catholic is off until Match 5 when it visits East Hartford. Tolland hosts E.O. Smith Saturday.
TOLLAND (45): Colton Clark 1 0-0 2; Kyle Whitwell 3 0-0 8; Josh Tubbs 5 1-3 13; Scott Kiki 1 0-0 3; Max Bos 2 1-4 6; Gavin Bagnall 2 0-0 4; Joey Keane 1 2-2 4; Luke Jensen 2 0-1 5; Totals: 17 4-10 45.
Three-point goals: Whitwell (2), Tubbs (2), Kiki, Bos, Jensen.
EAST CATHOLIC (81): Craig Wilson 2 0-0 4; Luke Strole 7 0-1 16; Matt Houde 5 4-6 15; James Jones 1 0-0 3; Brody Limric 7 6-8 20; Matt Morgan 0 2-2 2; Luke Reilly 2 0-0 6; Ray Adams 2 0-0 6; Sam Reilly 0 2-2 2; Allyn Wright 1 0-0 2; Leondre Sanchez 2 0-1 4; Tavin Montanez 0 0-1 0; TJ Jackson 0 1-2 1; Totals: 29 15-23 81.
Three-point goals: Strole (2), Houde, Jones, L. Reilly (2), Adams (2).
TOLLAND 17 5 4 19 — 45
EAST CATHOLIC 17 21 28 8 — 81
RHAM 65, EAST HARTFORD 64. In East Hartford, Jimmy Holland led a balanced attack with 16 points as RHAM pulled out a CCC Region C victory.
Pat Kelly and Aidan Allen added 15 points each while Spencer Pilkington scored 12 for the Raptors (3-2). The Hornets (3-2) placed three in double figures with Jaiden Gilzene (13), Favour Okeke (11), and DJ Mebane (10).
Both teams play Saturday as RHAM goes to Glastonbury and East Hartford entertains South Windsor.
RHAM (65): Troy Miller 2-0-5; Jimmy Holland 5-2-16; Pat Kelly 6-3-15; Spencer Pilkington 5-2-12; Aidan Allen 6-3-15; Alex Demosthenous 1 0-2; Totals: 25-10-65.
Three-point goals: Miller, Holland (4).
EAST HARTFORD (64): Adrian Gorham 1-0-3; Jaiden Gilzene 5-1-13; DJ Mebane 4-0-10; Kevin Jefferson 3-2-8; Xavier Castro 3-1-8; Favour Okeke 5-0-11; Jayden Jackson 1-0-2; Chael Gillespie 1-0-3; Jaylen Vera 2-0-6 Totals: 25-4-64.
Three-point goals: Gorham, Gilzene (2), Mebane (2), Castro, Okeke, Gillespie, Vera (2).
RHAM 11 21 14 19 — 65
EAST HARTFORD 17 16 14 17 — 64
WINDSOR 83, ENFIELD 58. In Enfield, Troy McKoy had 32 points as No. 2 Windsor rolled to the CCC Region A win.
The Warriors (5-0) led 45-25 at halftime. They finished with 16 3-point baskets — including six by McKoy — and 15 2-point baskets. Jarrell Petteway and Rashawn Tibby added nine points each.
Enfield (0-3) received 29 points and 10 rebounds from Ty Calloway. Cody McGinnis chipped in 16 points while Julian Ferguson dished out five assists.
Both teams are scheduled to be at home tonight as Windsor entertains Conard while Enfield hosts Simsbury.
WINDSOR (83): Jarrell Petteway 3 0-0 9; Troy McKoy 12 2-2 32; Quinten Floyd 2 0-0 6; Raymond Rodriguez 3 0-0 8; Rashawn Tibby 4 1-2 9; Tyler Betsey 3 0-0 7; Quallis Williams 2 0-0 4; Kaiden James 2 0-0 6; Prince Samuels 0 2-2 2; Totals: 31 5-6 83.
Three-point goals: Petteway (3), McKoy (6), Floyd (2), Rodriguez (2), Betsey, James (2).
ENFIELD (58): Ty Calloway 11 6-9 29; Quennell Williams 1 0-0 3; Julian Ferguson 3 0-0 7; Cody McGinnis 6 0-0 16; Alex Heron 1 0-0 2; Tighe Thebodeau 0 1-2 1; Totals: 22 7-11 58.
Three-point goals: Calloway, Williams, Freguson, McGinnis (4).
WINDSOR 20 25 20 18 — 83
ENFIELD 10 15 19 14 — 58
ELLINGTON 60, STAFFORD 35. In Ellington, Tommy Garrow scored 17 points in the Knights' NCCC East win.
Ellington (3-1) led 16-5 after the first and never let up. Teammate Brandon Zahner added 12 points while Zack Killoran had 11 points. Trent Kology paced Stafford (3-1) with 14 points while Isaac Minaya had 12 points.
Ellington welcomes Somers tonight while Stafford is at Coventry Saturday.
STAFFORD (35): Tom Balanceau 1 0-0 2; Logan Briggs 1 2-2 4; Isaac Minaya 5 2-2 12; Mark McLaughlin 1 1-2 3; Trent Kology 5 4-4 14; Zack Donovan 0 0-0 0. Totals: 13 9-10 35.
Three-point goals: None.
ELLINGTON (60): Mike Bontempo 1 0-0 3; Cole Rellis 1 0-0 2; Brandon Zahner 4 1-1 12; Louis Gosselin 1 0-0 3; Tommy Garrow 6 4-7 17; Kimani Allen 1 0-0 3; Zack Killoran 5 0-0 11; Braedan Shea 3 0-0 7; Cody Murphy 1 0-0 2. Totals: 23 5-8 60.
Three-point goals: Zahner (3), Bontempo, Gosselin, Garrow, Allen, Killoran, Shea.
STAFFORD 5 12 8 10 — 35
ELLINGTON 16 13 16 15 — 60
