The Torrington girls basketball team beat Wilby, 62-43, last Friday night. The Raiders host St. Paul Tuesday night in a NVL battle at the Connie Donahue Gym.

Here are some highlights from the win over Wilby:

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GILBERT 40, LEWIS MILLS 24
Gilbert (7-5): Jill Wexler 3 0 7, Liz Wexler 0 3 3, Angie Delacruz 5 1 11, Marcela Moreira 2 3 7, Dileysi Sarmiento 5 0 10, Abbey Beecher 1 0 2, Maryellen Marino 0 0 0, Sydney Kolosky 0 0 0, Leslie Desanti 0 0 0, Sydney Eisenlohr 0 0 0. Totals: 16 7 40.
Lewis Mills (7-7): Abby Mills 1 0 2, Lauren Alvarez 1 0 2, Brianna Pelchar 0 0 0, Alyssa Wrabel 5 1 11, Emily Hunt 2 0 4, Brooklyn Murdick 1 0 2, Samantha Chadwick 1 0 2, Nikki Ignatowski 0 1 1, Hannah Rich 0 0 0, Annika Fitzgerald 0 0 0. Totals: 11 2 24.
Gilbert 9 12 8 11—40
Lewis Mills 4 3 10 7—24
3-point goals: G—J. Wexler 1.

HOLY CROSS 62, WOODLAND 45
Holy Cross (13-2): Julia Mecca 5 0 14, Allie Brown 2 0 4, Hannah Brown 3 0 7, Jenna Mowad 0 0 0, Lizzy Diorio 0 0 0, Meah Austin 2 0 4, Ashley Davis 0 0 0, Jasmine Thorpe 0 0 0, Nadia French-Graham 0 0 0, Ja’Lin Waters 2 1 6, Aiyana Ward 9 1 19, Devan Eason 3 2 8, Megan Mazzatto 0 0 0, Alyssa Hebb 0 0 0. Totals: 26 4 62.
Woodland (6-8): Katie Sirowich 1 0 2, Haley Andrews 4 3 11, Eliza Smith 6 6 18, Paige Resnick 0 0 0, Hana Bojka 0 0 0, Jillian Barbarito 3 8 14. Totals: 14 17 45.
Holy Cross 20 11 16 15—62
Woodland 14 12 8 11—45
3-pointers: HC—Mecca 4, H. Brown 1, Waters 1.

ANSONIA 43, PLATT TECH 23
Ansonia (6-9): Larissa Rodriguez 1 0 3, Josenia Lopez 1 0 2, Jayda Sanchez 1 2 4, Natasha Rivera 5 0 10, Liz Wilson 1 3 5, Hailey Bellido 4 1 10, Arianna Blackwell 1 0 2, Whisper Sanders 0 0 0, Sara Hanaif 1 0 3, Lilly Romanowski 2 0 4. Totals: 17 6 43.
Platt Tech (6-8): Jeida Reyes 0 2 2, Johanna Canpoverde 0 0 0, Alanna Cammpeno 1 1 3, Jenitza Irizary 4 0 10, Jaylen Mitchell 0 0 0, Kerrigan McDaniel 1 0 2, Aaliyah Santini 1 3 6, Gabby Stadt 0 0 0. Totals: 7 6 23.
Ansonia 9 15 14 5—43
Platt Tech 6 5 3 9—23
3 pointers: A—Rodriguez 1, Bellido 1, Hanaif 1; PT—Irizary 2 Santini 1.

MIDDLETOWN 58, BRISTOL EASTERN 57
Middletown (9-7): Amanda Fudge 5 0 10, Dominique Highsmith 2 5 9, Kya Mayo 1 3 5, MacKenzie Dunn 5 1 13, Silvana Barcomb 4 4 15, Ayana McCalla 3 0 6. Totals: 20 13 58.
Bristol Eastern (6-10): Miranda Janick 5 1 12, Hannah Maghini 11 0 29, Cheyenne Sargent 0 0 0, Jordan Ouellette 7 0 14, Avery Arbuckle 0 0 0, Karly Martin 1 0 2. Totals: 24 1 57.
Middletown 13 20 18 7—58
Br. Eastern 16 15 20 6—57
3-point goals: M—Barcomb 3, Dunn 2; B—Maghini 7, Janick 1.

BY JASON LEVY
REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN
The pain was all too familiar for Wolcott junior Mary Louis Barnes when she saw Naugatuck senior Alyssa Peterson go down with an injury.
Barnes is working her way back from dual knee injuries, tearing the ACL, MCL and meniscus in her right knee in eighth grade and re-injuring the knee during a bike accident on vacation, forcing her to miss her entire freshman and sophomore seasons.
“It’s hard, I don’t think people really get it, but it’s hard,” Barnes said. “You have to put in a lot of work. The first time was six to seven months of recovery, going to physical therapy. The second time was about nine to 10 months, and now I have to wear a brace to play.”
Barnes plays for both the junior varsity and varsity teams this season, wracking up more JV minutes as she works her way back. Wolcott coach Marty Dituccio expects her to be an off-court leader next year as the team’s only senior.
“It’s her determination, she’s here every day in practice, she takes part in all the drills,” he said. “She doesn’t ask for anything. She’s never like ‘Coach, I can’t do this.’ She just goes and does what she has to do.”
Peterson was working her own way back after tearing the ACL in each of her knees, making steady progress over the course of the season. But while she was boxing out during a 53-40 win over Wolcott on Jan. 16, Peterson suffered an injury to her right knee. An MRI on Jan. 20 revealed a torn graft meniscus in her right knee, ending her season and Naugy career.
Greyhounds coach Gail Cheney said that it was “not fair” that a Peterson had another obstacle thrown at her.
“She was getting more minutes as the year went on,” Cheney said. “She was gaining confidence and had a killer move during a win against Watertown (on Jan. 12).”
Peterson has received well wishes from her friends, family and teammates, and more. Barnes reached out on social media and former Naugatuck football, baseball and swimming star Branden Heller, who suffered a labrum injury during a swim season, sent her a note of encouragement.
“I am absolutely heartbroken that this happened again,” Peterson said via text message after learning the results of the MRI. “But I’ve been through this before and I have to keep believing that everything happens for a reason.”
She has a kindred spirit in Barnes, who had an optimistic message for anyone going through a long-term injury.
“Just know that there’s people out there to support you, and it gets better,” Barnes said. “People come out stronger, that’s my perspective.”

By JOE PALLADINO

WATERBURY — The kids like to say, step up. That’s what happens when you do your job in a big moment. You step up.

Raven Cody stepped up. The Wolcott High senior hit back-to-back 3-point field goals in the fourth quarter, and then with her team trailing by a point with six seconds to play, Cody sank two free throws to lift the Eagles to a wild 43-40 victory over Waterbury Career Academy on Tuesday night at Career.

Cody finished with a game-high 25 points and six rebounds, and she helped the Eagles (8-6, 8-5 NVL) to a key victory as NVL teams jostle for a league playoff berth. And by the way, she now has 997 career points too. She will seek number 1,000 on Friday night at home against Torrington.

“We are just never going to give up,” Cody said. “We’re just going to keep coming at you, no matter what.”

That same thought, incidentally, fits WCA. The teams are the seventh and eighth seeds, currently, in the NVL, and both needed this victory to secure that tourney berth.

The Eagles were in total command, with a lead of 14-0 in the first quarter and 21-9 with 3:38 to play in the first half. But, the Spartans (8-7, 7-6 NVL) come at you too.

“The Spartans fought hard,” said senior Armani Weaver, who led the team with 14 points and nine rebounds. “That’s how we came back. We executed all over the floor, we pounded it in, took great shots, but you can’t win them all. We went out there and we fought hard.”

WCA did not make a field goal until Kendra McPherson, who scored 12, hit a put-back basket with 80 seconds left in the first half. But it was a crazy second half that brought the teams back together. Weaver hit two 3-pointers in the third, and another early in the fourth to lift the Spartans to a 31-29 lead.

Cody answered for Wolcott with 3-pointers at 4:16 and 3:33. McPherson scored off the glass, Alyssah Chouinard hit a driving hoop for WCA, and then McPherson gave the Spartans the lead, 40-39, with another rebound hoop, then a free throw, with 15.1 seconds to play.

That’s when Cody stepped up. Fouled with six seconds to play, she seemed nervous as she huddled with the team during a time out.

“I was definitely nervous,” Cody said. “After I hit the first one I was like, OK, we can go into overtime and we’ll be fine, but, I got that lucky roll, so, we’re good.”

Alayna Greene added two more free throws with one second on the clock, and that was it. The Eagles won. They stepped up.

WOLCOTT 43, WCA 40

Wolcott (8-6): Emiah Soto 0 0 0, Kalani Rodriguez 0 0 0, Raven Cody 7 8 25, Samantha Hickey 3 0 6, Alayna Greene 1 2 4, Jenna Hoban 1 0 2, Morgan Kiely 1 2 4, Kailyn Lawlor 1 0 2. Totals:  12 12 43.

WCA (8-7): Janelle Goodman 1 0 2, Alyssah Chouinard 1 0 2, Taylor Dunn 0 0 0 , Shynia Moore 1 0 2, Leila Lazaro 0 0 0, Michalyn Vaichus 4 0 8, Jonna Pierce 0 0 0, Armani Weaver 4 2 14, Kendra McPherson 5 2 12, Shyra Fisher 0 0 0. Totals: 11 4 40 .

Wolcott 16 5 8 14 — 43

WCA 6 7 14 13 — 40

3-point field goals: W — Cody 3. WCA — Weaver 4.

OXFORD 52, WILBY 16
Wilby (0-13): Jerica Fabian 3 1 7, Solmary Perez 1 0 3, Ginya Gibbs 0 0 0, Shaxiria Baez 1 0 2, Zaela Flores 0 0 0, Javilet Soto 1 0 2, Jonaira Garcia 0 0 0, Taylor Saunders 1 0 2. Totals: 7 1 16.
Oxford (6-9): Molly Smith 3 0 7, Kelly Shpak 4 0 10, Molly Sastram 2 1 5, Maddie Smith 1 2 4, Laura Trombetta 3 1 7, Sam Kostek 4 2 12, Paige Davis 2 0 4, Maddie Sastram 1 0 3, Alexis Sanders 0 0 0, Totals: 20 6 52.
Wilby 6 3 2 5—16
Oxford 17 17 7 11—52
3-point goals: W—Perez 1; O—Shpak 2, Kostek 2, Mo. Smith 1, Ma. Sastram 1.

WATERTOWN 53, CROSBY 40
Crosby (10-5): Gloria Vergeli 2 0 4, Destiny Cancel 0 0 0, Erica Soares 5 0 10, Shyan Perez 1 2 4, Leyda Colon 1 3 5, Tiahna Pulliam 4 5 13, Destiny Parris 2 0 4. Totals: 15 10 40.
Watertown (5-10): Jordyn Forte 5 3 15, Bri Nolan 2 3 7, Alyssa Santangeli 1 2 4, Emily Deptula 2 0 4, Chloe DeFeo 3 3 9, Kayla Fac 1 0 3, Nicole DeFeo 1 7 9, Kayla D’Elia 1 0 2. Totals: 16 18 53.
Crosby 8 10 15 7—40
Watertown 9 12 15 17—53
3-point goals: C—0; W—Forte 2, Fac 1.

ST. PAUL 45, TORRINGTON 29
St. Paul (13-2): Taylor Crawford 0 0 0, McKenzie Gauthier 0 0 0, Aidrianna Lopez 1 0 2, Emma Cretella 2 0 4, Molly Hooks 0 0 0, Brie Giantonio 1 0 2, Catherine Ciampi 2 0 4, Morgan Kolb 8 2 18, Megan Fortier 0 0 0, Ashley Suzio 2 0 4, Jade Udoh 5 1 11. Totals: 21 3 45.
Torrington (4-11): Julia McCarthy 0 0 0, Shannon Reardon 2 0 4, Kate Mooney 1 1 3, Alyssa Maraia 3 0 6, Kirsten Gray 0 0 0, Maggie Thompson 1 0 2, Amelia Mierzwinski 2 0 4, Kayla Williams 3 3 10, Alicia Caskey 0 0 0. Totals: 12 4 29.
St. Paul 8 19 12 6—45
Torrington 4 8 10 7—29
3-point goals: SP—0. T—Williams 1.

SEYMOUR 58, KENNEDY 29
Seymour (11-4): Kolby Sirowich 5 0 14, Alyssa Johnson 2 0 4, Bella Andrade 0 0 0, Sydnie Drezek 4 0 10, Kiley Drezek 0 0 0, Morgan Teodosio 5 1 11, Jacey Cosciello 0 0 0, Izzy Calabro 1 0 3, Gabby Rossetti 0 0 0, Aleesha Lettieri 0 0 0, Julia Tricarico 0 0 0, Arlinda Peraj 2 0 4, Grace Hayes 1 1 3, Molly Kennedy 3 2 9. Totals: 23 4 58.
Kennedy (2-13): Hannah West 4 0 8, Yakira Edwards 2 1 5, Ashley Lamb 1 3 5, Phoebe Cossette 0 0 0, Aniyah Watson 0 0 0, Amaryllies Rivera 2 2 6, Vivian Bunker 0 0 0, Andriska Mickle 1 0 2, Lyanne Figuero 1 0 3, Victoria Soto 0 0 0. Totals: 11 7 29.
Seymour 14 17 22 5—58
Kennedy 7 7 9 6—29
3-point goals: S—Sirowich 4, Drezek 2, Calabro 1, Kennedy 1; K—Figuero 1.

WOLCOTT 43, WCA 40
Wolcott (8-6): Emiah Soto 0 0 0, Kalani Rodriguez 0 0 0, Raven Cody 7 8 25, Samantha Hickey 3 0 6, Alayna Greene 1 2 4, Jenna Hoban 1 0 2, Morgan Kiely 1 2 4, Kailyn Lawlor 1 0 2. Totals: 12 12 43.
WCA (8-7): Janelle Goodman 1 0 2, Alyssah Chouinard 1 0 2, Taylor Dunn 0 0 0, Shynia Moore 1 0 2, Leila Lazaro 0 0 0, Michalyn Vaichus 4 0 8, Jonna Pierce 0 0 0, Armani Weaver 4 2 14, Kendra McPherson 5 2 12, Shyra Fisher 0 0 0. Totals: 11 4 40.
Wolcott 16 5 8 14—43
WCA 6 7 14 13—40
3-point goals: W—Cody 3. WCA—Weaver 4.

GILBERT 50, NONNEWAUG 42
Nonnewaug (9-6): Mary Bibby 8 2 18, Jen Charette 6 1 15, Nicole Mercer 0 0 0, Maddie Woodward. 1 1 3, Isabella Mancini 1 0 3, Tori Maclean 1 1 3, Riley Becker 0 0 0, Ashley Hennessy 0 0 0, Abby Schearich 0 0 0. Totals: 17 5 42.
Gilbert (9-6): Jill Wexler 5 0 14, Liz Wexler 3 6 12, Angie Delacruz 4 0 8, Marcela Moreira 2 0 5, Dileysi Sarmiento 5 1 11, Abbey Beecher 0 0 0, Maryellen Marino 0 0 0. Totals: 19 7 50
Gilbert 15 12 8 15—50
Nonnewaug 8 11 11 12—42
3-pointers: G—J. Wexler 4, Moreira 1; N—Charette 2, Mancini 1.

NORTHWESTERN 63, SHEPAUG 32
Shepaug (5-10): Eilish Crossley 1 0 2, Olivia Moore 3 0 6, Brooke Donaghey 0 0 0, Rachel Andrews 1 0 2, Lucy Puskas 2 4 8, Haylie Lasky 0 2 2, Avery Serra 3 2 10, Abby Harty 1 0 2, Skylar Soletsky 0 0 0. Totals: 11 8 32.
Northwestern (15-0): Gina Weingart 8 1 17, Frankie DeSanti 0 0 0, Skylar Dimartino 3 0 9, Emma Propfe 8 1 17, Addie Hester 0 2 2, Jana Sanden 0 2 2, Morgan Daley 5 0 10, Natalie Lederman 2 0 4, Maddie Hall 0 0 0, Sydney Sanden 1 0 2. Totals: .
Shepaug 6 8 10 8—32
Northwestern 18 11 19 15—63
3-point goals: S—Serra 2 ; NW—None.

LEWIS MILLS 46, THOMASTON 35
Thomaston (7-7): Alexa Milius 3 7 14, Alexa Sanson 3 1 7, Kaitlyn Root 5 0 12, Mackenzie Doyle 0 0 0, Anna Colavecchio 1 0 2, Emily Root 0 0 0, Evan Doyle 0 0 0, Sydney Stevenson 0 0 0, Emma Khan 0 0 0. Totals: 12 8 35.
Lewis Mills (7-7): Abby Mills 2 5 10, Lauren Alvarez 0 0 0, Alyssa Wrabel 5 0 10, Emily Hunt 0 0 0, Brooklyn Murdick 0 0 0, Samantha Chadwick 8 4 22, Gabby Bagdonas 1 2 4, Hannah Rich 0 0 0. Totals: 16 11 46.
Thomaston 5 8 9 13—35
Lewis Mills 11 9 12 14—46
3-point goals: T—K. Root 2, Milius 1; L—Chadwick 2, Mills 1.

HOUSATONIC 45, LITCHFIELD 22
Housatonic (10-5): Caroline Hurlburt 3 3 9, Sierra O’Niel 4 0 8, Alison Holmes 4 1 9, Emily Geyselaers 6 0 15, Christina Winburn 0 0 0, Olivia Forstmann 1 2 4, Ella Segalla 0 0 0. Totals 18 6 45.
Litchfield (2-12): Amber Marino 4 4 12, Alexa Guerrera 0 0 0, Anna Conaghan 2 0 4, Rachel Leigh 1 0 2, Sam Brodeur 1 0 2, Ali Davenport 0 0 0, Sam Barnes 0 2 2, Olivia Kennedy 0 0 0. Totals: 8 6 22.
Housatonic 19 11 9 6—45
Litchfield 6 4 2 10—22
3-point goals: H—Geyselaers 3; L—none.

WAMOGO 50, TERRYVILLE 19
Wamogo (8-7): Emily Carlson 3 0 6, Jona Mucka 0 1 1, Cassidy Wilson 3 1 7, Justine Lago 0 0 0, Morgan Betti 2 1 7, Christina Roy 2 3 7, Marissa Church 2 0 4, Samantha Sylvester 2 1 5, Rose Kelly 6 1 13. Totals: 20 8 50.
Terryville (0-13): Jacki Johnson 0 1 1, Hailey Marin 0 2 2, McKenzie Huria 4 0 11, Tiffany Pires 0 0 0, Amy Roqi 1 0 2, Alana Girch 1 1 3, Devin Girch 0 0 0. Totals: 6 4 19.
Wamogo 14 11 20 5—50
Terryville 5 3 5 6—19
3-point goals: W—Betti 2; T— Huria 3.

KOLBE 48, POMPERAUG 47
Pomperaug (12-3): Karli Opalka 8 3 19, Megan Todhunter 3 2 9, Maggie Lee 1 2 4, Allison McCormick 3 0 8, Claudine Legato 2 0 5, Molly Flanagan 0 0 0, Maddie Villa 1 0 2, Alex Rafferty 0 0 0. Totals: 18 7 47.
Kolbe Cathedral (11-4): Brianna Davis 2 1 6, Beatriz Honorio 3 0 6, Gracen Kerr 6 1 14, Aniyah Pettway 0 0 0, Trinity Stackhouse 1 1 3, Trinity Bravo 5 3 13, Brianna Meekins 2 1 6. Totals: 19 7 48.
Pomperaug 13 9 9 16—47
Kolbe Cathedral 15 10 18 5—48
3-point goals: P—McCormick 2, Todhunter 1, Legato 1; K—Davis 1, Kerr 1, Meekins 1.

KAYNOR TECH 42, ABBOTT TECH 30
Kaynor Tech: (5-11): Haley Romaniello 1 0 2, Maggie DeSantis 6 2 16, Toyin Bilewu 2 1 5, Antia Ozuna 1 2 4, Se’Raya Steward 4 3 11, Brianna Isaacs 1 2 4, Bernie Hernandez 0 0 0, Suolaej Riviere 0 0 0. Totals: 15 10 42.
Abbott Tech (3-11): Ciara Hubertus 1 1 3, Justina Izzo 1 0 2, Iyana Barnes 6 1 13, Marissa Shiland 3 0 6, Jordally Paulino 1 0 2, Estefeny Casteneda 1 0 2, Alexa Marques 1 0 2, Jessica Narcos 0 0 0, Cinthia Diaz 0 0 0, Crisely Ramirez 0 0 0, Abby Shamansky 0 0 0. Totals: 14 2 30
Abbott Tech 6 4 11 9—30
Kaynor Tech 10 9 13 10—42
3-point goals: KT—DeSantis 2.

BULLARD-HAVENS 68,
WOLCOTT TECH 33
Wolcott Tech (3-12): Lizeth Estevez 0 0 0, Teja Petersen 4 0 8, Allysia Ruggiero 1 0 2, Katie Benedict 2 1 5, Summer Moulthrop 1 0 2, Katiusca Delacruz 5 4 14, Abigail Hanlon 1 0 2, Michaela Scully 0 0 0. Totals: 14 5 33.
Bullard-Havens (9-3): Daniella Escobar 7 1 15, Jahnaisha Lee 5 0 10, Lidia Lasalla 7 1 15, Arianny Santana 10 0 20, Shania Davit 1 0 2, Ariana Garcia 3 0 6. Totals: 33 2 68.
Wolcott Tech 13 7 7 6—33
Bullard-Havens 23 19 10 16—68
3-point goals: none.

AMISTAD 60, DERBY 51
Amistad (8-5): Alma White 6 2 15, Wanda Tejada 6 3 15, Ashleigh McDonald 3 0 7, Christine Ferguson 4 4 12, Sonto Okam 3 1 7, Mahogany Brown 1 0 2, Khadijah Dabre-Thomas 1 0 2. Totals: 24 10 60.
Derby (5-10): Aryssel Flores 7 1 15, Cristina Carloni 2 0 4, Madison Koval 3 0 6, Kiara Swilling 4 1 9, Isabelle Chevarella 0 0 0, Lucy Lane 4 1 10, Devina Lopez 2 1 5, Emily Borowski 1 0 2. Totals: 23 4 51.
Amistad 17 7 21 15—60
Derby 10 10 15 16—51
3-point goals: A—White 1, McDonald 1; D—Lane 1.

By STEVE BARLOW

Gina Meder was sitting in a waiting room at Yale-New Haven Hospital when a doctor walked in with some CT scan results and a couple of questions.

Pointing to Gina’s daughter, Danie, then 5, he asked, “Can she walk?”

“Yes,” replied Meder, puzzled by the query.

An incredulous look on his face, the doctor asked a follow-up: “And she can talk?”

“Yes,” Meder repeated.

“Amazing,” the doctor said.

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Danie Meder, now 15, was born missing more than one-third of her brain. She lacks one-half of her left hemisphere, which usually controls logic and speech, and 20 percent of her right hemisphere, which usually controls creativity and the arts. The left side of the brain normally controls the right side of the body and vice-versa.

Yet her brain has adjusted, taught itself new skills, and the 5-foot-3 sophomore at Woodland High now plays soccer and basketball for the Hawks.

Yes, she is amazing.

Born in China, Danie was adopted as a baby by George and Gina Meder of Beacons Falls, who didn’t realize their daughter’s condition until she had an epileptic seizure at the age of 5, which prompted the visit to Yale-New Haven.

As she has gotten older, the seizures have worsened. Sometimes, they last minutes; sometimes they last an hour, or even longer.

“She sometimes has seizures all night,” Gina said, “then she gets up in the morning and goes to school.”

But the Meders have not held their daughter back because of this. She began playing youth soccer at age 6 and youth basketball at 8. When Danie became a freshman at Woodland, her parents asked soccer coach Cait Witham and basketball coach Jessica Moffo if she could be on the high school teams.

Moffo said there was “no way” they could possibly say no, and Danie now plays guard for the Woodland junior varsity basketball squad and goalie for the JV soccer team.

“Our motto is ‘Team is family.’ She is part of our family and we’re going to be there for her. If we can put a smile on her face, then we’ve done our part,” Moffo said.

With the seizures continuing to worsen, Danie returned to Yale-New Haven on Jan. 9 for eight hours of surgery. A robotic arm, nicknamed “Rosa” and programmed by neurologists, drilled 12 holes in her skull and implanted electrodes to try to locate the source of the seizures.

Over the next six days, the sensors enabled doctors to map her brain, determining which parts of it control certain functions. Another operation Jan. 15 removed the sensors. The hope is that doctors can figure out how to repair the part of the brain causing the seizures, while not impairing Danie’s speech and motor skills.

She left the hospital Jan. 18 and attended the Hawks’ game the next night against WCA. Before the opening tip, teammates escorted her to midcourt, where she received an ovation from the fans.

Danie returned to school and practice last week, and got in near the end of the Hawks’ JV game against Holy Cross on Monday night.

This Friday night, Woodland’s home game against Watertown has been designated as a fundraiser to benefit epilepsy awareness.

“I want the girls on the team to know there’s more to life than sports,” said Moffo, who, along with junior guard Hana Bojka, visited Danie in the hospital and brought her a gift basket from the team.

“It was nice. It was a lot of stuff, a lot of candy,” remarked Danie, who said she missed being on the team while in the hospital.

A special needs student, Danie has a paraprofessional who assists her during the school day, and her mother attends practices in case there are any issues. If Danie has a seizure, she is simply taken off the court to one side. When she’s ready to return, she goes back in, her mom explained.

“No kid should have to go through what she does,” said Moffo. “And in my opinion, her parents are the Parents of the Decade.”

“The coaches have been tremendous her whole life. They are so good to her,” Gina said. “I would’ve quit a long time ago. Danie never has. She loves this. She has always wanted to play.”

TERRYVILLE 42, WILBY 31
Wilby (0-15): Janaira Garcia 0 0 0, Tyla Hyman 9 1 19, Tayler Saunders 3 0 6, Javilet Soto 2 0 5, Solmary Perez 0 0 0, Shaxiria Baez 0 1 1. Totals: 14 2 31.
Terryville (1-13): Jordan Conklin 0 0 0, Jacki Johnson 0 0 0, Hailey Marin 0 2 2, McKenzie Huria 5 8 22, Tiffany Pires 1 0 2, Amy Roqi 3 1 7, Lauren Jacobs 1 0 2, Alana Girch 3 0 6, Devin Girch 0 0 0, Liv Cote 0 1 1. Totals: 13 12 42.
Wilby 4 2 10 15—31
Terryville 8 15 13 6—42
3-point goals: W—Soto 1; T—Huria 4.

CHASE 43, FORMAN 24
Chase (6-6): Sam Crone 1 0 2, Sam Dassatti 7 2 18, Angelene Guglielmo 0 0 0, Phoebe DiRiu-Crowley 3 0 6, Maddie Patrick 8 1 17, Grace Frohock 0 0 0, Emma Denihan 0 0 0, Jilly Carelton 0 0 0, Meris Rosenburg 0 0 0, Jill Knies 0 0 0, Karen Sun 0 0 0. Totals: 19 3 43.
Forman (2-10): Courtney Schullery 4 0 9, Annabelle Ford-Rippolone 0 1 1, Grace Miller 1 1 3, Addie Lamond 3 0 6, Hailey Strauss 1 0 2, Kseniya Kotova 0 0 0, Sophia Gadsden 1 1 3. Totals: 10 3 24.
Halftime: Chase, 20-10.
3-point goals: C—Dassatti 2; F—Schullery 1.

CHESHIRE 54, SACRED HEART ACADEMY 18
Cheshire (6-10): Sara Mulligan 2 0 6, Brady McQuade 2 0 4, Emily Yonych 7 1 15, Ariana Perlini 0 1 1, Mia Juodaitis 9 0 18, Jade Barnes 1 0 2, Sopha Vagts 1 0 2, Toni Wetmore 1 0 2, Emma Watkinson 1 0 2, Rylee Post 1 0 2. Totals: 24 5 54.
SHA (2-13): Ally Kirck 1 0 2, Emily Copenhaver 1 0 2, Molly Cannon 0 2 2, Sydney Peters 1 0 3, Elena Farquharson 4 1 9. Totals: 7 3 18.
Cheshire 17 12 9 16—54
SHA 6 0 5 7—18
3-point goals: C—Mulligan 2; SHA—Peters 1.

TAFT 51, KENT 31
Taft (10-5): Anna Csigirinszkij 1 0 2, Anna Koziol 1 0 2, Natalie Hodak 1 1 3, Kris Manfreda 0 1 1, Amara Chidom 4 5 13, Juliana Yamin 3 0 6, Kayla Robinson 11 0 22, Sam Chan 0 0 0, Lauren Pelosi 1 0 2, Maggie O’Leary 0 0 0. Totals: 22 7 51
Kent (1-11): Fifi Duncan 5 3 13, Sarah Gavin 1 0 2, Sascha Botero 3 0 7, Marissa Mitchell 1 0 2, Molly Garraty 2 1 5, Sophie Gnehm 0 0 0, Ari Arias 1 0 2. Totals: 13 4 31.
Halftime: Taft, 30-12.
3-pointers: K — Botero, 1.

CHESHIRE ACADEMY 71, CHOATE 69 (OT)
Choate (13-4): Indianna DelRocco 1 1 3, Lily Dumas 1 0 2, Jordan Small 4 0 8, Jocelyn Polansky 10 4 26, Samantha Gallo 4 9 17, Jordan Obi 3 5 13. Totals: 23 19 69.
Cheshire Academy (13-6): Nia Hubbard 4 0 11, Livi Redding 5 1 11, Julianna Fazzino 1 0 2, Desiree Parker 1 0 2, Bri Bravaro 2 0 5, Audrey Allen 1 2 4, Ashley Nadeau 4 1 10, Araceli Gonzalez 7 2 16, Kyla Raccio 3 2 10. Totals: 25 8 71.
Halftime: 34-29 Choate.
3-point goals: Cho—Polansky 2, Obi 2; CA—Hubbard 3, Raccio 2, Nadeau 1.

PLATT TECH 43, WOLCOTT TECH 23
Wolcott Tech (2-14): Lizeth Estevez 0 0 0, Teja Petersen 2 1 5, Allysia Ruggiero 2 0 4, Katie Benedict 3 0 6, Summer Moulthrop 3 0 6, Katiusca Delacruz 0 0 0, Abigail Hanlon 1 0 2, Rachel Heaney 0 0 0, Micaela Scully 0 0 0, Giana Spagnola 0 0 0. Totals: 11 1 23.
Platt Tech (8-8): Jenitza Irizarry 9 0 19, Jeida Reyes 1 0 2, Johanna Compoverda 1 0 3, Alana Cammaro 4 1 9, Jaylen Mitchell 1 0 2, Shayla Sulilivan 0 1 1, Aalyah Santini 0 3 3, Gabby Scadt 1 2 4. Totals: 17 7 43.
Wolcott Tech 4 2 5 10—23
Platt Tech 9 15 14 5—43
3-point goals: PT—Compverda 1, Irizarry 1.

WOLCOTT TECH 26, KAYNOR TECH 22
Kaynor Tech (5-12): Haley Romaniello 2 1 5, Maggie DeSantis 1 4 6, Memunat Bilewu 1 2 4, Nicole Morris 1 0 2, Se’Raya Steward 1 0 2, Brianna Isaacs 1 1 3, Julia Mongelluzzo 0 0 0, Digna Melendez 0 0 0, Bernie Hernandez 0 0 0, Suolaej Riviere 0 0 0. Totals: 7 8 22.
Wolcott Tech (3-14): Lizeth Estevez 0 0 0, Teja Petersen 5 1 11, Allysia Ruggiero 0 3 3, Sarah Roussis 0 0 0, Katie Benedict 3 0 7, Summer Moulthrop 0 0 0, Katiusca Delacruz 2 1 5, Abigail Hanlon 0 0 0, Rachel Heaney 0 0 0. Totals: 10 5 26.
Kaynor Tech 2 6 10 4 — 22
Wolcott Tech 8 2 4 12 — 26
3-point goals: KT — none. WT — Benedict 1.
Of note: Petersen 10 rebounds, 2 steals; Benedict 5 rebounds, 4 steals; Delacruz 8 rebounds.

NAUGATUCK 37, MORGAN 32
Morgan (9-7): Catie Donadio 7 1 16, Kylie Clifton 1 0 2, Brianna Nararra 1 0 2, Becca Shamp 2 2 6, Leah McComiskey 2 2 6, Alyse Olcott 0 0 0, Joelle Vuilleumier 0 0 0. Totals: 13 5 32.
Naugatuck (12-3): Mia Rotatori 5 1 13, Alexis Woods 0 0 0, Alyana Sosa 1 0 2, Hailey Deitelbaum 1 0 2, Hailey Russell 0 0 0, Shannon Burns 1 4 7, Evelyn Diaz 0 1 1, Alyssa Roberts 4 1 9, Bridget Roskiewicz 1 1 3, Brielle Behuniak 0 0 0, Alyssa McNeil 0 0 0. Totals: 13 8 37.
Morgan 4 6 11 11 — 32
Naugatuck 7 12 8 10 — 37
3-point goals: M — Donadio 1; N — Rotatori 2, Burns 1.

MALONEY 42, BRISTOL EASTERN 31
Bristol Eastern (6-11): Paige McLaughlin 0 0 0, Miranda Janick 2 0 5, Hannah Maghini 5 0 12, Cheyenne Sargent 1 0 2, Jordan Ouellette 4 0 8, Avery Arbuckle 2 0 4, Karly Martin 0 0 0, Amaya Massari 0 0 0, Cassie Doyon 0 0 0. Totals: 14 0 31.
Maloney: Abigail Lespier 0 1 1, Ivori-Gem Johnson 4 1 9, Dasia White 3 0 6, Melanie Polanco 11 3 26, Alexa Papallo 0 0 0. Totals 18 5 42.
Bristol Eastern 8 12 6 5 — 31
Maloney 11 5 13 13 — 42
3-point goals: BE — Janick 1, Maghini 2. M — Polanco 1.

ST. LUKE’S 69, CHESHIRE ACADEMY 31
St. Luke’s (17-2): McKenna Frank 5 7 19, Maya Klein 4 0 12, Sydney Cummings 3 0 6, Tamia Fulton 3 0 8, Janelle Johnson 6 2 15, Summer Klein 2 0 4, Sophie Kriftcher 1 0 2, Caroline Lau 1 0 3. Totals 25 9 69.
Cheshire Academy (13-7): Nia Hubbard 0 1 1, Liv Redding 1 4 6, Des Parker 1 2 4, Bri Bavaro 1 0 3, Audrey Allen 3 2 8, Ashley Nadeau 2 0 2, Araceli Gonzalez 1 2 4, Kyla Raccio 0 1 1. Totals 9 12 31.
Halftime: St. Luke’s 18-14.
3-point goals: SL — M. Klein 4, Frank, Fulton 2, Johnson 1; CA — none.
Of note: Hubbard 9 rebounds. Allen 5 rebounds.

GIRLS BASKETBALL
Teja Petersen scored seven of her 11 points in the fourth quarter as Wolcott Tech came from behind to beat Kaynor Tech, 26-22, in a Connecticut Technical Conference girls basketball game in Torrington on Thursday night.
The Wildcats outscored the visitors, 12-4, in the final period. Peterson also had 10 rebounds and two steals, while Katiusca Delacruz had eight rebounds and Katie Benedict had five rebounds and four steals.
Naugatuck 37, Morgan 32: In a nonleague game, Mia Rotatori scored 13 points and Alyssa Roberts added nine for the Greyounds (12-3).
Maloney 42, Bristol Eastern 31: Hannah Maghini led the Lancers with 12 points in the loss on the road.
Hamden Hall 50, Westover 48: On Wednesday in Middlebury, Westover’s Gabbie Dunn scored 24 points to put her just 24 points shy of 2,000 career points.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Kaynor Tech 77, Wolcott Tech 40: Aaron Stewart had 11 points and Darren Guerrera added 10 for the Panthers. Zach Maisto chipped in with six assists and Saijon McIntosh added six steals. Justin Mesidor recorded nine rebounds. Chris Speaker had a game-high 20 points for the Wildcats and Nixk Barney added 13.
Fairfield Prep 62, Cheshire 49: Ben DeLaubell led the Rams (9-7) with 18 points while Matt Rosadino added 14.
GYMNASTICS
Isabelle Messina of Pomperaug won the vault, uneven bars and balanced beam and took the all-around competition with 33.750 points to lead the Panthers, who won a six-team competition with 135.550 points at New Milford.

By STEVE BARLOW

WINSTED – The Northwestern High girls basketball team survived its biggest scare of the season Friday night before managing to outlast Lewis Mills, 42-36, in overtime at home.

The Highlanders (16-0, 14-0 Berkshire League) needed a last-second miss by Mills in regulation to get to the extra period, where they built a six-point lead and then made enough plays in the final minutes to hold on.

“Honestly, it wasn’t one of our best games. There were things we could’ve done better,” said senior guard Emma Propfe. “But overall I’m proud that we got out with the win.”

Propfe made several contributions in the final minutes, making a steal, rebounding her own missed foul shot and finally sinking a free throw with 35 seconds left to give Northwestern a 40-36 lead.

She finished with 10 points, as did Gina Weingart and Addie Hester. Propfe also had 13 rebounds and five assists, and Hester grabbed eight rebounds.

Sammi Chadwick had a game-high 12 points for the Spartans (8-8, 8-6), who only lost to Northwestern by three, 35-32, in their first meeting.

NAUGATUCK 40, ANSONIA 31
Naugatuck (13-3): Mia Rotatori 4 0 10, Alyana Sosa 0 2 2, Hailey Deitelbaum 2 6 10, Shannon Burns 2 1 6, Alyssa Roberts 1 0 2, Bridget Roskiewicz 5 0 10. Totals: 14 9 40.
Ansonia (6-10): Larissa Rodriguez 3 1 10, Josenia Lopez 0 0 0, Jayda Sanchez 0 0 0, Natasha Rivera 2 2 7, Liz Wilson 4 1 11, Hailey Bellido 1 0 3, Arianna Blackwell 0 0 0, Lilly Romanowski 0 0 0. Totals: 10 4 31.
Naugatuck 10 2 10 18—40
Ansonia 3 5 11 12—31
3-point goals: A—Rodriguez 3, Bellido 1, Wilson 2, Rivera 1; N—Rotatori 2; Burns 1.

SACRED HEART 59, WCA 38
Sacred Heart (13-3): Aamya Rivera 7 0 15, Adalena Francis 2 0 4, Jenna Madigan 5 0 10, Treasure Coleman 6 1 14, Hayley Tucker 3 0 6, Mikayla Mobley 4 1 10, Trista Caron 0 0 0, Nevaeh Jones 0 0 0, Ava Mullin 0 0 0, Katie Brown 0 0 0, Kayleigh O’Donnell 0 0 0, Brooke D’Amato 0 0 0, Bryanna Flowers 0 0 0. Totals: 27 2 59.
WCA (8-8): Janelle Goodman 0 0 0, Shyra Fisher 2 0 4, Alyssah Chouinard 0 0 0, Taylor Dunn 2 0 5, Shynia Moore 2 0 4, Allaysia Murrell 0 0 0, Leila Lazaro 4 3 11, Michalyn Vaichus 1 3 5, Armani Weaver 4 0 9, Kendra McPherson 0 0 0, Chelsye Joseph 0 0 0, Myrta Ortiz 0 0 0. Totals: 15 6 38.
Sacred Heart 10 20 13 16—59
WCA 7 7 10 14—38
3-point goals: SH—Rivera 1, Coleman 1, Mobley 1; W—Dunn 1, Weaver 1.

OXFORD 42, DERBY 30
Derby (5-11): Aryssel Flores 3 0 6, Cristina Carloni 0 3 3, Madison Koval 0 2 2, Kiara Swilling 5 0 10, Devina Lopez 2 0 4, Isabelle Chevarella 0 0 0, Lucy Lane 2 0 5, Emily Borowski 0 0 0, Alexis Enjem 0 0 0. Totals: 12 5 30.
Oxford (7-9): Molly Smith 0 0 0, Kelly Shpak 5 2 16, Molly Sastram 7 0 15, Maddie Smith 0 0 0, Laura Trombetta 1 0 2, Sam Kostek 2 1 6, Paige Davis 0 0 0, Maddie Sastram 0 0 0. Totals: 15 6 42.
Derby 9 5 6 10—30
Oxford 17 12 9 4—42
3-pointers: D—Lane 1; O—Shpak 4, Kostek 1, Molly Sastram 1.

HOLY CROSS 50, KENNEDY 30
Kennedy (2-14): Hannah West 4 0 8, Yakira Edwards 1 0 3, Ashley Lamb 1 0 2, Phoebe Cossette 0 0 0, Aniyah Watson 5 2 12, Amaryllies Rivera 1 1 3, Vivian Bunker 1 0 2, Andriska Mickle 0 0 0, Lyanne Figuero0 0 0, Victoria Soto 0 0 0. Totals: 13 3 30.
Holy Cross (14-2): Julia Mecca 1 0 2, Allie Brown 1 0 2, Jenna Mowad 1 1 3, Lizzy Diorio 0 0 0, Meah Austin 5 3 13, Ashley Davis 1 0 2, Jasmine Thorpe 2 0 5, Ja’Lin Waters 1 0 2, Aiyana Ward 2 1 5, Devan Eason 3 0 6, Megan Mazzatto 1 0 2, Alyssa Hebb 2 0 4. Totals: 22 5 50.
Kennedy 10 1 6 13—30
Holy Cross 12 14 15 9—50
3-point goals: K—Edwards 1; HC — Thorpe 1.

CROSBY 65, WILBY 27
Wilby (0-16): Javilet Soto 0 0 0, Tyla Hyman 1 2 4, Tiana Paris 0 0 0, Jerica Fabian 4 10 19, Jynia Gibbs 0 0 0, Janira Gonzalez 0 0 0, Zalea Flores 0 0 0, Shakira Diaz 0 0 0, Solmary Perez 1 0 3, Tayler Saunders 0 1 1, Janaira Gonzalez 0 0 0, Shakira Baez 0 0 0. Totals: 6 13 27.
Crosby (11-5): Daiza Rios 0 0 0, Ana Lala 1 0 2, Gloria Vergeli 3 0 6, Destiny Cancel 0 0 0, Erica Soares 1 0 2, Shyan Perez 2 0 5, Bianca Robinson 1 0 2, Leyda Colon 2 0 4, Glorines Rivera 1 1 3, Venus Calderon 1 0 2, Tiahna Pulliam 10 7 27, Destiny Parris 4 2 10, Amyah Benjamin 0 2 2. Totals: 26 12 65.
Wilby 5 6 8 8—27
Crosby 18 19 16 12—65
3-point goals: W—Fabian 1, So. Perez 1; C—Sh. Perez 1.

WOODLAND 65, WATERTOWN 56
Watertown (5-11): Jordyn Forte 11 1 24, Bri Nolan 1 4 6, Alyssa Santangelli 2 0 4, Emily Deptula 2 4 8, Chloe DeFeo 3 1 7, Nicole DeFeo 1 0 2, Kayla Fac 1 3 5, Kayla D’Elia 0 0 0. Totals: 21 13 56.
Woodland (7-9): Katie Sirowich 0 1 1, Haley Andrews 7 0 14, Eliza Smith 5 14 24, Paige Resnick 0 0 0, Hana Bojka 3 8 14, Jillian Barbarito 5 2 12. Totals: 20 25 65.
Watertown 19 13 12 12—56
Woodland 14 21 19 11—65
3-point goals: Wa.—Forte 1.

NORTHWESTERN 42, LEWIS MILLS 36 (OT)
Lewis Mills (8-8): Abby Mills 2 2 7, Lauren Alvarez 0 0 0, Alyssa Wrabel 1 0 2, Emily Hunt 0 0 0, Brooklyn Murdick 2 0 4, Samantha Chadwick 6 1 14, Nikki Ignatowski 0 0 0, Gabby Bagdonas 3 2 9. Totals: 14 6 36.
Northwestern (16-0): Emma Propfe 4 2 10, Addie Hester 4 2 10, Gina Weingart 2 5 10, Natalie Lederman 4 0 10, Skylar Dimartino 1 0 2, Morgan Daley 0 2 2, Frankie DeSanti 0 0 0, Jana Sanden 0 0 0. Totals: 15 11 42.
Lewis Mills 9 12 6 6 3—36
Northwestern 13 8 7 5 9—42
3-point goals: LM—Mills 1,Chudwick 1; N—Weingart 1.

NONNEWAUG 63, TERRYVILLE 27
Terryville (1-14): Jordan Conklin 1 0 3, Jacki Johnson 3 0 7, Hailey Marin 0 0 0, McKenzie Huria 2 0 5, Tiffany Pires 0 0 0, Amy Roqi 1 1 4, Lauren Jacobs 0 0 0, Alana Girch 4 0 8, Devin Girch 0 0 0. Totals: 11 1 27.
Nonnewaug (10-6): Mary Bibbey 7 0 15, Ashley Hennessey 2 0 5, Arden Peters 0 0 0, Jen Charette 3 0 8, Tori Maclean 6 1 14, Riley Becker 0 0 0, Nicole Mercer 1 0 2, Abby Scheurich 3 0 6, Maddie Woodward 0 0 0, Isabella Mancini 2 0 5, Ally Mauro 0 0 0, Emily D’Alexander, Courtney Rowland 3 0 8. Totals: 27 1 63.
Terryville 6 5 13 3—27
Nonnewaug 10 15 21 17—63
3-point goals: T—Conklin 1, Johnson 1, Huria 1, Roqi 1; N—Charette 2, Rowland 2, Bibbey 1, Hennessey 1, Maclean 1, Mancini 1.

HOUSATONIC 50, THOMASTON 39
Housatonic (11-5): Caroline Hurlburt 3 2 8, Sierra O’Niel 3 0 6, Alison Holmes 4 0 8, Emily Geyselaers 4 4 14, Christina Winburn 0 1 1, Madelynn Olownia 2 2 7, Olivia Forstmann 2 1 5, Ella Segalla 0 1 1. Totals 18 11 50.
Thomaston (7-9): Alexa Milius 7 0 19, Alexa Sanson 3 0 6, Kaitlyn Root 1 2 5, Mackenzie Doyle 0 0 0, Anna Colavecchio 0 0 0, Emily Root 0 2 2, Evan Doyle 1 0 2, Sydney Stevenson 0 0 0, Emma Kahn 2 0 5, Erin Fainer 0 0 0. Totals: 14 4 39.
Housatonic 12 15 7 16—50
Thomaston 8 9 5 17—39
3-point goals: H—Geyselaers 2, Olownia 1; T—Milius 5, K. Root 1, Kahn 1.

POMPERAUG 70, BROOKFIELD 51
Pomperaug (13-3): Karli Opalka 12 1 25, Megan Todhunter 7 2 16, Maggie Lee 5 4 14, Allison McCormick 0 0 0, Claudine Legato 1 0 2, Molly Flanagan 0 0 0, Maddie Villa 1 4 6, Lexie Flood 1 0 3, Jada Stiegzel 0 0 0, Marina Lambiase 1 0 2. Totals: 28 11 70.
Brookfield (5-13): Jenna Joshi 6 4 19, 1 0 2, Cara Lennon 4 0 12, Claire McCarade 0 2 2, Olivia Davidson 1 0 2, Stesha Grossman 6 0 12, Amber Howe 1 0 2. Totals: 19 6 51.
Pomperaug 24 14 23 9 — 70
Brookfield 12 7 15 17 — 51
3-point goals: P—Flood 1; B—Lennon 4, Joshi 3.

CHASE COLLEGIATE 43, CHRISTIAN HERITAGE 41
Christian Heritage (7-7): Rosselli 5 1 11, Krekoska 4 2 10, Kellogg 4 0 8, Muriel 1 3 5, Augustine 1 2 4, Luft 1 0 3. Totals: 16 8 41.
Chase (7-6): Maddie Patrick 7 3 17, Sam Dassatti 2 2 7, Sam Crone 1 0 2, Grace Frohock 2 1 5, Angelene Guglielmo 2 0 4, Phoebe DiRiu Crowley 2 0 4, Emma Denihan 2 0 4, Meris Rosenburg 0 0 0. Totals: 18 6 43.
Halftime: tied, 20-20.
3-point goals: CH—Luft 1; CC—Dassatti 1.

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GIRLS BASKETBALL
Lucy Puskas made a layup with 48 seconds left to break a 30-30 tie and then hit the second of two free throws with five seconds left to seal a 33-31 victory for Shepaug over Litchfield in a Berkshire League girls basketball game in Washington, Conn., on Saturday.
Olivia Moore had nine rebounds for Shepaug, and Haylie Lasky added 11 rebounds and four steals.
St. Paul 61, Seymour 44: In Bristol, Morgan Kolb had 16 points to lead the Falcons. Molly Hooks had 13 points and Emma Cretella added 13 points, seven steals and six assists. Morgan Teodosio had 11 points for Seymour. Alyssa Johnson had five steals and two assists, and Sydnie Drezek added four assists.
Pomperaug 70, Brookfield 51: On Friday, Karli Opalka scored a game-high 25 points with 17 rebounds, while Megan Todhunter chipped in with 16 points and Maggie Lee 14 for the Panthers (13-3). Ally McCormick added eight assists.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Shepaug 63, Litchfield 58: Joe Brunelli had a team-high 15 points and Owen Hibbard added 14 to lead Shepaug (10-4) in Litchfield. Tripp Melk had 15 points to pace Litchfield and Tom Brady added 13. They combined for seven of the team’s 10 3-pointers.
Master’s 67, Chase Collegiate 57: In Waterbury, Aneesh Avancha had 15 points and Jamal Clark added 15 points and 14 rebounds for the Highlanders.
WRESTLING
Nonnewaug’s Flori Cenkolli won four matches at the 170-pound weight category, three by pin and another by major decision, against opponents from Harding, Bethel, New Fairfield and Simsbury.
HOCKEY
Watertown-Pomperaug 5, Woodstock Academy 3: Patsy Harris scored twice and assisted on another goal while Nick LaBella and Sean Dunfee each had a goal and an assist for the Indians (11-1-1). Ryan Fleming made 25 saves in goal for Watertown-Pomperaug.

ST. PAUL 61, SEYMOUR 44
Seymour (11-5): Kolby Sirowich 3 2 9, Alyssa Johnson 2 0 5, Alyssa Cosciello 1 0 2, Bella Andrade 0 0 0, Sydnie Drezek 3 0 9, Kiley Drezek 0 0 0, Morgan Teodosio 5 1 11, Grace Hayes 1 1 3, Molly Kennedy 2 0 5, Aleesha Lettieri 0 0 0. Totals: 17 4 44.
St. Paul (14-2): Aidrianna Lopez 1 2 4, Emma Cretella 5 0 13, Molly Hooks 6 1 13, Catherine Ciampi 1 0 3, Morgan Kolb 7 1 16, Jade Udoh 5 1 12. Totals: 25 5 61.
Seymour 11 14 6 13 — 44
St. Paul 10 16 16 18 — 61
3-point goals:Sey — Sirowich 1, Johnson 1, S. Drezek 3, Kennedy 1; SP — Cretella 3, Kolb 1, Udoh 1, Ciampi 1.

SHEPAUG 33, LITCHFIELD 31
Litchfield (2-13): Alexa Guerrera 5 3 15, Amber Marino 1 1 3, Rachel Leigh 1 0 2, Sami Brodeur 1 0 3, Allie Davenport 2 0 4, Sam Barnes 0 1 1, Anna Conaghan 1 3 5. Totals: 11 8 31.
Shepaug (6-10): Eilish Crossley 1 0 2, Olivia Moore 3 1 7, Broke Donaghy 1 2 5, Rachel Andrews 0 0 0, Lucy Puskas 2 2 6, Skylar Soletsky 0 0 0, Haylie Lasky 3 1 7, Avery Serra 2 0 4, Abbey Harty 1 0 2. Totals: 13 6 33.
Litchfield 11 6 2 12 — 31
Shepaug 8 6 14 5 — 33
3-point goals: L — Guerrera 2, Brodeur 1; S — Donaghey 1.

By JOE PALLADINO

Gabbie Dunn was the first basketball player ever at The Westover School to score 1,000 points. It was only the beginning.

Dunn, who reached 1,000 in the first week of her junior season at Westover, is now on the brink of 2,000 points. The senior guard begins play this week with 1,976 career points. Needing only 24 points to reach 2,000, Dunn has

two home games this week. The Wildcats host Hopkins School of New Haven on Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. in Searle Gymnasium, and then Capital Prep Harbor School of Bridgeport comes to Middlebury on Saturday at 1 p.m.

“What Gabbie has done here is historic,” said Westover coach Marty Pelosi, “from an offensive point of view. But what I love about Gabbie is that she brings the same intensity to the defensive side of the ball. She works hard all the time. You want your team leader to lead by example, and Gabbie is certainly that kind of person. She gives you everything she has, all the time.”

The only other local player to score more than 2,000 points is Naugatuck High’s Jessica Mudry. Her all-time Naugatuck Valley League best total is 2,056. The all-time leading scorer in the Berkshire League is Wamogo’s Tracy Stolle. Her final career total is 1,924.

Dunn’s career average with Westover is 23.7 ppg. As a junior she averaged 27.9.

“This kid is better than anyone I have ever seen at creating her own offense,” said Pelosi, who coached Mudry when she played in the Pearl Street summer league; and coached against Mudry when he was the head coach at Watertown High. “It is fun to watch Gabbie play, and it has been fun to watch her develop and grow, right from the first time I saw her play at St. Mary Magdalen.”

By Mark Jaffee

TThe Chase Collegiate girls basketball team has won five of its last six to improve to 7-6 overall and 6-2 in the Hudson Valley Athletic Conference with two huge league games on the horizon.
The Highlanders visit first-place Master’s in Simsbury on Wednesday at 4 p.m., and then host second-place Harvey next Monday at 4 p.m. at the Chase’s Goss Fieldhouse in Waterbury.
On Friday, Chase had to rally from eight points down with four minutes left before a 12-2 run closed out a 43-41 win over Christian Heritage. Freshman forward Maddie Patrick scored eight points in the final stretch.
“This game gave the kids a lot of confidence,” said Chase coach Bill Maisto. “We had 400 spectators at the game and the place was electric. It was such a fun atmosphere. Overall, we’re moving the ball so well on offense right now. We’re transitioning down the court. That helps us with a lot more layups.”
Chase senior co-captain Sam Crone and senior co-captain Sam Dassatti, along with sophomore Phoebe DeRiu-Crowley and Patrick, “can all handle the ball and push the ball up the court,” according to Maisto. “Our offense is all coming from our defense. We’re getting a lot of steals and lots of layups.”

Who’s hot

The Oxford High girls basketball team is on the verge of a qualifying for the state tournament having won six in a row following their 42-30 win over Derby Friday. After a 1-9 start in the first half, the Wolverines are now 7-9 overall, 6-8 in the Naugatuck Valley League. The Wolverines play host to St. Paul Tuesday and visit Seymour Friday and will need one win in its final four regular-season games to qualify. Oxford is 2-3 in the Copper Division and tied with Derby in the division. Nora Curley is in her first season as head coach at Oxford.

GILBERT 42, WAMOGO 37
Gilbert (10-6): Jill Wexler 0 1 1, Liz Wexler 5 4 19, Angie Delacruz 4 3 11, Marcela Moreira 1 1 4, Dileysi Sarmiento 3 1 7, Abbey Beecher 0 0 0, Maryellen Marino 0 0 0. Totals: 13 10 42.
Wamogo (8-8): Emily Carlson 6 0 14, Cassidy Wilson 3 0 6, Morgan Betti 2 0 6, Christina Roy 0 0 0, Marissa Church 0 0 0, Samantha Sylvester 1 0 2, Rose Kelly 4 1 9. Totals: 16 1 37.
Gilbert 4 16 12 10—42
Wamogo 7 13 4 13—37
3-point goals: G—L. Wexler 5, Moreira 1; W—Carlson 2, Betti 2.

WOLCOTT 54, TORRINGTON 51
Torrington (4-12): Julia McCarthy 0 0 0, Suzie Navin 0 0 0, Shannon Reardon 2 2 7, Kate Mooney 0 0 0, Alyssa Maraia 6 2 17, Kirsten Gray 1 0 2, Maggie Thompson 0 0 0, Amelia Mierzwinski 3 2 9, Kayla Williams 5 0 10, Alicia Caskey 1 2 4. Totals: 18 8 51.
Wolcott (9-6): Kalani Rodriguez 0 0 0, Raven Cody 9 2 23, Samantha Hickey 1 0 2, Alayna Greene 2 2 6, Jenna Hoban 4 1 9, Morgan Kiely 3 0 6, Adrianna Ferrucci 1 3 5, Kailyn Lawlor 1 0 2, Allison LeClerc 0 0 0, Sam Riviezzo 0 1 1. Totals: 21 9 54.
Torrington 9 9 14 19—51
Wolcott 15 9 14 16—54
3-point goals: T—Maraia 3, Reardon 1, Mierzwinski 1; W—Cody 3.

AMISTAD 40, LITCHFIELD 29
Amistad (11-5): White 1 0 2, McDonald 5 1 11, Fergusson 4 4 12, Okam 3 2 8, Thomas 0 0 0, Brown 2 0 5, Tejada 1 0 2. Totals: 16 7 40.
Litchfield (2-14): Amber Marino 3 1 7, Alexa Guerrera 4 2 10, Anna Conaghan 1 0 2, Rachel Leigh 0 0 0, Sam Brodeur 1 0 3 , Ali Davenport 0 2 2, Aileen Lennon 0 1 1, Sam Barnes 2 0 4, Olivia Kennedy 0 0 0. Totals: 11 6 29.
Amistad 5 9 14 12—40
Litchfield 2 10 10 7—29
3-point goals: A—Brown 1; L—Brodeur 1.

By JOE PALLADINO

Here are a few more high school hoop notebook items:

We were curious on the availability of Holy Cross star Nyzair Rountree for the game tonight at McDonald Gymnasium against Waterbury Career Academy. Rountree may be back this week after a bad ankle sprain last week against Bassick.

But definitely out tonight is head coach Ryan Olsen. He must sit for one game after he picked up two technical fouls in the victory last Friday over Kennedy.

But can he even be in the gymnasium? 

“I don’t think so,” Olsen said, “but no one has given me any real explanation.”

Olsen’s comment on the game and the incident came, unfortunately, in a garbled transmission.

Filling in as head man tonight is long-time HC assistant John Egan, who is also the Cross golf coach. Remarkably, Egan has never had to fill in for former head coach and sublime ref-baiter Ed Generali.

“They wouldn’t throw ‘G’ out,” said Egan.

Egan’s career record for boys basketball is 0-0. This should be entertaining. 

Get out to Pomperaug: If you seek a game to watch Friday night, head out to the Frank Sippy Gymnasium at Pomperaug High when the girls host Newtown High. Besides it being a splendid SWC game, the evening is a fundraiser for the Kay Yow Foundation and the fight against cancer. 

Yow was the head coach of North Carolina State women’s basketball and a Naismith Hall of Fame inductee who died of cancer in 2009 at age 66.

The cancer fight became a personal one for the Panthers when Sue Fortier, wife of head coach Joe Fortier, was diagnosed with breast cancer before the start of the season. The team has rallied around the Fortier family, and on Friday they will host the cancer awareness game. 

You can help in the effort by attending the game, a 7 p.m. tip, and you can also donate to the cause at the Play for Kay website. Visit the Pomperaug team page there at support.kayyow.com/team/148712.

But most importantly, get out to the Pomp-O-Dome Friday, cheer on the Panthers, or Newtown if you’d like, and help, as the Panthers’ page said, “Kick cancer’s butt.”