OXFORD 42, ANSONIA 29
Ansonia (7-12): Liz Wilson 1 5 7, Jojo Lopez 0 0 0, Natasha Rivera 4 0 8, Larissa Rodriguez 2 1 7, Jayda Sanchez 1 0 2, Arianna Blackwell 0 0 0, Hailey Bellido 2 0 5. Totals: 10 6 29.
Oxford (9-11): Molly Smith 2 9 14, Kelly Shpak 5 1 15, Molly Sastram 3 1 7, Maddie Smith 0 0 0, Sam Kostek 0 3 3, Paige Davis 1 0 2, Maddie Sastram 0 1 1. Totals: 11 15 42.
Ansonia 7 4 11 7 — 29
Oxford 5 9 5 23 — 42
3-point goals: A —Rodriguez 2, Bellido 1; O — Shpak 4, Molly Smith 1.

NONNEWAUG 43, THOMASTON 33
Nonnewaug (13-7): Mary Bibbey 9 4 22, Ashley Hennessey 0 2 2, Jen Charette 2 2 6, Tori Maclean 1 3 5, Nicole Mercer 0 0 0, Maddie Woodward 2 0 4, Isabella Mancini 2 0 4. Totals: 16 11 43.
Thomaston (10-10): Alexa Milius 4 0 11, Alexa Sanson 0 0 0, Kaitlyn Root 0 0 0, Mackenzie Doyle 1 0 2, Anna Colavecchio 2 0 4, Emily Root 4 0 10, Evan Doyle 1 0 3, Caitlin Magnuson 0 0 0, Emma Kahn 1 0 3. Totals: 13 0 33.
Nonnewaug 13 7 15 8 — 43
Thomaston 8 6 10 9 — 33
3-point goals: N — none; T — Milius 3, E. Root 2, E. Doyle 1, Kahn 1.

HOUSATONIC 47, TERRYVILLE 32
Terryville (1-19): Jordan Conklin 0 0 0, Jacki Johnson 2 0 4, Hailey Marin 1 0 2, McKenzie Huria 5 2 16, Tiffany Pires 1 0 2, Amy Roqi 1 0 2, Alana Girch 2 2 6, Devin Girch 0 0 0. Totals: 12 4 32.
Housatonic (13-7): Caroline Hurlburt 2 1 5, Sierra O’Niel 1 0 2, Alison Holmes 3 0 6, Emily Geyselaers 4 1 11, Christina Winburn 1 0 2, Madelynn Olownia 2 1 6, Olivia Forstmann 6 1 13, Ella Segalla 0 0 0, Jess Serna 1 0 2. Totals 20 4 47.
Terryville 4 5 15 8 — 32
Housatonic 17 6 9 15 — 47
3-point goals: T — Huria 4. H — Geyselaers 2, Olownia 1.

LEWIS MILLS 40, LITCHFIELD 14
Lewis Mills (11-9): Abby Mills 1 0 2, Lauren Alvarez 0 0 0, Brianna Pelchar 0 0 0, Alyssa Wrabel 5 0 10, Emily Hunt 3 1 7, Brooklyn Murdick 2 1 5, Sami Groleau 0 0 0, Samantha Chadwick 2 4 8, Nikki Ignatowski 0 0 0, Gabby Bagdonas 3 2 8, Grace Annonson , Hannah Rich 0 0 0, Annika Fitzgerald 0 0 0. Totals: 16 8 40.
Litchfield (3-17): Amber Marino 1 0 2, Alexa Guerrera 1 0 2, Anna Conaghan 1 0 2, Rachel Leigh 0 0 0, Sam Brodeur 1 0 2, Ali Davenport 2 0 4, Aileen Lennon 0 0 0, Sam Barnes 0 2 2, Hayden Southard 0 0 0, Olivia Kennedy 0 0 0. Totals 6 2 14.
Lewis Mills 11 9 14 6 — 40
Litchfield 4 6 4 0 — 14
3-point goals: none.

NORTHWESTERN 53, WAMOGO 39
Northwestern (20-0): Gina Weingart 5 1 13, Frankie DeSanti 0 0 0, Skylar Dimartino 0 0 0, Emma Propfe 7 1 16, Addie Hester 2 0 4, Jana Sanden 0 0 0, Morgan Daley 6 0 12, Natalie Lederman 3 0 6, Maddie Hall1 0 2, Sydney Sanden 0 0 0. Totals: 24 2 53.
Wamogo (11-9): Paige Mitchell 0 0 0, Emily Carlson 1 2 4, Cassidy Wilson 3 0 6, Morgan Betti 2 0 6, Christina Roy 0 1 1, Marissa Church 0 0 0, Samantha Sylvester 4 1 11, Alexis Weik 0 0 0, Rose Kelly 5 1 11. Totals: 15 5 39.
Northwestern 12 17 9 15 — 53
Wamogo 8 10 10 11 — 39
3-point goals: NW — Propfe 1, Weingart 2. W — Betti 2, Sylvester 2.

GILBERT 44, SHEPAUG 41
Gilbert (12-8): Jill Wexler 4 0 8, Liz Wexler 1 4 6, Angie Delacruz 2 2 6, Marcela Moreira 4 3 11, Dileysi Sarmiento 2 2 6, Tia Mongitore 0 0 0, Abbey Beecher 1 0 3, Maryellen Marino 0 0 0, Hannah Crowley 2 0 4. Totals: 16 11 44.
Shepaug (6-14): Olivia Moore 6 1 14, Brooke Donaghey 1 0 3, Rachel Andrews 0 0 0, Lucy Puskas 3 2 8, Haylie Lasky 2 0 4, Avery Serra 4 1 12, Abby Harty 0 0 0, Skylar Soletsky 0 0 0. Totals: 16 4 41.
Gilbert 15 12 9 8 — 44
Shepaug 7 9 10 15 — 41
3-point goals: G — Beecher 1. S — Moore 1, Donaghey 1, Serra 3.

WOLCOTT 60, KAYNOR TECH 21
Wolcott (11-9): Emiah Soto 1 0 2, Hannah Francisco 2 2 6, Raven Cody 3 1 7, Samantha Hickey 0 0 0, Morgan Matyoka 1 2 4, Alayna Greene 0 0 0, Jenna Hoban 5 0 11, Jaime Hoban 2 0 4, Mary Louise Barnes 1 0 2, Morgan Kiely 2 2 6, Adrianna Ferrucci 3 3 9, Kailyn Lawlor 1 3 5, Allison LeClerc 2 0 4. Totals: 23 13 60.
Kaynor Tech (5-15): Haley Romaniello 1 0 2, Maggie DeSantis 3 3 9, Toyin Bilewu 1 1 3, Nicole Morris 0 0 0, Se’Raya Steward 0 0 0, Brianna Isaacs 0 0 0, Julia Mongelluzzo 1 0 2, Digna Melendez 0 0 0, Bernie Hernandez 0 0 0, Suolaej Riviere 0 0 0, Antia Ozuna 1 0 2, Claire Feledie 1 0 3. Totals: 8 4 21.
Wolcott 9 16 16 19 — 60
Kaynor Tech 2 6 7 6 — 21
3-point goals: W — Jenna Hoban 1; KT — Feledie 1

HARVEY 50, FORMAN 23
Forman (4-12): Courtney Schullery 3 0 8, Brady Garrity 1 1 3, Grace Miller 2 0 4, Addie Lamond 0 0 0, Annabelle Ford-Rippolone 0 0 0, Kseniya Kotova 2 0 4, Sophia Gadsden 1 0 2, Hailey Strauss 1 0 2, Sarah Kothari 0 0 0, Olivia Minor 0 0 0. Totals: 10 1 23.
Harvey (16-7): Dani Oddo 12 0 31, Julia Mallon 2 0 5, Nikkita Johnson 1 2 4, Ally Walsh 3 2 8,
Sadie Albert 0 0 0, Courtney Warren 0 0 0, Kylene Groff 0 0 0, Sydney Penn 1 0 2. Totals: 19 4 50.
Halftime: Harvey, 34-12.
3-point goals: F — Schullery 2; H — Oddo 7, Mallon 1.

HAND 66, CHESHIRE 37
Cheshire (8-13): Ella Watson 0 0 0, Sara Mulligan 3 0 9, Ariana Perlini 6 0 12, Mia Pulsciano 2 0 5, Mia Juodaitis 3 3 9, Emma Watkinson 0 2 2. Totals: 14 5 37.
Hand (17-4): Sara Wohlgemuth 10 2 23, Emma Sullivan 4 0 9, Gabby Egidio 9 4 22, Hannah Martin 2 2 6, Summer Adams 1 2 4, Anna Beccia 1 0 2. Totals: 27 10 66.
Cheshire 6 8 12 11 — 37
Hand 15 18 22 11 — 66
3-point goals: C — Mulligan 3, Pulisciano 1; H — Wohlgemuth 1, Sullivan 1.

BOYS BASKETBALL
Garrett Sattazahn scored 21 points to lead the Wamogo High boys basketball team to a 46-40 win at Northwestern on Thursday, handing the Highlanders their first Berkshire League loss. Sean Coffey added 13 for the Warriors, who outscored the home team in the final period, 15-10.
Zack Penn had a team-high 13 for the Highlanders (17-1), who could’ve clinched a tie for the BL title with a win.
Lewis Mills 74, Litchfield 47: Josh Schibi had 18 points and seven rebounds and Kyle Alvarez added 15 points, four rebounds, four steals and three blocks for the Spartans. Tripp Melk had 20 points for the Cowboys.
Shepaug 76, Gilbert 55: Kyle LaMay poured in 28 points, including four 3-pointers, Joe Brunelli added 18 and Jack Schneider 11 for the Spartans in the road win. Joe Brugmann led Gilbert with 19 points and Riley Weiss had 11.
Nonnewaug 63, Thomaston 51: James Gengenbach had a monster game of 15 points, 11 rebounds and seven blocks for the Chiefs. Ryan Cleary led Nonnewaug with 20 points and Jarrett Michaels added 15.
Drew Colavecchio led the Bears with a game-high 22 points, with four treys.
Ansonia 54, Oxford 43: Alfonso Smith and Martin Antoine combined for 39 points, including eight 3-pointers, to lead the Chargers in an NVL game in Ansonia. Zach Geffert had 14 points for Oxford.
Notre Dame-Fairfield 85, Pomperaug 53: In an SWC game, Josh Reaves had a game-high 29 points to lead the Lancers. Jason Hirschauer had 13 points with five assists for Pomperaug and Will McDonald had eight rebounds.

GIRLS BASKETBALL
Northwestern 53, Wamogo 39: Emma Propfe scored a game-high 16 points to lead Northwestern and Morgan Daley had 12. Samantha Sylvester and Alexis Weik each had 11 points for Wamogo.
Housatonic 47, Terryville 32: Olivia Forstmann had 13 points and 16 rebounds for the Mountaineers, who also got 11 points from Emily Geyselaers. McKenzie Huria had a game-high 16 for Terryville.
Gilbert 44, Shepaug 41: Marcela Moreira hit for 11 points as the Yellowjackets held off the Spartans’ fourth-quarter rally. Olivia Moore scored 14 and Avery Serra 12 for Shepaug, which outscored the visitors, 15-8, in the final period.
Nonnewaug 43, Thomaston 33: Mary Bibbey led all scorers with 22 points for the Chiefs on the road. Alexa Milius scored 11 points and Emily Root had 10 for the Bears.
Lewis Mills 40, Litchfield 14: Alyssa Wrabel put in 10 points to pace the Spartans on the road.
Oxford 42, Ansonia 29: Kelly Shpak had a game-high 15 points to lead the Wolverines in the final NVL regular-season game.

KOLBE CATHEDRAL 65, POMPERAUG 61
Pomperaug (15-6): Karli Opalka 12 1 25, Megan Todhunter 8 0 18, Maggie Lee 3 3 11, Allison McCormick 0 0 0, Claudine Legato 3 1 7, Molly Flanagan 0 0 0. Totals: 26 5 61.
Kolbe Cathedral (15-6): Beatriz Honorio 2 0 4, Gracen Kerr 8 5 24, Aniyah Pettway 2 0 5, Trinity Stackhouse 0 1 1, Trinity Bravo 8 3 21, Brianna Meekins 4 2 10. Totals: 24 11 65.
Pomperaug 15 18 15 13—61
Kolbe Cathedral 10 14 18 23—65
3-point goals: P—Todhunter 2, Lee 2; K—Kerr 3, Bravo 2, Pettway 1.

WOLCOTT TECH 31, VINAL TECH 12
Wolcott Tech (5-15): Lizeth Estevez 1 0 2, Teja Petersen 4 0 8, Allysia Ruggiero 1 0 2, Sarah Roussis 0 0 0, Katie Benedict 5 0 13, Summer Moulthrop 0 0 0, Katiusca Delacruz 2 0 4, Abigail Hanlon 0 0 0, Rachel Heaney 0 0 0, Heather Squeglia 0 0 0, Michaela Scully 0 0 0, Mckenzi Wheaton 1 0 2. Totals: 14 0 31.
Vinal Tech (1-18): Hailey Fowler 2 1 5, Jalena Diaz 0 0 0, Stevie Ricci 1 0 3, Abi Young 2 0 4, Amanda French 0 0 0, Iame Chiby 0 0 0, Nayelis Melendez 0 0 0. Totals: 5 1 12.
Wolcott Tech 2 8 8 13—31
Vinal Tech 4 0 6 2—12
3-point goals: W—Benedict 3; V—Ricci 1.

LEWIS MILLS 44, GILBERT 38
Lewis Mills (12-9): Abby Mills 0 2 2, Lauren Alvarez. 0 0 0, Alyssa Wrabel. 1 2 4, Emily Hunt 0 0 0 Brooklyn Murdick 3 2 9, Sam Chadwick 10 2 22, Nikki Ignatowski 0 0 0 Gabby Bagdonas 2 2 7. Totals: 16 10 44
Gilbert (12-9): Jill Wexler 2 2 8, Liz Wexler 2 4 9, Angie Delacruz 2 0 4, Marcela Moreira 5 2 14, Dileysi Sarmiento 1 1 3, Tia Mongitore 0 0 0, Abbey Beecher 0 0 0, Maryellen Marino 0 0 0, Sydney Kolosky 0 0 0. Totals: 12 9 38.
Gilbert 8 9 8 13—38
Lewis Mills 9 11 8 16—44
3-point goals: G—Moreira 2, J. Wexler 2, L. Wexler 1; LM—Murdick 1, Bagdonas 1.

HOLY CROSS 53, WCA 37
WCA (10-11): Janelle Goodman 1 0 2, Alyssah Chouinard 4 4 14, Taylor Dunn 0 0 0, Shynia Moore 1 0 2, Leila Lazaro 2 0 4, Michalyn Vaichus 0 0 0, Jonna Pierce 0 0 0, Armani Weaver 0 0 0, Kendra McPherson 1 1 3, Shyra Fisher 4 1 10, LaTavia Parker 0 0 0, Chelyse Joseph 0 0 0, Mysta Ortiz 0 0 0, Alexus Lee 2. Totals: 14 6 37.
Holy Cross (19-2): Julia Mecca 2 0 5, Allie Brown 2 0 5, Hannah Brown 0 0 0, Jenna Mowad 0 0 0, Lizzy Diorio 0 0 0, Meah Austin 9 3 21, Devan Eason 1 0 2, Ashley Davis 0 0 0, Jasmine Thorpe 0 0 0, Ja’Lin Waters 3 0 8, Aiyana Ward 4 2 10, Meghan Mazzatto 1 0 2, Alyssa Hebb 0 0 0. Totals: 22 5 53.
WCA 3 13 15 6 —37
Holy Cross 8 17 17 11—53
3 point goals: WCA—Fisher 1, Chouinard 2. HC—Mecca 1, A Brown 1, Waters 2.

SACRED HEART 71, SEYMOUR 49
Seymour (14-7): Kolby Sirowich 2 2 7, Alyssa Johnson 2 0 5, Alyssa Cosciello 0 0 0, Sydnie Drezek 4 0 11, Morgan Teodosio 3 3 9, Jacey Cosciello 0 0 0, Grace Hayes 7 3 17. Totals: 18 8 49.
Sacred Heart (16-5): Aamya Rivera 5 1 11, Adalena Francis 0 2 2, Jenna Madigan 2 3 7, Treasure Coleman 6 7 20, Hayley Tucker 5 0 14, Mikayla Mobley 4 1 12, Trista Caron 0 1 1, Nevaeh Jones 2 0 4, Kayleigh O’Donnell 0 0 0, Savanna Diogostine 0 0 0, Ava Mullin 0 0 0, Katherine Brown 0 0 0. Totals: 22 15 71.
Seymour 18 4 20 7—49
Sacred Heart 21 19 10 21—71
3-point goals: S—S. Drezek 3, Sirowich 1, A Johnson 1. SH—Tucker 4, Mobley 3, Coleman 1.

NAUGATUCK 50, CROSBY 38
Crosby (13-8): Erica Soares 3 0 6, Shyan Perez 1 3 6, Leyda Colon 0 0 0, Tiahna Pulliam 8 0 16, Destiny Parris 0 0 0, Gloria Vergeli 3 2 10, Destiny Cancel 0 0 0. Totals: 15 5 38.
Naugatuck (18-3): Alexis Woods 1 0 2, Alyana Sosa 7 6 21, Bridget Rosikiewicz 3 0 6, Hailey Deitelbaum 4 0 8, Brielle Behuniak 0 0 0, Alyssa McNeil 0 0 0, Mia Rotatori 2 0 5, Hailey Russell 0 0 0, Shannon Burns 2 0 6, Alyssa Roberts 1 0 2. Totals: 20 6 50.
Crosby 16 8 5 9—38
Naugatuck 11 10 14 15—50
3-point field goals: C—Vergeli 2, Perez 1. N—Burns 2, Sosa 1, Rotatori 1.

WOLCOTT 49, ST. PAUL 39
Wolcott (12-9): Emiah Soto 0 1 1, Kalani Rodriguez 0 0 0, Raven Cody 12 3 31, Samantha Hickey 4 0 8, Jenna Hoban 0 1 1, Morgan Kiely 1 0 2, Kailyn Lawlor 0 3 3. Adrianna Ferrucci 0 2 2, Sam Riviezzo 0 1 1. Totals: 17 11 49.
St. Paul (17-4): McKenzie Gauthier 0 3 3, Aidrianna Lopez 1 3 5, Molly Hooks 0 0 0, Morgan Kolb 1 0 2, Jade Udoh 4 1 9, Lindsey O’Bright 3 0 8, Catherine Ciampi 1 4 6, Oliva Heslin 2 0 4, Kailyn Bielecki 1 0 2, Megan Fortier 0 0 0, Brie Giantonio 0 0 0. Totals: 13 11 39.
Wolcott 11 12 14 12—49
St. Paul 4 12 7 16—39
3-point field goals: W—Cody 4. SP—O’Bright 2.

NONNEWAUG 40, THOMASTON 30
Thomaston (10-11): Alexa Sanson 3 0 7, Kaitlyn Root 0 0 0, Alexa Milius 2 1 6, Mackenzie Doyle 1 0 3, Emily Root 3 1 9, Anna Colavecchio 1 0 2, Emma Kahn 0 0 0, Sydney Stevenson 0 0 0, Evan Doyle 1 0 3, Caitlin Magnuson 0 0 0, Megan Guay 0 0 0. Totals: 11 2 30.
Nonnewaug (14-7): Mary Bibbey 3 7 14, Ashley Hennessey 0 0 0, Jen Charette 1 3 5, Maddie Woodward 5 1 11, Tori. Maclean 2 2 6, Isabella Mancini 0 0 0, Abby Scheurich, 1 0 2, Nicole Mercer 1 0 2. Totals: 13 13 40.
Thomaston 13 5 3 9—30
Nonnewaug 7 11 12 10—40
3-point goals: N—Bibbey 1; T—E. Root 2, Milius 1, M. Doyle 1, E. Doyle 1.

NORTHWESTERN 50, SHEPAUG 35
Shepaug (7-14): Avery Serra 4 0 11, Brooke Donaghey 3 3 10, Oliva Moore 3 3 9, Haylie Lasky 1 0 2, Abigail Harty 1 0 2, Lucy Puskas 0 1 1, Sarah Caprilozzi 0 0 0, Brooke Mercier 0 0 0, Skylar Soletsky 0 0 0. Totals: 12 7 35.
Northwestern (20-1): Addie Hester 8 3 19, Morgan Daley 6 1 13, Natalie Lederman 0 6 6, Emma Propfe 2 0 4, Gina Weingart 2 0 4, Jana Sanden 0 2 2, Sydney Sanden 0 0 0, Skylar Dimartino 1 0 2, Madison Hall 0 0 0, Frankie DeSanti 0 0 0. Totals: 19 12 50.
Shepaug 7 4 17 7—35
Northwestern 14 12 15 9—50
3-point goals: S—Serra 3, Donaghey 1; NW—none.

HOUSATONIC 56, WAMOGO 39
Wamogo (11-10): Paige Mitchell 0 0 0, Emily Carlson 1 0 3, Cassidy Wilson 3 1 7, Justine Lago 0 0 0, Morgan Betti 4 0 11, Christina Roy 2 3 8, Marissa Church 0 0 0, Samantha Sylvester 2 0 6, Alexis Weik 0 0 0, Rose Kelly 2 0 4. Totals: 14 4 39.
Housatonic (14-7): Caroline Hurlburt 1 2 4, Sierra O’Niel 4 5 14, Alison Holmes 5 2 12, Emily Geyselaers 6 3 16, Christina Winburn 0 0 0, Madelynn Olownia 2 2 6, Olivia Forstmann 2 0 4, Ella Segalla 0 0 0. Totals: 20 14 56.
Wamogo 7 8 13 11—39
Housatonic 17 14 7 18—56
3-point goals: W—Betti 3, Sylvester 2, Carlson 1, Roy 1; H—Geyselaers 1, O’Niel 1.

CHASE 65, MARVELWOOD 18
Marvelwood (5-11): Dumitrascu 3 1 7, Lorusso 2 0 4, Lorusso 1 0 3, Ortiz 1 0 2, Masina 0 0 0, Tamai 0 0 0, Brown 0 0 0, Zheng 0 0 0, Latimer 1 0 2. Totals: 8 1 18.
Chase (8-8): Maddie Patrick 10 1 21, Sam Crone 4 1 9, Sam Dassatti 3 2 8, Emma Denihan 4 0 8, Phoebe DeRiu-Crowley 3 0 6, Grace Frohock 2 0 4, Jill Carleton 1 1 3, J. Francisco 1 0 2, Jill Knies 1 0 2, Mina Zeng 0 0 0, Meris Rosenburg 0 0 0, Angelene Guglielmo 0 0 0, Ali Dassatti 0 0 0. Totals: 30 5 65.
Halftime: Chase, 42-9.
3-point goals: M—Lorusso 1; C—none.

ETHEL WALKER 56, WESTOVER 43
Ethel Walker (11-8): Hannah Iwaskiewicz 8 7 24, Zellie Frigo 1 0 3, Nora Griffiths 2 5 9, Imani Baptiste 0 0 0, Kristen Emory 3 0 8, Reagan Kerecz 3 5 12. Totals: 17 17 56.
Westover (9-7): Madison Burns 0 0 0, Katie Protzmann 0 0 0, Ellie Dunn 3 2 8, Gabbie Dunn 6 2 15, Natalie Calo 1 0 2, Kayla Surajnoth 4 3 12, Chaylee McAdam 1 0 2, Tegan McBride 0 0 0, Grace Bollard 0 0 0. Totals: 17 7 43.
Halftime: EW, 25-20.
3-point goals: EW—Iwaskiewicz 1, Frigo 1, Emory 2; W—G. Dunn 1, Surajnoth 1.

Kris Manfreda scored a team-high seven points and Lauren Pelosi added five as the Taft School girls basketball team fell to Northfield Mount Hermon, 47-27, in the final of the Northeast 8 Tournament played at Deerfield Academy in Deerfield, Mass., on Sunday. Silke Milliman tallied a game-high 14 points for the winners.

Taft fell into a 20-4 hole to open the game but cut the gap to 27-20 early in the second half before Northfield Mount Hermon put the game out of reach.

The Rhinos reached the final by toppling Phillips Andover, 49-35, in the seminfals earlier in the day. Natalie Hodak and Kayla Robinson each scored 12 points to lead Taft. Pelosi added 10 points. Amara Chidom contributed nine rebounds and three steals.

NORTHEAST 8 TOURNAMENT FINAL

NORTHFIELD MOUNT HERMON 47, TAFT 27

Taft (15-6): Anna Csigirinszkij 0-0-0, Anna Koziol 0 0 0, Natalie Hodak 1 2 4, Kris Manfreda 3 0 7, Amara Chidom 1 2 4, Juliana Yamin 2 0 5, Kayla Robinson 1 0 2, Sam Chan 0 0 0, Lauren Pelosi 2 0 5, Maggie O’Leary 0 0 0. Totals: 10 4 27.

NMH (16-4): Allie Lopes 4 2 12, Grace Heeps 2 0 5, Silke Milliman 5 1 14, Erin Kumler 1 0 2, Bella Ceseretti 2 0 5, Molly O’Brien 4 0 9. Totals: 18 3 47.

3-point goals: T-Manfreda 1, Yamin 1, Pelosi 1. NMH-Milliman 3, Lopes 2, Heeps 1, Ceseretta 1, O’Brien 1.

NORTHEAST 8 TOURNAMENT SEMIFINAL

TAFT 49, PHILLIPS ANDOVER 35

Taft (15-5): Anna Csigirinszkij 0 0 0, Anna Koziol 0 0 0, Natalie Hodak 4 2 12, Kris Manfreda 1 0 3, Amara Chidom 2 4 8, Juliana Yamin 1 0 2, Kayla Robinson 5 2 12, Sam Chan 1 0 2, Lauren Pelosi 4 0 10, Maggie O’Leary 0 0 0. Totals: 18 8 49.

Phillips Andover (6-12): Emily Hardy 0 1 1, Victoria Kadiri 1 0 2, Hannah McGrath 7 0 15, Brooklyn Wirt 0 0 0, Claire Brady 2 0 4, Cassidy Musco 4 2 10, Janneke Evans 0 2 2, Molly Katarincic 0 1 1. Totals: 14 6 35.

3-point goals: T-Hodak 2, Pelosi 2, Manfreda 1. PA-McGrath 1.

By Jason Levy

WATERBURY – Treasure Coleman was the busiest athlete in the Naugatuck Valley League on Saturday.

The Sacred Heart junior hit the mats at Crosby High just after 11 a.m. for the NVL cheerleading championship. When the routine ended, she had to bolt over to Holy Cross High as the Hearts were getting ready to play Seymour in the NVL tournament quarterfinals at 12:45 p.m.

“I woke up at 5:30 (Saturday) morning, and I got ready to go to my (cheerleading) competition at Crosby,” Coleman said. “That’s a longer process then the basketball. I had to sit there and wait a while, it was tiring too. Then I competed and I had to come straight from cheerleading, drive over (to Holy Cross) quick, get here for (noon) and get ready to play and warm up.”

[This post contains video, click to play]

Coleman’s lack of energy after the cheer competition was evident on the basketball court. She picked up two quick fouls in the first quarter, and a third early in the second quarter. After resting on the bench, she stepped up in the second half. Coleman scored 14 of her team-leading 20 points in the fourth quarter (to go with seven steals and three assists) in a 71-49 win.

“It’s very tiring, I had to go to bed really early,” Coleman said. “(For) cheerleading I was wide awake, but then as soon as I came to (Holy Cross), the first quarter I was just tired. I think that’s why I got those fouls. I got my rest on the bench and I came back in and just did what I had to do.”

Sacred Heart cheerleading coach Michelle Mattaboni considers Coleman a valuable asset due to her athleticism and infectious positive attitude.

“She has so much natural talent that she just loves to be out here performing, so she’s up and ready to go whenever we tell her to,” Mattaboni said. “So to go from cheerleading to basketball, that’s easy for her.”

Coleman has been playing basketball and cheerleading since she was six, but Saturday was the first time she had to do both on the same day. She considers cheerleading a riskier sport.

“I’m a flyer, so I’m up in the air and you have to depend on someone to catch you – you don’t know what’s going to happen,” Coleman said. “Basketball is a contact sport, but you can avoid (the contact). In cheerleading you really cant.”

1 of 5

WESTOVER 58, CANTERBURY 45
Westover (10-7): Madison Burns 0 2 2, Katie Protzman 3 1 8, Ellie Dunn 0 0 0, Gabbie Dunn 10 13 30, Natalie Calo 0 0 0, Kayla Surajnoth 2 6 11, Mia Izzi 1 0 2, Maddie Hurtgen 1 0 2, Chaylee McAdam 0 3 3, Tegan McBride 0 0 0, Grace Bollard 0 0 0. Totals: 17 22 58.
Canterbury (7-10): Jacalyn Pugliese 1 1 4, Anna Oeser 2 9 13, C.C. Poli 2 0 4, Than ViDans 0 0 0, Emma Gambardella 0 0 0, Meghan LeBlanc 5 1 14, Brigida Caruso 0 1 1, Kasey Celniker 0 0 0, Molly Clancy 4 1 9. Totals: 14 13 45.
Halftime: W, 30-23.
3-point goals: W—G. Dunn 1, Protzmann 1; C—LeBlanc 3, Pugliese 1.

SACRED HEART 54, HOLY CROSS 42
Sacred Heart (17-5): Aamya Rivera 5 1 12, Jenna Madigan 0 0 0, Treasure Coleman 6 13 26, Hayley Tucker 1 0 2, Mikayla Mobley 2 6 11, Trista Caron 1 1 3, Nevaeh Jones 0 0 0. Totals: 15 21 54.
Holy Cross (19-3): Julia Mecca 1 0 3, Allie Brown 1 0 3, Hannah Brown 0 0 0, Jenna Mowad 0 0 0, Lizzy Diorio 0 0 0, Meah Austin 4 1 9, Devan Eason 2 0 4, Jasmine Thorpe 0 0 0, Ja’Lin Waters 1 0 2, Aiyana Ward 6 2 14, Meghan Mazzatto 2 1 5, Alyssa Hebb 0 2 2. Totals: 17 4 47.
Sacred Heart 9 13 17 15—54
Holy Cross 6 5 17 14—42
3-point goals: SH—Rivera 1, Coleman 1, Mobley 1. HC—Mecca 1, A. Brown 1.

NAUGATUCK 45, WOLCOTT 36
Wolcott (12-10): Emiah Soto 0 0 0, Kalani Rodriguez 0 0 0, Raven Cody 7 2 20, Samantha Hickey 1 2 4, Jenna Hoban 2 2 6, Alayna Greene 0 0 0, Morgan Kiely 0 1 1, Kailyn Lawlor 2 1 5, Adrianna Ferrucci 0 0 0, Sam Riviezzo 0 0 0. Totals: 12 8 36.
Naugatuck (19-3): Alexis Woods 3 0 6, Alyana Sosa 3 3 9, Bridget Rosikiewicz 1 0 2, Hailey Deitelbaum 3 1 7, Brielle Behuniak 0 0 0, Mia Rotatori 2 0 5, Shannon Burns 5 2 16, Alyssa Roberts 0 0 0, Evelyn Siaz 0 0 0. Totals: 17 6 45.
Wolcott 4 10 7 15—36
Naugatuck 13 8 13 11—45
3 point goals: W—Cody 4. N—Burns 4, Rotatori 1.

CHASE 41, WOOSTER 38
Wooster (4-13): McCutcheon 5 3 13, Reid 6 0 13, Shorten 5 0 10, Nicoletti 1 0 2, Lopes 0 0 0. Totals: 17 3 38.
Chase (10-8): Sam Crone 4 0 8, Sam Dassatti 3 1 8 , Angelene Guglielmo 1 0 2, Phoebe DiRiu-Crowley 5 0 10, Maddie Patrick 2 9 13, Emma Denihan 0 0 0, Jilly Carelton 0 0 0, Meris Rosenburg 0 0 0. Totals: 15 10 41.
Halftime: C, 19-14.
3-point goals: W—Reid 1; C—Dassatti 1.

TAFT 51, MISS PORTER’S 38
Taft (15-6): Lauren Pelosi 4 2 12, Kayla Robinson 5 4 14, Juliana Yamin 2 0 6, Amara Chidom 1 2 4, Kris Manfreda 2 3 9, Natalie Hodak 2 0 6, Sam Chan 0 0 0, Anna Koziol 0 0 0, Anna Csigirinszkij 0 0 0, Maggie O’Leary 0 0 0. Totals: 16 11 51.
Miss Porter’s (8-11): Callie Godfrey 5 3 13, Julia Teti 0 0 0, Kyla Gallagher 6 2 14, Delaney Nwachukwu 0 0 0, Ama Bartkiewcz 5 0 13, Lila Conners 0 0 0, Sarah Zukowski 0 0 0. Totals: 16 5 38.
3-point goals: T—Pelosi 2, Hodak 2, Manfreda 2, Yamin 2; M—Bartkiewcz.

NONNEWAUG 47, HOUSATONIC 40
Nonnewaug (15-7): Mary Bibbey 4 2 10, Ashley Hennessey 0 0 0, Jen Charette 5 0 13, Tori Maclean 1 9 11, Riley Becker , Nicole Mercer 0 0 0, Abby Scheurich 1 1 3, Maddie Woodward 2 2 6, Isabella Mancini 1 1 4, Courney Rowland 0 0 0. Totals: 14 15 47.
Housatonic (14-8): Caroline Hurlburt 0 0 0, Sierra O’Niel 7 2 16, Alison Holmes 2 1 5, Emily Geyselaers 4 1 10, Christina Winburn 0 0 0, Madelynn Olownia 0 0 0, Olivia Forstmann 4 1 9. Totals 17 5 40.
Nonnewaug 11 13 10 13—47
Housatonic 12 11 9 8—40
3-point goals: N—Charette 3, Mancini 1; H—Geyselaers 1.

NORTHWESTERN 35, LEWIS MILLS 32
Lewis Mills (12-10): Abby Mills 1 0 3, Alyssa Wrabel 1 0 2, Brooklyn Murdick 2 0 5, Samantha Chadwick 5 1 12, Gabby Bagdonas 3 4 10. Totals 12 5 32.
Northwestern (21-1): Skylar DiMartino 0 2 2, Emma Propfe 1 0 2, Addie Hester 3 0 6, Morgan Daley 4 0 8, Natalie Lederman 6 1 13, Gina Weingart 2 0 4, Jana Sanden 0 0 0. Totals 16 3 35.
Lewis Mills 12 8 7 5—32
Northwestern 4 14 7 10—35
3-point goals: LM—Murdick 1, Mills 1, Chadwick 1. NW—none

BY JASON LEVY

WATERBURY — No matter who won Wednesday night, a long Naugatuck Valley League championship drought was set to be broken. When the dust settled, the Sacred Heart High girls basketball team earned a win four decades in the making.

The fourth-seeded Hearts took an early lead and held on for dear life for a 44-37 victory over No. 3 Naugatuck at Kennedy High’s Jack Taglia Gymnasium for their first NVL title since 1976.

“I think the (Sacred Heart) administration is more excited than I am,” coach Ron Picard said.

Tournament MVP Treasure Coleman was the driving force for the Hearts (18-5). After being held scoreless in the first quarter, she finished with a game-high 18 points, along with 10 rebounds (five offensive) and six steals. Aamya Rivera added 12 points.

“I was a little tired, to be honest, but I woke up once the game started,” Coleman said. “In the moment, I was just trying to get in every play, running all over the place and doing what I had to do.”

Bridget Rosikiewicz helped the Greyhounds (19-4) stay in the NVL final with 15 points and 11 boards (five offensive).

Sacred Heart led by as much as 26-14 with five minutes left in the third quarter while Naugy got as close as 27-22 with 1:19 remaining in the frame. The Greyhounds never got closer than seven points in the fourth quarter.

“I’m pretty impressed that as good a team Sacred Heart is, we held them (to 44 points),” Naugatuck coach Gail Cheney said. “I thought we played really well. Our shots weren’t falling in the first half, but this is the first time that these girls have experienced anything like this. I couldn’t be more proud of what they’ve done this year. To make it to the final, it says something about them.”

It was a far different game than the season-opener for both teams, a 51-23 win for the Hearts.

“Naugatuck is no pushover,” Picard said. “(Cheney) did a great job with Naugatuck. We played them in the first game and we rolled right over them. But this game here, we had to work to win. She did a great job.”

Coleman seemed to be involved in every play on offense and defense for Sacred Heart. Whenever Naugatuck got close, Coleman found her way to the basket to give the Hearts a more comfortable lead as they were determined to be the team that returned the NVL title to Sacred Heart.

“It’s extremely important (for the program),” Coleman said. “Everybody depends on our boys to win something, but it feels good for a change for the girls to win something.”

There is more work to be done for both teams in the state tournament. Naugatuck, the fifth seed in Class L, hosts No. 28 Branford in the first round while Sacred Heart, No. 6 in Class S, hosts No. 27 Ellis Tech. Both games are Tuesday at 7 p.m.

“I think we’re going to do well in the states,” Picard said. “We have three (potential) home games. I think we will do well in those home games. If we beat Thomaston in the (second round), we will take care of business.”

SACRED HEART 44, NAUGATUCK 37
Sacred Heart (18-5): Aamya Rivera 4 2 12, Adalena Francis 0 0 0, Jenna Madigan 2 0 4, Treasure Coleman 8 2 18, Hayley Tucker 1 1 4, Mikayla Mobley 2 1 6, Trista Caron 0 0 0, Nevaeh Jones 0 0 0, Kayleigh O’Donnell 0 0 0. Totals: 17 6 44.
Naugatuck (19-4): Alexis Woods 0 1 1, Alyana Sosa 1 5 7, Bridget Rosikiewicz 6 3 15, Hailey Deitelbaum 0 0 0, Brielle Behuniak 0 0 0, Mia Rotatori 2 0 5, Shannon Burns 3 1 9. Totals: 12 10 37.
Sacred Heart 13 8 8 15 — 44
Naugatuck 7 5 10 15 — 37
3-point goals: SH — Rivera 2, Tucker 1, Mobley 1; N — Burns 2, Rotatori 1.

TAFT 56, BERKSHIRE 31
Berkshire (12-8): Gomez 0 5 5, Harty 0 2 2, Bartel 0 0 0, Smith 2 1 5, McEwen 0 2 2, Carter 0 0 0, Helmke 5 6 17. Totals 7 16 31.
Taft (17-6): Anna Csigirinszkij 0 0 0, Anna Koziol 1 0 2, Natalie Hodak 2 1 5, Kris Manfreda 3 0 8, Amara Chidom 3 1 7, Juliana Yamin 4 0 11, Kayla Robinson 3 2 8, Sam Chan 2 0 4, Lauren Pelosi 4 0 10, Maggie O’Leary 0 1 1. Totals: 22 5 56.
3-point goals: T — Yamin 3, Pelosi 2, Manfreda 2; B — Helmke 1.

WILBRAHAM & MONSON 57, CHESHIRE ACADEMY 38
Cheshire Academy (16-9): Liv Redding 2 1 5, Des Parker 1 1 3, Audrey Allen 2 1 5, Araceli Gonzalez 6 1 13, Kyla Raccio 5 1 12, Ashley Nadeau 0 0 0, Nia Hubbard 0 0 0, Liv Redding 0 0 0. Totals 16 5 38.
WM: Ahna Parker 4 2 12, A.J. Washington 4 1 10, Alex Garrison 3 0 6, Kayla McKwvah 11 7 29, Ashley Ambrosino 0 0 0, Ingrid Salvador 0 0 0. Totals: 22 10 58.
Halftime: WM 27-19.
3-point goals: CA — Raccio 1; WM — Perkins 1, Washington 1Of note: Gonzalez 6 rebounds, 4 steals; Allen 8 rebounds, 4 steals; Raccio 5 steals.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Raheem Solomon scored 23 points and Isiah Gaiter added 22 as the Sacred Heart High boys basketball team crushed Oxford, 93-46, on Wednesday night to win its 100th consecutive game against Connecticut teams.
Hunter Keller had nine points to lead the Wolverines.
Wolcott Tech 50, O’Brien Tech 42: Chris Speaker scored 20 points and Nick Barney added 18 for the Wildcats in Ansonia. Ben Cook chipped in with 10. Santiago Llanos had 13 points and Jamesyn Brothers had 14 for the Condors.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Taft 56, Berkshire 41: Juliana Yamin had 11 points and four assists and Lauren Pelosi added 10 points and four assists for Taft on Senior Day.
ICE HOCKEY
New Fairfield-Immaculate 4, Watertown-Pomperaug 2: Troy Harwell and Drew Mancini each scored one goal while Ryan Fleming made 18 saves for the Indians in the loss.

[This post contains video, click to play]

WOODLAND 53, PLATT TECH 23
Woodland (9-12): Katie Sirowich 2 2 6, Haley Andrews 5 0 10, Eliza Smith 8 0 16, Paige Resnick 0 0 0, Jenna Palmieri 1 0 2, Ava DeLucia 4 1 9, Jillian Barbarito 2 2 6, Elyana Beutel 0 2 2, Natalie Miranda 0 0 0, Allyson Kolani 1 0 2. Totals: 23 7 53.
Platt Tech (9-13): Jeida Reyes 1 0 2, Alana Cacimano 2 0 4, Jaclyn Mitchell 1 0 2, Jenitea Irizarry 4 4 13, Carrigan McDaniel 1 0 2. Totals: 9 4 23.
Woodland 10 15 18 10—53
Platt Tech 4 4 7 8—23
3-point goals: P—Irizarry 1.

NORTHWESTERN 58, NONNEWAUG 41
Nonnewaug (15-8): Mary Bibbey 7 2 16, Jen Charette 4 1 10, Tori Maclean 1 0 2, Maddie Woodward 5 3 13, Nicole Mercer 0 0 0, Monica Untiet 0 0 0, Ashley Hennessey 0 0 0, Ally Mauro 0 0 0, Courtney Rowland 0 0 0, Emily Wisniewski 0 0 0, Abby Scheurich 0 0 0, Isabella Mancini 0 0 0. Totals: 16 6 39.
Northwestern (22-1): Frankie DeSanti 1 0 2, Sydney Sanden 0 0 0, Skylar DiMartino 0 1 1, Emma Propfe 5 5 16, Addie Hester 4 3 11, Madison Hall 0 0 0, Jana Sanden 0 0 0, Morgan Daley 2 2 6, Natalie Lederman 3 1 7, Gina Weingart 6 0 15. Totals: 21 12 58.
Nonnewaug 8 15 9 9—41
Northwestern 16 11 14 17—58
3-point goals: N—Charette 1. NW — Propfe 1, Weingart 3.

CHESHIRE ACADEMY 50, WESTOVER 39
Westover: Gabbie Dunn 8 8 25, Ellie Dunn 0 0 0, Mia Izzi 2 0 4, Katie Protzmann 0 1 1, Maddie Burns 0 1 1, Kayla Surjanoth 2 1 6, Teagan McBride 1 0 2. Totals: 13 11 39.
Cheshire Academy (17-9): Liv Redding 2 0 4, Des Parker 1 1 5, Bri Bavaro 2 0 5, Jane Golden 1 0 2, Audrey Allen 6 2 14, Rachel Abraham 1 0 2, Ashley Nadeau 3 0 7, Araceli Gonzalez 2 2 6, Kyla Raccio 2 0 5, Nia Hubbard 0 0 0. Totals: 21 5 50.
Halftime: 31-13 CA
3-pointers: W—G. Dunn 1, Surjanoth 1; C—Bavaro 1, Nadeau 1, Raccio 1.

HARVEY 61, CHASE COLLEGIATE 47
Harvey: Oddo 12 4 32, Johnson 6 3 16, Mallon 2 3 7, Albert 2 0 4, Warren 1 0 2, Walsh 0 0 0, Ogg 0 0 0, Groff 0 0 0, Penn 0 0 0. Totals: 23 10 61.
Chase (10-9): Phoebe DeRiu-Crowley 6 2 14, Sam Dassatti 5 1 12, Angelene Guglielmo 3 3 9, Maddie Patrick 3 2 8, Meris Rosenburg 1 0 3, Sam Crone 0 1 1, Jill Carleton 0 0 0, Grace Frohock 0 0 0. Totals: 18 9 47.
3-point goals: H—Oddo 4, Johnson 1; C—Dassatti 1, Rosenburg 1.

NOBLE AND GREENOUGH 66, TAFT 34
Taft (18-7): Lauren Pelosi 4 2 12, Kayla Robinson 3 1 7, Juliana Yamin 0 0 0, Amara Chidom 2 1 5, Kris Manfreda 0 0 0, Natalie Hodak 4 2 10, Sam Chan 0 0 0, Maggie O’Leary 0 0 0, Anna Koziol 0 0 0, Anna Csigirinszkij 0 0 0. Totals: 13 4 34.
Noble: Marnelle Garraud 3 2 9, Lauren Keenan-Gallagher 2 0 6, Adia Maund 1 0 2, Ashley Ducharne 3 0 6, Carline Ducharne 6 4 19, Hannah Bean 2 0 5, Sydney Jones 5 0 12, Pia Singleton-Eriyo 2 0 4, Kiley Flynn 1 0 3. Totals: 25 6 66.
Halftime: Noble, 41-14.
3-point goals: T — Pelosi 2; N — Bean 1, Keenan-Gallagher 2, Jones 2, Flynn 1.

Nicole Lukens netted a game-high 23 points to lead No. 6-ranked Rocky Hill to a 62-44 win over Seymour on Thursday in a Class M second-round girls basketball game.
Sydnie Drezek led the Wildcats (15-8) with 13 points and Kolby Sirowich had eight.
Rocky Hill is 18-4.
Stonington 41, St. Paul 32: Katie Hall scored five of her eight points in the fourth quarter as Stonington pulled away for the Class M second-round win in Bristol.
Izzy Yarnell led Stonington (15-6) with 12 points. Adriana Lopez and Lindsay Albright each had seven for St. Paul (18-5).

By STEVE BARLOW

WINSTED – Gilbert School girls basketball coach Gerry Hicks had two objectives in the Yellowjackets’ first-round Class S tournament game against Bloomfield on Monday night.

One: Win the game. Two: Get Liz Wexler her 1,000th career point.

The senior guard entered what could have been her final game needing 17 points, three more than her season average, to reach the milestone.

“I was worried, especially after her last two league games when she didn’t score much,” said Hicks. “I told my assistant she’s not coming out against Bloomfield.”

No worries. Wexler eclipsed 1,000 points on a 3-pointer in the first half and scored 31 on the night to lead Gilbert to a 55-48 win. She has 1,014 career points for the Yellowjackets, who will host Trinity Catholic in the second round Saturday night.

Wexler became only the seventh girl at Gilbert to achieve 1,000 points. Ellen Geraghty tops the school’s all-time list with 1,839.

“What kind of sets her apart is her size,” said Hicks, who started as JV coach at Gilbert in 1981 and has coached six of the seven. “The rest were 5-foot-7 and above. She’s the smallest (5-3) and had to work extra hard on her game to get to 1,000.”

Wexler, whose motor rarely idles on the court, stood 5-3 and jumped center on her fifth-grade team. A high school growth spurt never arrived, so she has relied on fast breaks and 3-pointers for most of her output.

“The players I played with will be my friends forever.” — Liz Wexler

Her teammates, especially sister/point guard Jill Wexler, know how to get her the ball in the right spots. “Especially this year’s team, we’ve played together a lot,” said Wexler.

She led the Berkshire League in scoring as both a freshman (19.5 ppg.) and a senior (14.1), and would have gotten to 1,000 sooner if she hadn’t suffered a broken leg in a soccer game and missed all but one game (two points) of her sophomore season.

Before Wexler’s arrival, Gilbert won four games in four seasons and hadn’t been to the state tournament in eight years. In her time, the Yellowjackets have been to states all four seasons, even when she was injured.

“She was the catalyst who pushed us up and over,” said Hicks.

Here’s what Wexler, who will play next year at Division III Roger Williams, is proudest of: “My freshman year, we made the Berkshire League and state tournaments and we made them every year after that. And the players I played with will be my friends forever.”

BY KEVIN ROBERTS

WATERBURY — The shots weren’t dropping for the No. 6 Sacred Heart High girls basketball team Saturday, and especially not for No. 11 Old Lyme during their Class S second-round state tournament game at Alumni Hall.

Defense will always keep a team in the game, however, and the Hearts played good ‘D.’ Combined with the speed of Sacred Heart, it was enough for a 38-20 victory and a second straight berth in the state quarterfinals.

The Hearts will play the winner of No. 3 Putnam vs. No. 14 Lyman Memorial on Thursday at the higher seed. Putnam and Lyman Memorial play Monday in Putnam.

“We weren’t making the shots we were taking,” Sacred Heart coach Ron Picard said.
Some nights, the shots just don’t go in. The Hearts still ran their offense, and they found openings closer to the hoop.

“They were patient throughout the whole game,” Picard said of his players.
Sacred Heart drove into the teeth of the Old Lyme zone in the halfcourt, then looked to run off turnovers and missed shots.

“We have girls that can get to the basket,” Picard said. “(Old Lyme’s Jordan Lewis and Madeline Zrenda) were their best players, and we got them in foul trouble because we attack.”

The three-guard lineup of Aamya Rivera, Treasure Coleman and Mikayla Mobley kept getting to the rim. Rivera led the way with 13 points, Coleman had 12 and Mobley added nine. Hayley Tucker was the only other Heart to score and had four points.

BY MARK JAFFEE

At a late Thursday afternoon practice, Gerry Hicks reminded his Gilbert School girls basketball team of a piece of history.

“The last time Gilbert was in the quarterfinals was 1998,” noted Hicks. “We lost the game (to New Fairfield, 66-48). It was so long ago and no one remembers it except me.”

Now 20 years later, the 15th-seeded Yellowjackets have another chance when they visit No. 10 Sport Medical Science Academy in Hartford tonight at 6 in a Class S quarterfinal.

Liz Wexler, who recently scored her 1,000th career point, is the only senior on the roster for Gilbert.

“This is a new experience for them, and they’re very excited and enjoying the moment,” said Hicks. “They know that you don’t get too many chances and are real happy to be in this spot. They’re looking forward to the challenge.”

Hicks was glad to get in a practice Thursday after Wednesday’s storm.

“Two days off would have been really bad,” said Hicks. “I think it gave us a chance to work on some things. (SMSA) is a fairly good matchup. We’re both about the same aize.”

After road wins over Portland (42-40) and Parish Hill (39-28), No. 17 seed Wamogo also looks to make it three wins in a row tonight at 7 at Coginchaug in Durham in another Class S quarterfinal.

Wamogo coach Kerri Stolle was also glad her team could get in the gym Thursday to sharpen some skills.

“We needed to get a good amount of touches and get shots up,” said Stolle. “Coginchaug is definitely a talented team, 1 to 5. All of their guards shoot well.”

After scouting the Blue Devils, Stolle was especially impressed by point guard Virginia Benbow and guard Carly Lane, along with 6-foot-3 freshman Jessica Berens.

“(Berens) finishes well around the basket,” said Stolle. “On defense, we will have to be firing on all cylinders. Communication will be the biggest key, offensively and defensively. We’ve gotten better as the season has gone on. Our message to the team was to believe in each other.”

Offensively, Stolle feels the Warriors have balance, which should help.

“Early in the season, I saw a bunch of pieces (of the puzzle),” said Stolle. “We don’t necessarily have a standout. We do have it all together. When you look at our box scores, we have a different (top scorer) every night.”