KENNEDY 62, WILBY 36
Kennedy (5-13): Vivian Bunker 2 2 6, Amaryllies Rivera 5 1 11, Phoebe Cossette 0 0 0, Aniyyah Watson 6 0 12, Javilet Soto 7 0 17, Shyan Perez 2 0 4, Francielys Comas 0 0 0, Anijah Godfrey 3 0 8, Nicole Wilmot 1 0 2, Victoria Soto 1 0 2. Totals: 27 3 62.
Wilby (1-18): Solmary Perez 1 0 3, Jonaira Garcia 8 1 23, Amiyah Venanzi 0 0 0, Joelys Rodriguez 0 0 0, Sarai Hernandez 0 0 0, Angelica Tirado 0 0 0, Jynia Gibbs 0 0 0, Jiselle Dandridge 0 0 0, Jhoana Huambutzara 0 0 0, Lizzy Thomas 0 0 0, Maliyah Parker 5 0 10. Totals: 14 1
3-point goals: W — Garcia 6, Perez 1 Kennedy: Soto 3, Godfrey 2.

WOODLAND 55, BULKELEY 42
Woodland (6-12): Hana Bojka 4 2 10, Andra Bojka 3 0 7, Jillian Barbarito 4 0 9, Gabby Mastropietro 6 3 17, Ava DeLucia 2 0 4, Joanna Emin 0 0 0, Kylie Bulinski 2 0 4, Eayna Beutel 1 0 2, Chelsea Donovan 0 0 0, Paige Resnick 1 0 2. Totals: 23 5 55.
BulkEley (0-17): Analiz Torres 5 2 12, Yadelis Gonzalez 1 0 3, Shania Benson 5 0 11, Cassandra Garriga 4 0 8, Katelyn Oquendo 3 0 6, Zolyeka Solzezil 0 0 0, Adrianna Mercado 1 0 2. Totals: 19 2 42.
Woodand 16 16 17 6
Bulkeley 9 11 10 12
3-point goals: W—Mastropietro 2, A. Bojka 1, Barbarito 1; B—Gonzalez 1, Benson 1.
Of note: Mastropietro 4 steals; Barbarito 3 blocks.

BRISTOL EASTERN 57, ROCKY HILL 40
Rocky Hill (8-11): Bella Montalvo 2 0 4, Corrin Stabile 0 2 2, Nikki Lukens 4 11 19, Julia Dibattista 2 1 5, Olivia Augeri 1 0 2, Annie White 0 4 4, Lordina Onyina 1 0 2, Aleksa Peterson 1 0 2. Totals: 11 18 40.
Bristol Eastern (12-7): Paige McLaughlin 1 2 5, Meredith Forman 1 0 2, Ciara Collins 3 5 11, Cali Doyon 2 2 6, Sage Scarritt 1 0 2, Jordan Ouellette 10 4 24, Avery Arbuckle 3 0 6, Julia Gettings 0 1 1. Totals: 21 14 57.
Rocky Hill 12 5 10 13 — 40
Bristol Eastern 8 17 20 12 — 57
3-point goals: BE—McLaughlin 1; RH—none.

TAFT 53, HOTCHKISS 30
Taft (12-4): Sophie Webb 2 0 4, Maggie O’Leary 0 0 0, Anna Csigirinszkij 1 0 2, Natalie Hodak 5 1 15, Lauren Villanueva 2 0 4, Anna Koziol 2 0 5, Kayla Robinson 6 3 15, Elise Moreira 1 0 2, Tessa Graebner 1 0 2, Celine Anyaegbunam 2 0 4. Totals: 22 4 53.
Hotchkiss (5-10): Riley Henshaw 0 3 3, Maggie Smith 0 1 1, Sadie Gould 0 1 1, Jordyn Harrison 4 0 8, Harper Resati 0 1 1, Harper Pertechnik 2 0 5, Tricia Hewitt 3 0 7, Scout McKibben-Baier 2 0 4. Totals: 11 6 30.
Halftime: Taft 28-12
3-point goals: T — Hodak 4, Koziol 1. H — Pertechnik 1, Hewitt 1.

CHASE COLLEGIATE 50, MASTER’S 32
Master’s: Victoria Medwinter 3 1 10, Piper Embrey 0 0 0, Nicole Allen 1 0 2, Tianna Parnther 3 1 7, Nora Metcalfe 0 0 0, Autumn White 0 0 0, Lauren Sabia 6 1 13. Totals: 13 3 32
Chase: Loren Tuck 2 1 5, Maya Tucker 1 1 3, Eliza Slevinsky 1 0 2, Mina Zeng 0 0 0, Meris Rosenberg 0 0 0, Ella Atkins 4 0 8, Angelene Guglielmo 2 0 4, Emma Denihan 1 1 3, Sherly Xiao 0 0 0, Maddie Patrick 10 5 25, Karen Sun 0 0 0, Vicky Wan 0 0 0, Jill Knies 0 0 0, Ali Dassatti 0 0 0. Totals: 21 8 50.
Halftime: Master’s, 26-19.
3-point goals: M — Medwinter 3

Kathryn Rodrigues of Wolcott won the 1,600 meters (5:12.75) and the 3,200 meters (11:24.60) at the Class M indoor track and field championships at Floyd Little Athletic Center Saturday.
Watertown’s Kelsey DeJesus was third in the pole vault (9 feet) and teammate Emma Zaccagnini came in sixth in the 300 meters (43.68) and sixth in the 600 meters (1:42.63).
Watertown’s 4×400 relay of Emily Gursky, Kaitlynn Thrall, Malina LaCapra and Zaccagnini was sixth (4:22.69).
In the shot put, Sydney Mello of Lewis Mills was second (39 feet, 2 inches).
In trhe Class M boys meet, Aidan O’Connor of Lewis Mills win the pole vault (14 feet).
Watertown’s Keith Caouette was fourth in the 600 meters (1:26.97) and the Indians’ 1,600 sprint medley of Ian Judd, Joseph Skowronski, Caouette and Johnathan Polletta was fifth (3:51.96).
In the 3,200 meters, Nicholas Bendtsen of Wolcott was sixth (10:00.48).
BOYS BASKETBALL
Derby 51, Bristol Eastern 31: Jahwan Cody had 15 points to lead the Red Raiders in nonleague game in Bristol as they qualified for CIAC postseason in the final regular-season game.
Chase Collegiate 77, Marvelwood 69: Anthony Molina netted 29 points to lead the Highlanders.
Rafael Mahario and Jaiden Paniagua scored 17 and 15 points, respectively.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Kennedy 62, Wilby 36: Javilet Soto scored a team-leading 17 points for the Eagles.
Amaryllies Rivera had 11 points for Kennedy and Aniyyah Watson chipped in with 12.
Jonaira Garcia scored 23 points, including six 3-pointers for Wilby.
Woodland 55, Bulkeley 42: Gabby Mastropietro scored a game-high 17 points to pace the Hawks. Hana Bojka chipped in 10.
Bristol Eastern 57, Rocky Hill 40: Jordan Ouellette led all scorers with 24 points to pace the Lancers.
Ciara Collins added 11 points.
Taft 53, Hotchkiss 30: Natalie Hodak and Kayla Robinson each had 15 points for visiting Taft.
Chase Collegiate 50, Master’s 25: Sophomore Maddie Patrick poured in a game-high 25 points and added nine rebounds and Ella Atkins had a team-high seven steals for the Highlanders, who rallied from a 26-19 halftime deficit. Chase outscored Master’s, 31-6, in the second half.
RIFLERY
North Haven 946, Crosby 642: Bulldogs captain Hunter Aubrie shot a 158 and Christean Crespo compiled a score of 139 in a match at Blue Trail Range in Wallingford.

By MARK JAFFEE

The much anticipated Berkshire League girls basketball rematch is upon on as first place Housatonic Valley visits second place Northwestern tonight with the regular season in the final week.

The Mountaineers (17-1 overall, 16-0 in league) can grab the title outright with a win. They beat the Highlanders, 37-32, in the first meeting on Jan. 2. Since then, Northwestern (17-1 overall, 15-1 BL) has reeled off 11 consecutive wins.

Northwestern coach Fred Williams is impressed with the entire Mountaineers’ lineup, which includes 5-foot-11 freshman center Sydney Segalla.

“They’re a very balanced team. I wasn’t surprised that they are undefeated (in the BL). Anyone can light it up (offensively).” — NW coach Fred Williams

In the first meeting, Williams acknowledged that his team shot poorly from the field and foul line, and also recorded too many turnovers.

“But you have to give Housatonic’s defense for that,” said Williams, who noted his team scored two points in the second quarter and only three points in the third quarter. “We have to do a better job of passing the ball and hope we are ready.”

Housatonic coach Steve Dodge said his team is “super excited about the opportunity. We know what it means and the title is in our hands.”

The last time Housy won the title was in 2017 when it shared the crown with Thomaston.

The only blemish on the Mountaineers’ slate came last week, a 46-34 nonleague decision at New Fairfield. Housy rebounded with a 48-24 win over Gilbert and narrowly edged Lewis Mills, 39-37, last Friday.

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“The loss to New Fairfield grounded the girls,” said Dodge. “They are a solid, deep team. We faced a stronger, deeper team with more speed. We learned a lot. We came back with a huge win against Mills and gained momentum.”

Keeping the momentum will tough against the Highlanders.

“Northwestern has good balance with low-post and guard play and you can’t key on a certain player,” said Dodge. “We have to be balanced on defense. They have a lot of weapons.”

The Mountaineers finish the regular season Thursday against visiting Terryville while Northwestern plays in the final game at Wamogo in Litchfield on Thursday.

The first round of the BL Tournament is Saturday.

The Highlanders have only three seniors: co-captains Emma Propfe and Sydney Sanden, along Harley Jasmin. The Mountaineers have six seniors: Caroline Hurlburt, Sierra O’Niel, Brierley Lloyd, Anna Coon, Christina Winburn and Madelynn Olownia.

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There is a big game in the Berkshire League Monday night when Northwestern hosts Housatonic with a league championship on the line.

The teams have already met once this season with the Mountaineers gaining a home win very early in the new year.

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If Housatonic wins Monday night it will earn the outright BL title for the first time since 1997-98. Housy did share the title with Thomaston in 2016-17.

Here are the teams’ scoring leaders:

State tournament

No matter what happens Monday night (or in the BL tournament next week), both Housatonic and Northwestern will be high seeds in the state tournament.

Here is where they stand as the week begins:

BY STEVE BARLOW

WINSTED — The six seniors on the Housatonic High girls basketball team were around two years ago when the Mountaineers shared the Berkshire League championship with Thomaston.

But none of them had even been born the last time Housy won the title by itself. It was the pre-Twitter, pre-Instagram, pre-Hoop Zone era. Yes, it’s been that long.

But after his team had dominated Northwestern, 41-20, on Monday night to wrap up the school’s first outright BL crown since 1998, coach Steve Dodge said he thought this was possible when the season tipped off.

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“I have five, six tremendous athletes — no superstars, but they all wanted to play. They all loved the game,” Dodge explained.

None of the Mountaineers average double figures in scoring, but someone always seems to have the hot hand. On Tuesday at the Highlanders’ home, it was senior guard Christina Winburn (17 points) and freshman center Sydney Segalla (11) who provided the oomph on offense.

But it was the defense that won the game. Northwestern, the defending BL champion, shot 7-of-46 from the floor, a rim-rattling 15 percent. The Highlanders also turned the ball over 32 times while scoring a season-low.

“We were really focused on two players, Emma Propfe and (Natalie) Lederman,” explained Winburn. “They were the big threats and we had to shut them down. Defense was more our concern than offense.”

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Lederman had a team-high nine points, but Propfe finished with just five, nearly 10 points below her average. Junior Skylar DiMartino, Northwestern’s other double-figure scorer, had only four points.

“We wanted to get them out of their style of play,” Dodge said. “It seemed to work. They never seemed to get in a rhythm.”

Housatonic (18-1 overall, 17-0 BL) sputtered on offense in the first quarter, too, leading 6-4. But Winburn scored six of her 17 points in the second period to pace Housy to a 21-10 halftime lead. Northwestern (17-2, 15-2 with both losses to Housy) was never able to threaten in the second half.

“They shot well. They defended well and, to be honest, it looked like they wanted it more than we did,” Northwestern coach Fred Williams said. “Once we dug ourselves the hole that we did, we couldn’t get out of it.

“It was just a situation where we weren’t ready and they were. They’re definitely the best team in the league, no question about it.”

HOLY CROSS 50, OXFORD 40
Holy Cross (14-4): Jasmine Thorpe 1 3 5, Allie Brown 2 1 5, Alyssa Hebb 1 3 5, Hannah Brown 4 0 10, Jenna Mowad 2 0 4, Maeve Perrone 0 0 0, Cayla Howard 3 0 6, Nadia Grahm 1 0 2, Jalen Waters 4 0 10, Ashley Daves 1 1 3. Totals: 19 8 50.
Oxford (10-10): Kelly Shpak 4 2 14, Molly Sastram 3 2 8, Molly Smith 2 0 6, Paige Davis 1 3 5, Maddie Smith 0 0 0, Maddie Sastram 0 0 0, Jess Kondic 1 5 7. Totals: 11 12 40.
Holy Cross 11 7 17 15—50
Oxford 5 21 6 8—40
3-point goals: HC—H. Brown 2, Waters 2. O—Shpak 4, Mo. Smith 2.

SACRED HEART 64, KENNEDY 40
Sacred Heart (17-3): Hayley Tucker 9 0 21, Aamya Rivera 5 1 12, Paige Carroll 6 2 16, Mikayla Mobley 3 1 9, Emily Ronalter 1 2 4, Stephanie VanDozer 1 0 2. Totals: 25 6 64.
Kennedy (5-14): Vivian Bunker 3 3 9, Amaryllies Rivera 5 0 11, Phoebe Cossette 2 0 5, Aniyyah Watson 1 1 4, Javilet Soto 3 0 6, Shyan Perez 1 0 3, Francielys Comas 1 0 2. Totals: 16 4 40.
Sacred Heart 23 11 15 15—64
Kennedy 15 5 9 11—40
3-point goals: SH—Tucker 3, Mobley 2, Rivera 1, Carroll 1. K—Watson 1, Rivera 1, Cossette 1, Perez 1.

TORRINGTON 34, DERBY 32
Derby (5-15): Cristina Carloni 3 3 9, Devina Lopez 0 0 0, Kekeana McBroom 2 1 5, Taylor Seno 1 4 6, Precious Perez 0 0 0, Madison Koval 2 1 5, Kiara Swilling 1 0 2, Lucy Lane 2 2 6, Isabelle Chevarella 1 2 4, Emily Borowski 0 0 0.Totals: 10 12 32.
Torrington (2-18): Alyssa Maraia 7 3 21, Marissa Burger 0 0 0, Susie Navin 0 2 2, Alicia Caskey 0 1 1, Olivia Smith 0 0 0, Leah Darby 0 0 0, Kate Mooney 5 0 10, Alessandra Chiravolo 0 0 0, Maddie McLaughlin 0 0 0. Totals: 12 6 34.
Derby 7 6 13 6—32
Torrington 6 9 7 12—34
3-point goals: T—Maraia 4.

WCA 53, SEYMOUR 38
WCA (10-10): Jannelle Goodman 4 1 9, Zaria Esscoffrey 0 0 0, Elenia Cuapio 0 0 0, Chelyse Joseph 2 0 4, Diane Samaroo 3 0 8, Taylor Dunn 5 3 16, Leila Lazaro 4 2 6, Jordynn Torres 0 0 0, Jonna Pierce 3 0 6, Latavia Parker 0 0 0, Shanice Martin 0 0 0. Totals: 21 6 53.
Seymour (13-7): Kolby Sirowich 4 4 12, Alyssa Cosciello 0 0 0, Megan Condo 4 1 9, Sydnie Drezek 3 1 8, Morgan Teodosio 0 2 2, Jacey Cosciello 1 0 2, Izzy Calabro 1 0 2, Arlinda Peraj 0 1 1, Kiley Drezek 0 2 2. Totals: 13 10 38.
WCA 8 16 18 11 — 53
Seymour 10 9 7 12 — 38
3-point goals: S — S. Drezek 1, Condo 1, WCA — Samaroo 2, Dunn 3.

ANSONIA 45, WOLCOTT 24
Wolcott (6-14): Emiah Soto 1 0 2, Hannah Francisco 2 0 4, Alison Leclerc 2 0 4, Adriana Ferrucci 1 2 4, Vlora Alka 2 1 5, Kalani Rodriguez 2 0 4, Emma Dadonna 0 1 1. Totals: 10 4 24.
Ansonia (15-4): Liz Wilson 3 3 9, Larissa Rodriguez 1 0 3, Arianna Blackwell 1 0 2, Tatianna Shuler 0 0 0, Hailey Bellido 0 0 0, Jayda Sanchez 4 0 8, Lilly Romanowski 1 0 2, Jojo Sanchez 5 0 12, Natasha Rivera 4 1 9, Isra Hanaif 0 0 0. Totals: 19 4 45.
Wolcott 6 6 8 4—24
Ansonia 13 8 14 10—45
3-point goals: A—Jo. Sanchez 2, Rodriguez 1.
Of note: A—Wilson 7 assists, 4 rebounds.

WOODLAND 50, WILBY 18
Wilby (1-19): Solmary Perez 3 0 8, Jonaira Garcia 1 0 3, Amiyah Venanzi 0 0 0, Joelys Rodriguez 0 0 0, Taylor Saunders 3 1 7, Jynia Gibbs 0 0 0, Jiselle Dandridge 0 0 0, Jhoanna Hvambutzara 0 0 0, Sarai Hernandez 0 0 0, Angelica Tirado 0 0 0. Totals: 7 1 18.
Woodland (7-12): Elayna Beutal 2 0 4, Chelsea Donovan 1 2 4, Gabby Mastropietro 0 4 4, Kylie Bulinski 2 0 4, Allyson Koliani 0 0 0, Paige Resnick 0 0 0, Hana Bojka 4 1 10, Andra Bojka 4 0 9, Jenna Palmerie 0 1 1, Ava Delucia 0 0 0, Riley Kane 1 0 2, Jillian Barbarito 5 0 10, Joanna Emin 1 0 2. Totals: 20 8 50.
Wilby 5 0 3 10—18
Woodland 19 20 6 1—50
3-point goals: Wi.—Perez 2, Garcia 1. Wo.—H. Bojka 1, A. Bojka 1.

HOUSATONIC 41, NORTHWESTERN 20
Housatonic (18-1): Tori Dodge 0 0 0, Emma Walsh 0 0 0, Caroline Hurlbert 23 7, Sierra O’Niel 1 2 4, Brierly Lloyd 0 0 0, Sydney Segalla 4 3 11, Ella Segalla 0 0 0, Christina Winburn 8 0 17, Madelynn Olownia 1 0 2, Totals: 15 8 41.
Northwestern (17-2): Francesca DeSanti 0 0 0, Emma Cameron 0 0 0, Sydney Sanden 0 0 0, Skylar DiMartino 2 0 4, Emma Propfe 2 1 5, Emily Munson 0 0 0, Harley Jasmin 0 0 0, Natalie Lederman 3 3 9, Jana Sanden 0 2 2, Totals: 7 6 20.
Housatonic 6 15 10 10 — 41
Northwestern 4 6 9 1 — 20
3-point goals: H — Winburn 1. NW — none.

LITCHFIELD 42, TERRYVILLE 39
Terryville (2-15): Jordan Conklin 3 0 6, Lauren Jacobs 4 1 11, Amy Roqi 2 6 10, Tiffany Pires 1 0 2, Zoe Zappone 0 6 6, Alivia Cote 2 0 4, Taylor Barnett 0 2 2. Totals: 12 15 39.
Litchfield (3-15): Rachel Leigh 4 0 11, Sami Brodeur 1 0 3, Anna Conaghan 1 0 2, Jeremina Prenoveau 0 0 0, Allie Davenport 3 0 6, Aileen Lennon 1 0 2, Molly Lennon 3 2 8, Kadija Crapo 4 2 11. Totals: 17 4 42.
Terryville 8 8 9 14—39
Litchfield 9 15 5 14—42
3-point goals: L—Leigh 3, Broduer 1, Crapo 1.

SHEPAUG 47, THOMASTON 29
Shepaug (9-9): Lucy Puskas 1 8 11, Brooke Donaghey 2 6 10, Haylie Lasky 2 0 4, Abigail Harty 7 1 18, Eilish Crossley 0 0 0, Rachel Andrews 1 0 2, Marissa Perachi 1 0 2. Totals: 14 15 47.
Thomaston (8-10): Erin Fainer 0 0 0, Emily Root 0 1 1, Megan Guay 2 0 5, Sydney Stevenson 0 0 0, Evan Doyle 1 0 3, Sydnee Eggleton 3 1 7, Emma Kahn 2 2 6, Kaya Johnson 0 0 0, Emma Sanson 3 1 7, Aurelia Barker 0 0 0. Totals: 11 5 29.
Shepaug 9 8 14 16—47
Thomaston 11 8 4 6—29
3-point goals: S—Harty 3, Puskas 1. T— Doyle 1, Guay 1.
Of note: S—Puskas 6 rebounds, 3 assists; Harty 6 rebounds.

NONNWAUG 41, LEWS MILLS 33
Nonnewaug (11-8): Nicole Mercer 1 2 5, Maddie Woodward 1 3 5, Abby Scheurich 1 1 3, Tori Maclean 3 8 15, Ashley Hennessey 3 3 9, Monica Untiet 0 0 0, Emily Wisniewski 0 0 0, Courtney Rowland 0 0 0.Totals: 11 17 41.
Lewis Mills (11-8): Sammy Chadwick 7 2 19, Emily Hunt 1 2 4, Lauren Alvarez 1 0 2, Annika Fitzgerald 0 0 0, Brianna Pelchar 0 0 0, Chloe Brzoska 0 0 0, Grace Annonson 0 0 0, Alisia Prisco 0 1 1. Totals: 12 5 33.
Nonnewaug 4 14 9 14—41
Lewis Mills 5 10 9 9—33
3-point goals: N—Mercer 1, Maclean 1. LM—Chadwick 3, Mills 1.

POMPERAUG 49, KOLBE CATHEDRAL 42
Pomperaug (15-5): Marina Lambiase 0 0 0, Alex Rafferty 3 0 9, Jada Stietzel 0 1 1, Molly Flanagan 2 2 6, Maggie Lee 2 4 9, Cara McGettigan 8 8 24, Sydney Lounsbury 0 0 0. Totals: 15 15 49.
Kolbe (17-3): Beatriz Honorio 0 0 0, Gracen Kerr 5 0 13, Aniyah Pettway 0 1 1, Brianna Meekins 3 0 6, Mishell Pringle 5 1 11, Robin Selitte 0 0 0, Shaniya Stancil 2 3 7, Trinity Stackhouse 0 0 0. Totals: 15 7 42.
Pomperaug 6 21 14 8 — 49
Kolbe 9 8 14 11 — 42
3-point goals: K — Kerr 3; P — Lee 1, Rafferty 3.
Highlights: Lambiase 7 assists, 6 steals.

CHASE 47, GUNNERY 43
Chase: Maddie Patrick 7 2 16, Loren Tuck 5 3 13, Maya Tucker 1 0 3, Eliza Slevinsky 0 1 1, Ella Atkins 3 0 6, Angelene Guglielmo 4 0 8, Emma Denihan 0 0 0, Sherly Xiao 0 0 0, Ali Dassatti 1 0 3. Totals: 20 6 47.
Gunnery: Remay Pemba 7 0 16, Marley Berano 4 1 10, Gianna Russillo 2 0 5, Cailin Kessman 1 0 2, Lenaijah Ferguson 4 0 8, Grace McEneaney 1 0 2. Totals: 19 4 43.
Halftime: C—23-19
3-point goals: C—Tucker 1. G—Berano 1.
Of note: C—Patrick 13 rebounds; Tuck 7 steals.

KAYNOR TECH 49, O’BRIEN TECH 23
O’Brien Tech: Gianna Bacchiocchi 2 0 4, Brianna Cole 3 0 6, Aaliyah Sanchez 2 0 5, Nahlia Colon 0 0 0, Amaya Hernandez 1 0 2, Amaya DeVillegas 2 0 6, Angela Luna 0 0 0.Totals: 10 0 23.
Kaynor Tech (7-12): Antia Ozuna 3 0 6, Danielle Salvati 4 0 9, Krystiana Gonzalez 5 0 10, Toyin Bilewu 1 2 4, Bernie Hernandez 2 1 5, Nizyrie Martinez 2 0 6, Se’Raya Steward 4 1 9. Totals: 21 4 49.
O’Brien Tech 2 12 3 6—23
Kaynor Tech 10 18 11 10—49
3-point goals: OT—Colon 2, Sanchez 2. KT—Martinez 2, Salvati 1.

WOLCOTT TECH 35, WINDHAM TECH 27
Wolcott Tech (11-8): Katelyn Benedict 3 0 6, Katiusca De La Cruz 5 0 10, Summer Moulthrop 3 0 6, Victoria Smith 1 1 3, Teja Petersen 1 2 4, Abigail Williams 1 0 2, Kylee Bryant 0 0 0, Sierra Doyle 2 0 4. Totals: 16 3 35.
Windham Tech (7-13): Dionna Roberts 1 0 2, Claudia Koiva 1 0 2, Brie Macha 2 3 7, Lindsay DeMarchi 0 1 1, Paola Rodriguez 5 4 15. Totals: 9 8 27
Wolcott Tech 8 17 6 4—35
Windham Tech 10 4 2 11—27
3-point goals: Wi.T—Rodriguez 1
Of note: Abigail WIlliams 11 rebounds.

BRISTOL EASTERN 63, BRISTOL CENTRAL 28
Bristol Central (4-16): Allison Jessie 0 2 2, Erika Santilli 1 1 3, Gwenyth Torreso 0 1 1, Kayla Beaulieu 1 3 5, Ashley Watson 4 3 11, Liandra Roldan 0 2 2, Laney Maher-Darden 1 2 4. Totals: 7 14 28
Bristol Eastern (13-7): Paige McLaughlin 3 0 6, Meredith Forman 5 0 12, Ciara Collins 6 2 17, Cali Doyon 1 0 2, Sage Scarritt 2 0 4, Jordan Ouellette 6 0 12, Avery Arbuckle 2 0 5, Julia Gettings 2 0 4, Grace Dematto 0 1 1. Totals: 27 3 63
Bristol Central 0 15 5 8—28
Bristol Eastern 22 22 14 5—63
3-point goals: BE—Forman 2, Collins 3, Arbuckle 1.

Pomperaug 49, Kolbe Cathedral 42: Cara McGettigan had a game-high 24 points and Marina Lambaise chipped in with seven asissts and six steals for the Panthers in the final regular-season game in Bridgeport.

WCA 53, Seymour 38: In Seymour, the Spartans were led by 16 points from Taylor Dunn. Kolby Sirowich had 12 points for Seymour.

Holy Cross 50, Oxford 40: Hannah Brown and Jalen Waters scored 10 points each to lead the Crusaders. Kelly Shpak scored a game-high 14 points for the Wolverines.

Sacred Heart 64, Kennedy 40: Hayley Tucker led all scorers with a game-high 21 points for the Hearts. Paige Carroll chipped in 16 points and Aamya Rivera had 12. Amaryllies Rivera scored 11 points for the Eagles.

Torrington 34, Derby 32: Suzie Navin hit two free-throws for the lead with 11 seconds to go for the Raiders. Alyssa Maraia led all scorers with 21 points. Kate Mooney added 10 points.

Ansonia 45, Wolcott 24: Jojo Sanchez led the Chargers with a game-high 12 points. Liz Wilson added nine points.

Woodland 50, Wilby 18: Hana Bojka and Jillian Barbarito scored 10 points each for the Hawks.

Nonnewaug 41, Lewis Mills 33: Tori Maclean led the Chiefs with a team-high 15 points. Sammy Chadwick led all scorers with 19 points, reaching 1,000 career points for the Spartans.

Litchfield 42, Terryville 39: Rachel Leigh and Kadija Crapo scored 11 points each to lead the Cowboys. Lauren Jacobs had a team-high 11 points for the Kangaroos and Amy Roqi added 10.

Shepaug 47, Thomaston 29: Abigail Harty led the Spartans with a game-high 18 points. Lucy Puskas added 11 points and Brooke Donaghey had 10.

Westover 59, Christian Heritage 32: Kayla Surajnoth led the Wildcats with 14 points. Meghan Bottino added 12 points.

Chase 47, Gunnery 43: Maddie Patrick scored a team-high 16 points for the Highlanders. Loren Tuck added 13 points.

Wolcott Tech 35, Windham Tech 27: Katiusca De La Cruz led the Wildcats with 10 points.

Bristol Eastern 63, Bristol Central 28: Ciara Collins led the Lancers with a game-high 17 points. Jordan Ouellette and Meredith Forman added 12 points each. Ashley Wastons scored a team-high 11 points for the Rams.

Sacred Heart Academy 49, Cheshire 44: Mia Juodaitis led the Rams with 12 points. Grace Lurz added 10 points.

Here are the NVL girls hoop scoring leaders through Monday night’s games:

By JOE PALLADINO

The Naugatuck Valley League girls basketball championship tournament tips off on Saturday. The eight-team field is set. The matchups are not.

The games begin at 11 a.m. at Holy Cross High School’s Tim McDonald Gymnasium on Ed Generali Court. Admission is $5 and the price is good for all four games. Yes, you can buy lunch, too.

The seeds are set one through six. One more game is needed to determine Nos. 7 and 8.  

The top seed is St. Paul Catholic. The Falcons went 18-0 in NVL games. Sacred Heart, the defending champion, is No. 2. The Falcons and Hearts do not yet know their opponents.

The final NVL regular season girls game has Watertown at Crosby on Thursday at 5 p.m. A victory puts the Indians at No. 7 and they’d play the Hearts. A defeat moves the Indians to No. 8 and a matchup with the Falcons. Oxford will be seven or eight, based on the Watertown result. 

Holy Cross is the No. 3 seed, and the red-hot Crusaders have won nine straight. Ansonia, the Copper Division champions, at four and Naugatuck at five, play the opening game at 11 a.m., and a better 4-5 game cannot be found. Seymour is No. 6 and the first-round opponent is Holy Cross. Just to remind you, the Wildcats beat Cross back in December.  

Here is the schedule for the NVL girls basketball tournament:

The season has ended for the Torrington High girls basketball team. The Raiders’ record was 2-18. This followed a 5-15 season in 2017-18. Torrington failed to make the CIAC state tournament for two straight seasons. A search through the CIAC state tourney brackets tells us that the last time that happened was 1983 and 1984.

BY JOE PALLADINO

This defies description. It is a matter of numbers. The girls program had 10 players this season. Last season it was 17.

When we sent out preseason preview forms, a number of coaches lamented that program numbers were down. That fact was never more apparent than during the city basketball jamboree back in December.

The city teams have often struggled with numbers, but this seemed stark: During a time out the Crosby girls surrounded then-coach Phil Lott, while the Crosby cheerleaders took the floor to rah-rah for the Bulldogs. There were 10 Crosby basketball players in the huddle. The Crosby cheerleaders had a fully stocked squad of 24.

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Are numbers down for all girls basketball teams? Well, some. In Watertown, Jason Hurdle has 17 players. The Indians do not have a freshman team. In the best of times, Watertown had 25 girls in uniform according to former coach Ed Lopes. Hurdle said his biggest roster in five seasons as head coach was 22. The team lost athletes to indoor track. Yes, there are fewer basketball players, but it hardly seems like a program crisis.

The crisis is in Torrington. Numbers were precariously low in recent seasons for girls soccer and girls basketball. Head basketball coach Mike Fritch was stunned when only 10 girls turned out. For one of the most successful girls basketball programs in NVL history, this was shocking. The Raiders have played in the NVL tournament final eight times in nine seasons, from 2007 to 2015, winning twice.

“We typically had 20 to 25 girls,” Fritch said. “I have never seen anything like this in my 26 years. It is beyond explanation.”

Perhaps the shock is that we’re shocked. Kids have more athletic opportunities, in school and out. The days of the three sport star are over; specialization is in. Remember too, 15 years ago NVL schools showed up at the indoor track championships in a station wagon. Now, teams arrive in bus loads. It is wonderful, but, those kids had to come from somewhere.

The drop in Torrington, though, is extreme. In soccer, Mario Longobucco had no more than 17 players the last two seasons, and most had never played the game before.

The standard excuses these days are video games, jobs and a hypnotic fascination with social media. But as Fritch noted, more kids have crossed over to indoor track, cheerleading and dance. Again, nothing wrong with that at all.

Enrollment also plays a part. In 2012-13, the Torrington High enrollment was 1,103. In 2018-19, that number is 866. Torrington athletic director Mike McKenna said that kids have more academic options, and also, “Our big issue is the number of kids that leave the district from eighth to ninth grade,” he said.

In June of 2018, 349 students graduated from Torrington Middle School, but only 274 went on to the high school.

And remember this: The Torrington school board eliminated middle school athletics for two years. The programs were cut in 2016-17 and 2017-18.

Brilliant idea.

“We cut sports for two years,” said Torrington Middle School athletic director Mike Fritch, that’s Mike Fritch the Younger.

The middle school programs returned this year. Fritch said that 150 athletes competed in the fall of 2016 in boys and girls soccer, volleyball and boys and girls cross country. The numbers were 120 this past fall season. There are currently 30 boys and girls basketball players, he said.

“Hopefully, with the teams back the numbers in girls sports will improve,” said Fritch the Younger.

Fritch the Elder said there are good players in the middle school, “But the issue becomes, will they come to the high school? Year in and year out we have produced some of the best kids in the league and played in some of the great games,” Fritch said. “We have great passion on this team. They’ll run through the wall for me. I only have 10 kids, but they want to be here.”

“Is it parental?” asked Fritch. “Is it coaching at the lower levels? If I knew I’d be a genius and I wouldn’t have this problem. But we will be better for it. We go to work every day, and work hard, and teach, and teach some more.”

And wait, patiently, for athletes to walk through the gymnasium door.

NVL tourney bracket

BL tourney: The BL girls tourney also starts on Saturday, although times and locations are not set. The top seed is newly-crowned champion Housatonic Valley, and Northwestern is No. 2. Most of the BL seeds are still to be determined. 

SWC tourney: The South-West Conference girls tourney begins with quarterfinal action Friday night and Pomperaug could be either at home or on the road, depending on what happens in final regular season games.

The Panthers are coming off a big road win over Kolbe Cathedral Monday night, 49-42.

Here is how Pomperaug has fared this season against likely SWC tourney teams:

Winner moves on: It’s a big game in Beacon Falls Wednesday night, as 7-12 Woodland Regional hosts 7-12 Kaynor Tech. The winner earns a spot in the Class M postseason field. 

The Hawks have won three of their last four games to set up this post-season showdown. The Panthers have won five of their last six games to get within one game of the tourney.   

Game time is 7 p.m.

GILBERT 47, TERRYVILLE 35
Terryville (2-17): Jordan Conklin 1 1 3, Lauren Jacobs 5 0 10, Amy Roqi 5 0 14, Tiffany Pires 0 1 1, Zoe Zappone 2 1 5, Alyssa Thibodeau 0 0 0, Alivia Cote 0 0 0, Taylor Barnett 1 0 2. Totals: 14 3 35.
Gilbert (13-6): Marcie Moreira 7 2 17, Jill Wexler 3 0 8, Angelina Delacruz 0 0 0, Abby Beecher 3 1 7, Ajla Gutic 0 0 0, Samantha Lukowski 1 0 3, Leslie DeSanti 0 0 0, Madison Fritch 0 0 0, Dileysi Sarmiento 6 0 12. Totals: 20 2 47.
Terryville 11 11 8 5—35
Gilbert 13 9 14 11—47
3-point goals: T—Roqi 4. G—Wexler 2, Moreira 1, Lukowski 1.

SHEPAUG 45, WAMOGO 34
Wamogo (5-14): Paige Mitchell 1 0 2, Jona Mucka 0 3 3, Cassidy Wilson 5 1 11, Justine Lago 2 1 5, Madison Lowry 0 4 4, Lexi Weik 4 0 9. Totals: 12 9 34.
Shepaug (10-9): Lucy Puskas 1 4 6, Brooke Donaghey 0 2 2, Haylie Lasky 2 3 7, Abigail Harty 5 2 15, Eilish Crossley 3 1 7, Rachel Andrews 1 0 2, Marissa Perachi 2 2 6. Totals: 14 14 45.
Wamogo 2 11 12 9—34
Shepaug 11 5 10 19—45
3-point goals: W—Weik 1. S—Harty 3.
Note: Harty 5 rebounds; Perachi 4 rebounds, 3 blocks.

THOMASTON 38, LITCHFIELD 24
Thomaston (9-10): Emily Root 2 2 8, Megan Guay 1 2 5, Sydney Stevenson 0 0 0, Evan Doyle 1 0 2, Sydnee Eggleton 1 0 2 , Emma Kahn 3 6 13, Kaya Johnson 0 0 0, Emma Sanson 4 0 8, Aurelia Barker 0 0 0. Totals: 12 10 38.
Litchfield (3-16): Molly Lennon 5 2 14, Rachel Leigh 1 1 3, Sami Brodeur 2 1 5, Anna Conaghan 1 0 2, Jeremina Prenoveau 0 0 0, Oliva Kennedy 0 0 0, Allie Davenport 0 0 0, Aileen Lennon 0 0 0, Mackenzie Schweter 0 0 0. Totals: 9 4 24.
Thomaston 5 5 13 15—38
Litchfield 1 10 4 9—24
3-point goals: T—Kahn 1, Root 1, Guay 1. L—M. Lennon 2

WOLCOTT TECH 42, VINAL TECH 32
Wolcott Tech (12-8): Katelyn Benedict 3 0 6, Katiusca De La Cruz 8 0 16, Summer Moulthrop 0 0 0, Victoria Smith 0 0 0, Teja Petersen 3 1 7, Abigail Williams 5 1 11, Kylee Bryant 0 0 0 , Rachel Heaney 1 0 2, Sierra Doyle 0 0 0. Totals: 20 2 42.
Vinal Tech (7-13): Hailey Fowler 2 1 6, Jalena Diaz 3 3 9, Brionna Olivieri 5 0 10, Damariya Fountain 1 0 3, Stevie Ricci 0 2 2, Janiyah Miller 1 0 2. Totals: 12 6 32.
Wolcott Tech 12 12 10 8—42
Vinal Tech 12 4 10 6—32
3-pointers: VT—Fowler 1, Fountain 1.
Note: De La Cruz 12 rebounds, 3 steals; Williams 11 rebounds, 3 steals; Benedict 4 assists, 6 steals.

WESTOVER 47, MILLBROOK 38
Millbrook (5-12): Adelaide Armah 0 0 0, Daniele Muscara 1 0 2, Kimora Jenkins 5 5 15, Elizabeth Chamberlin 4 3 11, Khya Jenkins 2 0 4, Helene Apollon 2 2 6. Totals: 14 10 38.
Westover (8-9): Anna Cruz 7 7 21, Aspen Monroe 1 0 2, Ellie Dunn 3 0 6, Kayla Surajnoth 1 4 6, Mia Izzi 2 2 6, Meghan Bottino 2 2 6, Katie Protzmann 0 0 0. Totals: 16 15 47.
Halftime: W, 21-15.

CHESHIRE ACADEMY 46, POMFRET 44
Cheshire Academy (13-5): Nia Hubbard 4 1 12, Liv Redding 2 0 4, Julianna Fazzino 0 1 1, Bri Bavaro 1 0 2, Audrey Allen 0 1 1, Ashley Nadeau 3 7 18, Araceli Gonzalez 4 0 8. Totals: 14 10 46.
Pomfret (6-11): Zahansky 1 0 2, Vincent 0 1 1, Srinivasen 2 1 6, Guirentes 5 3 13, Bullied 1 0 2, Schauder 9 2 20. Totals: 18 7 44.
3-point goals: CA—Hubbard 3, Nadeau 3; P—Srinivasen 1.
Halftime: P, 24-20.
Note: Gonzalez, 5 assists. CA trailed by nine in second half.

CHASE 62, HARVEY 50
Chase: Loren Tuck 5 1 11, Maya Tucker 2 0 4, Eliza Slevinsky 4 2 11, Angelene Guglielmo 2 0 4, Emma Denihan 1 0 2, Maddie Patrick 14 0 28, Ali Dassatti 1 0 2. Totals: 29 3 62.
Harvey: Courtney Warren 2 0 4, Kathryn Ogg 3 0 6, Daisy Grossman 0 0 0, Sara Hoffman 0 0 0, Mya Turner 0 0 0, Kira Ortega 14 1 29, Ally Walsh 4 2 11. Totals: 23 3 50.
Halftime: C, 28-24.
3-point goals: C—Slevinsky 1. H—Walsh 1.

WILLISTON 43, TAFT 32
Taft (12-5): Sophie Webb 1 0 2, Maggie O’Leary 0 0 0, Anna Csigirinszkij 2 0 4, Natalie Hodak 5 0 11, Anna Koziol 1 0 2, Kayla Robinson 2 5 9, Eliza Ford 1 0 2, Tessa Graebner 1 0 2.Totals: 13 5 32.
Williston (11-6): Jordyn Maunier 4 1 12, Emma Gentile 3 0 8, Gates MacPherson 0 0 0, Selena Negron 1 0 2, Sarah Sullivan 4 8 18, Cristina Negron 0 3 3. Totals: 12 12 43.
Halftime: W, 22-12.
3-point goals: T—Hodak 1. W—Maunier 3, Gentile 2, Sullivan 2.
Note: Robinson 9 rebounds.

WATERTOWN 61, CROSBY 32
Watertown (12-8): Jordyn Forte 11 2 26, Chloe DeFeo 3 0 6, Marissa Forino 3 0 7, Paige Daigneault 0 0 0, Alyssa Santangeli 1 0 2, Emily Deptula 5 0 10, Nicole DeFeo 2 0 4, Cayla D’Elia 2 0 4, Ashley Janusonis 1 0 2, Kristina Kyle 0 0 0. Totals: 28 2 61.
Crosby (8-11): Arianna Parilla 1 0 2, Daiza Rios 1 0 2, Iyanna Figeroa 0 0 0, Amayah Benjamin 0 0 0, Tiahna Pulliam 7 0 20, Destiny Parris 2 0 4, Djeidy Silva 0 0 0, Takaiya Lewis 0 4 4, Wilmarie Delgado 0 0 0. Totals: 11 4 32.
Watertown 20 13 20 8 — 61
Crosby 10 7 10 5 — 32
3-point goals: W—Forte 2, Forino 1; C— Pulliam 6.

NAUGATUCK 59, KENNEDY 23
Kennedy (5-15): Shyan Perez 2 0 5, Phoebe Cossette 0 0 0, Victoria Soto 1 1 3, Javilet Soto 1 0 2, Vivian Bunker 3 2 9, Amaryllies Rivera 0 2 2, Nicole Wilmot 0 0 0, Aniyyah Watson 1 0 2. Totals: 8 5 23.
Naugatuck (15-5): Hailey Deitelbaum 2 1 5, Mia Rotatori 0 5 5, Shannon Burns 4 0 10, Brielle Behuniak 2 0 4, Sarah Wisniewski 5 0 10, Sara Macary 6 4 16, Kaylee Jackson 0 0 0, Hailey Russell 2 0 4, Alyssa Roberts Julia Kropo 0 0 0, Saige Winslow 0 0 0, Lindsey Walsh 0 0 0, Kendall Allen 0 3 3, Alissa McNeil 0 0 0, Felicia Salvati 0 0 0, Nadia Cestari 1 0 2. Totals: 22 13 59.
Kennedy 7 5 4 7 — 23
Naugatuck 11 19 9 20 — 59
3-point goals: N—Burns 2; K—Perez 1, Bunker 1.

WEAVER 56, HOLY CROSS 41
Weaver (10-10): Rhonasha Stevenson 4 3 11, Rennarda Washington 4 0 11, Terra Fair 4 3 11, Pashan Walker 9 1 19, Jenniely Adorno 0 0 0, Olivia Deleon 0 0 0, Jenesis Perrin 2 0 4. Totals: 23 7 56.
Holy Cross (14-5): Hannah Brown 3 0 7, Allie Brown 1 2 4, Nadia French-Graham 0 2 2, Elise Pelletier 0 0 0, Jasmine Thorpe 2 2 6, Ja’Lin Waters 0 0 0, Jenna Mowad 1 0 2, Ashley Davis 0 0 0, Alyssa Hebb 4 0 8, Cayla Howard 3 3 9, Maeve Perrone 1 0 3. Totals: 15 9 41.
Weaver 8 14 15 19—56
Holy Cross 4 13 12 12—41
3-point goals: W—Washington 3; HC—Perrone 1, H. Brown 1.

ANSONIA 54, PLATT TECH 22
Ansonia (16-4): Liz Wilson 1 4 6, Larissa Rodriguez 0 0 0, Arianna Blackwell 1 0 2, Tatianna Shuler 1 0 2, Hailey Bellido 2 1 7, Jayda Sanchez 4 0 9, Lilly Romanowski 1 0 2, Jojo Sanchez 3 0 8, Natasha Rivera 4 3 11, Kiyree Michel 0 0 0, Isra Hanaif 2 0 4, Julissa kelly 1 0 3, Nayelli Grande 0 0 0. Totals: 20 8 54.
Platt Tech (6-13): Jeida Reyes 1 0 2, Alana Caamano 2 1 5, Jaelynn Mitchell 3 0 6, Angie Tocci 1 0 2, Brianna Almeley 1 0 3, Gabby Stadt 2 0 4.Totals: 10 1 22.
Ansonia 12 12 18 12—54
Platt Tech 7 4 7 4—22
3-point goals: A—Jo. Sanchez 2, Ja. Sanchez 1, Bellido 2, Kelly 1. P—Almeley 1.
Of note: A— Romanowski 10 rebounds; Wilson 6 assists; Rivera 5 steals.

NONNEWAUG 40, THOMASTON 34
Nonnewaug (12-8): Nicole Mercer 4 1 12, Maddie Woodward 1 0 2, Abby Scheurich 2 0 4, Tori Maclean 5 1 11, Ashley Hennessey 2 3 7, Jillian Roden 2 0 4, Monica Untiet 0 0 0, Courtney Rowland 0 0 0. Totals: 16 5 40.
Thomaston (9-11): Erin Fainer 0 0 0, Emily Root 0 0 0, Megan Guay 3 0 9, Sydney Stevenson 0 0 0, Evan Doyle 1 0 2, Sydnee Eggleton 1 4 6, Emma Kahn 2 1 5, Kaya Johnson 0 0 0, Emma Sanson 5 2 12, Aurelia Barker 0 0 0. Totals: 12 7 34.
Nonnewaug 6 8 11 15 — 40
Thomaston 10 6 12 6 — 34
3-point goals: N—Mercer 3; T—Guay 3.

LEWIS MILLS 34, LITCHFIELD 25
Lewis Mills (12-8): Sammy Chadwick 10 5 26, Emily Hunt 1 0 2, Nikki Ignatowski 0 0 0, Lauren Alvarez 0 0 0, Annika Fitzgerald 0 0 0, Brianna Pelchar 2 0 4, Abby Mills 1 0 2, Alisia Prisco 0 0 0, Chloe Brzoska 0 0 0. Totals: 14 5 34.
Litchfield (2-18): Rachel Leigh 1 1 3, Sami Brodeur 1 0 2, Anna Conaghan 2 0 4, Jeremina Prenoveau 0 0 0, Aileen Lennon 1 0 3, Molly Lennon 5 0 11, Kadija Crapo 1 0 2. Totals: 11 1 25.
Lewis Mills 5 12 9 8—34
Litchfield 13 0 6 6—25
3-point goals: LM—Chadwick 1. L—A. Lennon 1 M. Lennon 1.
Of note: LM— Pelchar 8 rebounds.

HOUSATONIC 42, TERRYVILLE 31
Terryville (2-17): Jordan Conklin 2 0 4, Lauren Jacobs 5 1 11, Amy Roqi 2 0 6, Tiffany Pires 2 1 5, Zoe Zappone 1 3 5, Taylor Barnett 0 0 0, Cassie McCarthy 0 0 0. Totals: 12 5 31.
Housatonic (19-1): Sierra O’Niel 3 0 6, Caroline Hurlburt 6 0 12, Madelynn Olownia 3 0 7, Christina Winburn 4 0 8, Sydney Segalla 2 5 9, Ella Segalla 0 0 0, Brierley Lloyd 0 0 0, Anna Coon 0 0 0. Totals: 18 5 42.
Terryville 9 3 13 6—31
Housatonic 9 12 11 10—42
3-point goals: T—Roqi 2; H—Olownia 1.

NORTHWESTERN 49, WAMOGO 35
Northwestern (18-2): Emma Propfe 10 3 24, Sydney Sanden 0 0 0, Natalie Lederman 4 2 10, Frankie DeSanti 1 0 2, Jana Sanden 1 0 2, Skylar DiMartino 2 2 7, Emma Cameron 2 0 4. Totals: 20 7 49.
Wamogo (5-15): Paige Mitchell 1 1 4, Jona Mucka 2 0 4, Cassidy Wilson 4 0 8, Justine Lago 2 0 4, Madison Lowry 0 2 2, Lexi Weik 6 1 13. Totals: 15 4 35.
Northwestern 8 18 10 13 — 49
Wamogo 11 8 11 5 — 35
3-point goals: N—Propfe 1, DiMartino 1; W—Mitchell 1.

GILBERT 42, SHEPAUG 24
Shepaug (10-10): Lucy Puskas 2 0 4, Grace Crispino 0 0 0, Janelle Frankland 0 0 0, Haylie Lasky 2 1 5, Abigail Harty 2 0 5, Eilish Crossley 2 0 4, Rachel Andrews 0 0 0, Marissa Perachi 3 0 6. Totals: 11 1 24.
Gilbert (14-6): Marcie Moreira 4 0 10, Jill Wexler 2 0 4, Angelina Delacruz 1 1 3, Abby Beecher 1 0 2, Ajla Gutic 0 0 0, Maryellen Marino 1 0 2, Samantha Lukowski 0 2 2, Leslie DeSanti 0 0 0, Madison Fritch 0 0 0, Dileysi Sarmiento 7 5 19. Totals: 17 6 42.
Shepaug 7 7 4 6 — 24
Gilbert 9 14 10 9 — 42
3-point goals: G—Moreira 2; S—Harty 1.

E. CATHOLIC 43, BRISTOL EASTERN 38
Bristol Eastern (13-8): Paige McLaughlin 2 4 8, Meredith Forman 2 2 7, Ciara Collins 4 3 11, Sage Scarritt 2 1 5, Jordan Ouellette 2 1 5, Avery Arbuckle 1 0 2, Julia Gettings 0 0 0. Totals: 13 11 38.
East Catholic (17-4): Kylie Heneghan 1 0 2, Jazmyn Soto-Alston 2 2 7, Tamisha Myers 3 1 7, Emily Jeamel 2 0 5, Cami Pasqualoni 4 0 10, Lauren Trymbulak 0 0 0, Lilly Ferguson 5 0 12. Totals: 17 5 43.
Bristol Eastern 14 6 10 8—38
East Catholic 9 17 11 6—43
3-pointers: BE—Forman 1; EC—Ferguson 2, Soto-Alston 1, Jemeal 1.

HOLY CROSS 58, CROSBY 23
Holy Cross (15-5): Jasmine Thorpe 0 0 0, Allie Brown 2 0 4, Alyssa Hebb 4 2 10, Hannah Brown 1 2 4, Jenna Mowad 3 0 6, Nyasia Smith 0 1 1, Maeve Perrone 4 0 8, Cayla Howard 7 0 14, Nadia French-Graham 0 0 0, Ja’Lin Waters 2 0 5, Ashley Davis 2 2 6, Elise Pelletier 0 0 0, Alyssa French-Graham 0 0 0. Totals: 25 7 58.
Crosby (8-12): Arianna Parilla 0 0 0, Daiza Rios 0 0 0, Iyanna Figeroa 2 0 5, Amayah Benjamin 0 0 0, Tiahna Pulliam 3 0 8, Takaiya Lewis 2 2 6, Destiny Parris 2 0 4, Djeidy Silva 0 0 0. Totals: 9 2 23.
Holy Cross 9 2 23 13—47
Crosby 9 8 4 2—23
3-pointers: HC—Waters 1; C—Pulliam 2, Figeroa 1.

WOODLAND 50, KAYNOR TECH 17
Kaynor Tech (6-13): Antia Ozuna 0 0 0, Dessire Rodriquez 0 0 0, Danielle Salvati 1 0 2, Krystiana Gonzalez 1 2 4, Toyin Bilewu 1 3 5, Della Jette 0 0 0, Genesis Velez 0 0 0, Bernie Hernandez 2 0 4, Nizyrie Martinez 0 0 0, Kira Szantyr 0 0 0, Se’Raya Steward 1 0 2. Totals: 6 5 17.
Woodland (8-12): Elayna Beutal 1 1 3, Chelsea Donovan 0 0 0, Gabby Mastropietro 4 1 10, Natalie Miranda 0 0 0, Kylie Bulinski 2 3 7, Allyson Koliani 2 0 5, Paige Resnick 0 0 0, Andra Bojka 3 0 7, Jenna Palmerie 1 0 3, Ava Delucia 1 0 2, Riley Kane 3 0 6, Jillian Barbarito 3 0 7, Joanna Emin 0 0 0. Totals: 20 5 50.
Kaynor Tech 1 5 3 8—17
Woodland 10 23 9 10—50
3-point goals: W—Jenna Palmerie 1, Andra Bojka 1, Allyson Koliani 1, Gabby Mastropietro 1.
Note: Barbarito 12 rebounds, 4 steals; Mastropietro 4 steals.

CHASE 49, FORMAN 24
Forman: Mary Maroney 0 0 0, Haven Cody 1 0 2, Florence Colantino 2 0 4, Addie Lamond 1 0 2, Lauren Russell 3 0 6, Olivia Minor 0 0 0, Mackenzie Horecky 0 1 1, Zoe Pita 0 0 0, Dylan Antoine 0 0 0, Brady Garrity 2 2 6, Ana Diehl 1 1 3. Totals: 10 4 24.
Chase Collegiate (12-6): Loren Tuck 7 5 19, Maya Tucker 1 1 4, Eliza Slevinsky 3 0 7, Mina Zeng 0 0 0, Meris Rosenberg 0 0 0, Ella Atkins 0 0 0, Angelene Guglielmo 0 0 0, Emma Denihan 1 0 2, Sherly Xiao 0 0 0, Maddie Patrick 2 4 8, Karen Sun 1 1 3, Jill Knies 0 0 0, Ali Dassatti 3 0 6. Totals: 18 11 49.
Halftime: C, 34-13
3-pointers: C—Tucker 1, Slevinsky 1.
Note: Dassatti, 8 rebounds; Tuck, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 5 steals; Patrick, 7 reounds, 4 assists, 3 steals.

NAUGATUCK 52, ANSONIA 45 OT
Naugatuck (16-5): Mia Rotatori 1 2 4, Sarah Wisniewski 7 4 20, Hailey Deitelbaum 1 0 2, Shannon Burns 1 0 2, Brielle Behuniak 0 0 0 , Sara Macary 3 2 8, Kaylee Jackson 42 13, Hailey Russell 1 0 3, Alyssa Roberts 0 0 0 . Totals: 18 10 52.
Ansonia (16-5): Liz Wilson 1 6 8, Larissa Rodriguez 0 0 0, Arianna Blackwell 0 0 0 , Hailey Bellido 0 0 0 , Jayda Sanchez 2 0 6, Lilly Romanowski 0 0 0 , Jojo Sanchez 6 0 16, Natasha Rivera 6 115. Totals: 15 7 45.
Naugy 4 8 17 12 11 — 52
Ansonia 10 7 11 13 4 — 45
3-point field goals: N — Jackson 3, Wisniewski 2, Russell 1. A — Jo. Sanchez 4, Ja.Sanchez 2, Rivera 2.

ST. PAUL 50, OXFORD 29
Oxford (10-11): Kelly Shpak 0 0 0, Molly Sastram 1 3 5, Molly Smith 1 0 2, Maddie Smith 2 0 4, Maddie Sastram 3 0 6, Paige Davis 5 2 12. Totals: 12 5 29.
St. Paul (19-2): Janessa Gonzalez 6 5 18, Jade Udoh 5 2 12, Olivia Heslin 4 1 10, Catherine Ciampi 0 1 1, Ashley Suzio 0 0 0, Sophia Gerst 0 0 0, Emma Cretella 4 0 9, Olivia Stump 0 0 0, Kailyn Bielecki 0 0 0, Maddie Farrell 0 0 0, Morgan Kolb 0 0 0, Hannah Stanford 0 0 0. Totals: 19 9 50.
Oxford 1 7 9 12 — 29
St. Paul 15 9 24 2 — 50
3-point field goals: SP — Heslin 1, Cretella 1, Gonzalez 1. O — none.

HOLY CROSS 60, SEYMOUR 53
Seymour (13-8): Kolby Sirowich 4 4 12, Morgan Teodosio 2 6 10, Alyssa Cosciello 0 0 0, Megan Condo 4 0 11, Sydnie Drezek 3 1 8, Jacey Cosciello 0 2 2, Kiley Drezek 3 4 10. Totals: 16 17 53.
Holy Cross (17-4): Jasmine Thorpe 0 0 0, Hannah Brown 3 0 9, Alyssa Hebb 6 6 18, Jenna Mowad 4 1 9, Maeve Perrone 0 2 2, Nadia French-Graham 1 1 3, Ja’Lin Waters 5 2 15, Ashley Davis 0 0 0, Cayla Howard 2 0 4. Totals: 21 12 60.
Seymour 10 12 23 8 — 53
Holy Cross 23 15 12 10 — 60
3-point field goals: S — Condo 3, S. Drezek 1. HC — Brown 3, Waters 3.

WATERTOWN 37, SACRED HEART 36
Watertown (13-8): Jordyn Forte 5 3 14, Chloe DeFeo 3 2 8, Marissa Forino 0 0 0,Alyssa Santangeli 1 0 2, Emily Deptula 3 0 6, Nicole DeFeo 2 2 7. Totals: 14 7 37.
Sacred Heart (17-4): Adalena Francis 3 1 7, Emily Ronalter 0 0 0, Hayley Tucker 3 0 6, Aamya Rivera 1 4 6, Paige Carroll 3 1 7, Navaeh Jones 2 1 5, Mikayla Mobley 1 2 5, Brooke Ferrare 0 0 0. Totals: 13 9 36.
Watertown 13 16 2 6 — 37
Sacred Heart 7 5 11 13 — 36
3-point field goals: W — Forte 1. N. DeFeo 1. SH — Mobley 1.

NONNEWAUG 35, LEWIS MILLS 29
Lewis Mills (12-9): Margaret Lagana 1 0 3, Abby Mills 0 0 0, Lauren Alvarez 2 2 7, Brianna Pelcher 3 0 6, Lauren Searle 0 0 0, Emily Hunt 0 0 0, Sammy Chadwick 5 0 11, Nikki Ignatowski 1 0 2. Totals: 12 2 29.
Nonnewaug (13-8): Ashley Hennessey 1 0 2, Nicole Mercer 0 0 0, Tori Maclean 1 3 5, Courtney Rowland 0 0 0, Monica Untiet 1 0 2, Abby Scheurich 2 4 8, Maddie Woodward 6 0 12, Madeline Roden 2 2 6, Emily Wisniewski 0 0 0. Totals: 13 9 35.
Lewis Mills 5 7 10 7 — 29
Nonnewaug 2 14 6 13 — 35
3 point goals: LM — Chadwick 1, Lagana 1, Alvarez 1; N — none.
Highlights: Scheurich 15 rebounds; Woodward 10.

NORTHWESTERN 35, SHEPAUG 22
Shepaug (10-11): Lucy Puskas 2 0 4, Brooke Donaghey 1 2 4, Haylie Lasky 0 3 3, Abigail Harty 2 0 4, Eilish Crossley 3 0 6, Marissa Perachi 0 1 1. Totals: 8 6 22.
Northwestern (19-2): Emma Propfe 6 3 15, Sydney Sanden 2 1 5, Natalie Lederman 1 2 4, Frankie DeSanti 0 0 0, Jana Sanden 2 1 5, Skylar DiMartino 2 3 7, Harley Jasmin 0 0 0. Totals: 13 9 35.
Shepaug 2 2 9 9 — 22
Northwestern 5 5 18 9 — 35
3-point goals: none.
Of note: Harty 7 rebounds; Puskas 5 rebounds, 3 steals; Propfe 11 rebounds, 3 steals; Lederman 12 rebounds, 3 assists; DiMartino 4 rebounds.

HOUSATONIC 38, WAMOGO 32
Wamogo (5-16): Paige Mitchell 2 2 6, Jona Mucka 0 0 0, Cassidy Wilson 5 3 13, Justine Lago 1 7 9, Madison Lowry 0 1 1, Rita Dziedzic 0 0 0, Lexi Weik 1 1 3. Totals: 9 14 32.
Housatonic (20-1): Victoria Dodge 0 0 0, Sierra O’Niel 0 3 3, Caroline Hurlburt 4 5 13, Madelynn Olownia 2 1 6, Christina Winburn 6 0 12, Ella Segalla 2 0 4. Totals: 14 9 38.
Wamogo 5 4 11 12 — 32
Housatonic 8 6 14 10 — 38
3-point goals: H — Olownia 1; W — none.

GILBERT 50, THOMASTON 44
Thomaston (9-12): Erin Fainer 0 0 0, Emily Root 2 0 5, Megan Guay 2 0 6, Sydney Stevenson 1 0 2, Evan Doyle 0 0 0, Sydnee Eggleton 1 0 2, Emma Kahn 6 0 15, Kaya Johnson 0 0 0, Emma Sanson 3 3 9, Aurelia Barker 1 2 5. Totals: 16 5 44.
Gilbert (15-6): Marcie Moreira 4 1 10, Jill Wexler 4 5 13, Angelina Delacruz 5 3 13, Tia Mongitore 0 0 0, Abby Beecher 0 1 1, Sydney Eisenlohr 0 0 0, Ajla Gutic 0 0 0, Samantha Lukowski 0 0 0, Maryellen Marino 1 4 6, Leslie DeSanti 0 0 0, Madison Fritch 0 0 0, Dileysi Sarmiento 3 1 7. Totals: 17 15 50.
Thomaston 16 0 11 17 — 44
Gilbert 8 9 16 17 — 50
3-point goals: G — Moreira 1; T — Kahn 3, Guay 2, Root 1, Barker 1.

CHASE 77, MARVELWOOD 44
Chase (13-6): Loren Tuck 2 4 8, Maya Tucker 2 0 5, Eliza Slevinsky 5 0 11, Mina Zeng 2 0 4, Meris Rosenberg 0 0 0, Ella Atkins 0 0 0, Angelene Guglielmo 0 0 0, Emma Denihan 2 0 4, Sherly Xiao 0 0 0, Maddie Patrick 19 0 38, Karen Sun 1 0 2, Jill Knies 0 0 0, Ali Dassatti 2 0 4. Totals: 35 4 77.
Marvelwood: Jade Kennedy 1 0 2, Virginia Conroy 0 0 0, Marcella Dumitrascu 2 0 5, Madelyn Malinowski 3 0 6, Andrea Lorusso 1 0 2, Hannah Records 14 1 29, Belinda Imanzi 0 0 0, Dieu Anh Tran 0 0 0. Totals: 21 1 44.
Halftime: Chase, 42-24
3-point goals: C — Tucker 1, Slavinsky 1. M — Dumitrascu 1.
Highlights: Dassatti, 7 rebounds; Loren Tuck, 15 assists, 6 rebounds, 6 steals.

ETHEL WALKER 73, WESTOVER 20
Westover (7-10): Aspen Monroe 0 0 0, Ellie Dunn 0 0 0, Kayla Surajnoth 2 0 5, Anna Cruz 0 3 3, Mia Izzi 3 1 7, Natalie Calo 1 0 2, Meghan Bottino 0 j0 0, Katie Protzmann 1 1 3, Selana Kurutan 0 0 0. Totals: 7 5 20.
Ethel Walker (12-5): Lizzy Strapp 2 1 5, Hannah Iwaskiewice 8 3 21, Jelly Frigo 1 0 3, Nara Griffiths 5 0 11, Ern Corbett 1 0 3, Mariah Dunn 4 7 15, Reagan Kereez 2 0 6, Kay Lawlor 4 0 8. Totals: 27 11 73.
Halftime: Ethel Walker, 34-9
3-point goals: W — Surajnoth 1. EW — Iwaskiewice 2, Frigo 1, Corbett 1, Griffiths 1, Kereez 2.

ST. LUKE’S 68, TAFT 44
Taft (12-6): Sophie Webb 2 0 5, Maggie O’Leary 3 0 9, Anna Csigirinszkij 2 1 5, Natalie Hodak 2 0 4, Anna Koziol 2 0 4, Kayla Robinson 6 5 17, Eliza Ford 0 0 0, Tessa Graebner 0 0 0, Elise Moreira 0 0 0, Celine Anyaegbunam 0 0 0. Totals: 17 6 44.
St. Luke’s (20-2): Amendola 1 0 2, Boggs 2 0 4, Cummings 2 0 4, Pace 2 0 4, Johnson 5 1 14, Klein 2 0 5, Kriftcher 2 2 8, Watson 2 1 6, Lau 8 1 21. Totals: 26 5 68.
Halftime: SL 31-20.
3-point field goals: T — O’Leary 3, Webb 1. SL — Lau 4, Johnson 3, Kriftcher 2, Watson 1, Klein 1.

Here are the award winners for the NVL girls basketball teams, as chosen by the league coaches:

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Dottie Shortell Award: Jordyn Forte, Watertown

All-Brass Division

• Mikayla Mobley, Sacred Heart
• Hayley Tucker, Sacred Heart
• Shyan Perez, Kennedy
• Allie Brown, Holy Cross
• Jonna Pierce, WCA

All-Copper Division

• Molly Sastram, Oxford
• Kelly Shpak, Oxford
• Kolby Sirowich, Seymour
• Natasha Rivera, Ansonia
• Jojo Sanchez, Ansonia

All-Iron Division

• Hailey Deitelbaum, Naugatuck
• Sarah Wisniewski, Naugatuck
• Emma Cretella, St. Paul Catholic
• Alyssa Maraia, Torrington
• Chloe DeFeo, Watertown

All-City

• Alyssa Hebb, Holy Cross
• Tiahna Pulliam, Crosby
• Aamya Rivera, Sacred Heart
• Mikayla Mobley, Sacred Heart
• Allie Brown, Holy Cross
• Jonna Pierce, WCA

HOLY CROSS 48, WATERTOWN 32
Watertown (13-9): Jordyn Forte 7 4 18, Chloe DeFeo 1 1 3 , Kristina Kyle 0 1 1, Allison Mazzarella 0 1 1, Alyssa Santangeli 0 0 0, Emily Deptula 3 0 6, Nicole DeFeo 1 1 3, Marissa Forino 0 0 0, Cayla D’Elia 0 0 0. Totals: 12 8 32.
Holy Cross (18-4): Jasmine Thorpe 2 1 5, Hannah Brown 3 4 12, Alyssa Hebb 0 1 1, Jenna Mowad 2 1 5, Maeve Perrone 1 0 2, Nadia French-Graham 0 0 0, Ja’Lin Waters 2 0 5, Ashley Davis 0 0 0, Cayla Howard 3 12 18, Nyasia Smith 0 0 0, Alyssa French-Graham 0 0 0, Elise Pelletier 0 0 0. Totals: 13 19 48.
Watertown 7 7 6 12—32
Holy Cross 4 12 16 13—48
3-point goals: HC—Brown 2, Waters 1.

ST. PAUL 55, NAUGATUCK 51
Naugatuck (16-6): Mia Rotatori 2 0 5, Sarah Wisniewski 4 6 14, Hailey Deitelbaum 1 0 2, Shannon Burns 1 0 2, Brielle Behuniak 2 2 7, Sara Macary 6 2 15, Kaylee Jackson 0 2 2, Hailey Russell 1 0 2, Alissa McNeil 0 2 2, Alyssa Roberts 0 0 0. Totals: 18 12 51.
St. Paul (20-2): Janessa Gonzalez 10 4 27, Jade Udoh 5 0 10, Olivia Heslin 1 1 3, Catherine Ciampi 4 0 8, Ashley Suzio 0 0 0 , Sophia Gerst 0 0 0, Emma Cretella 0 1 1, Olivia Stump 0 0 0, Kailyn Bielecki 1 0 2, Maddie Farrell 0 0 0, Morgan Kolb 2 0 4, Hannah Stanford 0 0 0. Totals: 23 6 55.
Naugatuck 12 13 18 8—51
St. Paul 14 11 11 19—55
3-point field goals: N—Rotatori 1, Behuniak 1, Macary 1. SP—Gonzalez 3.

WESTOVER 55, CANTERBURY 38
Canterbury: Jacalyn Pugliese 6 1 18, C.C. Poli 1 0 2, Megan LeBlanc 5 2 16, Maddie Milazzo 0 0 0, Kasey Celnikel 1 0 2,
K. Plazzo 0 0 0, Y. Ortiz 0 0 0. Totals: 13 3 38.
Westover (5-5): Aspen Monroe 2 0 4, Ellie Dunn 3 3 9, Kayla Surajnoth 4 3 13, Anna Cruz 2 5 9, Mia Izzi 5 0 10, Natalie Calo 0 0 0, Meghan Bottino 0 0 0, Katie Protzmann 5 0 10, Selana Kurutan 0 0 0. Totals: 21 11 55.
Halftime: W, 31-23.
3-pointers: C—Pugliese 5, LeBlanc 4; W—Surajnoth 2.

NORTHWESTERN 35, GILBERT 33
Gilbert (15-7): Marcie Moreira 2 0 5, Jill Wexler 3 2 9, Angelina Delacruz 5 1 11, Abby Beecher 1 0 2, Maryellen Marino 1 2 4, Samantha Lukowski 0 0 0, Dileysi Sarmiento 1 0 2. Totals: 13 5 33.
Northwestern (20-2): Emma Propfe 5 0 10, Sydney Sanden 0 0 0, Natalie Lederman 1 2 4, Frankie DeSanti 1 0 2, Jana Sanden 3 2 8, Skylar DiMartino 4 3 11, Emma Cameron 0 0 0, Harley Jasmin 0 0 0. Totals: 14 7 35.
Gilbert 9 9 10 5—33
Northwestern 10 15 2 8—35
3-point goals: G—Wexler 1, Moreira 1.
Note: NW—J. Sanden 9 rebounds.

HOUSATONIC 52, NONNEWAUG 21
Nonnewaug (13-9): Erin Clossey 0 0 0, Ashley Hennessey 1 0 3, Courtney Rowland 1 3 6, Arden Peters 1 0 2, Madeline Roden 0 0 0, Nicole Mercer 0 0 0, Tori Maclean 0 1 1, Monica Untiet 0 0 0, Abby Scheurich 1 0 2, Maddie Woodward 2 3 7. Totals: 6 4 21.
Housatonic (21-1): Tori Dodge 0 0 0, Kaylie Anderson 3 0 6, Emma Walsh 0 0 0, Caroline Hurlburt 5 4 14, Sierra O’Niel 0 0 0, Sydney Segalla 5 2 12, Ella Segalla 3 0 6, Christina Winburn 3 0 6, Madelyn Olownia 4 0 8. Totals: 23 6 52.
Nonnewaug 2 3 2 13—21
Housatonic 10 12 9 21—52
3-point goals: N—Hennessey 1, Rowland 1.

TAFT 53, MISS PORTER’S 35
Taft (13-6): Sophie Webb 1 0 2, Maggie O’Leary 1 0 3, Anna Csigirinszkij 2 0 4, Natalie Hodak 4 2 11, Anna Koziol 3 0 6, Kayla Robinson 10 2 22, Eliza Ford 2 0 4, Lauren Villanueva 0 2 2, Tessa Graebner 0 0 0, Elise Moreira 0 0 0, Celine Anyaegbunam 0 0 0. Totals: 23 5 53.
Miss Porter’s (9-11): Callie Godfrey 7 1 15, McKenzie Roller 0 2 2, D’vino Straughter 1 0 2, Kyla Gallagher 3 1 8, Lila Conners 1 0 2, Sarah Zukowski 2 2 6. Totals: 14 6 35.
Halftime: Taft, 22-21.
3-point goals: T—O’Leary 1, Hodak 1. MP—Gallagher 1.

By STEVE BARLOW
WINSTED — There are two kinds of basketball plays: the ones drawn up on the blackboard and the ones that unfold in real time.
The Gilbert girls basketball team wasn’t necessarily looking for a 3-point attempt on its final possession Tuesday night against crosstown rival Northwestern on Tuesday night in the Berkshire League tournament semifinals.
But that’s what the Yellowjackets got.
Dileysi Sarmiento’s shot from the corner caromed out, though, and the Highlanders survived with a 35-33 victory. The second seed in the tournament will face top-seeded Housatonic, a 52-21 winner over Nonnewaug, in the BL final Friday night at 7 at Northwestern.
“We drew up the play for me to get the ball and drive down court and try to dump it off to the post player,” explained Gilbert guard Jill Wexler. “But it ended up not working out that way. Dileysi had a wide-open shot. It just didn’t fall. If it had, that would’ve been the game-winning shot.”
Skylar DiMartino led Northwestern with 11 points, despite feeling ill. (“I got an email this morning from Skylar’s parents saying she probably wouldn’t even be here tonight,” said Northwestern coach Fred Williams.)
DiMartino had a chance to lock up the win at the foul line with 13.5 seconds left. But her free throw bounced off, and Sarmiento grabbed the rebound to set up the Yellowjackets’ final chance.
Dogged by DiMartino, Wexler drove down the court, only to find her path to the basket blocked by Northwestern’s Natalie Lederman and Jana Sanden, forcing her to dish to Sarmiento in the corner.
“We knew they were going to drive because they wanted to either drive and get the foul or drive, get the layup and the foul, too,” said Northwestern’s Emma Propfe, who had 10 points, all in the first half. “We knew we had to play tight.”
Jana Sanden sank the winning points for the Highlanders (20-2) on two free throws with 1:57 left for a 35-32 lead.
Angelina Delacruz (11 points) hit one of two foul shots with 1:42 remaining to pull Gilbert (15-7) within a basket.
Northwestern was ahead at halftime, 25-18, but the Yellowjackets outscored the home team, 10-2, in the third period for a one-point lead after three periods.
Housatonic (21-1) made quick work of Nonnewaug (13-9), which scored just two points in the first period, five in the first half and seven through three quarters.
By then, the Mountaineers had built a 31-7 lead.
“It was the same (defensive game plan) as every other game,” said Caroline Hurlburt, who led Housy with 14 points. “We go into it with our 3-2 (zone defense), then we do our full-court press. That usually gets us into the swing of things.”
Sydney Segalla added 12 points for Housatonic, which has won all of its 20 BL games this year. Maddie Woodward led the Chiefs with seven points.
“Like usual, we played really good defense,” said Housy guard Christina Winburn. “We held them to 21 points. Keep any team under 30 and it’s almost an automatic win.”

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GIRLS BASKETBALL
BERKSHIRE 48, TAFT 35
Taft (13-7): Sophie Webb 2 1 5, Maggie O’Leary 0 0 0, Anna Csigirinszkij 0 0 0, Natalie Hodak 1 1 3, Anna Koziol 1 2 4, Kayla Robinson 3 2 8, Eliza Ford 5 1 11, Lauren Villanueva 0 0 0, Tessa Graebner 0 0 0, Elise Moreira 0 0 0, Celine Anyaegbunam 2 2 4. Totals: 13 9 35.
Berkshire (16-6): V. Gagas 2 0 6, T. Coleman 6 1 15, M. Gomez 2 1 5, E. Bartoll 1 0 2, M. Doyle 0 1 1, A. Moragne 7 5 19. Totals: 18 8 48.
3-point field goals: Berkshire—Coleman 2, Gagas 2.