BY STEVE BARLOW
WINSTED — Tonight’s Berkshire League girls basketball tournament final might be won tonight by the first team to get a clean bill of health from a doctor.
Both Northwestern coach Fred Williams and Housatonic coach Steve Dodge reported after their semifinal victories Tuesday that they had players battling illness.
The Highlanders’ Skylar DiMartino shook it off to score 11 points in a 35-33 win over Gilbert. Meanwhile, Mountaineers guard Sierra O’Niel was under the weather while going scoreless in a 42-21 romp over Nonnewaug.
By tonight’s 7 p.m. tipoff at Northwestern, who knows who else will be battling the bug, or at least the sniffles.
“It’s going around,” said Dodge. “(The outcome) is going to depend on who shows up (tonight) and who’s the healthiest team.”
Housatonic (21-1), the top seed, swept Northwestern (20-2), the second seed, in the regular season and held the Highlanders to their lowest output of the year in a 41-20 Housy win last week. Defense has been the key this season for Housy, which has only allowed 40 points once.
The Mountaineers also have a balanced offense. No one averages in double figures in scoring.
“The five people they start are all super solid players. They’re all good basketball players, and they’re a good team cohesively. They play really well together and they talk really well,” said Northwestern senior Emma Propfe.
“We have to shut down their shooter, Propfe, and also shut down the middle with (Northwestern junior Natalie) Lederman,” said Housy senior Caroline Hurlburt. “It will be a tough game. We’ll probably do the same thing, our 3-2 (zone defense) with our press. It should be an interesting game.”

ST. PAUL 57, HOLY CROSS 51
Holy Cross (18-5): Jasmine Thorpe 1 4 6, Allie Brown 3 1 7, Hannah Brown 1 0 2, Alyssa Hebb 7 2 16, Jenna Mowad 2 0 4, Maeve Perrone 1 0 2, Nadia French-Graham 0 1 1, Ja’Lin Waters 1 0 2, Ashley Davis 0 0 0, Cayla Howard 3 5 11, Nyasia Smith 0 0 0, Alyssa French-Graham 0 0 0, Elise Pelletier 0 0 0. Totals: 19 13 51.
St. Paul (21-2): Janessa Gonzalez 2 12 17, Jade Udoh 6 5 17, Olivia Heslin 1 2 4, Catherine Ciampi 4 1 9, Ashley Suzio 0 0 0, Emma Cretella 0 0 0, Kailyn Bielecki 1 0 3, Morgan Kolb 3 1 7, McKenzie Gauthier 0 0 0. Totals: 17 21 57.
Holy Cross 4 17 19 11—51
St. Paul 10 15 12 20—57
3-pointers: SP—Bielecki 1, Gonzalez 1.

WOLCOTT TECH 60, WHITNEY TECH 44
Whitney Tech (10-11): Emily Baez 3 2 8, Gianni Atkinson 8 8 27, Aaliyah Drake 0 0 0, Taylor Thomas 1 2 4, Destiny Rodriguez 2 0 5, Naomi Rivera 0 0 0. Totals: 14 12 44.
Wolcott Tech (13-8): Katelyn Benedict 3 5 11, Katiusca De La Cruz 6 5 17, Summer Moulthrop 0 0 0, Victoria Smith 1 0 2, Teja Petersen 3 3 9, Abigail Williams 6 3 15, Rachel Heaney 0 0 0, Sierra Doyle 1 2 4, Lizeth Estevez 0 0 0, Gianna Spagnola 1 0 2. Totals: 21 18 60.
Whitney 12 10 16 6—44
Wol. Tech 13 20 5 22—60
3-point goals: Wh.T— Atkinson 3, Rodriguez 1.
Of note: Williams 26 rebounds; De La Cruz 19 rebounds.

CHASE 65, HARVEY 34
Chase: Loren Tuck 6 1 13, Maya Tucker 2 2 6, Eliza Slevinsky 4 0 8, Mina Zeng 0 0 0, Meris Rosenberg 0 0 0, Ella Atkins 6 1 13, Angelene Guglielmo 0 0 0, Emma Denihan 0 0 0, Sherly Xiao , Maddie Patrick 10 3 23, Karen Sun 0 0 0, Jill Knies 1 0 2, Ali Dassatti 0 0 0. Totals: 29 7 65.
Harvey: Courtney Warren 1 0 2, Ally Walsh 4 1 10, Kathryn Ogg 1 0 2, Sara Hoffman 0 0 0, Kira Ortega 8 2 18, Lucy Gold 1 0 2. Totals: 15 3 34.
Halftime: Chase 35-17
3-point goals: H—Walsh 1.

AMISTAD 41, WOODLAND 39
Woodland (8-13): Hana Bojka 1 1 4, Andra Bojka 1 3 5, Jillian Barbarito 4 1 10, Gabby Mastropietro 6 2 14, Ava DeLucia 0 0 0, Kylie Bulinski 3 0 6, Riley Kane 0 0 0, Paige Resnick 0 0 0. Totals: 15 7 39.
Amistad (10-11): Trinity Moody 0 3 3, Zaneiyah Lewis 0 0 0, Mahogany Brown 2 0 5, Ashleigh McDonald 2 0 5, Christine Ferguson 5 1 11, Khadijah Dabre-Thomaas 4 7 15, Chyna Watts 1 0 2. Totals: 14 11 41.
Woodland 14 6 11 8 — 39
Amistad 7 11 10 13 — 41
3-point goals: A—Brown 1, McDonald 1; W—H. Bojka 1, Barbarito 1.
Of note: W—Barbarito 12 rebounds.

HOUSATONIC 45, NORTHWESTERN 37
Northwestern (20-3): Francesca DeSanti 3 0 6, Emma Cameron 0 0 0, Sydney Sanden 0 0 0, Skylar DiMartino 1 0 3, Emma Propfe 4 6 14, Harley Jasmin 0 0 0, Natalie Lederman 4 2 10, Jana Sanden 2 0 4. Totals: 14 8 37.
Housatonic (22-1): Caroline Hurlburt 6 1 13, Sierra O’Niel 5 1 12, Sydney Segalla 6 1 13, Ella Segalla 0 0 0, Christina Winburn 3 1 7, Madelynn Olownia 0 0 0. Totals: 20 4 45.
Northwestern 7 6 8 16 — 37
Housatonic 11 13 14 7 — 45
3-point goals: NW—DiMartino 1. H—O’Niel 1.

BULLARD HAVENS 50, WOLCOTT TECH 29
Wolcott Tech (13-9): Katelyn Benedict 0 0 0, Katiusca De La Cruz 7 0 14, Summer Moulthrop 0 0 0, Victoria Smith 2 0 4, Teja Petersen 1 0 2, Abigail Williams 3 1 7, Rachel Heaney 0 0 0, Sierra Doyle 1 0 2. Totals: 14 1 29.
Bullard Havens (20-2): Kristin Edwards 4 0 9, Lydia Masala 5 0 10, Annabella Simon 1 0 2, Aaliyah Gilliam 1 0 2, Tiajah Coles 0 0 0, Arianny Santana 6 3 15, Jah’Nasia Lee 6 0 12. Totals: 24 3 50.
Wolcott Tech 4 8 9 8—29
Bullard-Havens 9 16 10 15—50
3-point goals: BH—Edwards 1.
Note: DeLacruz 10 rebounds; Williams 15 rebounds, 3 steals; Benedict 4 steals 4 assists.

Northwestern’s Angelo Folino (126 pounds) and Josh Schwartz (160) won their first two matches Friday to reach the semifinals of the State Open wrestling tournament at Floyd Little Athletic Center.
After receiving a first-round bye, Folino defeated Eliano Cruz (Newington) via pin at 1:18. He then defeated Diajhawn Hudson (East Hartford) via 11-3 major decision. He will face John Mariano (Simsbury) in the semis.
Schwartz beat Luke Tischio (Xavier) in the round of 16 via 8-2 decision and Christian Sibbett (New Canaan) via pin in 2:54 in the quarterfinals. He will face Lazar Agoev (Ridgefield) in the semifinals.
Nonnewaug’s Jack Cronin (182) also reached the semis by defeating Leonardo Amaro Jr. (Bacon Academy) via pin in 54 seconds and Malik Goethe (Brien McMahon) via pin in 1:34.
The semifinals will continue today at Floyd Little at 9 a.m.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Crosby 99, Oxford 59: Tyler Spears hit seven 3-pointers en route to a game-high 34 points in the Bulldogs’ final tune-up before the NVL tournament.
Kerwin Prince scored 24 points and Justin Davis added 23 for Crosby, which went 13-for-13 from the free throw line. Tanner Soracco and Charles Flowers scored 26 and 18 points, respectively, for the Wolverines.
Ansonia 81, O’Brien Tech 28: Glenn Hines scored 15 points and Alfonso Smith chipped in 13 to pace the Chargers in the regular-season finale. Xavier Gonzalez scored eight as the Condors closed out the season.
East Granby 75, Wolcott Tech 51: Chris Speaker scored a game-high 32 points as the Wildcats closed out the season.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Amistad 41, Woodland 39: Jillian Barbarito recorded a double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds, but the Hawks fell in the Class M qualifying round.
Gabby Mastropietro led Woodland with 14 points. Amistad will play top-seeded Northwestern on Tuesday.
Bullard-Havens 50, Wolcott Tech 29: Katiusca De La Cruz had 14 points for the Wildcats in the semifinals of the CTC tournament.
BOYS SWIMMING
Southington 102, South Windsor 84: Tyler Heidgerd won the 100 freestyle (51.00) and 100 backstroke (59.78) for the Blue Knights (6-5) in their final meet of the regular season.

CHASE 53, CHRISTIAN HERITAGE 44
Christian Heritage: Laue Marshall 0 0 0, Tania Muriel 2 0 5, Taryn Marshall 0 0 0, Ruth Thomas 0 0 0, Hope Krekoska 1 1 3, Lydia Kellogg 3 2 8, Ranita Muriel 7 2 17, Abby Hay 0 0 0, Kate Roselli 4 3 11. Totals: 16 12 44.
Chase: Loren Tuck 2 4 8, Maya Tucker 2 2 6, Eliza Slevinsky 0 0 0, Mina Zeng 0 0 0, Meris Rosenberg 1 0 2, Ella Atkins 7 3 17, Angelene Guglielmo 2 0 4, Sherly Xiamo 0 0 0, Maddie Patrick 5 2 12, Karen Sun 0 0 0, Jill Knies 0 0 0, Ali Dassatti 2 0 4. Totals: 21 11 53.
Halftime: C, 19-17.
3-point goals: T. Muriel 1, R. Muriel 1.

TAFT 69, HOTCHKISS 32
Taft (14-7): Sophie Webb 0 1 1, Maggie O’Leary 4 0 12, Anna Csigirinszkij 3 2 9, Natalie Hodak 2 0 5, Anna Koziol 2 0 5, Kayla Robinson 9 2 20, Eliza Ford 2 0 4, Lauren Villanueva 3 0 6, Tessa Graebner 3 0 6, Elise Moreira 0 0 0, Celine Anyaegbunam 1 0 2. Totals: 29 5 69.
Hotchkiss (5-14): Gigi Day 1 0 3, Maggie Smith 2 1 5, Sadie Gould 2 0 4, Jordyn Harrison 5 4 16, Harper Pertechnik 2 0 4. Totals: 18 8 48.
Halftime: T, 28-6.
3-point goals: T—O’Leary 4, Csigirinszkij 1, Hodak 1. H—Harrison 2, Day 1.

With the girls state tournament starting in a matter of hours, here are the scoring leaders in the Berkshire League:

Jade Udoh scored game-high 25 points and Janessa Gonzalez reached the 1,000 career point milestone with 24 points as the St. Paul girls basketball team rolled over Coventry, 70-26, on Monday in the first round of the Class S tournament.
The NVL champion Falcons, who had 27 steals in the rout, will host the winner of today’s East Granby-Parish Hill game Thursday in the second round of tournament at 7 p.m.
Naugatuck 39, Avon 27: Sarah Wisniewski scored a team-high 14 points to lead the Greyhounds in the first round of the Class L tournament.
Kaylee Jackson added 10 points for Naugatuck, which will host Bristol Eastern in the second round Thursday at 6:30.
Pomperaug 79, Crosby 23: Maggie Lee poured in a game-high 32 points to lead the Panthers to a Class L first- dound victory.
Alex Rafferty added 12 points. Pomperaug will host Branford in the second round Thursday at 7.
Tiahna Pulliam scored a team-high 18 points for the Bulldogs (8-14).
Gilbert 63, Windsor 60 (2OT): Abbey Beecher hit a shot with 15 seconds left to give Gilbert the lead in the second overtime, securing a win in the first round of the Class S tournament.
Marcie Moreira scored a team-high 17 points. Dileysi Sarmiento chipped in 15 points and Beecher had 12.
The Yellowjackets will play the winner of today’s Trinity Catholic-Thomaston game Thursday in the second round.
Housatonic 43, Ellis Tech 15: Caroline Hurlburt led 10 Housatonic scorers with nine points in an easy Class S first-round win.
Tori Dodge, Christina Winburn and Kaylie Anderson all added six points for the Mountaineers, who play Aerospace in a second-round game Thursday at 7.
Shepaug 40, East Windsor 32: Trailing 24-13 late in the third quarter, the Spartans went on a 22-0 run to seal the Class S first-round win.
Abbey Harty sunk all four of her 3-pointers during that run with Eilish Crossley adding eight points.
The Spartans (11-11) will play at Old Lyme in the second round Thursday at 7.
Bristol Eastern 64, Waterford 34: Jordan Ouellette scored a game-high 24 points for the Lancers in the first round of the Class L tournament.
Ciara Collins added 17 points.
Bristol Central will play at Naugatuck in the second round Thursday at 6:30.
Farmington 48, WCA 27: Diane Samaroo scored nine point for the Spartans (10-11) in a first-round Class L loss to Farmington.
Branford 61, Watertown 46: Jordyn Forte scored a team-high 12 points for the Indians in a Class L first-round loss to Branford. Chloe Defeo added 10 points for Watertown (13-10).

ST. PAUL 70, COVENTRY 26
Coventry (8-14): Hannah LeVasseur 1 0 2, Phoebe White 0 0 0, Lydia Tata 3 4 11, Ella Riely 0 0 0, Jess Hanrath 0 2 2, Hanna Toombs 0 0 0, Sophia Mansella 2 0 4, Anna Montgomery 1 0 2, Bridget Jordan 1 0 2. Totals: 8 4 26.
St. Paul (22-2): Janessa Gonzalez 9 5 24, Jade Udoh 11 3 25, Olivia Heslin 3 0 6, Catherine Ciampi 1 0 2, Ashley Suzio 1 0 2, Sophia Gerst 0 0 0, Emma Cretella 1 0 2, Morgan Kolb 0 0 0, Olivia Stump 2 0 5, Kailyn Bielecki 1 0 2, Zoey Rubins 0 0 0, Lillian Sirois 1 0 2, Maddie Farrell 0 0 0, Hannah Stanford 0 0 0, McKenzie Gauthier 0 0 0. Totals: 30 8 70.
Coventry 6 11 6 3—26
St. Paul 20 20 17 13—70
3-point goals: C—Tata 1. SP—Gonzalez 1, Stump 1.
Note: Cretella 5 steals, 4 assists; Gonzalez 7 steals, Udoh 7 steals.

BRISTOL EASTERN 64,
WATERFORD 34
Bristol Eastern (14-8): Paige McLaughlin 1 2 4, Jessica Levesque 1 0 2, Julia Gettings 2 0 4, Meredith Foreman 0 0 0, Ciara Collins 7 2 17, Cali Doyon 2 0 4, Sage Scarritt 1 0 2, Jordan Ouellette 12 0 24, Avery Arbuckle 3 1 7. Totals: 29 5 64.
Waterford (8-13): Gabby Kramer 1 0 3, Lili Stoddard 0 2 2, Amy Pinch 1 0 2, Lili Kramer 2 0 4, Julia Bonilla 0 4 4, Millie Walker 5 5 15, Jess Nadeau 2 0 4. Totals: 11 11 34.
Bristol Eastern 18 13 18 15—64
Waterford 8 14 5 7—34
3-point goals: BE—Collins 1. W—G. Kramer 1.

FARMINGTON 48, WCA 27
WCA (10-11): Diane Samaroo 2 3 9, Janelle Goodman 1 0 2, Chelyse Joseph 2 0 4, Taylor Dunn 0 0 0, Leila Lazaro 3 2 8, Jonna Pierce 2 0 4. Totals: 10 5 27.
Farmington (11-10): Daria Fournier 1 0 2, Rylee Fountain 1 0 2, Carolyn Ives 5 1 11, Amanda Rodriques 2 0 4, Emma Novajasky 10 3 27, Molly McGuigan 1 0 2. Totals: 20 4 48.
WCA 7 7 6 7—27
Farmington 14 14 9 11—48
3-point goals: WCA—Samroo 2. F— Novajasky 4.

NAUGATUCK 39, AVON 27
Avon (8-13): Brynley Allen 0 0 0, Kendra Hards 0 0 0, Kaitlyn Hards 3 0 8, Caroline Luby 0 0 0, Sophia Aguilar 1 0 2, Emma McKearney 3 1 7, Tori Doukas 0 0 0, Erica Fester 0 0 0, Abigail St. Onge 2 2 6, Jacqueline Pengel 0 0 0, Harlee Wright 0 0 0, Ellie Powers 0 1 1, Yasmeen Eldah 1 1 3. Totals: 10 5 27.
Naugatuck (17-6): Hailey Deitelbaum 1 0 2, Shannon Burns 1 0 3, Brielle Behuniak 0 2 2, Sarah Wisniewski 3 7 14, Sara Macary 1 3 5, Kaylee Jackson 2 5 10, Hailey Russell 1 1 3, Alyssa Roberts 0 0 0, Julia Kropo 0 0 0, Kendall Allen 0 0 0, Alissa McNeil 0 0 0. Totals: 9 18 39.
3-point goals: A—Ka. Hards 2. N—Burns 1, Wisnewski 1, Jackson 1.

GILBERT 63, WINDSOR LOCKS 60 (2OT)
Windsor Locks (10-12): Hannah Farr 8 3 20, Sophie Marcella 0 0 0, Ashley Papapietro 3 0 6, Alana Picard 1 0 3, Mercedes Davis 1 3 5, Mariana Pizarro 0 0 0, Rebecca Foster 4 0 12, Megan Quinn 0 0 0, Angelina Jones 0 1 1, Tristin Oberg 5 2 12. Totals: 22 11 60.
Gilbert (16-7): Marcie Moreira 7 0 17, Jill Wexler 3 4 10, Angelina Delacruz 2 0 4, Abby Beecher 5 2 12, Sydney Eisenlohr 0 2 2, Maryellen Marino 1 1 3, Dileysi Sarmiento 4 6 15, Samantha Lukowski 0 0 0. Totals: 22 14 63.
Windsor Locks 10 7 16 16 4 7—60
GIlbert 11 14 10 14 4 10—63
3-point goals: WL—Farr 1, Picard 1, Foster 4. G—Moreira 3, Sarmiento 1.

SHEPAUG 40, EAST WINDSOR 32
Shepaug (11-11): Lucy Puskas 1 9 11, Brooke Donaghey 3 0 7, Abigail Harty 4 0 12, Eilish Crossley 4 0 8, Marissa Perachi 1 0 2. Totals: 13 9 40.
East Windsor (14-7): Alyssa Saponare 2 0 4, Jasmine Moreau 1 0 2, Kristin Boivin 1 0 3, Heather Godek 0 0 0, Lauren Keel 5 0 10, Samantha Corrado 3 1 7, Alexandra Witzke 1 0 2, Katie Blume 2 0 4. Totals: 15 1 32.
Shepaug 5 2 20 13—40
East Windsor 8 7 9 8—32
3-point goals: S—Harty 4, Donaghey 1. EW— Boivin 1.
Note: Harty 7 rebounds; Perachi 7 rebounds.

BRANFORD 61, WATERTOWN 46
Branford (10-11): Francesca Valletta 0 0 0, Lily Moore-Markey 0 0 0, Mikayla Brown 0 0 0, Isabella Santos 0 0 0, Ava Stratton 0 0 0, Skye Martino 0 0 0, Celia Turbert 4 1 9, Ava Mills 0 0 0, McClain Cassello 0 0 0, Sophia Araneo 8 7 26, Nicole Pagliaro 0 0 0, Isabel Mannle 0 0 0, Gabriella Lucertini 6 1 14, Karly King 3 6 12, Jacqueline Bacote 0 0 0. Totals: 21 15 61.
Watertown (13-10): Jordyn Forte 3 5 12, Chloe DeFeo 4 2 10, Marissa Forino 2 0 5, Allie Mazzarella 0 0 0 , Alyssa Santangeli 2 2 6, Emily Deptula 4 0 8, Nicole DeFeo 2 1 5, Cayla D’Elia 0 0 0, Ashley Janusonis 0 0 0 , Kristina Kyle 0 0 0.Totals: 17 10 46.
Branford 19 15 11 16—61
Watertown 12 4 18 12—46
3-point goals: B—Araneo 3, Lucertini 1. W—Forte 1, Forino 1

HOUSATONIC 43, ELLIS TECH 15
Ellis Tech (7-14): Skylar Egan 0 0 0, Kalista Lovely 4 0 8, Breeanna Bentley 1 0 3, Allyson Roberts 0 0 0, Amber Cutler 0 0 0, Jalissa Aguiar 0 0 0, Mackenzie Saucier 0 0 0, Jordan Daoust 1 1 3, Jocelyn Collin 0 1 1.Totals: 6 2 15.
Housatonic (20-1): Victoria Dodge 2 0 6, Sierra O’Niel 1 0 2, Caroline Hurlburt 3 3 9, Madelynn Olownia 2 0 4, Christina Winburn 3 0 6, Sydney Segalla 1 0 2, Ella Segalla 0 2 2, Emma Walsh 2 1 5, Kaylie Anderson 2 2 6, Brierley Lloyd 0 1 1, Josie Marks 0 0 0, Anna Coon 0 0 0, Emma Crane 0 0 0. Totals: 16 9 43.
Ellis Tech 0 2 3 10—13
Housatonic 20 13 8 2—43
3-point goals: E—Bentley 1; H—Dodge 2.

By JOE PALLADINO

Treasure Coleman, the former Sacred Heart High basketball star who is now a junior at the Berkshire School in Massachusetts, has committed to play collegiately at Brown University.

Coleman, 17, of Waterbury, made her selection official Monday.

“I  am really happy, and very excited, to have this opportunity to go there,” Coleman said on Tuesday.  

Coleman, a 5-foot-5 guard who was All-NVL and All-State Class S as a junior at Sacred Heart, transferred to Berkshire last summer. The team is currently 15-6, and Coleman averages 20 ppg. She recalled as a junior at Berkshire and will graduate in 2020.

“It was, yes, very different from Sacred Heart,” Coleman said, “especially being away from home. But basketball-wise it is very good. The games are a much quicker pace here.”

After sifting through scholarship offers from schools like Iona, West Virginia and others, Coleman chose the Ivy League.

“I thought it would give me the best opportunity after I get out of school,” added Coleman, who hopes to pursue a career in medicine, perhaps nursing.

Of her transfer out of the city, the Prospect resident added, “You have to be willing to make sacrifices and do things you’re not used to. If you step out of your comfort zone, it will pay off.”

SACRED HEART 50, OXFORD 35
Oxford (10-12): Kelly Shpak 6 0 15, Molly Sastram 2 3 7, Molly Smith 0 0 0, Maddie Smith 0 0 0, Jess Kondic 2 0 4, Maddie Sastram 1 0 3, Paige Davis 1 4 6. Totals: 12 7 35.
Sacred Heart (18-4): Adalena Francis 2 0 5, Hayley Tucker 3 4 12, Aamya Rivera 7 0 14, Paige Carroll 4 0 10, Navaeh Jones 1 1 3, Mikayla Mobley 3 0 6, Brooke Ferrare 0 0 0. Totals: 20 5 50.
Oxford 8 5 13 9—35
Sacred Heart 9 11 11 19—50
3-point goals: SH—Tucker 2, Carroll 2, Francis 1. O—Shpak 3, Ma. Sastram 1.

ANSONIA 40, NONNEWAUG 31
Nonnewaug (13-10): Nicole Mercer 1 0 3, Maddie Woodward 1 1 3, Abby Scheurich 4 0 8, Tori Maclean 3 1 9, Ashley Hennessey 2 0 4, Monica Untiet 1 0 2, Courtney Rowland 0 2 2, Maddie Roden 0 0 0. Totals: 12 4 31.
Ansonia (17-4): Liz Wilson 5 6 16, Larissa Rodriguez 0 0 0, Arianna Blackwell 0 0 0, Hailey Bellido 0 0 0, Jayda Sanchez 1 0 2, Lilly Romanowski 0 0 0, Jojo Sanchez 3 0 8, Natasha Rivera 5 3 14.Totals: 14 9 40.
Nonnewaug 6 12 4 9—31
Ansonia 11 11 8 10—40
3-point goals: N—Maclean 2, Mercer 1. A—Jo. Sanchez 2, Rivera 1.
Note: Rivera 10 rebounds; Jo. Sanchez 6 assists.

HOLY CROSS 51, NEW FAIRFIELD 44
New Fairfield (12-9): Danielle Hernandez 1 0 3, Colleen Rattigan 0 0 0, Emma Lyden 0 0 0, Ava Romanello 4 1 10, Allison Teklits 2 0 5, Madeline McCollam 0 0 0, Abby Jansen 0 0 0, Abby Flanagan 2 1 5, Sydney O’Connor 3 4 11, Kelly Ford 3 1 7, Kerrigan Quinn 0 1 1, Lauren Carter 0 0 0, Arianna Borucinski 0 0 0, Gabriella Arterberry 1 0 2. Totals: 16 8 44.
Holy Cross (18-6): Hannah Brown 3 0 8, Allie Brown 2 1 5, Nadia French-Graham 0 0 0, Elise Pelletier 0 0 0, Jasmine Thorpe 3 2 8, Ja’Lin Waters 1 0 2, Jenna Mowad 0 0 0, Ashley Davis 0 2 2, Alyssa Hebb 2 3 7, Cayla Howard 4 8 16, Maeve Perrone 1 0 3. Totals: 15 16 51.
New Fairfield 7 15 10 12—44
Holy Cross 15 9 10 17—51
3-point goals: NF—Teklits 1, Hernandez 1, O’Connor 1, Romanello 1. HC—H. Brown 2, Perrone 1.
Note: Hebb 10 rebounds.

NORTHWESTERN 55, AMISTAD 41
Amistad (9-12): Aliyah Mitchell 1 0 2, Zaneiyah Lewis 0 0 0, Mahogany Brown 0 0 0, Ashleigh Paige McDonald 3 4 10, Chyna Watts 0 0 0, Christine Ferguson 4 2 10, Khadijah Dabre-Thomaas 1 1 3, Trinity Moody 6 4 16. Totals: 15 11 41.
Northwestern (21-3): Emma Propfe 7 0 14, Sydney Sanden 1 0 2, Natalie Lederman 2 5 9, Frankie DeSanti 0 0 0, Jana Sanden 4 5 13, Skylar DiMartino 5 4 14, Emma Cameron 0 3 3, Harley Jasmin 0 0 0. Totals: 19 17 55.
Amistad 7 16 9 9—41
Northwestern 14 13 14 14—55
3-point goals: None.

GRANBY 62, LEWIS MILLS 55
Lewis Mills (12-10): Sammy Chadwick 10 5 33, Emily Hunt 1 0 2, Nikki Ignatowski 1 0 2, Lauren Alvarez 1 0 2, Annika Fitzgerald 2 0 4, Brianna Pelchar 1 0 2, Abby Mills 3 0 7, Grace Annonson 0 0 0, Alisia Prisco 1 0 3, Chloe Brzoska 0 0 0, Maggie Lagana 0 0 0. Totals: 20 5 55.
Granby Memorial (16-6): Isabelle Martel 2 3 7, Jalyn Brown 4 3 11, Ashlyn Dixon 0 0 0, Madeleine McGee 3 6 12, Alexandra Hassett , Alexis Nichols , Elizabeth Squier , Marta Guerrero , Jaira Paine 1 0 3, Elsie Phillips 2 2 6, Samantha St. Pierre 2 7 11, Katie Murach 6 0 12, Kayla Davis. Totals: 20 21 62.
Lewis Mills 9 13 10 23—55
Granby Memorial 18 10 16 18—62
3-point goals: LM—Chadwick 8.

JONATHAN LAW 66, SEYMOUR 54
Seymour (13-9): Sydnie Drezek 6 6 19, Megan Condo 2 2 7, Kolby Sirowich 2 2 6, Arlinda Peraj 0 0 0, Morgan Teodosio 5 4 14, Kiley Drezek 1 5 8, Jacey Cosciello 0 0 0. Totals: 16 19 54.
Jonathan Law (15-7): Katie Konareski 0 3 3, Cali Jolley 4 1 12, Samara Thacker 4 4 12, Madilyn Lula 0 0 0, Pam Ellison 2 2 6, Jillian Hall 0 0 0, Fallon Andriolas 10 2 24, Olivia Kowalski 3 0 6, Shelby Green 0 2 2. Totals: 22 14 66.
Seymour 6 12 13 23—54
Jonathan Law 7 19 15 25—66
3-point goals: S—S. Drezek 1, Condo 1, K. Drezek 1. JL—Jolley 3, Andriolas 2.

CHASE 48, DUBLIN, N.H. 29
Dublin: T. Dunkers 0 1 1, J. Switzer 2 0 4, A. Dahast 0 0 0, K. Aryal 3 4 10, C. Hopson 1 0 2, M. Fantarzzi 4 0 8, H. Spindler 2 0 4, H. Bodie 0 0 0, E. Blueberg 0 0 0. Totals: 12 5 29.
Chase (16-6): Loren Tuck 4 3 11, Maya Tucker 1 0 2, Eliza Slevinsky 0 0 0, Mina Zeng 0 0 0, Meris Rosenberg 0 0 0, Ella Atkins 6 0 12, Angelene Guglielmo 4 0 8, Emma Denihan 0 0 0, Sherly Xiao 0 0 0, Maddie Patrick 5 5 15, Karen Sun 0 0 0, Jill Knies 0 0 0, Ali Dassatti 0 0 0. Totals: 20 8 48.
Halftime: C, 23-17.
3-point goals: C—none.

ST. LUKE’S 56, CHESHIRE ACAD. 52
Cheshire Academy (15-6): Nia Hubbard 2 6 11, Julianna Fazzino 6 2 17, Brie Bavaro 0 0-1 0, Audrey Allen 4 6 14, Ashley Nadeau 1 2 5, Araceli Gonzalez 2 0 5. Totals: 15 16 52.
St. Luke’s (24-2): C. Lau 7 3 22, T. Fulton 2 0 5, J. Baggs 2 0 4, J. Johnson 4 0 11, S. Klein 1 0 2, R. Page 1 2 4, S. Cummings 2 2 6, L. Watson 0 2 2. Totals: 19 9 56.
Halftime: CA, 30-29.
3-point goals: CA—Fazzino 3, Hubbard 1, Nadeau 1, Gonzalez 1; SL—Lau 5, Johnson 3, Fulton 1.
Note: This was CA’s first Class B tournament appearance in school history. Allen 11 rebounds, Hubbard three steals.

LOOMIS CHAFFEE 62, TAFT 48
Taft (14-8): Sophie Webb 1 2 4, Maggie O’Leary 0 0 0, Anna Csigirinszkij 3 0 7, Natalie Hodak 6 0 13, Anna Koziol 2 0 6, Kayla Robinson 3 4 10, Eliza Ford 1 0 3, Tessa Graebner 2 1 5. Totals: 18 7 48.
Loomis Chaffee (18-7): Reilly Campbell 2 0 4, Anahi Lee-Cauley 9 0 20, Maddy Stevens 8 2 20, Grace Lawrence 1 0 2, Carys Baker 3 2 8, Cassie Hawthorne 0 0 0, Abby Cannon 1 0 3. Totals: 26 4 62.
Halftime: L, 26-19.
3-point goals: T—Koziol 2, Csigirinszkij 1, Hodak 1, Ford 1. L—Lee-Cauley 2, Stevens 2, Hanley 1, Cannon 1.

BY ED DAIGNEAULT

NAUGATUCK — It took fewer than three minutes for Bristol Eastern High to execute its plan against Naugatuck. It only took slightly longer than that for the Lancers to put things away.
Ninth-seeded Eastern scored the first nine points, and 19 of the first 22, on its way to an easy 69-45 Class L second-round win over the No. 8 seed Greyhounds on Thursday night in the Class L girls basketball state tournament.
The Lancers (15-7) forced 26 turnovers as they advanced to a Monday night quarterfinal at top-seeded Notre Dame-Fairfield.
“They leaked out a lot, and we didn’t do a good job getting back in transition,” Naugatuck coach Gail Cheney said. “Their shots were on tonight. They’re just an excellent team.”
Naugatuck (17-7) trimmed a 15-point halftime deficit to 12 on a couple of occasions in the third quarter. After the second time, the Greyhounds turned the ball over three straight times, leading to a 10-1 Lancers run to end the third quarter. That eventually became an 20-2 run into the fourth quarter that pushed the Greyounds into a 30-point hole.
Naugatuck was done in early by full-court pressure that morphed into a matchup zone in the half court. By the time the Greyounds figured it out, it was too late.
“We’re long, so that makes it tough,” Eastern coach Tony Floyd said. “That helps to take away the passing lanes. It helped get us going in the first quarter, got us a good jump start.”
Alyssa Roberts came off the bench to post a team-best nine points for Naugatuck. Sarah Wisniewski and Alissa McNeil each had seven. Ciara Collins paced the Lancers with 19 points.

The Pomperaug High girls basketball team rallied in the second half to eliminate Branford from the Class L state tournament in the second round with a 60-44 victory Thursday night in Southbury.
No. 22 Branford (10-12) led, 29-27, at halftime after going on a 10-0 run in the second period. But the sixth-seeded Panthers (17-6) outscored the visitors, 20-10, in the third quarter and held them to just five points in the fourth.
“Our defense stepped up in the second half. This was all a credit to our defense and our energy,” said Pomperaug coach Joe Fortier. “We went with a smaller lineup and just pumped up our energy. Maddie Villa has been hurt for most of the year. She came off the bench and was all over the place for us.”
Maggie Lee had 18 points for Pomperaug while Molly Flanagan had 14 and Villa and Alex Rafferty both added nine. Sophia Araneo led Branford with 22 points.
The Panthers host No. 19 Daniel Hand in the quarterfinal round Monday.
St. Paul 73, Parish Hill 27: Jade Udoh scored a game-high 19 points for the Falcons in a Class S second-round state tournament victory. Janessa Gonzalez added 18 points. The No. 3-seeded Falcons host No. 11 Bloomfield on Monday at 7 p.m.
Housatonic 56, Aerospace 17: The Mountaineers dominated in a Class S second-round victory against Aerospace in Falls Village. Sydney Segalla led all scorers with 20 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, recording her seventh double-double of the season.
The No. 2-seeded Mountaineers host No. 7 Trinity Catholic on Monday at 7 p.m. Housy has allowed a total of 32 points in two state tournament games.
“We are excited to play and test our defense. We are looking forward to a good home game,” said coach Steve Dodge.
Trinity Catholic 56, Gilbert 33: Jill Wexler scored 13 points for the Yellowjackets in a Class S second-round loss in Stamford.
Marcie Moreira added 11 for Gilbert.
Iyanna Lops scored 33 points to lead the Crusaders, who will face their third BL opponent in the tournament when they visit No. 2 Housatonic on Monday.
Old Lyme 53, Shepaug 44: Lucy Puskas led the Spartans in the second round of the Class S state tournament with a team-high 15 points. Abbey Harty chipped in 12 points. The Spartans finished their season at 11-12.

ST. PAUL 73, PARISH HILL 27
Parish Hill (16-9): Sienna Ortiz 2 0 4,Rajchel Smardon 0 0 0, Maggie Bolduc 5 0 10, Elizabeth Sweat 0 0 0, Kristie Zator 0 0 0, Alexandra Smardon 0 0 0, Brooke Benedict 1 0 2, Kaysie Dupuis 4 1 11, Totals: 12 1 27
St. Paul (23-2): Janessa Gonzalez 7 2 18, Jade Udoh 8 2 19, Olivia Heslin 3 2 9, Catherine Ciampi 0 2 2, Ashley Suzio 2 0 4, Sophia Gerst 2 0 4, Emma Cretella 0 0 0, Morgan Kolb 0 2 2 , Olivia Stump 1 0 2, Kailyn Bielecki 1 0 2, Zoey Rubins 2 0 4, Lillian Sirois 1 0 2, Maddie Farrell 0 0 0, McKenzie Gauthier 1 0 2, Hannah Stanford 0 0 0. Totals: 28 10 73.
Parish Hill 6 7 8 6 — 27
St. Paul 17 25 16 12 — 73
3-point goals: PH—Dupuis 2. SP—Gonzalez 2, Heslin 1, Udoh 1.
Of note: SP—Udoh 6 rebounds, 3 steals; Heslin 5 rebounds 4 steals; Gonzalez 4 assists.

POMPERAUG 60, BRANFORD 44
Branford (10-12): Lily Moore-Markey 1 0 2, Celia Turbert 1 0 2, Sophia Araneo 9 1 22, Isabel Mannie 1 0 2, Gabriella Lucertini 3 2 11, Karly King 2 1 5, Totals: 17 4 44.
Pomperaug (17-6): Marina Lambiase 1 2 4, Alex Rafferty 2 3 9, Jada Stietzel 0 0 0, Molly Flanagan 6 1 14, Maggie Lee 6 4 18, Cara McGettigan 3 0 6, Madison Villa 2 4 9, Totals: 20 14 60.
Branford 11 18 10 5 — 44
Pomperaug 15 12 20 13 — 60
3-pointers: B — Araneo 3, Lucertini 3. P — Lee 2, Villa 1, Rafferty 2, Flanagan 1.

HOUSATONIC 56, AEROSPACE 17
Aerospace : Gianye Merredith 0 0 0, Ashley Rinaldi 0 0 0, Faith Mitchell 1 0 2, Ashanti McLean 4 5 13, Ingrid Polanco 0 0 0, Lillian Pittman 1 0 2, Desaray Chapman 0 0 0. Totals: 6 5 17
Housatonic (23-1): Victoria Dodge 2 1 5, Sierra O’Niel 2 0 5, Caroline Hurlburt 2 0 4, Madelynn Olownia 3 0 6, Christina Winburn 2 0 4, Sydney Segalla 9 2 20, Ella Segalla 3 0 6, Emma Walsh 1 0 2, Kaylie Anderson 2 0 4, Brierley Lloyd 0 0 0, Anna Kuhn 0 0 0. Totals: 26 3 56.
Aerospace 4 0 8 5 — 17
Housy 18 7 17 14 — 56
3-point goals: H—O’Niel 1.
Of note: H—S. Segalla 13 rebounds.

TRINITY CATHOLIC 56, GILBERT 33
Gilbert (16-8): Marcie Moreira 5 0 11, Jill Wexler 4 3 13, Angelina Delacruz 1 0 2, Tia Mongitore 0 0 0, Abby Beecher 1 0 2, Monique Blais 0 0 0, Sydney Eisenlohr 0 0 0, Ajla Gutic 0 0 0, Maryellen Marino 1 0 2, Samantha Lukowski 0 0 0, Leslie DeSanti 0 0 0, Madison Fritch 0 0 0, Dileysi Sarmiento 1 1 3. Totals: 13 4 33.
Trinity Catholic (17-4): Emma Garner 0 0 0, Sarah Jablonsky 0 0 0, Caitlyn Kilcoyne 0 0 0, Kyah Nowlin 6 2 15, Sophie Thompson 0 0 0, Theresa Lupinacci 0 0 0, Caitlyn Scott 2 0 4, Isabella Edwards 0 0 0, Iyanna Lops 13 7 33, Kiera Fenske 2 0 4, Mackenzie Kuehn 0 0 0, Gabrielle Perez 0 0 0, Leigh Harrington 0 0 0, Klarke Moore 0 0 0, Eleanor Curley-Holmes 0 0 0. Totals: 23 9 56.
Gilbert 12 9 6 6 — 33
Trinity 13 12 18 13 — 56
3-point goals: G—Wexler 2, Moreira 1; TC—Nowlin 1.

BRISTOL EASTERN 69, NAUGATUCK 45
Bristol Eastern (15-6): Paige McLaughlin 0 0 0, Meredith Forman 1 0 2, Ciara Collins 8 1 19, Cali Doyon 6 0 12, Sage Scarritt 2 0 4, Jordan Ouellette 8 1 11, Avery Arbuckle 2 2 6, Jessica Levesque 0 0 0, Julia Gettings 5 0 10, Alyssa Kehler 0 0 0, Vana Horvath 0 0 0, Audra Porowski 0 0 0, Amaya Massari 0 0 0, Rachel Gregory 0 0 0, Grace D’Amato 0 0 0. Totals: 32 3 69.
Naugatuck (17-7): Hailey Deitelbaum 2 1 5, Shannon Burns 0 0 0, Brielle Behuniak 1 1 3, Sarah Wisniewski 2 3 7, Sara Macary 1 1 3, Kaylee Jackson 2 0 4, Hailey Russell 0 0 0, Alyssa Roberts 4 1 9, Julia Kropo 2 0 4, Kendall Allen 1 0 2, Alissa McNeil 3 1 7, Felicia Salvati 0 1 1, Nadia Cestari 0 0 0, Saige Winslow 0 0 0, Lindsay Walsh 0 0 0. Totals: 18 9 45.
Eastern 23 12 18 16 — 69
Naugatuck 7 13 12 13 — 45
3-point goals: B—Ciara Collins 2.

OLD LYME 53, SHEPAUG 44
Shepaug (11-12): Lucy Puskas 6 2 15, Brooke Donaghey 1 2 4, Haylie Lasky 0 1 1, Abigail Harty 4 0 12, Eilish Crossley 2 0 4, Rachel Andrews 0 0 0, Marissa Perachi 3 2 8, Madison Dovskey 0 0 0. Totals: 16 7 44.
Old Lyme (17-5): Grace Lathrop 0 0 0, Taylor Thompson 2 0 4, Britney DeRoehn 4 4 15, Emily DeRoehn 2 11 15, Catherine Battalino 3 2 10, Anabella Arias 1 0 3, Emma McCulloch 4 0 8. Totals: 16 17 53.
Shepaug 10 10 10 14 — 44
Old Lyme 16 10 11 16 — 53
3-point goals: S—Harty 4, Puskas 1. OL—B. DeRoehn 1, Battalino 2, Arias 1.
Of note: S—Crossley 5 assists.

WEAVER 71, HOLY CROSS 47
Weaver (12-10): Olivia Deleon 0 0 0, Rhonasha Stevenson 3 7 15, Tahjae Young 6 1 13, Rennarda Washington 0 0 0, Jenniely Adorno 0 0 0, Terra Fair 8 4 21, Pashan Walker 4 0 8, Jayaja Andrade 0 0 0, Jenesis Perrin 7 0 14. Totals: 28 12 71.
Holy Cross (18-7): Jasmine Thorpe 2 0 4, Allie Brown 2 0 4, Hannah Brown 1 0 2, Alyssa Hebb 1 3 5, Jenna Mowad 1 0 2, Nyasia Smith 1 0 2, Maeve Perrone 1 0 2, Brianna Greenlaw 0 0 0, Riley Becker 0 0 0, Cayla Howard 3 11 17, Nadia French-Graham 2 2 6, Ashley Davis 1 0 2, Elise Pelletier 0 0 0, Alyssa French-Graham 0 1 1. Totals: 15 17 47.
Weaver 14 15 22 20—71
Holy Cross 12 10 13 12—47
3-point goals: W—Fair 1, Stevenson 2.

SHEEHAN 50, SACRED HEART 38
Sheehan (15-6): Sydney Rossacci 1 4 6, Caroline Dighello 2 0 5, Madison Larkin 1 4 6, Caitlyn Velez 2 1 5, Caitlyn Hunt 4 2 10, Olivia Robles 3 3 10, Hayleigh Lagase 3 0 8, Alyssa Horobin 0 0 0. Totals: 16 14 50.
Sacred Heart (18-5): Adalena Francis 2 0 6, Hayley Tucker 0 0 0, Aamya Rivera 4 6 18, Paige Carroll 1 0 2, Navaeh Jones 0 0 0, Mikayla Mobley 3 6 12, Brooke Ferrare 0 0 0, Emily Ronalter 0 0 0. Totals: 10 12 38.
Sheehan 16 11 10 13—50
Sacred Heart 3 15 11 9—38
3-point goals: S—Lagase 2, Robles 1, Dighello 1. SH—Rivera 4, Francis 2.

BERLIN 54, ANSONIA 52
Ansonia (17-6): Liz Wilson 4 0 8, Larissa Rodriguez 0 0 0, Arianna Blackwell 0 0 0, Hailey Bellido 0 0 0, Jayda Sanchez 3 0 7, Lilly Romanowski 1 0 2, Jojo Sanchez 6 0 18, Natasha Rivera 6 1 17. Totals: 20 1 52.
Berlin (19-5): Lyzi Litwinko 9 6 24, Ashley Wenzel 7 3 17, Wynter Yovan 0 2 2, Angela Perrelli 2 0 4, Carly Grega 2 0 5, Callie Gendron 1 0 2. Totals: 21 11 54.
Ansonia 14 16 14 8 — 52
Berlin 11 11 13 19 — 54
3-point goals: B—Grega 1; A—Jo. Sanchez 6, Rivera 4, Ja. Sancez 1.
Of note: A—Jo. Sanchez 8 assists; Rivera 5 blocks.

JONATHAN LAW 79, NORTHWESTERN 48
Jonathan Law: Katie Konareski 0 0 0, Cali Jolley 11 1 23, Samara Thacker 7 0 14, Erin Goodwin 0 0 0, Madilyn Lula 1 0 2, Pam Ellison 2 2 8, Jillian Hall 0 0 0, Fallon Andriolas 13 1 30, Olivia Kowalski 0 0 0, Shelby Green 1 0 2, Meghan Gorman 0 0 0. Totals: 35 4 79.
Northwestern (21-4): Skylar DiMartino 7 1 17, Emma Propfe 7 2 16, Sydney Sanden 1 0 2, Natalie Lederman 3 2 8, Frankie DeSanti 1 0 2, Jana Sanden 0 1 1, Emma Cameron 0 0 0, Harley Jasmin 1 0 2. Totals: 20 6 48.
Jonathan Law 18 22 26 13—79
Northwestern 9 11 19 9—48
3-point goals: JL—Andriolas 3, Ellison 2; NW—DiMartino 2.

Billy Regan won the 200 freestyle for the second consecutive year with a time of 1:42.05 and Pomperaug won its seventh straight South-West Conference swim title Friday at Masuk High with 533 team points.
Regan also finished first in the 100 breaststroke with a 57.00. He was named most outstanding swimmer of last year’s SWC meet for capturing the 200 free (1:43.54) and finishing runner-up in the 100 breaststroke (58.83).
Colin MacKellar won the 200 IM with a 144.90 for the Panthers.
Masuk placed second (369), followed by Joel Barlow/Bethel and Brookfield (298).

BL diving finals: John Courtemanche finished first for Northwestern with a 422.70 breaking the meet record.
He was followed by: Frankie Brobston of Northwestern (398.65), Mark Desrocher of Shepaug (398.30), Ryan Malloy of Northwestern (390.65) and Giacomo Colangelo of Shepaug (367.15).
Girls Basketball
Berlin 54, Ansonia 52: Jojo Sanchez hit six 3-pointers en-route to 18 points, but Ashley Wenzel hit the go-ahead bucket with 2.9 seconds left to lift the No. 8 Redcoats over the No. 9 Chargers in the second round of the Class M tournament.
Sanchez also had eight assists for Ansonia (17-6). Natasha Rivera added 17 points. Lyzi Litwinko led Berlin with 24 points and Wenzel finished with 17.
Sheehan 50, Sacred Heart 38: Aamya Rivera led all scorers with a game-high 18 points for the Hearts in a second-round Class M loss to Sheehan.
Mikayla Mobley chipped in 12 points. The Hearts finish their season with a record of 18-5.
Jonathan Law 79, Northwestern 48: The Highlanders fell in a Class M second round state tournament game.
Skylar DiMartino scored a team-high 17 points and Emma Propfe had 16. The Highlanders finish theirs season with a record of 21-4

BY JOE PALLADINO
REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN
WATERBURY — The setup was perfect. In the Class M girls basketball second round, No. 12 Holy Cross hosted No. 28 Weaver, a team that had beaten Cross in the regular season. The Crusaders could avenge the previous loss, and then play a crosstown rival Sacred Heart in the M quarters.
You couldn’t dream it up better. Except, it didn’t happen.
Terra Fair scored 21 points for Weaver (12-10) with nine rebounds, eight steals, and four assists, while 6-5 sophomore Jenesis Perrin — yes, she is a 6-5 sophomore — added 14 points, 21 rebounds, and three blocked shots as the Beavers ran past Cross, 71-47, Friday at Tim McDonald Gymnasium.
Even Sacred Heart got beat, by Sheehan.
This wasn’t a happy evening for the Crusaders (18-7). Cross’ best stretch came late in the first quarter. Trailing 14-5, Holy Cross found its game and ran off eight straight points on a jump shot from Allie Brown, a hoop in the paint by Jenna Mowad, a free throw from Cayla Howard, and jumper from Maeve Perrone.
In the second quarter, a basket from Hannah Brown and a steal by Howard tied the game.
It was 16-16. We might have something here. But that feeling did not last long. Weaver held a stunning 46 to 30 edge on the boards, and that constant hammering wore down Cross. Defensively, the Beavers forced 32 turnovers.
“We got ahead of ourselves when we caught up with them,” said Allie Brown, “and it got into our heads. We did not play to the best of abilities, like we usually do.”
Rhonasha Stevenson added 15 points, with five steals and two assists, and Tahjae Young added 13, with three assists. The Beavers, who play an independent schedule, had too much.
“We played with a lot of energy, because that’s what we need to do,” said Fair, “and get the lead right from the start. We knew what kind of team they were from the first time, and we just stayed humble and gave it our all.”
Howard was the only double-figure scorer for Cross, with 17 points and four rebounds. Nadia French-Graham added six points and five rebounds. Allie Brown snagged five rebounds and had four assists.

Boys
ROCKY HILL ACADEMY 78, CHASE COLLEGIATE 60
Chase (12-8): Rafael Mahario 8 9 27, Anthony Molina 5 0 13, Rob Jones 3 1 8, Stefanos Bilis 1 2 4, Jamal Clarke 3 2 8, Rohan Singh 0 0 0, Evan Harte 0 0 0, Neel Avancha 0 0 0, Howard Fu 0 0 0, Colby Calabrese 0 0 0. Totals: 20 14 60.
Rocky Hill (17-3): Steven Lora 15 6 44, Mo Danmola 2 3 7, Jay Hayes 7 2 16, Mac Lehouiller 0 0 0, Kobe Polley 3 0 6, BJ Jenkins 2 0 5. Totals: 29 11 78.
Halftime: RH, 39-27.
3-point goals: RH—Lora 8, Jenkins 1; CC—Molina 3, Mahario 2, Jones 1.

Girls
CHASE COLLEGIATE 50, CHRISTIAN COVENANT 47
Christian Covenant: Maddie McNeilly 1 2 4, Logan Plosker 9 3 23, Caelen Brever 0 0 0, Grace Maina 0 0 0, Rachel Bohanon Peace Olatunde 0 0 0, Abby Baird 4 0 8, Shanneah Manchur 0 0 0. Anna DeCotis 1 0 2, Anna Heintz 0 0 0, Rebecca Verrengia 0 0 0, Rilee Smith 4 1 10. Totals: 19 6 47.
Chase (18-6): Loren Tuck 2 2 6, Maya Tucker 1 4 6, Eliza Slevinsky 1 0 2, Mina Zeng 0 0 0, Meris Rosenberg 0 0 0, Ella Atkins 5 3 13, Angelene Guglielmo 4 1 9, Emma Denihan 0 0 0, Sherly Xiao 0 0 0, Maddie Patrick 5 4 14, Karen Sun 0 0 0, Jill Knies 0 0 0, Ali Dassatti 0 0 0. Totals: 18 14 50.
Halftime: Chase, 22-18.
3-point goals: Christian — Plosker 2, Smith 1.

By RICK WILSON

They were icons of their generation, two of the finest basketball players the area has produced. Thomaston High’s Amy Matthews, the kid with the black sneakers who never met a challenge on the court she couldn’t answer, and Wamogo’s Tracy Stolle, the blonde sharpshooter who became one with the bottom of the net.

On the night of Feb. 2, 1994, however, the basketball journey for both still had many courts to travel, their rapidly developing legacies still a work in progress.

Matthews, a senior and already a state champion and championship game MVP, was a month away from leading defending Class S champion Thomaston to a third straight state final and becoming the Golden Bears all-time leading girls scorer with 1,578 points (since surpassed by Casey Carengelo).

She would go on to become one of Western Connecticut State University’s all-time greats, finishing second on the all-time scoring list with 1,565 points; earning a spot in the WCSU Hall of Fame; and being selected to the Little East Conference’s 25th Anniversary Team. Matthews followed that up with induction into the Connecticut Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame on the same night as some guy named Geno Auriemma was inducted.

Stolle, a junior, was on her way to becoming the greatest scorer in Wamogo history and second all-time leading scorer in the Berkshire League with 1,924 points. She was one year away from a perfect 27-0 season and the Class S state title to go with the MVP award. She would go on to attend the University of Hartford where she is still in the top 10 all-time for three-pointers attempted and made in a season and free throw percentage.

The future held much in store for the two stars. But everything they were and were to become was on display on this cold February night. They produced an epic confrontation at the Thomaston High gym the left fans awestruck and created a lasting memory.

AMY MATTHEWS IN HALL OF FAME

By the end of the night fans, coaches and players would experience this: a double overtime extravaganza with Matthews and Stolle scoring every point for the teams in the two extra periods. Stolle would pour in 35 points and go over the 1,000-point mark for her career.

Matthews would finish with 34 points, 11 rebounds. She would score Thomaston’s last 23 points of the game and hit the winning foul shots.

The twosome were tied together by their basketball brilliance, but there were a few other things going on this night. Stolle entered the game with 968 points, well within reach of 1,000 points on a single night for her. She was also dating John Matthews, Amy’s brother.

“It was an interesting dynamic,” admitted Matthews. “She was almost my sister-in-law. She would come over to the house and we would joke around. We were always competitive with one another, but friends. We would shoot around and had the utmost respect for one another.”

The game between Thomaston and Wamogo became a mesmerizing dual between Matthews and Stolle. With Stolle pouring in 27 points and Matthews 23, the game was deadlocked, 45-45, at the end of regulation.

“I just remember me and her going back and forth,” said Stolle. “Amy would go down and do something and I would go down the other end and do something. Amy and I knew who the competitor on the other team was that they had to beat. We knew with Thomaston it was Matthews. Amy and I could talk to junk to one another but we were friends off the court.”

Nothing was settled in the first overtime. Matthews had a baseline layup to give Thomaston a 49-46 lead and Stolle answered with a three-point bank shot with two defenders on her at the buzzer to force a second overtime.

“She would score and I would score and at some point I just kept thinking how do I take it to the next notch, we’ve got to get ahead,” said Matthews.

Stolle hit two free throws in the second overtime to go over the 1,000-point mark for her career and put Wamogo ahead, 51-49. She was given a standing ovation and presented with the game ball. However the game and the duel had overtaken the milestone.

“It was like, yeah it’s great but let’s keep going,” said Stolle. “My feeling is let’s keep playing.”

“For me, it was don’t stop the momentum of the game. Okay, great job, let’s keep going,” said Matthews.

Matthews came back to convert a three-point play for a 52-51 lead but in diving for a loose ball off a scramble with Stolle reinjured her right thigh, which she had hurt in practice. That had caused a stomach ailment to flare up. Matthews spent her senior season feeding herself with a nose tube due to being unable to digest food.

Matthews came out of the game only to return one possession later and the duel continued. Matthews added a driving a layup with 1:04 to go for a 54-51 Golden Bears’ lead. Stolle answered with two free throws with 49 seconds left to cut the deficit to a point.

Matthews then hit one-of-two free throws and after Wamogo couldn’t convert, Stolle fouled out with four seconds left when ironically she was forced to foul Matthews, who hit another four shot for the victory.

“I think Amy decided, this is my gym and you are not coming into my gym and getting a thousand points and winning the game,” said Stolle with an admiring chuckle. “It was upsetting (to lose).”

“Everybody knew at the end of the game two people were going to have the ball in their hands, Tracy and me,” said Matthews. “It was my gym, my senior year. We just had to win.”

Stolle and Matthews have remained friends over the years and shared some cotton candy recently. Stolle is a school teacher while Matthews works for Neurostrategies in Clinical Neurobehavioral Services.

They have always respected their accomplishments and rivalry and will always appreciate the night they created a classic 25 years ago.

ST. PAUL 82, BLOOMFIELD 50
Bloomfield (16-7): Amani Levitan 6 1 14, Jayanna Whitt 4 0 8, Jessica Ampofo 0 0 0, Sanaa Woodard 3 0 6, Kennedy Carter 0 0 0, Rhea-divine Perry 0 0 0, Mikayla Hayes 6 12 24. Totals: 18 13 50.
St. Paul (24-2): Janessa Gonzalez 9 5 25, Jade Udoh 9 11 29, Olivia Heslin 3 0 6, Catherine Ciampi 1 2 4, Ashley Suzio 0 0 0, Sophia Gerst 0 0 0, Emma Cretella 0 0 0, Morgan Kolb 4 4 13, Olivia Stump 0 0 0, Kailyn Bielecki 1 3 5, Maddie Farrell 0 0 0. Totals: 27 25 82.
Bloomfield 14 13 13 10—50
St. Paul 18 16 24 24—82
3-point goals: SP—Gonzalez 2, Kolb 1; B—Levitan 1.

TRINITY CATHOLIC 52, HOUSATONIC 34
Trinity Catholic (20-5): Emma Garner 0 0 0, Sarah Jablonsky 0 0 0, Kyah Nowlin 7 3 17, Caitlyn Scott 5 2 14, Iyanna Lops 9 1 21, Kiera Fenske 0 0 0. Totals: 21 6 52.
Housatonic (24-2): Tori Dodge 0 0 0, Caroline Hurlburt 10 2, Sierra O’Niel 6 0 14, Sydney Segalla 2 2 6, Ella Segalla 2 2 6, Christina Winburn 3 0 6, Madelyn Olownia 0 0 0. Totals: 14 4 34.
Trinity Catholic 13 14 12 13—52
Housatonic 2 11 8 13—34
3-point goals: TC—Scott 2, Lops 2. H—O’Niel 2.

DANIEL HAND 58, POMPERAUG 46
Daniel Hand (12-12): Hadley Houghton 0 5 5, Julia Kuhn 3 0 6, Anna Beccia 1 2 4, Brooke Salutari 5 5 15, Sara Wohlgemuth 9 3 21, Summer Adams 1 2 4, Maddison Thomas 0 0 0, Nataya Akers 1 0 3. Totals: 20 17 58
Pomperaug (17-7): Marina Lambiase 1 0 2, Alex Rafferty 0 0 0, Jada Stietzel 0 0 0, Molly Flanagan 3 2 9, Maggie Lee 5 3 17, Maddie Villa 0 0 0, Sydney Lounsbury 1 1 3, Cara McGettigan 6 3 15. Totals: 16 9 46
Daniel Hand 11 20 6 21 — 58
Pomperaug 16 8 14 8 — 46
3-point goals: H — Akers 1. P — Lee 4, Flanagan 1.
Of note: Flanagan, 7 rebounds; McGettigan, 5 rebounds; Lee finished her career with 1,001 career points.