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Sheldon Schuler scored 22 points and Darell McKnight 18 as Ansonia scored the first five points in overtime on their way to a 67-61 victory over Derby on Thursday night. Noah Wagnblas added 10 points for Ansonia.
Ansonia evened its record at 4-4.
Kilian Okech led Derby with 19 points while Shymar Robinson added 14.
Lewis Mills 48, Conard 41: Colby Norton scored 14 points and Nate DiChiara 13 to pace Mills to its second win of the season. Matt Geissler added 10 points in the upset victory.
Bristol Eastern 54, Avon 51: Elijiah Parent made a 3-point shot at buzzer to give the Lancers the upset and give him 24 points in the game. Jordyn Tate added 20 points for Bristol Eastern.
Southington 65, Maloney 60: Jared Kelly made five 3-pointers and scored a game-high 24 points to lead the Blue Knights, who also received 14 points from Jake Napoli.
Maloney was led by Vin Martinez with 19 points and Rashawn Wilson with 14.
Girls basketball
Terryville 55, Innovation 49: Amy Roqi led three Kangaroos in double figures with 19 points. Taylor Barnett scored 14 points and Zoe Zappone added 12.
Avon 39, Lewis Mills 28: Abigail St. Onge scored 18 points to lead Avon.
Mills was led by Brianna Pelchar with seven points and Annika Fitgerald with 6.
Bristol Eastern 52, Hall 45: Ciara Collins scored a game-high 19 points for the Lancers while Avery Arbuckle contributed 11 points and Sage Scarritt 10.