Just 22 seconds into the third quarter, the St. Joseph boys basketball team appeared to catch a big-time break. On the Cadets’ first possession of the period, Danbury’s Denali Burton was called for his third personal foul and went to the bench. With the score tied 23-23 and Burton — the Hatters’ impactful 6-foot-4 senior … Read more
TRUMBULL — Trumbull High scored on its first five possessions of the second half. The large contingent of Eagle fans in the student section began to chant: “It’s too easy,” as visiting New Canaan took a timeout down 42-26 early in the third quarter. Trumbull coach Buddy Bray, whose team earned a 64-52 team, wasn’t … Read more
Ashley Wilson is not going to be intimidated on the basketball court. Wilson will drive the lane with determination no matter how who is waiting in the key, pop a jump shot in a defender’s face with just an inch between them and get inside anybody’s kitchen defensively. Wilson imported what she calls her “street … Read more
TRUMBULL — Trumbull’s Timmond Williams was great when he needed to be, and his teammates played well throughout the Eagles’ 77-64 victory over host Fairfield Ludlowe on Monday night. Williams scored 20 points in the first half, each basket more telling than the next, as the FCIAC rivals went at it for 32 minutes. “Timmond … Read more
TRUMBULL — After Trumbull’s 51-33 girls basketball victory Monday over Ludlowe, we know this much about the undefeated Eagles: They can shoot, defend, rebound and score in the paint. If, however, there is one aspect of the game that might still be a gray area for the 11-0 Eagles, perhaps it is this: Can they … Read more
TAMFORD — The calendar has turned to 2019 and the New Year has brought good fortune to the Stamford girls basketball team. The Black Knights earned their third win in the past four games Monday as they defeated McMahon 38-17 at SHS’ Paul Kuczo gym. The return of junior Megan Landsiedel from injury (missing 41/2 … Read more
DANBURY — It was a game that needed a spark from somewhere. For the Danbury girls basketball team, that somewhere came in the form of senior Ty’Lynn Ith. Ith scored 10 of her 14 points in less than three minutes late in the third quarter, helping the Hatters beat Darien 49-35 Monday evening. A nip-and-tuck … Read more
STAMFORD — To say the Stamford boys basketball team needed a win would be an understatement. After losing a heartbreaking game against New Canaan Thursday night in which a New Canaan player threw in a half-court game-winning shot as time expired, the Black Knights were able to rebound Saturday against New Britain. Unlike Thursday, Stamford … Read more
NEW CANAAN — Danny Melzer typically doesn’t celebrate at the end of basketball games. However, following the latest victory for his New Canaan, Melzer made an exception. Junior Ryan McAleer intercepted a long inbounds pass and then banked in a 3-point shot from halfcourt to give New Canaan a wild 52-49 victory over the Stamford … Read more
STAMFORD — With 2:30 left in the first half, Norwalk coach Rick Fuller pulled all-state guard Ashley Wilson out for a breather. With Wilson out, the Bears outscored Trinity Catholic by seven over those final minutes and Fuller did not re-insert Wilson until the start of the third quarter. He did not have to; the … Read more