Girls

Midgets

Fireballs vs Cavaliers: Offensive leaders for the Fireballs were Sydney Howard and Shannon Kelleher. The defensive leaders were Jillian Carrino and Juliette Cryder. Offensive leaders for the Cavaliers were Shauna Tucker and Cali Ryder. The defensive leaders were Madison Hintze and Olivia Buchler.

Hurricanes vs Filan Law Office Dribblers: Offensive leaders for the Hurricanes were Jane Shearin and Cecilia Floros. The defensive leaders were Sarah Nowacki and Virginia Hepp. Offensive leaders for the Office Dribblers were Kaley Meisenheir and Karsen Pirone. The defensive leaders were Hallie Filan and Annie Minor.

Candy Girls vs Dunkin Daisies: Offensive leaders for the Candy Girls were Megan LeBlanc and Anna Burns. The defensive leaders were Rebecca Alicea and Nicky Sharer. Dunkin Daisies’ offensive leaders were Kelsey Pearson and Grace Eurell. The defensive leaders were Grace Bertche and Amyla Posey.

Grade 3

Exploding Oreos 19, Carminuccio’s Huskies 6: Oreos star players: Carli Carpenter, Jenna Lavelle, Kimberly Buttery, Sarah Widmann, Sienna Cummings, Jaclyn Moccio, Grace Pettinelli, Emily Hartman, Heather Stroili and Casey McLean. Huskies star players: Carolina Stubbs, Anna Cartelli, Julia Clark, Claire Dubois, Julia Sullivan, Alexandra Tassiello, Linda Bomova, Evie Schwertley, Brianna Lovely, Annika Brady and Bela De Leon.

Law Offices of Gail Matthews Pink Panthers 20, Badgers 19: Pink Panther star players: Jackie Matthews, Alison Kelleher, Samantha Bicho, Emily Krasnickas, Angela Vodola, Veronica Vodola, Sonia Ahmmaripour, Jenna Gonski, Madeline Brock and Nicki DaPra. Badger star players: Tess Davenport, Lauren Adams, Liza Gentrup, Nathalie. Schickendantz, Ashley Solomon, Ally Tolson, Savannah LaFerriere, Brooke Antous, Chloe Bigwarfe, Kendra Saunders and Carly Swierbut

Grades 5-6

Zephyr Lock Orange Crush 15 Colonical Chiropractic Dr Schmid Mighty Mustangs 12: The Orange Crush were led by Madilyn Cole and Ashley Lynch in scoring. Shannon Cheh and Dylan Zahansky also chipped in on the scoring. Lexy Leidlein and Lucy Scarangella led the defensive charge. Erin Tressler and Isabelle Pryor play strong at the guard positions. Vanessa Tucker played tough on the boards. The Mighty Mustangs fought as hard as they could but came up just a few points short after battling back from a 10-point deficit. Rebecca Gavel, Ashley Santore, Lauren King and Natalie Shaker spearheaded the fourth quarter comeback with pure hardnosed hustle making multiple steals and causing numerous held balls. Jenna Ciavara, Jordan Williams and Ali Nuzzo also chipped in with strong rebounding and defense. Casey Muckell, Ashley Santore and Natalie Shaker combined for 12 points to lead the Mustangs.

Lady Hawks 24, The Storm 15: In the semifinals for the Intermediate Girls, The Lady Hawks’ Emily Neave scored 12 points and Grace Frost scored 6 points to lead the team. Kendra Dunnigan lead the offense with 5 assists. This was a fast-paced game by both offenses with the Lady Hawks edging out the Storm down the stretch. The Lady Hawks’ defense swarmed the ball throughout the game and never allowed the Storm offense to get into a rhythm. Sydney Flint lead the team with 8 rebounds, while Abby Pereira, Nicole Frascatore, Larkin Huffman and Rachel O’Grady anchored the defensive charge. The Lady Hawks advance to the Championship Game on March 19 at 10:45 at the Newtown High School against the Zephyr Lock Orange Crush. This will be the third matchup between these two teams with the Zephyr Lock Orange Crush winning both regular season games against the Lady Hawks. The season came to an end for The Storm as the Lady Hawks upset the #1 seed. The Storm’s normally potent high scoring offense could not get on track and their full court trapping defense was not enough to overcome the lack of offense. The Storm finished the season with an impressive 11-2 record. The Storm team was Allie Eurell, Camryn Findley, Madison Findley, Carly Kreshpan, Charli Condon, Christina Sgobbo, Julia Bogdanoff, Kayla O’Sullivan and Megan Kelleher.

Boys

Grade 2

Game 1 – Oranges vs Blue Ice: The Oranges bunched together for their final exciting game on Saturday. Jeff Garrity, Patrick Boyle and Neil Kalra expertly ran the offense from the point position. Aidan Finnegan, Johnathon Taylor and CJ Cuomo again demonstrated jump-shooting skill and perfect lay-up form on the fast break. Though the defensive skills of Dillon Diaspro were missed, Michael Elston, Connor Smith, Drew Poseno and Adam Zibluk filled in to put the squeeze on the blue team, forcing many turnovers. Great sportsmanship and effort by the mighty Oranges. The Blue Ice finished the season as a much improved team. In Saturday’s matchup, CJ Demers lead the offense with several hoops and nice passes. Conor Dole, Steven Leuci and Jack Maher worked hard to get themselves in good position and took some good shots at the basket. Arav Dave, Riley Dole, Nick Sabillon and Miller Tetreault made some good drives toward the hoop. Jake Dandrea fought hard on the boards to grab some key rebounds and Steven Cotton scored a few baskets. The whole team played well on defense against a tough foe.

Game 2 – Burnt Bananas vs Lightning: The Burnt Bananas finished the season by driving the other team bananas with their teamwork. Jake “The Snake” Mailloux was his usual unselfish self as he smiled down the lane. Karl “The Mailman” Miller inspired the team with his shooting ability and delivered energy on and off the hardwood. Jack “Two-way” Street was a true leader as he has been all year directing the team. Nuke Hannan’s determination and hustle also served as a good example for the Bananas. Little Barkley Jacozzi’s calm demeanor combined with his tenacity to score was an unbeatable combination. Ben Paley continued to improve as he has all season while his brother Ethan was the defensive star once again. Noah Dinallo showed his famous smile throughout the game while scoring on offense. Jumping Jack Stenz brought his great rebounding skills to the court. Grant Baker, the “G” Train, chugged his way through the hearts of his teammates with his stubbornness to succeed. Pete “Muggsy” Petersen stole the ball, as well as, the respect of his coaches with his team-first attitude and care for his fellow Bananas. The Lightning closed out their first season of basketball on Saturday in a well-played final game. This was the first true basketball experience for the players and all the boys showed tremendous improvement from the first practice until the final game. The Lightning team is made up of Nicholas Fischer, Michael Haddick, Ryan Heran, Daniel Jaeger, Logan McAloon, Hayden Miller, Brendan Morrissey, Sean O’Sullivan, Ryder Palumbo, and Kyle Pettit.

Game 3 – Maroon Magic vs Nighthawks

The Maroon Magic closed out the season with their strongest defensive effort yet. The entire team took their defense to the next level by playing great man-to-man defense. The effort was lead by Danny Pond who was able to convert numerous defensive steals into fast-break baskets. Charlie Eppers and Matt Weisgerber also had several steals and deflections that lead to fast breaks and conversions. Ryan Wagnblas and James Ciaramello had a great game as they brought the ball up to set up the offense and made some great passes to open teammates on the low post and put up a few shots themselves. Matt Sortino also had some strong moves to the basket to get himself an open look which he converted. Macklin Berry and Emmett Dowd had their best game down in the trenches of the low post with tough defense and pulling down numerous rebounds each on both ends of the floor. The boys really worked hard all season in practice and it was nice to see it come together for the last game. The Nighthawks came out ready to play in the last game of the season. Ryan Ruddy, Connor Mandarano, Brandon Akbas and Gus Coffey led the offense with a number of fast break lay ups, short jumpers and inside moves. Chris Shaker, Andrew Bazura and Matthew Williams were relentless on defense combining for more than 10 steals. James Malin, Zach Kugler and Clayton Kunzweiler controlled the boards.

 

Grade 4

Mavericks 33, Adviserstrust.com Heat 19: The Mavericks were led by Jack Sullivan and Mark Leonardi who combined for 17 points. Nicholas Accousti directed the offense from the point. The defense was led by Timmy McCarthy with 5 steals and Cameron Trivers with 7 rebounds. For the Heat, Tucker Garrity and James Clifford combined for 13 points, while Tommy Murray had 3 assists, Brennan Mayer, 5 steals and Garrett Norberg had 8 rebounds. 

Blue Streak 43, Adviserstrust.com Heat 24: For the Streak, Harry Lucas and Trevor Bottom combined for 24 points. Ryan Burns had 4 assists, while Nicholas Cappelli led the defense with 4 steals and Ben Nowacki had 7 rebounds. The Heat’s James Clifford and Matthew Dubois combined for 12 points, while Eric Casagrande had 3 assists, Timmy Davis had 5 steals and Harrison Farrah had 8 rebounds

Globetrotters 31, Flaming Monkeys 20: For the Globetrotters John Albanesi and James Schumacher combined for 24 points. Danny Schreiber had 3 assists, Luke Sansonetti led the defense with 4 steals and Karl Kelly had 6 rebounds. The Flaming Monkey’s ended the season with a hard-fought loss. Despite the loss, the Monkey’s played a lot of great basketball this year. Riley McCafferty led the way with 12 points, while Ben Futterman was not to be denied on defense, as he guarded anyone in sight. Liam Creeden, Luke Fischer, Jacob Clements and Chris Venezia all played a big part in coming back from an early 8-0 deficit to tie the game in the fourth quarter, but came up short.

The Beasts 30, Aces 26: Jimmy Davies and Faris Kaghat combined for 17 points for the Beasts. Bobby Elston led the offense with 4 assists, while Tyler Clure had 4 steals to key the defensive effort and Harvey Long had 7 rebounds. Aces were led by the scoring of Sean McCleary and Gabriel Stewart who combined for 12 points. Todd Peterson had 4 assists, while Alex Budd and Tom Luciano led the way on defense.

Grade 5

(Semifinal Playoffs)

Celtics 24, Heat 15: This was the second time these two teams would be meeting this in-house season, and the first meeting was an epic one-point battle in which the C’s eked out a victory against the high flying opponent. Leading the C’s defense were Alex “Skywalker” Janiak and Cayden “The Glove” Dunn. Skywalker had 5 steals and 9 blocks. The Glove also helped to slow down the Heat’s offense. Leading the Celtics’ offense was “Downtown” Cole Demirjian, who ran the point and found the well and was impressive in the half court set with his drive. During the first half, Michael “The Flash” Narducci commendably fought through sickness to help his team. Teammates Ian “The Beast” Klepacki and Owen “The Rebounder” Rahr played critical second-half minutes to help lead their team to victory and a place in the championship game to be played in the high school gym. The Heat staged a furious second half comeback but came up a few baskets short. Aidan Ford and Ryan Mailloux ran the Heat attack. Matt Sadowski led the offense with 5 points and 7 rebounds. Jamie Hobar, Jimmy Doutney, Ryan Mailloux, Aidan Ford and Ryan Williams all contributed baskets as well. The Heat defense was led by the play of Kai Toomey and the tough inside presence of Liam and Nate Jones.

Tornadoes 35 Dynamite 30: The Dynamite again jumped out to an early lead but they could not hold off the strong play of the Tornadoes and Eugene Citrano 19 points. John Finnegan scored a team high 16 points for the Dynamite, while Robert Murray had 7 and Matt Principi had 4. Avi Bhaya was all over the floor (literally) with great hustle, while Jack Ciaramello again came up with many key steals. Kevin Riccardi and Chris “Dogbone” Daubert were tough on the defensive boards and Jacob Duffy and Justin Coelho both had some key rebounds and steals. Max Goldstein was playing his usual good all-around game before he had to leave the game due to an ankle injury. Momentum began to swing toward the Tornadoes as they tightened their defense and surged into the lead at the end of the second period, 17-14. Physical defense by Jack Buchler, Tristan Crone and Matthew Menousek and tough board work by Buchler, Jack Bittman and Ken Malin helped keep the Tornadoes in the game. The Dynamite surged back in the third quarter and played their best defensive quarter, holding the Tornadoes to 4 points and knotting the game up at 21 at the end of third. Rhett Saunders, Walsh and Pirone each had key blocks to deny the Dynamite easy hoops while Saunders, Pirone, Malin, Bittman and Adam Wolff were relentless on the boards. Menousek had a key hustle play in the fourth period as he grabbed a big defensive rebound with the Tornadoes clinging to a 4 point lead. Two pressure-free throws by Wolff and baskets by Citrano helped the Tornadoes surge to a 33-26 lead. After a quick basket by Finnegan to cut the lead to five, Crone hit a clutch runner from the right side to push the lead to 35-28. The undefeated Celtics and the Tornadoes face off in the championship game this Saturday at 9 am at the high school.

Grade 6

Addessi Golden Ringers 39, The Red Storm 29: The Golden Ringers were led on offense by Austin DeSousa with 14 points and Henry Primavera pouring in another 13 points. Will Corbett added another 6 points in the win. Parker Johnson led the team with 6 assists, while Matt Kugler was a beast on the boards. The fourth quarter press was again outstanding for the Ringers, forcing many turnovers late in the game to seal the victory. Red Storm lost in the second round of the playoffs in a hard-fought battle. Joe Palanzo led the team in scoring with 6 points. Tim Jaeger and Jack Palermo each had strong games with 4 points each. Matthew Frazzetta led the team with 7 rebounds and Collin Villamana had 4 steals.

The Hershey Kisses 32, The Bulldogs 18: Hershey Kisses advanced to the championship game behind a balanced, team effort. Peter DeBona controlled the paint with 9 points and 7 rebounds, while Steven Moccio (8 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals and 3 blocks) and Will Huegi (8 points and 6 steals) led the perimeter effort. Elliott Bennett had a great all-around game (3 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 steals). The overall team rebounding effort was tremendous as Tiernan Keane (6 rebounds), Robert Lombardo (5 rebounds), and Aaron Gershon (5 rebounds) helped control the glass, while Greg Trimarchi (2 points, 2 steals and 3 rebounds), Nick Lombardo (2 points and 3 rebounds) and Phillipp Coffey (2 steals and 3 rebounds) also played key roles in the victory. The Bulldogs had a great season making it to the semi-finals. The Bulldogs took a bite out of the Hershey Kisses in the first half of the game but in the second half found a leash holding them back. In this semi-final match up, the Bulldogs offense was led by Hunter Cobb with 10 points 6 steals and 5 rebounds; Matthew Bucci had 6 points, 3 steals, 3 rebounds; and Adam Beckett had 2 points with 3 steals and 3 rebounds. The defense was led by Brandon Pavlicek with 10 rebounds; Andrew Janco with 3 steals and 2 rebounds; Will LeMay, Evan Kohlsaat, Max Ames, Thomas Sanczyk and Alex Dunleavy all had 2 rebounds each.

Grades 7-8

(First round of playoffs)

Taunton Hill Landscaping Wolverines 44, Newtown Deli and Catering Celtics 34: The Wolverines were led by Bobby Archiere with 18 points and Devon Palilla with 5, while Forest Speed controlled the boards with 8 rebounds. For the Celtics, Will Swain and Matt Bouton led the offense, while Nick Eisele, Matt Campell and Scott Martin provided strong defense.

Dr Curtis Beck Patriots 36, Gaston Law Wolfpack 33: The Patriots put on a 20-0 run in the fourth quarter to claim the win. The defense was provided by James Carney and James Barry. For the Wolfpack, Joe Santella led the offense with 19 points. Jimmy Craig, Daniel Colucci and Callahan Brock played well.

Cushman and Wakefield Walri 54, Rankin Sports Vipers 34: Tommy Rahr led the Walri with 14 points. Luke Rustici and Ricky LaPak played well combining for 15 points. For the Vipers, Dylan Tyrell and Stephan Grasso combined for 23 points with Colton Moroney controlling the boards with 15 rebounds.

Knicks 54, Wildcats 44 (OT): For the Knicks, the entire team hustled from 10 points down to tie the game. Nick Lotrecchiano, Nate Dowd and Shane Quimby combined for 46 points to lead the offensive attack. Cole Rogalin and Aidan Petershack played well in overtime. For the Wildcats, Ryan Szalay had 12 points to lead the offense with Zach Weiland and Sawyer Conrad combining for 15 points.

Thunder 42, Magic 22: Jaret Devellis led the Thunder with 21 points with Albert Dean and Shawn McCarthy adding 13 points combined. Sam Czel and Colin Parker played tight defense. For the Magic, Keaton McCleary had 10 points, while Eric Cascone and John DelRossi led the defense.

Razorbacks 48, Bricklayers 32: Harry Depuy led the Razorbacks to victory with 17 points and Conrad Morris added 14. Good team defense. The Bricklayers were led by Christian Thanasoulis with 15 points and Zach Aumueller with 8.

Lydon Appraisals Raptors 54, Bulldogs 41: Jason Ferrari and Bobby Lydon combined for 37 points to lead the Raptors to a win. Jimmy Buck, Curtis Giles and Owen Samson played tight defense. For the Bulldogs, Jon Sherman and Sam Duffy combined for 26 points. The defense was led by Wiley Zahansky, Colin Morrissey and Jake Lambert.

United Rentals Bearcats 43, Sugar Hill Auto Body Huskies 30: Nick Roche led the Bearcats with 11 points with David Csordas and David Corsi combining for 13 points. Robbie Schreiber and Bobby Silver played good defense. For the Huskies, Charlie Huegi led the way with 8 points, while Jimmy Widmann and Jeremy Fellin added 6 points each. Tight defense by Tommy Elliott, Austin LeBlanc and Patrick Briscoe.

Second Round:

United Rentals Bearcats 44, Taunton Hill Landscaping Wolverines 37: Robbie Schreiber led a balanced attack for the Bearcats with 9 points. Bobby Silver and David Corsi combined for 16 points, and Nick Roche and Matt Meyers combined for 11. The Bearcats played a solid team defense. For the Wolverines, Bobby Archieri led the way with 18 points. George Solaris, Trever Palmer and Carl Whippie provided the defense.

Lydon Appraisals Raptors 67, Dr Curtis Beck Patriots 36: The Raptors put on a strong offensive display with Bobby Lyon, Jason Ferrari and Jimmy Buck pouring in 48 points. Solid all-around defense. For the Patriots, Mark Dowling, Bryce Decker and James Carney delivered 28 points. Josh Houle, Matt St Jean and James Barry led the defense.

Cushman and Wakefield Walri 45, Razorbacks 26: Colin Reilly led the Walri attack with 15 points. Nick Rohrbacker led a solid defense. For the Razorbacks, Harry Depuy led the offense with 8 points. Tommy Shaker played tight defense.

Knicks 45, Thunder 42: Nick Lotresshiano could not be stopped, leading the Knicks with 25 points, including ten crucial foul shots in a game that went back and forth. Shane Quimby and Danny Romeo led a solid defense, with Aidan Petershack cleaning up the boards with 12 rebounds. The Thunder lost their second-round playoff game in a nail bitter. Up by five with less than two minutes to go, the Thunder was unable to hold on for the victory. Michael Cirone showed off his outside shooting touch, scoring 11 points, including two three-pointers. Jaret DeVellis and Albert Dean each scored 8 points in the loss. Trevor Lopez and Brandon O’Sullivan played outstanding defense and Sam Czel had a great game on the boards, collecting 10 rebounds.