Tara Gaston torched the nylon for 27 points to lead Team Poeltl to a 51-29 win over the Purple Pirates in Girls Senior League action.

But several other players were busy torching the nylon, too. Nora Lynn Shimko (girls’ seventh-grade travel) scored 30 points in a loss to Danbury; Steven Musco (Junior Boys) canned 33 points and the Jaspers defeated the Wildcats by three ... despite a 41-point effort from Jake DeVellis.

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SENIOR LEAGUE

Girls

Team Poeltl 51, Purple Pirates 29 – Tara Gaston poured in 27 points to power Team Poeltl to the win. Tara Ryan had six assists as Rachel Eastman made seven steals and Chynna Smith grabbed five rebounds. Nora Sykes and Jessica Budnick also played well. For the Pirates, Sarah Holroyd popped in seven points as Jackie Ercole and Katy DiVanno had strong performances.

Clementines 43, Midnight Riders 35 – Casey Frobey canned 14 points and Quincey Blanchard added 10 to lead the Clementines to the win. Genie Santiago and Kristene Salbu played well on D. For the Riders, Megan LaFlamme scored 15 points as Monica Strzelecki and Courtney Brunton added eight points apiece. Marina Virgalla and Katie McNulty played well.

TRAVEL

Girls 8th

Newtown 42, New Canaan 33 – Nora Lynn Shimko scored 17 points while Jen Brewer added seven and Kasey Schultz and Jordyn Good each popped in six to lead Newtown. Rachel Taback grabbed seven rebounds while Kaila Harrington and Kelsey Hopper pulled down six apiece.

Newtown 38, Monroe 27 – Nora Lynn Shimko scored 15 points and Jen Brewer added 12 as Newtown avenged an earlier loss to Monroe. Linda Magliocco, Kaila Harrington and Kelsey Hopper combined for 11 points. Jordyn Good and Kasey Schulz combined for 12 rebounds as Rachele Cox and Adelle Ceretta both played hard sparking the team on both ends of the court.

Danbury 55, Newtown 45 – Newtown kept it close with a full court press and tough defense and was only down by one point at the end of the third quarter, but Danbury’s height overpowered Newtown in the final minutes of the game. Nora Lynn Shimko put on a shooting clinic and was the high scorer on the floor with a season-high 30 points, which included six three pointers. Shimko also contributed to the strong defense, leading the team in steals with six as Kasey Schulz added four more. Jordyn Good and Jen Brewer also played well with Good chipping in six points and six rebounds and Brewer contributing six rebounds, five steals and a blocked shot.

Boys 8th

Newtown 48, Easton 38 – Ian Cooper scored nine points and John Grimaldi added eight to lead Newtown to the win. Chris Marks grabbed 17 rebounds while David Bray pulled down 15 and Ricky Gallucci nine. Mark Scheunemann and Jacob Dauz anchored the D.

Newtown 52, Brookfield 41 – Kurt Nacewicz scored 18 points as Newtown pulled away in the fourth quarter for the win. Connor Collier chipped in eight points as David Bray and John Grimaldi chipped in seven apiece.

Boys 7th

Newtown 62, Brookfield 57 (OT) – Newtown overcame eight three-pointers to overcome Brookfield and improve to 15-0-1. Andy Lapple and Ralph Sergiovanni combined to score eight of Newtown’s overtime points. Newtown used a trapping man-to-man defense led by Dan Lynch and Max Paynter to hold off the opponent. Scoring was balanced as George Zaruba, Kyle Kromberg and Nick Nazer combined for 29 points.

Newtown 61, New Fairfield 27 – A smothering defense and effective fast break led Newtown to the win and the FCBL North Division title. Nick Nazer, Kyle Kromberg, Pete Young and Dan Lynch combined for 39 points as the locals improved to 16-0-1. Dan Greenwood and Casey Tenney each had three steals as Greenwood handed out seven assists.

Girls 7th

Newtown 49, Stamford 38 – Jennifer Daily scored nine points and pulled down 16 rebounds to lead Newtown to the victory. Sara Kelley scored 23 points while Kate Bowen had 10 points with five assists. Ally Modzelewski chipped in four points while Megan Bridges was strong off the boards for Newtown.

Norwalk 52, Newtown 30 – Sara Kelley netted 12 points while Kaitlin Marsden had six points and eight rebounds, but Newtown fell to an undefeated Norwalk team. Nicole Elias and Kate Bowen chipped in five points each while Stephanie Suhoza and Carolyn Fagan played well defensively.

Boys 5th

New Canaan 28, Newtown 27 – New Canaan dropped in a bucket at the buzzer to win. Josh Barrett and Dominick Fedak played well on offense while Austin Bonadio and Trey Trudell anchored the defense.

Girls 5th

Newtown 23, St. Mary’s 12 – Newtown improved to 8-3 as Nora Murphy, Christina Caporale and Meghan Condon had fine defensive games. Jessica Lynch scored eight points while Riley Wurtz (5), Jessica Jowdy (4) and Alyssa Finkenstadt (4) also contributed on offense.

IN-HOUSE

Junior Boys

Eagles 37, Nighthawks 20 – Kyle O’Connor scored 13 points and Keith McGrath added nine to lead the Eagles to the win. Ryan Murphy, Chris Murphy and Mike Coates played well. For the ‘Hawks, Jamey Tibbetts and Andrew Matsis combined for 12 points while Michael Shevlin and Michael Herring anchored the D.

Bobcats 40, Nighthawks 22 – Kyle Pickle canned 16 points and Brian Murphy played well on the defense to lead a short-handed Bobcats team to the win. For the ‘Hawks, Andrew Matsis had six points while Zach Gordon and Alex Miller had solid floor games.

Hawkeyes 40, Bullets 24 – Kyle McNamara popped in 16 points – 12 of those in the third quarter – to lead the Hawkeyes to the win. Matt Hill and Oskar Dean played well. For the Bullets, Rob O’Donnell scored seven points as Evan Kennedy, Charlie LoBosco and Dan Hansen played well.

Jaspers 66, Wildcats 63 – Steven Musco poured in 33 points and Jason Kostecki added 23 more as the Jaspers out-gunned the Wildcats. Zach Conger played well on defense. For the ‘Cats, Jake DeVellis canned a game-high 41 points while Mitch Udiskey and Mike Lago played well.

Bullets 39, Nighthawks 32 – Kevin O’Connell scored 13 points and lifted the Bullets to the win. Andy Gordon and Charlie LoBosco had solid floor games. For the ‘Hawks, Jamey Tibbetts canned 11 points as Rob Brautigam and Michael Herring played well.

Huskies 50, Rockets 27 – Zack Brazo and Joe Cappiello combined for 25 points to lead the Huskies past the Rockets. Brazo also grabbed 16 rebounds as AJ Ritchie dished off six assists and Zack Dolughy made five steals. For the Rockets, Ben Miles popped in seven points as Josh Baron, Spencer Gregoire and Dan Spencer played well.

Jaspers 47, Hawkeyes 34 – Jason Kostecki scored 12 points and Andy Murphy dished off three assists as the Jaspers took the win. Jeff Keating played well on D. For the ‘Hawkeyes, Calvin Song, Tom Mascher (five assists), Matt Baier (four steals) and Oskar Dean (seven rebounds) had solid performances.

Bobcats 51, Yellowjackets 34 – Kyle Pickle scored 14 points and Brian Murphy added seven more to lift the Bobcats to the win. Dan Quinn dished off seven assists while Ben Murphy and Andrew Golankiewicz played well. For the ‘Jackets, Brian Reszoly scored nine points, Sotian Achti dished off nine assists, Mehul Garjar made five steals, and Ryan Schmidt grabbed 11 rebounds.

Celtics 44, Nuggets 39 – Joe Selezan scored 14 points and Trevor Todd added eight more to lead the Celtics. Rockwell Anyoha had six assists and Ben Mahony had six steals. For the Nuggets, Harrison Gillis canned 11 points as Matt Narel had nine points and three blocks.

Wildcats 57, Knicks 40 – Jake DeVellis poured in 33 points and CJ Portolese grabbed 13 rebounds to lead the Wildcats to the win. Mitch Udiskey and Mike Gabor played well on D. For the Knicks, Kenton Lord, Christian Steimle and Michael Whitley-Rodriguez played well.

Yellowjackets 48, Eagles 41 – Ed White scored 14 points and Sotian Achti added six to lead the ‘Jackets to the win. Mike Poeltl, Dylan Kelleher and Brandon Bennett played well. For the Eagles, Keith McGrath popped in 15 points as Adam Schankman grabbed 10 rebounds. James Sharpe (five assists) and Mike Coates (six steals) played well.

Lakers 52, Heat 46 – Andrew Meisel and Jeff DiNicola combined for 26 points and lifted the Lakers past the Heat. Sean O’Connell grabbed 10 rebounds while Nick Tarantino had eight assists and Brian Grimes had five steals. For the Heat, John Aminti canned 15 points and John Fracker added 11 more. Chris Winter, Jeff Brown and Steve Osmolik played well.

Intermediate Girls

Rim Rockers 40, Suns 31 – Ali Pliszka poured in 25 points as the Rockets upended the Suns. Tori Picerno (six assists), Emily Rowe (four steals) and Amanda Swift (seven rebounds) had fine floor games and Mikaela McGuire and Sara Benson played well. For the Suns, Kelly O’Connor canned 20 points as Marisa Cucco rebounded well and played aggressive defense. Lainey Audet and Allison Blume had solid performances.

Suns 23, Da Bulls 20 – Kelly O’Connor, Breanne Lubinsky and Stef Clavette combined for 19 points to lead the Suns to the win. Marilyn LaCroce garnered 10 rebounds and Caitlin Dowling passed well. For Da Bulls, Lauren Mayer canned 13 points as Massie Kearney and Colleen Cosgrove played well.

Da Bulls 42, Shamrocks 18 – Lauren Meyer scored 16 points and Taylor Benson added eight more to lead Da Bulls to the win. Jillian Thompson and Nicole Rotante played well. For the Shamrocks, Deanne Tassinari scored six points while Alyssa Ruddy, Julie Ficks and Michelle Margait played well.

Rim Rockers 26, Nighthawks 8 – Alison Pliszka scored 18 points and Amanda Swift grabbed eight rebounds to lead the Rockers. Carly Gehrman, Alex Cernick and Morgan Hopper played well. For the ‘Hawks, Shannon Paproski had four points while Kelley Gaston grabbed five rebounds. Christina Naldini played well.

Nighthawks 32, Liberty 16 – Jill Jagoe scored 13 points and Christina Naldini grabbed nine rebounds to lead the ‘Hawks to the win. Shannon Paproski dished off three assists. For the Liberty, Laurli Melita scored six points as Megan Gibbons and Chelsea Gray played well.

Da Bears 47, Shamrocks 36 – Andrea Nazer poured in 21 points and Emma Fiore added 10 more to lead Da Bears to the win. Katie Cummings grabbed seven rebounds while Emma Herring played well. For the ‘Rocks, Deanna Tassinari had 12 points as Kelley Anne Brophy had six assists and Jamie Keating had eight rebounds. Aura Sarna played well.

Da Bears 24, Huskies 12 – Andrea Nazer canned 16 points and Emma Fiore added six to lead Da Bears. Meredith Bridges played well. For the Huskies, Katie Lago and Kyra Brownell combined for 10 points as Brittany Bauch, Alex Black and Kyra Middeleer played well.

Intermediate Boys

Knicks 22, Wildcats 15 – Dan White scored seven points to power the Knicks. John Johnson, Thomas Johnston and Luke Sherwood played well. For the ‘Cats, Kevin Dill canned eight points as Collin Morris, Patrick Sullivan, Michael George and Chris Haylon played well.

Celtics 28, Bullets 26 – Kyle McCarthy and Robbie Baier lifted the Celtics to the win. For the Bullets, Greg Campbell played well.

Hawkeyes 30, Eagles 14 – David Lucia scored six points, Robert Mascher made five steals and Jake Enriquez grabbed six rebounds to lead the Hawkeyes to the win. For the Eagles, Michael Zaccaro and Ben Stoller combined for 11 points as Austin Cirella and Joey Maggio played well.

Trailblazers 26, Nighthawks 25 – Brendan McNamara and Will Northrup combined for 14 points as the Blazers nipped the ‘Hawks. Scott Wexler dished off three assists. For the ‘Hawks, Austin Puleri and Jason Marks played well.

Vikings 39, Regulators 18 – Alex Saviano scored 16 points and Kevin Phillips added 11 more to lift the Vikings to the win. Austin Ekston made six steals and Richard Sandler grabbed eight rebounds. For the Regulators, Dan Morrissey and Griffin Paynter canned six points apiece while Mike Ruddy (five assists, four steals, six rebounds) had a fine floor game.

Trailblazers 22, Regulators 19 – Will Northrup, Ryan Okeet and Brendan McNamara played well and led the Blazers to the win. For the Regulators, Will Fletcher had seven points while Griffin Paynter dished off five assists, Mike Ruddy made four steals and Nick Dinelli grabbed eight rebounds.

Knicks 50, Mavericks 32 – Danny White scored 20 points and John Johnson added 11 more to lead the Knicks to the win. Erik Samuelson, John Wlasuk and Jimmy Russo played well. For the Mavs, Thomas Cappozziello scored 16 points and Sean Burson added 10.

Vipers 34, Huskies 19 – Ryan Davies and Steven Braun scored eight points apiece to lead the Vipers past the Huskies. Travis LeBlanc and Jeffrey Grasso played well. For the Huskies, Kyle Wilcox and Tom Coscia scored eight points apiece as Jack McManus and Scott Keating played well.

Midget Girls

Golden Bears versus Wolverines – Julie LaPerch and Sophia Johnston led the Bears while Julia Trudell, Kelsey Packer, Caitlin Gibney and Kelly O’Connell powered the Wolverines.

Funky Monkeys versus Huskies – Lauren Meyer, Brittany Emslie, Emily Cannavo and Tressa Scott played well for the Monkeys while Kiersten Lynch, Kathryn D’Alessandro, Morgan Cutolo and Kelly O’Sullivan led the Huskies.

Yellowjackets versus Purple Panthers – Jenny Indelicato, Courtney Campbell and Maddie Good played well for the ‘Jackets while the Panthers were led by Lyndsey Jossick, Ryan Cassin and Rebecca Grant.

Fireballs versus Devils – Faaria Ansari, Suzie Gissem, Melanie Rotante and Sarah Hasselberger powered the Fireballs as Emily Grimes, Dale Shearin, Rachel Karnoff and Marybeth Semosky played well for the Devils.

Fighting Irish versus Ballhogs – Vanessa Feldman, Cassie Ekstrom, Hope McMorran and Shannon O’Gorman played well for the Fighting Irish as Danielle Shine, Ellyn Gordon, Emily DiGirolamo and Julie LeBlanc played well for the ‘Hogs.