Bulkeley pulls away in fourth quarter to beat Avon

Avon’s Henry Schrecengost (42) had 10 points in Thursday night’s loss to Bulkeley.

VON, Dec. 22 – The Bulkeley High boys basketball team used a strong fourth quarter effort to pull away from Avon and earn a 61-51 Central Connecticut Conference Central Region victory Thursday night. The game was tied at 36-36 after three quarters but the Bulldogs (2-0, 1-0 CCC Central White) outscored Avon by 10 in the final eight minutes to secure the victory.

Chris Ortiz had a game-high 24 points, including three 3-point shots for Bulkeley. Avon was led by Jordan Williams with a team-high 21 points, including a pair of three-point goals. Henry Schrecengost added 10 points for the Falcons.

Avon (1-1, 1-1 CCC Central White) returns to action on Wednesday at the Lewis Mills Holiday Tournament in Burlington. The Falcons will play old NCCC rival Granby on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. and face long-time rival Canton on Thursday at 5:30 p.m., in Burlington.

Bulkeley 61, Avon 51
At Avon
Bulkeley (61) Chris Ortiz 8 5 24, Chris Venable 2 2 6, Carlos Ortiz 2 2 6, Matt Ormsby 4 9 19, Klauden Edwin 0 4 4, Sage James 1 0 2. Totals 17 22 61
Avon (51) Charlie Reiss 3 0 7, Jordan Williams 8 3 21, Riley Welter 2 0 6, Brett Muni 1 0 2, Connor Harris 1 0 2, Henry Schrecengost 4 2 10, Ryan Bartkiewicz 0 3 3. Totals 19 8 51
Bulkeley (2-0)                 13    9  14  25  — 61
Avon (1-1)                        8  12  16  15  — 51
Three-point goals: Ortiz (B) 3, Ormsby (B) 2, Reiss (A), Williams (A) 2, Welter (A) 2