Falcons beat Hartford Public to move within one win of tournament invitation

Avon’s Abby St. Onge (31) scored 18 points to lead the Falcons to a win over Hartford Public on Thursday night.

AVON, February 1 – Abby St. Onge scored 18 points while Isabel Aquilar added 14 as the Avon High girls basketball team beat Hartford Public Thursday night, 60-30 and moved within one victory of earning an invitation to the ClAC Class L tournament.

The top 32 teams in Class L – regardless of record — will qualify for the tournament. The Falcons can secure a bid by winning their eighth game of the season.

Avon (7-9, 1-7 CCC West), who has won three of their last four games, has four games remaining in the regular season against Southington, Maloney (Feb. 6), Glastonbury (Feb. 9) and Bacon Academy (Feb. 10).

The Falcons had little trouble with Hartford Public on Thursday racing out to a 21-2 lead after one quarter and a 40-10 lead at halftime. Sophia Quilar added nine points for the Falcons while Sophie Begleiter scored six.

On Monday, Hall (13-3) sprinted out to 19-point halftime lead earlier this week in a 56-22 decision over the Falcons despite 11 points from St. Onge and seven from Aquilar.

The loss to Hall snapped a two-game winning streak for the Falcons, who had come into the game with victories over Bristol Central, 56-21, and East Catholic, 54-42.

St. Onge had a game-high 23 points for the Falcons against East Catholic with Aguilar added 19 points.

Avon 60, Hartford Public 30
At Avon
Hartford Public (30) Victoria Reyes 6 0 13, Talya Roach 3 0 6, Other names unavailable
Avon (60) Yasmeen Eldah 1 0 2, Sophia Aguilar 4 0 9, Sophie Begleiter 1 4 6, Abby St. Onge 8 2 18, Isabel Aguilar 6 2 14, Kendra Hards 0 2 2, Kaitlyn Hards 1 0 2, Emma Brown 1 2 4, Ellie Powers 1 0 3. Totals 23 12 60
Hartford Public (4-11)        2    8    8  12 – 30
Avon (7-9)                           21  19  16   4  — 60
Three-point goals: S. Aguilar (A), Powers (A)

Hall 56, Avon 22
At West Hartford
Avon (22) Sophie Begleiter 0 0 0, Abby St. Onge 5 0 11, Isabel Aguilar 3 1 7, Kaitlyn Hards 1 0 2, Ellie Powers 1 0 2. Totals 10 1 22
Hall (56) Olivia Deslauriers 3 1 8, Madison Mandyck 4 2 10, Lexi Gellerman 4 0 9, Olivia Bonee 5 1 11, Siobhan Boyle 3 0 6, Colleen Kennedy 1 1 3, Amber Raisner 4 1 9. Totals 24 6 56
Avon (6-9)                             6    7    4  5  — 22
Hall (13-3)                           21  17  12  6  — 56
Three-point goals: St. Onge (A), Deslauriers (H), Gellerman (H)

Avon 54, East Catholic 42
At Avon
East Catholic (42) Kylie Heneghan 1 1 3, Cami Pasqualoni 2 2 6, Nellie Piel 1 0 2, Lauren DiLoreto 1 2 4, Kaylee Jeamel 4 0 8, Edisha Galan 4 1 10, Meyers 3 1 9. Totals 16 7 42
Avon (54) Sophia Aguilar 1 0 2, Sophie Begleiter 2 0 5, Abby St. Onge 8 6 23, Isabel Aguilar 6 7 19, Kendra Hards 0 1 1, Ellie Powers 1 2 4. Totals 18 16 54
East Catholic (6-9)            15    8    8  11 – 42
Avon (6-8)                           11  15  17  11 – 54
Three-point goals: Galan (EC), Meyers (EC) 2, Begleiter (A), St. Onge (A)