Saturday, March 5
GIRLS HOCKEY
State tournament semifinals: Darien 5, Avon co-op 1
WRESTLING
New England championships
Top 10 teams: 1. St. John’s Prep-Danvers, MA 95, 2. Xavier 82, 3. Ponaganset RI 77, 4. Coventry RI 71½, 5. Fairfield Warde 58, 6. Danbury 54, 7. Killingly 53, 8. Mattanawcook Academy-Lincoln ME 51, 9. Nashoba Valley Tech (MA) 48½, 10. Bishop Hendricken- Warwick RI and Timberlane Regional-Plaistow NH 48
Others: t22. Mt. Ararat/Brunswick-Topsham ME and Simsbury 33, t58. Canton 14, t73. Avon and Southington 9
INDOOR TRACK
Avon, Canton, Lewis Mills, Simsbury at New England championships, Boston
Friday, March 4
BOYS BASKETBALL
NCCC Tournament final: SMSA 72, Granby 58
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Class M second round: New Fairfield 43, Granby 18
Class L second round: Simsbury 51, Wethersfield 41
Class L second round: Farmington 47, Maloney 37
BOYS SWIMMING
CCC North championship meet: Avon, Rocky Hill, E.O. Smith/Tolland at Newington
BOYS BASKETBALL
SMSA 72, Granby 58
At Hartford
Granby (58) Declan Lynch 4-0-12, Justin Phillips 8-1-18, Josh Brown 5-0-13, John Bell 4-0-8, Ralph Rossi 4-0-8. Totals 24-2
SMSA (72) King Shaw 11-3-25, Nizaylah Bogar 2-0-5, Makhi Bond 2-1-5, Abijah Miller 4-1-9, Kemani Thompson 4-0-8, Daniel Hernandez 8-2-18, Zahkeer Kerr 1-0-2. Totals 32-7
Granby (18-5) 18 10 7 23 — 58
SMSA (19-4) 20 16 17 19 – 72
Three-point goals: Lynch (G) 3, Phillips (G), Brown (G) 3, Bogar (S)
Thursday, March 3
GIRLS HOCKEY
Connecticut State Tournament
Quarterfinals: Avon co-op 3, Simsbury 1
Wednesday, March 2
BOYS BASKETBALL
NCCC Tournament
Semifinals: Granby 50, Ellington 44
BOYS HOCKEY
CCC South Tournament
Semifinals: Enfield/East Granby/Stafford 4, Newington co-op 2
Tuesday, March 1
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Class S first round: Immaculate 66, Canton 36
Class L first round: Farmington 45, Masuk 33
Class M first round: Cromwell 46, Lewis Mills 36
Class M first round: Granby 59, Capital Prep 28
BOYS HOCKEY
Farmington Valley 3, Lyman Hall 2
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Immaculate 66, Canton 36
At Danbury
Canton (36) Jenna Cuniowski 4 2-2 11, Sophia Mates 2 3-5 7, Ashelyn Cebollero 0-0-0, Avery Brown 2 2-5 7, Gabby DelSanto 2-0-5, Avery Miller 1-0-2, Sam Yanke 2-0-4, Madisyn Reardon 0-0-0, Julia Lau 0-0-0, Juliana Cavanaugh 0-0-0, Rachel Renaud 0-0-0, Totals: 13 7-12 36
Immaculate (66) Colleen Blackman 9 6-7 25, Ashley Nicoletti 6 5-7 18, Kristina Asmani 3 2-4 9, Jenna Saidman 2 2-4 7, Maris Chirayill 1-0-3, Sarah Tallaksen 1-0-2, Grace Solis 0-0-0, Totals: 22 15-22 66
Canton (12-12) 12 5 4 15 — 36
Immaculate (12-9) 16 10 19 21 — 66
Three-point goals: Cuniowski (C), A. Brown (C), DelSanto (C), Blackman (I), Nicholetti (I), Asmani (I), Saidman (I), Chirayill (I)
Monday, February 28
BOYS BASKETBALL
NCCC Tournament
Quarterfinals: Stafford 43, Canton 40
Quarterfinals: Granby 69, Somers 62
BOYS HOCKEY
Newington co-op 3, Branford 1
GIRLS HOCKEY
Connecticut State Tournament
First round: Avon co-op 3, Suffield co-op 2
BOYS BASKETBALL
Stafford 43, Canton 40
At Stafford
Canton (40) Khalil Thomas 2-0-4, Brandon Powell 4-3-12, Matthew Bendedetti 4-1-9, Isaiah Reece 2-0-5, Luke Maher 4-2-10, Connor Nadeau 0-0-0, Taylor Kim 0-0-0. Totals 16-6-40
Stafford (43) Tom Balanceau 3-0-7, Logan Biggs 2-3-8, Isaac Minaya 4-0-8, Mark McCLaughlin 5-4-15, Collin Gudeman 2-1-5, Zack Donovan 0-0-0. Totals 16-8-43
Canton (14-7) 17 9 9 5 — 40
Stafford (14-7) 8 9 14 12 — 43
Three-point goals: Powell (C), Reece (C), Balanceau (S), Biggs (S), McLaughlin (S)
Granby 69, Somers 62
At Granby
Somers (62) John Zapolski 1 0 3; Tommy Lafayette 0 0 0; Troy Maia 3 0 6; Braden Davis 2 0 6; Colby McCormick 0 0 0; Jake Yvon 0 0 0; Cody Ferrero 0 0 0; Conner Marchi 1 0 2; Cody Palazzesi 13 15-18 42; Sean Crocken 1 0 3; Totals: 21 15-18 62
Granby (69) Declan Lynch 3 0-1 9; Troy Crockett 1 0-0 2; Justin Phillips 11 2-3 26; Josh Brown 3 11-12 17; Liam Heinze 2 0-0 5; John Bell 0 2-2 2; Max Jansen 1 0-0 2; Ralph Rossi 3 0-3 6; Totals: 24 15-21 69
Somers 10 18 21 13 — 62
Granby (17-4) 14 18 19 18 — 69
Three-point goals: Zaploski (S), Davis (S) 2, Palazzesi, (S) Crocken (S); Lynch (G) 3, Phillips (G) 2, Heinze (G)
Results earlier this season
Streaming video options
BASKETBALL and WRESTLING (in main gyms)
Avon
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIrCubtezJYcdXpofm66Q6Q
Rockville
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnOAttFC1jctNe04YpC9e6Q/videos
Northwest Catholic
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1K30YUiKW090R47lJvLe0w
Granby
https://www.youtube.com/c/GMHSSportsLive/videos
East Granby
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfIhlKlRUTEDPCa7N5DogYQ
West Hartford (Conard and Hall)
https://www.youtube.com/user/whctv5
Southington
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC24_uRwmJh24WS5YyJsM9rw
National Federation of High Schools (NFHS) Network (subscription required)
Canton
https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/canton-high-school-canton-ct
Simsbury
https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/simsbury-high-school-simsbury-ct
Farmington
https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/farmington-high-school-farmington-ct
ICE HOCKEY
Live Barn (subscription required)
https://livebarn.com/en/livebarnvenues
Some of the 51 Connecticut arenas with Live Barn cameras
International Skating Center, Simsbury
Newington Arena
South Windsor Arena
Veteran’s Memorial Arena, West Hartford
Enfield Town Rinks
SoLu Broadcasting
https://solubroadcasting.org/
Free streaming broadcasts. Many games from Newington
Gerry deSimas, Jr., is the editor and founder of The Collinsville Press. He is an award-winning writer and has been covering sports in Connecticut and New England for more than 40 years. He was inducted into the New England High School Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2018.
