Saturday, Dec. 28
BOYS BASKETBALL
Holiday Hardwood Showcase
Consolation game: St. Paul 61, Brookfield 42
Championship game: Canton 69, Nonnewaug 67
Fred Kelley Memorial Tournament at North Haven
North Haven def. Simsbury
Maloney 64, Amistad 41
GIRLS BASKETBALL
(1) Northwest Catholic 56, Avon 24
Suffield 43, Simsbury 34
Granby 40, Morgan 28
BOYS HOCKEY
Farmington Valley 7, South Windsor 1
E.O. Smith co-op 5, Newington c0-op 2
Simsbury 3, NW Catholic 2
WRESTLING
Conard 46, East Lyme/Norwich Tech 28
Conard 45, Avon 32
Conard 37, Bristol Central 36
Conard 48, Canton 29
Bristol Central 43, Avon 36
Bristol Central 50, Canton 24
Bristol Central 37, East Lyme/Norwich Tech 36, criteria (most matches won, 7-6)
Avon 48, East Lyme/Norwich Tech 30
Avon 53, Canton 27
East Lyme/Norwich Tech 45, Canton 36
Branford Duals
At Branford
Branford 54, Terryville/Thomaston 29
Branford 53, Farmington 24
Branford 42 Stamford 35
Branford vs. Darien
Branford 36, Lyman Memorial/WT 27
Stamford 54, Terryville/Thomaston 30
Stamford 45, Lyman Memorial/Windham Tech 35
Stamford 58, Farmington 20
Stamford did not wrestle Darien
Lyman Memorial/Windham Tech 44, Farmington 30
Lyman Memorial/WT 64, Darien 10
Lyman Memorial/WT 52, Terryville/Thomaston 30
Farmington 48, Darien 36
Farmington 48, Terryville/Thomaston 36
Darien vs. Terryville/Thomaston
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Fenway Bowl: UConn 27, North Carolina 14
BOYS BASKETBALL
Holiday Hardwood Classic championship
Canton 69, Nonnewaug 67
At Canton
Nonnewaug (67) Lincoln Nichols 8-3-20, Robert Metcalfe 3-0-6, Brady Herman 5-4-14, Billy Herr 1-1-4, Matt Shupenis 8-5-22, Thomas Lengyel 0-1-1. Totals 25 14-21 67
Canton (69) Tate Bemis 7-3-22, Jayce Tucker 1-0-2, Ryan Cuniowski 2-5-9, James Canny 0-0-0, Brayden Keefe 3-2-9, Jayden Young 1-0-2, David Grabowsky 11-1-23, Chase Alhgren 1-0-2, Mike Valenti 0-0-0, Wyatt Bernabucci 0-0-0. Totals 26 11-15 69
Nonnewaug (3-1) 14 19 19 15 — 67
Canton (3-1) 11 14 20 24 — 69
Three-point goals: Bemis (C) 5, Keefe (C), Nichols (N), Herr (N), Shupenis (N)
GIRLS BASKETBALL
No. 1 NW Catholic 56, Avon 24
At West Hartford
Avon (24) Lila Aquilar 0-0-0, Kara Blondin 1-0-2, Haley Chisholm 2-0-4, Sam Srb 1-1-3, Anna Kelley 0-1-1, Paige Bartolucci 1-0-2, Candace Graves 0-0-0, Caitlyn Andrews 0-0-0, Eleanor Aquilar 0-0-0, Lia Bosanac 4-0-12, Ella Godbout 0-0-0, Natalie Melnik 0-0-0
NW Catholic (56) Maeve Staunton 4-2-10, Lilyan Johnson 0-2-2, Zoey Canning 1-0-2, Samantha Casper 9-0-23, Kennedy Thames 2-1-5, Abigail Casper 5-2-14, Lucia Diaz 0-0-0, Azjah Lizotte 0-0-0, Lyla Diaz 0-0-0
Avon (2-2) 5 3 8 8 — 24
NW Catholic (6-0) 11 13 11 18 — 56
Three-point goals: Bosanac (A) 4, S Casper (NW) 5, A Casper (NW) 2
NOTE: NW Catholic is ranked No. 1 in the latest GameTimeCT top 10 poll.
BOYS HOCKEY
E.O. Smith co-op 5, Newington co-op 2
At Storrs
Newington co-op (1-3) 0 0 2 – 2
E.O. Smith co-op (3-1) 2 2 1 — 5
Goals: Jack Petronio (N), Mason Buckley (N), Declan Bayne (EOS) 2, Jack DiStefano (EOS), Brandon Flaherty (EOS), Sasha Filipovic (EOS); Assists: Blake Gordon (N) 2, Connor Blais (N), Austun Visue (N), Bayne, DiStefano, Ryan Fantry (EOS) 2, Louis Bourquin (EOS); Saves: Anderson Claffey (N) 25, Liam Petrella (EOS) 29; Shots: Newington 31-30
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
UConn 27, North Carolina 14
At Boston
UConn (9-4) 10 14 3 0 — 27
North Carolina (6-7) 7 0 0 7 — 14
First quarter
C: Chris Freeman 32 FG, 10:46
C: Skyler Bell 38 pass from Joe Fagnano (Freeman kick), 3:45
NC: Culliver 95 kickoff return (Osada kick), 3:24
Second quarter
C: Honig 4 pass from Fagano (Freeman kick), 14:10
C: Cam Edwards 2 run (Freeman kick), 0:54
Third quarter
C: Freeman FG 24, 7:40
Fourth quarter
NC: John Copenhaver 17 pass from Caleb Hood (Burnette kick), 6:46
Individual statistics
RUSHING: UConn – Brown 11-96, Edwards 17-74, Rosa 7-21, Evers 2-11, Fagnano 8-10; UNC – Hood 11-78, Barlow 5-37, Gause 5-12, Criswell 1-7, Stewart 1-minus 7, Merdinger 5-minus 31
PASSING: UConn – Fagnanon 16-23-0, 151, Evers 0-1-0, 0; UNC – Hood 1-1, 17; Merdinger 9-12-1, 86; Criswell 1-1, 7
RECEIVING: UConn – Sheffield 5-11, Bell 3-77, Gathings 3-22, Honig 2-10, Hansen 2-6, Brown 1-5; UNC – Copenhaver 4-44, Paysour 2-35, Jones 2-12, Barlow 1-9, Hood 1-8, Shipp 1-2
MISSED FG: Freeman 52
Friday, Dec. 27
BOYS BASKETBALL
Holiday Hardwood Showcase
Canton 63, St. Paul 57
Nonnewaug 77, Brookfield 48
The Valley vs. The Hills Holiday Tournament
Lewis Mills 53, Lakeville 41
Granby 45, Farmington 30
NOTE: Championship and consolation game on Dec. 30 at Farmington
Other games
Somers 58, East Granby 44
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Bristol Central Tournament
Farmington 49, Canton 23
Bristol Central 77, Gilbert 49
NOTE: One-day festival of games
Other games
Housatonic 33, East Granby 31
Lewis Mills 42, Lakeview 25
BOYS BASKETBALL
Holiday Hardwood Showcase
Canton 63, St. Paul 57
At Canton
St. Paul (57) Ethan Clements 8-6-24, Sean McMahon 5-1-12, Lamar Frazier 2-0-4, Amir Sumter 1-1-3, Mike Rigsby 3-0-6, Nicholas Leggett0-0-0, Cooper Antolini 1-0-3, Coby Dagata 2-1-5. Totals 22 9-14 57
Canton (63) Tate Bemis 6-1-6, Evan Cuniowski 2-3-7, Brayden Keefe 5-2-16, Jayden Young 5-0-12, David Grabowski 3-4-10, Mike Valenti 1-0-2, Chase Alhgren 0-0-0, Wyatt Bernabucci 0-0-0. Totals 22 10-12 63
St. Paul (3-1) 11 14 12 20 — 57
Canton (2-1) 7 20 16 20 — 63
Three-point goals: Bemis (C) 3, Keefe (C) 4, Young (C) 2, Clements (SP) 2, McMahon (SP), Antolini (SP)
NOTE: Canton advances to tournament final on Saturday against Nonnewaug at 6 p.m. in Canton. The consolation game between St. Paul and Brookfield begins at 4 p.m.
Nonnewaug 77, Brookfield 48
At Canton
Nonnewaug (77) Lincoln Nichols 7-3-17, Robert Metcalfe 7-2-18, Brady Herman 9-1-21, Billy Herr 2-0-6, Matt Shupenis 4-2-10, Thomas Lengyel 1-1-3, Jack Nettleton 1-0-2, Tristan Parker 0-0-0, Max Nichols 0-0-0, Michael Platt 0-0-0, Owen Fitzgerald 0-0-0 Totals 31-9
Brookfield (48) Cole Tabaco 0-1-1, Jordan Buity 2-0-4, Maksyn Pshenianikov 2-0-4, Daniel Cerielle 3-1-9, Tristen Becker 0-1-1, Jonathan Polanco 1-2-5, Ben Broadhurst 0-0-0, Gustavo Almeida 5-0-15, Ryan Einzig 1-0-3, Ethan Cahber 2-2-6. Totals 16-7
Nonnewaug (3-0) 17 21 24 15 — 77
Brookfield (1-3) 9 11 20 8 — 48
Three-point goals: Metcalfe (N) 2, Herman (N) 2, Herr (N) 2, Almeida (B) 5, Ceriello (B) 2, Polanco (B), Einzig (B)
NOTE: Herman had 11 assists and 10 rebounds for the Chiefs while Shupenis had 14 rebounds.
Valley vs. Hills Holiday Tournament
Lewis Mills 53, Lakeview 41
At Farmington
Lakeview (41) Max Guma 2-0-4, DJ Willenbrock 1-0-2, Quinn Coffey 3-0-6, Jack Gollow 4-0-8, Cole Karpicki 2-0-4, Patrick Weaving 5-1-11, Joe Sepples 3-0-6, Totals 20-1-41
Lewis Mills (53) Gavin Daly 4-8-16, Will Green 0-0-0, Logan Carrano 3-1-10, Tommy Dinunzio 9-5-24, Chad Edmond 1-1-3, Gage Kosak 0-0-0, Ethan Braddock 0-0-0. Totals 17-15-53
Lakeville (1-3) 8 14 12 7 — 41
Lewis Mills (2-1) 12 5 14 13 — 53
Three-point goals: Carrano (LM) 3, Dinunzio (LM)
NOTE: Mills advances to Monday night’s championship game against Granby beginning at 7 p.m. in Farmington. The consolation game between Farmington and Lakeville begins at 5:15 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 26
BOYS HOCKEY
Farmington Valley 3, Newington co-op 1
BOYS HOCKEY
Farmington Valley 3, Newington co-op 1
At Avon
Newington co-op (1-2) 1 0 0 — 1
Farmington Valley (1-2) 0 1 2 — 3
Goals: Jack Petronio (N), Brenden McLaughlin (FV) 2, Tucker LaBreque (FV); Assists: Josh Beaudoin (N), Blake Gordon (N), McKinley Casey (FV); Saves: Gavin Lubinsky (FV) 17, Anderson Claffey (N) 29; Shots: Farmington Valley 32-18
Monday, Dec. 23
BOYS BASKETBALL
Rocky Hill 45, Avon 30
Farmington 53, Middletown 38
(6) Windsor 82, Lewis Mills 53
Simsbury 73, Bristol Central 68
East Granby at Rockville
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Avon 53, SMSA 40
Lewis Mills 29, Platt 27
BOYS HOCKEY
Simsbury 3, Farmington Valley 2
GIRLS HOCKEY
Southington co-op 3, Stamford 3
Simsbury 5, Woodstock Academy 1
BOYS BASKETBALL
No. 6 Windsor 82, Lewis Mills 53
At Burlington
Windsor (82) Missoni Brown 11-0-22, Sean Evans 2-0-5, Jaheem Franklin 2-0-4, Myles Rush 4-2-10, Ji Gary 3-0-9, Jeremiah Levitan 0-0-0, Adam Afolabi 4-0-8, Marcus Rabb 0-0-0, Alex Weaver 4-2-13, Charles Lewis 5-2-12, Totals 35-6-82
Lewis Mills (53) Gavin Daly 3-5-12, Anthony D’Iorio 0-0-0, Will Green 0-2-2, Logan Carrano 2-2-7, Tommy Dinunzio 7-8-22, Chad Edmond 3-0-8, Gage Kosak 1-0-2, Ethan Braddock 0-0-0. Totals 16-12
Windsor (2-1) 18 15 20 29 –82
Lewis Mills (1-2) 10 20 5 18 — 53
Three-point goals: Evans (W), Gary (W) 3, Weaver (W) 3, Daly (LM), Carrano (LM), Edmond (LM) 2
Farmington 53, Middletown 38
At Farmington
Middletown (38) Aaron Anderson 2-0-5, Zakhi Younghill 2-0-4, Adison Brown 7-0-14, Martin Outlaw 1-0-3, Eugene Robinson 2-0-4, Connor D’Aquila 2-0-6, Keron Puntdefer 1-0-2, Jamere Flowers 0-0-0, Zion Smallman 0-0-0. Totals 17-0-38
Farmington (53) Chase Clay 3-1-8, Xzavior Clark 1-0-2, Tyler Thompson 5-0-11, Nimit Arora 0-0-0, Michael Lebouthiller 4-0-9, Jake Tomkiewicz 0-0-0, Angelo Maccarone 6-5-18, Harry Hawkins 3-0-6. Totals 22-6-53
Farmington (1-2) 16 13 13 11 –53
Middletown (1-2) 13 7 16 2 –38
Three-point goals: Anderson (M), Outlaw (M), D’Aquila (M) 2, Clay (F), Thompson (F), Lebouthiller (F), Maccarone (F)
Rocky Hill 45, Avon 30
At Avon
Rocky Hill (45) Joey Moles 1-0-2, Jaden Veal 5-5-17, Mario Edwards 1-0-3, Rathan Tejeda 3-0-7, Anthony Lombardo 0-0-0, Keegan Alexander 0-1-1, Silas Jefferson 2-1-5, Natthan Xhebis 2-2-6, Alex Kastner 2-0-4. Totals 17-9-45
Avon (30) Jude Turner 3-0-8, Will Lancaster 0-0-0, Tada Abdulkadir 1-1-3, Steven Westrick 4-0-8, Sam Stinchon 1-0-2, Tommy Mango 1-3-5, Leo Indemenico 0-0-0, Tristan Lee 1-0-2. Totals 12-4-30
Rocky Hill (2-0) 9 12 11 13 — 45
Avon (0-3) 5 10 5 10 — 30
Three-point goals: Veal (RH) 2, Edwards (RH), Tejeda (RH), Turner (A) 2
BOYS HOCKEY
Simsbury 3, Farmington Valley 2
At Simsbury (ISCC)
Farmington Valley (0-2) 0 1 1 — 2
Simsbury (2-1) 1 1 1 — 3
Goals: Ryan Goodwin (S), Drew Martin (S) 2
NOTES: Goodwin scored on shorthanded goal in third period
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