Sunday, March 16 BOYS BASKETBALL
Division II: Manchester 77, New London 74
Division IV: Ellington 55, Sheehan 39
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Class LL: Sacred Heart Academy 57, Southington 47
Class MM: Sheehan 56, East Catholic 51
Class S: Coventry 49, Morgan 38
BOYS BASKETBALL
CIAC Division II championship
Manchester 77, New London 74 At Uncasville New London (74) Deshaun Phillips 7-13 5-9 20, Savahn Warren 3-5 1-2 7, Jayvon Robinson 4-9 4-4 12, Jaxyn Beaudet 5-9 1-2 11, Troy McKelvin 4-4 0-0 8, Amir Hall 3-11 0-0 8, Cayden Simonds-Gaskin 2-4 0-1 5, Jamir Hall 0-2 0-0 0, Jac Phillistin 1-3 1-1 3. Totals 29-60 12-19 74 Manchester (77) Chance Clark 8-15 3-5 24, Derrick Sheets, Jr. 7-16 5-5 20, Will Oden-Tann 7-12 1-2 18, Joseph Mugovero 3-9 2-3 9, Austin Coleman 1-3 1-2 3, Cameron Major 1-6 0-0 2. Totals 27-61 12-17 77
New London (23-5) 22 13 13 26 — 74
Manchester (24-2) 15 22 17 23 — 77 Three-point goals: Manchester 11-30 (Clark 5-10, Sheets 1-7, Oden-Tann 3-4, Mugovero 1-6, Major 1-3)
NOTE: Manchester won their first state championship since 1938. The Red Hawks were making their finals appearance since 1956. Beaudet had a game-high 13 rebounds for Manchester while Robinson had a game-high eight assists.
CIAC Division IV championship Ellington 55, Sheehan 39 At Uncasville Sheehan (39) Cooper Hunter 2-5 0-0,ReyJhaun Rodriguez 9-18 5-5 23, Jake O’Brien 1-9 0-0 2, Owen Hotaling 1-5 1-4 4, David DOrgione 2-7 0-0 4, Alexand Bushey 0-2 0-0 0, Nolan Kiely 0-0 0-0 0, Brody Platt 0-0-0, K. Marcantonio 0-0-0, C. Mancini 0-2 0-0 0, G. Giaquinto 0-0-0, Liam Peck 0-0-0. Totals 15-48 6-9 39
Ellington (55) Reese Nicol 4-11 1-4 9, Ty Fieldhouse 1-10 2-2 4, Jake Curtis 8-20 3-6 19, Dylan Killoran 3-6 0-2 6, Andrew Flickenschild 6-9 1-1 13, Tetrick Stonard 0-1 2-2 2, Lucas Ladin 0-0-0, Colin McKee 0-0-0, Dylan McKee 0-1 0-0 0, Jack Weigard 1-2 0-0 2, Abram Moser 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-60 9-17
Sheehan (12-14) 11 9 12 7 — 39
Ellington (27-0) 10 12 12 21 — 55 Three-point goals: Ellington 0-14 (Nichol 0-2, Fieldhouse 0-5, Curtis 0-5, Killoran 0-1, Stonar 0-1); Sheehan 3-20 (Hunter 2-4, Rodriguez 0-1, O’Brien 0-3, Hotaling 1-5, Forgione 0-3, Bushney 0-2, Mancini 0-2)
NOTE: Ellington, the NCCC regular season and tournament champion, won their first state title since 1972. Flickenschild had 13 points and 13 rebounds for the Purple Knights. Curtis, a freshman, had a game-high 19 points.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Class LL championship
Sacred Heart Academy 57, Southington 47 At Uncasville Sacred Heart Academy (57) Molly Gunning 2-12 0-0 6, Lyla D’Errico 1-10 5-6 7, Madelyn Burke 3-3 5-7 11, JJ Kirck 0-3 0-0 0, Emily Mennillo 3-10 10-13 16, Payton D’Errico 0-0 0-0 0, Alexis Powell 4-5 0-0 8, Mila Harmon 2-3 5-5 9. Totals 15-46 25-31 57 Southington (47) Grace Russo 0-0 0-0 0, Isable Leggett 2-12 0-2 4, Hannah Blanchard 5-10 0-1 10, Katie Doherty 1-1 0-0 3, Lily Cooper 4-18 5-5 14, McKenna Crist 0-0 0-0 0, Gianna Mathews 1-2 0-0 2, Alex Poutouves 0-1 0-0 0, Madison Rizzuto 0-0 0-0 0, Nerea Maule 3-7 0-0 6, Ariana Quick 2-7 2-2 8. Totals 18-58 7-10 47
SH Academy (26-2) 10 13 15 19 — 57
Southington (25-2) 17 9 6 15 — 47 Three-point goals: Southington 4-20 (Leggett 0-2, Blanchard 0-1, Doherty 1-1, Cooper 1-9, Poutouves 0-1, Maule 0-1, Quick 2-5); Sacred Heart Academy 2-17 (Gunning 2-10, L D’Errico 0-4, Kirck 0-1, Mennillo 0-2)
NOTE: Southington was making its first finals appearance since 1996. SHA won their first title since winning in Class MM in 2022. With 14 points, Cooper is now Southington’s all-time scoring leader with 1,345 points.
Class MM championship Sheehan 56, East Catholic 51 At Uncasville East Catholic (51) Dejahle Dogans 1-3 0-0 2, Morgan Bridgeforth 7-15 0-0 16, Elizabeth McGuirl 1-4 6-8 9, Gia Fisher 3-8 0-0 6, Urielle Afoakwa-Abrokwa 7-9 4-4 18, Kailani Galan 0-0 1-2 1, Esmeralda Encarnacion 0-0-0. Totals 19-39 11-14 51 Sheehan (56) Jenna Wresien 4-10 4-6 13, Gabriel Busillo 2-2 0-2 6, Julia Cassesse 2-3 0-0 6, Susan Hotaling 4-8 0-0 9, Megan Wresien 7-12 5-6 22, McKenna Liu 0-0 0-0 0, Lily Dandorph 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 19-35 9-14 56
Sheehan (21-6) 20 14 8 14 — 56
East Catholic (24-4) 9 8 22 12 -51 Three-point goals: East Catholic 2-5 (Bridgeforth 2-4, Fisher 0-1). Sheehan 9-18 (J Wresien 1-2, Busillo 2-2, Cassesse 2-3, Hotaling 1-4, M Wresien 3-7) NOTE: Sheehan won their first state championship since 1976. The Titans were second in Class MM last year.
Class S championship Coventry 49, Morgan 38 At Uncasville Morgan (38) Mersades Passante 4-17 10-14 18, Madeline Grenon 1-10 4-4 7, Emma Tuener 4-12 0-0 8, Alana Zirlis 0-4 0-0 0, Cora Dunham 2-7 0-0 5, Olivia Ruotolo 0-1 0-0 0, Nina Fishman 0-0-0, Emma Holecz 0-0-0, Addison Reed 0-0-0, Jacqueline Ciarleglio 0-0-0. Totals 11-51 14-18 38 Coventry (49) Ava Viera 0-2 0-0 0, Ava Topliff 2-3 0-0 5, Jianna Foran 5-12 2-4 12, Hailey Mayo 8-16 2-5 18, Danielle Wheeler 2-8 1-2 7, Aliza Sobol 0-0-0, Celina Cuhha 0-0-0, Madison Tiberio 0-0-0, Jaemel Reese 1-6 5-6 7. Totals 18-47 11-17 49
Morgan (21-6) 4 14 12 8 — 38
Coventry (24-3) 13 10 11 15 — 49 Three-point goals: Coventry 2-6 (Viera 0-1, Topliff 1-2, Wheeler 1-3); Morgan 2-6 (Grenon 1-4, Dunham 1-2)
OF NOTE: Hailey Mayo had game-high 18 points and 17 rebounds as Coventry, which won the NCCC title and NCCC Tournament, claimed their first state championship since 1988 with a victory over the Huskies. The Patriots were last in the finals in 2022, falling to Thomaston. Emma Tuener had a game-high 15 rebounds for Morgan.
Saturday, March 15 BOYS BASKETBALL
Division I: Notre Dame-West Haven 68, St. Bernard 55
Division III: Bunnell 70, Fitch 61
Division V: Shepaug 58, Old Lyme 46 GIRLS BASKETBALL
Class M: Bacon Academy 39, Windham 25
Class L: NW Catholic 56, Bethel 40
BOYS BASKETBALL
CIAC Division I championship Notre Dame-WH 58, St. Bernard 55 At Uncasville St. Bernard (55) Darin Robinson 2-4 1-2 7, Amyre Gray 3-21 4-7 10, Curtis Marshall 1-4 1-4 3, Tyler Mangual 3-7 1-2 9, Amare Marshall 7-13 2-4 17, B Gonzales 3-8 1-2 9. Totals 19-57 10-21 55 Notre Dame-West Haven (68) Kadrian Reeves 2-6 5-6 9, Quincy Dormevil 2-7 3-4 8, Landon Krygier 2-5 3-3 7, Jovan Lakaj 2-4 0-0 4, George Ganim 9-17 7-9 27, Eli Ssenyange 4-8 0-2 11, Jonathan Jones 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-48 18-24 68
St. Bernard (22-4) 7 15 14 19 — 55
Notre Dame-WH (26-2) 9 18 18 23 — 68 Three-point goals: Notre Dame 6-16 (Dormevil 1-4, Lakaj 0-2, Toure 2-4, Ssenyange 3-7); St. Bernard 7-22 (Robinson 2-4, Gray 0-6, Mangual 2-3, A. Marshall 1-4, Gonzales 2-5)
NOTES: For the second straight year, Notre Dame-WH beat St. Bernard in the Division I final. Notre Dame, which was 0-4 in state title games prior to 2024, won 17 straight games to close out the season. St. Bernard was in a CIAC final for the third straight year. They won the Division II title in 2023.
CIAC Division V championship Shepaug 58, Old Lyme 46 At Uncasville Shepaug (58) Andrew Konik 9-13 2-5 21, Reed Woerner 4-11 3-4 14, James Kersten 4-14 4-5 12, Alex Ostrosky 0-0 0-0 0, Griffin Blum 4-6 0-0 8, Seve Valentine 0-0-0 0 0, Tagan Sivick 0-1 0-0 0, Joseph Dicky 0-0 0-0 0, Luca Inglese 0-0 0-0 0, Harrison Smith 1-3 1-2 3. Totals 22-48 10-16 58 Old Lyme (46) Reardon Curtiss 4-10 1-2 9, Ryan Hill 2-6 0-0 4, Conno Vautrain 2-4 0-0 4, Oliver Wyman 1-4 0-0 2, Edward Fiske 5-15 4-7 15, Warner Grenier 0-0 0-0 0, Will McKeever 3-10 0-0 9, Giovan Winters 0-0 0-0 0, Charlie Zapatka 0-0 0-0 0, Luca Signora 1-2 0-0 3, Ryan Olsen 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 18-51 5-9 46
Old Lyme (22-5) 6 8 12 20 — 46
Shepaug (27-0) 15 10 20 13 — 58 Three-point goals: Shepaug 4-9 (Konik 1-1, Woerner 3-5, Kersten 0-2, Blum 0-1); Old Lyme 5-23 (Curtiss 0-2, Hill 0-2, Vautrain 0-2, Wyman 0-1, Fiske 1-15, McKeever 3-9, Signora 1-1)
NOTE: Behind 14 points from Reed Woerner, undefeated Shepaug Valley (27-0) won their first-ever state championship in boys basketball over the defending Div. V champions.
CIAC Division III championship Bunnell 70, Fitch 61 At Uncasville Fitch (61) Malakai Sabb 1-5 0-0 2, Si’kis Reel 4-7 3-5 14, Xavier Goode 4-16 5-6 15, Nicholas Waggoner 0-0 0-0 0, Jemel Stone 0-3 0-0 0, Calvin Sebastian 4-7 4-6 12, Charles Gianacoplos 1-3 0-0 2, Luke Wenger 4-6 0-0 10, Nyzae Tyler 0-0 0-0 0, Gabriel Georges 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 20-49 14-19 61 Bunnell (70) J.T. Turnage 6-9 0-0 13, Rody Ricketts 7-12 7-8 21, Alex Munoz 7-9 0-0 15, Karrell Brown 4-10 1-6 9, Jordan Pierce 2-8 4-8 8, Nathan Banton 1-1 1-2 4. Totals 27-49 13-24 70
Fitch (17-9) 21 10 13 17 — 61
Bunnell (23-4) 15 27 13 15 — 70 Three point goals: Bunnell 3-7 (Turnage 1-2, Munoz 1-1, Brown 0-2, Pierce 0-1, Banton 1-1); Fitch 7-19 (Sabb 0-1, Reel 3-6, Goode 2-6, Stone 0-3, Wenger 2-3)
NOTE: Bunnell won their second straight Div. III championship and their third state championship.
GIRLS BASKETBALL Class M championship Bacon Academy 39, Windham 25 At Uncasville Windham (25) Zoe Robins 1-14 1-2 3, Aniya Jenkins 1-9 1-2 4, Asijha Harris 2-4 0-2 4, Jaelize Rivera 6-15 0-1 13, Jaida Green 0-4 0-0 0, H. Christian 0-0 0-0 0, A. Mangual 0-4 1-4 1. Totals 10-50, 3-11 25 Bacon Academy (39) Kayleigh Engle 2-6 2-3 7, Skyelyn Schoen-Rene 8-14 4-4 21, Katelyn Novak 1-11 0-0 2, Hannah Ferrigno 0-1 3-4 3, Elizabeth Glover 1-4 2-4 5, Veronica Smith 0-0 1-2 1, Madeline Ives 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 12-36 12-17 39
Bacon Academy (25-2) 10 14 5 10 — 39
Windham (25-2) 6 4 7 8 — 25 Three-point goals: Windham 2-19 (Robins 0-5, Jenkins 1-4, Rivera 1-5, Green 0-1, Mangual 0-4); Bacon Academy 3-14 (Engle 1-3, Schoen-Rene 1-3, Novak 0-7, Glover 1-2)
NOTE: Bacon Academy won their third state championship and their first since 2012.
Class L championship NW Catholic 56, Bethel 40 At Uncasville Bethel (40) Emma Huedepohl 4-17 0-0 10, Amelia Wade 0-4 1-2 1, Summer Wish 1-9 0-0 2, Aiden Gill 3-13 0-0 6, Mia Marschner 3-8 0-0 7, Sienna Troetti 0-0 0-0 0, Vivian Stewart 3-6 8-9 14. Totals 14-57 9-11 40 NW Catholic (56) Maeve Staunton 8-17 0-0 18, Lilyan Johnson 0-2 2-2 2, Zoey Canning 2-6 2-2 6, Samantha Casper 2-5 0-0 5, Abigail Casper 7-15 5-7 19, Kennedy Thames 0-0 0-0 0, Lyla Diaz 2-2 2-2 6. Totals 21-47 11-13 56
Bethel (23-4) 6 13 14 7 — 40
NW Catholic (25-2) 11 13 12 20 — 56 Three-point goals: NW Catholic 3-12 (Staunton 2-3, Johnson 0-1, Canning 0-2, S. Casper 1-3, A. Casper 0-3), Bethel 3-10 (Huedepohl 2-8, Marschner 1-2)
NOTE: NW Catholic won their third straight state championship after winning in Class S in 2023 and in Class MM in 2024. It is Northwest’s sixth state championship and first in Class L. The previous five came in Class S, MM and M. Staunton scored her 1,000th career point in the victory.
