Boys’ Wrap Up

Clippers 

come from 

behind; 

Centaurs are

tourney bound

By Ryan Rumrill

Town Crier Sportswriter

Feb. 17 the Putnam Clippers overcame being down 15-points in the fourth quarter to send the game into overtime against Whitney Tech. The final score was Putnam 89, Whitney Tech 86. Putnam was led by the Brazilian Blur Lucas Bastilio who finished the game with 42 points and 12 rebounds.  The 42 points ranks third highest in school history. Sebastian Ramos added 16 points, and Connor Holloman had eight points, seven rebounds, and four assists to move the Clippers to a 10-10 record.  

Feb. 17

Woodstock Academy 60

University 46

Woodstock Academy defeats University by 14 points and earns their first CIAC State Tournament berth since 2013-14. The Centaurs were led by Nick Short who finished with 14 points, Chase Anderson had 13 points, and Cole Hackett had 12 points. Jared Bouten also had eight points and the Centaurs roll to their eighth win of the year. 

Feb 18

Marianapolis 59

Millbrook 39

Tyler Burton led the Golden Knights to their seventh win of the season with his 17 points and 10 rebounds during their senior night game to come away with the 20-point win. Joe Del Ricci scored 11 points and Marley Blommers racked up a stat line with seven points, four rebounds, three assists, and four steals and Marianapolis moves to 8-12. 

Putnam Science Academy 79

Brewster Academy 90

The Putnam Science Academy Mustangs faced off against the top-ranked prep school in the country and were in the game the whole time until the last few minutes of the game. Brewster took home the win 90-79.  Putnam was led by Malik Ondigo who finished the game with a double double with his 17 points and 10 rebounds, but Issac Kante scored a team-high 18 points.  Jaheam Cornwall racked up 14 points and dished out nine assists. Alexis Yetna finished with 11 points and eight rebounds, while Eric Ayala had nine points and five assists. The Mustangs Malik Ondigo finished the game with a double double with 17 points and 10 rebounds, but Issac Kante scored a team-high 18 points.  Jaheam Cornwall racked up 14 points and dished out nine assists. Alexis Yetna finished with 11 points and eight rebounds, while Eric Ayala had nine points and five assists, but the Mustangs move to 27-6.

Feb 17

Plainfield 50

Killingly 40

The Panthers faced off with the Redman in the quarterfinal matchup and Plainfield was led by Chris Peasley who finished the game with 26 points and 10 rebounds. Connor Davis added 11 points and the Panthers moved to 17-2 and unbeaten in ECC. Killingly was led by Jared Gosper with 18 points, hitting four from behind the arc.  Dommoy Ennis finished with eight points and eight rebounds, Alex Fontaine had seven points, and Luke Desaulnier finished with five points, and Killingly finishes the year (7-12).  

Putnam Science Academy 95

Our Savior Lutheran 60

As the Mustangs travel to New Hampshire to play in the Brewster Showcase, the first game the Mustangs take on Our Savior, where they were led by Jaheam Cornwall who finished the game with 15 points and five assists.  Alexis Yetna totaled up 14 points and grabbed nine rebounds, while Malik Curry racked up 12 points and Kent Jones had 11 points. Malik Ondigo finished the game with 10 points and grabbed nine rebounds, Issac Kante had nine points, and Eric Ayala recorded eight points and eight assists for the Mustangs who now have won eight games in a row and move to 27-5. 

Westminster 74

Marianapolis 63

Tyler Burton led the Golden Knights in scoring with 22 points and also grabbed seven rebounds, but the Knights came up just short of their ninth win of the year. Joe Del Ricci added 13 points for Marianapolis.

Feb 16

Plainfield 40 

Tourtellotte 38

The ECC matchup came down to the final seconds when Markeith Conyers put the Panthers ahead with two free throes in the final seconds to keep the unbeaten record in ECC play.  Eli Malboeuf led the Panthers with 15 points and Plainfield moves to 16-2, 12-0.  Tourtellotte was led by Evan Ware who finished the game with a game-high 17 points and the Tigers fall to 6-13, 2-10. 

Putnam 64

Parish Hill 50

Lucas Bastilio scored 19 points for the Clippers, who snapped a four-game losing streak against the Pirates to move to 9-10. Zack Cutler added 18 points, while Sebastian Ramos, Koby Bates, and Aiden Ciquera all finished with seven points.  For Parish Hill, Jonah Dupuis finished with 16 points, and Tommy Lehoux who had 14 points, and Parish Hill finishes the regular season, heading into the State Tournament. 

Feb 15

Putnam Science Academy 75

Brimmer & May 61

Putnam Science makes the trip to Boston, and Issac Kante leads the Mustangs to their 26th win of the season with 17 points and eight rebounds. Malik Ondigo added 11 points and eight rebounds. Eric Ayala finished the game with nine points, six rebounds, and five assists. Lapri McCray Pace had seven points, and Alexis Yetna contributed seven points and eight rebounds.

Marianapolis 57

Pomfret 46

Marianapolis was led by Joe Del Ricci who finished the game with 20 points, four steals, and three rebounds, and his teammate Tyler Burton logged a double-double by scoring 15 points, and grabbing 10 rebounds to lead the Golden Knights (7-11) over the Griffins, who fall to (5-11).

Lyman Memorial 62

Tourtellotte 54

Lyman was paced by David Lopez who scored a game-high 22 points to lead the Bulldogs to their third straight win.  Hunter Hayman added 15 points for Lyman, and they move to 12-6.  Tourtellotte was charged by center Jackson Padula who finished the game with 19 points and 10 rebounds and Spencer Fulone had 17 points, and Thompson falls to 6-12. 

Feb. 14

Killingly 53

Montville 42

The Killingly Redman started the game off shooting the ball well from three-point range, as Jared Gosper hit three from down town, and hit 11 from the free throw line as he finished the game with 24 points and seven assists. Dommoy Ennis scored 16 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, and Luke Desaulnier scored seven points and Killingly won by nine points. Cam Collins led Montville in scoring with 18 points, hitting four three-pointers and John Domijan had eight points.

Waterford 70

Woodstock Academy 62

Mike Buscetto leads his team in a contest with 28 points against the Centaurs and he went head to head scoring with Nick Short of Woodstock who finished the game with 29 points.  Both of them hit four three-pointers each, but the Lancers prevailed on top. Collin Shannon added 14 pointers for Waterford. For Woodstock, Both Chase Anderson and Cole Hackett added 12 points but the Centaurs look for one more win to make the State Tournament. 

Griswold 65

Tourtellotte 47

Griswold was led by Bryce Mileski who finished the game with a game-high 26 points against a strong Tigers team. Thompson was led by Spencer Fulone with 15 points, while Evan Ware finished with 11 points, and Jackson Padula had 10 points.  

Windham Tech 78

Putnam 61

Windham Tech had three players in double-digit scoring, but the highest scorer was Luis Quintana with 15 points, Mario Rangel had 14 points, grabbed seven rebounds, and dished out six assists. Cole Paquin also scored 14 points for the Mighty Tigers and they move to 12-6, 8-1 in the CSC East. For Putnam, Lucas Bastilio led all scorers in the game with 32 points and grabbed 18 rebounds and the Clippers are (8-10, 4-5) on the season.

Feb. 13

Griswold 68

Putnam 33

Griswold had 12 players get in the scoring column against the Clippers, but were led by Nick Gileau who finished with 15 points, and Bryce Mileski who had 13 and the Wolverines move to 8-10 clinching their appearance in the CIAC state tournament. Putnam was paced by Lucas Bastilio who finished with 13 points, Koby Bates had 10, and Zack Cutler had six points, and the Clippers slide to 8-9 on the season. 

 

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