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The Woodstock Middle School girls’ basketball team went into the Christmas break with a 3-1 record.
“We’re very happy,” said Wildcats coach Brad Favreau. “The girls are working really hard, learning every day and trusting one another. I can’t ask for a better group.”
Woodstock Middle School opened with three straight wins.
They knocked off Ashford, 30-19, in a game played at the Woodstock Academy’s Alumni Fieldhouse in the first game of the season.
Grace Gelhaus accounted for over the team’s points as the eighth-grader led the Wildcats with 16.
“She played great,” Favreau said of Gelhaus. “We’re using her at the 1, so she will have the ball in her hands a lot. She did a nice job creating for herself and she certainly sets the tempo and we’re a team that likes to run. Her being the head of the snake is certainly beneficial.”
The Wildcats followed that up with a 53-15 win over another Quinebaug Valley Junior Conference Small School foe, Canterbury. Gelhaus and Reegan Reynolds each scored 12 points to lead a balanced attack.
Gelhaus scored a season-high 21 points in a 54-38 win over Thompson. Ellie Nunes had a double-double in the win with 10 points and 10 rebounds.
But Woodstock Middle hit a speed bump against Griswold.
The Wildcats were down by as many as 15 points in the second half but had a chance to tie with under 30 seconds to play, only to fall short, 27-24,
Gelhaus scored nine points with Brynn Miller getting five and Lennon Favreau added four.
“Our defense has been very strong. Offensively, we need to button up some of our weaknesses. We need to get more fluid with our offense, but I think that will happen over time. It’s only been a couple of weeks and I think, after the first of the year, we will be where we want to be,” Brad Favreau said.
Marc Allard
Sports Information Director
The Woodstock Academy
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