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The week may have been shorter, but the turnout and the effort were anything but for PSA’s second week of its Drills and Skills basketball camp.
“We only went three days this week because we had our golf event Thursday, but it was another great turnout and just a great couple of days,” said Mustangs coach Tom Espinosa. “Just like the one we did in the July, the kids came ready to work and have some fun.”
The day-camp was held Aug. 8-10 attended by 50 campers from Putnam, Woodstock, Eastford, Thompson, Pomfret, Plainfield, and Killingly, as well as Sutton, Dudley, and Charlton, Mass.
At the camp – for boys and girls in third-eighth grades – players worked daily on individual skills such as dribbling, passing, and shooting, while also participating in competitions and games by age group (NBA, Big East, and younger Big East) that led up to championship battles on the last day.
Incoming PSA basketball player Ben Ahmed coached an NBA group Cooper Brown, Iayah Burke, TJ Espinosa, Ryan Grupposo, Colin Healey, Jonah LaBonte, Greyson Marquez, and Alec Nunes to the NBA title. PSA girls assistant basketball coach TaNajia Smith guided the Big East champions team consisting of: Maximos Boulmetis, Theo DeChellis, Lucas Jankins, Dominic Kostovski, Jayden Robidoux, and Elijah Wills; while former PSA assistant boys’ coach Kevin Donovan coached Jackson Crescimanno, Teagan Espinosa, Maddy Healey, and Sean Healey to the younger Big East crown.
Individual award winners from the NBA included: TJ Espinosa (MVP, Free Throw, Hot Shot, Elbow Shooting), Alec Nunes (Mr. Hustle), and Roan Donovan (Most Improved).
In the Big East: Maximos Boulmetis (MVP, Free Throw, 1-on-1), Bryce Espinosa (Hot Shot, Elbow Shooting), Noah Charron (Mr. Hustle), and Ryder Magnuson (Most Improved).
And in the Big East younger division: Teagan Espinosa (MVP, Free Throw, Hot Shot, Elbow Shooting), Sawyer Scott (1-on-1), Jackson Crescimanno (Mr. Hustle), and Gavin Crescimanno (Most Improved).
By Stephen Nalbandian
Sports Information Director
Putnam Science Academy
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