Espinosa is ECC athlete of the week
PUTNAM — The Eastern Connecticut Conference named Putnam High School freshman basketball player TJ Espinosa athlete of the week. Espinosa had a phenomenal couple games leading the Clippers to a 2-0 week.
Recently vs Lyman Espinosa recorded a quadruple double in Putnam’s 93-45 win. Espinosa finished with 21 points, 18 assists, 10 rebounds and 10 steals. Espinosa tied the Putnam individual game record for assists with Bob Chenail who had 18 vs Griswold on Feb. 4, 1975.
Against Wilcox Tech, Espinosa missed 1 assist for having a triple double. Espinosa finished with 23 points, 11 rebounds and 9 assists in the 82-58 win. Espinosa averaged 22 points, 10.5 rebounds and 13.5 assists in the two games.
The Clippers won its 8th game of the season to punch their ticket to the Div. V State tournament for the first time in three years.
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