The Woodstock Academy girls’ basketball team passed another test on Saturday. The young Centaurs found themselves in a pitched battle with Amistad as the Wolves put down the first two baskets of the final quarter to climb within a point.
The Centaurs scored the next 12 points and posted a 51-38 win over Amistad to raise their record to 2-1 on the season.
“Every minute, no matter what is happening whether it’s positive or negative, is a learning opportunity for my youngsters. We got off to a decent lead and they came back, so there was a little struggle there. The pressure got on a little bit and that’s stuff that we will carry with us and, hopefully, be able to manage in a game in the future because of this one,” said coach Will Fleeton.
Forward Eva Monahan scored seven of her 13 points in the first quarter but got into a little foul trouble and wouldn’t score again until the final quarter. The forward hit a pair of free throws to put the Centaurs back up by three early in the fourth quarter and then added a pair of baskets to make it a seven-point, 41-34, advantage with 6 minutes, 7 seconds to play.
Freshman point guard Kaylee Saucier scored 13 of her team-high 15 points in the second and third quarters to keep the Centaurs ahead.
Earlier quite a few players had strong performances in a 51-27 win over non-league foe, Tolland.
The ball just wouldn’t fall for the Centaurs in the first quarter but there was a silver lining to the slim 10-6 lead. Woodstock took 20 shots compared to just seven for the Eagles (0-1).
“We were getting (the ball) inside, we just weren’t getting dividends from it,” Fleeton said. That changed in the second quarter.
The Centaurs scored 11 of the first 12 points including a 3-pointer by Saucier to open a 21-7 lead.
Tolland did come back a bit in the final 2 ½ minutes of the half, getting all four of its made baskets in that time span to cut the deficit to eight, 23-15, at the break.
But things truly came together in the third quarter. Sophia Sarkis scored 30 seconds into the quarter off an assist from Monahan.
After a Tolland miss, Monahan was on the receiving end of a no-look pass from Saucier and, after a Tolland turnover, returned the favor with a nice dish to Sarkis.
The Centaurs clicked off 13 of the first 15 points in the second half to double up the score on the Eagles, 34-17.
The Centaurs extended that lead to 20-plus by late in the quarter and never led by less.
Monahan finished with 17 points to lead the Centaurs to the win. Saucier finished with 13 points while Sarkis added 12.
Freshman Isabel D’Alleva-Bochain had three 3-pointers in her high school debut and finished with 13 points in the season opener early in the week for the Centaurs but the inside-outside punch of host Coventry proved to be too much as the Patriots prevailed, 49-32,
Forward Jianna Foran scored 20 points and guard Charlotte Jordan added 19 to lead Coventry to the win on its home floor. Leila MacKinnon added six points for the Centaurs while Saucier tossed in five.
Marc Allard
Director of Sports Information
The Woodstock Academy
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Margaret (Peg) Hyslop of Westmore, Vt., died unexpectedly on December 1, 2022. She was born January 29, 1943 In Putnam, CT.
She earned a degree in accounting and worked as an inside sales representative for Linemaster Foot Switch Co. for many years. After marriage in 1988 to her soul mate, Pete Hyslop, a new adventure awaited.
Together they created P & P Concessions and served customers with Pete’s Roast Beef for over 30 years.
They also founded “Above It All,” a hot air balloon company, providing scenic rides and took part in several proposals and weddings.
Peg was a very charitable person, donating blood, working to raise money for a camp for sick kids, and was always available to anyone that needed help in any way. She had a love for nature and wildlife. She especially loved frogs and this led to the naming of the home she and her husband built as Frog Hollow Farm where she enjoyed gardening, cooking, long walks and living in the peacefulness of nature.
She often said it is so wonderful to look out and see the deer, turkeys and the bears and not another house in sight. She rescued many birds after collisions with windows leaving the feeders. She nursed them back to health and was delighted to see them fly away. She also enjoyed snowmobiling, travel, and a scenic ride in the boat or Corvette.
Peg was a loving and kind soul. She would often remark, “We work together, we play together, and we love together. It doesn’t get any better than that.”
She will be deeply missed by her husband Peter, family, friends and the dogs that she rescued.
She leaves: Her husband of nearly 35 years, Peter Hyslop of Westmore; her daughter Rebecca Cord (Terri) of Jamestown, Ind.; son Bill Bergeron of New Bern, N.C., granddaughters Elyse Bergeron of Willington and Sadie Bergeron of North Brookfield, Mass.; father-in-law, Ronald Hyslop, Yarmouth, Mass., sister-in-law Janice Flagg (Clint) of Dennis, Mass.; sisters Betty Johnson of Woodstock, Lynda Bergeron of Medway, Mass., Kathy Johnson and husband Ken Gardner of Putnam; nieces and nephews. She is predeceased by her daughter Robin Bergeron; fur babies Sparky and Bear; and her parents Herbert and Florence Johnson.
Peg did not want any formal services or to inflict sorrow on her loved ones and friends. There will be a Celebration of Life held on her wedding anniversary June 25, 2023, at Frog Hollow Farm.
Donations: Glover Ambulance Inc., 48 County Rd, Unit 64, West Glover, VT. www.gloverambulance.org; or Friends for Life Dog Rescue, 112 Pray Lane, Brownington, VT 05860.
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Wed. Dec. 21
Art Exhibit
THOMPSON --- Thompson Public Library Art @ the Library and the Display Case will present “The Textile Art Show” through the month of December. 860.923.9779.
Art Exhibit
PUTNAM --- “Conversations” Art Show is on exhibit through Dec. 31 at the Corridor Gallery at Putnam Municipal Complex on School Street. The works of Ann C. Rosebrooks and Donna O’Scolaigh Lang are featured. All welcome. Free.
Sat. Dec. 24
Service
PUTNAM --- Christmas Eve service will be at 11 p.m. at Living Faith United Methodist Church, 53 Grove St. All welcome.
Service
POMFRET --- The Christ Church (Episcopal) on Rt. 169 will have Christmas Eve Eucharist service at 4:30 and at 10 p.m.
Sun. Dec. 25
Merry Christmas
Warm Meal
PUTNAM --- The Living Faith UMC on Grove Street will host a Soup, Song & Story at 2 p.m. at the church. There will be a warm meal prepared by Bob Derosiers, head chef at the Crossings Restaurant. Free to all.
Sun. Jan. 1
Happy New Year!
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Deck the Halls
Clockwise from top left:
Farm to Table, Woodstock
South Woodstock Baptist Church
Roseland Park. On page 1 - Westview Farm, Woodstock.
Colangelo home, Putnam