East Catholic defeats Windsor in defense, Riley Fox overwhelms Conard to win, earns 1,000 points

The East Catholics played Windsor against two of the state’s top men’s basketball teams at a sold-out Windsor High gymnasium on Friday night, but the CCC game didn’t go as expected for either team.

The Eastern Catholics won the undefeated battle 49-42.

East Catholic coach Luke Riley said, “They were really quality opponents in a hostile environment. Places were sold out on Friday night. “It wasn’t a great game for either team, but it would be ideal if we could win an ugly game away and learn from the mistakes we made along the way.”

“There’s a lot to take from this movie. If we keep improving and we can win, that’s all.”

Windsor have averaged 68 points in their games through Friday and had scored 90 points in their previous game against Weathersfield.

“Collectively, defensively, the Windsor had a great offensive punch. “We felt good about it. Both sides wanted to score more points, so it was a defensive battle on both ends.

Both East Catholic and Windsor will head to Springfield next week to take on various teams in the HoopHall Classic.

player of the week

Michael Coggins, Suffield: Coggins scored 40 points in Friday’s 64-51 win over Bolton, including a 10-for-10 performance from the fourth-quarter free-throw line.

Badara Diakite, North West Catholic: The Diakites scored 22 points in a 74-53 win over Conard on Tuesday.

Riley Fox, Conard: The Foxes scored 34 points in Tuesday’s 74-53 loss to the Northwest Catholics and 33 in Thursday’s 54-50 come-from-behind win over Middletown.

Dam’nic Gittens, Cheney Tech: Gitens scored 32 points in Tuesday’s 77-64 win over Goodwin Tech.

Alex Herron, Enfield: Herron posted a double-double (18 points and 10 rebounds) in a 69-54 victory over East Hartford on Tuesday.

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James Jones, East Catholic: Jones scored 18 points in a 49-42 win over Windsor on Friday.

Cody Murphy, Ellington: Murphy hit 10 free throws and scored 22 points in Ellington’s 62-48 win over Rockville on Wednesday.

Conor O’Leary, Glastonbury: O’Leary scored 25 points, including 10 free throws, in a 57-45 victory over Maloney Friday.

Anthony Parker, Xavier: Parker scored 32 points in Xavier’s 65-52 win over Cheshire on Tuesday and 22 points in their 61-42 win over Amity Friday.

Chris Wilson, Weaver: Wilson had a double-double (15 points, 10 rebounds) and five blocks in a 56-37 win over Classic Wednesday.

story of the week

– Sheehan won the first game 56-46 over Cheshire as Anthony MarcAnthony scored 11 of 20 points in the fourth quarter. It was the first win for first-year manager John Wodach.

– Jr. Riley Fox scored 14 of 33 points in the 4th quarter to push Conard into Middletown on Thursday, capping Conard’s comeback after the Red Wolves trailed by 9 points in the 3rd quarter . Conard was without three starters due to injuries.

– Ellington extended that record to 7-0 and remained top of the NCCC standings as the Knights beat Rockville 62-48 and Granby 60-48 last week.

Featured games

Xavier (6-1) vs. Wilbur Cross (4-2), Tuesday, 7pm: Two of SCC’s top teams come together. Wilbur his crosses lost to Windsor and Northwest Catholic, while Xavier, who was on a four-game winning streak, lost to Notre Dame-West Haven.

Windsor (7-1) vs. Central (Springfield, MA) (5-1) Springfield College, Thursday, 7:30 p.m.: Another Hoophole classic game. Springfield’s only loss was to Brookline (Massachusetts) behind him by two points. Windsor only lost to the Eastern Catholics.

Northwest Catholic (8-0) vs. Newton North, Massachusetts (6-1) Springfield College, Thursday, 3pm: Northwest Catholic went undefeated in the Hoophall Classic against Newton North.

Eastern Catholic v. St. Augustine, Calif., Springfield College, Saturday, 10:30 a.m.: The East Catholic will put their mettle to the test this weekend at the Hoop Hall Classic in Springfield in a national competition against top California teams.

Lori Riley can be reached at [email protected].