Even with the title firmly in their grasp, the Spartans remained serious. (Copyright, Sports on CT-69)
15: The number of years it had been since a Waterbury public school hoisted a boys’ basketball state championship plaque before WCA claimed the Division III plaque Sunday. Crosby defeated the now-closed Trinity Catholic-Stamford, 82-79, in the 2008 Class LL final at the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion on the campus of the University of Connecticut. That was also the last time a state championship game was contested at a venue other than the Mohegan Sun Arena.
36: The number of points scored by WCA junior Drew Williams in Sunday’s victory.
18: The number of rebounds Williams had in the game.
Plus-22: The rebounding margin that WCA finished with against Bloomfield (53-31).
22: The number of free throws the Spartans converted (out of 31 attempts, 71%).
63.6: Field goal percentage for WCA in the fourth quarter.
17: Number of free throws the Spartans made in the fourth quarter (out of 24 attempts, 70.8%).
22.2: The field goal percentage Bloomfield was held to by WCA in the fourth quarter.
