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Area boys teams receive CIAC tourney seeds
Area boys basketball teams found out their CIAC state tournament seeds on Wednesday. The best seed is of course Sacred Heart, No. 1 in Class L. Here are the seeds, from the top to the […]
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CIAC GIRLS BASKETBALL: Holy Cross, Kennedy and Sacred Heart all win in the first round
Four local girls basketball teams played in first round state tournament games on Monday night, and three of them moved on. Holy Cross, Kennedy and Sacred Heart punched tickets to Thursday’s second round. Crosby fell […]
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NVL COMMENTARY: Holy Cross rolls into the final against Sacred Heart
After his team’s NVL Tournament quarterfinal win over Torrington on Saturday, Kennedy head coach Ryan Sullivan talked about the keys against semifinal opponent Holy Cross. Sullivan said whoever got to the 50-50 balls and controlled […]
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NVL COMMENTARY: Sacred Heart balance overcomes Kendall’s big night for Crosby in semis
Sacred Heart senior Legend Johnson scores the last two of his team-high 25 points in the NVL semifinal win over Crosby on Monday night. Crosby’s Jeremiah Kendall showed those in attendance, including myself, Monday night […]
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Four games, four blowouts in NVL boys quarterfinals Saturday
Sacred Heart’s Raheem Solomon launches a 3-pointer. He had four of them in a 31-point effort for the Hearts. The NVL boys basketball quarterfinals on Saturday all ended with one-sided margins. Here were the final […]
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WATERBURY’S WEEKLY ROUNDUP #9: WCA boys finish regular season at .500
Four Waterbury boys basketball teams — Sacred Heart, Holy Cross, Kennedy and Crosby — will take part in the NVL Tournament starting Saturday. Here’s how the rest of the Brass City teams finished the regular season. […]
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WOLCOTT’S WEEKLY ROUNDUP #9: Boys hoop season ends, girls learn state seed
The Wolcott boys basketball season came to a close on Wednesday night at home. The Eagles were defeated 71-58 by Ansonia inside John Morris Gymnasium. Wolcott had an outside shot at the state tournament, but […]
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NVL BOYS TOURNAMENT: Area teams own Top 5 seeds entering the quarterfinal round
Sacred Heart’s Raheem Solomon (11) and Kennedy’s Tyairus Sands (5) look to help lead their teams to a NVL Tournament title. The Top 5 teams in the Naugatuck Valley League boys basketball tournament should sound […]
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St. Paul girls shut down Holy Cross, win first NVL title
Johndrow (2) and Sanchez (22) The last time St. Paul girls basketball played Holy Cross inside the Jack Taglia Gymnasium at Kennedy High School, the Crusaders knocked off the Falcons for the NVL title. That […]
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Eight local girls hoop teams qualify for state tournament play
All-Brass Division players Armani Weaver of WCA (left) and Izzy Plant of Holy Cross (right) helped their teams get to the state tournament. The CIAC girls basketball state tournament brackets have been released, and the […]