High School Roundup: Wooster boys basketball advances to HVAL semifinals

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- The Wooster boys basketball team outlasted Oakwood Friends in a back-and-forth HVAL quarterfinal Tuesday, sealing a 40-37 win on a pair of last-minute free throws from Matt Levy.

Levy paced the fifth-seeded Generals with 13 points. Austin Wiegand added 10 points.

The Generals meet top-seeded NYMA in the semifinals Wednesday at 3:45 p.m.

boys basketball

WOOSTER

Nate Brisson 0 0-0 0; Matt Levy 4 3-4 13; Richie Randolph 2 2-2 6; Matt Ross 4 1-2 9; Austin Wiegand 3 4-8 10; Alejandro Villareal 0 2-2 2; Matt Sciarrino 0 0-2 0. TOTALS: 13 12-20 40.

OAKWOOD FRIENDS

Christian Nims 5 1-2 11; Deionte Davis 4 4-7 13; Justin Wilson 1 0-0 2; Jiaju Zou 3 0-0 9; Tehron Durr 1 0-0 2. TOTALS: 14 5-9 37.

WOOSTER 20 20 -- 40

OAKWOOD FRIENDS 20 17 -- 37

3-pointers: W -- Levy 2; O -- Davis, Zou 3.

NEW FAIRFIELD (4-16, 3-11 SWC)

Brian Kavanagh 0 0-0 0 Anthony Cammorota 10 11-16 32 Michael Jamieson 0 1-2 1 Ben Kimmell 3 0-0 6 Mitchelle Pepe 0 0-0 0 Michael Librie 2 0-0 4 Ben Gioia 1 0-0 2 Eric Martinez 1 0-0 2 Jake Ceresna 3 0-2 6 Totals: 20 12-20 53

MASUK (9-11, 7-7)

Jamie Johnson 1 0-0 2 Christian Terrell 5 4-5 15 Matthew Gerak 4 14-19 23 Dom Migliaro 2 7-7 11 Nick Davies 0 2-3 2 Dan Cahill 4 0-0 8 Chris Quinlin 2 0-2 4 Anthony Salvatore 0 0-0 0 Rick Salvatore 0 0-0 0 Totals: 18 27-36 65

NEW FAIRFIELD 8 9 14 22 -- 53

MASUK 14 16 18 17 -- 65

3-pointers: NF -- Cammorota; M -- Terrell, Gerak.

Fouled out: M -- Johnson, Davies, Cahill; NF -- Gioia.

BROOKFIELD (13-7, 8-6 SWC)

Joe Acquanita 1 2-2 5 Danny Burkhart 7 5-10 22 Ralph Schatz 2 1-3 5 David Depoi 1 0-0 2 Ryan Korb 3 5-9 11 Daric Myers 4 0-0 9 Mustafa Sahki 4 2-2 10 Totals: 22 15-30 64

ND-FAIRFIELD (16-4, 12-2)

Dan Upchurch 10 5-9 29 Earl Coleman 11 1-2 23 Arkel Miles 1 5-6 7 Nnamdi Gogoh 0 1-2 1 C.J. Davidson 2 1-2 7 Jaylon Jennings 0 0-0 0 Jake Heaton 0 0-0 0 Totals: 24 13-21 67

BROOKFIELD 17 8 19 15 5 -- 64

ND-FAIRFIELD 10 12 13 24 8 -- 67

3-pointers: B--Burkhart 3, Myers, Acquanita; NDF--Upchurch 4, Davidson 2

Fouled out: NDF--Miles, Upchurch; B--Schatz

Highlights: NDF--The Lancers rallied from a nine-point deficit with 53 seconds to play. Coleman's layup at the buzzer sent the game into overtime. In overtime, Davidson, a freshman, hit a 3-pointer to put Notre Dame ahead for good. The Lancers never led in the game until overtime.

IMMACULATE (19-1)

Dan McCorkle 4 0-0 10; Felipe Teixeira 3 3-3 9; Vitor Melo 3 1-5 7; Brian Hatcher 4 0-0 8; Sheldon Irving 4 4-7 12; Marcos de Oliveira 5 0-0 13; Connor Holbrook 1 1-1 3; Nick Gerbo 0 0-0 0; Johnny Kerins 0 0-1 0; Kenny Decker 1 0-0 2; Dustin Robbins 1 0-0 2. TOTALS: 26 9-17 66.

POMPERAUG (3-17)

Luke Freing 1 0-0 2; Carl Gatzendorfer 2 1-1 5; Lucien Fortier 3 0-1 7; Bari Meka 1 0-0 3; Mike Foley 2 2-2 7; Andrew Reel 0 1-2 1; Stephen Consiglio 1 0-0 2; Nathan Rubinstein 4 0-0 11; Sam Rubinstein 2 0-0 5; Ben Namin 1 0-0 2; Michael Buntin 0 0-0 0; Nico Rosa 0 0-0 0; John Hirschauer 0 0-0 0; Tyler Harrington 1 0-0 2. TOTALS: 18 4-6 47.

IMMACULATE 23 14 19 10 -- 66

POMPERAUG 10 12 8 17 -- 47

3-pointers: I -- de Oliviera 3, McCorkle 2; P -- N. Rubinstein 3, Fortier, Meka, Foley, S. Rubinstein.

BARLOW (7-13)

Steven Michos 1 0-0 2 Jake Lightman 3 6-9 12 Will Bracken 2 0-0 4 Nolan Stauffer 4 0-0 10 Phil Moriber 3 0-0 6 Todd Waterman 1 2-2 4 Anthony Pantalena 3 0-0 7 Totals: 17 8-11 46

KOLBE CATHEDRAL (18-2, 13-2 SWC)

Cosrick McDonald 3 2-2 9 D.J. Perry 9 2-4 22 Shaquille Thomas 2 1-2 5 Donte Dennis 0 1-2 1 Robert Pinnock 4 1-4 9 Ian Gardner 4 4-4 12 Tavon Jones 1 0-0 2 Totals: 23 11-18 60

BARLOW 7 18 10 11--46

KOLBE CATHEDRAL 8 16 17 19--60

3-pointers: B--Stauffer 2, Pantalena; KC--McDonald, Perry 2

Technical fouls: B--Coach

BETHEL (10-10)

Daniel Garvin 9 4-4 24; Calvin Daniels 0 1-2 1; Frankie Magrone 1 0-0 3; Ian Melvin 0 0-0 0; Brian Walters 1 1-2 3; Matt Liquori 4 2-4 12; Matt Gallagher 4 3-4 11; Sean Roberts 0 0-0 0; Griffin Teed 2 1-2 5; Carson Duffy 3 3-4 11. TOTALS: 24 15-22 70.

OXFORD (3-17)

J.T. VanKemerik 6 6-7 18; Tyler Gruttadauria 6 5-6 20; Kevin Severson 1 0-0 2; Caithan Pratt 1 1-2 3; Alex Miller 1 0-0 2; Seth Calvanese 3 4-6 12; Jason Mraz 1 0-0 2 TOTALS: 19 16-21 59.

BETHEL 19 23 6 22 -- 70

OXFORD 14 18 13 12 -- 59

3-pointers: B -- Garvin 2, Duffy 2, Magrone, Liquori 2; O -- Gruttadauria 3, Calvanese 2.

Highlights: B -- Garvin 10 rebounds, Walters 7 assists.

BULLARD HAVENS TECH (6-14)

Elijah Kearse 1 5-6 7; Jayson Velez 2 0-0 4; Tarif Winston 5 2-2 12; Kemarley Smith 0 0-0 0; Corey Sparks 9 0-0 18; Antonio Myers 0 0-2 0; Equan Brooks 2 0-0 4; George Santiago 0 1-2 1. TOTALS: 19 8-12 46.

SHEPAUG (4-15)

Brendan Welsh 0 0-0 0; Cody Brennan 5 2-4 12; Peyton Kay 1 0-0 2; Lucas Guliano 3 2-2 8; Brian Hungerford 3 0-0 8; Dylan McAward 3 0-0 6; Kellen Rikhoff 6 1-2 13; Eddie Kelly 3 1-2 7. TOTALS: 24 6-10 56.

BULLARD HAVENS TECH 14 11 8 13 -- 46

SHEPAUG 14 10 19 13 -- 56

3-pointers: S -- Hungerford 2.

polls

BOYS BASKETBALL

New Haven Register Top 10

Team Points Last Class

1. St. Joseph (18-0) (15) 506 1 LL

Last week: Def. Stamford 74-56; def. Greenwich 71-41.

Bottom line: The Cadets will be the top seed in the FCIAC tournament beginning on Saturday.

2. Hillhouse (19-0) (2) 480 2 LL

Last week: Def. Notre Dame-West Haven 69-36.

Bottom line: The Academics will receive a bye in Thursday's opening round of the SCC tournament.

3. New London (18-2) 428 4 LL

Last week: Def. Woodstock Academy 89-54.

Bottom line: Kris Dunn reached the 2,000-point barrier in the third quarter Friday.

4. Career (18-1) 384 6 L

Last week: Def. Hand 60-41; def. Lyman Hall 58-46.

Bottom line: The Panthers took an 18-game winning streak into Monday's showdown against Hillhouse.

5. Windsor (18-1) 380 8 LL

Last week: Def. Manchester 77-68; def. Northwest Catholic 78-71.

Bottom line: Friday's win over Northwest Catholic moves the Warriors up three spots this week.

6. Hartford Public (19-0) 358 7 LL

Last week: Def. Tolland 64-56; def. Bulkeley 88-47.

Bottom line: The Owls have topped 80 points three times in their last five games.

7. Northwest Catholic (17-2) 296 3 L

Last week: Def. Hall 64-43; lost to Windsor 78-71.

Bottom line: The Indians' nine-game winning streak was snapped against Windsor.

8. Crosby (18-2) 272 9 LL

Last week: Def. Kennedy 79-55; def. Naugatuck 82-78.

Bottom line: The Bulldogs ended the regular season on an 11-game winning streak.

9. Enfield (19-0) 229 10 M

Last week: Def. Avon 48-37; def. Stafford 61-37.

Bottom line: Enfield will try and complete an undefeated regular season Wednesday night at home against Windsor Locks.

10. Wilby (16-2) 195 NR L

Last week: Def. Naugatuck 69-52; def. Nonnewaug 76-48; def. Torrington 86-43.

Bottom line: Wilby returns to the top 10 after a two-week absence.

First-place votes in parenthesis after record. Votes tabulated on a 30-28-26-24-22-20-18-16-14-12-11-10-9-8-7 basis. All records through Sunday.

Dropped out: Kolbe Cathedral (5).

Others receiving votes: Kolbe Cathedral (17-2), 172; Fairfield Prep (17-2), 163; Immaculate (18-1), 149; Waterford (18-1), 100; Capital Prep (17-2), 73; Trinity Catholic (13-5), 60; Westhill (13-5), 26; Bassick (14-4), 16; Valley Regional (15-3) and Watertown (14-3), 8; Branford (15-4), Cromwell (15-3), Middletown (14-5) and Northwestern (15-3), 7.

Voters: Marc Allard, Norwich Bulletin; Bill Bloxsom, Hersam-Acorn; Jim Bransfield, Middletown Press; Chris Brodeur, Danbury News-Times; Mike DiMauro, The Day of New London; Matt Doran, MSG Varsity; John Holt, WFSB-3; Sean Krofssik, Meriden-Record Journal; Ken Lipshez, Patch/West Hartford News; Mike Madera, Elm City Newspapers; Joe Morelli, New Haven Register; Joe Palladino, Waterbury Republican-American; Kevin Roberts, Register Citizen; Dave Ruden, Stamford Advocate; Ben Talbott, Bird's Eye Sports; Tom Yantz, Hartford Courant; Jimmy Zanor, Shore Line Newspapers.

Poll compiled by: Joe Morelli.

schedule

WEDNESDAY

Boys Basketball

Wooster at NYMA, 3:45 p.m.

Kingswood-Oxford at Canterbury, 4:30 p.m.

Stratford at Newtown, 7 p.m.

Ridgefield at Westhill, 7 p.m.

Greenwich at Danbury, 7 p.m.

Shepaug Valley at Northwestern, 7 p.m.

Girls Basketball

Canterbury at Millbrook, 2:45 p.m.

Boys Ice Hockey

Canterbury at Avon Old Farms, 2:30 p.m.

Boys Swimming & Diving

New Milford at Weston, 4 p.m.