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02/26/2022 11:00 PMBoys’ Basketball
The East Haven boys’ basketball team opened up the postseason by playing Amity in the first round of the SCC Tournament last week. The Yellowjackets took a loss against the Spartans to put their overall record at 11-10 as they get ready to compete in the Division III State Tournament this week.
On Feb. 24, No. 11 seed East Haven faced 6th-seeded Amity on the road in the first round of the SCC Tournament and lost the contest by the score of 64-45. The Yellowjackets held a 13-10 lead after the first quarter, but Amity outscored East Haven 15-10 in the second quarter to take a 25-23 advantage into halftime.
The Spartans went on to win the third quarter by a 20-5 margin to increase their lead to 45-28 entering the fourth. Amity had a 19-17 edge in the final period and advanced to the quarterfinals with the 19-point victory.
Senior Tim Case scored 18 points for East Haven in the game. Junior Angelo D’Amato scored 11 points, while senior Ron Calderon had 7 points for the Yellowjackets. Junior Theo Rawls scored 6 points, senior Shea Carasone had 3 points, and senior Hassan Ali scored 1 point for Head Coach Frank Lyon’s squad.
Girls’ Basketball
The East Haven girls’ basketball team is competing in the Class MM State Tournament this week.
The Yellowjackets, who have an overall record of 11-10, are the No. 19 seed in the Class MM bracket and faced No. 14 Jonathan Law on the road in a first-round matchup on Feb. 28 (after press time). With a win, East Haven would play at No. 3 seed Hand in the second round on Thursday, March 3 at 6:30 p.m.
The Class MM quarterfinals are on Monday, March 7; the semifinals take place on Friday, March 11; and the Class M final will be held at Mohegan Sun Arena on either Saturday, March 19 or Sunday, March 20.
Girls’ Ice Hockey
The Hamden-East Haven-North Branford (H-EH-NB) co-op girls’ ice hockey team won its first-round game in the SCC Tournament before taking a loss in the semifinals last week.
On Feb. 21, the 3rd-seeded Green Dragons claimed a 4-2 win versus the 6th-seeded Masuk co-op squad in the first round of SCCs at Lou Astorino Ice Arena. Two days later, H-EH-NB played at No. 2 seed West Haven-SHA in the conference semifinals and took a 3-0 loss at Bennett Rink to put the team’s overall record at 7-13 on the season.
Boys’ Swimming and Diving
The Greater New Haven (GNH) Warriors boys’ swimming and diving team saw two athletes finish in the top five at the SCC Diving Championship last week.
North Haven junior Christian Butler claimed second place with a score of 432.70 points when the SCC Diving Championship took place at Sheehan High School on Feb. 26. North Branford junior Alley Farrell took fifth place by posting a score of 301.35. Thomas Kehoe of Fairfield Prep finished first with a score of 487.25. Butler and Farrell both recorded points that will count toward the Warriors’ team total when they swim at the SCC Championship at Southern Connecticut State University this week.