A look back at Week 5 in girls basketball: Glastonbury is on a roll, Bolton has won five straight, Mercy falls to Hamden
After starting the season 0-2, the Glastonbury girls basketball team has won nine straight games, including a win over Conard last week, after losing to the Red Wolvesearlier this season.
“We’ve been slowly getting better and better as the season progresses,” Glastonbury coach Chris Vozzolo said. “We got a lot of tough games left but things are going well.”
The Guardians lost to Northwest Catholic 39-34 Dec. 13 and 53-49 to Conard Dec. 16. Last Friday, they beat Conard in the rematch, 35-32.
“We opened up with Northwest Catholic and I guess we just weren’t ready for it that night then we lost a real tough one to a good Conard team,” Vozzolo said. “There’s probably 10 teams in [the CCC] that can beat each other on a given night. We’re definitely susceptible to either end of that.
“Give Alyssa Healey, our senior captain, credit, she played a great defensive game [against Conard]. It was definitely a tough defensive battle back and forth. Tough night to make hoops. We wanted to slow them down. The girls made a bunch of stops all night long and rebounded the ball well.”
Players of the Week
Sarah Bertolette, Farmington: Bertolette scored the game-winning basket with 0.5 seconds left in a 47-46 win over Wethersfield Tuesday. Bertolette had eight points.
Abby Bradbury, Valley Regional: Bradbury scored 25 points in a 60-35 win over Coginchaug Tuesday.
Sequoia Turcotte Briggs, Classical: Briggs had 25 points, eight steals, five assists and three blocks in a 47-35 win over Prince Tech Tuesday.
Morgan Egan, East Granby: Egan scored the go-ahead basket with 30 seconds left and East Granby won its second game, 43-41 over East Windsor Friday.
Ayanna Franks, Windsor: Franks scored 32 points in a 56-26 win over New Britain Thursday.
Olivia Jarvis, Simsbury: Jarvis averaged 17 points, 12 rebounds and three steals in three road wins for the Trojans over Avon, Windsor and Hall last week.
Maeve McGinnis, Windsor Locks: McGinnis had a double-double with 21 rebounds and 12 points and four blocks in a 49-33 win over SMSA Thursday.
Courtney McPhee, Conard: McPhee had a career-high 19 points, 12 assists, seven rebounds and five steals in a 73-38 win over RHAM Wednesday.
Taigen Parent, Bristol Eastern: Parent scored 33 points in a 65-37 win over Platt Thursday.
Alyssa Rossignol, Enfield: Rossignol scored 20 points in a 53-37 win over Northampton (Mass.) at Western New England College Saturday and had 18 points, eight rebounds and four steals in a 58-51 win over Southington Monday.
Storylines
- Bolton (8-1) has won five straight games, including a 51-44 overtime win over Somers Thursday. Niya Islam (14 points) and Makenna Graves (12 points) led the Bulldogs, who trailed 24-9 at halftime. Bolton is currently the top seed in the Class S rankings.
- Bacon Academy is undefeated at 10-0, after victories over Windham and Killingly last week.
- After starting the season 2-2, Valley Regional has won six straight games, including a 45-42 victory over Cromwell Thursday. Olivia Cunningham led Valley with 22 points, six rebounds and three assists.
- Mercy (7-2) lost to undefeated Hamden Friday 48-44 in a big SCC matchup. Sophie Hedge led the Tigers with 15 points.
Games to Watch
Sheehan (9-1) at Hamden (11-0), Tuesday, 6 p.m.: And another contender in the SCC tries to knock Hamden off its unbeaten perch - this time it’s Sheehan, which beat Bristol Central (8-2) 63-39 Saturday. Sheehan has won eight straight.
Simsbury (9-1) at Conard (7-2), Friday, 3:45 p.m.: Simsbury hasn’t lost since Dec. 21 against Enfield and will have all week to prep; Conard plays Southington Tuesday and Hall Wednesday.
Newington (8-2) at Glastonbury (9-2), Friday, 6:45 p.m.: Newington takes on Glastonbury, which has won seven straight, but Glastonbury needs to stop Newington’s trio of talented sophomores.
Lori Riley can be reached at lriley@courant.com.
