Week 6 girls basketball recap: Bristol Eastern’s Tony Floyd wins his 600th game, Windsor’s Ayanna Franks gets her 1,000th point
Bristol Eastern girls basketball coach Tony Floyd won his 600th career game Saturday, with a 41-12 win over Career.
He joins Holy Cross coach Frank Lombardo, who also won his 600th game earlier this month.
“It’s exciting for myself and the program,” Floyd said. “It would have never happened without the past and present coaching staff I’ve had and the people I’ve worked with and also the players I had in the past and the present.”
Floyd, whose record is 600-343, started coaching in the 1979-80 season, right after he graduated from college. His teams won the Class LL title three times, in 1983, 1990 and 1991 and the Class L championship in 1987. He coached Laura Lishness, who graduated in 1987 and went on to help UConn to its first Final Four in 1991.
Bristol Eastern is 6-7 this season and has lost three games by three or less points, including two close games last week when Floyd was stuck at No. 599.
“I’ve got a young team,” he said. “I’ve got a couple freshmen, a couple sophomores out there. They’re experiencing things, they’ve never experienced. But they’re getting better.
Top performances of the week
Sequoia Turcotte Briggs, Classical: Briggs had 36 points, hit 12 free throws and had nine steals and eight rebounds in a 58-50 win over Comp Sci Tuesday.
Abby Casper, Northwest Catholic: Casper had 16 points and 13 rebounds in a 58-54 victory over Windsor Friday.
Adela Cecunjanin, Cromwell: Cecunjanin had 17 rebounds and 15 points in a 59-30 win over Canton Wednesday.
Emma Diehl, Bolton: Diehl had 21 points in a 54-17 win over SMSA Tuesday and 12 points, nine rebounds, five assists and five steals in a 43-17 win over South Windsor Wednesday.
Ayanna Franks, Windsor: The Windsor junior scored her 1,000th point and had 29 points in a 58-54 loss to Northwest Catholic Friday.
Oliva Jarvis, Simsbury: Jarvis had 18 points, 15 rebounds and five blocks in a 53-52 overtime win over Shenendehowa (N.Y.) Saturday. She also had 14 points in a 44-29 win over Conard Friday.
Kylie Lake, Old Saybrook: Lake had 23 rebounds and 19 points but Old Saybrook lost to North Branford 57-48 Tuesday.
Marissa Nudd, Bacon Academy: Nudd had 29 points, six steals and four assists in a 78-28 win over Stonington Tuesday.
Antwanette Tann, Platt: Tann had 19 points, 21 rebounds and five blocks in a 38-34 loss to Bloomfield/International Friday.
Liana Salamone, East Hampton: Salamone had 21 points in a 43-22 win over Coginchaug Tuesday.
Storylines of the week
- Hand (9-3) lost to West Haven (8-4) on a last-second shot Saturday, 60-59, as Amani Abuhatab hit a jumper with 3 seconds left to win the game. Hand had a tough stretch lately, losing three of its last five games to top teams Hamden and Sacred Heart.
- The day after the Simsbury girls basketball team lost senior Lauren Sabia to an unspecified knee injury in the last minute of the win over Conard Friday, the Trojans were scheduled to play on the road in upstate New York against Shenendehowa Saturday and then Averill Park Central Sunday. The Trojans won the first game, 53-52 in overtime on a buzzer-beater by senior Faye Kaplinski but dropped Sunday’s game 59-31. Coach Sam Zullo said Sabia, who made the trip but didn’t play, was going to see a doctor Monday.
Games to watch this week
Enfield (10-3) at Newington (9-3), Tuesday, 6:45 p.m.: Enfield is on a four-game win streak heading into this CCC interdivisional game.
E.O. Smith (10-2) at Simsbury (11-2), Tuesday, 6:45 p.m.: The Trojans haven’t played a home game since Jan. 3. E.O. Smith has won four straight.
Foran (10-2) at Sheehan (10-2), Tuesday, 6:45 p.m.: Foran beat Sheehan 30-28 on Dec. 20. Sheehan’s only other loss came to unbeaten Hamden (Foran also lost to Hamden).
Granby (8-3) at Bolton (11-1), Thursday, 6 p.m.: Bolton’s only loss of the season came to Granby 34-28 on Dec. 29. The two NCCC teams will face each other again on Bolton’s home court.
Lori Riley can be reached at lriley@courant.com.
