by Alex Hager
After an intense four quarters, the Darien Boys Basketball team
(1-4) fell to the visiting Danbury Hatters (4-1) by a score of 60-57. Freshman
phenom Justin Jordan came off the bench for the Blue Wave, dropping 18 points
on the evening, all from beyond the arc.
Neither side had a clear advantage in the paint, leaving the
game up to each team’s performance from downtown. Although Justin Jordan, sophomores
Carter Scott and Jackson Ryan, and junior Geoff Parnon were able to sink threes
for the Wave, Danbury came out on top.
The Wave had gone through a rocky stretch to open the
season, falling to four out five opponents in the early series. The team’s one
win came on the road against traditional powerhouse St. Joseph’s of Trumbull,
where the Wave emerged with a 53-51 victory.
For the Hatters, Will Orr led the scoring. The guard put up
17 points on the evening, all in the first quarter. The bespectacled Marcus Fox
scored 10 for Danbury, notching the second most points for the visiting side.
Darien also saw promise from sophomore starting center Alex
Preston, whose 17 points represented the Wave’s second highest tally.
This narrow defeat will leave a bitter taste in the mouth of
the team going forward, but such a strong performance against a high-scoring
FCIAC contender like Danbury gives reason for optimism. In what many consider
to be a rebuilding year, the senior-less Wave is relying on that optimism going
forward.
Darien’s next few games are at home, as the boys will take
on a struggling Harding team this Friday and an equally embattled Fairfield
Warde squad on the following Tuesday.
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| Sophomore Alex Preston (right) takes the opening tip. |
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