Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Boys Basketball Dunks Rival New Canaan, 60-56



by Kat McKay

Boys Varsity basketball delivered a thrilling win at home last night (1/10) against perennial rival New Canaan, bringing their record to 2-6. Led by Junior Liam Naughton, who scored 18 points, and Sophomore George Phillips, who recorded 14, the boys came back from a 33-28 deficit at the half to secure their second win of the season.
Other than Naughton and Phillips, the starters included Senior captain Matt Lee, Senior Tommy Maclean Jr., and Junior Kyle Green, although everyone on the team saw playing time. Naughton credited Coach Marion with helping motivate the boys, saying that “He made a great inspirational speech at half time and really came in with a great gameplan that we implemented.”

            The boys hope to carry their success forward into the final 12 games of the season. “Everybody worked hard and we hope to continue the momentum into our next few games,” Naughton said. “This is a great win for us because it was really a team win.”

            The home crowd advantage must have helped as well, as the boys had their biggest and loudest audience of the year. Come join the crowd when the team plays at home again this Friday (1/13) against Greenwich.

Pictured: The team celebrates after the final buzzer.



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