#14 Notre Dame/Abromitis upset #2 Pittsburgh

Sunday January 23, 2011

New Hampshire 80 UMBC 60 - Adrian Satchell (Windsor)* played 16 minutes, was 2-4 from the field, finishing with 5 points and 5 rebounds. Travis King (Hyde) played 26 minutes going 1-7 from the field, making his only basket from 3, he finished with 5 points, 3 rebounds, and 1 assist.

Monday January 24, 2011

#14 Notre Dame #2 Pittsburgh - Tim Abromitis(Farmington) was held in check from the start against Pitt, almost as if he were used as a decoy. He didn't even attempt a field go throughout the whole game. He hit 2 free throws finishing the game with 2 points, 2 rebounds, and 1 block.

Drexel 57 Georgia State 33 - Daryl McCoy (Hartford Public)* a great defensive game for the Dragons but it was also an offensive struggle for the team and especially McCoy, he was held in check just like Abromitis, attempting only one more shot. He finished with 4 rebounds, 1 assist, and 1 block.

Hofstra 92 James Madison 90 (OT) - Mike Moore (Hillhouse)* in 43 minutes the Hofstra guard scored 14 points, (50%) from the field, scored 14 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 assists in the overtime win.

Tuesday January 25, 2011

#5 UConn 76 Marquette 68 - UConn and G Kemba Walker, perhaps the country's best player have been playing awesome as of late. UConn's freshman Tyler O'Lander(E.O Smith) has been in the starting rotation but only getting a few minutes each start. Hopefully these freshman stay for a few years because in a couple years this team can be really really good. He played only 3 minutes, accumulating no statistics.

Kuraczea begins career at CCSU

      Erik Kuraczea is moved in and ready to go. the 6-2 330 punder has transfered to Central Connecticut State University and is going to move to the defensive side of the ball. He has been switched to defensive tackle where he was an All Stater and CT-Post Defesive player of the year in 2006. He is ready and cant wait to play seeing UConn go to that Fiesta Bowl. I talke to him and he simply said "Lets Go"

Mangano Throws Block(s) Party!

#8 UConn 72 Tennessee 61 - O'Lander(E.O Smith) started once again, but played only 6 minutes and recorded 1 assist as UConn continues to roll

#16 Notre Dame 80 Marquette 75 - Tim Abromitis(Farmington) playedd 33 minutes, only attempted 6 field goals and finished the game with 6 points and 4 rebounds to improve ND to 5-3 in the Big East.

Florida St. 67 Boston College 51 - In the eagles blowout loss, it seems as if Joe Trapani(Hand) was the only one to bring his A game. He was BC's player of the game scoring 19 points and 12 rebounds on his way to a double double.

Maryland 79 Clemson 77 - Jordan Williams(Torrington) once again led the Terrapins of Maryland to help improve them the 12-7 on the year. He scored 16 points and had 11 rebounds to go along with 2 steals giving him another double double and I think extends his streak to 15 games with a Dub Dub.

Duquesne 83 Charlotte 67 - Watch out for Duquesne folks! Tied with Xavier for the top spot in the A-10, Duquesne has been putting a hurt on people and leading the way are the Crosby duo of Damian Saunders and BJ Monteiro. Saunders played 36 minutes scored 15 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 5 steals, and 2 blocks. This kid is just a complete stat stuffer. B.J Monteiro scored 20 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block. Monteiro's game is a complete one he can do everything as a G/F for the Dukes.

Yale 59 Brown 51 - Greg Mangano(ND-West Haven) showed how his size made a factor. The 6'10 big man had 17 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assist, and 7 blocks. He has been Yale's go to guy helping them roll along in the Ivy League.

Pepperdine 78 Loyola Marymount 75 - Anthony Ireland (Crosby) played 30 minutes scored 6 points, had 5 rebounds, and dished out 3 assists. Ireland has been getting the most minutes on the team over the past 10 games.

Hofstra 67 William and Mary 64 - Mike Moore(Hillhouse) has helped the Pride to get on a roll this year giving a solid effort on 29 minutes scoring 13 points, 7 rebounds, and 2 assists.

St. Bonaventrue 62 George Washington 49 - Dan Guest(West Hartford) played 23 minutes only scored 2 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, and 1 steal in the 13 point loss.

CCSU 72 Fairleigh Dickinson 67(OT) - In the OT win Chris Bakersville (Bulkeley) played 15 minutes scored 5 points and 2 rebounds. For FDU John Galvin (Weston) scored 10 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, and 1 steal in 36 minutes.

Drexel 72 Northeastern 58 - Daryl McCoy(Hartford Public) played 21 minutes and scored 7 points,  8 rebounds, and 1 block for the game

Monmouth 81 Bryant 76 (OT) - Mike Myers Keitt (Fairfield Prep) played 41 minutes in the OT win scoring 14 points, 4 rebounds, and 2 assists. Cecil Gresham (Bloomfield) played outstanding for the Bulldogs playing 36 minutes scoring 26 points and 4 rebounds.

Mt. St. Marys 72 Quinnpiac 63 - Dominique Landston (Kolbe) played 25 minutes had 7 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assit, and 2 steals Tevin Baskin (Trinity Catholic) played 13 minutes, no points and 6 rebounds,

Richmond 84 UMass 68 - Matt Hill (Middletown) played 3 minutes and recorded no stats.


ESPN Top Performers: Jordan Williams(Maryland), Joe Trapani (Boston College), B.J Monteiro(Duquesne)

UMBC gets second in a row in Double OT!

University-Maryland Baltimore County 74 Hartford 70 - Travis King(Hyde) helped lead the Retrievers in double OT, scoring 12 points getting all his points on 3's, he also had 4 rebounds, 2 assists, and 1 steal in 30 minutes.

Wagner 90 Quinnipiac 80 - Dominique Langston (Kolbe)* scored 15 points, 5 rebounds, and 1 steal in 29 minutes. Tevin Baskin(Trinity Catholic) still coming into his own had 8 points, 1 rebound, and 1 block in 19 minutes.

Bryant 74 Farleigh Dickinson 71 - Cecil Gresham(Bloomfield) scored 13 points in 31 minutes to go along with 4 rebounds and 1 assist. For FDU John Galvin(Weston)* scored 12 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks.

CCSU 66 Monmouth 47 - Chris Bakersville (Bulkeley)* scored 4 points, 2 rebounds, and 1 assist in 19 minutes for CCSU. Mike Keitt(Fairfield Prep)* was scoreless in 27 minutes but grabbed 3 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 steals for Monmouth.

Virginia Tech 74 Maryland 57 - Jordan Williams*(Torrington) and Maryland had trouble with V. Tech yesterday, He had another double double with 11 points and 11 rebounds to go along with 2 assists and 2 steals.

Duquesne improves to 4-0 in A-10; Moore on hot streak helping Hofstra to 6-1 in CAA

Duquesne 88 LaSalle 71 - Damian Saunders (Crosby)* scored 16 points on 8-10 shooting to go along with 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals, and 1 block in 25 minutes. High School teammate BJ Montiero(Crosby)* scored 13 points, had 8 rebounds, 3 assits, and 3 steals in 27 minutes. The Dukes improved to 4-0 in the Atlantic 10.

Richmond 68 George Washington 58 - Dan Guest(West Hartford) played 27 minutes, providing a nice sprak off the bench for the Colonials, scoring 6 points, 3 rebounds, and 4 assists. GW had a nine point lead at halftime 33-24.

#16 Notre Dame 66 Cincinatti 58 - Tim Abromitis (Farmington)* scored 12 points, 6 rebounds, and 1 assist as all 5 starters for ND scored in double figures.

George Mason 71 Drexel 47 - Daryl McCoy (Hartford Public)* played 25 minutes scored 8 points and 5 rebounds in the blowout loss.

Boston College 70 Virginia 67 - Joe Trapani (Hand)*  scored 18 points, 6 rebounds, and 1 block in the 3-point win to go to 4-1 in the ACC.

Hofstra 66 UNC-Willmington 57 - Mike Moore (Hillhouse)* played awesome to lead Hofstra to 6-1 in the CAA. He scored 18 points, grabbed 7 rebounds, dished 4 assists, and had a great defensive game blocking 2 shots to go along with his 3 steals in 35 minutes.

Patriots 1 and done, again

   The Patriots are losers of their first playoff game again. Rex Ryan has a bigger mouth than he does stomach, but guess what his Jets got it done. With all the celebrations on the field you would think they were going to the Super Bowl, better yet, won the Super Bowl. It was ashame the Patriots didn't win because I would have liked to seen Aaron Hernandez (Bristol Central) in the Super Bowl himself. For the youngest kid in the NFL, he had an extremely great season and Tom Brady absolutely loves the kid. Him and Gronkowski alone may have given Brady 3 more seasons to his already Hall of Fame career. In the game against New York Hernandez caught one pass for 4 yards. For the year he finished with 46 recepetions 567 yards and 6 touchdowns, while missing the last two games. Best of luck to him in his future.

Ryan Gomes update(last 3 games)

Ryan Gomes (Wilby) has kept his starting role alongside arguably the most electrifying player in the NBA Blake Griffin. The Clippers, perennial losers, have gained new life and have won 10 of their last 14 games. In the last 3, the Clip-Show lost to Golden State, beat the Lakers, and beat the Pacers.

Here's how Gomes has faired....

@ Golden State 40 minutes, 2 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assist, 1 steal
vs. Los Angeles 26 minutes, 7 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assist, 1 steal
vs. Indiana, 33 minutes, 8 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block

College Hoops weekend update!

St. John's hammered #11 Notre Dame in an upset on Sunday, handling the Irish 72-54. Tim Abromitis (Farmington) was slowed by the Red Storm being held to 10 points on 4-11 shooting and just 1-4 from 3. He had 3 rebounds to go along with 1 steal. Notre Dame shot just 41% from the floor and were out-rebounded 31-21.

Monday (Martin Luther King Jr. Day)

#8 UConn 61 #7Villanova 59 - Once again Kemba Walker led the way for UConn and brought his team to victory Monday afternoon. The senior led the way with 24 points and our local player in Tyler Olander (R.O Smith) is still trying to find his groove on this team. He started the game but only played 8 minutes and recorded no stats for the game.

UMBC 71 Boston University 67 - UMBC got their first win in the conference on Monday and their second win of the season. Adrian Satchell (Windsor)* played 26 minutes had 11 points, grabbed 4 rebounds, 1 assist, and 1 steal. Travis King (Hyde)* played only 7 minutes and had 1 assist.

Brown 87 Quinnipiac 78 -  Dominique Langston (Kolbe Cathedral) played 29 minutes and had 9 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist. Tevin Baskin (Trinity Catholic) played 16 minutes and had 6 points 2 rebounds, 1 assist, and 1 block.

Mangano too tough for Brown

For Duquesne and Maryland results read previous posts.

Yale 69 Brown 64 - Greg Mangano* the 6'10 Center from Notre Dame -West Haven had a monstrous game in Yale's first Ivy league game and first Ivy league win (obviously). The Junior led the way for the Bulldogs, which improved to 8-7 on the year. He continues to stamp himself as possibly the best player in the Ivy League putting up some huge numbers last night. He finished with 23 points, 17 rebounds, 1 assist, and 2 blocks.

Vermont 85 UMBC 48 - Adrian Satchell (Windsor)* 21 minutes..4 points and 1 rebound. Travis King (Hyde) 19 minutes...5 points, 2 rebounds,  1 steal

Harvard 67 George Washington 62 - Dan Guest(West Hartford) recorded no stats

Gonzaga 79 Loyola Marymount 59 - Anthony Ireland (Crosby)* recorded a double-double last night. The smallest guy on the court grabbed 10 rebounds to go along with his 10 points. Loyola Marymount had the game tied 33-33 at halftime. Ireland played 39 minutes scored 10 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists

William and Mary 80 Drexel 66 - Daryl McCoy (Hartford Public)* played 31 minutes recorded 6 points, 6 rebounds, and 1 block

#9 UConn 82 DePaul 62 - Tyler O'Lander (E.O Smith)* had 3 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 assists in UConn's blowout win @ DePaul

Quinnipiac 73 CCSU 68 - In his second start for Central Chris Bakersville (Bulkeley)* came on strong and earned top performer of the game for ESPN. He had 16 points, 14 rebounds, 2 assists, and 1 block in 32 minutes. Tevin Baskin (Trinity Catholic) had somewhat of a coming out party, he poured in 13 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals, and 1 block in 21 minutes. Dominique Langston (Kolbe Cathedral)* had 3 points, 2 rebounds, 2 steals, and 2 assists in 25 minutes.

Miami(FL) 72 Boston College 71 - In BC's first ACC loss Joe Trapani(Hand)* played 30 minutes, had 14 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block

Bryant 72 Sacred Heart 59 - Cecil Gresham(Bloomfield) came off the bench played 33 minutes had 12 points, 4 rebounds, and 3 blocks

Robert Morris 60 Monmouth 57 - Mike Myers Keitt (Fairfield Prep)* player 12 minutes had 8 points, 2 rebounds, and 1 block

Old Dominion 75 Hofstra 64 - Hofstra lost their first conference game putting them at 5-1 in the CAA. Mike Morre (Hillhouse)* had 19 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, and 1 steal

Huskies I Have a Bone to Pick with You

Why dont we get more Connecticut kids on the roster? We have one every 4 years and the last two you've taken were Craig Austrie and this O'Lander kid. Nothing against O'Lander, I know he can be good and has great size but you pick him over a kid like Jordan Williams? Calhoun I know your from Massachusetts but enough with the Mass kids already look right in your own backyard and I dont mean E.O Smith. I saw them play against Kennedy of Waterbury last year in the playoffs and OLander and company got beat by 20. He can get a kid from Waterbury Bridgeport or New Haven every year that can play for UConn. I dont get what his beef is with CT kids. You're going to tell me Saunders from Crosby can't play for UConn? HE put up 22 and 11 against Pitt earlier this year. You don't take Gomes but you take Jeff Adrien?!!!! Gomes is Providence's all time leading scorer. Stop going to Germany and Australia for your players. You really missed out on Jordan Williams he just bullied his way against Big East powerhouse #7 Villanova and threw those boys around. Oriahki and Williams at the 4 and 5 would be unstoppable but instead we have Charles Okwandu. Enough is enough Calhoun get rid of your bias. Your costing yourself tickets UConn people want to see in state kids. We have people that can play, you think nothing of CT but Gomes already showed you up in your face when he threw down ferocious dunk to upset UConn that year. Enough with the African big guys look to these cities I mentioned and perhaps in places like oh I dont know HARTFORD maybe. I am so fed up with this guy. Austrie was a solid player and guess who beat him in the state finals his senior year, yes Damian Saunders. He is excelling I just wish he would give these guys a chance. Just last year Rhode Island's team was turned around by 2 CT Kids Lamonte Ulmer of Hamden and Keith Cothran of New Haven. Get some balls Calhoun and put these kids on the big stage cause they can play. The only reason you took O'Lander is cause he is on your doorstep at UConn. I think you need to wake up and get better scouts for your own state. You embarass these kids just as much as they embarass you. If Olander can start for you Gomes could have, Saunders, Williams, and Monteiro. I didn't even mention Joe Trapani who is having a tremendous year at Boston College. I hope you read this Calhoun and dont give me that I dont have enough scholarships, yea you do your just giving them to Massachusetts kids.

Crosby Duo upset #23 Temple; Maryland Blows 12 point Lead as Williams shines

   The Crosby boys are back to their old ways. The Temple Owls visited Duquesne as the #23 team and the country. The Waterbury kids showed how good they really are and how they can both play with anyone in the country. Also representing the NVL well was 6'9 sophomore Jordan Williams from Torrington. Williams has become a dominant force in the ACC. Maryland led #7 Villanova 59-47 with about 6 minutes but managed to lose 74-66

   Duquesne jumped out on the Owls early and went into halftime with a commanding 17 point halftime lead 40-23. Damian Saunders has shown why he is the best defensive player not only in the A-10 but in the country. He has taken a step back on the offensive end not taking many shots but he rebounds and plays the most important aspect of any sport - defense. The 6'7 foward has an enormous wingspan and with his long arms and athleticism, he can cause havoc. The senior had 9 rebounds to go along with 2 steals and 3 assists. Not flashy offensive numbers but boy is he a stat stuffer. Another stuff in the game was Saunders emphatic alley-oop that absolutely lit the gymnasium up. He caught it with one hand and threw it down for 2 points.  The other Crosby player, B.J Monteiro has been a solid role player all year and gets a ton of minutes and playing his role as a versitile guard that can score and rebound. Monteiro a 6'5 guard is able to get scrap points and easy buckets against undersized guards. Watch out for Duquesne in the Atlantic 10. The move to 11-5 on the year and 3-0 in the conference.

Damian Saunders(Crosby)* - 37 minutes, 10 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, 4 blocks
B.J Monteiro(Crosby)* - 36 minutes, 9 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assits, 2 blocks

  Maryland, Maryland, Maryland - Randy Edsall, Jordan Williams, football, and crabcakes that's what Maryland does - and that's it. This team had a 12 points lead on national television (CBS) with 6 minutes left and blew the game bad against #7 Villanova. Marylands guards played awful and didnt even let Williams touch the ball towards the end of the game. Why? He's only the best player by far on the team and probably on the court this afternoon. The super soph. had 25 points and 14 rebounds. Villanova coach Jay Wright said "That Williams kid is an absolute beast". Nova's 19-0 run took all the shell right off the Terrapins and pulled out the win in Philadelphia.

Jordan Williams(Torrington)* - 25 points 14 rebounds 1 block
  

Midseason review Mens College Basketball

Maryland
   Jordan Williams(Torrington) 17.7 ppg(5th in ACC) 12.4 rpg(3rd in the COUNTRY) 1.4 bpg. Also 55% is 5th in ACC

Notre Dame
   Tim Abromitis (Farmington) 15.8 ppg 7.1 rpg 2.2 apg

Hofstra
   Mike Moore(Hillhouse) 14.4 ppg(9th in CAA) 5.6 rpg 2.0 apg

Yale
   Greg Mangano (ND-West Haven) 14.0 ppg 10.0 rpg(1st in Ivy) 2.4 bpg(1st in Ivy)

Boston College
   Joe Trapani(Hand) 13.6 ppg 6.6 rpb 1.3 apg

Duquesne
   Damian Saunders(Crosby) 12.4 ppg 7.4 rpg 2.4 apg 2.0 spg4(4th in conference) 2.8 bpg(2nd in Conference)

Bryant University
   Cecil Gresham (Bryant) 11.9 ppg 4.9 rpg

University of Maryland-Baltimore County
   Travis King(Hyde) 10.6 ppg 2.4 rpg 1.3 spg, shoots 50.4 percent from the field (3rd in conference)

Duquesne
   B.J Monteiro(Crosby) 10.3 ppg 3.7 rpg 2.4 apg 1.3bpg 1.0 spg

Loyola Marymount
   Anthony Ireland (Crosby) 9.9 ppg 3.5rpg 3.3apg 1.0 spg

Holy Cross
   R.J Evans (NFA) 9.5 ppg 4.5 rpg 1.6 apg 1.1 spg (9 games)

Monmouth
   Mike Myers Keitt(Fairfield Prep) 8.6 ppg 3.0 rpg 1.1 apg

Qunnipiac
   Dominique Langston(Kolbe Cathedral) 8.1 ppg 5.7rpg 2.3 apg

Drexel
   Daryl McCoy (Hartford Public) 7.2 ppg 8.6 rpg(3rd in CAA) 1.0 apg

University of Maryland-Baltimore County
   Adrian Satchell(Windsor) 5.2 ppg 4.0 rpg

Fairleigh Dickinson
  John Galvin (Weston) 4.4 ppg, 4.6 rpg

CCSU
   Chris Bakersville (Bulkeley) 3.8ppg 2.4rpg

UConn
   Tyler Olander(E.O Smith) 2.1 ppg 3.1 rpg

George Wasington
  Dan Guest (West Hartfor) 2.1 ppg 1.8 apg

UMass
  Matt Hill(Middletown) 1.0 ppg 1.8 rpg

McCoy posts double-double in Drexel win over Old Dominion

Drexel 62 Old Dominion 57 - Daryl McCoy* (Hartford Public) recorded a double-double last night scoring 11 points and grabbing 16 rebounds for the Dragons as the improve their record to 3-2 in CAA conference play. McCoy was a force inside to give Old Dominion their 4th loss on the season.

Daryl McCoy - 11 points, 16 rebounds, 1 assist, 1steal, 1 block in 36 minutes

Central Connecticut 88 Sacred Heart 75 - Chris Bakersville*(Bulkeley) recieved his first start of the season and made the best of it scoring 13 points, 2 rebounds, 1assist, and 1 steal in 23 minutes of play

Bryant 69 Quinnipiac 61 - We have Connietions on both teams in this game. For Bryant Cecil Gresham (Bloomfield) scored 6 points, 8 rebounds, and 2 blocks in 19 minutes. For QU Dominique Langston*(Kolbe Cathedral) had 7 points, 11 rebounds, 1 block, and 2 assists in 34 minutes. Tevin Baskin(Trinity Catholic) is still easing his way into the lineup. He played 9 minutes had 4 points, 3 rebounds, and 1 block.

Saint Francis 70 Monmouth 54 - Mike Myers Keitt(Fairfield Prep)* had an outstanding game for the Hawks. He racked up 18 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, and a steal in he loss. He earned Monmouths top performer in the game.

Robert Morris 83 Fairleigh Dickinson 65 - John Galvin(Weston)* played 23 minutes scored 8 points and had 9 rebounds

Thriller in....Oregon!! Loyola loses heartbreaker 79-78 in 2OT

   If anyone ever doubted 5-10 (if that) guard Anthony Ireland* (Crosby), I can tell you he has put them to rest. A small guy at a small school proved last night that he is worthy of a Division I scholarship in any conference. I stayed up all night and watched every shot of the Loyola Marymount vs. Portland basketball game last night on ESPN 2. Let me tell you world, Anthony Ireland can play.
  The freshman made three huge defensive plays down the stretch which led LMU on a 9-2 stretch in the final 2 minutes to send the game to overtime. Coach Max Good sat Ireland for a good 4 minutes and brought him back in with 3 and a half minutes left in the game and boy did he ever provide a spark. Ireland forced 3 turnovers in 30 seconds and that led to 7 Loyola points. Ireland then inbounded the ball to Drew Vinney with 6 seconds and Viney hit a cold blooded 3 right in front of the Loyola bench to put them up 2. The very next inbound was tossed down the floor by Portland to their best free throw shooter who ran behind all the Loyola defenders where he was fouled and sunk both free throws with 2.6 seconds to send the game to overtime. Not to mention Ireland was the one to shoot the desperation shot from half court that just missed.
   In the second overtime LMU's seniors really hurt them. Teel, their leading scorer recorded a technical and was forcing shots like crazy. I was not impressed with him at all, he plays way too out of control. Ireland took control and made another sweet crossover and a great play at the bucket for two, then as the shot clock expired he hit a nice 3-pointer.
  Ireland will be an All-WCC point guard in the next few years, he has great quickness and ball control. He showed glimpses of dominance like he did at Crosby. The announcers for the game could not stop praising him and were very impressed as was I with the play of Ireland. As a true point guard, and maybe it's cause he's a Freshman, scoring is a second option for the Waterbury native. Although it seemed he can score whenever he wanted to Ireland took a backseat and let the offense come to him. I can't wait to watch him in the next few years. He was very impressive. Please Max Good sit Vernon Teel he ruined this game and let ireland run the offense.

Anthony Ireland - 15 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal
  

Anthony Ireland and Loyola Marymount on ESPN2

        It's a late night game but Anthony Ireland* (Crosby) and Loyola Marymount are currently airing on ESPN 2. Ireland played all but 2 minutes in the first half and has done an excellent job at running the offense and the floor as well.

         He missed a fast break layup early but has settled down and had an extremely explosive play where he made a quick crossover got to the rim made the bucket and got the foul, in other words he got an And-1. Max Good, head coach of LMU, loves Ireland because of how tough he plays and he really can get to the rim and play the point. His name is beinging mentioned a lot in this game.

         It's fun to see kids you actually play against playing on national television. Ireland is very good I wish Calhoun would take some more of these kids around the area. LMU has a couple good players but are just playing extremely sloppy. Final stats on this game tomorrow.

Ryan Gomes helps Clippers end Heat's 13 game road win streak

Ryan Gomes*, the Wilby native and Providence's all time leading scorer, helped the Los Angeles Clippers end the Miami Heat's 13 game road win streak Wednesday night. Gomes has made himself into a special player and now has the ultimate dream of starting for an NBA basketball team. Gomes had the privelage of playing against the world's best basketball player and guess what....he beat them. Playing alongside one of the best young talents in the game, Blake Griffen, Gomes did his part for the Clip-show tallying....

Ryan Gomes -  39 minutes 11 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, and 1 steal

Gomes also had a +/- of +9 while he was on the court.

On the year Gomes is averaging 7.7 ppg, 3.6 rpg, and 1.6 apg

Mike Moore leads Hofstra to 5-0 start in CAA play

Mike Moore* (Hillhouse) earned the top performer in his game against Towson last night where he took over the ball game. Moore's stat line recorded 21 points, 8 rebounds, 3steals, and 3 assists in the Pride's 74-60 win. Moore, the 6-5 200 lb. Junior from New Haven has been a factor for the Pride all year. Hofstra is out to an 11-5 start and 5-0 in the conference. The Connecticut native starts for Hofstra and played 36 minutes in the win. Hofstra looks to keep rolling in conference play and a bid to the NCAA tournament. Hofstra's next game is Saturday January 15th, 2011 as the play host to Old Dominion.

Duquesne 67 Saint Louis 45 - The Crosby duo led the Dukes to victory once again and 2-0 in A-10 play. Damian Saunders* played 34 minutes and scored 11 points, 10 rebounds, 4 blocks, and 3 steals. He is the reigning defensive player of the year and continues to show why. B.J Monteiro* struggled in last nights game only recording 1 point, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block as he played 28 minutes.

Binghamton 83 UMBC 75 - Adrian Satchell (Windsor)* played 25 minutes before fouling out and scored only 4 points and 2 rebounds. Travis King(New Haven)* played only 6 minutes and recorded no stats.

George Washington 72 Fordham 52 - Dan Guest (West Hartford) played 15 minutes scored 7 points, 2 rebounds, and 1 assist

Xavier 79 UMass 50 -  Matt Hill (Middletown) played 9 minutes recored 0 points and 2 rebounds

Seton Hall 78 DePaul 67 - Devin Hill (Stamford) did not play

Maryland 74 Wake Forest 55 - Jordan Williams* (Torrington) had a rough night from the field going 2-13 but still managed to get 13 points, 15 rebounds, 1 steal, and 2 blocks

Holy Cross 68 Army 54 - R.J Evan (NFA) did not play

Stats from ESPN, * indicates starter. BOLD teams symbolize teams players play for

Tuesday 1/11/2011 Results College Hoops

There were only two relevant games on Tuesday night and one of them was Tyler O'Lander*(E.O Smith) and the #9 ranked Huskies of UConn(13-2, 2-2). The other featured Boston College star Joe Trapani* from Hand. UConn struggled a bit in the first half but a 12-0 run sparked the Huskies and they never looked back. UConn won the game 67-53 over Tri-State foe Rutgers (10-6, 1-3).

O'Lander started the game but only played 10 minutes, had 0 points and 1 rebound

Trapani has led the Eagles to a 13-4, 3-0 start to their season marking their claim as one of the teams to beat in the ACC along with fellow Connetion Jordan Williams and the Maryland Terrapins. Boston College beat N.C State Tuesday night 75-66

Joe Trapani started the game, played 22 minutes had 9 points and 12 rebounds, which led the Eagles.

Marquette soars above Notre Dame and Abromitis

Marquette overwhelmed the Notre Dame Fighting Irish last night as they put the clamps down holding the Irish to 57 points the whole game. The Golden Eagles were on fire from the 3-point line and shot 70-percent(12-17)  from beyond the arch. Our local player, Tim Abromitis(farmington)* was held in check last night

10 points(4-8 fg, 1-3 from three), 4 rebounds, and 1 steal.

Abromitis got into some foul trouble and the Irish just couldn't get into the game in the second half where they were outscored 46-29. Marquette ended up winning the game 79-57

David Reed sidelined in Ravens 30-7 win

David Reed (New Britain), whom is also another one of Jack Cochran's products was sidelined in the Raven's 30-7 win at Kansas City this week. Reports say he sat the last three games with a wrist injury and concussion. He is the primary kick returner for the Raven's. Just a few weeks ago he had an amazing return on Monday Night Football that made ESPN's top ten plays of the week. Reed is expected to play next week @ Pittsburgh. For more information check out the Baltimore Raven's website, it's right on the front page.

Freeney and Colts taken down by Jets

Dwight Freeney(Bloomfield), perhaps the NFL's most dominant defensive end this decade saw an end to his season as the Jets defeated the Colts 17-16 on a last second field goal to advance in the playoffs. Freeney was some-what limited in the game, gathering 4 tackles on the day and hit the quarterback only once. Freeney played on Bloomfield from 1996-2000 where he went on to play at Syracuse. Small in stature but big on the field, we congratulate Dwight on another successful year in the NFL.

Represent Connecticut baby!

Weekend Results for College Hoops!

A lot of local kids were participating in some great college basketball this weekend, starting with Saturday January 8, 2011....

#9 UConn 82 Texas 81 -

T. O'lander*(E.O Smith) started the game and played 21 minutes. He grabbed 5 rebounds to go along with 4pts. in this entertaining, yet debacle of a game.

Duquesne 81 Houston Baptists 64

 Damien Saunders*(Crosby) played 36 minutes scored 12 pts, 7reb, 3 stl, 4 Blks. He shows why he is reigning defensive POY for the A-10. B.J Monteiro*(Crosby) 19 mins. scored 5pts, 2reb, and 2 assts.

Maine 82 UMBC 67 -

Adrian Satchell*(Windsor) played 24 minutes, scored 9pts, 5 rebs. Travis King(New Haven)* played 26 minutes had 5 pts, 4 rebs, and 2 assists

George Washington 78 St. Joes 71 -

Dan Guest(West Hartford) played 6 minutes and tallied no stats. Charoy Bentley (Harding) played 1 minute and scored 1 point.

Yale 85 Baruch 57 -

Greg Mangano(ND-WH)* played 21 mins, scored 18pts, 11rebs, 3blks. Isaiah Salafia (Cromwell) played 10 minutes and scored 2pts.

Loyola Marymount 67 San Diego 58 -

Anthony Ireland*(Crosby) played 34 minutes, scored 15 points, 5assts, 1stl, 1blk

Quinnipiac 66 Farleigh Dickinson 56 -

Dominique Langston (Bridgeport) played 26 mins, had 5pts, 1reb. FDU's John Galvin*(Newton) played 23 mins, scored 5pts, 7rebs, and 2blks

Notre Dame 76 St. Johns 61 -

Tim Abromitis* (Farmington) played 39 minutes scored 12 pts, 9rebs, and 4assts

Drexel 68 Delaware 55 -

Daryl McCoy*(Hartford) played 38 mins, scored 14 pts, 15rebs, and 1assts

Hofstra 76 Norhteastern 67 -

Mike Moore* (New Haven) played 32 mins, scored 16pts, 4assts, 1stl

Long Island 72 CCSU 67 -

Chris Bakersville (Hartford) played 23 mins, scored 6pts, 5 rebs, and 1assist

Boston College 86 Georiga Tech 75 -

Joe Trapani(Hand) played 31 mins, scored 6pts, 9 rebs, and 1assist

Bryant 67 Saint Francis (NY) 64 -

Cecil Gresham(Bloomfield) played 30 mins, scored 24pts and 6 rebs.

Sacred Heart 80 Monmouth 65 -

Mike Meyers Keitt*(Waterbury) played 26 mins, scored 10pts, 2rebs, and 1 assist

FOR SUNDAY JANUARY 9TH, 2011....

In the biggest game in a while for a Connecticut native, Jordan Williams* (Torrington) held his own against the #1 Duke Blue Devils. In a physical game, the reigning Freshman All-ACC selection had 23 points, 13 rebounds, and 2blks. Duke took down Maryland 71-64. Congrats to Williams on a terrific performance.




- Stats from ESPN, * Denotes stater, Bold and Underlined means teams players play for

Been Busy, A Week in Review

Happy New Year! A week in review....

1/1/2011 (weird)

Syracsue 70 Notre Dame 58 - T. Abromitis* 15 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists
G'Town 86 DePaul 75 - Devin Hill no stats
Boston College 85 South Carolina 70 - J. Trapani* 23 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists

1/2/11

Duquesne 95 Norfolk State 73 - D. Saunders* 14 points, 6 rebounds, 4 blks
                                                  B. Monterio* 11 points, 3 Blocks, 2 assists

Stony brook 64 UMBC 56      - Travis King* 13 points, 2 reb, 2 stls

Gearge Wash. 85 Howard 50  - Dan Guest 2 pts, 4 assists

1/3/11

Florida 84 URI 59 - Anthony Malhoit 1 assists
Wagner 73 Quinn 68 - D. Langston 8 points, 1reb, 1assist
Hofstra 75 Drexel 69 - M. Moore* 11pts, 9reb, 3stl
                                 - D. McCoy* 6pts, 8reb
CCSU 92 UMass 63 - C. Bakersville 4pts, 3reb  M.Laporte 1 pt
                                  - M.Hill 0pts, 4reb
Monmouth 66 Bryant 57  - M.Keitt* 0pts, 1reb, 1assit

1/4/11

Notre Dame 73 UConn 70 - T. Abromitis* 19 pts, 7reb
                                          - T. O'lander   0 pts, 2 reb
Maryland 95 Colgate 40 - J. Williams* 12 pts, 11reb, 3blks

1/5/11

Duquesne 75 St.Joes 63 - D. Saunders* 17pts, 7rebs, 3assists, 2stls, 4blks
                                      - B. Montiero*  10pts, 3reb, 3assists, 2 stls
VCU 52 Drexel 48        - Daryl McCoy* 0pts, 1 reb
Yale 77 Holy Cross 76      - G.Mangano* 15pts, 14rebs, 3blks
Harvard 78 Boston Coll 69   -J.Tapani* 21pts, 3assists,5reb, 3 Blks

1/6/11

Saint Marys 98 Loyola Marymount 75 - A.Ireland* 8pts, 5reb, 2assits, 2 steals
CCSU 61 SFNY 43 - C.Bakersville 4 pts, 5 rebs
Quinnipiac 72 Monmouth 70 - D. Langston 14pts, 6rebs, 3 assists...T.Baskin 0pts, 2 rebs
                                             - M.Keitt* 21pts, 2rebs, 2assists


* Denotes starters, Bold and underlined are teams players play for

It's good to see a lot of CT kids not only getting action at big time schools but excelling on the court