Pictured: Coach Chris Watson (center) with his Blue Devils team after Wednesday’s win over Hale-Ray. (Submitted photo)
The Coginchaug girls basketball team pushed its winning streak to three Wednesday night, beating Hale-Ray 56-16 for Chris Watson’s 100th victory with the program.
Chloe Shafir led all scorers with 17 points for the Blue Devils. Katie Farr scored 11 points and Mia Poturnicki added 8. All three are juniors.
Nicole Sikorski led the host Noises with 7 points and Gabby Aguilera added 6.
Coginchaug (5-1) plays its biggest game to date on Friday when it visits defending Shoreline Conference champion East Hampton (6-1) at 7 pm.
COGINCHAUG (5-1)
Sophie Farr 1 0-0 2, Serena Fournier 2 0-0 4, Katie Farr 4 0-0 11, Mia Poturnicki 4 0-0 8, Natalia Smith 3 0-0 6, Allison Strang 0 2-2 2, Cailyn Smolley 2 0-0 4, Jackie Kelly 1 0-0 2, Chloe Shafir 6 2-2 17. Totals: 23 4-4 56.
HALE-RAY (0-5)
Kayla Bartolotta 0 0-0 0, Jackie Goetz 1 1-2 3, Gabby Aguilera 2 2-2 6, Kenzie Purdell 0 0-2 0, Nicole Sikorski 3 1-2 7. Totals: 6 4-10 16.
Score By Quarters
Coginchaug….23 12 15 6–56
Hale-Ray……….2 8 4 2–16
3-pointers: Coginchaug–Shafir 3, K. Farr 3.
Up next: Coginchaug at East Hampton, Friday, 7; Hale-Ray vs. H-K, Friday, 6.
In other girls basketball games Wednesday:
Mercy 57, Sheehan 39
MERCY (4-2)
Avery Kohs 6 2-2 14, Sophie Hedge 3 2-2 9, Kate Donlan 3 0-2 8, Ava Giansiracusa 3 3-6 9, Melina Ford 3 0-0 6, Winnie Ciccarello 1 0-0 3, Lily Schoonmaker 1 1-2 3, Caelyn McMahon-Egan 1 0-0 3, Bella Gonzalez 1 0-0 2. Totals: 21 8-14 57.
SHEEHAN (4-2)
Reilly Hunter 3 2-4 8, Darla Jayrose 2 2-2 6, Madison DiPasquale 1 2-4 4, Liv Cassasse 2 2-2 7, Molly Smolenski 4 0-0 12, Camryn Jambor 0 2-2 2. Totals: 12 10-14 39.
Score By Quarters
Mercy……….4 22 15 16–57
Sheehan…15 13 3 9–39
3-pointers: Mercy–Donlan 2, Kohs 2, Hedge 1, Ciccarello 1, McMahon-Egan 1; Sheehan–Smolenski 4, Cassasse 1.
Up next: Mercy vs. Jonathan Law, Friday, 7.
Old Lyme 43, Lyman Memorial 28
LYMAN MEMORIAL (3-5)
Kasey Cook 3 2 8, Jenny Lopez 2 0 4, Kassidy Latour 0 0 0, Phoebe Carpenter 6 1 13, Kayla Holt 1 0 2, Juliana Haynes 0 1 1. Totals: 12 4 28.
OLD LYME (4-2)
Ava Roth 1 0 2, Kate Walsh 6 1 14, Melanie Warren 1 0 2, Ali Kyle 0 0 0, Alexis Fenton 6 1 14, Megan Loflin 5 1 11. Totals: 19 3 43.
3-pointers: Old Lyme–Walsh 1, Fenton 1.
Up next: Old Lyme vs. Morgan, Friday, 7.
Morgan 40, Amistad 35
AMISTAD (0-4)
Destiny Bennett 1 0-0 2, Neveah Lowery 5 5-10 15, Fatema Thomas 3 2-5 9, Lashaya Patterson 2 0-0 4, Annalyse King 2 1-2 5, Fatou Ndao 0 0-2 0. Totals: 13 8-19 35.
MORGAN (3-4)
Maeve Madura 0 0-0 0, Caeley Ayer 2 7-10 11, Ava Johnson 5 1-1 15, Sofie Passante 1 0-0 2, Victoria O’Neill 2 0-0 4, Katie Martin 4 0-0 8. Totals: 14 8-11 40.
Score By Quarters
Amistad….10 3 13 9–35
Morgan…….3 7 23 7–40
3-pointers: Amistad–Thomas 1; Morgan–Johnson 4.
Of note: Ayer also had 6 steals and 7 rebounds for the Huskies.
Up next: Morgan at Old Lyme, Friday, 7.
North Branford 61, Branford 33
NORTH BRANFORD (5-3)
Hanna Senerchia 1 0 3, Elena Pearson 0 1 1, Callie Holzer 2 0 4, Braeden LeBeau 13 6 32, Adriana Hills 0 0 0, Keana Criscuolo 3 4 10, Delaney Norman 2 1 5, Natalia Lucibello 1 0 2, Marissa Ricardo 0 2 2, Tessa Juniver 1 0 2. Totals: 23 14 61.
BRANFORD (2-4)
Burnham 5 0 13, L Clifford 3 2 10, Colburn 3 0 6, Kendrick 2 0 5, Markelon 0 0 0, Sachs 0 0 0, Shamas 1 0 2, Tracy 0 0 0. Totals: 14 2 33.
Score By Quarters
North Branford…9 18 25 9–61
Branford…………14 5 3 11–33
3-pointers: Branford–Burnham 3; North Branford–Senerchia 1.
Up next: North Branford vs. Old Saybrook, Friday, 7.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Old Saybrook 62, Portland 54
PORTLAND (3-4)
Joe Rusczyk 7 1-3 16, Harrison Collins 4 1-1 9, Jake Thompson 3 3-5 11, Evan Johnson 2 0-0 5, Eli Evison 6 0-0 13, Ryan Kerr 0 0-0 0. Totals: 22 5-9 54.
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OLD SAYBROOK (3-1)
Ajdin Cecunjanin 1 0-0 3, Jake Butler 2 0-0 5, Riley Lawson 2 1-2 5, Ryan Stratton 9 3-5 23, Auggie Albert 1 0-0 2, Bradley Kulmann 2 0-0 5, Aaron Tolve 8 0-0 19. Totals: 25 4-7 62.
Score By Quarters
Portland…………12 17 8 17–54
Old Saybrook…14 20 15 13–62
3-pointers: Portland–Thompson 2, Johnson 1, Evison 1, Rusczyk 1; Old Saybrook–Tolve 3, Stratton 2, Kulmann 1, Cecunjanin 1, Butler 1.
Of note: Stratton scored 13 of his game-high 23 points in the second quarter.
Up next: Portland at Valley Regional, Friday, 7; Old Saybrook vs. Valley, Tuesday, 4.