Coginchaug, Mercy Remain Unbeaten; Old Saybrook Wins Montville Tourney

Coginchaug won its sixth straight game to start the season, beating Cheshire on the road 45-40 Thursday night.

Allison Strang scored 12 points and Allison Sambor 11 to lead the Blue Devils, who took a 4-point lead into the fourth quarter and held on.

Amelia Perlini scored a game-high 22 points for the winless Rams.

COGINCHAUG (6-0)
Allison Sambor 4 0-0 11, Hannah Nielsen 0 0-1 0, Sophie Farr 0 1-2 1, Serena Fournier 0 2-2 2, Katie Farr 1 2-3 4, Mia Poturnicki 3 0-1 6, Allison Strang 5 2-6 12, Chloe Shafir 3 0-0 9. Totals 16 7-15 45.

CHESHIRE (0-7)
Amelia Perlini 8 2-3 22, Allie Grove 1 2-4 5, Anna Hurlbut 2 0-2 4, Ella Kulas 1 3-5 6, Andrea Hogal 1 0-0 3. Totals 13 7-14 40.

Score by quarters
Coginchaug..16 9 8 12–45
Cheshire ……9 7 13 11–40

3-pointers: Coginchaug–Sambor 3, Shafir 3; Cheshire–Perlini 5, Grove 1, Kulas 1, Hogal 3.

Old Saybrook 39, St. Bernard 34

The Rams won the Montville Holiday Tournament behind MVP Kylie Lake, who scored 22 points.

ST. BERNARD (2-3)
Madison Scribner 1 3-8 6, Maeve Suprenant 0 0-0 0, Gabriella Zickmann 0 0-0 0, Angelica Thompkins 9 4-7 23,  Leah Egan 1 0-1 2, Alyssa Lazarou 1 1-2 3. Totals: 12 8-18 34.

Mercy 57, Norwich Free Academy 41

MERCY (4-0)
Avery Kohs 0 2-6 2, Sophie Hedge 5 3-4 18, Ava Giansiracusa 2 3-7 7, Mercedes Artaiz 1 3-3 5, Melina Ford 4 1-2 9, Kate Donlan 0 3-4 3, Winnie Ciccarello 1 2-4 5, Maddie Benigni 1 4-4 6, Jasmine Mendez 1 0-0 2. Totals: 15 21-34 57.

NFA (0-5)
Nevaeh Yorke 5 1-5 12, Brooke Stringer 2 0-0 5, Brooke Bolles 1 0-0 2, Aislinn Richmond 3 1-3 7, Emily Ye 0 0-3 0
Naiya Stone-McClellan 2 0-0 5, Emily Orcutt 2 3-5 7, Willow Ludlow 1 1-3 3. Totals: 16 6-21 41.

3-pointers: Mercy–Hedge 5; NFA–Yorke 1, Stringer 1, Stone-McClellan 1.

Valley Regional 65, Ledyard 57

Valley prevailed in the consolation game of its holiday tournament in Deep River. Abby Bradbury led the Warriors with 21 points and Lily Grow scored 20.

VALLEY REGIONAL (3-2)
Ella Smith 0 0 0, Abby Bradbury 8 3-3 21, Sienna Schaller 0 0 0, Ella Martinez 0 0 0, Lily Grow 7 5-6 20, Regan Grow 3 4-5 10, Sharmel Rivera 0 0 0, Olivia Cunningham 4 0-1 9, Elizabeth Allen 2 1-3 5. Totals: 24 13-18 65.

LEDYARD (0-5)
Maggie Dykes 3 0 7, Monet Augmon 5 0 11, Aliyah Dantzler 0 0 0, Faith Dalton 0 0 0, Adrianna Hardison 7 5-7 21, Anna Maynard 0 0 0, Maegan Miller 0 0 0, Helena Robinson 2 0 4, Cassie Rice 0 0 0, Kieara Kirvan 5 4-4 14 Totals: 22 9-11 57.

Score by quarters
Valley…..14 18 18 15–65
Ledyard..11 13 16 17–57

3-pointers: Valley–Bradbury 2, Lily Grow 1, Cunningham 1; Ledyard–Dykes 1, Augmon 1, Hardison 2.