Cromwell hit 11 buckets from 3-point range and Victor Payne scored 20 points as the Panthers defeated Rockville 58-42 in a non-conference boys basketball game Friday at Jake Salafia Gymnasium.
The Panthers actually one more 3-pointer than 2-point field goals in winning their fourth straight game to open the 2022-23 season.
Payne had four 3s and teammates Luke Gagnon (13 points) and Logan Mure (11 points) had 3 apiece.
Cromwell has home games next week against East Hampton (Jan. 3) and Haddam-Killingworth (Jan. 6). Both tip at 7pm.
Weston LaBreque scored a game-high 26 points for Rockville.
ROCKVILLE (1-2)
Weston LaBreque 8 6-8 26, Eric Montez 4 0-0 9, Hason Green 1 0-0 2, Finley Ross 0 1-2 1, Tom Bannon 2 0-0 4. Totals: 15 7-10 42.
CROMWELL (4-0)
Victor Payne 7 2-4 20, Tyler Danielle 2 1-2 5, Logan Mure 3 2-2 11, Jake Salafia 4 0-0 9, Jovan Marrero 0 0-2 0, Luke Gagnon 5 0-0 13. Totals: 21 5-10 58.
Score by quarters
Rockville…11 11 13 7–42
Cromwell..11 17 16 14–58
3-pointers: Rockville–LaBreque 4, Montez 1; Cromwell–Payne 4, Mure 3, Gagnon 3, Salafia 1.
Elsewhere around the county in the last week:
Hale-Ray 65, Plainfield 31
Senior Mamush Ciccarello canned six 3-pointers and finished with a career-high 43 points to power the Noises past the Panthers at home.
PLAINFIELD (0-4)
Cole Esposito 2 2-2 7, Kaheal Mayernik 2 0-0 5, Hayden 2 2-3 6, Jake Taylor 2 0-0 5, Conner Skalinh 1 1-2 4, Gillian Cook 2 0-0 4. Totals: 11 5-7 31.
HALE-RAY (1-2)
Drew Conroy 0 0-0 0, Mamush Ciccarello 18 1-2 43, Hunter Rafala 8 0-1 17, Austin Sevigny 1 1-1 3, Aiden Brown 0 0 0, Colby Bryant 1 0-0 2. Totals: 28 2-4 65.
Score by quarters
Plainfield…3 11 3 14–31
Hale-Ray..23 17 17 8–65
3-pointers: Hale-Ray–Ciccarello 6, Rafala 1; Plainfield—Esposito 1, Mayernik 1, Taylor 1, Skalinh 1.
Morgan 70, Joel Barlow 39
Morgan senior Matt Reed scored 15 points and was named to the Stratford Holiday Tournament’s all-tournament team. The Huskies beat Barlow in the consolation matchup.
MORGAN (2-3)
Eddie Dwake 6 1-2 13, Matt Reed 6 0-0 15, Jack Nye 3 1-2 9, Ryan Donadio 1 4-4 6, Mason Krott 1 0-0 3, Robby Estabrook 6 1-2 18, Carter Hyash 2 0-0 4, Kyle Kobelt 1 0-0 2. Totals: 26 7-10 70.
JOEL BARLOW (1-5)
Jacob Coleman 2 6-10 10, Jack Lippoth 3 0-0 6, Jaime Kennedy 6 0-0 15, Zach Ashger 1 0-1 2, Carter Jarvis 2 0-0 4, Holden O’Dowd 0 2-4 2. Totals: 14 8-15 39.
Score by quarters
Morgan…16 15 25 14–70
Barlow……5 17 6 11–39
3-pointers: Morgan–Estabrook 5, Reed 3, Nye 2, Krott 1; Barlow–Kennedy 3.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Morgan 46, Lyman Hall 27
LYMAN HALL (3-3)
Shea Barr 3 2-2 9, Anne Clark 0 1-2 1, Ellie Madoney 2 1-4 6, Callie Casula 1 0-0 2, Callie Chardos 1 0-0 2, Grace Mik 0 4-4 4, Sophia LaPlante 1 1-2 3. Totals: 8 9-14 27.
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MORGAN (2-3)
Maeve Madura 3 0-3 7, Caeley Ayer 4 6-7 15, Ava Johnson 3 2-5 10, Katie Martin 4 0-0 8, Sofie Passante 0 3-4 3, Victoria O’Neill 1 0-0 3, Eva O’Sullivan 0 0-0 0. Totals: 15 11-19 46.
Score by quarters
Lyman Hall..2 11 6 8–27
Morgan……16 11 11 8–46
3-pointers: Lyman Hall–Barr 1, Madoney 1; Morgan–Johnson 2, Ayer 1, Madura 1, O’Neill 1.