Hamden Hall Country Day School
Educating Students in PreSchool through Grade 12
Educating Students in PreSchool through Grade 12
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Hornets Prevail over Hopkins 66-63 in OT
A standing room only crowd watched one of the best games played in this fierce rivalry.
The entire game was very physical and resulted in both teams having players in foul trouble the entire game.
Three starters were forced to the bench, 6’7 Junior Dan Draffan, 6’3 Andrew Rice, and 6’2 T.J Rountree. Hopkins 6’7 Center Edens Fleuizard also was forced to the bench with three fouls as well, prior to scoring his 1000th point in the first half.
The play of Michael DiMartino, Kyle Williams, Kyle Smith, Pasquale Villano and Chris Wright helped the Hornets as the half ended with score 28 to 27 Hamden Hall.
In the second half Draffan and T.J picked up fouls early and were forced to the bench once again. The 6’7 center Draffan fouled out within a minute of re-entering the game, and 5 minutes left in regulation, leaving the hornets to battle for the rebounds. A few moments later the Hopkins Center also fouled out.
Hamden Hall continued to drive to the basket, rather than rely on the outside shot. Wth both teams without a “big man”, the Hornets managed to break out to a nine point lead behind Rice (9pts), Di Martino (6pts), Kyle Williams (5 pts) only to have the Hilltoppers cut the lead to 57 to 56 with 5 seconds left. Andrew Rice was fouled and calmly made 2 free throws for a 59-56 lead. Charlie Zane, the leading three point shooter in the area, hit a basket deep in the corner “off the glass” to send the game in to overtime.
The overtime belonged to T.J Rountree who made 7 of 9 foul shots and had a huge steal with the score 66-63 to seal the win.
This game showed the grit and determination of the Hornets. They didn’t fold and kept their heads as they were forced into overtime.
Seniors Michael DiMartino played his best game with 14 points and the tenacious defense by Kyle Williams, along with a career high 9 points, stood out. Andrew Rice, even with foul trouble scored 9 of his game high 17 points in the second half and was outstanding. This was a Team effort.
The Hornets went to the charity stripe 42 times, making 28, while their opponent were 20 for 35. Draffan and Rice fouled out while T.J Rountree and Kyle Smith each played with four fouls.
Box Score:
Rice-3-1-8/13-17 pts,T.J.Rountree-3-0-9/15-15 pts, DiMartino-4-1-3/4-14 pts,
Williams-0-2-3/5-9 pts, Smith-2-0-0-4 pts, Draffan-0-0-2/2-2 pts,Villano-1-0-0-2 pts
A.Rountree-0-0-2/2-2 pts.Wright-0-0-1/2-1 pt. Johns-0-0-0.Cogdell-0-0-0, Johnson-0-0-0
13-4-28/42-66
Leading Scorer-Rice-17 pts
Leading Rebounders-Rice and T.J Rountree-9 each
Leading Assists- Williams-4
Leading Steals-T.J Rountree-4
Record 11-5 (6-2 League)
Next Up- League Games Friday away at Masters and Saturday at home against undeafed St Luke’s.
The season Continues.
1108 Whitney Avenue
Hamden, Connecticut 06517
Phone: 203-752-2600
Fax: 203-752-2651
admissions@hamdenhall.org
Hamden, Connecticut 06517
Phone: 203-752-2600
Fax: 203-752-2651
admissions@hamdenhall.org
Hamden Hall Country Day School, located less than two miles from Yale University, is one of the best private schools in Connecticut to enroll elementary, middle, and high school students. Our nurturing and inclusive community provides a dynamic learning environment that promotes academic excellence by understanding each child and fostering their individual growth.
