Hamden Hall Country Day School
Educating Students in PreSchool through Grade 12
Educating Students in PreSchool through Grade 12
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Hornets Reach Semi-Finals of the Playoffs
The Quarter-Finals win 70-45 in the Fairchester Tournament against The King School was the first playoff win in five years for the Hornets and the score was misleading.
From the opening tip off King came to play and took an early lead 8-2. This was a different team that the Hornets had defeated twice during the regular season. They were led by a sharpshooting Junior Trey Canevari who scored 13 points in the first half.
The score was 28 to 27 with thirty seconds to go in the half, a steal by 6’3 Sophomore Andrew Rice that scored and a basket by T.J. Rountree with 5 seconds left made the score 32 to 27 Hornets.
6’2 Junior T.J. Rountree had 18 points of his game high 27 points to lead Hamden Hall in the first half.
In the first two minutes of the second half the Hornets made their sting count with two consecutive steals that led to baskets. The lead now was 36 to 27 Hamden Hall.
In the first two minutes of the second half the Hornets made their sting count with two consecutive steals that led to baskets. The lead now was 36 to 27 Hamden Hall.
The play of 6’7 Junior Dan Draffan was beginning to take its toll on King as he was controlling the backboards. In addition to Dan scoring 10 second half points, the talented center tied a 12-year-old school record for rebounds held by Mike Massey with 24.
This, combined with Andrew Rice and T.J. Rountree each dropping in 9 points kept the Hornets in front for the remainder of the contest.
The second half defense by the Hornets was outstanding limiting King to just 18 points.
This factor of defense is the corner stone of our program and will be the catalyst if we are to continue the season.
Box Score:
T.J. Rountree-6-5-0/1-27 pts, Rice-7-0-1/1-15 pts, Draffan-4-0-6/10-14 pts, Villano-3-0-0/2-6 pts. DiMartino-0-0-5/6-5 pts. Smith-0-0-2/2-2 pts. Cogdell-0-0-1/2-1 pt. Williams-0-0-0, Wright-0-0-0, Johns-0-0-0, Moran-0-0-0. Johnson-0-0-0
20-5-15/24
Leading Scorer-T.J. Rountree-27
Leading Assists-T.J. Rountree-4
Leading Rebounder-Draffan-24
Leading Blocks-Draffan-4
Leading Steals-Rice, DiMartino-3 each.
Record
15-8
Friday is the Semi-Finals at arch Rival Hopkins, the number 2 seed.
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.
