Hamden Hall Country Day School
Educating Students in PreSchool through Grade 12
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Greens Farms Ends Hornets Season 67 to 57
My wife has a saying that has always bugged me. “Anything that fizzles in finish had a flaw from the first”.
GFA jumped out quickly and before Hamden Hall knew it the score was 22 to 7 and it looked like a rout was going to happen.
After two consecutive timeouts, the Hornets made a 10-0 run and showed why it had finished Second in the Fairchester League.
The emotions were high and Hamden Hall climbed back into the contest and the half time score was 32 to 31 Green Farms.
At half time we tried to make some adjustments, but it was clear what the Dragons were doing. They doubled TJ Rountree and that, combined with the Defensive effort of their 6’7 Senior Center Sunday Okeke (A Wake Forest Commit) who knocked away several shots, altered the Hornets shots at the basket.
We just couldn’t come up with a consistent offense or a way to stop Sunday who had 19 points as well.
Yet with two and half minutes in the game, Hamden Hall was only down two points, but that is when the lack of solid defense and fatigue seemed to be GFA’s ally
against the Hornets as they hit two consecutive baskets to make the score 58 to 51.
There was only a minute forty left in the game and the season. The Hornets did make a steal after Vin Baker’s Basket and the score now was 58 to 53, but couldn’t take advantage of the opportunity.
The Hornets fouled and the Dragons made their foul shots and kept the game out of the reach of any comeback.
Box Score:
AJ.Rountree-4-1-2/5-13 pts.Draffan-3-1-2/2-11pts.C.Wright-2-1-3/4-10 pts.Rice-3-0-2/2/-8 pts.Brown-1-1-0/0-5 pts.Baker-2-0-0-4 pts. Villano-0-1-1/2-4 pts.
A.Rountree-1-0-0-2 pts. M.Wright-0-0-0.Pettway-0-0-0.Schoonmaker-0-0-0
Leading Scorer-TJ Rountree-13 pts
Leading Rebounder-Draffan-10
Leading Assists-TJ Rountree-6
Leading Steals-Rice-3
Final Record
18-6
I know most people Judge the Season on the Games they Won or Championships they Won.
However Jay, Danny and I agree this was a successful and good season. Winning 18 games while only losing 6, Finishing Second in the Fairchester League and making it to the Semi-Finals of the New England Championship.
It certainly is a long way from two years ago when the Hornets were simply not skilled or couldn’t complete with the elite teams in the League or get a bid in the New England Tournament.
We have rebuilt the platform that returns the Hornets to be Competitive next Season with the return of 4 juniors, 4 Freshmen and an Eighth Grader.
The potential is there and the future appears to be bright.
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.
