Boys Hoops Beats Brunwswick and the Flu

When things do not go a team's way, coaches are often prone to give various reasons to explain shortcomings, (though we might never hear from Bill Belichick why he did not play Malcolm Butler in SB LII.) Had the Hornets stumbled recently, we might have heard how a number of key players were sidelined by illness. However, Coach Doherty's squad sucked it up and turned in a gritty performance on the road in defeating Brunswick School 63-46 on Friday evening. The team delivered a well balanced attack, overcoming the adversity of having 3 players out with sickness. Leading scorer, Byron Breland, was also ill, but proved to be the bug that the host Bruins just could not shake. The team picked up huge performances from juniors Christian Adams and Tim Dawson, and senior Andrew Rice. The Hornets are now 10-1 in the Fairchester League and 15-4 overall. They remain in first place in the FAA, having also swept rival St. Luke's last weekend. Coach Doherty remarked, “I liked how guys stepped up to get us a nice road win when we were a little short handed." The Hornets will hope to have a full and healthy roster next week when they face off against three FAA foes. They face off against a tough Greens Farms team on the road Tuesday before some home cooking on Friday and Saturday against King and Rye respectively.

Click here for a link to an extensive gallery of New Haven Register pictures from the St. Luke's game: