Boys’ Basketball Falls Twice, Girls’ Ice Hockey Splits the Week
Boys’ Basketball
H-K boys’ basketball traveled to East Hampton on Jan. 29 and fell 67-52. Andrew Crayton was the leading scorer with 17 points, followed by Blake Kamoen with 12. Spencer Savoy added eight points in the victory, while Declan Moriarty and Ryan Erskine each scored five. Luke Mauri (four points) and Joe Slane (one point) also contributed. Crayton additionally collected five assists, while Kamoen had five rebounds.
On Jan. 31, the team hosted Coginchaug and won 77-62. Crayton went off for 31 points, along with collecting nine rebounds and adding four assists. Kamoen had 19 points and four rebounds, and Moriarty had six points. Other players to score for the Cougars in the contest included Slane (four points), Savoy (two points), Erskine (five points), Bryce O’Linn (two points), Jay Evans (four points), and Cody Robinson (four points).
The Cougars hosted Morgan on Feb. 2 and lost 63-40. Moriarty’s 11 points led the way for H-K, followed by Crayton, who scored 10 points. Other point scorers included Robinson (five points), Kamoen (four points), Savoy (four points), Erskine (three points), and Noah Marica (three points).
Girls’ Ice Hockey
The Hand girls’ ice hockey co-op team hosted Hamden Co-op on Jan. 31 and ended in a 3-3 tie. Faith Minickene recorded a hat trick, with three unassisted goals.
On Feb. 2, the team played host to Masuk Co-op and lost 2-1. Hannah Rich scored the goal, unassisted, for the Tigers.
Hand rounded out the week at West Haven/SHA on Feb. 3, where the team grabbed a 3-2 win. The first goal was scored by Kendall Dobratz, assisted by Minickene. Taylor Manchanda found the net, assisted by Jaimey DiNapoli, and DiNapoli scored a goal of her own, assisted by Rich.