Tyler Criscuolo scored four goals — recording a hat trick in 2:20 of the first period — to lead Branford to a 7-0 victory over Trinity Catholic in a boys hockey game Dec. 30 in Stamford. CPTV Sports was there and will show the broadcast premiere Saturday Jan. 3 at 7:30pm.
Cooper Bunton had three assists for Branford (4-0), which led 4-0 after the first period and 7-0 after the second. P.J. Duddie had 14 saves for Trinity Catholic (1-3).
Branford, the top-rated team in CIAC Division II, got nine saves from A.J. Brink and 13 from Justin Edwards. Read the game story from the Stamford Advocate’s Rich DePreta here.
The final CPTV Sports WIRE of 2014 includes sound from Tyler Criscuolo after his 4-goal performance against Trinity Catholic Tuesday (Saturday, 7:30p premiere), information on Fairfield Prep’s mastery of its competition in recent years, and some scores from yesterday’s girls action.
CPTV Sports is back with LIVE boys basketball Friday night at 7. Join us for Hoop Night in CT from Stratford as Bunnell hosts Crosby-Waterbury.
The Wire, CPTV Sports’ radio initiative featuring reports by Francesco Graziano Jr. can be heard on our exclusive radio partners, sports stations ESPN 97.9 FM and Fox Sports Radio 1410 in Hartford.
Senior center Sarah Gallo scored with 11 points and senior guard Maura Fitzpatrick a game-high 13 as Mercy-Middletown defeated Career Magnet-New Haven 56-37 in the championship game of the Mercy Holiday Classic Dec. 29 in Middletown. CPTV Sports was there and will show the broadcast premiere Saturday Jan. 3 at 3:00pm, after the broadcast premiere of Holy Cross-Waterbury’s 47-32 win over Lauralton Hall-Milford in the consolation game (1:00pm).
Tigers guard Destine Perry (10 points) made the all-tournament team along with Gallo and Fitzpatrick. Read the game story from the Middletown Press’ Jimmy Zanor here.
Junior guard RaShana Sliders scored 14 points to lead Holy Cross-Waterbury to a 47-32 win over Lauralton Hall in the consolation game of the Mercy Holiday Tournament Dec. 29 in Middletown. CPTV Sports was there and will show the broadcast premiere Saturday Jan. 3 at 1:00pm. That will be followed at 3:00pm by the broadcast premiere of Mercy’s 56-37 victory over Career Magnet-New Haven in the championship game .
Holy Cross improved 6-1. Senior guard Maggie Salandra had a game-high 15 points for the Crusaders (1-5).
The latest round of UChoose comes to an end on this Monday. Find out who garnered a nomination! The Frozen Classic and a matchup between UConn and CCSU on the hardwood are also a part of a #WIREWorthy Monday
The Wire, CPTV Sports’ radio initiative featuring reports by Francesco Graziano Jr. can be heard on our exclusive radio partners, sports stations ESPN 97.9 FM and Fox Sports Radio 1410 in Hartford.
CPTV Sports took in the Mercy Holiday Tournament Monday night in Middletown as Mercy handled Career-New Haven (Sat, 3 p) and Holy-Cross withstood a 2nd-half charge from Lauralton-Hall Milford (Sat, 1 p). Our UChoose Athlete of the Week is honored PLUS you’ll find out where CPTV Sports will go LIVE from Friday night.
The Wire, CPTV Sports’ radio initiative featuring reports by Francesco Graziano Jr. can be heard on our exclusive radio partners, sports stations ESPN 97.9 FM and Fox Sports Radio 1410 in Hartford.
Conor Harkins, a sophomore guard on Greenwich High’s boys basketball team, has been voted our second UChoose Student-Athlete of the Week of the winter and 13th of the 2014-15 school year!
Conor scored 20 points, including five three-pointers, to lead Greenwich to a 60-37 win over host Woodstock Academy Dec. 26 in the second game of the first round of the Centaur Holiday Classic. Both first-round games were seen LIVE on CPTV Sports. Dec. 27, Greenwich (1-4) lost to defending Rhode Island Division I state champion La Salle 72-57 in the championship game of the tournament. Conor scored 21 against La Salle (6-0) and was named to the all-tournament team.
Conor Harkins, who finished with 20 points, was a key to open the second half when he hit a pair of 3-pointers and a jumper to turn a five-point lead into a double-digit advantage.
“I think (Harkins) solidified his place as a starter now,” Greenwich coach Pat Heaton said. “He’s a terrific young player. He can make as many (3-pointers) as you want in a game. He’s as good a pure shooter as anyone I have ever coached.”
Congrats to Conor, who joins Holy Cross-Waterbury girls basketball player RaShana Siders as our second winter UChoose Student-Athletes of the week.
Click here on our guidelines for the award, which is determined in an online vote starting Sunday and ending Tuesday at noon. Be on the lookout for our next nominees of the 2014-15 winter sports season Jan. 3!
Conor Harkins had 20 points to lead Greenwich and the Cardinals held host Woodstock to 17 second-half points in a 60-37 victory in the first round of the Centaur Holiday Classic Dec. 26. The game was seen LIVE on CPTV Sports, following La Salle’s 78-44 win over Capital Prep-Hartford in the other first-round game.
It was the first victory of the season for Greenwich (1-4), which lost to defending Rhode Island Division I champion La Salle 72-57 Dec. 27 in the tournament final. Woodstock fell to 0-5 after losing to Capital Prep-Hartford 51-43 in the consolation game. Read the Woodstock-Greenwich game story from the Norwich Bulletin’s Marc Allard here.
Lawrence Sabir led four La Salle players in double figures with 19 points as the Rams of Providence, R.I., routed Capital Prep-Hartford 78-44 Dec. 26 in the first round of the Centaur Holiday Classic in Woodstock. CPTV Sports showed both games of the first round LIVE.
Defending Rhode Island Division I champion La Salle, which improved to 5-0 the next night as it defeated Greenwich 72-57 in the championship game, also got 10 assists from Sabir, who was named the tournament MVP. Emmitt Riddick had 25 for Capital Prep, which trailed 40-24 at halftime and 66-33 after three quarters. Riddick had 32 the next night as Capital Prep defeated host Woodstock 51-43 in the third-place game to improve to 3-1.
This week’s nominees for CPTV Sports’ UChoose Student-Athlete of the Week — our second vote of the winter sports season! Voting ends Monday at noon, so choose your favorite now and tell your friends and fellow fans to vote, too!
• Andrew Arena – Farmington Valley hockey
The junior forward’s game-winning OT goal gave the Farmington/Avon/Windsor co-op their second win of the hockey season Tuesday night, 1-0 over Hall/Southington.
•Sophie Borg – Farmington girls basketball
The senior forward made her season debut count Monday, scoring 28 points in an 83-71 for Farmington against Northwest Catholic. An undisclosed illness kept her out the first three games Coach Russ Crist told Derek Turner of GametimeCT.com “You just expect her to go out there and play well and not only did she live up to that, I thought she had a great game tonight. Finishing through contact, running the floor the entire game.” Turner reported Borg only participated in non-contact drills before last Monday.
•Jordon Fongemie - Conard-West Hartford
The junior forward has scored 10 goals in three games as Conard jumped out to a 3-0 start. Fongemie scored four goals against Northwest Catholic and had tricks vs. Trinity Catholic and Rockville/Bolton/Coventry as the Chieftains have outscored opponents, 20-2.
•Conor Harkins– Greenwich boys basketball
The sophomore guard sizzled from the three-point line against Woodstock Academy LIVE Friday night on CPTV Sports in a 60-37 win for the Cardinals in the semifinals of the first Centaur Holiday Classic.” He was 5-for-11 from beyond the arc and scored 20 points. Greenwich coach Pat Heaton told Marc Allard of the Norwich Bulletin “He’s as good a pure shooter as anyone I have ever coached.”
•Maggie Treacy– Canton girls basketball
The junior guard had a game-high 16 points and 13 steals as the Warriors improved to 4-0 Friday night in a 44-33 win over Windsor Locks in the East Lyme Holiday Classic.
•Zaire Wilson – Norwalk boys basketball
The senior forward had 28 points and eight rebounds in a 71-62 win over Bunnell-Stratford in the Masuk-Monroe Christmas Tournament. The Bears are 3-0 while Bunnell fell to 1-2. Bunnell of the SWC has played a tough out-of-conference slate which continues this Friday Jan. 2 as the Bulldogs host Crosby-Waterbury LIVE on CPTV Sports at 7.
