Bassick Whips ‘em

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Tell me if this sounds familiar.

Jovon Holden scores 40 points, shoots close to 100 percent from the line, Bassick wins.

That, in a nutshell, is what the storyline was in tonight’s 77-60 Bassick victory over Windham. That, essentially, is what every Bassick story has been the last few weeks. …

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Scouting the Whips

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As I drown my sorrows in coffee trying to figure out what in sam-heck happened to keep my beloved Syracuse Orangemen (yes, that’s Orangemen. I refuse to acknowledge the singular version) out of the NCAA tournament… I turn to the only tournament that matters now: The Class L and M boys basketball draws.

Third-seeded Bassick (20-2) takes on No. 6 Windham (19-5) in the Class L quarterfinals tonight at Cheshire High School, a hop, skip and jump from my home in Hamden. So I’m a relatively happy guy.

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Turn my headphones down

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CARDILLO here. Hello.

Can you hear me? Now?

Sitting her in Detrick Gynmasium and with the shrieking and bad dance music I feel like I’m front row center for a Justin Timberlake concert.

Ok, New Britain and Manchester have packed the gym and are loud and vocal…and a little disrepectful, yelling during the National Anthem, no less.

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Kolbe Cathedral Class S champions, 67-57

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Third title for KC in four years:

KC–Garcia 10 points, Burwell 8, Barnes 15, Ashley Prim 16
ND–Taylor Simmons 23 points, Ryann Simmons 8 points

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Doesn’t look like ND’s got enough

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Kolbe is playing keep away with under two minutes left, ahead 59-51.
Candace Williams has just fouled out with 1:24 remaining, trying to put KC at the line. Kamiya Burwell has just made two foul shots for a 61-51 lead.

Looks like this is going to be over soon. 1:10 left.

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Kolbe Cathedral stays in front.

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Notre Dame is doing everything it can to get back into this game, except play defense on the other end of the floor. Ashley Prim has scored on a fast break to make it 54-47 KC with a time out. Both teams have seven fouls.

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ND on another run

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The Lancers scored six straight points to start the final quarter and pulled to within five points, the closest its’ been since the first quarter. It’s now 52-45 on a KC break with 4:30 remaining.

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Status quo in the third quarter

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With 2:25 remaining, its been a pretty even third quarter. Problem is, Notre Dame hasn’t been able to cut into that 10 point lead. It’s now 46-32 with a steal and fastbreak layup by Ashley Prim. Time isarunnin’ out for the Lancers… and then Taylor Simmons banks in a 3, and Candace Williams hits a layup with 1:07 remaining to cut the lead to KC 46-35.

Cotton Eyed Joe playing (LOUD) on the speakers. Mike Cardillo: “This is AWFUL!

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KC 36-24 at half

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This looked like it was going to be a big-time blow out. And it still may be. But Notre Dame made their run by getting back on the boards and outrebounding Kolbe Cathedral 12-10 in the second half. Kolbe however,helped by making just 5 of 10 foul shots in the first half.

High scorers: KC–Brianna Barnes 10 pts; Bianca Young and Ashley Prim 6; ND–Taylor Simmons 14, Candace Williams and Jesika Holmes 4. Ryann Simmons just two. Kolbe shot 50 percent from the floor in the first half and had 7 steals. Burwell made 6 assists.

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Notre Dame makes a run

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Notre Dame is on a 9-2 run to get back into the game. It was a 9-0 run thanks to a 3-pointer by Taylor Simmons and back-to-back buckets from Ryann Simmons. A 29-12 lead is now down to 31-21

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