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Sports Highlights - Winter 2006-2007Boys Varsity Basketball12-1-06 Boys' Varsity Basketball vs. Portsmouth Abbey L 42 - 54 Portsmouth Abbey played well against Rocky Hill's varsity basketball team to win 54-42. Jesse Davis-Allison scored 28 points for the Mariners and played an outstanding game. Servi Barrientos also played well, scoring 7 points. 12-6-06 Boys' Varsity Basketball vs. Falmouth L 42 - 53 The boys' varsity played well against a tough Falmouth opponent. Jesse Davis Allison was the high scorer with 22 points and Servi Barrientos and Matt Munoz each played a solid offensive game. 12-8-06 Boys' Varsity Basketball vs. Moses Brown L 36 - 58 Even though we were overwhelmed with size and speed, the Rocky Hill boys' basketball team made a good showing. Jesse Davis-Allison and Patrick Mellor both scored four 3 pointers. Chris Cardano played very well at forward for the team. Rocky Hill School Mariners' Classic Tournament 12-18-06 Boys' Varsity Basketball vs. Boston Trinity School L 52 - 60 Boston Trinity School's Boys' Varsity Basketball team beat Rocky Hill in the Mariners' Classic Tournament 60-52. Jesse Davis-Allison played an outstanding game. Remy Corvese and Steve Sparhawk had great efforts with 8 and 10 respectively. 1-4-07 Boys' Varsity Basketball vs. Fatima L 72 - 68 The Varsity team lost to Fatima 72-68. Even with Jesse Davis Allison's 24 points and Steve Sparhawk's 23 points, the team could not pull ahead. 1-6-07 Boys' Varsity Basketball vs. Alumni L 54 - 56 The Alumni of Rocky Hill School defeated the Boys' Varsity Basketball team 56-54. Scott Wilson had 11points for the alumni and Steve Sparhawk scored 27 for the varsity. The game came down to the last shot by Matt Munoz which bounced off the rim. 1-8-07 Boys' Varsity Basketball vs. Falmouth W 70 - 53 This game was the finest showing of the varsity team this year. RHS won 70 to 53 on an overall team effort. Jesse led all scorers with 33 points. 1-10-07 Boys' Varsity Basketball vs. Putnam Science W 59 - 52 Rocky Hill defeated Putnam Science today 59-52. Barrett Cavanagh Scored 12 and Steve Sparhawk scored 22 and also scored the last four points to seal the win. 1-12-07 Boys' Varsity Basketball vs. Fisher's island W 60 - 39 This game was a total team effort win over Fishers Island with all nine Varsity players scoring. Jesse led the team with 25 points. 1-17-07 Boys' Varsity Basketball vs. Cape Cod Academy L 49 - 60 The Boys' Varsity Team was ahead in this game in the first half, but unfortunately were out played in the second half and went down to defeat. Jesse Davis Allison led all scorers with 17 points and Steven Sparhawk chipped in 13 points. 1-22-07 Boys' Varsity Basketball vs. Hyde L 43 - 49 The Mariners gave first-place Hyde a run for their money in a very close game and unfortunately came out on the losing side at the end of the game. Jesse Davis Allison led all scorers with 33 points. 1-24-07 Boys' Varsity Basketball vs. St. Andrews W 80 - 43 By far this was the best showing of the season for the Boy's Varsity Team, with a decisive victory over St. Andrew's. Rocky Hill led at the half 35-24 when our team was challenged to outscore St. Andrews in the second half by both of their coaches. Rocky Hill added 45 more points in the second half and played outstanding defense to limit St. Andrews scoring. Patrick Mellor, Servi Barrientos, and Steven Sparhawk each had one of their best games in their Rocky Hill career. Jesse Davis Allison also played superbly and was the high scorer with 26 points. 1-26-07 Boys' Varsity Basketball vs. PCD W 44 - 29 Rocky Hill Boys Varsity Basketball team broke a 27-27 tie with PCD late in the game with two steals and won 44 to 29. Jesse led all scorers with 24. 1-29-07 Boys' Varsity Basketball vs. St. Andrews L 52 - 71 RHS lost to St. Andrews 71-52 as the Saints used a great full court press to help them win the game. Jesse and Steve scored 18 and 16 respectively. 1-31-07 Boys' Varsity Basketball vs. Wheeler L 36 - 48 The game with Wheeler was within range all the way to the end. RHS lost 48 to 36 as the Mariners continued to have difficulty in getting the ball to fall. 2-2-07 Boys' Varsity Basketball vs. Beaver Country Day L 94 - 73 Beaver Country Day defeated the Rocky Hill Boys' Varsity Basketball Team 94 to 73 in an offensive scoring contest. Steve Sparhawk led the Mariners with 27 points and Jessie Davis-Allison added 24. 2-5-07 Boys' Varsity Basketball vs. Providence Country Day W 60 - 38 The Boys' Varsity defeated Providence Country Day 60 to 38 as Steve Sparhawk led the Mariners in scoring for the second straight game with 22 points. Matt Munoz, a freshmen, played very well and contributed 11 points. 2-7-07 Boys' Varsity Basketball vs. Williams W 50 - 48 The Boys' Varsity defeated a strong Williams opponent 50 to 48 in a great team effort. Steven Sparhawk and Jessie Davis Allison led all scorers with18 points each. Patrick Mellor was outstanding throughout the game on defense. 2-12-07 Boys' Varsity Basketball vs. Bancroft L 51 - 63 The Boys' Varsity Basketball Team lost to Bancroft 63 to 51. Bancroft's outside shooting was the key to their victory. Jesse Davis Allison scored 25 points and Steve Sparhawk had 16 points. Our last game is this Thursday against St. Thomas More. 2-15-07 Boys' Varsity Basketball vs. St. Thomas More L 71 - 81 The Rocky Hill Boys' Varsity Basketball Team lost to St. Thomas Moore 81 to 71 to end its regular season. Steve scored 28 points with eight 3-point shots and Jesse scored 31 points and finished his career with over 1,000 points. 2-21-07 SENE PLAYOFFS: Boys' Varsity Basketball vs. Moses Brown L 54 - 74 Rocky Hill lost to Moses Brown 73-54 in a game that was close until the end. It was another complete game by the Mariners with all players contributing. Patrick Mellor led the team in scoring with 14 points, followed by Jessie Davis-Allison with 12 points, Steven Sparhawk with10 points, Matt Munoz with 9 points, Remy Corvese with 6 points, and Barrett Cavanaugh with 3 points. Servi Barrientos played very well in defensive end. Boys' Junior Varsity Basketball12-1-06 Boys' JV Basketball vs. Portsmouth Abbey L 12 - 55 The boys lost a tough game to a strong Portsmouth Abbey team. The team had a strong offensive effort from Troy Dumas, who scored 9 points. We had a strong defensive effort from Dan Ratigan, who played the entire game. Troy posted 6 rebounds. 12-1-06 Boys' JV Basketball vs. Falmouth L 3 - 35 Chris Cardano was the high scorer of the game with 22 points and Tory Dumas had 8 rebounds. Rocky Hill was down by 12 points at the half and came back and put together a great finish down the stretch. 12-8-06 Boys' JV Basketball vs. Moses Brown L 16 - 46 The boys JV team lost to a competitive Moses Brown team. Tim Papa, Ted Broderick and Tory Dumas all played well and were the leading scorers in the loss. 1-8-07 Boys' JV Basketball vs. Falmouth L 19 - 41 Troy Dumas played an excellent game with seven rebounds and six points scored . Campbell Walker also played well, scoring four points. 1-10-07 Boys' JV Basketball vs. St. Georges L 31 - 37 Great effort by all players! Tory Dumas was the high scorer with 16 points! Anthony DonFrancesco had four steals. 1-22-07 Boys' JV Basketball vs. Hyde L 16- 48 Tory Dumas led the Mariner team with nine points. Campbell Walker was the defensive standout with three steals. He also went 3-for-4 from the free throw line. 1-24-07 Boys' JV Basketball vs. St. Andrew's L 30- 46 Tory Dumas led all scorers with 14 points. Chris Cardano was a defensive standout with eight blocked shots. He also contributed six points. Rocky Hill received a strong effort from all players despite being at a significant size disadvantage at most positions. 1-26-07 Boys' JV Basketball vs. PCD L 29 - 36 The Mariners' fell to PCD in another close game. Campbell Walker contributed six points and two steals. Chris Cardano had five blocked shots. 1-29-07 Boys' JV Basketball vs. St. Andrew's L 20 - 52 The Rocky Hill team did not fare well in our rematch against St. Andrew's. Tory Dumas had an outstanding game scoring 16 points and putting forth a strong defensive effort. 1-31-07 Boys' JV Basketball vs. Wheeler L 28 - 48 The Wheeler JV teamed proved to be a difficult match up for our players. Once again, Tory Dumas played very well with 15 points, including three 3-pt field goals. Troy Dumas had four points and eight rebounds. 2-5-07 Boys' JV Basketball vs. PCD L 24 - 46 Rocky Hill School lost to Providence Country Day School 46 to 24 in Monday's JV Basketball game. The gym was full, and the fans gave their full-throated support throughout the contest. Tory Dumas, who has led the Mariners in scoring in every game, led all scorers with 18 points, including two three-point field goals. Chris Cardano had a strong defensive effort, with four blocked shots and eight rebounds. 2-7-07 Boys' JV Basketball vs. Williams L 37 - 52 Rocky Hill School lost to Providence Country Day School 46 to 24 in Monday's JV Basketball game. The gym was full, and the fans gave their full-throated support throughout the contest. Tory Dumas, who has led the Mariners in scoring in every game, led all scorers with 18 points, including two three-point field goals. Chris Cardano had a strong defensive effort, with four blocked shots and eight rebounds. 2-9-07 Boys' JV Basketball vs. New England Christian L 56 - 25 The boys put in their usual fine effort, despite being undermanned. The five players who were able to complete the contest gave their all, with the knowledge that there were no substitutes available to spell them. The crowd was enthusiastic, and certainly left proud of the spirit and character displayed on the court. Rocky Hill can be proud of this team.
Girls' Varsity Basketball12-6-06 Girls' Varsity Basketball vs. Falmouth L 17 - 46 The girls varsity basketball team opened up the season with a tough loss at home to Falmouth Academy. The leading scorers of the game were Jen Wilson with 5 points and Kassandra Kist with 3 points. 12-8-06 Girls' Varsity Basketball vs. PCD L 14 - 37 The girls' varsity team showed a much better effort on defense in their loss to PCD. The team was led in scoring by Libby Hanks, Sarah Knowles and Allison Rooney. Stoneleigh-Burnham Holiday Tournament Our girls' team was victorious against the Wakefield School of Virginia and ended the tournament in sixth place overall. They represented Rocky Hill very well and put forth a strong team effort. Jennifer Wilson '09 was selected by coaches from the participating teams for the All-Tournament Team. Congratulations girls!
1-5-07 Girls' Varsity Basketball vs. Marianapolis L 29 - 41 The Mariners lost to Marianapolis in a hard fought game. We were ahead until the last five minutes of the game. Sarah Pontarelli led the Mariners with nine points, Allison Rooney had six and Jess Filkins scored three. 1-6-07 Girls' Varsity Basketball vs. Alumni L 25 - 29 The girls played a fun and spirited game against the Alumni team. Libby Hanks (11 points) and Sarah Knowles (7 points) were the Mariners' leading scorers. Leah Hopkins, pressed into service for the Alumni team and scored 6 points. 1-8-07 Girls' Varsity Basketball vs. Chapel Hill Chauncy L 44 - 28 A strong second half comeback allowed the Mariners to cut a 16 point halftime deficit to 8 points before eventually losing the game 44-28. Kassandra Kist made it to the foul line 12 times for Rocky Hill and Sarah Pontarelli had 6 points in the game. 1-10-07 Girls' Varsity Basketball vs. Lincoln L 31 - 26 Lincoln School held off a late Mariners rally. Kassandra Kist, Sarah Pontarelli and Allison Rooney led the Mariners on offense. Hannah and Sarah Knowles led Rocky Hill in rebounding with 12 and 9 rebounds respectively. 1-11-07 Girls' Varsity Basketball vs. Wheeler L 40 - 20 The Girls' Varsity Team was defeated by a strong Wheeler team. Allison Rooney was the high scorer for the Mariners with six points and Sarah Knowles contributed with five points. 1-17-07 Girls' Varsity Basketball vs. Portsmouth Abbey L 10 - 30 The Girls Varsity Basketball Team lost to Portsmouth Abbey. The Mariners played a tremendous defensive game. They were led by Allison Rooney, Jennifer Wilson, Leah Hopkins, Jackie Starr and Sarah Knowles with two points each. 1-23-07 Girls' Varsity Basketball vs. Lincoln W 40 - 31 Using an intense defense, and a balanced scoring attack, the Rocky Hill Lady Mariners came away with their second victory of the season last night, defeating Lincoln School 40 to 31. Libby Hanks led the Mariner scoring with a game high ten points, including two three-point goals. Allison Rooney and Jen Wilson each scored eight, and Sarah Pontarelli chipped in with five points, including a three-point shot with under seven minutes left which blunted a Lincoln rally. Kassandra Kist was clutch in crunch time, converting three of four free throw attempts in the last two minutes of the game. 1-31-07 Girls' Varsity Basketball vs. Fisher's Island W 31 - 16 The Fisher's Island (NY) Vikings visited the Mariner Dome for an afternoon contest versus the Lady Mariners. Seniors Kassandra Kist and Sarah Pontarelli led a balanced scoring attack giving the Mariners to their second consecutive victory, a 31-16 win. Libby Hanks, Hannah Knowles, Jackie Starr, Quinn Kelly-Reilly, Leah Hopkins, Jessica Filkins, Sarah Knowles, Jackie Pellegrini and Allison Rooney all made significant contributions to the victory. 2-2-07 Girls' Varsity Basketball vs. Hyde L 24 - 55 The Lady Mariners were led by Jen Wilson and Allison Rooney scoring eight and seven points respectively. Libby Hanks continued her hot shooting with another 3-point goal. Hannah Knowles led Rocky Hill with nine rebounds. 2-3-07 Girls' Varsity Basketball vs. Beaver Country Day L 24 - 37 On Saturday, the Girls' Basketball Team lost to Beaver Country Day 37-24. Leading the way for the Mariners was Jen Wilson with seven points, including a three-point goal. Libby Hanks continued her hot outside shooting with two three-point baskets. Sarah Pontarelli scored a three-point basket in her fourth consecutive game and added a total of five points, and Kassandra Kist and Allison Rooney each scored two points. The Lady Mariners came up short at the free throw line. 2-6-07 Girls' Varsity Basketball vs. Boston Trinity L 30 - 29 A second half comeback fell a bit short. We were down 11 points with nine minutes left in the game and rallied to take a two-point lead with 1:10 left on a Libby Hanks three pointer. Trinity scored the final three points, the winning margin was on a free-throw with 10 seconds left. High scorers were Sarah Pontarelli with eight points (including the 8th game in a row she has made a "3"), Libby Hanks and Jen Wilson, each with six points, Kassandra Kist with four, Allison Rooney with three and Sarah Knowles with two. 2-7-07 Girls' Varsity Basketball vs. St. Andrew's W 29 - 26 Using a suffocating pressure defense and clutch performances from seniors Kassandra Kist (five points) and Sarah Pontarelli, the Rocky Hill Girls' Basketball team defeated St. Andrews yesterday 29-26. With the win, the Mariners vaulted ahead of St. Andrews into seventh place, likely assuring themselves a playoff bid. The Lady Mariners were led by Pontarelli's with seven points, including a lay-up with ten seconds remaining to seal the victory. Jen Wilson converted a key foul shot, breaking a 26-26 tie with less than a minute to play. Other Lady Mariners scorers were Allison Rooney (four points) and Libby Hanks (three points). 2-12-07 Girls' Varsity Basketball vs. Cape Cod Academy W 33 - 27 On senior day at Rocky Hill, the Lady Mariners defeated Cape Cod Academy 33-27 before an appreciative audience of students, faculty, friends and family. Leading the way for the Lady Mariners were the "fab four," seniors Jaclyn Pellegrini, Sarah Pontarelli, Kassandra Kist and Jessica Filkins. Each senior contributed to the victory. Kassandra played her usual strong floor game, controlling the offense from the point guard position and playing her stalwart defense. Jaclyn Pellegrini scored three points. Jessica Filkins, who had two points, was a defensive presence inside the paint all afternoon long; and Sarah Pontarelli continued her hot shooting, nailing two more three-point shots. Jen Wilson led all Lady Mariner scorers with ten points, and Libby Hanks added nine. 2-13-07 Girls' Varsity Basketball vs. PCD L 19 - 44 The Lady Mariners lost to PCD on Tuesday 44-19. While the game did not end in a victory, Jackie Starr, Quinn Kelly-Reilly, Leah Hopkins and Hannah Knowles all made contributions in the effort. 2-21-07 SENE PLAYOFFS: Girls' Varsity Basketball vs. Portsmouth Abbey L 26 - 50 Highlights to come. Girls' Junior Varsity Basketball12-1-06 Girls' JV Basketball vs. Falmouth W 32 - 16 The final score was 32-16, with 9 of our 11 players scoring. Defense definitely won the game as the student athletes on the team were able to keep their intensity throughout the game, forcing Falmouth to turn the ball over repeatedly. Team and game high scorer was Jackie Starr - who also was high rebounder for the team. 12-8-06 Girls' JV Basketball vs. PCD L 20 - 30 Anthea Wexiel and Anabella Lehmann played well on offense in a game that was close throughout until the final minutes. 1-5-07 Girls' JV Basketball vs. Marianapolis L 7 - 36 Marianapolis overpowered us, and took advantage of our willingness to turn the ball over to easily. Ashley Taylor led our scoring with 3 points. 1-10-07 Girls' JV Basketball vs. Lincoln W 22 - 12 Ashley Taylor lead all players with eight points. Anthea Weixel contributed six more. Rocky Hill played well and lead for the entire game. 1-11-07 Girls' JV Basketball vs. Wheeler L 12 - 32 After Rocky Hill scored the first two baskets of the game, Wheeler came back to score the next four and they built on their lead throughout the game. The Rocky Hill girls' played a relentless defense against an excellent JV team that has not a lost a game yet this season. Anthea & Jacqueline Weixel each had four points in the game. 1-17-07 Girls' JV Basketball vs. Portsmouth Abbey W 28 - 16 The JV Girls' Team played outstanding defense despite being outsized underneath the basket. Ashley Taylor & Karolyn Jackson did not allow the larger Portsmouth players much opportunity beneath the basket. Our new press in the 2nd half proved to be the way to set ourselves apart from our opponent. As a result of injury, foul trouble and attendance at practices, several players were asked to play new positions during the game, and did an excellent job stepping up to help. Offensively, both Laura Hudson and Anthea Weixel contributed 8 points apiece to the winning effort. 1-23-07 Girls' JV Basketball vs. Lincoln W 24 - 22 The Girls' JV Team won a close game in the final two minutes, after being down in the first half by as many as five points. Laura Hudson got the team back in the game with two 3-point shots in the second half. In the closing minutes, Bella Lehmann hit key foul shots to put the game out of Lincoln 's reach. Sam Angell hustled to the ball all afternoon, contributing 8 points of offense as well. Karolyn Jackson was a key defensive player on our press, pressuring Lincoln to throw the ball in wild desperation and stealing it away. Karolyn also hit a key foul shot in the closing minute of the game. The victory was a hard-earned team effort. 1-24-07 Girls' JV Basketball vs. St. George's W 20 - 7 Bella Lehmann led the team in rebounds and contributed two of the teams points. Anthea Weixel had six points and Jackie Weixel added four more. The Rocky Hill team showed their depth of experience in this game. 1-29-07 Girls' JV Basketball vs. Barrington Christian Academy W 41 - 23 This was truly a team effort, as each of the ten Rocky Hill School players scored in the game. Karolyn Jackson and Bella Lehmann controlled the boards with excellent rebounding and tenacity; Laura Hudson had five steals and five points in the game, while Ashley Taylor put in ten points for the Mariners. Karolyn Jackson added eight points and Bella Lehman contributed six points. 2-1-07 Girls' JV Basketball vs. RI School for the Deaf L 24 - 45 After being a bit shocked at the pace of a varsity game and the intensity of the players in it, Rocky Hill settled down to play a much better second half game, primarily through good execution of a person to person defense. Bella Lehman had four blocked shots and 8 points for Rocky Hill. 2-2-07 Girls' JV Basketball vs. Hyde W 26 -17 The Mariner's scored the first eight points in the game, and never lost the lead, although Hyde came within six points in the second half. The team moved the ball very well, and executed a newly added offensive play. Laura Hudson had six points and four steals, while Bella Lehmann had six rebounds, three steals and five points - four of which were shooting 3 of 4 from the foul line. Sam Angell contributed six points to the victory. 2-5-07 Girls' JV Basketball vs. St. Andrew's L 13 - 23 The players worked hard, but had three girls foul out of the game in the second half. Sam Angell led the team defense and contributed four points. 2-9-07 Girls' JV Basketball vs. Williams L 27 - 28 (OT) Sam Angell played her best game of the season, stealing the ball eight times and was the high rebounder for the team - from the guard position! Sam had nine points - including a 3-point basket that sent the game into overtime. Ashley Taylor was assigned to guard the tallest player and limited her to just two points in the game. Bella Lehmann hit two free throws in the final minute before the end of regulation play to keep the team in the game. In just a total of six minutes of play, Bella contributed six points and three steals. Anthea Weixel added six points. The team played well despite a number of illnesses on the team. 3-1-07 Girls' JV Basketball vs. PCD L 24 - 27 This was a tough loss for the team. After coming within two points in the last minute, the team gained possession five times only to turn the ball over on errant passing. The team played a tough team very close. Bella Lehmann grabbed twelve rebounds and had seven steals in the game; while Ashley Taylor added seven rebounds and three steals. Anthea Weixel had eight points for the team, and Sam Angell had four steals, six rebounds and eight points. ST. ANDREW'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT GAME 1: 3-3-07 Girls' JV Basketball vs. St. Andrew's L 19 - 28 In our opening game of the tournament, the Rocky Hill girls played a hard game against an extremely aggressive and athletic team. Leading at the half 14-13, the Mariners scored only five second-half points to lose the game by nine points. Ashley Taylor had six points and eight rebounds for the team, while Anthea Weixel added six more points. Bella Lehmann had nine rebounds and three steals, Sam Angell had nine rebounds and three steals. GAME 2: 3-3-07 Girls' JV Basketball vs. Lincoln School W 23 - 19 This game was played just one hour after the completion of the very physical game #1 against St. Andrew's School. The players deserve much credit for collecting themselves to play another game so quickly after a close and tiring first game. Karolyn Jackson scored six points in the final five minutes of the game for a game high total of eight points. Bella Lehmann had six rebounds, four steals and four points in the game. Sam Angell had three steals, five rebounds and three points. Samantha Angell was named to the All Tournament Team. Captains Laura Hudson & Jackie Weixel accepted the 3rd place trophy on the team's behalf. This was a great season for a terrific group of young women!
Boys' Middle School A Team Basketball12-14-06 Boys' MS A Team Basketball vs. West Bay Christian Academy W 50 - 35 The Boys' Middle School A Basketball Team got off to a great start in their season opener victory over West Bay Christian. The entire team contributed on both the offensive and defensive sides of the game. The leading scorer was Matt Nota with fifteen points, and Cody Perras and Zach Pierce each contributed with ten points a piece. 1-11-07 Boys' MS A Team Basketball vs. Cluny W 70 - 12 The Boys' Middle School A Basketball Team won decisively over Cluny. Thirteen out of the fifteen players on the team got in the scoring column. The top scorer of the game was Zach Pierce who scored eighteen points. 1-18-07 Boys' MS A Team Basketball vs. Friend's Academy W 51 - 44 The Boys' A Team continued their winning ways and remains undefeated with their victory over Friend's Academy on Thursday. Once again the scoring was led by Zach Pierce with 16 points and Cody Perras with 12 points. Matt Nota and Philip Gyampo both had strong defensive efforts for the Mariners. 1-23-07 Boys' MS A Team Basketball vs. Pennfield W 56 - 21 The Boys' Middle School A Team remains undefeated with their overwhelming victory over Pennfield. This was by far a total team effort as 13 out of the 15 players on the team made it into the scoring column. There was some exceptional play by a few of our rookie sixth graders (Nic Lamoureux, Scott Hooper, Robbie Petteruti) who enjoyed an abundance of playing time and made their time on the floor very valuable. The team was led once again in scoring by Cody Perras and Zach Pierce, each contributing eight points. Rocky Hill has their toughest test of the season on Thursday when they take on Moses Brown. 1-25-07 Boys' MS A Team Basketball vs. Moses Brown W 51 - 42 The Boys' Middle School A Team played one of it best games all season and remains unbeaten as they defeated Moses Brown before a capacity crowd on Thursday. This was by far one of the team's toughest tests this season and they rose to the occasion. Cody Perras continues to go on a scoring tear and was a high scorer with 17 points. 1-31-07 Boys' MS A Team Basketball vs. San Miguel W 41 - 36 In a very tight basketball game, the Boys' Middle School A Team prevailed over a tough San Miguel team and remains undefeated. Zack Pierce led all scorers with 20 points. Dakota Bennett came in off the bench and helped tremendously on defensive and rebounding to secure the victory. 2-6-07 Boys' MS A Team Basketball vs. Community Prep W 54 - 34 The Boys' A Team continues their winning ways with an outstanding victory over Community Prep. The team was down at the half 23 -22 and put together a 32 to 11 run to seal the victory in the second half. Once again, our high scorer was Zach Pierce with 14 points, but one of the most impressive showings came from Clay Barker who came off the bench in the second half and scored eight points within a minute and a half time span. Overall though once again the entire contributed to the victory as they remain undefeated. 2-8-07 Boys' MS A Team Basketball vs. PCD L 28 - 37 Unfortunately, our Boys' Middle School A Basketball team suffered their first lost of the season against a very big and strong Providence Country Day team. Our team started out slow right from the very beginning and was down at the end of the first half by seven points. The team rallied in the second half and tied the score at 27 before Providence Country Day took over and sealed the victory in the closing minutes. Cody Perras, who has been hampered by a hand injury most of the season, led all scorers with 13 points and Wyatt Sharpe came off the bench and provided a huge spark in the second half to help bring the score closer in the second half. 2-15-07 Boys' MS A Team Basketball vs. Barrington Christian Academy W 51 - 42 The Boys' Middle School A Basketball Team defeated Barrington Christian Academy on Thursday. Once again the entire team played an integral part of the victory. There was an impressive performance by Joey DiBiase who came off the bench and scored two quick baskets to give the team a lift early in the first half when the game was close. Eleven out of the fourteen players got in the scoring column, and Phillip Gyampo led all scorers with nine points. 2-20-07 Boys' MS A Team Basketball vs. Gordon W 36 - 28 The A Team earned their ninth victory of the season against a skilled Gordon opponent. The score was tied with five minutes left in the game as Richard Weiner and Zach Pierce sparked an eight to nothing run in the final minutes by playing strong defensively and making some critical baskets down the stretch. Zach Pierce and Matt Nota led all scorers with thirteen and eight points respectively. 2-21-07 Boys' MS A Team Basketball vs. Wheeler W 46 - 26 The Boys' Middle School A Basketball Team completed the regular season on a winning note with a decisive victory against an always tough Wheeler team. Cody Perras had an outstanding game by hitting four three-pointers and ended the game as high scorer with 17 points. Once again everyone on the team contributed to this win both on the offensive and defensive end. The team now sets their sights on the tournament that will begin on Monday at Rocky Hill. MS SMALL SCHOOLS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT 2-26-07 Boys' MS A Team Basketball vs. West Bay Christian Academy W 60 - 40 In the opening round game of the Pennfield/ Rocky Hill tournament, the Boys' Middle School A Team got off to a quick start and never looked back. The entire team continued and played well as ten out of the fourteen players on the team got in the scoring column and contributed to their first victory in the tournament. Zach Pierce led all scorers with eighteen points and Cody Perras chipped in twelve points. Richard Weiner and Sean Mellor each added six points. 2-26-07 Boys' MS A Team Basketball vs. Community Prep W 46 - 19 In the semifinal game, Rocky Hill again started the game out with a great deal of intensity and lead in the game at halftime 28 to 6. In the second half, it was much of the same type of play as the team coasted to victory. Zach Pierce led all scorers with sixteen points and Clay Barker came off the bench and sparked the team by adding eight points.
2-28-07 Boys' MS A Team Basketball vs. San Miguel W 58 - 41 In the championship game the theme of the tournament stayed the same as once again, the team got off to a quick start by going on a sixteen to four run to open up the game, and by halftime, the team led by thirteen points. Cody Perras had an exceptional game and put on quite a show by hitting seven three-pointers and ended the game with a career high of thirty one points. Sean Mellor and Zach Pierce had outstanding games on the defensive end by blocking a great deal of shots and grabbing many offensive and defensive rebounds. Wyatt Sharpe was the key down the stretch with his outstanding defensive play. Congratulations to the entire team on one of the strongest seasons in recent Middle School basketball history at Rocky Hill. They ended the season with a 13 and 1 record.
Girls' Middle School A Team Basketball12-13-06 Girls' MS A Team Basketball vs. Friend's Academy L 3 - 24 The Girl's Middle School A team lost last night to a talented Friend's Academy 3 – 24. The girl's played some solid defense and aggressive play under the basket. The high scorers were Lauren Moran and Lindsay Stevens. 1-9-07 Girls' MS A Team Basketball vs. Lincoln School W 18 - 10 The Girls' Middle School A Team won their first game of the season on Tuesday with a 18 -10 victory over Lincoln. An outstanding shooting performance was delivered by Lauren Moran who scored nine points. Erica Santos and Alex DeCesare added a number of steals to help in the win. Overall, the girls played an aggressive game and now have a record of 1 and 1. 1-18-07 Girls' MS A Team Basketball vs. West Bay Christian Academy L 10 - 20 The Girls' Middle School A Team started slow, but showed solid defense in the second half. Point guards Lucianna Faraone-Coccia and Lindsay Stevens led the team. Lauren Moran and Natalie Cotta led the scoring with four points each. Unfortunately, the girls team lost to an aggressive West Bay Christian Team. 1-23-07 Girls' MS A Team Basketball vs. Pennfield W 24 - 18 The Girls' Middle School A Team rallied for a win over Pennfield. The game was close until the closing seconds of the first half, when Erica Santos blocked a shot, stole the ball, and scored on a break away lay-up as the buzzer sounded. The second half was also close until the last four minutes when a flurry or scoring by the Mariners sealed the win. Point guard Lucianna Faraone-Coccia led the offensive effort, and she added a career high of six points and two assists to her stats. It was an overall great team effort and an outstanding win. 1-30-07 Girls' MS A Team Basketball vs. Barrington Christian Academy W 28 - 16 The Girls' A Basketball Team lost to BCA, 28-16. The leading scorers were Lauren Moran and Jamie Antignano with four points each. This was the most aggressive game the girls faced all season and a pressure, full court defense was added by Erica Santos and Lucianna Faraone-Coccia in the second half. The eighth graders just returned from Quebec City and played an excellent game. I was very proud of everyone who played. The record is now 2-2. 2-6-07 Girls' MS A Team Basketball vs. Community Prep W 19 - 18 (OT) The Girls' A Team played their most aggressive game of the season against Community Prep and won in double overtime. The leading scorer was Lucianna Faraone-Coccia with seven points. She also sank the winning free throw to seal the victory. The entire team played an outstanding game. Natalie Cotta and Phoebe Bartlett each finished with a career high of four points each. 2-12-07 Girls' MS A Team Basketball vs. Wheeler L 13 - 28 The Girls' A Team lost a tough game to Wheeler 13-28. After a slow start (2-15 halftime score), and some rough officiating, the girls gained momentum and started to play more aggressively. The leading scorer was Lauren Moran (3 pts) and the leading defensive player was Lindsay Stevens. All of the girls played well and the team continues to improve on pressing and shooting of a dribble. The next game is Tuesday at PCD. We hope to see you there. 2-20-07 Girls' MS A Team Basketball vs. PCD L 28 - 35 The Girls' Middle School A Team lost a tough game to PCD yesterday, 28-35. With a close score at halftime, Rocky Hill relaxed a little and PCD went up by 11 points. The girls played a more aggressive defense in the second half using a diamond press with traps in the corners. Scorers were Erica Santos, Lucianna Faraone-Coccia and Phoebe Bartlett each with four points, Laura Monti with three points, and Rachel Lewis had two points. The next home game is this Thursday against Moses Brown at 5 PM. 2-22-07 Girls' MS A Team Basketball vs. Moses Brown W 23 - 5 The Girls' Middle School A Team played the best game of the season and beat Moses Brown 23-5. The leading scorers were Erica Santos with eight points, Phoebe Bartlett with five points (one three-point basket) and Jaime Antignano with four points. This was the last scheduled game of the season and all the hard practices had paid off. The girls will be involved with a tournament next Tuesday and Thursday and would love to see you at the games. MS SMALL SCHOOLS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT 2-27-07 Girls' MS A Team Basketball vs. West Bay Christian Academy W 23 - 16 Game 1: The girls played the best game of the tournament and beat WBCA 23-16. The full court pressure and making of lay-ups kept the girls in control the whole time. Leading scorers were Laura Monti and Lauren Moran both with six points, and Erica Santos four points. 2-27-07 Girls' MS A Team Basketball vs. Community Prep L 14 - 31 Game 2: With the above win, the girls qualified for the championship game that afternoon to challenge Community Prep. Their fast break and aggressive play was no match for the Mariners and the girls lost 31 – 14. Leading scorers were Erica Santos with five points, and Natalie Cotta with four. Even though they lost, the first victory qualified the girls to play in the semi-final game on Thursday. 3-1-07 Girls' MS A Team Basketball vs. Barrington Christian Academy L 19 - 27 Game 3: This game was for 3rd or 4th place and the girls lost a tough match to BCA 19– 27. The leading scorers were Phoebe Bartlett with six points, Erica Santos with five points, and Lauren Moran and Laura Monti with three points each. Even with a third place finish, the girls took home a plaque to hang in the Middle School. Boys' Middle School B Team Basketball1-11-07 Boys' MS B Team Basketball vs. Barrington Christian Academy L 10 - 33 The MS Boys' B Team lost a hard fought game to Barrington Christian Academy (BCA). BCA jumped out to an early 22-0 half time lead, but the Mariners fought back allowing only 11 points in the second half. Alex Arnold, Ethan Thoms, and Dane Ardente scored to bring the team back, but none were more spectacular than the shot scored by David Monti from the seat of his pants. Defensive play by Teddy Trocki-Ryba (2 blocks) and stellar man-to-man coverage by John Donatelli held the BCA offense in check most of the second half. Despite the lopsided score, the Mariners played hard and felt good about their effort. 1-16-07 Boys' MS B Team Basketball vs. Jewish Community School L 14 - 22 Yesterday's game at Jewish Community School was a success all around. It was a one-point game for the first half, but after coming back to the court flat, the RHS team promptly was down a number of points. Despite that, the last time our team showed marked improvement from our last meeting. Ethan Thom's was the high scorer with five points including a picture perfect three-pointer under pressure. The final score was 22 to14 leaving us only eight points down. 1-18-07 Boys' MS B Team Basketball vs. Friend's Academy L 20 - 25 The Middle School Boys' "B" team is continuing to show improvement, but lost a tough game against Friends Academy, 25 - 20. The team was led by Tim Jeon, who dominated the boards while dropping in eight points. Alec Mihailides and David Monti contributed four points each, with two each from John Donatelli and Alex Arnold. The team played solid defense and used this to erase an eight point deficit, pulling to within two, bringing the capacity crowd to its feet. Friend's Academy then responded and built a lead that remained just out of reach. The team continues to work hard, hustling on both offense and defense. We are looking forward to our next game Monday, January 22 against West Bay Christian.
1-22-07 Boys' MS B Team Basketball vs. West Bay Christian Academy L 14 - 28 Another tough defeat for the Mariners, but the hard work and determination is beginning to pay off. West Bay jumped out to an early lead, which led to some defensive adjustments. The never say die attitude of the players kicked in and they made several defensive stops. This led to the Mariners climbing back into the game. The defense was led by John Donatelli, Jack Cohen and Andrew Roderick. Tim Jeon, Ethan Thoms and David Monti again contributed on offense. 1-31-07 Boys' MS B Team Basketball vs. Gordon L 10 - 30 The "Battlin' Bs" traveled to Providence and tried valiantly to break into the win column against the Gordon Gators. The Mariners, heading into the game with depleted numbers, only nine players, battled and held a slim one point lead midway through the first half. The Gordon team, with unlimited players coming off the bench, was able to muster a comeback and held a two-point lead at halftime. Ethan Thoms continued to show that he is an outside threat, draining another three-pointer from deep beyond the arc. Inside, Tim Jeon and Alec Mihailides contributed with two points and five points respectively with assists coming from Jack Cohen. Andrew Roderick, John Donatelli, David Monti, Sven Wadensten, and Teddy Trocki-Ryba played tough defense. Unfortunately, the depth of the Gordon bench proved too difficult to overcome. The Mariners grew tired and were unable to maintain the pace from the first half, eventually succumbing 30-10. We are eager to get back on the court next week in pursuit of our first win. 1-31-07 Boys' MS B Team Basketball vs. Community Prep L 26 - 36 The "Battlin' Bs" were back in action again on Thursday and turned in their best game of the year. Although they were defeated by a talented Community Prep team, 36-26, the "Bs" showed grit and determination throughout. The team employed a new defensive strategy, man-to-man coverage, which greatly hampered the offensive firepower of Community Prep. Once again, Ethan Thoms showed his range by sinking two three pointers. Other scorers included Rob Petteruti, Tim Jeon, Nic Lamoureux, and Alec Mihailides. John Donatelli, Jack Cohen, Teddy Trocki-Ryba, Andrew Roderick and Chris Babich all contributed with strong games. While still looking for that elusive first "W", the team is making great progress and the coaches could not be prouder of the way the players are working. The "Bs" will be looking to avenge an "A" team loss to PCD, when they play next Thursday at 3:15 in the Sharpe Gym. 2-15-07 Boys' MS B Team Basketball vs. PCD L 11 - 60 Unfortunately, the "Battlin' Bs" were unable to avenge the A's loss to PCD. It was a difficult game as the team fell behind early, and was never able to mount a run. The strong defense that we have come to rely on could not keep the PCD shooters in check as they seemed to pour in shots from everywhere on the court. Despite the lopsided score, 60-11, the Bs never gave up and were gracious in defeat. We are looking to break into the win column this week against Wheeler on Tuesday and Moses Brown on Thursday. 2-20-07 Boys' MS B Team Basketball vs. Wheeler L 12 - 37 The Battlin' Bs quest for that elusive first win was again thwarted by a high powered Wheeler team. Despite the efforts of Ethan Thoms, pouring in eight points, the team just wasn't able to keep up. The final score 37-12. Thursday will be our last game and hopefully we will be able to end on a high note with a win against MB. 2-22-07 Boys' MS B Team Basketball vs. Moses Brown L 16 - 31 Unfortunately, the "Battlin' Bs" were unable to capture that elusive victory this season, falling in the final game 31-16. The team never lost their spirit nor their desire to improve. The final game against Moses Brown was a great example of this effort. Despite trailing at the half, the team was asked to go into a full court man-to-man press. The defense was great. Having given up 28 points in the first, the strong effort allowed only 3 points to be scored by the opponent in the second half. For this, the coaches are very proud. We are confident that next year's team will continue the tradition set forth by this group of athletes and that we will eventually break into the win column. Our end of the year team awards were given out on Thursday. Our MVP award was given to our top scorer, Ethan Thoms. The Most Improved Player award was given to Tim Jeon and the Coach's Award was presented to David Monti.
Girls' Middle School B Team Basketball1-9-07 Girls' MS B Team Basketball vs. Lincoln School W 14 - 11 The Middle School Girls'
B team beat Lincoln School for our first victory of the year 14
– 11.
1-16-07 Girls' MS B Team Basketball vs. Jewish Community School L 23 - 26 The Girl's Middle School B Team lost a close game to the Jewish Community Day School, 26 – 23. Laura DeBlois, Anna Yamada and Jessica Donatelli played great on defense. Lindsay Stevens lead the team with 14 points and hit 2 three pointers, helping the team come back from a 14 – 7 halftime deficit.
1-25-07 Girls' MS B Team Basketball vs. West Bay Christian W 23 - 20 Anna Yamada hit a three pointer in overtime and lead the Girl's Middle School B Team to an exciting 23 – 20 victory over West Bay Christian Academy. Rocky Hill got off to a quick start with a 10 – 2 lead in the first half before West Bay got back in the game. The girls played aggressive throughout the game. Jamie Antignano and Karissa Kist came off the bench and contributed on both ends of the court. 1-30-07 Girls' MS B Team Basketball vs. Barrington Christian Academy W 26 - 16 The Girl's Middle School B Team beat Barrington Christian Academy 26 – 16 for our third victory of the year. Anna Yamada continues to play tenacious defense and lead all scorers with ten points. Lily Hanlon, Hannah Thoms and Emily Verardo-Goodrich played great under the boards. Jesse Chase-Lubitz scored on two break away lay-ups and Christina Leahy played well for the Mariners. 2-8-07 Girls' MS B Team Basketball vs. Wheeler L 26 - 24 The Girls' Middle School B Team lost an exciting game to Wheeler 26 - 24. Jessica Donatelli and Laura DeBlois helped the team come back from a 14 – 8 half-time deficit. Anna Yamada, Lily Hanlon and Jamie Antignano were our leading scorers. The girls played aggressive, never gave up, and continue to improve with each game. 2-13-07 Girls' MS B Team Basketball vs. Friends Academy W 26 - 23 The Girls' Middle School B Team won their 4th game of the season, beating Friends Academy 26 – 23. The team jumped out to a 14 – 4 lead at half-time. Lily Hanlon played an outstanding game and was our leading scorer with ten points. Anna Yamada played another aggressive game on defense and had a number of steals. Lindsay Stevens continues to run the offense and had a couple of outstanding assists. Jamie Antignano provided a spark off the bench and Karissa Kist scored her first basket of the year. Our last game of the season is next Thursday at Gordon. 2-13-07 Girls' MS B Team Basketball vs. Gordon School W 12 - 4 The Girl's Middle School B Team finished the season with a 12 – 4 victory over Gordon. After a sluggish start, the girls had a 6 – 2 lead at the half. The team was led by Anna Yamada's aggressive defense, Lily Hanlon's scoring and rebounding, Lindsay Stevens controlling the point, and Jesse Chase-Lubitz's rebounds and steals. The girl's had an outstanding season finishing with a 5-2 record. Congratulations girls!!!
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