By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – The Bristol Eastern boys basketball team put on a bit of a clinic against Tolland on Friday, Jan. 2 from the Thomas M. Monahan Gymnasium in Bristol. The topics of the evening: ball movement, fast break scoring, shooting off that pin-point passing, and a little defense chat mixed in. And after class was dismissed, the Lancers ended things with a big 64-34 CCC Interdivisional victory. Eastern (3-2) moved over .500 for the first time the season off the winning effort – posting its second straight victory of the year – while Tolland, undefeated coming into the contest, fell to 4-1 and lost for the first time. The home team kept the ball moving, leaving the Eagles’ defense in flux, and punished the visitors with basket after basket and every critical junction. In all, the Lancers ramped up 16 assists off 25 hoops. In fact, Eastern’s Darieyn Tate had half of the Lancers’ assist total (8) and once again led the charge in the squad’s passing schemes. “I always think the mark of a good team is how many assists you get on your baskets,” said Eastern coach Mike Giovinazzo. “The way that ball […]
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