By BRIAN JENNINGS STAFF WRITER The Lady Knights basketball team (10-1) knocked Conard (10-1) from the ranks of the undefeated with a 59-39 victory in West Hartford on Thursday, Jan. 14. Right from the opening tip, the Knights came out and never gave the Chieftains any room to breath. Southington built a 13-point lead by the end of the first quarter and held that lead into the half. With a 10-0 run that began late in the second quarter, Southington built it’s largest lead of the game (19 points) by the end of the third quarter, 50-31. The Chieftains never recovered. “We just talked about maintaining the pressure,” said Southington coach Mike Forgione. “Even though we were just playing five kids, we weren’t going to try to relax. We were going to keep attacking and playing our aggressive style.” By the end of the game, the Knights forced the Chieftains to commit 16 turnovers. Southington also out-rebounded Conard and went 16-for-19 from the free throw line, while the Chieftains went 4-for-6 from the charity stripe. “We just felt like we had to push the ball, in order to get ahead of them,” said Janette Wadolowski. “We just kept going at […]
By BRIAN JENNINGS STAFF WRITER The Lady Knights basketball team (10-1) knocked Conard (10-1) from the ranks of the undefeated with a 59-39 victory in West Hartford on Thursday, Jan. 14. Right from the opening tip, the Knights came out and never gave the Chieftains any room to breath. Southington built a 13-point lead by the end of the first quarter and held that lead into the half. With a 10-0 run that began late in the second quarter, Southington built it’s largest lead of the game (19 points) by the end of the third quarter, 50-31. The Chieftains never recovered. “We just talked about maintaining the pressure,” said Southington coach Mike Forgione. “Even though we were just playing five kids, we weren’t going to try to relax. We were going to keep attacking and playing our aggressive style.” By the end of the game, the Knights forced the Chieftains to commit 16 turnovers. Southington also out-rebounded Conard and went 16-for-19 from the free throw line, while the Chieftains went 4-for-6 from the charity stripe. “We just felt like we had to push the ball, in order to get ahead of them,” said Janette Wadolowski. “We just kept going at […]