Saulsbury All-Star Game set for today

The Robert Saulsbury All-Star Game will be held Saturday at Wilbur Cross High, beginning at 3 p.m.

A group of Connecticut All-Stars, highlighted by Bristol Central senior center and UConn-bound Donovan Clingan, will square off against an all-star team from Rhode Island. Connecticut will be coached by Tim Barrette of Bristol Central, the No. 1 team in the GameTimeCT final top 10 poll, and former Hyde coach Steve Jefferson. Saulsbury, the longtime former Wilbur Cross coach, will be at the game on the bench.

Joining Clingan on the all-star team includes teammate Damion Glasper, Tyler Favre (Hand), Camaree Williams (Wilbur Cross), Kyle Kearson (West Haven), Tavares Tuck (West Haven), Amare Davis (Notre Dame), Derrell Redd (Hamden), Matt Knachel (Ridgefield), Matt Gibbs (Hillhouse), Micah Morgan (Amity), Tyrell StaplesSantos (Kolbe Cathedral), Avery Hinnant (Naugatuck) and Ese Onakpoma (Naugatuck).

The Rhode Island team, will be as follows: Jared Chaloux (Narragansett), Jayden DiSimone (Mount Pleasant), Dimitri Iafrate (La Salle Academy), Mike Tartaglia (Smithfield), Marquis Buchanan (Classical), Raphel Awa (La Salle Academy), Alexis DelGuidice (Classical), Benny Hurd (Portsmouth), Jason Peters (Times2 Academy), Riley Gran (Smithfield), Matt Buchanan (Mount Pleasant), William Begones (Coventry), David Lynch (Bishop Hendricken), Connor Chambers (Cranston East) and Ricky Fonseca (Saint Patrick Academy).

Admission to Saturday’s game is $10 for adults and $5 for students. Proceeds will benefit The Robert H. Saulsbury Scholarship Fund. For further information, call (203) 376-1385.