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CIAC BASKETBALL/ FINALS ROUNDUP

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Division II boys

• Quinn Guth scored a gamehigh 18 points, going making 4 of 5 3-pointers, as second-seeded Immaculate of Danbury rolled to a 53-34 victory over No. 9 Amity in the CIAC Division II final on Saturday night at Mohegan Sun Arena. The Mustangs, who led 26-23 at the break, put a defensive clamp on the Spartans in the second half, holding them to just 11 points, including just three in the fourth quarter. Isaiah Payton and Jack Woods added 13 points apiece for Immaculate while Tyler Thomas scored 17 for Amity.

Division IV boys

• Third-seeded Cromwell ended the game on a 12-0 run to pull away from No. 4 Wamogo 5840 in the Division IV title game. The Panthers held Wamogo scoreless over the final 5:44. Noah Budzik led Cromwell with 22 points, including four 3-pointers, while Gabe Charleston added 10 points and eight rebounds. Garrett Sattazhan scored 16 points for Wamogo.

Class LL girls

• Second-seeded Mercy of Middletown used an 11-0 run early in the fourth quarter to finally shake free from No. 5 Hall of West Hartford and win the Class LL title 49-37. Isabella Santoro led the Tigers with 24 points and nine rebounds while Meghan DeVille added 14 points and nine rebounds. Olivia Bonee had nine points for Hall, which was outrebound­ed 36-18.

Class M girls

• Bella Ragaini converted an offensive rebound at the buzzer to give second-seeded East Haven a dramatic 49-47 victory over No. 20 Career of New Haven in the Class M final. Ragaini grabbed a missed baseline shot by MaKenzie Harms and dropped in an eight-footer just before the horn sounded to complete a fourth-quarter comeback. The Yellow Jackets trailed by nine points entering the fourth quarter and by eight, 45-37, with 3:23 left when they went on a 10-0 run to take a 47-45 lead. Career’s Carmen Rosemond tied the game on a driving layup with 24 seconds left, setting the stage for Ragaini’s game-winner. Kylee Schlottman led East Haven with 20 points and Harms added 16 while Rosemond scored 13 points to lead career.

Class S girls

• Jessica King scored a gamehigh 25 points as ninth-seeded Coginchaug cruised to a 71-42 win over No. 10 Sport Sciences of Hartford in the Class S final. The Blue Devils, who led 29-20 at halftime, broke the game open in the third quarter when they outscored Sport Sciences 23-12 to open a 52-32 lead. Carly Lane added 10 points and 10 rebounds for Coginchaug while Kalissa Jameson scored 16 points for Sports Sciences.

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