Drought relief
Windham Tech breaks 31-game skid vs. Prince Tech
Windham Tech coach Jeff Belanger had a 31-game losing streak against Prince Tech, going back to his high school days, when the Falcons beat his Mighty Tigers his sophomore year in the first round of the 1990 boys basketball state tournament.
“They’ve had my number, let’s just say that,” Belanger said. “They’ve been the class of our league.”
But the streak was broken last Friday. Trey Lindsay scored 27 points and 28 rebounds and Brody Belanger, Jeff ’s son, added 17 in the 72-61 win at Prince Tech.
“They were dominant physically throughout the game,” Belanger said of the two players, both seniors. “That was a big key. They’ve been kind of unstoppable all year. They hit back-to-back in the baseball lineup, they’re the 1 and 2 pitchers on the baseball team. Now they’re doing it on the court as well.
“Trey is in the post, he’s a rebounding machine. Brody is third all-time in threepointers in school history for boys.”
Windham Tech (14-3) is on an 11-game win streak, which could be tested this week when the Mighty Tigers face Windsor Locks, a Division V semifinalist last year. It’s their longest win streak since 198788, when the team went 19-0 to start the season.
Belanger, who graduated from the school in 1992, has been the head coach since 1998 and was an assistant before that.
He had a good feeling before Friday’s game and texted his former principal Kirk Murad (who went to the game to witness history) about it.
“I told him, ‘This is our year,’ ” Belanger said.
Top performances of the week
Brody Belanger, Windham Tech: Belanger scored 28 points in an 85-66 victory over Goodwin Tech Monday.
Calvin Cheney, Comp Sci: Cheney had 35 points in a 100-81 win over HMTCA Friday.
Quentin Ford, Manchester: Ford put up 25 points and seven assists in a 75-47 win over Tolland Thursday.
Da’mnic Gittens, Cheney Tech: Gittens had a triple-double (31 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists) in a 93-75 victory over Norwich Tech Monday, 39 points, 10 rebounds and six assists in a 72-67 win over East Hartford Wednesday and 20 points and 12 rebounds in an 86-49 win over Grasso Tech Friday.
Hason Green, Rockville: Green, who scored eight points, had a putback with 1.7 seconds left to give Rockville a 36-34 win Monday.
Jamie Leggett, St. Paul: Leggett poured in 37 points and grabbed 20 rebounds in a win over Derby Friday.
Colby Marsh, Bolton: Marsh had a career-high 28 points in a 61-56 win over East Granby Monday and a double-double (19 points, 10 rebounds) in a 49-47 win over Coventry Wednesday.
Elijah Miller, Ellington: Miller scored 22 points in a 57-37 victory over Suffield Saturday.
Anthony Parker, Xavier: Parker had 28 points, nine assists and six steals in an 82-65 win over Wilbur Cross Monday and 30 points in an 87-40 win over Career Friday.
Chris Wilson, Weaver: Wilson had three double-doubles last week: 18 points and 10 rebounds and six blocks in an 83-43 win over International Monday and 22 points, 20 rebounds in an 85-52 win over Achievement First Wednesday and 24 points, 17 rebounds and four blocks in a 75-38 win over Bulkeley Thursday.
Storylines of the week
After losing to Wilbur Cross on Jan. 10, 81-74, Xavier beat Wilbur Cross Monday, 82-65. Xavier has a four-game win streak going, heading into the last three games of the regular season.
Lewis Mills (13-4) beat Platt 67-61 on Friday behind 24 points from Jon Schibi and 20 points from Connor Mcafee and Lewis Mills’ defense held Platt’s high-scoring Anthony Nimani who averages 26 points per game to 10 points.
Calvin Cheney had 35 points and his teammate Noah Hicks had 32 points for Comp Sci in a 100-81 win over HMTCA Friday. Comp Sci was losing 23-16 after one quarter but scored 33 points in the second quarter to take a 49-34 lead at halftime.
Conard has lost five straight, including the last three games by a margin of six points (Farmington), four points (Simsbury) and two points (Holy Cross). The Red Wolves (9-8) will try to get back on track against Bristol Central Tuesday and have a rematch with Farmington Friday.
Games to watch
East Catholic (16-1) at Northwest Catholic (16-1), Tuesday, 6:45 p.m.: Two of the top teams in the CCC and the state will go at it for the first time this season. Most likely the two will meet again in the CCC tournament as well as the Division I state tournament.
Windsor (13-4) at Northwest Catholic (16-1), Friday, 6:45 p.m.: Northwest Catholic has quite a week, with a game against East Catholic Tuesday then the Lions face another tough Ccc/state team in Windsor on Friday.
Lewis Mills (13-4) at Glastonbury (12-4), Friday, 6:45 p.m.: Lewis Mills took down Platt, now will try to knock off Glastonbury, which has won four consecutive games.