On Tuesday night the #9 Amity Spartans Boys Basketball team hosted #24 Hartford Public for the First Round of the CIAC Division II State Tournament.
Amity’s Tyler Thomas was the game’s high scoring player with 30 points.
All of the Spartans towered over Hartford’s three high scoring players — Jaquan Kins, Josh Colon, and Ferguson Louis — but that didn’t keep these scrappy players from continuously surprising Amity with their often Globetrotter-like moves.
Amity took an 8-point lead in the first quarter and seemed to be well on their way. Hartford had a better second quarter with twice as many points as Amity, narrowing the Spartans’ lead to just 2 points.
The Spartans crushed the third quarter, adding 26 points, enjoying a healthy 16-point lead.
In the fourth-quarter, Hartford came on strong and at one point made 8 points in quick succession. But in the end, Amity was victorious at 72-55. The Spartans advance to the second round.
Points Per Quarter
AMITY 22 6 26 18—72
HARTFORD PUBLIC 14 12 12 17—55
SCOREBOARD
AMITY 22 28 54 72
HARTFORD PUBLIC 14 26 38 55
Amity
Tyler Thomas 11 6-6 30 (including two 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists), Tanner Thomas 4 1-4 9 (7 rebounds), Jack Nolan 3 1-1 7 (7 rebounds), Joe Benedetti 3 0-0 6 (9 rebounds), Chris Bierezowiec 3 0-2 6, Cole Wissink 1 2-2 4, James Van Hise 4 2-3. Totals 29 12-19 72.
Hartford Public
Jaquan Kins 6 2-4 16 (two 3-pointers), Josh Colon 5 0-0 12 (two 3-pointers), Ferguson Louis 3 2-2 8, Mark Fenty 4 0-0 8, Armani Gonzalez 2 0-0 4, Zarques Rodriguez 1 0-0 3 (one 3-pointer), Ismael Moore 1 0-1 2, Damon Hill 0 2-2 2. Totals 22 6-9 55.
3-Point Field Goals: Hartford Public 5; Amity 2
The Spartans (16-5) are on the road Friday night to face off with Manchester (16-5) in the CIAC second round at 7 p.m.
Let’s Go Spartans, You’ve got this!
