The fields are being whittled down as the Newtown Youth Basketball Association prepares for Championship Saturday on March 24.

The field has been set in the Intermediate Boys (6th Grade) and Intermediate Girls divisions, but 12 teams are still alive in the semifinals this weekend of the Intermediate Boys (5th grade), Junior Boys and Junior Girls divisions.

Who will be standing alone when all is said and done?

Stay tuned.

TRAVEL

Boys 7th

Newtown 41, St. Mary’s 36 – David Lucia posted 12 points and Kyle Wilcox added eight more as Newtown stopped St. Mary’s.

Newtown 37, Fairfield Mustangs 33 – Taylor Steimle dropped in 18 points and David Lucia added eight more as Newtown defeated Fairfield and advanced to the championship game of its bracket against the Danbury Hawks.

IN-HOUSE

Junior Boys

Thunder 60, Hawks 58 (OT) – Sean Ross poured in 19 points and Will Arndt added 16 more as the Thunder slipped past the Hawks in overtime. Ross found Doug Brodbeck open for the winning layup. James Rebman dragged down seven rebounds and Ben Stoller made two steals to spark the defense. For the Hawks, Austin Jones canned 25 points and dished off five assists as Patrick Sullivan popped in seven points and Colin Morris anchored the D.

Regulators 30, Rockets 23 – Sam Kerr scored 10 points and Greg Campbell dished off six assists to lift the Regulators to the win. Scott Wexler made three steals. For the Rockets, Brian Reed popped in 10 points and Ryan Crowell grabbed 14 rebounds. Mario Pizighelli dished off eight assists and Chad Magoulas made three steals.

Gotham Gators 47, Huskies 33 – Cody Fischer scored 15 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lift the Gators over the Huskies. Jack Kneisel and Colin Cooper scored 10 points apiece while Cody Williams and Louis Raab combined for 19 rebounds. For the Huskies, Tom Capozziello scored 13 points and Theo Hartlett added seven more. Mike Lord dished off three assists while Curtis Droniak made four steals and blocked three shots.

Vipers 44, Thrashers 35 – Max Nacewicz canned 16 points as the Vipers stung the Thrashers. Greg Frattaroli played well. For the Thrashers, John Wlasuk popped in 15 points as Keenan Bennett (6 assists), Tyler Trumble (5 steals), Mike Greenwood (8 rebounds) and Robbie Daigle (8 rebounds) had solid floor games.

Semifinals, March 17 – Vipers (#1) versus Thunder (#4) at 11:30 am; Regulators (#2) versus Gotham Gators (#3) at 12:45 pm

Junior Girls

Hurricanes 36, Knicks 31 – Stephanie Perrotti canned 15 points and Aria Brownell added four more to lead the Hurricanes to the win. For the Knicks, Deanna Tassinari popped in 12 points and made four steals while Jessica Haitz added four points, Amanda Stanton dished off five assists and Breanne Lubinsky grabbed five rebounds.

Rebels 36, Celtics 18 – Courtney Amaral poured in 20 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as Erin Brown dished off 10 assists to lead the Rebels to the win. Audra Sarna made four steals. For the Celtics, Mara Scallon canned seven points as Christina Caporale, Erin Bell and Kasturi Mitra played well.

Semifinals, March 17 – Da Bears (#1) versus Rebels (#5) at 2 pm; Huskies (#2) versus Hurricanes (#3) at 3:15 pm

Intermediate Boys – 6th

Blue Devils 44, Tarheels 30 – Sean Elliott canned 16 points to lead the Blue Devils to the win and on into the championship game. Chris Erikson and Reid Schmidt played well. For the ‘Heels, Jack Champagne popped in 10 points and Phil Reynolds added eight more. Jay Destories, Tyler Coleman and Jeff Hoffman played well.

Raptors 41, Gunners 34 – Justin DeVellis poured in 17 points and Kevin Shpunt added 10 more to lead the Raptors to the win. Tyler Gibney, Charlie Helgren and Jack Kearney all played well. For the Gunners, Jake Feinstein popped in 10 points as Michael Daubert added eight more. Matt Rahtelli, Ivan Hutchison and Eric Fiore played well.

Finals, March 24 – Blue Devils versus Raptors at 11:30 am

Intermediate Boys – 5th

Huskies 41, Cavaliers 30 – Chris Carroll scored 12 points to lift the Huskies to the win. Ty Runkle, Michael Dinielli and Dan Spillane played well. For the Cavs, Matt Lindell popped in eight points as Sam Boland, Nick Strokis and Cody LaRussa had strong games.

Knicks 30, Nighthawks 13 – Justin Weiner canned 10 points and Otto Kerler grabbed six rebounds to lead the Knicks. Greg Moore and Isaac Farrington had good games. For the ‘Hawks, Spencer Brindley popped in six points as Jon Schwartz, Brian Arnold and Tim Kelly played well.

Celtics 29, Running Rebels 28 – Nick Cagganello and Brenton Scott combined for 19 points as the Celtics nipped the Rebels and advanced to the semifinals. Mitch Stewart and Patrick Pierce played well. For the Rebels, Jack Lago scored 10 points and Brendan Peterson added four more. Alex Romeo dished off three assists as Greg Ladestro and Matt Rosa played well.

Notre Dame 30, Mavericks 28 – Ryan Pisani and Shay Demarche combined for 10 points and Angel Santos pulled down 12 rebounds to lift Notre Dame to the win. Pisani canned the winning bucket with two seconds left to play to lead the Irish into the semifinals. For the Mavs, Rob Linden popped in 11 points as Matt Baldino and Jordan Sock played well.

Semifinals, March 17 – Huskies (#1) versus Celtics (#5) at 9 am; Knicks (#2) versus Notre Dame (#3) at 10:15 am

 

Intermediate Girls

Mercury 33, Vols 26 – Alexa Powell canned 11 points to lead the Mercury past the Vols and into the divisional championship game. Jane Sclafani, Catherine Neave and Tess Murray played very well on defense as Melissa Buccino was strong off the glass.

Knicks 22, Lady Hawks 4 – Jessica Gibbons popped in 14 points and Lia Tassinari added six points and eighth assists to lead the Knicks to the win and into the finals. Amanda Cirelli made seven steals and Elyn Gordon grabbed eight rebounds. For the Hawks, Caitlin Yakush and Kelly O’Sullivan dropped in a bucket apiece as Kiely Kuligowski made three steals and Sara Hasselberger grabbed four rebounds.

Finals, March 24 – Mercury versus Knicks at 1 pm

Bantam Boys

Rockets 38, Heat 36 – Logan Walsh scored 10 points and Michael Cirone grabbed eight rebounds to lead the Rockets past the Heat. Keaton McCleary dished off four assists and Max Rucinski made four steals. For the Heat, Colton Smith poured in 20 points as Joe Santella, David Matthews (5 steals) and Harry Duffy (6 rebounds) had strong floor games.

Raptors 35, Nighthawks 18 – Julian Dunn canned 17 points to lead the Raptors to the easy win. Adam Israel (5 assists), Marc Dowling (6 steals) and Eric Cascone (5 rebounds) played well. For the ‘Hawks, Jeremy Doski canned seven points as Will Swain, Jason Ferrari and Austin Huffman played well.

Killer Bees 33, Knicks 30 – Kunal Marwah and Wiley Zahansky popped in six points apiece to lead the Bees to the win. Liam McInerney, Joey Carrino and Chris Horkachuck had solid floor games. For the Knicks, Troy Frangione poured in 18 points as Trevor Lopez added four points and four assists. Stephen Grasson grabbed five rebounds while Robbie Schreiber and Zach Weiland sparked the D.

Warriors 18, Thunder 10 – Nick Roche scored 11 points to lead the Warriors to the win. Colton Moroney, Tommy Shaker and Noah Velush-Rogers played well. For the Thunder, Jacob Hill and Nick Rosario combined for all 10 points as David Corsi had a solid floor game.

Wildcats 30, Huskies 26 – Albert Dean canned eight points and Harrison Depuy grabbed eight rebounds to lead the Wildcats to the win. Patrick Berger and Akshay Delity played well. For the Huskies, Peter Manfredonia and Bobby Archiere tossed in six points apiece while Daniel Colucci made five steals and Carl Whippie grabbed four rebounds.

Bantam Girls

Red Rockets 21, Mustangs 10 – Megan Meyer scored 10 points while Brianna Baranowski and Samantha Kruschak added four points apiece to lead the Rockets to the win. Kelsey Muniz anchored the D. For the ‘Stangs, Cassie Fischer and Sarah Lynch led the way as Emily Turco and Kathryn Kerins were strong off the glass.

Strikers 12, Lightning 8 – Taylor Lafave tossed in six points and Tonya Tucker supported the offense to lead the Strikers. Jenna Hansen and Rachel Buzzi had fine floor games. For the Lightning, Kate Fallon and Amelia Muratori tossed in two points apiece as Jenny Edwards and Anita Luxkaranayagam sparkled on defense.

Mustangs 12, Lightning 11 – Sara Lynch, Cassie Fischer, Megan Grimes and Nokomis Leaman-Langsden powered the offense for the Mustangs. For the Lightning, Shaina Errico tossed in five points as Liz Townsend, Kailee Dunnigan and Anita Luxkaranayagam played well.

Red Rockets 23, Strikers 10 – Megan Meyers poured in 14 points and Megan Powers added six to lead the Rockets to the win. Emily Riley and Brooke Hadgraft had strong floor games. For the Strikers, Taylor Lafave tossed in four points while Kristin Tolkuci, Rachel Buzzi, Jenna Hansen and Tonya Tucker anchored the defense.

Midget Girls

Huskies versus Fighting Irish – Nikki Zaccaro, Maddie Bridges and Jordan Svanda played well for the Huskies as Abbie Kohler, Quinn Karp, Emily Montoya and Maren Brady played well for the Irish.

Yellow Peeps versus Tigers – Jessica Maturo, Katie Reilly, Meghan Doyle and Christina Moore led the Peeps while Katie Laaksonen, Lauren Wilcox, Alexis Tucker and Maya Delity led the Tigers.

Eagles versus Red Panthers – Madeline Manfredonia, Jessica Sharier and Victoria Kroha powered the Eagles while Carly Cohane, Sarah Bender, Kelly Merrick and Bridget Walsh paced the Panthers.

Purple Penguins versus Blue Swish – Jullian Pierrotti, Julia Wiberg, Tara Hegarty and Meghan Kelleher played well for the Penguins as Jayla DiSibio, Marina Renzi, Olivia Holman and Gillian Chanko paced the Swish.

Midget Boys

Vipers versus Purple Bandits – Bryan Kiley, Colin McCafferty and Adam Robertson led the Vipers as David Berquist, Brian Gallagher, Austin Engler and Austin LeBlanc paced the Bandits.

Knicks versus Nighthawks – Liam Palilla, Jack Moulder, Noah Burhance and Matt Meyers led the Knicks as James Frazzetta, Michael Doyle, Matt Maturo and Cameron Mitchell paced the ‘Hawks.

Exterminators versus Sharks – Andrew Lee, Dan McCarthy, John DelRossi and Matt Gerics led the Exterminators while Kory Brodsky, David Grossman, Adam Weber and Tommy Kitzmiller paced the Sharks.

Yellow Lightning versus Blue Jays – Bryce Griffin, Jordan Chipman, Cole Terry and Jared Pearson played well for the Lightning as Devon Luzietti, Sam Duffy, Paul Whitaker and Nick Genovese led the Jays.

Timberwolves versus Blizzard – Dillon Palumbo, Andrew Ross, Colin Patrick and Mason Melillo played well for the T-Wolves while Alex Gerbo, Jake Lapp, Connor Barrett and Chance McMahon powered the Blizzard.

Flames versus Chargers – Joey Conrad, Ben Dieckman, Owen McInerney and Ryan McIntyre fired up the Flames as Matt Davis, Brian Morrissey, Brian Kerins and Tim LeBlanc charged up the Chargers.

Huskies versus Green Pythons – Jacob Anastasi, Tyler Dullinger, Joe Accousti and Rich Ciamarra paced the Huskies as Justin Dunn, Tim Pritchett, Sam Czel and Jake Oliger led the Pythons.

Green Goblins versus Orange Crush – Matt Elias, Jack Procaccini, Scotty Bauer and Kyle Keeping played well for the Goblins as Tim Cervera, Kevin Finnegan, Bryce Mather and Jacob Meenan anchored the Crush.

Flames versus Huskies – James Carney, James Barry, Gordon Walsh and Steve Moccio played well for the Flames while James Accousti, Matthew Bucci, Alex Dunleavy and Michael Schlesinger paced the Huskies.

Blue Jays versus Sharks – Matthew Kretz, Devin Luzietti, Nick Genovese and Zach Anderson led the Jays as Max Weber, Jackson Cryder, Greg Trimarchi and Quinlan Hart led the Sharks.

Yellow Lightning versus Blizzard – Christopher Mok, Devon Pearson, Nathan Burg and Michael Cabral played well for the Lightning while David Anderson, Jack Lavelle, Kelland Christie and Thomas Stanczyk powered the Blizzard.

Exterminators versus Orange Crush – Michael Liberante, Dan McCarthy, Matt Gerics and Andrew Lee played well for the Exterminators while Tim VanderHave, Jamie Cochrane, Declan Sullivan and Kevin Finnegan powered the Crush.

Knicks versus Chargers – Jack Moulder, Patrick Heinlein, Henry Primavera and Bobby Haskins played well for the Knicks as Brian Kerins, Bryan Morrissey, Charlie Fletcher and Matt Davis anchored the Chargers.

Timberwolves versus Vipers – Andrew Ross, Gavin Stubbs, Dillon Palumbo and Grant Varnum had solid floor games for the T-Wolves as Brian Kiley, Andrew Svanda, Grant Larson and Andrew Drap played well for the Vipers.

Green Goblins versus Purple Bandits – Trevor Gaines, Brandyn Chieffo, Jack Procaccini and Kevin Chernoff anchored the Goblins as Nick Samuelson, Austin LeBlanc, Austin Engler and Tony Leonardi led the Bandits.

Nighthawks versus Green Pythons – Shawn McCarthy, Justin Hall, Adam Manes and Dylan Bartlett powered the Nighthawks while Nate Wutzke, Devon Covert, Justin Dunn and Zach Laros led the Pythons.