{"id":80403,"date":"2023-01-26T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-26T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldcatholicnews.com\/whs-girls-basketball-falls-to-ansonia-st-paul-catholic-local-sports\/"},"modified":"2023-01-26T06:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-01-26T11:00:00","slug":"whs-girls-basketball-falls-to-ansonia-st-paul-catholic-local-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldcatholicnews.com\/whs-girls-basketball-falls-to-ansonia-st-paul-catholic-local-sports\/","title":{"rendered":"WHS Girls\u2019 Basketball Falls to Ansonia, St. Paul Catholic | Local Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"
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WATERTOWN – After beginning January with a 3-0 run, the Watertown High School girls\u2019 basketball team settled back down to earth with consecutive losses to St. Paul Catholic and Ansonia High Schools, leaving them with a week to ponder their 5-7 record before taking the court on Friday, January 27 at Oxford High School at 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

The loss to St. Paul hurt for several reasons: first it was the Warriors\u2019 fourth straight against an NVL Iron Division rival; second, it was a decisive loss; third and fourth, it snapped their winning streak an also put them in serious need of a charge down the stretch in order to qualify for the NVL and CIAC post-season tournaments. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Armed with that knowledge, the Warriors, after jumping out to a 12-7 first quarter in front of an appreciative Cook Gym crowd on January 20, were outscored 29-19 over th course of the second and third quarters of a tough-to-take52-47 loss to an Anaonis team which posted only it\u2019s fourth win in 12 games.<\/p>\n

Brighton Ahearn lit up WHS with four three-point hoops as part of her 24-point night for the Chargers, who connected six times from downtown, shots which proved to be the difference.<\/p>\n

For Watertown, Ariellys Velez was the scoring leader with 16 points while Alana Johnson contributed nine points.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span> 1\u00a0<\/span> 2 \u00a0<\/span> 3 \u00a0<\/span> 4 \u00a0<\/span> T<\/span><\/p>\n

Ansonia \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span> 7 16 13 16 52<\/p>\n

Watertown 12\u00a0<\/span> 8 11 16\u00a0<\/span> 47<\/p>\n

WHS SCORING (5-7)<\/em>: Ariellys Velez 6-2-16; Nikki Forte 1-0-2;\u00a0<\/span> Casey OToole 3-0-6; Alana Johnson 3-3-9; Kobe Young 0-0-0; Sarah Krayeske 1-0-2; Francesca Guerrera 3-0-6; Isabella Beauty 1-3-5; Tianna Williams 0-1-1. TOTALS: 18-9-47.<\/p>\n

3-pt. FG: Velez (2).<\/p>\n

A home game against St. Paul Catholic High School on January 17 offered the Warriors an opportunity to climb out of fifth place in the NVL\u2019s Iron Division.<\/p>\n

Riding a three-game winning streak, the Warriors, who came in with a 5-4 NVL mark, were still in search of their first divisional win, so there was a chance that good things could happen.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Through the third quarter, there was still a chance that something good would happen, but the Warriors were unable to come back and close the deal, as the Falcons closed out with an 18-8 run to win going away, 57-40, Watertown\u2019s first loss since December 30.<\/p>\n

Nonetheless, it was a disappointing loss as WHS fell to 0-4 in divisional play and began the second half of the season on a down note after getting to .500 at 5-5.<\/p>\n

For Watertown, Casey O\u2019Toole led the way with 16 points while Ariellys Velez finished with 11 points, nine of which came on three-point field goals.<\/p>\n

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ST. P \u00a0<\/span> 16\u00a0<\/span> 8\u00a0<\/span> 15 18 57<\/p>\n

WHS \u00a0<\/span> 10 10 12\u00a0<\/span> 8\u00a0<\/span> 40<\/p>\n

WHS SCORING (5-6)<\/em>: Ariellys Velez 4-0-11; Casey OToole 5-6-16; Sarah Krayeske 2-0-5; Isabella Beauty 1-0-2; Tianna Williams 2-0-4; Nikki Forte 1-0-2. TOTALS: 15-6-40.<\/p>\n

3-pt. FG: Velez (3), Krayeske.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n