Enfield Holds On to Win Rotary Classic Championship

After one quarter of the 23rd annual Enfield Rotary Classic finals Tuesday night, it seemed the game was already over.

Enfield led Bacon Academy by a 15-3 margin after the opening eight minutes, and seemed poised to run away with its third straight tournament title.

Not so fast. Bacon Academy battled back to tie it at 17-17, then the Raiders opened up an eight-point lead, then the Bobcats closed to within one at 45-44 in the waning minutes.

Ultimately, Enfield canned six foul shots down the stretch to emerge with a 51-47 victory and the “three-peat.”

The Raiders maintained its perfect record, improving to 5-0 while handing Bacon Academy its first loss of the season.

Mary Baskerville led the way with 17 points, following her 16-point performance Monday in an opening-round rout of crosstown rival Fermi. She earned tournament Most Valuable Player honors.

Regina LeBlanc scored 12 points despite missing the fourth quarter after aggravating a knee injury. Danielle Delano contributed 10 points to the winning effort.

Baskerville, Delano and Cat Fonseca, all sophomores, were named to the all-tournament team. They were joined by Jocelyn Luizzi and Abby Willauer of Bacon Academy and Alexis Gwynn of Wethersfield.

In the third-place game, Wethersfield defeated Fermi, 41-22.

Photo credits: Tim Jensen