Granby Memorial Boys' Comeback Falls Short Against Avon

After trailing by 19 points to Avon High early in the second half, Nick Mazzotta led the Granby Memorial High boys basketball team on a furious comeback that brought them level with one minute left in the third quarter.

The Bears, however, didn't have enough in the tank to complete the Cinderella story, falling to the Falcons 70-60 on Avon's Senior Night despite Mazzotta's game-high 30 points.

Jacob Forschheimer (19 points) and Ryan Marioni (17) led the Falcons, who improved to 13-4 on the year. Forschheimer and Marioni combined for five 3-pointers, matching Mazzotta's output on the evening.

Avon 70, Granby 60

Granby (6-10): Dan Clark 1 3-6 5, Jake Yankauskas 0 0-0 0, Mike Noyes 5 2-2 12, Nick Mazzotta 11 3-6 30, Curtis Field 1 0-0 2, Dawson Tefft 1 0-0 2, Carlin Champion 4 0-0 9, Ken Joslyn 0 0-0 0. Totals 23 8-14 60.

Avon (13-4): Ryan Marioni 5 4-6 17, Jacob Forschheimer 7 3-3 19, Billy Stevens 3 0-0 6, Connor Larson 0 0-0 0, Austin Curry 0 0-0 0, Patrick McKearney 3 3-3 9, Sean Herrmann 3 1-2 8, Brandon Feniberg 3 1-3 7, Will DiStefano 2 0-0 4, Brad Fisher 0 0-0 0. Totals 26 12-17 70.

Granby      10  17  21  12 – 60

Avon          23  19  11  17 – 70

Three-point goals: Mazzotta 5, Champion, Marioni 3, Forschheimer 2, Herrmann.