NCBA 7th/8th Grade Girls Black Opens Season Strong

From the New Canaan Basketball Association: NEW CANAAN, CT — Beginning with the Brewster Turkey Shoot Out, the Girls Black team played through to the Championship Game - winning the first two games 33-10 and 33-29, only to fall in the final 16-29 to a strong New York team. The following weekend, the team went on to win against Milford (27-20) and Norwalk Teal (49-12).

This past Saturday, the Girls Black team had their first League win over Wilton (38-23). The offense was led by Natalie Plosker who scored a season-high 21 points, Meghan Driscoll who had numerous key rebounds and assists, and Katherine Wronski’s clutch 4th-quarter shooting. Abby Richardson with a season-high 12 rebounds, Nola Kammerer, Grace Crookenden and June Cochran dominated the boards to shut down a 3rd-quarter push by Wilton to tie up the game. Tenacious pressure, countless steals and powerful passing by Katharine Byrne, Jenna Braccio and Caroline Underwood helped fuel New Canaan’s win.

The Girls Black team headed into Sunday’s game to take on last year’s reigning champs and undefeated Ridgefield. Despite a slow start, New Canaan was able to keep the game in reach due to strong all around play by Wronski, Kammerer, Crookenden, Underwood, Braccio. Down by 15 points at the start of the fourth quarter, the Rams found their competitive instinct. Led by Richardson’s strong foul shooting, the fierce back court duo of Plosker and Byrne, and solid rebounding by Cochran and Driscoll, the team stepped up and tied the game (42-42) with 40 seconds remaining. Unfortunately, the ball bounced the other way this time with New Canaan losing 44-48. Even with the loss, it was a great step forward for this team. They demonstrated their resilience and ability to compete and score with the team averaging over 40 points per game this weekend.

The season looks bright for the 7th/8th Girls Black team under the leadership of Coach Ralph Rosiclair as they head into 2018 with an overall record of 6-3.

Photo: #16 Kammerer, #37 Richardson, #25 Plosker. Photo credit: New Canaan Basketball Association