The Housy girls basketball team ended their season 9-11 with the boys team ending their season 5-14. Despite the lackluster season records, both teams have been making Housatonic history.
On Feb. 2, the boys team beat Oliver Wolcott Technical High School 91-59, putting up 90 points for the first time since 2009 with seniors Anthony Labbadia, Owen Reimer and Anthony Foley each putting up double digit points to secure the victory.
The following week, Oliver Wolcott left housy after another loss with the girls team beating them 100-17. This was a historic accomplishment becoming the second time in school history a basketball team hit triple digits, the first being the boys back in 1977. With only 8 girls on the bench, the team was left with three subs and limited ways to dial back their momentum.
Other notable accomplishments include seniors Anthony Foley and Maddy Johnson making the Berkshire League second team and senior Olivia Brooks making Berkshire League first team. Maddy Johnson was also named CT Insider’s Athlete of the week on March 10. Athletic Director Anne McNeil said this year the girl’s team “got a lot more recognition outside our league.”
Captain Maddy Johnson said the team’s unnoteworthy record is due to the group’s overall inconsistency. “Our playing level varies,” she said. “One game we can go out there and pretty much do everything but then the next game it looks like it’s the beginning of the season all over again.”
Although the boys team had a less successful season the integration of new head coach Bobby Chatfield has been a transition likely to cause future success. “Bobby has been a really good jumping off point for the coming years,” MacNeil said. Although the team is losing eight seniors, there is hope that the promising underclassmen can improve with the consistency of a strong coach.
Wes Allyn dunks it to start the game against Gilbert on senior night Thursday, Feb. 26. Riley Klein
