Housy girls best Terryville

FALLS VILLAGE — On Friday, Dec. 7, the Housatonic Valley Regional High School (HVRHS) girls varsity basketball team beat Terryville 50-47 in a home game. HVRHS led by 12 points at the half. Terryville came storming back in the third and fourth quarters before Housy put the game away with a layup from Hailey Nelson and a foul shot from Katie Heacox. HVRHS was led by Heacox, who had a double-double with 23 points and 11 rebounds. Heather Kearns chipped in with four points and played terrific defense. Nelson had 11 points, five steals and five assists. Freshman forward Chelsea Kearns had four points. Senior forward Lindsey Olownia had nine points and played inspiring defense. Abby Wilson, Hanna McGuire and Nicole Devito did not figure in the scoring, but played very well. Terryville was led by Olivia Pilarski with 23 points; Julia Pilarski had 11 points; Bailey Doran had five points; while Jessica Covello, Morgan Downey, Liz Klopp and Katie Duncan chipped in with two points apiece.

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