Windham’s varsity girls’ basketball displayed strong defense and a solid offense in their season opener against Thornton Academy at Windham High on Friday, Dec. 5. Windham jumped to a small, but early lead in the first quarter and stayed out in front for the remainder of the game. By the end of the third quarter, WHS was close to 20 points ahead and as the clock ran out, the Eagles were untouchable with a 59-38 win.
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| Windham sophomore Mackenzie Delewski steers her way toward the basket during a varsity girls' basketball game against Thornton Academy at Windham High on Friday, Dec. 5. PHOTO BY MATT PASCARELLA |
Sophomore Mackenzie Delewski, who scored 16 points, said that going into this game the team’s principles were the same as last year which included playing tough defense, playing together as a team and playing a full 32 minutes of the game. Delewski said defense led to the win. Windham tired Thornton Academy out on defense as Thornton Academy tried to pass around Windham’s zone. The Trojans couldn’t find the space to drive or get second chance shots because of it.
The Eagles came out strong because they were counted as the underdogs.
The first quarter was low scoring, with the game tied at 6. Windham took a small lead at the end of the quarter, and it was only up and up from there for the Eagles. Soon they led by 10.
Thornton Academy worked to claw their way back, but Windham stayed ahead. At intermission, Windham led, 25-17.
“The win against TA helps us out a lot confidence wise and who we play,” said Windham senior Marley Jarvais, who scored 20 points. “I think a lot of teams don’t see us as much of a threat compared to other teams, but we have a lot of talent, and we are a very athletic team overall. Getting a win against a good talented team like TA gives us confidence to go and compete and win against other very talented teams in our conference.”
By the second half, Windham did a great job as they stayed well ahead of Thornton Academy. Windham rebounded and soon led by 20 points. Momot, Delewski and freshman Carly Franzoni all hit three-pointers.
“We just want to come out and make sure we defended,” said Windham varsity girls’ basketball coach Brody Artes. “That’s going to be our identity every night, our full-court pressure has more tempo than anything. Just to get the other team out of sorts and not comfortable in what they’re doing, and we did a good job with that tonight. For us, it’s about taking it one day at a time. We really outworked Thornton Academy; we wore them down as the game went on; we were able to get some good looks because of that. A lot of it was our conditioning and just being prepared.”
Windham’s speed and quick hands put them well out of reach as the clock wound down.
“We knew TA was a very good team,” said Jarvais. “We knew it was going to be challenging. I think the whole team just went in wanting to win and set the tone for the rest of the season. Thornton getting top 10 teams to watch made us want to win even more because it goes back to that piece where our basketball team gets overlooked a lot.” <
The first quarter was low scoring, with the game tied at 6. Windham took a small lead at the end of the quarter, and it was only up and up from there for the Eagles. Soon they led by 10.
Thornton Academy worked to claw their way back, but Windham stayed ahead. At intermission, Windham led, 25-17.
“The win against TA helps us out a lot confidence wise and who we play,” said Windham senior Marley Jarvais, who scored 20 points. “I think a lot of teams don’t see us as much of a threat compared to other teams, but we have a lot of talent, and we are a very athletic team overall. Getting a win against a good talented team like TA gives us confidence to go and compete and win against other very talented teams in our conference.”
By the second half, Windham did a great job as they stayed well ahead of Thornton Academy. Windham rebounded and soon led by 20 points. Momot, Delewski and freshman Carly Franzoni all hit three-pointers.
“We just want to come out and make sure we defended,” said Windham varsity girls’ basketball coach Brody Artes. “That’s going to be our identity every night, our full-court pressure has more tempo than anything. Just to get the other team out of sorts and not comfortable in what they’re doing, and we did a good job with that tonight. For us, it’s about taking it one day at a time. We really outworked Thornton Academy; we wore them down as the game went on; we were able to get some good looks because of that. A lot of it was our conditioning and just being prepared.”
Windham’s speed and quick hands put them well out of reach as the clock wound down.
“We knew TA was a very good team,” said Jarvais. “We knew it was going to be challenging. I think the whole team just went in wanting to win and set the tone for the rest of the season. Thornton getting top 10 teams to watch made us want to win even more because it goes back to that piece where our basketball team gets overlooked a lot.” <
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