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The E.O. Smith boys basketball team has won almost as many games already this season as it did last year and the year before.
The Panthers are 7-2 after back-to-back 9-11 regular seasons the last two years, which were the first two years of coach Jeff Belanger’s tenure at the school.
“We’re still pretty young; we have four sophomores in our eight-man rotation and a junior who’s a first-year varsity player who starts,” said Belanger, who coached at Windham Tech for 29 years. “We’re still pretty green but we’re getting better and better each game.”
Cam Belanger (Jeff’s son), Cam Mazerolle and Joey Baker are all seniors and three year varsity players – “They’re helping the younger kids come along,” Belanger said.
“We’re veteran enough in the important spots.”
Mazerolle leads the team in scoring (16 ppg) and Belanger and Christian Gaskin (13 ppg) are also offensive contributors. Last year, Baker was one of the leading scorers but his role has turned into more of a defensive specialist this season.
E.O. Smith, which has won four straight games, will play Farmington Tuesday.
Missoni Brown, Windsor: Brown had 14 points, nine rebounds and four steals in an 82-59 win over Glastonbury Thursday and 14 points, 12 rebounds, three assists and two steals in a 71-67 win over Bloomfield Friday.
Tommy Dinunzio, Lewis Mills: Dinunzio had 20 points in a 59-45 win over Joel Barlow Saturday.
Eddie Fiske, Old Lyme: Fiske scored his 1,000th point and had 21 points for Old Lyme (8-1) in a 74-43 win over Morgan Friday and 27 points in a 72-46 win over East Hampton Tuesday.
Malik Gordon, Aerospace: Gordon scored 31 points in a 75-33 victory over HMTCA Thursday.
Shawn Hudson, Newington: Hudson scored 20 points, hitting three 3-pointers and went 5 of 5 from the free throw line, in a 69-32 victory over Innovation Saturday.
Nyquawn Jefferson, Comp Sci: Jefferson scored 25 points, seven rebounds and four steals in a 77-50 win over Classical Tuesday.
Camden Mazarolle, E.O. Smith: Mazarolle had 30 points and 19 rebounds in a 70-53 win over Windham Friday and 19 points and seven rebounds in a 56-33 victory over Plainville Tuesday.
Zasheem McCoy, East Hartford: McCoy scored 19 points in a 52-46 win over New Britain Tuesday.
Mello Moore, Xavier: Moore scored 24 points in a 55-50 win over Wilbur Cross Tuesday.
Declan Moriarty, Haddam-Killingworth: Moriarty had 17 points in a 62-46 win over Wheeler Thursday and 15 points in a double-overtime 63-52 win over Hale Ray Tuesday.
Granby (9-1) at Coventry (10-1), Tuesday, 6:45 p.m.: Coventry lost its first game to unbeaten Ellington, last year’s Division IV state champion, on Friday, 67-45 and will face Granby, whose only loss came to Lakeview in Granby’s holiday tournament.
Bristol Central (6-3) at Middletown (5-2), Thursday, 6:45 p.m.: Middletown has won three straight; Bristol Central had won three straight but is now looking at bouncing back from a close loss to SMSA.
East Hartford (6-3) at Xavier (6-4), Saturday, 2 p.m.: Xavier opened the season with four straight wins but has lost two of its last three to West Haven and Hamden while East Hartford is looking for a strong out of conference win.
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The Panthers are 7-2 after back-to-back 9-11 regular seasons the last two years, which were the first two years of coach Jeff Belanger’s tenure at the school.
“We’re still pretty young; we have four sophomores in our eight-man rotation and a junior who’s a first-year varsity player who starts,” said Belanger, who coached at Windham Tech for 29 years. “We’re still pretty green but we’re getting better and better each game.”
Cam Belanger (Jeff’s son), Cam Mazerolle and Joey Baker are all seniors and three year varsity players – “They’re helping the younger kids come along,” Belanger said.
“We’re veteran enough in the important spots.”
Mazerolle leads the team in scoring (16 ppg) and Belanger and Christian Gaskin (13 ppg) are also offensive contributors. Last year, Baker was one of the leading scorers but his role has turned into more of a defensive specialist this season.
E.O. Smith, which has won four straight games, will play Farmington Tuesday.
Top performances
Missoni Brown, Windsor: Brown had 14 points, nine rebounds and four steals in an 82-59 win over Glastonbury Thursday and 14 points, 12 rebounds, three assists and two steals in a 71-67 win over Bloomfield Friday.
Tommy Dinunzio, Lewis Mills: Dinunzio had 20 points in a 59-45 win over Joel Barlow Saturday.
Eddie Fiske, Old Lyme: Fiske scored his 1,000th point and had 21 points for Old Lyme (8-1) in a 74-43 win over Morgan Friday and 27 points in a 72-46 win over East Hampton Tuesday.
Malik Gordon, Aerospace: Gordon scored 31 points in a 75-33 victory over HMTCA Thursday.
Shawn Hudson, Newington: Hudson scored 20 points, hitting three 3-pointers and went 5 of 5 from the free throw line, in a 69-32 victory over Innovation Saturday.
Nyquawn Jefferson, Comp Sci: Jefferson scored 25 points, seven rebounds and four steals in a 77-50 win over Classical Tuesday.
Camden Mazarolle, E.O. Smith: Mazarolle had 30 points and 19 rebounds in a 70-53 win over Windham Friday and 19 points and seven rebounds in a 56-33 victory over Plainville Tuesday.
Zasheem McCoy, East Hartford: McCoy scored 19 points in a 52-46 win over New Britain Tuesday.
Mello Moore, Xavier: Moore scored 24 points in a 55-50 win over Wilbur Cross Tuesday.
Declan Moriarty, Haddam-Killingworth: Moriarty had 17 points in a 62-46 win over Wheeler Thursday and 15 points in a double-overtime 63-52 win over Hale Ray Tuesday.
Games to watch
Granby (9-1) at Coventry (10-1), Tuesday, 6:45 p.m.: Coventry lost its first game to unbeaten Ellington, last year’s Division IV state champion, on Friday, 67-45 and will face Granby, whose only loss came to Lakeview in Granby’s holiday tournament.
Bristol Central (6-3) at Middletown (5-2), Thursday, 6:45 p.m.: Middletown has won three straight; Bristol Central had won three straight but is now looking at bouncing back from a close loss to SMSA.
East Hartford (6-3) at Xavier (6-4), Saturday, 2 p.m.: Xavier opened the season with four straight wins but has lost two of its last three to West Haven and Hamden while East Hartford is looking for a strong out of conference win.
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