Har-Bur Girls Basketball 2009-2010

The girls’ basketball team opened its season at home with two victories against Northwest. The score of the first game was 38 to 27 and the second game ended with Har-Bur winning 32 to 2.

In the 1st contest, the Huskies out-played and out-hustled their opponent on both ends of the floor.Taylor Perzan led all scorers with 10 points.Captains Lesleigh Carter and Mikayla Penn each added 6 points.Teagan Dunn played outstanding defense, and had a ton of rebounds.Mollie Quinn-Alger, Mackenzie Bergstrom and Bailey Pace all did a super job of controlling the ball.Coral Colby, Tori Kryzwick and Natalie Ruel came off the bench and contributed some key minutes for the Huskies.

In the second game, Emily Mica was a scoring machine, pumping in 12 points.Rachel Lord chipped in 6 points.Alyssa Halpin added 4 points and also had a couple of blocked shots.Katie Merrit and Caroline Lockwood each had several assists and played solid defense.

The team would like to thank the Husky cheerleaders for all their energy during both games.

In their first away game of the season, the girls’ basketball team rolled past Litchfield 53 to 6.Har-Bur completely dominated their opponent from start to finish.Lesleigh Carter and Alyssa Halpin combined for 17 points.Teagan Dunn and Mackenzie Bergstrom each scored 6 points.Centers Emily Mica and Coral Colby chipped in 4 points a piece.Other strong Husky performances were turned in by Mikayla Penn, Tori Kryzwick, Mollie Quinn-Alger, Taylor Perzan, Katie Merrit and Bailey Pace.

The girls play their next game tomorrow at home in a double header with the Har-Bur boys against Pearson.

Game 4 ..... 1-14-10 ..... (Home)

Har-Bur 63 ..... Pearson 10

In the first game of a home double-header, the girls’ basketball team cruised past Pearson 63 to 10.All 15 lady Huskies contributed in the victory.Teagan Dunn was the top scorer with 10 points.Mikayla Penn, Lesleigh Carter and Mollie-Quinn Alger each added 8 points.Some of the other girls who put points on the scoreboard for Har-Bur were Coral Colby, Rachel Lord, Tori Kryzwick, Katie Merrit and Natalie Ruel.Solid passing and aggressive defense was turned in by Mackenzie Bergstrom, Bailey Pace and Emily Mica.

The team then celebrated their victory with some yummy refreshments in Coach Sam's room. After the social, it was down to the gym again to cheer for and support the Har-Bur boys.

Game 5 ..... 1-19-10 ..... (Away)

Har-Bur 32 ..... Chippens Hill Blue 11

The girls’ basketball team defeated Chippens Hill Blue 32 to 11 at Bristol.After a sloppy first half, Har-Bur picked up the offense and defense at the start of the 3rd quarter and quickly put the game out of reach.Center Teagan Dunn was the leading scorer with 10 points.Mikayla Penn, Tori Kryzwick and Lesleigh Carter each added 4 points.Katie Merrit, Rachel Lord and Emily Mica chipped in one basket apiece.Defensively, Taylor Perzan, Caroline Lockwood and Alyssa Halpin were solid for the Huskies.

Game 6 ..... 1-21-10 ..... (Away)

Har-Bur 51 ..... Eli Terry Jr. 29

The girls’ basketball team played their best game of the season so far and defeated a previously unbeaten Eli Terry squad 51 to 29 on the road.From the opening tip, Har-Bur took control of the contest and never looked back.The Huskies’ intense and aggressive half-court man defense completely shut down their opponent’s offense and rhythm.Teagan Dunn was a monster in the post, powering in 14 points.Lesleigh Carter pulled down numerous rebounds and Taylor Perzan had several big assists.Mollie Quinn-Alger and point guard Mikayla Penn combined for 14 points and did an outstanding job of controlling the ball and running the offense.Mackenzie Bergstrom, Bailey Pace and Natalie “Wampashay” Ruel came off the bench and contributed some huge minutes for the Huskies.

The team then celebrated their victory with a dinner at McDonald's.

Game 7 ..... 1-22-10 ..... (Away)

Har-Bur 40 ..... Chippens Hill White 19

The girls’ basketball team won its 7th game in a row after defeating Chippens Hill white 40 to 19 in Bristol.After a very slow start, the Huskies finally got some momentum going half way through the 2nd quarter and then quickly blasted out to a comfortable lead.Top scorers were Lesleigh Carter and Teagan Dunn with 10 points each.Bailey Pace knocked in 9 big points.Some of the other girls who scored for Har-Bur were Alyssa Halpin, Katie Merrit and Coral Colby.Post players Rachel Lord, Tori Kryzwick and Emily Mica all did a great job on defense.

Game 8 ..... 1-26-10 ..... (Away)

Har-Bur 38 ..... Thomaston 30

The girls’ basketball team continued their winning ways after defeating an aggressive and scrappy Thomaston squad 38 to 30 away .Har-Bur used both an intense man-to-man defense and a solid zone defense to limit their opponent’s offense throughout the 32 minute contest.8th graders Katie Merrit, Bailey Pace, Mikayla Penn, Mollie-Quinn Alger, Tori Kryzwick, Teagan Dunn, Lesleigh Carter, Coral Colby and Emily Mica combined for the 38 points.Alyssa Halpin and 7th graders Caroline Lockwood, Rachel Lord and Natalie Ruel all played some key minutes for the Huskies.

Game 9 ..... 2-2-10 ..... (Home)

Har-Bur 55 ..... Litchfield 7

Teagan Dunn, Mikayla Penn, Emily Mica, Lesleigh Carter and Mollie Quinn-Alger combined for 41 points as the girls’ basketball team cruised past Litchfield 55 to 7 at home. Har-Bur dominated on both ends of the floor during the entire contest.Bailey Pace, Caroline Lockwood, Mackenzie Bergstrom, Natalie Ruel, Tori Kryzwick and Rachel Lord also put points on the scoreboard for the Huskies.Strong defense, ball control and hustle was turned in by Alyssa Halpin and Katie Merrit.

Game 10 ..... 2-4-10 ..... (Home)

Har-Bur 28 ..... Northeast 10

10 games… 10 wins.The girls’ basketball team remains undefeated after knocking off Northeast of Bristol 28 to 10 at home. Starters Mikayla Penn, Mollie Quinn-Alger, Bailey Pace, Lesleigh Carter and Teagan Dunn did an outstanding job of playing aggressive defense, running their offensive sets and pushing Har-Bur out to a comfortable lead.Mackenzie Bergstrom, Coral Colby, Emily Mica, Tori Kryzwick and Natalie Ruel came off the bench and continued the strong play.In the 2nd half, 8th graders Katie Merrit and Alyssa Halpin and 7th graders Rachel Lord and Caroline Lockwood helped to secure the victory for the Huskies.

Game 11 ..... 2-5-10 ..... (Home)

Har-Bur 48 ..... Chippens Hill Blue 12

The girls basketball team defeated Chippens Hill 48 to 12.Tori Kryzwick was the leading scorer with 10 points.Mikayla Penn, Natalie Ruel, Teagan Dunn and Katie Merritt scored 9, 8, 7 and 6 points respectively.Also contributing on offense for Har-Bur and playing a solid game was Caroline Lockwood, Coral Colby and Emily Mica.

Game 12 ..... 2-8-10 ...... (Away)

Har-Bur 42 ..... Pearson 13

In the first game of the away double-header in Winsted, the girls’ basketball team defeated Pearson 42 to 13.In the loud and rockin’ gymnasium, the Huskies out shot, out hustled, out re-bounded and out defended their opponent.The top scorer in the game was Teagan Dunn with 12 points.Tori Kryzwick added 6 points.Also contributing offensively for Har-Bur were Emily Mica, Coral Colby, Natalie Ruel, Caroline Lockwood and Mackenzie Bergstrom.