Friday, November 28, 2014

The Conant Cougars Notch A Win Against Walther Christian


  • The Conant Cougars emerged victorious 62-24 against Walther Christian on Friday on the strength of Chris Dolce, who scored 14 points.  Conant improved to 2-2 on the season.
  • The Conant Cougars achieved a lead early 22-point first quarter, eventually achieving a 33-7 lead by halftime.
  • Dolce led the charge for Cougars's offense, scoring 14 points, with 10 points during the first period. He also contributed five rebounds and one steal.
  • Henry Pelesh sank two three-pointers and scored eight points total. Jim Sotos had double digits, scoring 10 points for Cougars (4-for-6). Also helping the effort Conant were Nikolai Todorov (8 points, 6 rebounds, 1 steal), Kyle Bradley (8 points, 2 rebounds, 1 block), Dan Sotos(6 points, 1 rebound), Tony Ziccardi(4 points, 2 steals, 1 block) and Jordan Hughes (2 points, 1 rebound, 4 blocks).
  • The Cougars finished the game with 32 rebounds (11 offensive/21 defensive), six blocks and nine steals.

Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Cougars fall short vs. St Viator


  • Despite Dan Sotos putting 14 points on the board, the Conant Cougars lost to St. Viator 53-42. On a two-pointer from Ferrante, St. Viator locked down their lead in the third quarter.
  • The Conant Cougars pulled ahead early with a 14-point first quarter on the strength of a 10-0 run, eventually claiming a 20-18 lead by halftime. But this wasn't enough to overcome St. Viator's 32 points in the final two quarters of the game.
  • Sotos was the front runner for the Conant Cougars's offense with 14 points, including seven during the first period. He also contributed three rebounds.
  • Also chipping in for the Conant Cougars were Chima Oduocha (8 points, 7 rebounds), Jim Sotos (7 points, 2 rebounds, 2 steals), Kyle Bradley (5 points, 1 rebound, 1 block), Jordan Hughes (4 points, 4 rebounds, 2 blocks) and Tony Ziccardi (2 points).
  • The Conant Cougars finished the game with 35 rebounds (13 offensive/22 defensive), four blocks and two steals.

Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Conant Cougars Varsity Tops Prospect


  • Conant defeated Prospect 62-61 on Wednesday after an evenly matched game.
  • Conant Cougars Varsity came back forcibly in the final two quarters, after being behind early in the game, trailing 30-26 at the half. Sinking a game-high 22 points in the third quarter on the strength of a 12-3 run, Conant added to their lead late in the game.
  • Dan Sotos led the charge for Conant Cougars Varsity's offense, scoring 16 points, with five points during the fourth period. He also contributed three rebounds and one steal.
  • Chris Dolce achieved double digits, scoring 14 points for Conant (5-for-13). Also chipping in for Conant were Kyle Bradley (8 points, 3 rebounds, 2 steals), Jordan Hughes (7 points, 5 rebounds), Jim Sotos (6 points, 1 rebound), Ryan Davis (4 points, 2 rebounds) and Ben Schols (4 points, 1 rebound, 1 block).
  • Conant finished the game with 28 rebounds (nine offensive/19 defensive), one block and three steals.
Despite Dan Sotos putting 11 points on the board, Conant lost to Highland Park 54-52. Highland Park locked in the win in the fourth quarter on a three-pointer from #11.
  • Sotos was the front runner for Conant Cougars Varsity's offense with 11 points, including six during the third period. He also contributed five rebounds.
  • Brandon Vinson (10 points), Jim Sotos (9) and Chris Dolce (8) each contributed multiple three-pointers. Also helping the effort for Conant were Jordan Hughes (7 points) and Kyle Bradley (7 points, 2 rebounds, 1 steal).
  • Conant Cougars Varsity finished the game with 20 rebounds (five offensive/15 defensive) and two steals.