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Y's 7th Grade Travel B-ball Team Off to a Great Start
The Westport Weston Family Y Boys 7th Grade Travel Basketball Team began their 2013-14 season four weeks ago with a win and have continued their winning ways into the start of the new year.
Playing in the competitive Fairfield County Basketball League, the Y’s 7th Graders started with a 43-32 victory over the Stamford JCC and followed that up with a 44-12 non-league win against Redding-Easton.
After the holiday break, the 7th Graders were back in action against Greenwich Boys & Girls Club, winning 53-43. The squad then beat Chelsea Piers, 36-32. At this point in the season the Westport YMCA team sat alone as the only undefeated team in the FCBL C South division.
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After another league victory over Weston 34-23, The Y’s 7th Graders traveled to Shelton for a non-league, out-of-conference game against the Shelton 7th Grade B League team. Shelton held off a late run by the Westport YMCA squad to claim a 41-39 victory and deal the Westport Y team their first loss of the young season.
The boys rebounded well and came back with a victory the next day against the Darien YMCA, 58-44. A well-rounded effort saw every Y player score as they improved their record to 6-1, 5-0 in conference.
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The Family Y’s 7th Graders play next on Saturday against Weston. Follow the results of all the Westport YMCA Travel Basketball teams on www.fcblhoops.org.
The photo below shows the 7th Grade team and coach: Back Row L to R : Logan Carstens, Gabe Wick, Will Eichorn, Matt Tanzer, Sean Hogan, Casey Cohne, Max Eigen, Coach Jon Dinihanian
Front Row: Lefty Pendarakis, Johnny Colosimo, Jake Leon, Jack Shapiro, Sam Baxt.
