GFA Boys Stun Top-Ranked Hamden Hall, 68-60

The Greens Farms Academy boys basketball team pulled off its biggest win of the season Wednesday with a 68-60 victory over Hamden Hall, the top squad in the Fairchester Athletic Association.

Greenwich's Sean Obi had 18 points and 29 rebounds for the Dragons, who rallied from 38-29 halftime deficit to extend their winning streak to a school-record nine games.

GFA improved to 12-3 overall and 9-3 in the FAA while Hamden Hall dropped to 11-3 and 7-1.

"We didn’t make any fancy changes at halftime," GFA coach Doug Scott said. "We just had a young team mature before our eyes in the second half. Our execution rate went up to a very high level, and we just seemed to have an answer for whatever Hamden Hall hit us with."

Ranked No. 1 in New England Prep Schools, Class C by MaxPreps.com., Hamden Hall is the defending New England and FAA champions and has everyone back from last year’s squad.

Seventh-grader Tremont Waters of New Haven scored a career-high 21 points and Westport's Brien Comey added 14 points and  grabbed 13 rebounds for GFA.

"Defensively, they had to over-attend to Sean in low post, and chase Tremont out at the perimeter," Scott said. "That left gaps in the middle that Brien Comey just tore up in a big. big way.”

Obi’s 29 rebounds makes him No. 1 in the nation with an average of 21.1 per game.

"I’m glad there were so many college scouts here tonight," Scott said, "because when I tell someone that one of my kids had 29 rebounds, another had 13 assists and our seventh-h grader scored 21 points against the best team in New England, I’m going to need some supporting witnesses.”

GFA's Hunter Eggers of Greenwich missed his second straight game with a foot injury.

Darren Payen scored 15 points to lead Hamden Hall while Greg Brown and Victor Joshua each added 13.

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