The Brooklyn boys varsity basketball team won their 4th game in 5 attempts with a 55-36 win against Parish Hill.
The victory was keyed by outstanding bench support play. Ed Ross, Dylan Leeder, Chris Phelan, Dan Jones and Colin Winston teamed together to secure the Brooklyn win.

Matt Stringer scored 12 of his teams 19 points in his 1st JV start and their 1st win. The JV team is 1-0 in league play. Their losses were against out of division large schools. Dan Potrelli contributed 5 points and some solid guard play.

Despite leading for 29 of the 32 minute game, the Brooklyn varsity boys suffered their first loss, 64-56. Plainfield unfortunately hit a hot streak in the last 3 minutes of the game as it seemed they could not miss a shot. Two players in particular for Plainfield, who had had only 8 points total prior to this offensive "spurt", combined for 18 points during their game ending run. Mike Gaudreau scored 19 points for Brooklyn and Wes Pellerin scored some key baskets with an 11 point effort. Dan Jones was commended for his strong play off the bench.

The JV team had little luck despite also leading several times in their contest. Kevin Bonitz and John Sherman played extremely well.

The boys varsity won for the third straight game to improve to 3-0, with a 44-43 point victory over Griswold. Matt Stringer and Dylan Leeder played an excellent defense and controlled the rebounding for Brooklyn. Matt Stringer and Mike Gaudreau led the team scoring 14 points. Josh Emerson scored all 13 or his points in the second half.

In the JV contest, Brooklyn had some offensive problems. They scored only 6 points the entire game, 1 in the 2nd half. The entire team played excellent defense however, holding Griswold to 12 points through 3 quarters.

The boys varsity recorded its second road victory in as many games versus an out of division large school opponent, 51-43. The 2-0 Bobcats received a career best effort from center Josh Emerson who delivered 17 points, 12 rebounds and 3 blocked shots. Weseley Pellerin and Mike Berthiume provided excellent foul shooting support connecting on 7 of 8 from the charity stripe.

The JV team suffered its 2nd loss 31-16, but played well against a taller more experienced team. Kilingly played two varsity players on JV to fill in for absent regulars. Craig Dunn scored 8 points for Brooklyn.

Michael Berthiaume and Michael Gaudreau combined for 34 points as the Boys Varsity defeated Putnam 53-51. Brooklyn played excellent defense and jumped out to a an early 17-5 lead, which provided the opportunity for all players to receive valuable game time experience. Dylan Leeder was commended by Coach Chenail for playing a very fine game for helping out Josh Emerson who was forced out by foul trouble.

In the JV contest, the boys fell victim to Putnam 20-13. Zach El-Samin contributed 7 points and 4 rebounds in the effort.

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