By Andy Hutchison
WESTPORT–Staples girls basketball defeated visiting New Canaan 51-20 on Tuesday. The Wreckers have won all of their games by double digits and improved to 4-0.
Chloe Smith led the way with 14 points, hitting a pair of 3-pointers along the way, and had two steals.
Freya Harvey dropped in 10 points to go along with five assists, four rebounds and three steals.
Sadie Katzner dropped in a pair of 3-pointers on her way to an eight-point effort and had two assists, two rebounds, one steal and a block.
Addie Talbott logged five points, five rebounds and three steals. Emma Asiel had four points, two assists, three rebounds and a pair of blocks. Marley Belzer contributed five points.
The Wreckers led 10-2 after one quarter of play, 23-8 at the half and pulled ahead 37-11 through three quarters.
Staples will visit Brien McMahon Friday at 5:30 p.m. and go to Norwalk Tuesday, Jan. 13 at 6:15 p.m. before returning home Thursday, Jan. 15 to take on non-conference Torrington at 6 p.m. and then Stamford the next night at 7 p.m.
Andy Hutchison
Andy Hutchison has been covering school sports — including Staples athletics — as well as news and feature stories, since the 1990s. He is the sports editor at the Newtown Bee. He writes for the Monroe Sun. He was director of communications and radio color commentator for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers (now Islanders) hockey team. He has won numerous writing awards, including regional and national first-place honors.
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