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Kory King goes back up for two of his 13 points
The Branford High Boys basketball team defeated long time rival East Haven last Tuesday 47 – 34 at the James L. MacVeigh Alumni Athletic Complex Gym.
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The official calls a foul on an Eastie player guarding co-captain Joe Carbone
The Hornets were led by junior Kory King (pictured above)with 13 points along with Co-captain Joe Carbone (pictured) and Rich Jacobson who chipped in with 10 each.
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Junior Brad Vatalik to the basket for a lay up
The Hornets jumped out to a 12 – 4 lead in the first quarter and increased it to 22 – 11 at the half. Branford played tight defense and slowed down the Yellowjackets who had a 4 – 1 record coming into the game.
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Coach Jake Palluzzi points to an open man to get the ball to
Coach Jake Palluzzi (pictured) was pleased with the win. “It was nice coming off the holiday break and playing well like we did tonight. East Haven has a good club and we were fortunate to beat them by 13 (points). It’s a big win for us.”
Branford only outscored East Haven by 2 points in the second half but their early lead was enough to secure the win.
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Here is Rich Jacobson laying one up between East Haven’s Nick Durso and Zach Vinyard.
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Jake Sullivan looks for an open teammate
Other scorers for Branford were Co-captain Colin Tracy with 7, Jake Sullivan (pictured) with 4 and Brad Valalik with 3. Zack Vineyard was the only Eastie in double figures with 10.
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Supporting the hornets and having a few laughs during halftime are Branford High School principal Lee Panagoulias, Tisko School principal Jim O’Connor and Branford Co-athletic director Savas Synodi (the other co-AD is Jake Palluzzi the basketball coach)
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Senior co-captain Colin Tracy spins around to get 2 of his 7 points
The Hornets next home game will be played tonight, Jan. 14, against a strong Notre Dame team. Game time is 7:00 pm.
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