Fairfield Fierce Winter Travel Basketball continued itself into the second weekend of December with some more great action.   7th Grade pulled out two impressive wins over East Haven and CT Dynasty, while 5th and 6th grades fought their way to the final buzzers.   It was good times all around with pre-game meals at the Diner and post-game pizza parties at Colony Pizza in Fairfield.

The Fierce winter travel program swept all 3 of our opening league games today!   6th grade got the day started with a gritty come from behind 31-27 victory over Waterbury.   5th grade followed that act with a complete game 45-23 win over Guilford.   7th grade finished the sweep with a decisive 40 point blowout of the Milford Knights.   Great job boys!

Week 2 of the Winter Scrimmages   In 9th grade, Team Cleveland outlasted Team Judah 67-59 in a highlight filled, up tempo game. Braden Moore's spin moves were out of control and he was sinking everything from the outside as well. Andrew Soltis and Matt Vivona each had approximately 20 points each. Ryan Noble turned it on big time with spins and reverses all over the court. Dillon Mannix single-handedly broke down full court pressure, and Keith Dulak got hot from long range.   In 8th grade, Team Cleveland fell 1 point short to Team Judah. Lenny Ialeggio and Colin Sherman attacked the basket. Luca Fusco dictated the offense. Dameer Phifer scrapped his way all over the court. Colin Reilly and Dylan Guth crashed the boards.

In the winter's first 8th grade scrimmage, Team Judah defeats Team Cleveland behind the hot outside shooting of Tate Mahoney and the all around attack mode of Jamie Fonseca.   In the 9th grade scrimmage, the boys got after it, but Team Cleveland had a tough time dealing with the balanced attack of Team Judah. Andrew Soltis anchored the defense - while Matt Vivona, Braden Moore and Jack Balsano spaced the floor offensively.

All three Fierce basketball teams participated in the Milford Knights Tip-Off Tournament this November.   7th grade won the championship! 7th grade was focused from the opening tip as they jumped out to a 24 - 0 lead in their first game against CT Dynasty of Danbury. They then defeated St. Theresa's. In their second weekend, 7th grade came up just short in overtime to Trumbull Travel Basketball. However the basketball gods scheduled these two even teams against each other once again in the Sunday semi-finals. In that game, it was the Fierce that pulled it out on a buzzer beating steal and layup by Luca Fusco. They kept it going in the Championship Game with a 45 - 38 win over a tough West Hartford squad. Devin Julious scored 21 points including three 3 pointers. Tate Mahoney also had it going from long range. Congrats Boys!   6th grade had themselves a great tournament as well. They won 2 of their 3 games to advance to Championship Sunday, with a 35-26 victory over St. Mark of Stratford and a nail-biting 24-23 victory over the Orange Wolverines. In their semi-final game, 6th grade found themselves in a 14 point hole against Seymour, and stormed all the way back to take the lead. However four Fierce players fouled out of the game in the fourth quarter of action and the tournament run came to an end.   5th grade performed well in their opening game with a 35-33 win over Guilford. They were then eliminated from the tournament with two consecutive losses including one to the eventual champion. They played hard all tournament and continued to show improvement.   Fantastic start to the season for all of our travel teams.