Written by Mason Carey and Anthony Staffa |
Photos by Mason Carey and Anthony Staffa |
On Thursday, January 2nd, 2020, The Morgan Boys Basketball team matched up against the Haddam-Killingworth Cougars. Morgan Head Coach Frank Rossi led the 4-1 Huskies into a home game victory after a blowout 72-53 road victory against East Hampton.
From the tip-off, Morgan Guard Jason Cohen led the offense with multiple three-pointers to give the Huskies an early 17-7 lead towards the end of the first quarter. The Morgan offense went on a cold streak, as HK cut the deficit to 6 at one point in the second quarter.
In the second half of the game, the Morgan boys played a more consistent offense with steady scoring from sophomore Alex Fratamico, junior Zack Johnson, and junior Jason Cohen. In the final minutes of the game, Zack made a surprising dunk that made the student section go insane.
The game closed out with a final score of 67-52 and giving the Morgan boys a record of 5-1.
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