South Kent wins title

KENT — The South Kent varsity basketball faced down Wooster to win its division of the Hudson Valley Athletic League (HVAL) championship tournament. “We came out fast and took an early lead,” said coach Gary Benz. But South Kent’s head start didn’t last long. In the middle of the first half, Wooster began racking up points. “They were really shooting hot,” Benz said. Wooster led the Cardinals 32-31 at the half. When the game resumed after the break, Wooster came back with the same shooting energy. With 5:30 to go, Wooster still led South Kent by nine points. South Kent decided they had to do something to put a stop to Wooster, so they switched their defensive strategy. This seemed to confuse the Wooster team, who began losing possession of the ball when faced with the new defense.“They started turning the ball over to us numerous times,” Benz said. “Changing the defense gave us the opportunity we needed to pull ahead of Wooster.” And pull ahead they did. In the last five minutes of the game, the South Kent team not only recouped the nine-point deficit, they scored another six points to capture the win, 59-53. The South Kent varsity basketball team’s season is now over, since they are not eligible to play in the New England Prep School Association tournament. South Kent’s prep basketball team will represent the school.

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