Dragons face Mountaineers for a preseason scrimmage

FALLS VILLAGE — Housatonic Valley Regional High School hosted the Dover Dragons from Dover Plains, New York for a boys basketball scrimmage on Wednesday, Dec. 7.

The team seemed to find their stride as Coach Kurt Johnson worked out the lineup kinks and determined which players can best complement each other on the court.

“I need to see intensity out there,” urged Johnson as he fired up the team before tip-off.

The scrimmage consisted of five periods of play and the score was reset after each period. The varsity players from each side competed in three of the matches, the JV players faced off in one, and in the final period, members from both squads were on the court.

Housy showed promise as they melded together as a team over the course of the match-up. Two of the periods were a draw and the remaining three were won by HVRHS.

The most decisive performance came from the JV boys as they muscled their way to an 18-8 final score and racked up 12 fouls within the 8-minute match.

The varsity boys finished ahead in two of their periods as well, winning both by 1-point margins.

The official start to the boys’ season begins in Winsted on Thursday, Dec. 15, against Northwestern. The home opener is scheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 20 against Litchfield with the JV team starting at 5:30 p.m. and varsity beginning at 7 p.m.

Coach Kurt Johnson reviewed the game plan with the JV Mountaineer basketball team before their scrimmage against the JV Dragons from Dover Plains, N.Y. Photo by Riley Klein

The Dover Plains Dragons  scrimmaged with the Mountaineers from Housatonic Valley Regional High School on Wednesday, Dec. 7, in five periods of play.  Photo by Riley Klein

Coach Kurt Johnson reviewed the game plan with the JV Mountaineer basketball team before their scrimmage against the JV Dragons from Dover Plains, N.Y. Photo by Riley Klein

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