Berlin girls basketball coach Sheila King got her 300th win last Wednesday in a 66-34 win over Platt.
King, who is in her 21st year coaching the girls basketball team, has a 300-179 record and has been a coach of various sports at Berlin High since 1983.
“It was very nice,” King said. “It meant a lot to me. My whole family was there; they had a big banner.”
Berlin is 12-4 but King wasn’t so sure how the season was going to go early on when the Redcoats lost two of their first three games.
“We started off 1-2 but we picked it up from there,” she said. “To the kids’ credit, they fought back.”
Berlin lost early to Bristol Central and Bristol Eastern and also has losses to two-time state champion Northwest Catholic and Thursday night, the Redcoats dropped a game to Southington (15-1), 67-52.
“We got off to such a bad start, then we played them almost even the next three quarters,” King said. “The first quarter killed us and we couldn’t play catchup.”
Senior Maddie Sadowski, who has played for four years, has been solid at point guard, while Brook Walker, as a junior, reached the 500-point, 500-rebound milestone and sophomore Katie Litwinko has had some big games, including a 26-point effort in a 56-33 win over Glastonbury on Jan. 3.
“We’re having a good season,” King said. “The kids in front of them left a good culture for us so it seems to be carrying on.”
Top performances
Phoebe Candy, Innovation: Candy had 21 rebounds and nine points in a 62-30 win over Gilbert Monday.
Sophie Farr, Coginchaug: Farr scored 26 points in a 61-58 win over Old Saybrook Tuesday.
Madison Handrahan, Glastonbury: Handrahan racked up 24 points, four assists, three steals and two blocks in a 54-47 win over South Windsor Friday; 17 points in a 65-43 win over RHAM Wednesday and 25 points in a 71-30 win over East Hartford Monday.
Peyton Kelleher, Cromwell: Kelleher had 22 points and five rebounds in a 34-32 loss to East Hampton Monday.
Emily Knowles, Conard: Knowles scored 23 points in a 52-42 win over Bristol Eastern Friday, 36 points in a 64-45 win over Northwest Catholic Wednesday and 23 points in a 51-32 win over Simsbury Monday.
Kylie Lake, Old Saybrook: Lake had 17 rebounds, 15 points and five blocks in a 49-32 win over Westbrook Friday; 24 points, 18 rebounds and three blocks in a 54-47 loss to Griswold Wednesday and 16 points and 20 rebounds and six blocks in a 61-58 loss to Coginchaug Tuesday.
Kelsey LaMay, Rocky Hill: LaMay posted a career-high 28 points in a 72-33 win over Maloney Wednesday.
Sybil Neary, Old Lyme: Neary racked up 14 points, eight rebounds, three assists, two blocks and two steals in a 38-36 loss to Wheeler Wednesday.
Ruby Theberge, Canton: Theberge had a double-double (17 points, 10 rebounds) in a 60-47 loss to Ellington Tuesday.
Brooke Walker, Berlin: Walker scored 20 points in a 47-30 win over Plainville Monday.
Storylines
Northwest Catholic, the two-time state champion, made it through the last week of January before suffering a loss. Conard knocked off the Lions 64-45 on Wednesday behind 36 points from Emily Knowles. Northwest Catholic is 16-1 and won the Class MM title last year and Class S the year before.
Old Saybrook’s Breleigh Cook scored her 1,000th point and had five 3-pointers in a 49-32 win over Westbrook Friday. Cook was the first Old Saybrook player to reach the 1,000-point milestone in a decade.
Games to watch
Berlin (12-4) at Rocky Hill (11-4), Tuesday, 6:45 p.m.: Rocky Hill has won its last three, after a loss to Southington; Berlin lost to Southington Thursday and is looking to bounce back.
Glastonbury (12-3) at Windsor (11-4), Friday, 6:45 p.m.: The last time Glastonbury lost was to Windsor, 42-35, on Jan. 22. Windsor has won three straight since a two-point loss to Conard.
Sheehan (14-3) at Mercy (11-5), Friday, 6:30 p.m.: Sheehan beat Mercy in overtime 53-49 on Jan. 9 for the first time in a long time so this will be the rematch. Mercy has lost two of its last three, to Bishop Guertin (N.H.) and Sacred Heart.