Blue Devils Beat Tigers With Balanced Attack

Coginchaug's defensive pressure and fast break attack was too much for Bullard-Havens Tech.

The Blue Devils defeated the Tigers 69-27 on Tuesday night at home in the first round of the Class M state girls basketball tournament.

13 of 14 Coginchaug players scored in the lopsided win, and freshman Alana Beckert might have had the referees not put their whistles away in the fourth quarter.

Morgan Kuehnle scored a team-high 12 points while Kim Romanoff and Sydney Trusty both added nine. The Blue Devils outscored the Tigers 23-4 in the third quarter.

No. 15 seed Coginchaug will travel to Fairfield on Friday to take on No. 2 seed Notre Dame-Fairfield.

This season, both squads played three common opponents: North Branford, Morgan and Colby Cathedral.

Coginchaug defeated Colby Cathedral 69-62 on Dec. 5 while Notre Dame-Fairfield lost to the Cougars 62-52 on Jan. 2.

The Blue Devils lost to Morgan twice while the Lancers beat Morgan 51-42 on Feb. 4. Both teams defeated North Branford.

Tip-off on Friday is scheduled for 7 p.m.

Click here for the Class M tournament bracket.