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East Hampton Boys, Girls Win Tom McCabe Holiday Tournament
Story on recent Thomas J. McCabe Basketball Tournament held at East Hampton High School
The annual Thomas J. McCabe Memorial Basketball Tournament was held at East Hampton High School December 27 and December 29, and both Bellringers teams emerged victorious.
In the championship rounds, the Lady Bellringers defeated the Classical Magnet Gladiators, 47-35, and the boys’ team defeated the Thomaston Bears, 66-61, in triple overtime.
Teams from Wilbur Cross High School in New Haven, Lyman Memorial High School in Lebanon, and the Hartford Magnet Trinity College Academy also participated in the tournament.
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Named to the all-tournament team from East Hampton were Renee Radavich, Gyanna Russell (who was the girls’ tournament’s most valuable player), Drew Arcidiacono, and Jake Vickery (who scored 32 points on Saturday and was the boys’ tournament’s MVP).
The holiday week tournament has been played (under various names) for the last 24 years. This year’s primary sponsor was Modell’s Sports. The East Hampton Sports Boosters co-ordinate the tournament and use funds derived from the tournament to subsidize athletic endeavors at the high school.