New London and the ECC looking forward to the 2012 Season
With the NBA Finals in full swing, it reminds fans, players, and coaches of high school basketball season. The ECC conference is as always, a powerhouse, with New London leading the way.
The 2011 Class L State Champions finished the season undefeated at 24-0-0. They were also the ECC Champions with a 10-0-0 mark, dominating teams with high pressure defense and a superb frontcourt led by Player of the Year: Torin Childs-Harris.
Out of 18 teams, 11 made the State Tournament: Bacon Academy, East Lyme, Fitch, New London, NFA, Plainfield, St. Bernards, Stonington, Tourtellote, and Windham. All 18 teams are preparing for a gritty and exciting season with the hopes of post-season opportunity.
High intensity basketball, passionate fans, and hard working student athletes has everyone ready for ECC Basketball. Can New London defend their state title? How many teams will make the tournament? Who will win the ECC? All of these questions come to mind; basektball season cannot come soon enough!
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New London's Kris Dunn (right) and Special Rhodes (left)congratualte each other on their ECC Championship win over Stonington, at New London High School, March 4, 2011
New London Wraps up ECC Crown
By MARC ALLARD
Published in The Bulletin on March 4, 2011
To prepare for Friday night's Eastern Connecticut Conference championship game, the New London boys basketball team took a little time out of practice on Thursday to watch some movies.
"We watched film on how (Stonington) was holding the ball (when the two teams last met on Feb. 4) and they held it for a good six minutes in the first half and held us to our lowest scoring first half of the season," New London senior Torin Childs-Harris said.
The easy remedy to that: Get off to a fast start.
The Whalers accomplished that and captured their fourth straight ECC tournament title with an 80-41 win over the Bears.
It's become old hat for Childs-Harris.
"To have won all four years means I've done something for the program, done something for the team," the senior said.
Player of the Year Torin Childs-Harris School: New London. Position: Guard/Forward. Year: Junior. Highlights: Childs-Harris was the offensive leader on the ECC best team. He averaged 21.1 points (second in the league), seven rebounds and an outstanding five steals per game, and scored his 1,000th point during a state tournament victory. He helped lead the Whalers to the Class L title game. Perfect dinner: Shrimp and mac and cheese. Dream job: Playing in the NBA. Favorite pro team: Miami Heat.
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