The East Hampton Bellringers basketball team (East Hampton, CT), dropped 71-61 in Thursday's league battle with the host Haddam-Killingworth Cougars (Higganum, CT)

The Cougars now possess a 1-0 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Morgan for a Shoreline battle on Tuesday, December 19. Haddam-Killingworth will battle a Huskies team coming off a 52-49 league win over Cromwell (Cromwell, CT). The Huskies record now stands at 1-0.

The Bellringers (0-1) will now prepare for their battle against Valley Regional (Deep River, CT). The Warriors come into the Shoreline battle with a 1-1 record. In their last battle, Valley Regional dropped by New Milford (New Milford, CT), 52-48, in a non-league battle.