Basketball Recap: Manchester Piles Up the Points Against Farmington

A well-balanced attack led Manchester over Farmington in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Manchester Red Hawks blew the Farmington River Hawks out of the water with an 89-62 final score. Given the Red Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut basketball rankings (they are ranked second, while the River Hawks are ranked 38th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Manchester got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Chance Clark out in front who shot 5-for-8 from long range and dropped a double-double on 21 points and ten assists. The contest was Clark's third in a row with at least ten points. Will Oden-Tann was another key player, going 11 for 17 on his way to 22 points and five rebounds.

Clark wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Manchester was working as a unit and finished the game with 32 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Manchester's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0. As for Farmington, they now have a losing record at 2-3.

Manchester will welcome Edwin O. Smith at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Farmington, they will head out to challenge Hall at 6:45 p.m. on Monday.