Basketball Recap: Make It 16 in a Row for Shepaug Valley

Spartans

Previous Games

02/01/25 @ Harding	84-53
01/31/25 @ Housatonic-Lakeview	93-59
01/27/25 vs Northwestern Regional	70-64
01/24/25 vs Gilbert	82-40
01/21/25 @ Lakeview	75-72
+ 11 more games

Shepaug Valley put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past the Harding Presidents, posting an 84-53 victory. The Spartans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 contests by 27 points or more this season.

Shepaug Valley's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from James Kersten, who went 6 of 10 from beyond the arc on his way to 30 points in addition to seven boards and six assists. Kersten's afternoon made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Reed Woerner, who went 10 for 19 en route to 24 points along with seven assists and seven rebounds.

Kersten wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Shepaug Valley was working as a unit and finished the game with 28 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Harding lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Andre Taylor, who almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine boards. The dominant performance also gave Taylor a new career-high in steals (four). Another player making a difference was Denim Bernal, who posted 12 points in addition to five rebounds and four steals.

Shepaug Valley pushed their record up to 16-0 with the win, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 84.8 points per game. As for Harding, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-9.

Shepaug Valley wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 70-59 victory against Bullard-Havens on the 3rd. As for Harding, they will square off against Amistad at 3:00 p.m. on February 8th. Amistad is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.2 points per game this season.