Waterbury Career Academy has gone 9-1 against Seymour recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Waterbury Career Academy Spartans will square off against the Seymour Wildcats at 12:45 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Waterbury Career Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Connecticut's top teams: Holy Cross, who was ranked 19th at the time (Waterbury Career Academy was ranked 25th). Waterbury Career Academy took a 67-62 hit to the loss column at the hands of Holy Cross. While the Spartans didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Crusaders 19-15 in the first quarter.
Jeremiah Williams
| 02/18/25 @ Holy Cross | 28 |
| 01/13/25 @ St. Paul Catholic | 27 |
| 02/06/24 @ Holy Cross | 23 |
| 01/31/25 vs Holy Cross | 21 |
| 02/10/25 vs Crosby | 20 |
Waterbury Career Academy might have lost, but man, Jeremiah Williams was a machine: he posted 28 points. The dominant performance gave Williams a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Anthony Rodriguez, who scored 16 points.
Fans were treated to a battle of the Wildcats on Thursday. Seymour took down Wilby 70-54. The win continues a trend for Seymour in their matchups with Wilby: they've now won three in a row.
Waterbury Career Academy better keep an eye on Joey Carrafiello. He was instrumental in Seymour's win, dropping a double-double with 26 points and ten boards. That makes it six consecutive games in which Carrafiello has scored at least a third of Seymour's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Robby Carrafiello, who went 6-for-13 on his way to 12 points along with eight assists and five rebounds.
Seymour smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in five consecutive matches.
Waterbury Career Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 16-4. As for Seymour, their victory bumped their record up to 14-7.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Waterbury Career Academy has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 27 boards per game. However, it's not like Seymour struggles in that department as they've been averaging 30.2 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Waterbury Career Academy strolled past Seymour when the teams last played back in January by a score of 64-48. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Carrafiello, who went 8-for-14 to rack up 20 points in addition to six boards and four steals. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Waterbury Career Academy still be able to contain Carrafiello? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
