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WILTON, Conn. The Wilton boys fifth-grade travel basketball team played its third game in two days Sunday in the Darien season-opening tournament, losing a hard-fought battle to a tough team from Madison, 34-28.
Madison jumped out to an early lead, but Wilton's Tyler Previte got the offense going with a tough basket in the paint. Zach Pozzi had another basket and free throw, and Billy Ronk added four points. Zayvion Eusebe was a force on the boards to keep Wilton in the game at 20-12 at the half.
Wilton came out in the second half playing tough defense behind Zach Dedrick and Richard Nolan. With baskets by Ryan Schriber and Brendan Connor, Wilton still trailed 26-17 heading into the final quarter. Wilton outscored Madison 11-8 in the fourth behind five points from Kyle Phillips, along with baskets by Cole Barnes and Schriber. Wilton had cut the lead to four, but Madison held on for the win.
The Daily Wilton encourages coaches and parents to submit game reports (less than 300 words) and pictures to post online. Send them to trenner@mainstreetconnect.us or egendron@mainstreetconnect.us.
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