Key Highlights
- The prince has become a king.
- For the first time in 28 years, East Hartford boys basketball reigns in the Central Connecticut Conference. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementIn a game that was fast, furious, foul-strewn and non-stop intense from wire to wire, No.
- 2 East Hartford knocked off top-seeded Windsor 69-65 in the CCC boys basketball championship game Monday night at a boisterous and jam-packed Chase Arena at the University of Hartford. East Hartford senior Kehari Walker caught fire down the stretch, scoring 13 of his team-high 22 points in the fourth quarter.
- Walker's second-chance 3-pointer, followed by an acrobatic lane drive by senior guard Zasheem McCoy that went for a three-point play, helped the Hornets snap a 59-59 tie and pull ahead to stay in the final two minutes. McCoy finished with 18 points and Deondre Story added 11 for East Hartford (21-3), which claimed its first CCC crown since winning the league's inaugural tournament in 1998.
- East Hartford's only other appearance in the CCC final came in 2009 in a loss to Windsor. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementWindsor, which has raised more CCC banners than any one else, was looking for title No.