rivereast Standout Athletes of the Week

Marissa Nudd - Bacon Academy High School (Basketball): Nudd scored her 1,000th career high school point as the Bobcats improved to 3-0 with a 52-45 victory over Ledyard. Nudd, who has committed to play college basketball at Southern Connecticut State University, opened her senior season with a 25-point, 11-rebound performance in a 52-24 victory over East Lyme on Dec. 13. She then posted 23 points and eight rebounds in a 71-23 victory over Waterford on Dec. 16.
             
Spencer Rosado - Portland High School (Wrestling): Rosado, who placed third at the Class S championship in 2021, has picked up right where he left off a season ago. The senior, who wrestles at 145 lbs., defeated Jacob Guarino of Middletown in his opening match of the season as the Highlanders defeated the Blue Dragons 53-30 on Dec. 14. Rosado also swept his matches as Portland competed and won four of five contests in the Pomperaug Duals at Pomperaug High School on Dec. 17.
           
Sarah West - RHAM High School (Basketball): West scored 52 points in three games as the Raptors started the season with a trio of wins last week. West, a senior, scored 24 points in a 54-41 victory over Coventry on Dec. 15.  She also scored 16 points in a win over South Windsor on Dec. 16 and dumped in a dozen points in the Raptor’s season opener, a victory over Maloney on Dec. 13. In the victory over Maloney, sophomore Maddy Evans canned a handful of three-pointers to lead RHAM with 19 points.   
           
​Liana Salamone - East Hampton High School (Basketball): Salamone scored 33 points as East Hampton upended Haddam-Killingworth 63-30 on Dec. 15. The sophomore point guard, who is coming off an all-state freshman campaign, opened the season with a 29-point effort in a win over Amistad on Dec. 13.