The Starting Five: Local Athletes of the Week

Alice Kelly - Wethersfield (Basketball): Kelly, a 2020-graduate of Wethersfield High School, scored a college-high 23 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) beat Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) 67-63 in the quarterfinals of the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) tournament on Feb. 23. It was the first time that the former WHS all-conference standout registered a double-double in college as she hit 7 of 10 shots from the field, including both from beyond the arc, and connected on all seven of her free throw attempts.  
           
Evan Howard - Newington/Canton (Ice Hockey): Howard earned player of the game after scoring a goal and dishing out a pair of assists as Newington co-op defeated the Bolton/Coventry/Rockville co-op. The junior then dished out three assists in a 7-2 victory over Rocky Hill/RHAM on Feb. 26, improving the Nor’easters to 16-3.      
           
Elijah Wilborn: Middletown (Basketball): Wilborn scored 16 points, including the game-winning basket as the Blue Dragons knocked off Farmington 51-50 in the opening round of the Central Connecticut Conference (CCC) tournament on Feb 24. The senior center tipped in a missed shot in the closing second to preserve the victory and advance Middletown to the second round of the tourney. 
           
Brooke Arnold - Wethersfield (Wrestling): Arnold finished second overall (138 lbs.) at the girls’ State Open wrestling championships held at The Floyd Little Athletic Center on Feb. 26 and 27. The senior defeated Arianna Cortez of Meriden in the quarterfinals and then knocked off top-seed Sydney Dameron of Griswold in the semifinals, before falling to Kelly Aspras of Foran High School in the championship bout.      
           
​Grace Fisher - Rocky Hill (Basketball): Fisher, a 2018-graduate of Rocky Hill High School, made all-conference as a member of the Western New England University basketball team. The college senior is the team’s leading scorer at 14 points per game, shooting a career-best 56% from the field, and averaging nearly eight rebounds per game, earning her 2nd-team All-Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC).