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Welcome back to the final episode of Courtside with GametimeCT Season 2! How great were the CIAC Championship games at Mohegan Sun? We had a game go to triple overtime, nail-biting finishes, and big-time scoring performances. We’ll be recapping each game from Mohegan Sun and hearing from players and coaches. We’ll also give our thoughts on the season overall and share our biggest takeaways from th...

Welcome back to another episode of Courtside with GametimeCT! Who's ready for the CIAC boys and girls basketball championships?  It's been a wild ride to Mohegan Sun, with buzzer-beaters, upsets, and stellar individual performances across the board leading up to it. We'll be recapping all the action that led to the final pairings, as well as giving our previews and predictions for each division ma...

Welcome back to another episode of Courtside with GametimeCT! It’s that time of year already! The CIAC tournaments start Friday, and we’ll be LIVE to break it all down, going over every matchup, giving our Final Four predictions and dark horses, as well as picking a winner for each division. But first, we’ll recap all the conference tournament action. Join us, won’t you? 0:00 - Welcome back to ano...

Welcome back to another episode of Courtside with GametimeCT! There wasn’t a ton of action this past week, although Ellington’s 46-game winning streak came to an end at the hands of Old Lyme. Plus, there was some NVL conference tournament action we need to recap. We’ll also be talking about why conference tournaments matter — and whether we even keep having them. How do they impact teams, schedule...

Welcome back to another episode of Courtside with GametimeCT! Joe and Scott will break down the thrilling ranked matchups in CIAC basketball from last week that lived up to the hype. They’ll dive into East Catholic’s stunning win over Windsor, Woodland’s statement performance over North Haven and Northwest Catholic extending its impressive in-state winning streak, along with several other results....

Welcome back to another episode of Courtside with GametimeCT! Another week of CIAC basketball is in the books, and Joe and Scott have a ton of action to recap with Staples holding off an upset from Fairfield Ludlowe, Mercy knocking off Sacred Heart Academy and much more.  But this week is highlighted by several Top 10 matchups with huge playoff implications. So the guys will be previewing these ma...

Welcome back to another episode of Courtside with GametimeCT! Another week of CIAC basketball is in the books, and Joe and Scott have a ton of action to recap, including statement wins by both the Trumbull girls and boys teams, an undefeated team going down, and another school record being broken. They’ll also discuss how the new federation gameplay and officiating rules have been working so far,...

Can you believe we’re already at the midway point of the CIAC basketball season? The girls basketball midseason report and players we missed list is already out. Look for the boys versions this week. Then before long, it will be tournament time. On this episode, we share our overall thoughts on where things stand and feature a special segment in which Joe and Scott reveal their best “Starting 5” p...

The Hoophall Classic delivered once again, with Connecticut teams showing out in front of a national audience. Joe Morelli and Scott Ericson will recap the games played this past weekend, along with some of the other notable results across the state. After that, they’ll break down the latest girls and boys Top 10 polls and take a deeper dive into college recruiting in Connecticut, including some o...

Happy New Year and welcome to a new season of Courtside with GametimeCT, our weekly LIVE combined boys and girls basketball podcast hosted by longtime boys basketball reporter Joe Morelli and girls basketball reporter Scott Ericson.  Joe and Scott will discuss their early impressions of the season so far, the latest boys and girls Top 10 polls, and get into more of the hot-button issues and topics...

Two days, 10 games, 10 state champions and two crowned GametimeCT No. 1 and we've reached the end of the 2024-25 CIAC basketball season and, with that the inaugural season of the revamped Courtside with GametimeCT high school basketball podcast. What a season and what a ride it's been. Join hosts Joe Morelli and Scott Ericon as they break down the final, great weekend of boys and girls basketball...

We've arrived, at last, at that most wonderful time of the year: CIAC championship weekend at Mohegan Sun Arena. It's been a mad dash for both the boys and girls tournaments, but The 'Run to the Sun' ends here. Join us as we look back at the state tournaments to date, including the brouhaha over Notre Dame Prep's 80-point win over Stamford in the Division I boys basketball first round, Sean Wilson...

It's state tournament time! The 2025 Run to the Sun begins now for our eager girls and boys basketball contestants and we've got you covered. Reporter Scott Ericon and Joe Morelli break down all 10 brackets for the boys and girls tourmanents, highlighting some of the top players and toughest brackets, while picking a few dark horses and, finally, choosing their final four and state championship pi...

Welcome back to COURTSIDE with GametimeCT, your weekly Connecticut high school boys and girls basketball podcast hosted by reporters Joe Morelli and Scott Ericson. The 2025 postseason has arrived and Joe and Scott are here to break down the league tournaments, which tip off this week across the state. Are these tournaments necessary any more? We list the pros and cons of playing them each year ahe...

Welcome back COURTSIDE with GametimeCT, your weekly Connecticut high school boys and girls basketball podcast hosted by reporters Joe Morelli and Scott Ericson. This week, Joe and Scott break down the epic matchup the Berkshire Leagues all-time leading scorers in Emily Arel and Maddie Topa. Topa reached the 2,000 point milestone in the game.  They also discuss the No. 1 St. Bernard losing to New L...

This week, on Courtside with GametimeCT -- your weekly look at boys and girls high school basketball in Connecticut, hosts Joe Morelli and Scott Ericson break down the Conard girls' impressive victory over No. 1-ranked Northwest Catholic behind 36 points from Emily Knowles. It was also a big week of milestones, both those achieved and those close to it: Holy Cross' Elijah Parker becoming the 28th...

This week, is all about the aftermath of then-No. 2 St. Bernard's 66-65 victory over No. 1 Notre Dame Prep Sunday at the Pitt Center at Sacred Heart University. The victory vaulted the Saints into the No. 1 ranking in the GametimeCT Top 10 Boys Poll for this week. We look back at the game, won on a buzzer-beater by Tyler Mangual. On the girls side, in addition to Northwest Catholic still leading t...

Welcome back for the second episode of COURTSIDE with GametimeCT, our weekly, boys and girls basketball podcast hosted by boys basketbball reporter Joe Morelli and girls basketball reporter Scott Ericson. Join us as they break down the latest in the Connecticut high school hoops scene. Scott breaks down the No,1 Northwest Catholic vs. No. 2 Holy Cross girls game from Monday while Joe gives his tak...

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Welcome to the relaunch of Courtside with GametimeCT, our weekly boys and girls basketball podcast Join longtime boys basketball reporter Joe Morelli and girls basketball reporter Scott Ericson as they break down the latest in the Connecticut high school hoops scene. Joe and Scott will look back at the week that was, including all the great games, top performances and significant moments as they u...