MARIANNE KILLACKEY/Register Citizen Correspondent

The Gilbert boys basketball team used a solid second half, including tough play inside from Austin Brochu (28 points, 12 rebounds, 3 blocks), to pull away from pesky Terryville 69-52 in the season opener on Wednesday night at The Gilbert School.

The Kangaroos led 17-9 at the end of the first quarter, then trailed by just four at the half, 35-31, after surviving a barrage of 3-pointers from the Yellowjackets.

In the second half, Brochu asserted himself inside (16 points). He had help from a host of other players, including Robert Skinner (16 points, 3 3-pointers), Luis Cordova (9 points, 7 rebounds, team-leading 8 assists) and Dan Williams (10 points).

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BOX SCORE

Gilbert 69, Terryville 52
At Gilbert
Terryville    17-14-7-14—52
Gilbert    9-26-16-18—69
TERRYVILLE (52): Tyler Trillo 8-0-17; Andrew Giblin 1-1-3; Jon Festa 2-0-4; Shea Tracy 0-0-0; Jacob Johnson 1-2-5; Jordan Kuczenski 4-0-8; Devyn Oakes 2-0-5; Arthur Trent 3-0-7; Nick Graham 1-1-3; TOTALS: 22-4-52.
GILBERT (69): Austin Brochu 10-6-28; Robert Skinner 6-1-16; Luis Cordova 3-2-9; Devon Molway 2-0-4; Dan Williams 4-1-10; Mitch Maher 1-0-2; JP Duluc 0-0-0; Alex Brunoli 0-0-0; Corey DeSanti 0-0-0; TOTALS: 26-10-59.
3-point goals: T—Trillo, Johnson, Oakes, Trent; G—Skinner 3, Brochu 2, Cordova, Williams.
Records: Terryville 0-1; Gilbert 1-0.

- Kevin D. Roberts