The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-27
STATE TOURNEY
 CLASH MONDAY; .TORRING GTON IN
New City Club Beats Hart- ford 6O-37; Wildcats
 Drill Friday
BY JOHN A. CLUNEY
 Sports Editor

Sports Editor
 What have we got to loSe?" That, in brief, is the feeling, condensed in a few words with question mark, of the entire Wilby High school basketball squad from Coach Jim Lee down to the freshman followers of the team, who learned today in the midst of their celebration of Wilby's fine win over Bulkeley of Hartford, that the Wildcats meet up with the undefeated Bristol High array Monday night of next week in the state basketball tournament at the New Haven Arena.
 There were plenty of soft touch eS" on the Bristol schedule this sea- son, including two games with Leavenwortfl, which, the Wilbyites feel, had more than a little to do with the perfect record of 21 wins hung up by the able and high scoring young hoop machine oiled by Coach Tommy Monahan, who has turned out many a champion ship player and not a few cham pionship teams, in his 24 years at the Bristol High school.
 Know Each Other
 However, Wilby and Bristol have not met, though coaches of both teams are quite familiar with each 2.. ;, oi play cn the basis of what they have seen themselves. Monahan, for instance, was a most interested spectator last Tuesday nj .nt, as WA1y played a more highly .rated Bulkeley team of its feet to win by point, 36-35, despite the fact that Wallen and Kalosky, who have averaged 20 points per game between them, got but five Lo4ats including one field goal apiece.
 As the Wilby coach figures the coming game, for which the Wild cats will drill Friday afternoon, all the pressure will be on Bristol which will be not only trying to protect its win streak of 21 games, but must win to stay in the tour nament and justify its selection as a seeded entry. second only to Wind ham of Willimantic, according to the official "A' list rating of teams competing. Then again, with Wallen and Kalosky having anything near normal night in the scoring de- partment, it's not too much to hope for that Wilby can provide the shock of the tourney to date, by beating Bristol, especially on the basis of its play against Bulkeley, which was not far from excellent.
 Torrington, an expected winner last night coasted into the regu- lar tourney by swamping Hartford Public, 60 to 37 but has much tougher nut to crack in Hillhouse of New Haven which is rated sev- enth on the list, while Torrington is the number four team, right be- hind Central, though Torrington is the Naugatuck Valley League champions Torrington Hillhouse meets Friday night at 9:15; Wilby and Bristol, Monday at the same time.
 All Bridgeport
 Central of Bridgeport meets Bas- sick of Bridgeport, defending state and New England champions who nave eliminated Crosby thus far in the current meet, with Central a strong favorite to win, as it has al- ready beaten Bassick twice this sea- son. However, If the Central de- fense does not handcuf SouthpaW Sill McPadden, another prime up- set is in order. McPadden, whose last minute hoops won the state and New England crowns for Bassick last year, got 27 points against Crosby and is especially tough to guard, since he throws from the port side.
 Babe" Allen, Hartford Bulkeley coach, confidently expected to beat Wilby by 10 or l2 points, but seemed to have lost his own game by poor handling of his two outstanding players, Turner and Kelly
 New Haven, Conn, Feb. 27.-(UP) Tournament brackets were con- pleted today ill the Class "A" Con- necticut High School basketball championship which officially opens here tomorrow night.
 Torrington High School success fully passed the elimination phase by trouncing Hartford High, 60 to 37, last night. The score set high mark for the tourr ament.
 Tomorrow night, the quarter-flnal round will pit Wlndham against Hartford Weaver, and Torrington against New Haven Hillhouse.
 Monday night, Bridgeport Central faces Bridgeport Bassick. and Bris- tol tackles Waterbury Wilby.
 Tn the Class "C-D" tourney at Hartford, Pennington defeated Plainville, 46 to 40; Ellsworth over whelmed Woodstock, 48 to T; Staff ford trounced New Canaan, 39 to 31; and Tourtelotte trimmed Berlin, AS to 25.