Windsor's Ladue notches 400th career victory

Windsor head coach Harry Ladue recorded his 400th career victory Monday evening as his Yellow Jackets stung Springfield 74-36.

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2016-01-26 / Sports Windsor's Ladue notches 400th career victory By TIM TAYLOR sports@eagletimes.com Windsor head coach Harry Ladue talks to his team between quarters of Monday's game against Springfield. — TIM TAYLOR Windsor head coach Harry Ladue talks to his team between quarters of Monday's game against Springfield. — TIM TAYLORWINDSOR — Windsor head coach Harry Ladue recorded his 400th career victory Monday evening as his Yellow Jackets stung Springfield 74-36. Of course, the humble mentor gives credit for the milestone where he believes the credit is due. “I've always said good players make good coaches,” Ladue said. “I've had a run of good players.” One of them would be senior Michael Bradley, who led the charge with a 21-point effort and controlled the boards. Of course, Bradley had some help as Nick Kapuscinski was also a key contributor on the boards and added 12 points. Seth Balch and Connor Gould chipped in with 10 points apiece, Gould's coming off the bench. “That's been our strength lately,” Ladue said. “We've been getting solid contributions off the bench.” Defense has also been a strong point for the Jacks, whose press created several points off turnovers. “They had to make a lot of tough shots and we controlled the boards pretty much,” Ladue said. The Cosmos hung tough out of the gate matching Windsor early. However, the hosts broke the contest open wiSpringfield's GJ Scherington dribbles through a Windsor double team. — TIM TAYLOR Springfield's GJ Scherington dribbles through a Windsor double team. — TIM TAYLOR th an 11-0 run midway through the first quarter to establish a 15-4 advantage. The Jacks would lead 19-8 after the first eight minutes and pushed the gap to 41-14 at halftime. “We just got rolling pretty good in the first half,” said Ladue. “We played really well.” Windsor led 59-23 through three quarters. “We got a solid effort from everybody,” Ladue said. It was the 12th consecutive win for the Yellow Jackets, who improved to a Division 3 best 14-1. They host Newport Friday at 7 p.m. Springfield slipped to 0-14 and will host Hartford on Thursday at 7 p.m.