Willimantic — Montville's fourth-quarter rally came up short as the Indians lost to Windham 36-29 in a high school football game on Wednesday night.

Windham led 20-6 at halftime, 28-13 after three quarters and took a 36-13 lead 1:43 into the fourth quarter.

Montville's sophomore quarterback Ryan Douchette threw a 17-yard touchdown pass to Colin Nickerson then ran for a two-point conversion to cut the lead to 36-21 with nine minutes left. Douchette ran 10 yards for another score with six minutes left in the fourth quarter. Nik Angell ran for the conversion to make the score 36-29, but Windham held on in the final minutes.

Douchette was 11-for-17 passing for 175 yards and ran for 94 yards and three touchdowns on 22 carries. Gennaro Davis caught three passes for 70 yards and Angell rushed for 49 yards on 10 carries for Montville, which ends the season at 4-6.

Natanael Barbosa Torres rushed for 193 yards and four touchdowns on 28 carries for Windham (3-7).

Men's basketball

• Former St. Thomas More standout E.J. Anosike had 14 points and 16 rebounds to help lead Division I Sacred Heart to an 84-60 win over Mitchell College.

The Pioneers led 43-36 at halftime with 10 points from Mario Matasovic. Anosike had six points and five boards at the break. Sacred Heart extended it to 67-47 midway through the second half.

Matasovic had 19 points, 10 rebounds and four steals and Sean Hoehn scored 16 points for Sacred Heart (2-3), which plays at Northwestern on Friday. Kinnon LaRose had 12 points and six boards, and Joseph Lopez scored 11. The Pioneers had a 49-33 rebounding advantage and forced the Mariners into 22 turnovers.

Anosike grabbed 17 rebounds in a 69-68 overtime victory over Maine last Sunday.

Hasani Williams made 8 of 16 shots for Mitchell (1-2) and scored 16 points. Domenico Santiago added 10 points and eight boards. The Mariners have lost both meetings against Sacred Heart.

Black Wolves set roster

• The New England Black Wolves finalized the roster for the upcoming National Lacrosse League season. The team will be anchored by a core of returning veterans, including two-time NLL MVP Shawn Evans, and bolstered by a group of newcomers.

But defender Bill O'Brien was among the cuts. O'Brien, who played with the team for the last two seasons, led the club in penalty minutes in each of his seasons.

"By all accounts, this was the toughest training camp the Black Wolves have had to date and the talent and skill level of the players selected certainly reflect that,” Black Wolves General Manager Rich Lisk said. “We made some tough decisions, but we are confident and excited about the product we will be putting on the field for the 2018 season."

Evans will look to build upon a year in which he led the team in points (103) and assists (65), and scored 100 points for a league record fifth consecutive season. Other returness are Kevin Crowley, who had a career-best 45 goals in 2017 as well as Kevin Buchanan, Kyle Buchanan, Reilly O’Connor, Jay Thorimbert, Sheldon Burns, Derek Suddons and Brett Manney. Second-year players Seth Oakes, Doug Jamieson, Matt Spanger and Joel Coyle also return to the roster. 

Newcomers include Aaron Bold, John LaFontaine, David Brock and Adam Bomberry. Bold, a two-time Champions Cup winner in goal, and LaFontaine were acquired via trade from the Saskatchewan Rush while Bomberry joined the team in a trade with the Rochester Knighthawks and Brock signed a free agent contract with the Black Wolves. They are joined by second-year forward Mark Cockerton and 2017 NLL Entry Draft selections Colton Watkinson and JP Kealey. 

Season tickets and mini plans are on sale now. Tickets start as low as $15 and can be purchased by visiting blackwolves.com or calling 844-LAX-WOLF.