A Shot for Life, a nonprofit organization dedicated to using sports to spark fundraising for cancer research, has ballooned since its inception in 2011. But the ASFL Challenge remains a marquee event. Over the last two weeks, ASFL crowned its 2024 shooting contest winners in three New England states. The 12th Massachusetts iteration took place...
A Shot for Life, a nonprofit organization dedicated to using sports to spark fundraising for cancer research, has ballooned since its inception in 2011. But the ASFL Challenge remains a marquee event.
Over the last two weeks, ASFL crowned its 2024 shooting contest winners in three New England states. The 12th Massachusetts iteration took place in Hanover on Aug. 3. Rhode Island held its fourth annual challenge at St. George's School in Middletown, and for the first time, Connecticut hosted its own at Joe Barlow High in Redding.
The challenge: Select players must shoot for two hours straight (with a brief halftime break), completing five different segments of free throws, mid-range jumpers and 3-pointers. The most efficient shooter by overall percentage takes the crown. ASFL hand-selects players through a scouting and interview process, and players must also commit to fundraising goals leading up to the competitions. According to founder Mike Slonina, ASFL raised more than $100,000 this summer towards cancer research.
Here are the top-3 finishers in each shooting challenge, by state:
Massachusetts (Boys)
1. Ryan Higgins (Catholic Memorial/Boston, Mass.) — 87.2 percent
2. Jay Jones (Cushing Academy/Brookline, Mass.) — 85.32 percent
3. Sean Perri (Roxbury Latin/West Roxbury, Mass.) — 83.5 percent
Massachusetts (Girls)
1. Elyse MacDonough (Worcester Academy/South Burlington, Vt.) — 82.39 percent
2. Kaelyn Carroll (Tabor/Dedham, Mass.) — 80.34 percent
3. Izzy Adams (Dexter Southfield/Walpole, Mass.) — 72.58 percent
Connecticut (Boys)
1. Mikey Timpano (East Lyme/East Lyme, Conn.) — 80.27 percent
2. Ben Miller (Hamden Hall/Trumbull, Conn.) — 79.92 percent
3. Charlie O’Sullivan (Loomis Chaffee/White Plains, N.Y.) — 77.97 percent
Connecticut (Girls)
1. Maddy Handrahan (Glastonbury/Glastonbury, Conn.) — 75.00 percent
2. Sheri Oberhand (Trumbull/Trumbull, Conn.) — 73.37 percent
3. Abby Congdon (Loomis Chaffee/West Hartford, Conn.) — 69.42 percent
Rhode Island (Boys)
1. Adam Conheeny (Portsmouth/Portsmouth, R.I.) — 85.80 percent
2. Casey Bazzano (St. George's/Wakefield, R.I.) — 80.14 percent
3. Jake Marcone (La Salle/East Greenwich, R.I.) — 79.09 percent
Rhode Island (Girls)
1. Maddie Gill (Barrington/Barrington, R.I.) — 82.21 percent
2. Addie Johnson (Mount St. Charles/Cumberland, R.I.) — 78.83 percent
3. Emily Ryan (St. George's/Middletown, R.I.) — 77.37 percent
