By Joe Morelli, Schools Sports Editor
jmorelli@nhregister.com / Twitter: @nhrJoeMorelli

NEW HAVEN — It’s about that time when the Hillhouse boys’ basketball team raises the level of its defensive intensity into postseason mode.

That intensity was on full display Monday afternoon as second-ranked Hillhouse put the clamps on seventh-ranked Wilbur Cross, winning the rivalry game 52-31 at the Floyd Little Athletic Center.

“We focused hard on their shooters and their penetrators. We took charges,” said Hillhouse coach Renard Sutton, who has yet to lose to Cross in his three-year career. “I don’t know if we are ready yet. We showed some signs that we are almost there.”

check out more on Monday's game, with a photo gallery link, and a look ahead to the SCC tournament



Here are some video highlights from Monday's Hillhouse-Cross rematch: