AVON – Seven Avon High athletes received All-State honors for their play this fall for the Falcons and more were recognized with All-Central Connecticut Conference honors.
Teddy Allmendinger (football), Abby Laszewski (volleyball), Jack Keenan (soccer), Ryley Higgins (cross country), Hannah Deppe (field hockey) and Lauren Jeandell (field hockey) earned All-State honors.
Allmendinger, a senior linebacker with a team-leading 145 tackles, was named to the Connecticut High School Coaches Association’s Class L All-State team and to the Walter Camp Foundation’s All-Connecticut team. The Walter Camp team consists of just 22 players from around the state. He hopes to play football next year at UConn.
Laszewski, a senior outside hitter, earned Class L All-State honors in volleyball. She led the Falcons with a career-high 298 kills. She was second on the team in aces with 57 and third in total blocks with 14, despite missing the first quarter of the season recovering from a foot injury. She was also selected a CHSCA Senior All-Star (named team MVP) and received CCC All-Academic Team honors. She will attend Wisconsin next fall on a basketball scholarship.
Keenan, a senior striker, scored a team-leading 21 goals including six in the state tournament to help the Falcons win a Class L state championship and a share of the CCC Central White title with Farmington. Keenan scored twice in quarterfinal, semifinal and championship game victories as Avon won its first outright state championship since 2000 with a 3-1 win over Wethersfield.
Higgins earned All-State honors and helped Avon win their third Class MM title in the last four years by winning the Class MM championship race – the first race she has won in her career. Avon beat RHAM, 62-73 to claim the state championship. Higgins was the fourth Avon runner to win a state title and the first since Rachael Rosow in 2011.
In field hockey, Avon had two players earn All-State honors – Hannah Deppe and Lauren Jeandell as the Falcons advanced to the Class M semifinals for the fourth consecutive year before falling to Joel Barlow. Deppe led the team with 10 goals while Jeandell added four.
Several Avon athletes earned All-Courant honors, too. The Hartford Courant selects the best athletes in each respective sport from the 82 schools they consider in their primary circulation area.
FOOTBALL
All CCC Division III East: Teddy Allmendinger, Sean Del Gallo, Geoff Kirk, Max Kritikos, Ian McDonald, Luke Meaney, Ryan Nolan, Dean Zacchio
All-State: Teddy Allmendinger, Class L CT High School Coaches Association (linebacker) and Walter Camp Foundation’s All-Connecticut team
All-Courant: Geoff Kirk, TE; Teddy Allmendinger, LB; All-Courant honorable mention: Ian McDonald, QB; Dean Zacchio, DL
BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
All-CCC Central Division White: Zack Bortoff, Jonathan Hernandez, Brian Lancaster, Andrew Mascoli, Matt Nyklicele, Jack Stokesbury, Andrew Suter
All-Courant honorable mention: Andrew Suter
GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY
All-CCC Central Division White: Gabriella Colletti, Ryley Higgins, Sara Leavens, Caroline Luby, Ashley Martin, Christina Martin, Rachel Martin
All-State: Ryley Higgins
All-Courant: Ryley Higgins; All-Courant honorable mention: Rachel Martin
BOYS SOCCER
All-CCC Central Division White: Kobe Barnes, Max Gorack, Jack Keenan, Jack St. Onge, Reed Stapleton
All-State: Jack Keenan
Class L championship game MVP: Danny Magrini
All-Courant: FW Jack Keenan; All-Courant honorable mention: F/M Max Gorack, F/M Reed Stapleton
GIRLS SOCCER
All-CCC Central Division White: Junior Taylor Lisevick, junior Christine Oberhausen, senior Kaleigh Sherman, junior Emma Coran
All-Courant honorable mention: F/M Taylor Lisevick
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
All-CCC Central Division White: Brooke Fisher, Abby Laszewski
All-State: Abby Laszewski
All-Courant: Hitter Abby Laszewski; All-Courant honorable mention: Setter Brooke Fisher
FIELD HOCKEY
All-CCC South: Hannah Deppe, Lauren Jeandell, Megan Foley
All-State: Hannah Deppe, Lauren Jeandell; Megan Foley (2nd team)
All-State Scholar Athlete: Megan Foley
All-Courant: Midfielder Hannah Deppe; All-Courant honorable mention: Midfielder Lauren Jeandell
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