Sunday, Sept. 11
PRO BASEBALL
Hartford 8, Somerset 7
PRO BASKETBALL
WNBA finals, game 1: Las Vegas 67, Connecticut 64, Las Vegas leads series, 1-0
Saturday, Sept. 10
FOOTBALL
Week 1 scores from across Connecticut
GIRLS SOCCER
Farmington 6, Canton 0
CROSS COUNTRY
Avon boys at Stratton Brook Invitational (Simsbury)
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Syracuse 48, UConn 14
PRO BASEBALL
Somerset 8, Hartford 6
PRO SOCCER
Hartford 3, Tulsa FC 2
CROSS COUNTRY
41st Stratton Brook Invitational
At Simsbury
Large School Boys
Team results – 1. Glastonbury 52, 2. E.O. Smith 62, 3. Avon 81, 4. RHAM 102, 5. Bristol Central 106, 6. Simsbury 139, 7. South Windsor 179, 8. Bristol Eastern 190
Top 10 individuals: Luke Davis, Simsbury, 16:58 for 3.1 miles at Stratton Brook Park, 2. Harrison Krause, Glastonbury, 17:08, 3. Francis Porrini III Bristol Central 17:33, 4. William Lancaster, Avon, 17:40, 5. Jack Mattingly, E.O. Smith 18:06, 6. Troy Miller, RHAM 18:21, 7. Dominic Pena, Glastonbury 18:25, 8. Thomas Armistead, Avon, 18:25, 9. Jacob Robinson Smey, EO Smith, 18:27, 10. Christopher Roy, Bristol Central 18:28
Other Avon runners: 14. William Nusom, 19:07; 27. Ethan Sloat 20:11, 28. Ian McLaughlin 20:15, 34. Owen White 20:34, 50. John Pierangeli 21:49
Large School Girls
Team results – 1. Glastonbury 25, 2. E.O. Smith 47, 3. Danbury 78, 4. South Windsor 114, 5. Windsor 136, 6. Simsbury 150
Top 10 Individuals – Gabriella Hernandez, E.O. Smith 20:38 for 3.1 miles at Stratton Brook Park, 2. Lucy Bergin, Glastonbury 20:48, 3. Ava Gattinella, Glastonbury 20:50, 4. Alexis Buskey, EO Smith 20:51, 5. Kelley MacElhiney, Glastonbury, 21:00, 6. Jacqueline Dudus, Glastonbury, 21:03, 7. Briana Ashton, E.O. Smith 21:52, 8. Alyssa Ella Drenga, South Windsor 22:30, 9. Mikayla Nedder, Glastonbury 22:38, 10. Jocelym Wolf, Glastonbury, 22:44
Small School Boys
Team results – 1. Immaculate 37, 2. Hale-Ray 83, 3. Suffield 93, 4. Griswold 106, 5. Botlon 136, 6. Foran 153, 7. East Hampton 177, 8. Somers 233, 9. Northwestern 229, 10. Watertown 244, 11. Cromwell 274, Litchfield 312
Winner: Michael Kraszewski, Hale-Ray 17:17
Small School Girls
Team results – 1. Somers 44, 2. RHAM 63, 3. East Hampton 91, 4. Foran 110, 5. Hale-Ray 124, 6. Suffield 139, 7. Hand 139, 8. Northwestern 190, 9. Bolton 215
Winner: Isabelle Mondo, RHAM 20:38
Friday, Sept. 9
FOOTBALL
Bloomfield 40, Avon 0
North Haven 49, Simsbury 0
South Windsor 45, Farmington 23
Week 1 scores from across Connecticut
FIELD HOCKEY
Simsbury 5, Northwest Catholic 0
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Simsbury 3, SMSA 0
Lewis Mills 3, Plainville 0 (25-11, 25-10, 25-12)
PRO BASEBALL
Somerset 2, Hartford 1
FOOTBALL
Bloomfield 40, Avon 0
At Avon
Bloomfield (1-0) 20 13 7 0 — 40
Avon (0-1) 0 0 0 0 — 0
First quarter
B: J’aden Jesurum 16 pass from Darrien Foster (Matthew Miller kick), 8:29
B: Edwin Rodriguez 4 run (kick wide), 4:46
B: Davion Kerr 55 punt return (Miller kick), 1:42
Second quarter
B: Jose Feliciano 21 pass from Foster (Miller kick), 4:47
B: Davion Kerr 38 interception return (kick wide), 4:41
Third quarter
B: Davien Kerr 81 pass from Foster (Miller kick), 10:55
Individual statistics
RUSHING: Bloomfield – Davien Kerr 1-10, D.J. Lewin 4-48, Edwin Rodriguez 7-39, Naziere Hightower 2-6, Ja’den Jesurum 1-minus 2, Jose Feliciano; Avon – Connor Lavore 17-47, Cole Milardo 4-8, Mason Eckerlin 5-15, Nik Meltser 5-15, Tanner Cote 5-3
PASSING: Bloomfield – Darrien Foster 5-7-0, 130
RECEIVING: Bloomfield – Jose Feliciano 2-25, Ja’den Jesurum 1-16, Davion Kerr 1-8, Davien Kerr 1-81
FUMBLE RECOVERY: Tanner Cote (A), Jayden Johnson (B) 1-10: INTERCEPTION: Davion Kerr (B) 1-38
RETURNS: Kickoff – Nik Meltser (A) 1-21, Mason Eckerlin (A) 3-32, Tanner Cote (A) 1-10, Jose Feliciano (B) 1-18; Punts – Davion Kerr (B) 3-65, Davien Kerr (B) 2-46
South Windsor 45, Farmington 23
At Farmington
South Windsor (1-0) 13 8 8 16 — 45
Farmington (0-1) 6 11 0 6 — 23
First quarter
SW – Joe Bemis 52 catch (Nick Perez kick)
SW – Wyatt Coat 1 rush (kick failed)
F – Jahkai Veal 61 catch (kick failed)
Second Quarter
SW – Sam Meleshanko 73 catch (Ethan LaGuardia conversion)
F – Griffin Kiniry 55 catch (Kevin Ives conversion)
F – Jacob Skinner 11 FG
Third Quarter
SW – Ethan LaGuardia 5 run (Ethan LaGuardia conversion)
Fourth Quarter
SW – Hakim Montgomery 56 catch (Joe Bemis conversion)
F – Kevin Ives 6 run (conversion failed)
SW – Ethan LaGuardia 2 run (Joe Bemis conversion)
Lewis Mills 25, Plainville 14
At Burlington
Plainville (0-1) 7 0 0 7 — 14
Lewis Mills (1-0) 19 6 0 0 — 25
First quarter
LM: Noah Moriarity 6 run (Mateo Dozadelli kick)
P: Joseph Vasquez 72 kickoff return (xxxx kick)
LM: Jack Stanislaw 89 kickoff return (kick blocked)
LM: James Robin 33 pass from Larry Weaver (run fails)
Second quarter
LM: Noah Moriarity 6 run (run fails)
Fourth quarter
P: xxx 1 run (kick fails)
Individual statistics
RUSHING: Lewis Mills – Evan Pannuto 7-52, James Roben 6-31, Larry Weaver 5-23, Cole Ronalter 2-13, G. Dolzadelli 1-6, Noah Moriarty 13-75
PASSING: Lewis Mills – Larry Weaver 3-8-2, 51
RECEIVING: Lewis Mills – James Roden 1-33, Jack Stanislaw 1-11, Evan Dougherty 1-7
VOLLEYBALL
Lewis Mills 3, Plainville 0 (25-11, 25-10, 25-12)
At Burlington
Key stats: Emma Fallon (LM) 10 serving aces, 4 kills, Peyton Desjardin (LM) 12 serving aces. Records: Mills 1-0, Plainville 0-2
Thursday, Sept. 8
FOOTBALL
SMSA co-op 21, Granby/Canton 14
Lewis Mills 25, Plainville 14
BOYS SOCCER
Avon 3, NW Catholic 1
Canton 2, East Lyme 0
East Granby 5, SMSA 1
Hall 3, Simsbury 1
Bristol Eastern 2, Lewis Mills 1
Farmington 7, Southington 2
GIRLS SOCCER
NW Catholic 5, Avon 2
East Granby 1, Rockville 0
Hall 1, Simsbury 0
FIELD HOCKEY
Hall 2, Avon 1
Stafford 1, Canton 0
Farmington 11, East Catholic 0
Southington 4, Lewis Mills 1
Granby 3, Suffield 0
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Simsbury 3, Avon 0 (25-12, 25-10, 25-14)
CROSS COUNTRY
Avon, Lewis Mills at Blue Dragon Invitational (Middletown)
BOYS GOLF
Southington 150, Avon 153. Medalist: Blake Barrett (A) 34 at Blue Fox GC
Farmington 155, Hall 169. Medalist: Mike Guerrura (F) 35 at Rockledge GC
Simsbury 170, NW Catholic 167
Conard 158, Lewis Mills 182
PRO BASKETBALL
WNBA semifinals, game 5: Connecticut 72, Chicago 63, Connecticut wins series, 3-2
PRO BASEBALL
Somerset 7, Hartford 5
FOOTBALL
SMSA co-op 21, Granby/Canton 14
At Hartford
SMSA co-op (1-0) 14 7 0 0 — 21
Granby/Canton (0-1) 0 0 14 0 — 14
First quarter
S: Tamir Campbell 90 interception return (Tristian Gaddy kick)
S: Russell Smith 20 pass from Daniel Hernandez (Gaddy kick)
Second quarter
S: Hernandez 58 run (Gaddy kick)
Third quarter
G: Luke Maher 40 fumble recovery (George Horst kick)
G: Khalil Thomas 11 run (Horst kick)
Individual statistics
RUSHING: G/C: Luke Maher 16-37, Will Attianese 5-26; SMSA: Daniel Hernandez 33-235
PASSING: G/C: Will Migliaccio 15-29-3, 131; SMSA: Daniel Hernandez 5-11-3, 87
RECEIVING: G/C: Will Attianese 4-27, Brandon Powell 3-50, Richardson 3-20
INTERCEPTIONS: Maher (G), Horst (G), Carter Chambers (G), Tamir Gable (S) 2, Russell Smith (S); FUMBLE REC: Maher (G), Bennett (G)
Lewis Mills 25, Plainville 14
At Burlington
Lewis Mills (1-0) 19 6 0 0 — 25
Plainville (0-1) 7 0 0 7 — 14
First quarter
LM: Noah Moriaty 6 run (xxx kick)
P: Joe Vasquez 72 kickoff return (xxx kick)
LM: Jack Stanislaw 89 kickoff return (kick failed)
LM: James Roben 35 pass from Larry Weaver (kick failed)
Second quarter
LM: Stanislaw 32 pass from Weaver (kick failed)
Fourth quarter
P: Kye McGraw 1 run (xxx kick), 0:25
BOYS SOCCER
Canton 2, East Lyme 0
At Canton
East Lyme (0-1) 0 0 — 0
Canton (1-0) 1 1 — 2
Goals: London Abbott (C) 2; Assists: Ian Clark (C), Spencer Abbott (C); Saves: Gavyn Munson (C) 7, Jerauld Dean (C) 1, Connor Piper (EL); Corner kicks: Canton, 4-2
Avon 3, N.W. Catholic 1
At West Hartford
Avon (1-0) 1 2 — 3
NW Catholic (0-1) 0 1 — 1
Goals: Rayhan Shameen (A), Braden Gilbey (A), Lucas Monteiro (A), Eban Thomas (NW); Assist: Adarsh Rajamanickham (A); Saves: Buster Akers (A) 2; Shots: Avon, 18-3
BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
Blue Dragon Invitational
At Middletown
Top team results: 1. Conard 72, 2. Tolland 73, 3. Hale Ray 90, 4. Wethersfield 126, 5. Rocky Hill 135. 6. Lewis Mills 150
Top 5 results: Brayden Bayek, Rocky Hill, 15:11 for 2.9 miles at Middletown, 2. Michael Kraszewski, Hale Ray 15:21, 3. Ryan Gagne, Wethersfield, 15:30, 4. Colby Bornstein, Tolland, 15:38, 5. Matthew Kraszewski, Hale Ray 16:01
Top Mills runner: 18. Jameson Sederquist, Lewis Mills, 17:04
Note: Avon boys did not compete
GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY
Blue Dragon Invitational
At Middletown
Top team results: 1. Berlin 84, 2. Plainville 99, 3. Tolland 105, 4. Portland 115, 5. Hale Ray 119, 6. Avon 120
Top 5 results: Natalia Kmita, Berlin, 18:44 for 2.9 miles in Middletown, 2. Elise Kennedy, Middletown, 19:34, 3. Lillian Tabellione, Portland 19:46, 4. Samantha Park, Maloney 19:55, 5. Catherine Minegar, Old Saybrook
Avon runners: 6. Laura Funderburk, 20:18, 10. Ying Ying Cheng. 20:36, 44. Ava Keleher, 22:56, 45. Miriae Ek 2:57, 56. Katelyn Westerberg 23:41, 60. Suhaana Jadia 23:58, 70. Gianna Godbout 24;43
Top Lewis Mills runners: 15. Ginny Mullen, 20:58, 57. Reilly Greene 23:42
BOYS GOLF
Conard 158, Lewis Mills 182
At Harwinton
Conard (158) Will Gregware 34, Drew Lewis 38, Camden Rancourt 44, Jackson Morhardt 42, Elixaan Shakeel 50
Lewis Mills (182) Aidan Carrano 42, Eli Pelletier 47, Max Dinunzio 45, Liam O’Sullivan 51, Alex Parker 48
Medalist: Will Gregware (C) 34 on par 36 at Fairview Farms GC
Records: Lewis Mills 0-4
Wednesday, Sept. 7
BOYS GOLF
Farmington 153, N.W. Catholic 170
PRO BASEBALL
Somerset 6-5, Hartford 2-0
Tuesday, Sept. 6
BOYS GOLF
Farmington at Avon, ppd. rain
PRO BASKETBALL
WNBA playoffs: Connecticut 104, Chicago 80. Series tied 2-2
PRO BASEBALL
Somerset at Hartford, ppd. rain.
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Gerry deSimas, Jr., is the editor and founder of The Collinsville Press. He is an award-winning writer and has been covering sports in Connecticut and New England for more than 40 years. He was inducted into the New England High School Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2018.