Sunday, Sept. 22
PRO BASKETBALL
WNBA playoffs first round
Connecticut 93, Indiana 69. Connecticut leads series, 1-0
PRO BASKETBALL
Connecticut 93, Indiana 69
At Uncasville, Conn.
Indiana (69) Hull 1-4 2-3 5, Smith 0-1 0-0 0, Boston 8-14 1-2 17, Kelsey Mitchell 9-20 1-1 21, Caitlin Clark 4-17 1-2 11, Fagbenle 0-1 0-0 0, Dantas 4-7 2-2 12, Wheeler 0-0 1-2 1, Samuelson 0-1 0-0 0, Wallace 0-1 0-0 0, Saxton 1-1 0-0 2, Berger 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-67 9-12 69
Connecticut (93) Bonner 7-11 6-6 22, Thomas 6-15 0-0 12, Jones 2-7 0-2 4, Carrington 6-12 1-2 14, Harris 0-1 0-0 0, Mabrey 9-20 4-4 27, Nelson-Ododa 3-3 0-0 6, Burton 3-4 1-1 8, Ndour-Fall 0-0 0-0 0, Bickle 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 36-73 12-15 93
Three-point goals: Indiana 6-28 (Hull 0-2, Mitchell 2-10, Clark 2-13, Dantas 2-3), Connecticut 9-18 (Bonner 2-3, Carrington 1-1, Mabrey 5-12, Burton 1-2). Att. – 8,910 (sellout)
Saturday, Sept. 21
FOOTBALL
E.O. Smith 20, Lewis Mills 14
Coventry co-op vs. Granby/Canton, ppd. TBA
Valley Regional/Old Lyme 35, Windsor Locks/Suffield/East Granby 17
CROSS COUNTRY
Winding Trails Invitational
BOYS: Medium Division: Rocky Hill 33, Avon 40, Lewis Mills 95
GIRLS: Medium Division: Avon 32, Ellington 69, Berlin 90
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
UConn 48, Florida Atlantic 14
PRO SOCCER
Hartford 2, Oakland Roots 0
FOOTBALL
E.O. Smith 20, Lewis Mills 14
At Burlington
E.O. Smith (1-1) 0 7 6 7 — 20
Lewis Mills (1-1) 7 0 0 7 — 14
First quarter
LM: Alex Weaver 3 run (Gianluca Dolzadelli kick)
Second quarter
E: Joseph Baker 11 pass from Sean Podorek (Alex Ji kick)
Third quarter
E: Baker 56 pass from Podorek (kick fails)
Fourth quarter
E: Baker 11 pass from Podorek (Ji kick)
LM: Mateo Dolzadelli 9 pass from Alex Weaver (G. Dolzadelli kick)
Individual statistics
RUSHING: Lewis Mills — Alex Weaver 14-77, Gianluca Dolzadelli 13-50; EOS — Tyler Storrs 1-5, Brady Sorenson 2-3, Sean Podosek 11-86, Ian Bowles 2-minus 6. Guilbeault 16-51
PASSING: Lewis Mills — Weaver 8-16-1, 110; EOS — Sean Podosek 17-26-1, 219
RECEIVING: Lewis Mills — Alex Braley 1-3, M. Dolzadelli 5-105, G. Dolzadelli 1-minus 4; EOS — Hancox-Mellady 1-7, Ji 3-41, Storrs 1-7, Joey Baker 5-105, Ian Bowles 5-53, Guilbeault 2-11
CROSS COUNTRY
Winding Trails Invitational
At Farmington
BOYS MEDIUM
Team results – Rocky Hill 33, Avon 40, Lewis Mills 95, Suffield 97, Lyman Hall 137, Ellington 166, Jonathan Law 186, Foran 204
Top 10 runners – Daniel DiTunno, Rocky Hill, 16:35.08 for 3.1 miles at Winding Trails, 2. Brian Smith, Rocky Hill, 16:46, 3. William Lancaster, Avon, 16:51.2, 4. Brahm Bulow, Avon 16:51.9, 5. Ryan Pasqualini, Lewis Mills 16:57, 6. Andrew Organ, Suffield, 17:00, 7. Corey Christensen, Rocky Hill 17:02, 8. Chris Campbell, Avon, 17:03, 9. Andrew Kessler, Avon, 17:15, 10. Ayden Collura, Rocky Hill 17:25
Other Avon runners: 16. William Nusom 18:25, 17. Henry Albert 18:33, 20. Aidan McLaughlin 18:43
Results from the BOYS MEDIUM race
Overall results from the 2024 Winding Trails Invitational (Large, Medium, Small Division)
GIRLS MEDIUM
Team results – Avon 32, Ellington 69, Berlin 90, Rocky Hill 95, Foran 116, Suffield 132, Hand 152, Law 196
Top 10 runners — Eleanor Chamberlain, Sheehan 20:07 for 3.1 miles at Winding Trails, 2. Abigail Van Hoof, Avon, 20:32, 3. Adrianna Gonzalez, Foran, 20:51, 4. Taylor Suffish, Rocky Hill 20:57, 5. Laura Funderburk, Avon 21:01, 6. Harper Vanacore, Sheehan, 21:07, 7. Ying Ying Cheng, Avon 21:25, 8. Natalia Kmita, Berlin 21:41, 9. Karla Greenwood, Ellington, 21:45, 10. Jenna Luoma, Ellington 21:46
Other Avon runners: 12. Spriha Dharan 22:02, 14. Ella Godbout 22:14, 20. Miri Ek 23:00, 25. Anya Yu 24:03
Results from the GIRLS MEDIUM race
Overall results from the 2024 Winding Trails Invitational (Large, Medium, Small Division)
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
UConn 48, Florida Atlantic 14
At East Hartford
Florida Atlantic (1-3) 0 0 7 7 — 14
UConn (2-2) 3 14 10 21 — 48
First quarter
C: Chris Freeman 34 FG, 10:09
Second quarter
C: Mel Brown 5 pass from Nick Evers (Freeman kick), 11:32
C: Durell Robinson 8 run (Freeman kick), 1:50
Third quarter
C: Evers 3 run (Freeman kick(, 8:09
C: Freeman 35 FG, 5:47
F: C.J. Campbell 3 run (Carter Davis kick), 2:17
Fourth quarter
C: Evers 2 run (Freeman kick), 14:26
C: Robinson 10 run (Freeman kick), 11:45
F: Campbell 38 run (Davis kick), 9:57
C: Shamar Porter 33 pass from Joe Fagnano (Freeman kick), 5:02
Att: 20,144
Individual statistics
RUSHING: UConn – Mel Brown 21-156, Durell Robinson 16-156, Nick Evers 18-78, Cam Edwards 7-30, Daniel Shaban 2-6, Joe Fagnano 1-minus 3; FAU – Cam Fancher 8-71, CJ Campbell 6-53, Zuberi Mobley 10-36, Gemari Sands 1-3, Kasen Weisman 1-0
PASSING: UConn – Nick Evers 9-14-0, 88, Joe Fagnano 1-1-0, 33; FAU – Cam Fancher 9-15-1, 87, Kasen Weisman 0-1-0, 0
RECEIVING: UConn – Skyler Bell 1-43, Shamar Porter 1-33, T.J. Sheffield 4-18, Ezeriah Anderson 1-14, Jasaiah Gathings 1-5, Mel Brown 1-5, Louis Hansen 1-3; FAU – Caleb Coombs 2-28, Jabari Smith 1-26, CJ Campbell 1-16, Omari Hayes 3-13, Marylyn Johnson 1-4, Zuberi Mobley 1-0
PRO SOCCER
Hartford 2, Oakland Roots 0
At Hartford
Oakland (12-13-4) 0 0 — 0
Hartford (10-12-7) 1 1 — 2
Goals: 20’ – Marlon Hairston, 77’ – Kyle Edwards (Thomas Vancaeyezeele); Shots: Oakland, 19-14; Shots on target 6-6; Corner kicks: Hartford 7-2; Saves: Hartford, 6-4
HARTFORD ATHLETIC STARTING LINEUP
40 (GK) Renan Ribeiro, 4 (DF) Jordan Scarlett, 5 (DF) Triston Hodge; 15 (DF) Joseph Farrell, 24 (DF) Michael DeShields, 6 (MF) Beverly Makangila (Asiedu, 90’); 10 (MF) Danny Barrera (Edwards, 71’); 29 (MF) Emmanuel Samadia, 94 (MF) Marlon Hairston (Vancaeyezeele, 25’); 7 (FW) Marcus Epps, 33 (FW) Mamadou Dieng
OAKLAND ROOTS STARTING LINEUP
20 (GK) Paul Blanchette, 2 (DF) Baboucarr Njie (Naider-Chery, 74’); 4 (DF) Gagi Margvelashvili, 14 (DF) Justin Rasmussen, 23 (DF) Guillermo Diaz, 6 (MF) Daniel Gómez, 8 (MF) Irakoze Donasiyano (Reid, 63’); 22 (MF) Rafael Baca, (Elmasnouy, 74’); 17 (FW) Johnny Rodriguez, 98 (FW) José Luis Sinisterra (Cruz, 90 + 1’); 15 (DF) Neveal Hackshaw
Friday, Sept. 20
FOOTBALL
Wethersfield 39, Avon 0
Tolland 25, Farmington 7
Granby/Canton at Coventry co-op, ppd. TBA
BOYS SOCCER
Canton 0, Granby 0
Conard 1, Lewis Mills 0
East Windsor at East Granby
GIRLS SOCCER
Granby 2, Canton 0
East Granby 3, East Windsor 0
FIELD HOCKEY
South Windsor at Farmington
Lewis Mills 5, Northwestern 0
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Avon 3, Hall 1 (20-25, 25-15, 25-16, 25-10)
Canton 3, East Granby 0
Granby 3, SMSA 0 (25-10, 25-13, 25-12)
Windsor at Farmington
Lewis Mills at Tolland
GIRLS SWIMMING
Watertown at St. Paul/Lewis Mills
BOYS GOLF
Hall 155, Avon 162. Medalist: Charles Debassio (H), Geoff Machado (A) and Tommy Cote (H) 38 at Rockledge GC, par 36
FOOTBALL
Wethersfield 39, Avon 0
At Avon
Wethersfield (2-0) 20 13 6 0 — 39
Avon (0-2) 0 0 0 0 — 0
First quarter
W: Topher Sifnakis 11 pass from Camden Righi (run fails), 9:16
W: Righi 2 run (Erik Bellovoda kick), 6:26
W: Luis Garcia 70 punt return (Bellovoda kick), 4:07
Second quarter
W: Isaiah Edwards 9 run (Bellovoda kick), 10:48
W: Righi 9 run (kick fails), 5:05
Third quarter
W: Jacob Yanosy 1 run (run fails), 6:10
Individual statistics
RUSHING: Avon – John Murphy 8-3, Oliver Lojewski 2-6, Reyan Fawad 6-19, Nik Meltser 20-94, Carter Davies 7-23; Wethersfield – Tristan Brown 8-40, Jacob Yanosy 1-1, Luis Garcia 4-28, Isaiah Edwards 5-29, Camden Righi 4-29
PASSING: Avon: Nik Meltser 0-1-1, 0; Wethersfield – Camden Righi 9-12-0, 111
RECEIVING: Wethersfield – Topher Sifnakis 2-16, Jacob Yanosy 4-53, Charley Bellobuono 1-21, Luis Garcia 1-6, Michael Ehrlich 1-15
RETURN YARDS: Garcia (W) 2-93 (punts); Murphy (A) 1-13 (kickoff), Henry Fawad (A) 2-4 (kickoffs), Matthew Eckerlin (A) 1-13 (kickoff), Alex Suarez (A) 2-19 (kickoff)
Tolland 25, Farmington 7
At Tolland
Farmington (1-1) 0 0 0 7 – 7
Tolland 0 0 12 13 — 25
Individual statistics
RUSHING: Tolland – Ryan Caminiti 4-7, Destin Wood 3-193, 3 TDs; Farmington — Michael Campagano 1-4, Quincy Kiniry 1-1, Ty Nogiec 8-20, Matt Rodrigues 7-6
PASSING: Tolland – Caminiti 9-17-1, 56; Farmington — Ty Nogiec 23-33-2, 152
RECEIVING: Tolland – B. O’Connor 4-20, Symon Snyder 2-2, Cam Lumia 1-16, B. McKinstry 1-18, 1 TD, Destin Wood 1-0; Farmington — Campagano 3-23, Rodrigues 2-4, Tyler Thompson 3-24, Jake Percival 1-6, Joshua Larkin 2-24, Justin Kinney 3-26, Jaylen Howlett 9-45
PAT: Will Westall (T) 1-2; Kelly Jonas (F) 1-1
NOTE: Farmington’s lone TD came on a 25-yard interception return by Ty Nogiec with 10:20 remaining in the game
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Avon 3, Hall 1
At West Hartford
Avon (7-1) 20 25 25 25
Hall (7-1) 25 15 16 10
Highlights: Amelia Morrison (A) 18 kills, 6 blocks; Tessa Robertson (A) 36 assists, 6 digs; Ainsley Evans (A) 16 digs, 3 aces; Maddie Vanvalkenburgh (A) 9 kills, 4 aces. NOTE: Falcons (7-1) drop game 1 but win three straight to hand previously undefeated Hall (7-1) their first loss of the season.
BOYS GOLF
Hall 155, Avon 162
At West Hartford
Avon (162) Geoff Machado 38, Dylan Seaburg 40, Steven Westrick 41, Niki Buerkler 43, Jude Turner 44
Hall (155) Charles Debassio 39, Tommy Cote 38, Graham Woodward 39, Jacob Boyer 39, Will Werkmeister-Dana 40, Jake Zirolli 40
Medalist: Charles Debassio (H), Geoff Machado (A) and Tommy Cote (H) 38 at Rockledge GC, par 36
Thursday, Sept. 19
FOOTBALL
Windsor 27, Simsbury 10
BOYS SOCCER
Maloney 3, Avon 1
Farmington 4, Suffield 0
Berlin 2, Simsbury 1
FIELD HOCKEY
Canton 4, Northwestern 0
Granby 6, Old Saybrook 0
NW Catholic 2, Farmington 1
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Farmington at Bristol Eastern
Simsbury 3, Newington 0 (25-13, 25-7, 25-20)
BOYS GOLF
Southington 160, Farmington 170. Medalist: Noah Grosso (F) 37 at Tunxis Plantation
Lewis Mills 167, NW Catholic 185. Medalist: Alex Parker (LM) 38 at Gillette Ridge GC, par 36
PRO BASKETBALL
Connecticut 87, Chicago 54 (regular season finale)
PRO BASEBALL
Eastern League playoffs
Northeast Division final: Somerset 4, Hartford 3 (10), Somerset wins series, 2-0
FOOTBALL
Windsor 27, Simsbury 10
At Simsbury
Windsor (2-0) 0 0 13 14 — 27
Simsbury (0-2) 7 3 0 0 — 10
First quarter
S: Patrick Matyczyk 77 run (Marshall Potter kick)
Second quarter
S: Potter 43 FG
Third quarter
W: Shaun Adams 14 run (kick failed)
W: John Manning 20 run (Nesheiwat kick)
Fourth quarter
W: Jayden Compton 15 interception (Nesheiwat kick)
W: Cashmire Lewis 18 pass from Manning (Nesheiwat kick)
BOYS SOCCER
Maloney 3, Avon 1
At Meriden
Avon (3-2-2) 0 1 — 1
Maloney (5-1) 0 3 — 3
Goals: Cristiano Cardent (M) 2, Charles Baez (M); Charlie May (A); Assists: Marcello Rauei (A); Saves: Jordan Beaudoin (A) 6, Logan Brazel (M) 6; Shots: Maloney 9-6; Corner kicks: Maloney 3-2
FIELD HOCKEY
Canton 4, Northwestern 1
At Barkhamsted
Goals: Paige Sidraine (C), Valerie Naja (C), Madison Dufresne (C), Bridget Sonju (C); Assists: Dufresne, Sonju, Reagan Grecula; Goalie Lyla O’Connor (C) gets shutout
BOYS GOLF
Lewis Mills 167, NW Catholic 185
At Bloomfield
Lewis Mills (167) Alex Parker 38, Brett Harding 39, Will Dixon 44, Gavin Lubinsky 46, Ethan Sholtis 51
NW Catholic (185) Liam Sullivan 40, Charles Hoffman 47, Aidan Smith 48, Aaron Butler 50, Jameson Knall 53
Medalist: Alex Parker (LM) 38 at Gillette Ridge GC, par36
Records: Lewis Mills 2-7
PRO BASEBALL
Somerset 4, Hartford 3
At Hartford
Somerset 020 001 000 1 — 4-6-1
Hartford 001 000 200 0 — 3-8-2
Messenger, Anderson (7), Pestana (8), Lirano (10) and Flores; Sullivan, Baumgartner (6), Agnos (7), Mejia (10) and Fulford; WP: Pestana; LP: Mejia; Saves: Lirano; BS: Anderson; 2B: Kokoska (H); HR: Flores (S), Amador (H)
Wednesday, Sept. 18
BOYS SOCCER
Canton 3, Rockville 2
GIRLS SOCCER
Farmington 2, Rocky Hill 0
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Canton at Ellington
Coventry 3, East Granby 0
Granby 3, Rockville 2
BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
Lewis Mills 28, Farmington 29, tiebreaker
Bolton 15, East Windsor 50
Bolton 15, Canton 47
Canton 15, East Windsor 50
GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY
Farmington 15, Lewis Mills 50, forfeit
Canton 15, Bolton 50
Canton 15, East Windsor 50
BOYS GOLF
Farmington 150, Lewis Mills 165. Medalist: Aiden Cho (F), Noah Grosso (F), Griffin Rourke (F), Alex Parker (LM) 37 at Tunxis Plantation
Tuesday, Sept. 17
BOYS SOCCER
East Granby 2, Granby 1
GIRLS SOCCER
Avon 0, Hall 0
Canton 4, Rockville 2
Simsbury 3, Southington 1
Granby 7, East Granby 0
FIELD HOCKEY
Canton 2, Suffield 1
Farmington 2, Wethersfield 1
Granby 8, Somers 1
Lewis Mills 5, Newington 2
Glastonbury 5, Simsbury 0
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Avon 3, Rocky Hill 1 (25-11, 18-25, 25-15, 25-15)
BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
Southington 27, Hall 30
Southington 19, Simsbury 37
Hall 19, Simsbury 43
Somers 28, Coventry 29, tiebreaker
Somers 15, East Granby 50
Somers 23, Granby 38
Coventry 15, East Granby 46
Coventry 21, Granby 38
Granby 21, East Granby 34
GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY
Hall 19, Southington 26
Southington 29, Simsbury 30
Simsbury 26, Hall 33
Somers 18, East Granby 37
Somers 17, Granby 38
Somers 15, Coventry 50, forfeit
East Granby 26, Granby 29
East Granby 15, Coventry 50, forfeit
Granby 15, Coventry 50, forfeit
GIRLS SWIMMING
Naugatuck 89, St. Paul/Lewis Mills 84
East Catholic at Farmington
BOYS GOLF
Simsbury 147, Avon 156, Medalist: Niki Buerkler (A) 35 at Simsbury Farms
Farmington 157, Lewis Mills 165. Medalist: Aiden Cho (F) 37 at Fairview Farms
PRO BASKETBALL
Minnesota 78, Connecticut 76
PRO BASEBALL
Eastern League playoffs
Northeast Division final: Somerset 3, Hartford 2. Somerset leads series 1-0
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Avon 3, Rocky Hill 1
At Rocky Hill
Avon (6-1) 25 18 25 25
Rocky Hill (1-5) 11 25 15 15
Highlights: Maddie Vanvalkenburgh (A) 13 kills, 11 digs, 4 aces; Tessa Robertson (A) 30 assists; Amelia Morrison (A) 10 kills, 4 aces; Ainsley Evans (A) 9 digs, 4 aces
BOYS GOLF
Simsbury 147, Avon 156
At Simsbury
Avon (156) Niki Buerkler 35, Geoff Machado 37, Jack MacDonald 40, Dylan Seaburg 41
Simsbury (147) Will Sullivan 36, Parker Shen 36, Blake Alibozek 37, Elijah la Tour 37, Caleb Calitri 38
Medalist: Niki Buerkler (A) 35 at Simsbury Farms, par 36
Farmington 157, Lewis Mills 165
At Harwinton
Farmington (157) Aiden Cho 37, John Lahtinen 38. Noah Grosso 40, Chase Becker 42, Griffin Rourke 44
Lewis Mills (165) Alex Parker 40, Brett Harding 41, Will Dixon 41, Avery Tiso 43, Ethan Sholtis 43
Medalist: Aiden Cho (F) 37 at Fairview Farms, par 36
Records: Lewis Mills 1-6
PRO BASKETBALL
Minnesota 78, Connecticut 76
At Uncasville
Minnesota (78) Carleton 4-8 2-2 13, Collier 11-16 2-2 25, Smith 2-6 1-1 9, McBride 3-11 6-6 14, Williams 4-13 0-0 8, Hiedeman 0-3 0-0 0, Zandalasini 0-1 0-0 0, Hines-Allen 4-6 1-2 9. Totals 30-64 12-13 78
Connecticut (76) Bonner 4-10 0-0 9, Thomas 9-12 0-0 18, Jones 3-8 4-6 10, Carrington 5-12 5-5 15, Harris 3-8 0-0 9, Mabrey 5-14 0-0 13, Burton 0-0 0-0 0, Nelson-Ododa 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 30-66 9-11 76
Minnesota (30-9) 22 20 20 16 — 78
Connecticut (27-12) 22 15 16 23 — 76
Three-point goals: Minnesota 6-14 (Carleton 3-4, Collier 1-3, Smith 0-1, McBride 2-6), Connecticut 7-20 (Bonner 1-4, Carrington 0-2, Harris 3-6, Mabrey 3-8). Att. 8,174
PRO BASEBALL
Somerset 3, Hartford 2
At Somerset, N.J.
Hartford 001 000 100 — 2-4-1
Somerset 001 000 02x — 3-9-0
Dollander, Barger (6), Skipper (7), Mejia (8) and Fulford; Dees, Watson (7), Reyzelman (9) and Flores; WP: Watson (1-0); LP: Skipper (0-1); Save: Reyzelman (1); BS: Mejia (1); 2B: Ritter (H); HR: Guerrero (H), Jones (S)
FIELD HOCKEY
The Connecticut top 10 field hockey poll as voted by state coaches.
Week 1, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024
School | Rec. | Pts. | Class | |
1. | Staples (8) | 5-0 | 160 | L |
2. | Darien | 3-0 | 144 | L |
3. | Daniel Hand | 3-0-1 | 100 | S |
4. | Wilton | 5-0 | 90 | L |
5. | Guilford | 5-0-0-1 | 71 | M |
6. | Ridgefield | 4-2 | 69 | L |
7. | Glastonbury | 5-0 | 68 | L |
8. | North Branford | 3-0 | 61 | S |
9. | Pomperaug | 3-2 | 59 | M |
10. | Hamden | 6-0 | 38 | L |
Also receiving votes: Fairfield Ludlowe (5-1) 36, New Canaan (3-1-0-1) 16, Branford (3-1) and Sacred Heart Academy (4-0-0-1) 13, Trumbull (3-2) and Stonington (4-0-0-1) 8, Bethel (3-3) 6 | ||||
Coaches Voting: Matt Arinello Immaculate, Margaret Bristol Canton, Janet Dickey Westbrook, Dawn Hough New Milford, Kitty Palmer Guilford, Maureen Perkins Glastonbury, Kyle Seaburg Norwalk, Jenna Tucchio Stonington |
Monday, Sept. 16
BOYS SOCCER
Avon 0, Enfield 0
Lewis Mills 5, Newington 3
Farmington 3, Simsbury 0
GIRLS SOCCER
Canton 4, Northwestern 0
Farmington 3, Bristol Central 0
Lewis Mills 1, Tolland 1
Hamden at Simsbury, 6 p.m.
FIELD HOCKEY
Avon 4, Windsor 1
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Avon 3, Middletown 0 (25-11, 25-11, 25-20)
Lewis Mills 3, Wethersfield 2 (22-25, 25-20, 8-25, 25-23, 15-10)
Simsbury 3, East Lyme 1 (22-25, 25-20, 25-17, 25-16)
Farmington at Platt
BOYS GOLF
Simsbury 162, Rocky Hill 177. Medalist: Parker Shen (S) 37 at Simsbury Farms
BOYS SOCCER
Avon 0, Enfield 0
At Avon
Enfield (2-1-2) 0 0 — 0
Avon (3-1-2) 0 0 — 0
Saves: Jordan Beaudoin (A) 2, Jayson Wachtel (E) 6; Shots: Avon, 9-3; Corner kicks: Avon 4-3
Lewis Mills 5, Newington 3
At Burlington
Newington (1-4-1) 0 3 — 3
Lewis Mills (1-2-1) 4 1 — 5
Goals: Robbie Rubbo (LM) 2, Sebby Wroblewski (LM), Ian Mayes (LM), Ben Foley (LM); Anthony Napoletano (N) 2, Bernardo Garcia (N); Assists: Sebby Wroblewski (LM) 3, Robbie Rubbo (LM), Eli Pavelchak (LM); Saves: Marek Nardi (LM) and Anthony Poudrier (LM) 4 combined; Stephano Logrono (N) 6
FIELD HOCKEY
Avon 4, Windsor 1
At Windsor
Goals: Hannah McKinnis (A), Coley Zyjeski (A), Lily Anderson (A), Leah Cuyler (A), Macy Karlowitz (W); Saves: Morgan Neamtz and Kenzie Mickus (A) 1 combined; Sydney Thomas (W) 6; Records: Avon 4-1, Windsor 0-5
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Avon 3, Middletown 0 (25-11, 25-11, 25-20)
At Avon
Highlights: Amelia Morrison (A) 9 kills; Maddie Vanvalkenburgh (A) 9 aces, 6 kills; Mia Weber (A) 7 kills; Ainsley Evans (A) 10 digs. Hallie Robillard (M) 5 aces, 3 kills; Zuzana Rogowski (M) 7 digs.
Records: Avon 5-1, Middletown 2-3
Lewis Mills 3, Wethersfield 2 (22-25, 25-20, 8-25, 25-23, 15-10)
At Burlington
Highlights: Brooke Fallon (LM) 4 aces 34 assists 9 digs, Sammie Mitchell (LM) 10 aces 11 kills 21 digs, Ella Komanetsky (W) 8 digs 5 aces, Michele Haliti (W) 9 kills
Records: Lewis Mills 3-2, Wethersfield 5-1
FOOTBALL
The GameTimeCT top 10 high school football poll as voted by state sports writers and broadcasters. First-place votes in parentheses and points tabulated on a 30-28-26-24-22-20-18-16-14-12-11-10-9-8-7 basis.
Week 1, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024
Team | Rec. | Pts | LW | Class |
1. New Canaan (15) | 1-0 | 730 | 1 | L |
2. Darien (9) | 1-0 | 714 | 2 | L |
3. Greenwich | 1-0 | 608 | 5 | LL |
4. Staples (1) | 1-0 | 589 | 3 | LL |
5. Windsor | 1-0 | 481 | 8 | MM |
6. Hand | 1-0 | 397 | 9 | M |
7. Fairfield Prep | 1-0 | 382 | nr | LL |
8. Maloney | 0-1 | 296 | 7 | L |
9. St. Joseph | 1-0 | 280 | nr | L |
10. Masuk | 1-0 | 265 | nr | MM |
Others receiving votes: Bloomfield (1-0) 257, West Haven (0-1) 256, Newtown (1-0) 238, North Haven (0-1) 196, Ansonia (1-0) 112, Notre Dame-West Haven (1-0) 96, Killingly (1-0) 90, Barlow (1-0) 56, Naugatuck (1-0) 50, Wilton (0-1) 44, Manchester (1-0) 41, Berlin (1-0) 40, Bunnell (1-0) 35, Rockville (1-0) 26, Southington (0-1) 20, Cromwell/Portland (1-0) 18, Cheshire (0-1) 11, Shelton (0-1) 9, East Hartford (0-1) 9, Amity (1-0) 8, Stamford (0-1) 7, Wethersfield (1-0) 7, Stafford co-op (1-0) 7. | ||||
The following voted: Will Aldam, GameTimeCT; Serenity Bishop, Bristol Press; Sean Patrick Bowley, GameTimeCT; Bryant Carpenter, GameTimeCT; Gerry deSimas Jr., Collinsville Press; Justin DeVellis, News 12 Connecticut; Mike DiMauro, The Day of New London; Erik Dobratz, WTNH-8; Scott Ericson, GameTimeCT; Michael Fornabaio, GameTimeCT; Ned Griffen, GameTimeCT correspondent; Rob Gullo, New Britain Herald; Mark Jaffee, Republican-American of Waterbury; Tim Jensen, Patch Media Corp.; Jonah Karp, Fox61; Gabby Lucivero, NBC CT; Mike Madera, Walter Camp Football Foundation; Joe Morelli, GameTimeCT; Pete Paguaga, GameTimeCT; Dave Phillips, GameTimeCT correspondent; Lori Riley, Hartford Courant; Dave Ruden, The Ruden Report; Dave Stewart, GameTimeCT; Jimmy Zanor, Norwich Bulletin; Joe Zone, WFSB-3. |
The Hartford Courant’s top 10 state football poll as voted by state football coaches. First place points in parentheses, record through Saturday, points tabulated on a 30-28-26-24-22-20-18-16-14-12-11-10-9-8-7 basis, and CIAC classification:
Week 1, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024
Team | Rec. | Pts | LW | Class |
1. New Canaan (7) | 1-0 | 372 | L | |
1. Darien (5) | 1-0 | 372 | L | |
3. Greenwich | 1-0 | 302 | LL | |
4. Windsor | 1-0 | 239 | MM | |
5. Fairfield Prep | 1-0 | 235 | LL | |
6. Staples | 1-0 | 211 | LL | |
7. Hand (1) | 1-0 | 198 | M | |
8. Masuk | 1-0 | 182 | MM | |
8. St. Joseph | 1-0 | 182 | M | |
10. Notre Dame-WH | 1-0 | 176 | L | |
Others receiving votes: Newtown (1-0) 141, West Haven (0-1) 121, Bunnell (1-0) 88, North haven (0-1) 81, Ansonia (1-0) 76, Bloomfield (1-0) 73, Maloney (0-1) 68, Killingly (1-0) 40, Berlin (1-0) and Naugatuck (1-0) 26, Manchester (1-0) 21, Joel Barlow (1-0) and Cromwell/Portland (1-0) 16, Brookfield (1-0) 14, Glastonbury (1-0) 9, Hamden (0-1) and Trumbull (0-1) 8, Wilton (0-1) and Xavier (0-1) 7 | ||||
Voters: Erik Becker, Hand; Tom Brockett; Ansonia; Joe Della Vecchia; St. Joseph; Mike Ellis; Fitch; Rob Fleeting; Windsor; Kevin Frederick, Maloney; Tanner Grove; Montville; Andy Guyon; Xavier; Joe Lato; Woodland; Brian Mazzone; Stafford/East Windsor/Somers; Bryan Muller; Brookfield; Marce Petroccio; Trumbull; Nathan Tyler, Stratford |
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