Results

Weekly scoreboard: Sept. 23-29, 2024

by
Gerry deSimas, Jr., Collinsville Press
September 29, 2024

Sunday, Sept. 29
PRO BASKETBALL
WNBA semifinals
Connecticut 73, Minnesota 70. Connecticut leads series, 1-0

Connecticut 73, Minnesota 70
At Minneapolis
Connecticut (73) Bonner 4-17 0-0 10, Thomas 8-12 1-1 17, Jones 3-7 0-0 6, Carrington 6-12 0-0 13, Mabrey 7-19 0-0 20, Nelson-Ododa 1-1 0-0 2, Burton 2-7 1-2 5. Totals 31-75 2-3
Minnesota (70) Carleton 6-10 2-2 17, Collier 7-16 5-5 19, Smith 2-9 2-3 6, McBride 5-11 1-1 12, Williams 3-12 1-2 8, Hiedeman 1-3 0-0 2, Hines-Allen 3-4 0-0 6. Totals 27-65 11-13
Connecticut 23 19 15 16 — 73
Minnesota 16 22 24 8 — 70
Three-point shots: Connecticut 9-22 (Bonner 2-8, Carrington 1-2, Mabrey 6-11, Burton 0-1); Minnesota 5-20 (Carleton 3-6, Collier 0-2, Smith 0-4, McBride 1-5, Williams 1-2, Hiedeman 0-1); Attendance: 8,506

Saturday, Sept. 28
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
UConn 47, Buffalo 3
PRO SOCCER
Hartford at Tampa Bay, ppd., TBA

CROSS COUNTRY
Wickham Park Invitational
At Manchester
Small Division
BOYS
Team results – Hale Ray 61, Bolton 86, East Hampton 114, Portland 174, Lakeville 181.
Other teams: 19. Canton 475
Individual winner: Peyton Joslyn, Monadnock Regional NH 16:41
Canton runners: 58. Ethan Lindquist 19:44, 83, Liam Vincent 20:37, 113. Zach Redford 22:10, 124. William Ryan 22:47, 146. Andrew Rossi 26:29
GIRLS
Team results – Hale Ray 75, East Hampton 94, Somers 125, Shepaug 126, St. Bernard 142.
Other teams: Canton didn’t qualify
Individual winner: Briana Belanger, Thomaston, 20:01
Canton runners: 31. Julianna Cavanaugh 23:37, 35. Macy McCullough 23:55, 109. Stella Eck 31:02, 114. Julianne Lynch 32:16
Medium Division
BOYS
Team results: EO Smith 55, Rocky Hill 88, East Greenwich RI 128, Barrington RI 144, Portsmouth NH 165
Other teams: 6. Avon 178, 16. Lewis Mills 377
Individual winner: Sean Gray, Portsmouth NH 15:47
Avon runners: 9. William Lancaster 170:00, 15. Brahm Bulow 17:20, 25. Andrew Kessler 17:35, Aidan McLaughlin 18:50, 72. William Nusom 19:00, 96. Ketan Badrinah 19:43
GIRLS
Team results: Mercy 55, Avon 109, East Greenwich RI 121, Pomperaug 140, Sacred Heart Academy 187
Individual winner: Annecy Vlieks, Hand 19:17
Avon runners: 8. Abby Van Hood 20:47, 13. Ying Ying Cheng 21:09, 25. Laura Funderburk 21:44, 38. Spriha Dharan 22:24, 39. Ella Godbout 22:36, 42. Miri Ek 22:43, 74. Anya Yu 24:18
More Wickham Park results

COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Connecticut 47, Buffalo 3
At East Hartford
Buffalo (3-2) 0 3 0 0 — 3
UConn (3-2) 10 13 14 10 — 47
First quarter
C: Chris Freeman 26 FG, 8:49
C: Cam Edwards 43 run (Freeman kick), 4:32
Second quarter
C: Freeman 39 FG, 11:09
C: Freeman 22 FG, 5:18
C: Skyler Bell 40 pass from Joe Fagnano (Freeman kick), 1:13
B: Upton Bellenfant 47 FG, 0:00
Third quarter
C: Bell 70 pass from Fagnano (Freeman kick), 14:12
C: Bell 12 pass from Fagnano (Freeman kick), 5:33
Fourth quarter
C: Mel Brown 23 run (Freeman kick), 14:56
C: Freeman 27 FG, 12:00
Attendance: 20,037
Individual statistics
RUSHING: UConn – Cam Edwards 10-97, Durell Robinson 8-73, Mel Brown 10-53, Nick Evers 8-21, Joe Fagnano 6-19, Tucker McDonald 1-0. Team 3-minus 6; Buffalo – CJ Ogbonna 14-38, Messiah Burch 3-15, Jacquez Barksdale 3-9, Victor Now 1-6, AJ Henderson 2-4, Terrance Shelton 3-2, Lamar Sperlin 1-1
PASSING: UConn – Joe Fagnano 11-19-0, 217, Nick Evers 7-12-0, 51; Buffalo – CJ Ogbonna 12-25-0, 82; Gunnar Gray 4-11-1, 41
RECEIVING: UConn – Skyler Bell 6-153, TJ Sheffield 4-36, Mel Brown 2-24, Jasaiah Gathings 4-27, Shamar Porter 1-17, Ezeriah Anderson 1-11, Cam Edwards 1-2; Buffalo – JJ Jenkins 5-32, Qua Sanders 2-26, Javien Cuff 2-16, Tadd Barr 2-15, Ryan Daley 1-13, Taji Johnson 3-11, Victor Snow 1-10

Friday, Sept. 27
FOOTBALL
Fitch 18, Simsbury 15
Westhill 17, Farmington 7
Rockville 27, Granby/Canton 20
Northwest United 21, Lewis Mills 7
Abbott Tech/Immaculate (ATI) 42, Avon 0
BOYS SOCCER
Canton 1, Coventry 1
East Granby 1, Windsor Locks 0
Farmington 4, Middletown 0
Granby 2, Somers 1
GIRLS SOCCER
Avon at Windsor
Windsor Locks 5, East Granby 1
Farmington 2, East Catholic 1
Somers 1, Granby 0
FIELD HOCKEY
Farmington 4, Avon 3
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Granby Memorial 3, Avon 0 (25-11, 25-17, 25-23)
South Windsor 3, Simsbury 1

FOOTBALL
Fitch 18, Simsbury 15
At Simsbury
Fitch (1-2) 6 6 0 6 — 18
Simsbury (0-3) 0 7 8 0 — 15
First quarter
F: Anthony Spader 6 run (kick fails), 5:06
Second quarter
S: Sean Metz 1 run (Nolan Pendergast kick), 8:23
F: Raheem Porter Carter 3 run (run fails), 30.8
Third quarter
S: Patrick Matyczyk 59 run (Cole Roberts pass from Matyczyk), 1:16
Fourth quarter
F: Porter Carter 9 run (kick blocked), 5:29
Individual statistics
RUSHING: Fitch – Porter Carter 18-89, Sean Bussey 16-93, Anthony Spades 6-29, Mark McBride 4-13, Devin Cook 4-47; Simsbury – Matyczyk 12-98, Cole Roberts 9-34, Max Konopka 6-19, Harry Tindall 1-2, Sean Metz 1-1
PASSING: Fitch — Porter Carter 2-3-11, Simsbury –Patrick Matyczyk 4-10-2, 45
RECEIVING: Fitch – Michael El Khoury 1-7, Nicholas Waggoner 1-4; Simsbury – Gavin Myers 2-22, Alex Parr 1-0, Cole Roberts 1-18
INTERCEPTIONS: El Khoury (F) 2-72, Stephen Wharton (S) 1-25; FUMBLE REC: Tim Beaulieu (S); SACKS: Tyler Tyzae (F) and Camrin Lee-Fey (F) 1-12, Adrian Bythewood (F) 1-12

ATI 42, Avon 0
At Danbury
Avon (0-3) 0 0 0 0 — 0
ATI (1-2) 14 7 14 7 — 42
First quarter
ATI: Dante Rivera 50 pass from Hunter Von Minden (Teijeiro kick)
ATI: Brendan Kelly 17 pass from Von Minden (Teijeiro kick)
Second quarter
ATI: Abiel Morales 46 pass from Von Minden (Teijeiro kick)
Third quarter
ATI: Rivera 52 pass from Von Minden (Teijeiro kick)
ATI: Jayvionne Hill 36 run (Teijeiro kick)
Fourth quarter
ATI: Kelly 36 fumble recovery (Teijeiro kick)
NOTE: ATI is a co-op team hosted by Abbott Tech in Danbury with Immaculate High, also in Danbury.

Northwest United 21, Lewis Mills 7
At Burlington
NW United (3-0) 14 0 7 0 — 21
Lewis Mills (1-2) 0 7 0 0 — 7
First quarter
NW: Davion Joe 27 run (Reed Woerner kick)
NW Woerner 26 pass from Brady Herman (Woerner kick)
Second quarter
LM: Patryk Klonowski 60 interception return (Gianluca Dolzadelli kick)
Third quarter
NW: Ron Barksdale 27 pass from Herman (Woerner kick)
NOTE: NW United is a co-op team hosted by Wolcott Tech in Torrington that plays their home games at Nonnewaug in Woodbury. Other members of the co-op are Nonnewaug, Lakeville in Litchifeld and Shepaug.

Rockville 27, Granby/Canton 20
At Vernon
Granby/Canton (1-1) 12 0 8 0 — 20
Rockville (3-0) 7 20 0 0 — 27
First quarter
G: Ryan Cuniowski 31 pass from Vincent Forte (kick failed)
R: William Davis 74 pass from Brady Ramsdell (Molly Wilson kick)
G: Jayden Young 78 kickoff return (conversion failed)
Second quarter
R: Kayden Boland 15 pass from Ramsdell (Wilson kick)
R: Boland 11 run (kick failed)
R: Davis 37 pass from Ramsdell (Wilson kick)
Third quarter
G: Forte 8 run (Forte run)

Westhill 17, Farmington 7
At Farmington
Westhill (2-1) 0 0 8 9 — 17
Farmington (1-2) 0 0 0 7 — 7
Third quarter
W: Joey Pirong 34 run
W: Safety. Ball snapped through end zone
Fourth quarter
W: Collin White 16 run (conversion run fails)
W: Pirong 32 FG
F: Justin Kinney 88 kickoff return (Joey Kelly kick)

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Granby Memorial 3, Avon 0
At Avon
Granby (7-1) 25 25 25
Avon (9-2) 11 17 23
Highlights: Isabela Escobar (A) 5 kills, 1 block; Jayne Hiatt (G) 13 kills, 12 digs; Katie O’Neil (G) 7 kills

FIELD HOCKEY
Farmington 4, Avon 3
At Avon
Goals: Gemma Rourke (F) 3, Dong-Chau Nguyen (F); Sophia Frez (A) 2, Brynn McCracken (A); Saves: Haylie Caseu (F) 12, Morgan Neamtz (A) 10; Records: Farmington 4-4, Avon 5-2

Thursday, Sept. 26
BOYS SOCCER
Avon 3, E.O. Smith 3
GIRLS SOCCER
Avon 4, E.O. Smith 1
Canton 0, Coventry 0
Simsbury 1, Newington 1
Lewis Mills 2, Glastonbury 2
FIELD HOCKEY
Canton 10, Somers 0
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Avon 3, Bloomfield 0 (25-11, 25-11, 25-15)
Granby 3, Canton 0
East Windsor 3, East Granby 0
Farmington 3, Simsbury 0 (25-17, 25-6, 25-19)
Enfield 3, Lewis Mills 2 (22-25, 14-25, 25-21, 25-20, 15-13)
BOYS GOLF
Simsbury 157, Lewis Mills 165. Medalist: Will Sullivan (S) 38 at Fairview Farm

BOYS SOCCER
Avon 3, E.O. Smith 3
At Storrs
Avon (3-2-3) 3 0 — 3
E.O. Smith (7-0-1) 2 1 — 3
Goals: Yeshua Luboy (EOS) 3, Jackson Riley (A), Ben Silverstein (A), Aki Bahabad (A); Assists: McLaughlin (A), Diego Garza (A), Lucas Uribe (A); Saves: Jordan Beaudoin (A) 5, Camden Mazeroe (EOS) 5; Shots: Avon, 10-6; Corner kicks: Avon, 4-1

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Avon 3, Bloomfield 0
At Bloomfield
Avon (9-1) 25 25 25
Bloomfield (0-9) 11 11 15
Highlights: Amelia Morrison (A) 10 kills; Maddie Vanvalkenburgh (A) 8 kills; Charlotte Gachewicz (A) 12 assists

Enfield 3, Lewis Mills 2
At Burlington
Enfield (9-2) 22 14 25 25 15
Lewis Mills (5-5) 25 25 21 20 13
Highlights: Sierra Stifel (LM) 7 aces, 11 kills, 5 digs; Mikayla Howlett (LM) 4 aces, 5 kills, 19 digs; Grace Pannuto (LM) 33 digs; Haley Anderson (En) 8 kills, Isa Alicea (En) 8 kills, Val Delgado (En) 26 digs, Matten Crosby (En) 7 aces, 33 assists

BOYS GOLF
Simsbury 157, Lewis Mills 165
At Harwinton
Simsbury (157) Caleb Calitri 46, Elijah La Tour 41, Blake Alibozek 38, Will Sullivan 39, Parker Shen 39
Lewis Mills (165) Alex Parker 42, Will Dixon 42, Brett Harding 39, Gavin Lubinsky 42, Ethan Sholtis 45
Medalist: Will Sullivan (S) 38 at Fairview Farm
Records: Lewis Mills 3-8

Wednesday, Sept. 25
BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
Coventry 24, Ellington 29
Coventry 22, Canton 35
Ellington 25, Canton 31. Winner: B. Dunn (Cov) 19:04 for 3.1 miles at Stratton Brook Park
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Hall 24, Glastonbury 30
Hall 18, Farmington 45
Glastonbury 18, Farmington 45. Winner: Brooke Strauss (G) 18:45 for 3.1 miles at Winding Trails
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Suffield 15, East Windsor 50
Suffield 19, Windsor Locks 44
Suffield 22, Granby 39
Granby 15, East Windsor 50
Granby 25, Windsor Locks 31. Winner: Andrew Organ (S) 16:11 for 3.1 miles at East Windsor
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Stafford 19, East Granby 40
Stafford 27. Rockville 29
Rockville 19, East Granby 40. Winner: Johnel Padilla (Ro) 18:50 for 3.1 miles at Rockville
GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY
Ellington 24, Canton 34
Ellington 15, Coventry 50, forfeit
Canton 15, Coventry 50, forfeit. Winner – J. Ivoma (Ell) 23:16 for 3.1 miles at Stratton Brook Park
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Glastonbury 16, Farmington 46
Glastonbury 17, Hall 42
Hall 22, Farmington 34. Winner: Raza Malik (G) 17:12 for 3.1 miles at Winding Trails
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Suffield 15, East Windsor 50
Suffield 15, Windsor Locks 50
Suffield 19, Granby 36
Granby 15, East Windsor 50
Granby 15, Windsor Locks 50. Winner: Natalie Ho (S) for 3.1 miles at East Windsor
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Rockville 15, Stafford 45
Rockville 21, East Granby 36
East Granby 17, Stafford 38. Winner: Abigail Fishe (Ro) 23:31 for 3.1 miles at Rockville
PRO BASKETBALL
Connecticut 87, Indiana 81, Connecticut wins series, 2-0

BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
Coventry 24, Ellington 29
Coventry 22, Canton 35
Ellington 25, Canton 31
At Simsbury
Winner — B Dunn (Cov) 19:04 for 3.1 miles at Stratton Brook Park, 2. C Zahner (Ell) 19:42, 3. Ethan Lindquist (Can) 19:58, 4. N. Hendrickson (Cov) 20:04, 5. A. Bianchi (Ell) 20:40, 6. T. Sullivan (Cov) 20:40, 7. L. Galeota (Ell) 8. George Redford (Can) 21:01, 9. R. DiCarlo (Cov) 21:21, 10. Liam Vincent (Can) 21:31

GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY
Ellington 24, Canton 34
Ellington 15, Coventry 50, forfeit
Canton 15, Coventry 50, forfeit
Winner – J. Ivoma (Ell) 23:16 for 3.1 miles at Stratton Brook Park , 2. G. Helton (Cov) 23:21, 3. K. Greenwood (Ell) 23:21, 4. N. Entwistle (Cov) 24:03, 5. J. La (Can) 24:47, 6. M. McCullough (Can) 24:51, 7. M. Mildner (Can) 25:13, 8. A. Sullivan (Ell) 27:06, 9. P. Nord (Ell) 28:29, 10. A. Peton (Ell) 25:31

PRO BASKETBALL
Connecticut 87, Indiana 81
At Uncasville
Indiana (81) Hull 3-9 1-2 8, Fagbenle 4-8 0-0 9, Boston 7-12, 2-2 16, Mitchell 7-18 0-1 17, Clark 10-23 2-2 25, Smith 0-0 0-0 0, Dantas 2-5 0-04, Wheeler 0-1 2-2 2. Totals 33-76 7-9 81
Connecticut (87) Bonner 4-14 6-6 15, Thomas 9-17 1-1 19, Jones 3-8 2-2 8, Carrington 3-6 4-4 10, Mabrey 6-18 2-2 17, Nelson-Ododa 2-3 4-4 8, Burton 3-6 3-4 10. Totals 30-72 22-23 87
Three-point goals: Indiana 8-30 (Mitchell 3-9, Clark 3-12, Fagbenie 1-2, Hull 1-5, Dantas 0-2); Connecticut 5-19 (Mabrey 3-10, Burton 1-2, Bonner 1-6, Carrington 0-1). Att: 8.910 (sellout)

Tuesday, Sept. 24
BOYS SOCCER
Canton 5, East Windsor 0
Farmington 1, Berlin 1
Granby 2, Suffield 0
Lewis Mills 2, South Windsor 0
GIRLS SOCCER
Canton 6, East Windsor 0
Farmington 5, Lewis Mills 1
Suffield 3, Granby 0
Wethersfield at Simsbury
FIELD HOCKEY
Canton 8, Stafford 0
Avon 3, East Catholic 0
Hall 2, Farmington 0
Granby 5, Suffield 1
Simsbury 3, Windsor 2, OT
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Canton at East Windsor
Bolton 3, East Granby 0
Farmington 3, Enfield 0
Granby 3, Ellington 0
Lewis Mills 3, Middletown 0 (25-19, 25-14, 25-18)
BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
Lewis Mills 22, Bristol Central 34
Lewis Mills 16, Berlin 47
Bristol Central 18, Berlin 45
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Avon 20, Conard 41
Avon 20, Simsbury 39
Simsbury 26, Conard 42
GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY
Bristol Central 19, Berlin 44
Bristol Central 15, Lewis Mills 50, forfeit
Berlin 15, Lewis Mills 50, forfeit
* * * *
Avon 20, Conard 41
Avon 20, Simsbury 39
Simsbury 26, Conard 42
GIRLS SWIMMING
St. Paul/Lewis Mills 70, Kennedy 27
Southington at Farmington
BOYS GOLF
Avon 161, NW Catholic 166. Medalist: Liam Sullivan (NW) 38 at Gillette Ridge GC, par 36
Hall 155, Simsbury 161. Medalist: Ben Ouzzo (H) 36 at Simsbury Farms, par 36
Lewis Mills 164, Southington 174. Medalist: Alex Parker (LM) 37 at Fairview Farms

BOYS SOCCER
Lewis Mills 2, South Windsor 0
At Burlington
South Windsor (3-5) 0 0 — 0
Lewis Mills (2-3-1) 1 1 — 2
Goals: Alex Begert (LM), Grady Mullen (LM); Assist: Hayden Melingonis (LM); Saves: Anthony Poudrier (LM) 5, Eshaan Dey (SW) 9; NOTE: Goalkeeper Anthony Poudrier earned Mills their first shutout of the season. Mills scored 8 minutes into the first half off Alex Begert shot from outside the 18 yard box. It was Begert’s first of the season. After missing a PK, Mills scored the insurance goal with just under 8 minutes remaining when sophomore Grady Mullen scored his first career goal when he took a pass from Melingonis.

FIELD HOCKEY
Avon 3, East Catholic 0
At Avon
Goals: Kathryn Martin, Hannah McKinney, Saanika Tipnis; Saves: Morgan Meamtz (A) 2, Carleigh McGrath (EC) 6; Records: Avon 5-1, East Catholic 1-5

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Lewis Mills 3, Middletown 0
At Middletown
Lewis Mills (5-4) 25 25 25
Middletown (2-6) 19 14 18
Highlights: Sierra Stifel (LM) 9 kills, 3 blocks, 1 ace, Agatha Korba (LM) 3 aces, 13 digs; Brooke Fallon (LM) 28 assists, 3 digs; Abigail Blakeslee (M) 5 kills, 2 blocks; Lexi Ainsworth (M) 2 aces

BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
Avon 20, Conard 41
Avon 20, Simsbury 39
Simsbury 26, Conard 42
At West Hartford
Individual results – Grant Bigger (Con) 17:36.2 for 3.1 miles at West Hartford Resevoir, 2. Daniel Gomez (S) 18:30, 3. Brahm Bulow (A) 18:37, 4. William Lancaster (A) 18:38, 5. Andrew Kessler (A) 19:39.2, 6. Chris Campbell (A) 18:39.2, 7. Henry Albert (A) 18:39, 8. William Oksansen (Con) 18:54, 9. Ben Saucer (S) 19:00, 10. Aiden McLaughlin (A) 19:06

GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY
Avon 20, Conard 41
Avon 20, Simsbury 39
Simsbury 26, Conard 42
At West Hartford
Individual results – Tess Sherry (Con) 18:47.5 for 3.1 miles at West Hartford Resevoir, 2. Liv Sherry (Con) 18:7.9, 3. Abigail Van Hoof (A) 20:34, 4. Grace Wollenberg (S) 21:00, 5. Licia Rittlinger (Con) 21:11, 6. Ying Ying Cheng (A) 21:14, 7. Laura Funderburk (A) 21:18, 8. Sophia Smith (S) 21:22, 9. Abigail Wilson (S) 21:34, 10. Ella Stewart (S) 21:44

BOYS GOLF
Avon 161, NW Catholic 166
At Bloomfield
Avon (161) Steven Westrick 39, Geoff Machado 40, Dylan Seaburg 41, Jude Turner 41, Niki Buerkler 41
NW Catholic (166) Liam Sullivan 38, Ben Hall 41, Cooper Mason 43, Aidan Smith 44, Aaron Butler 45
Medalist: Liam Sullivan (NW) 38 at Gillette Ridge GC, par 36

Lewis Mills 164, Southington 174
At Harwinton
Southington (174) Kaeden Bass 39, Adrian Pescetelli 49, Brady Staszewski 40, Luke Howes 46, Mark O’Donnell 49
Lewis Mills (164) Alex Parker 37, Brett Harding 46, Will Dixon 38, Gavin Lubinsky 43, Avery Tiso 46
Medalist: Alex Parker (LM) 37 at Fairview Farms
Records: Lewis Mills 3-7

FIELD HOCKEY Top 10 poll
The top 10 state field hockey poll as voted by state coaches.
Week 2, Monday, Sept. 23

School	Rec.	Pts.	LW	Class
1. Staples (7)	8-1	158	1	L
2. Darien (1)	7-0	146	2	L
3. Daniel Hand	6-1	101	3	S
4. Fairfield Ludlowe	6-1	100	nr	L
4. Glastonbury	7-0	100	7	L
6. Guilford	6-0-0-1	76	5	M
7. North Branford	5-0	46	8	S
8. Wilton	6-1	44	4	L
9. Stonington	6-0-0-1	38	nr	S
10. Ridgefield	6-2	33	6	L
Also receiving votes: Branford (5-1) 31, Greenwich (4-3) 21, Joel Barlow (6-1-12) 17, Sacred Heart Academy (4-1-1-1) 15, Immaculate (6-1) 13, New Milford (7-2) 9, Avon (5-1) and Pomperaug (4-2-1) 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. 23
BOYS SOCCER
Avon 2, Windsor 0
Hall 2, Simsbury 0
GIRLS SOCCER
Avon 1, Maloney 0
Lewis Mills 4, Rocky Hill 2
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Avon 3, Canton 0 (26-24, 25-19, 25-15)
Simsbury 3, Lewis Mills 0 (25-9, 25-16, 25-16)
East Granby at Housatonic

Avon 2, Windsor 0
At Avon
Avon (4-2-2) 1 1 — 2
Windsor (0-7) 0 0 — 0
Goals: Lebron Reiser (A), Diego Garza (A); Assists: Gabi Carvanio (A) 2; Saves: Jordan Beaudoin (A) 0, Owen Antoine (W) 8; Shots: Avon, 17-4; Corner kicks: Avon, 8-1; NOTE: Game was played under the lights on the turf field.

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Avon 3, Canton 0
At Canton
Avon (8-1) 26 25 25
Canton (4-2) 24 19 15
Highlights: Tessa Roberston (A) 32 assists; Amelia Morrison (A) 11 kills, 2 blocks; Maddie Vanvalkenburgh (A) 12 kills, 15 digs; Eleanor Aguilar (A) 6 kills, 12 digs; NOTE: It was the first time the two schools have faced each other on the court since 2014. Canton’s 24 points was the most they’ve scored against Avon in a single game. Avon qualified for the CIAC Class L tournament with the win.

Simsbury 3, Lewis Mills 0
At Burlington
Simsbury (6-2) 25 25 25
Lewis Mills (4-4) 9 16 16
Highlights: Taryn Stefanik (S) 8 kills, 3 blocks, Maddy Crespo (S) 7 kills, 2 blocks, 2 aces; Grace Pannuto (LM) 1 ace, 3 kills, 14 digs; Abbey Youman (LM) 5 kills, 4 digs

FOOTBALL TOP 10 POLLS
The GameTimeCT top 10 football poll as voted by sportswriters and broadcasters.
Week 2, Sept. 23, 2024
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.

School	Rec.	Pts.	LW	Class
1. New Canaan (16)	2-0	732	1	L
2. Darien (8)	2-0	714	2	L
3. Greenwich	2-0	632	3	LL
4. Staples (1)	2-0	562	4	LL
5. Hand	2-0	516	6	M
6. Windsor	2-0	503	5	MM
7. St. Joseph	2-0	363	9	M
8. Masuk	2-0	340	10	MM
9. Maloney	1-1	321	8	L
10. Newtown	2-0	293	nr	L
Others receiving votes: West Haven (1-1) 219; Fairfield Prep (1-1) 218; Ansonia (2-0) 195; Killingly (2-0) 161; North Haven (1-1) 161; Bunnell (2-0) 113; Naugatuck (2-0) 63; Cromwell/Portland (2-0) 43; Rockville (2-0) 43; Bloomfield (1-1) 34; Sheehan (2-0) 34; Manchester (2-0) 26; Amity (2-0) 20; Brookfield (2-0) 19; Cheshire (1-1) 15; Middletown (1-1) 14; Windham (2-0) 8; Notre Dame-West Haven (1-1) 8; Wethersfield (2-0) 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 top 10 football poll as voted by state coaches.
Week 2, Sept. 23, 2024
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, last week’s ranking and CIAC classification:

School	Rec.	Pts.	LW	Class
1. New Canaan (7)	2-0	372	t1	L
1. Darien (5)	2-0	372	t1	L
3. Greenwich	2-0	306	3	LL
4. Hand (1)	2-0	283	7	M
5. Staples	2-0	266	6	LL
6. Windsor	2-0	245	4	MM
7. St. Joseph	2-0	209	t8	M
8. Masuk	2-0	191	t8	MM
9. West Haven	1-1	151	nr	LL
10, Newtown	2-0	139	nr	LL
Also receiving votes: Bunnell (2-0), 114 points; Fairfield Prep (1-1), 107; Ansonia (2-0), 93; Maloney (1-1), 89; North Haven (1-1), 87; Killingly (2-0), 63; Naugatuck (2-0), 37; Tie, Brookfield (2-0) and New Britain (2-0), 31; Cromwell/Portland (2-0), 27; Sheehan (2-0), 24; Manchester (2-0), 21; Notre Dame-West Haven (1-1), 14; Berlin (1-1), 12; New Milford (2-0), 9; Trumbull (1-1), 8; Tie, Bloomfield (1-1) and Glastonbury (1-1), 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.