Saturday, Sept. 27 FOOTBALL
Hall 38, Simsbury 26
South Windsor 42, Avon 0
Northwest Catholic 35, Joel Barlow 7
CREC co-op 60, Windsor Locks/Suffield/East Granby 15
Torrington 39, Crosby 12
Avon Old Farms 48, BB&N 14 GIRLS SOCCER
Lewis Mills 1, Bethel 0 COLLGE FOOTBALL
UConn 20, Buffalo 17 PRO SOCCER
Hartford 2, Colorado Springs 0
FOOTBALL
Hall 38, Simsbury 26 At Simsbury
Hall (2-1) 14 10 7 7 — 38
Simsbury (0-3) 0 6 0 20 — 26 First quarter
H: Jordan Scher 35 pass from Thomas Hussey (Noah Kabakoff kick), 11:10
H: Spencer Boucher-Zazzaro 50 run (Kabakoff kick), 9:00 Second quarter
S: Bryan George 1 run (kick blocked), 4:31
H: Hussey 4 run (Kabakoff kick), 4:07
H: Kabakoff 32 FG, 0:51 Third quarter
H: Scher 42 pass from Hussey (Kabakoff kick), 4:32 Fourth quarter
S: Braeden Siano 48 run (run fails), 7:36
S: Tate Mairano 25 pass from Siano (Siano run), 5:00
H: Jaeden Ortiz 1 run (Kabakoff kick), 3:31
S: Siano 1 run (run fails), 1:09 Individual statistics
RUSHING: Hall – Jaden Ortiz 10-65, Thomas Hussey 4-29, Ben Carson 6-30, Spencer Boucher Zazzaro 3-61, Quinn O’Neill 3-21; Simsbury – Braeden Siano 5-63, Harry Tindall 13-6, Greyson Clancy 18-68, Bryan George 8-45, Evan Pilon 1-6
PASSING: Simsbury – Braeden Siano 10-25-0, 163; Hall – Thomas Hussey 9-20-0, 167
RECEIVING: Simsbury – Stephen Wharton-Mohammed 4-99, Ryan Park 3-44, Tate Mairano 2-33, Harry Tindall 1-18; Hall – Jordan Scher 3-81, Quinn O’Neill 2-26, Spencer Boucher Zazzaro 3-52; Lincoln Ruel 1-8
South Windsor 42, Avon 0 At South Windsor
Avon (0-3) 0 0 0 0 — 0
South Windsor (1-2) 28 0 7 7 — 42 Individual statistics
RUSHING: South Windsor – Jalil Montgomery 3-50, 1 TD; Dominic MacNeil 2-25, J Bridgeforth 2-14, Issac Gerber 3-19, Wyatt Prather 3-29, Justin Flor 1-36, 1 TD, Ryan Faux 2-64, 2 TD (45, 19 yards), Alex Lamand 6-17, Lauren Ledger 3-1, Matt Eicher 3-22
PASSING: South Windsor – Wyatt Prather 1-2-0, 39, Matt Eichler 1-1, 7
RECEIVING: South Windsor – Faux 1-39, TD, Flor 1-7
Other scoring: Dennis Satar (SW) 6-6 PAT Of note: The Bobcats won their first game of the season while the Falcons dropped to 0-3. Avon has been shutout in each of their first three games. South Windsor recovered four Avon fumbles.
CREC co-op 60, Windsor Locks co-op 15
At Windsor Locks CREC (2-1) 16 36 8 0 – 60
Windsor Locks co-op (0-3) 7 0 0 8 — 15 First quarter WL: Cody Sandora 6 pass from Kayden Gaedje (Kairo Sharpe kick)
C: Keith Agba 26 run (Agba run)
C: Nyquawn Jefferson 55 pass from Agba (Wilfred Lanauze pass from Agba) Second quarter C: Agba 15 run (conversion failed)
C: Jefferson 35 pass from Agba (Max Cosme pass from Agba)
C: Agba 50 run (Jefferson pass from Agba)
C: Wilfredo Lanauze 33 pass from Agba (Agba run)
C: Aiden Fairclough 21 run (conversion failed) Third quarter C: Khamani Manning 41 run (John Walker run) Fourth quarter WL: Preston Hayward 7 pass from Gaedje (conversion good)
NW Catholic 35, Joel Barlow 7
At Redding NW Catholic (3-0) 14 14 7 0 — 35
Joel Barlow (1-2) 0 7 0 0 — 7 First quarter
NW: Chase Henry 12 pass from Vincent Burbank (kick fails)
NW: Kayden Davis 37 pass from Burbank (Davis run) Second quarter
NW: Davis 58 pass from Burbank (Burbank kick)
JB: Jack Hall 30 run (kick good)
NW: Davis 64 pass from Burbank (Burbank kick) Third quarter
NW: Henry 29 pass from Burbank (Burbank kick) Individual statistics
RUSHING: NW – Vincent Burbank 5-8, Sutherland 4-5, Kaedean Stewart 8-63; Joel Barlow Tyler Young 11-27, Keeler Pheeney 9-17, Kaden Holub 10-44, Jack Hall 6-50
PASSING: NW – Burbank 15-21-0, 305; Barlow – Tyler Young 3-6-1, 47, Keeler Pheeney 1-3
RECEIVING: NW – Kayden Dean 6-215, Patrick Knorr 3-30, Sutherland 1-2, Chase Henry 2-43, Ayden Ayala 2-12, Stewart 1-3; Barlow – Alan Gurney 1-0, Frank Braca 3-47
Avon Old Farms 48, BB&N 14 At Cambridge, Mass.
AOF (3-0) 0 28 14 6 — 48
BB&N (1-1) 7 0 0 7 – 14 First quarter
B: Owen DeSalvo 22 run (kick good) Second quarter
A: Michael Baer 1 run (Cameron Stewart kick)
A: Baer 5 run (Stewart kick)
A: Johnny Gingeruha 4 run (Stewart kick)
A: Baer 2 run (Stewart kick) Third quarter
A: James Towers 30 pass from Baer (Stewart kick)
A: Mason Patris 75 pass from Baer (Stewart kick) Fourth quarter
B: Christian Flores xx run (kick good)
A: Jackson Lent 5 pass from Miller Garfinkel (kick failed)
Of note: BB&N is Buckingham, Brown and Nichols
Torrington 39, Crosby 12 At Crosby
Torrington (2-1) 7 20 0 12 –39
Crosby (1-2) 6 0 6 0 — 12 First Quarter
T: Nick Coleman 2 run (Jackson Brewer-Karimi kick) Second Quarter
T: Aiden Hansen 13 run (Brewer-Karimi kick)
T: Hanson 4 run (Brewer Karimi kick)
T: Hansen 6 run (kick failed)
C: xxx 48 pass from Courdel McLarty (run failed) Third Quarter
C: xxx 27 pass from McLarty (run failed) Fourth Quarter
T: Hansen 44 run (kick failed)
T: Hansen 74-yard interception return (two point failed) Of note: Hansen 31-267 rushing, 5 TDs, Coleman 13-61 rushing 1 TD; Total yards: Torrington, 384-156; Total plays: Torrington, 63-38; First down: Torrington, 24-9
COLLEGE FOOTBALL UConn 20, Buffalo 17 At Amherst, N.Y. Chris Freeman kicked a 44-yard field goal with six seconds left in regulation to lift UConn to a 20-17 win over Buffalo. RB Cam Edwards scored a TD while rushing for 57 yards on 15 carries while Skyler Bell caught six passes for 54 yards and a TD. Buffalo (2-3) mounted a crucial drive in the waning minutes of the fourth quarter, with Gunnar Gray finding AJ Henderson for a 5-yard touchdown pass on fourth down with 59 seconds left, tying the score at 17–17. Fagnano quickly moved UConn (3-2) into range on a 10-play drive, setting up the 44-yard chance. Freeman delivered, securing the win with a 44-yard field goal.
UConn 20, Buffalo 17
UConn (3-2) 0 7 10 3 — 20
Buffalo (2-3) 0 7 3 7 — 17 Second quarter
C: Skyler Bell 25 pass from Joe Fagano (Chris Freeman kick), 8:36
B: Lamara Sperling 63 run (Jack Howes kick), 6:21 Third quarter
C: Cam Edwards 8 run (Freeman kick), 11:16
B: Howes 39 FG, 4:58
C: Freeman 39 FG, 1:31 Fourth quarter
B: AJ Henderson 5 pass from Gunnary Gray (Howes kick), 0:59
C: Freeman 44 FG, 0:06
PRO SOCCER Hartford 2, Colorado Springs 0 At Colorado Springs, Colo.
Goals from Adewale Obalola and Jack Panayotou lifted Hartford to a 2-0 win over defending USL Championship champion Colorado Springs on Saturday night. Hartford goalie John Berner earned the shutout with seven saves, including several crucial stops in the first half. It was the 10th shutout of the season for Hartford, which improves to 16-10-7 overall and 11-9-5 in USL Championship action. The Athletic return to action on Saturday, Oct. 4 when they travel to Sacramento, California for the final of the USL Jägermeister Cup final at 10 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 26 FOOTBALL
Rockville 33, Granby/Canton 0
Farmington 35, E.O. Smith 14
New Fairfield 42, Lewis Mills/Wolcott Tech 12
Newington 15, Enfield 13
Gilbert/Northwestern/Housatonic 29, Derby 6 BOYS SOCCER
Avon 8, NW Catholic 0
Lewis Mills 5, Bristol Central 0
Simsbury 5, Conard 0
Farmington 4, Bristol Eastern 2
GIRLS SOCCER
Granby 3, Canton 2
Avon 3, NW Catholic 0
Farmington 4, Bristol Eastern 0
East Granby 6, Innovation 0
Lewis Mills 6, Bristol Central 0 FIELD HOCKEY
Conard 3, Avon 0
Canton 2, New Milford 1
Farmington 3, Lewis Mills 1
Simsbury 5, Hall 4 Granby at Pomperaug GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Avon 3, NW Catholic 0 (25-13, 25-18, 25-17)
Bristol Central 3, Lewis Mills 0 Simsbury at Conard Farmington at Bristol Eastern Granby at Suffield
FOOTBALL Rockville 33, Granby/Canton 0 At Granby
Rockville (3-0) 6 13 7 7 — 33
Granby/Canton (1-2) 0 0 0 0 — 0 First quarter
R – Keith Schmidt 19 pass from Luca Houle (kick failed), 4:32 Second quarter
R — William Davis 18 run (run fails), 10:55
R – Houle 1 run (Molly Wilson kick), 5:30 Third quarter
R — Kayden Boland 39 run (Wilson kick), 5:20 Fourth quarter
R – Boland 4 run (Wilson kick), 8:37 Individual statistics
RUSHING: Rockville—William Davis 18-180, Kayden Boland 8-71, Darren Ghostlaw 3-18, Victor Hernandez 2-21, Luca Houle 3-7, team 1-minus 18; Granby/Canton – Elijah Sams 15-65, Gabriel Mensah 2-10, Joseph Lewie 9-14, Oliver Douglas 4-34, team 1-minus 2
PASSING: Rockville – Ghostlaw 2-7-1, 25; Houle 3-3-0, 65; Granby/Canton – Lewie 3-6-0, 30
RECEIVING: Rockville – Davis 1-15, Boland 1-10, Keith Schmidt 1-19, Chris Clarke 1-15, Finan 1-31; Granby/Canton – Xavier Krauland 2-26, Douglas 1-4
Newington 15, Enfield 13 At Enfield
Newington (2-1) 0 0 8 7 — 15
Enfield (2-1) 0 0 7 6 — 13 Third quarter
E: Sawyer Pequita 1 run (Seager Roberge kick)
N: Josiah Sims 2 run (Mason Hill run) Fourth quarter
N: Sims 22 run (Noah Weeden kick)
E: Tomaz Kunsta 23 pass from Pequita (run fails) Of note: Jon Hewitt (Enf) 14-125 rushing, 8 tackles, 1 TFL; Jakobi Jackson (Enf) 7 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, forced 1 fumble
New Fairfield 42, Lewis Mills/Wolcott Tech 12
At Burlington New Fairfield (3-0) 0 28 6 8 — 42
Lewis Mills/WT (1-2) 0 6 0 6 — 12 Second quarter NF: Hunter Debellis 28 run (Calo Ribiero kick)
NF: Alex Ksakos 39 run (Ribiero kick)
NF: Jaeyce Rios 1 pass from Michael Traynor (Ribiero kick)
LM: Gryfn Kobylarz 28 pass from Jayce McDonald (kick fails)
NF: Tyler Mango 29 pass from Traynor (Ribiero kick) Third quarter NF: Traynor 4 run (pass fails) Fourth quarter LM: Jayce McDonald 29 pass from Marcos Muniz (pass fails)
NF: Hunter Debellis 23 run (Alex Kakos run) Individual statistics RUSHING: Lewis Mills—Patryk Klonowski 1-minus 1, Mason Scanlon 23-68, Jayce McDonald 4-4, Owen Mignola 1-minus 2, Gryfn Kobylarz 3-29
PASSING: Lewis Mills – Marcos Muniz 1-1-0, 29, Jayce McDonald 17-27-1, 195
RECEIVING: Lewis Mills – Patryk Klonowski 5-83, Mason Scanlon 5-minus 2, Jayce Cichy 3-3-21, Jayce McDonald 1-29, Gryfn Kobylarz 6-50
Farmington 35, E.O. Smith 13 At Storrs
Farmington (1-2) 21 0 7 7 — 35
E.O. Smith (1-2) 0 7 6 0 — 13 Individual statistics
RUSHING: Farmington – Ty Nogiec 11-89, 2 TDs, Michael Campagnano 17-71, 2 TDs, Tyler McMahon 1-6, Mason Kiniry 5-minus 12; EOS — Sam Bolduc 1-6, Mikey Sposito 4-30, Mason Clark 3-4, Sean Podosek 9-25, 1 TD; Jaevoni Rivas 1-1
PASSING: Farmington – Mason Kiniry 9-17-0, 117; EOS — Sean Podosek 17-27-0, 147
RECEIVING: Farmington – Josh Larkin 4-26, Justin Kinney 3-64, Ty Nogiec 1-16, Tyler Thompson 1-9; EOS — Bolduc 5-35, Sposito 5-20, Hancox-Mellady 2-15, Joey Baker 5-47, 1 TD. C. Gaskins 3-41 Other scoring: Michael Camoagnano (F) 1-73 kickoff return, Joey Kelly (F) 5-5 PAT, 2-2 FG (40 and 32 yards); Justin Beaton (EOS) 1-2 PAT Of note: Farmington’s Michael Coccomo 4 sacks for 27 yards and one blocked FG; Olivier Adorno (F) 1 fumble recovery, Grant Kintner (F) 2 blocked punts
Gilbert co-op 29, Derby 6 At Winsted
Derby 0 6 0 0 — 6
Gilbert/NWR/Housy (1-2) 0 14 0 15 — 29 Individual statistics RUSHING: Gilbert co-op: Cole Linnen 7-52, 2 TDs, Owen Riemer 7-80, 1 TD; Tyler Roberts 3-25, N. Crodelle 2-19, Jadiel Perez 4-4, Jacob Robles 1-19, Cole Simonds 5-29, Trevor Campbell 8-30; Derby – Quincy Carter 9-42, 1 TD; Ayden Moran 4-15, Barillas-Rivera 4-26, Fernandez 13-74, Alan Gatison 1-2
PASSING: Gilbert co-op: Wesely Allyn 2-2, 42; Trevor Campbell 6-9-0, 98, 1 TD; Derby – A. Barillas-Rivera 5-19-1, 81
RECEIVING: Gilbert co-op: Wesely Allyn 4-74, 1 TD; Owen Riemer 2-24, Pre Maloney 1-3, Esten Ryan 1-39; Derby – Quincy Carter 3-56, Xavier Pizarro 1-15, B Fernandez 1-10 Other scoring: Pre Maloney two-point reception, Esten Ryan 3-3 PAT, 0-1 FG
BOYS SOCCER Avon 8, NW Catholic 0 At West Hartford Goals: Gabi Carvalho, Jackson Riley, James Webb, Lucas Uribe, Marcello Razuri, Graham Rasy, Brady St Thomas, Lebron Reiser; Saves: Jordan Beaudoin (A) and Bennett Evanko (A) 0; Matthew Davis (NW) 6
Lewis Mills 5 Bristol Central 0 At Bristol
Lewis Mills (5-2-1) 3 2 – 5
Bristol Central (3-5) 0 0 — 0 Goals: Eli Pavelchak 2, Will Green 2, Hayden Melingonis; Assists: Daniel Swider 2, Domenik Wroblewski 2, Mason Loomis; Saves: Marek Nardi (LM) 5, James Mika (BC) 8; Of note: Mills opened the scoring 2 minutes it’s into the match when Pavelchak scored his first of the game off a Wroblewski throw in. Junior Will Green earned his first career varsity goals, scoring two goals in a 3 minute span to close out the scoring for Mills.
Thursday, September 25 FOOTBALL
Hall at Simsbury, ppd. to Saturday, 10 a.m. BOYS SOCCER
(4) Canton 3, Granby 1
East Granby at East Windsor, ppd. GIRLS SOCCER
Simsbury 5, Conard 0 FIELD HOCKEY
Canton at Suffield, ppd. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Hall 3, Canton 1 (25-23, 25-23, 20-25, 25-22)
Granby 3, Housatonic 0 (25-13, 25-12, 25-14) Windsor Locks at East Granby BOYS GOLF
Simsbury at Hall, ppd.
NW Catholic at Avon, ppd.
BOYS SOCCER Canton 3, Granby 1 At Granby Goals: Brayden Zuri (C), Quinn Aleksa (C), Brad Balgach (C); Assist: James Canny (C); Saves: Owen Weller (C) 8; Records: Canton 8-0, Granby 4-3; Of note: Canton tied a program record with 8 consecutive wins. Granby had a three-match winning streak snapped. This was a non-league contest. Canton is ranked No. 4 in the state coaches poll Class M/S poll.
GIRLS SOCCER Simsbury 5, Conard 0 At West Hartford Records: Simsbury 6-2, Conard 2-4
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Hall 3, Canton 1 At West Hartford
Canton (9-1) 23 23 25 22
Hall (7-2) 25 25 20 25
Wednesday, September 24 BOYS SOCCER
(4) Canton 2, Ellington 1
Granby 6, Bolton 1
East Granby 6, Libertas Academy Charter (Springfield MA) 0
Lewis Mills 2, (6) Nonnewaug 0 GIRLS SOCCER
Ellington 2, Canton 1
(7) Granby 6, Bolton 0 FIELD HOCKEY
Conard 3, Farmington 0 GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Canton 3, Avon 1 (25-19, 24-26, 25-17, 25-17)
East Lyme 3, Farmington 2
Simsbury 3, Brien McMahon 0
Lewis Mills 3, Tolland 1 (17-25, 25-17, 25-22, 25-19) BOYS CROSS COUNTRY Avon 20, Farmington 37
Avon 17, Lewis Mills 44
Farmington 21, Lewis Mills 34 Bolton, Stafford at Canton East Windsor, Somers at East Granby Granby, Rockville, Suffield at Coventry GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY Farmington 20, Avon 35
Farmington 22, Lewis Mills 37
Avon 26, Lewis Mills 29 Bolton, Stafford at Canton East Windsor, Somers at East Granby Granby, Rockville, Suffield at Coventry BOYS GOLF
Wethersfield 154, Rocky Hill 165, NW Catholic 168, Avon 174. Medalist: Tyler Asadougan (RH) 35 at Wethersfield CC, par 35
BOYS SOCCER Canton 2, Ellington 1 At Canton
Ellington (3-4) 0 1 — 1
Canton (7-0) 2 0 — 2 Goals: James Canny (C), Quinn Aleksa (C); Caleb Tierinni (E); Assists: Brad Balgach (C); Nolan Byam (E); Saves: Owen Weller (C) 3: NOTE: Canton is ranked No. 4 in the latest Class M/S state coaches poll and is off to the best start in program history. Weller improved to 6-0 on the season
Granby 6, Bolton 1 At Bolton
Granby (4-2) 3 3 — 6
Bolton (2-5) 1 0 — 1 Goals: Granby: Max Kanter (3), Noah DelGallo, Ben. DelGallo, Brady Liss; Assists: Granby: Max Kanter, Andrew Van Allen, Noah DelGallo (3), Ben DelGallo; Saves: Granby: Landon Fillmore (2), David Sigmund (1); Of note: Granby has won three straight and is 3-0 in the NCCC
Lewis Mills 2, Nonnewaug 0 At Woodbury
Lewis Mills (4-2-1) 1 1 — 2
Nonnewaug (6-1-1-) 0 0 — 0 Goals: Hayden Melingonis (LM), Ian Mayes (LM); Assists: Luca Rubbio (LM) 2; Saves: Marek Nardi (LM) 2, Rolfe Brindle (N) and Jacob Ciarleglio (N) 7; Of note: Nonnewaug is ranked No. 6 in the latest state coaches poll in Class M/S.
East Granby 6, Libertas Academy 0 At East Granby Records: East Granby 2-6; Of note: The Crusaders win their second match of the season. Libertas Academy Charter School is from Springfield, Mass.
GIRLS SOCCER Ellington 2, Canton 1 At Ellington Records: Ellington 5-3, Canton 5-2; Of note: Canton had their five match winning streak ended
FIELD HOCKEY Conard 3, Farmington 0 At Farmington Records: Conard 7-2-1, Farmington 5-2-1. Of note: Conard has won three in a row
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Canton 3, Avon 1 At Avon
Canton (9-0) 25 24 25 25
Avon (3-5) 19 26 17 17 Highlights: Canton is off to best start in team history. Mia Whilby (C) 16 kills, Sophia Mazza (C) 32 assists; Ferrari Jones (A) 9 kills; Ainsley Evans (A) 17 digs. First win for Canton over Avon in seven tries
East Lyme 3, Farmington 2 At Farmington Records: Farmington 5-4, East Lyme 9-1
BOYS CROSS COUNTRY Avon 20, Farmington 37 Avon 17, Lewis Mills 44 Farmington 21, Lewis Mills 34 At Burlington Top 10 – Brahm Bulow (A) and Chris Campbell (A) 17:58 for 3.1 miles at Johnnycake Airport, 3. Andrew Kessler (A) 18:09, 4. Jacob Cullins (F) 18:12, 5. Henry Albert (A) 18:30, 6. Roosevelt Fairbrother (F) 18:32, 7. Colin Paul (LM) 18:33, 8. Jesse Cervantes Montoya (LM) 18:34, 9. Nathan Settevendemie (F) 18:52, 10. Leo Gu (F) 19:02 Complete race results
GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY Farmington 20, Avon 35 Farmington 22, Lewis Mills 37 Avon 26, Lewis Mills 29 At Burlington Top 10 – Cameron Mooney (F) 20:52 for 3.1 miles at Johnnycake Airport, 2. Julia Settevendemie (F) 21:53, 3. Abigail Van Hoof (A) 22:03, 4. Alexandra Kijonka (LM) 22:48, 5. Meredith Evans (F) 23:05, 6. Brooke Gardner (LM) 23:08, 7. Marissa Moreau (LM) 23:33, 8. Anya Yu (A) 24:00, 9. Ananya Singhal (F) 24:14, 10. Adriana Frigugliett (F) 24:17 Complete race results
Tuesday, Sept. 23 FIELD HOCKEY
Nonnewaug 2, Lewis Mills 0
Granby 7, Thomaston 0 GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Canton 3, Windsor Locks 0 East Granby 3, East Windsor 2
Coventry 3, Granby 0 GIRLS SWIMMING East Catholic at Windsor Locks co-op
St. Paul/Lewis Mills at Wilby/Kaynor Tech/WCA, ppd., TBA
BOYS SOCCER
STATE TOP 10 COACHES POLLS
Top 10 high school soccer polls as voted by coaches in the Connecticut Soccer Coaches Association. CLASS LL/L
Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025
Team
Rec.
Pts.
LW
1. Greenwich (12)
7-0
120
1
2. Xavier
6-0
107
2
3. Notre Dame-WH
6-0
93
3
4. Stamford
7-1
67
4
5. Farmington
3-0-2
60
5
6. East Lyme
6-0
54
6
7. Newtown
7-0
47
nr
8. Staples
6-2
32
8
9. Bethel
5-1
25
7
10. Hall
3-1-2
16
10
Others receiving votes: Naugatuck (12); South Windsor (9); West Haven (8); Danbury (5); Wilbur Cross (4); Middletown (1).
Coaches Voting: Dave Zlatin, Avon; Chris Laughton, Independent; Joe Mancini, Pomperaug; Nick Boorman, Farmington; Artur Branco, Cheshire; Rick Distefano, Independent; Zeke Seguro, Hall; Vic Santos, Independent; Sil Vitello, Trumbull; Jim Lewicki, Independent
Coaches Voting: Rob Andrulis, Independent; Rick Distefano, Independent; Ben Kulas, Lewis Mills; Bill Glenney, Ledyard; Andrew Campbell, Northwestern; Zeke Seguro, Hall; Vic Santos, Independent; Mario Costa, Stonington; Paul Horta, Rocky Hill; Mike Gruber, Law.
FIELD HOCKEY
Nonnewaug 2, Lewis Mills 0
At Woodbury
Records: Nonnewaug 6-1-1, Lewis Mills 3-3-1
Monday, Sept. 22 BOYS SOCCER Coventry 3, East Granby 2
(5) Farmington 1, Glastonbury 0
Granby 3, Suffield 2
Lewis Mills 3, Northwestern 0
Simsbury 2, Enfield 1 GIRLS SOCCER
Coventry 7, East Granby 0
(5) Farmington 3, Woodstock Academy 0
(7) Granby 3, Northwestern Regional 0 FIELD HOCKEY
Conard 4, Canton 2
Simsbury 2, Enfield 0 GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Northwestern 3, Lewis Mills 1 (25-17, 25-22, 12-25, 25-15)
Simsbury 3, Coventry 1 GIRLS SWIMMING
Farmington 96, Plainville 84 BOYS GOLF
Simsbury 152, Lewis Mills 158
Wethersfield 161, NW Catholic 173, Avon 173
BOYS SOCCER Granby 3, Suffield 2 At Suffield
Granby (3-2) 1 2 — 3
Suffield (4-1) 1 1 — 2 Goals: Noah DelGallo (G), Ben DelGallo (G) 2; Arnav Ukidwe (S), Shaunuk Ukidwe (S); Assists: John Hurczyn (G), Noah DelGallo (G) 2; Saves: Landon Fillmore (G) 3; Carter Gnatek (S) 10; Of note: This was an out of conference game.
Lewis Mills 3, Northwestern 0 At Burlington
Lewis Mills (3-2-1) 3 0 — 3
Northwestern (3-3-1) 0 0 — 3 Goals: Dominik Wroblewski, Eli Pavelchak, Ian Mayes; Assists: Dominik Wroblewski, Eli Pavelchak; Saves: Marek Nardi (LM) 3; Lucas Horstmann (NWR) 8
GIRLS SOCCER
Farmington 3, Woodstock Academy 0 At Woodstock Records: Farmington 6-0; Woodstock 0-5-3; NOTE: Farmington is ranked No. 5 in the Class LL/L state coaches poll
Granby 3, Northwestern 0
At Granby
Records: Granby 5-2, Northwestern 3-4. NOTE: Granby is ranked No. 7 in the Class M/S state coaches poll
STATE COACHES POLLS Class LL/L Girls Soccer Poll
Team
Record
Pts.
LW
1. St. Joseph (14)
7-0
140
1
2. New Canaan
5-1
107
2
3. Ridgefield
6-2
78
3
4. Mercy
5-0-1
77
4
5. Farmington
5-0
75
5
6. Trumbull
5-0-2
67
7
7. Greenwich
5-1-1
66
9
8. Sacred Heart Academy
6-1
59
6
9. Masuk
5-1-1
22
NR
10. Notre Dame Prep
4-2-2
19
8
Others receiving votes: Darien (5-1-2) 13; Hall (4-1-1) 11; Amity (4-2-1) 9; Pomperaug (6-0-1) 7; Newtown (5-1-1) 6; East Catholic (6-0) 5; Staples (3-2-3) 3; Brookfield (5-1) 3; Fairfield Warde (4-3) 2; North Haven (5-1-1) 1. Coaches voting: Mark Landers, Glastonbury; Adam Wilkinson, Newington; Marcus Hurley, Mercy; Eric Rothbart, Cheshire; Alex Joslyn, Berlin; Barry O’Reilly, Ridgefield; Wayne Mones, ND Prep; Adam Pelz, West Haven; Marvin Miller, Westhill; Jennifer Kohut, Branford; Kim Rasmussen, Warde; Katy Kreiner, Masuk; Rich Sutherland, Trumbull; Rachel Redding, East Lyme.
Class M/S Girls Soccer Poll
Team
Record
Pts.
LW
1. Lewis Mills (9)
5-1
115
2
2. Bacon Academy (3)
5-0
94
3
3. Northwest Catholic
4-1-1
78
1
4. Woodland Regional
5-0-1
57
7
5. Valley Regional
6-1
55
5
6. Morgan
4-2
50
4
7. Granby
4-2
37
6
8. Lauralton Hall
4-1-1
36
10
9. Nonnewaug
6-1
30
8
10. East Hampton
5-0-1
27
NR
Others receiving votes: Suffield (4-0) 18; Daniel Hand (3-3) 14; Weston (3-3-1) 11; Canton (5-1) 9; Tolland (2-4) 6; Cromwell (4-1-1) 6; Coginchaug (3-2-1) 5; New Fairfield (1-3-3) 5; Plainville (4-0) 3; Holy Cross (3-2-1) 2; Terryville (5-1) 2. Coaches Voting: Thomas Cunningham, Seymour; Leo Germiniani, Laurelton Hall; Jerome Canzoneri, New Fairfield; Moose Dzielak, Granby Memorial; Liam Isleib, Coginchaug; Mark Morello, Lyman Memorial; Steve Carnes, Northwest Catholic; Mary Kate Simoes, Holy Cross; Donald Reese, Northwestern; Gustavo Reaes, Weston; April Parady, Montville; Greg Blasko, Thomaston.
FIELD HOCKEY Conard 4, Canton 2 Records: Canton 4-2, Conard 6-2-1; NOTE: Canton had a four-game winning streak ended
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Northwestern 3, Lewis Mills 1 At Burlington
Northwestern (7-2) 25 25 12 25
Lewis Mills (1-8) 17 22 25 15
Highlights: Madi Landi (N) 1 ace, 6 kills, 8 digs 8 assists; Mya Wither (N) 5 aces, 6 kills 6 digs; Jo Quinto (N) 3 aces 4 kills 3 digs 9 assists; Sierra Stifel (LM) 6 kills 3 blocks 16 digs; Maddie Zimmerman (LM) had 4 aces 5 digs
BOYS GOLF Simsbury 152, Lewis Mills 158 At Simsbury Lewis Mills (158) Gavin Lubinsky 43, Will Dixon 38, Colton Dutilly 38, Nick Skibisky 42, Ethan Sholtis 40 Simsbury (152) Blake Alibozek 38, Elijah la Tour 39, Parker Shen 37, Graydon Connolly 38, Nicholas Matteo 41 Medalist: Parker Shen (S) 37 at Simsbury Farms, par 36 Records: Lewis Mills 6-4
Wethersfield 161, NW Catholic 173, Avon 173 At West Hartford Wethersfield (161) Justin Crossen 36, Ryan Ribeiro 39, Gavin Struk 42, Jack Berube 44, Jackson Sundquist 46 Avon (173) Geoff Machado 37, Andrew Moran 45, Jack McDonald 45, Stephen Zybowski 46, Will Abbott 50 NW Catholic (173) Liam Sullivan 41, Brendan Jaroch 44, Gavin Power 44, Keegan Dubois 44, Thomas Cerretta 48 Medalist: Justin Crossen (NW) 36 at Wampanoag CC, par 36 NOTE: NW Catholic beats Avon because fifth player Thomas Cerretta (N) beats Will Abbott (A), 50-48
FOOTBALL
GametimeCT top 10 sports media poll.
First-place votes in parentheses and points compiled on a 30-28-26-24-22-20-18-16-14-12-11-10-9-8-7 basis. Week 3, Sept. 22, 2025
Voting this week: Carl Adamec, GametimeCT; Will Aldam, GametimeCT; Sean Patrick Bowley, GametimeCT; Bryant Carpenter, GametimeCT; Andy Close, Bristol Press; Gerry deSimas Jr., Collinsville Press; Mike DiMauro, The Day of New London; Erik Dobratz, WTNH-8; Scott Ericson, GametimeCT; Ned Griffen, GametimeCT correspondent; Rob Gullo, New Britain Herald; Gabby Lucivero, NBC CT; Mike Madera, Walter Camp Football Foundation; Joe Morelli, GametimeCT; Pete Paguaga, GametimeCT; Lori Riley, Hartford Courant; Kevin Roberts, GametimeCT; Dave Ruden, The Ruden Report; Dave Stewart, GametimeCT; Vickie Fulkerson, The Day of New London; Jimmy Zanor, Norwich Bulletin; Joe Zone, WFSB-3
Hartford Courant Top 10 State Football Coaches’ Poll
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:
Week 2, Sept. 22, 2025
Team
Rec.
Pts.
LW
Class
1. New Canaan (10)
2-0
380
1
L
2. Greenwich (3)
2-0
364
2
LL
3. Killingly
2-0
308
3
SS
4. Hand
2-0
298
4
SS
5. Darien
2-0
257
5
L
6. Staples
2-0
232
6
LL
7. St. Joseph
1-1
217
7
M
8. Brookfield
2-0
193
9
M
9. Windsor
2-0
185
8
MM
10. Fairfield Prep
1-1
133
nr
LL
Also receiving votes: Newtown (1-1), 98 points; West Haven (2-0), 96; Bunnell (2-0), 95; Berlin (2-0), 77; Woodland (2-0), 71; Maloney (2-0), 69; Fairfield Ludlowe (2-0), 48; Tie, Cheshire (2-0) and Wilton (2-0), 46; Seymour (2-0), 28; Glastonbury (1-1), 17; North Haven (1-1), 16; Masuk (1-1), 15; New Britain (2-0), 12; Tie, Amity (1-1) and Southington (1-1), 7.
Voters: Erik Becker, Hand; Jason Bruenn, Platt; Joe Della Vecchia; St. Joseph; Mike Ellis; Fitch; Kevin Frederick, Maloney; Tanner Grove; Montville; Keith Hellstern, Fairfield Prep; Erick Knickerbocker, Rockville; Joe Lato; Woodland; John Mihalko, Ansonia; Bryan Muller; Brookfield; Marce Petroccio; Trumbull; Nathan Tyler, Stratford.
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 Connecticut Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2025 and the New England High School Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2018.
