Avon High athletes earn All-State honors

Three Avon High athletes earned All-State honors for their play on the field this fall. Girls soccer player Emma Loparco earned All-State honors from the Connecticut Girls Soccer Coaches Association for the second straight year while Kathryn Martin (field hockey) and Brahm Bulow (boys cross country) also earned All-State honors. Loparco also earned All-New England honors in girls soccer

FOOTBALL
Coach: Matt Redman
Record: 1-9, 1-6 CCC Tier IV
All-Conference: Alexander DeRoy, Matthew Eckerlin, Alexander Nieves
All-State: none
CIAC state tournament: Did not qualify
Of note: This was the second year for Redman as head coach.

BOYS SOCCER
Coach: David Zlatin
Record: 10-5-3, 5-3-1, CCC Central (tied fourth)
All-Conference: Gabi Carvalho, Ben Silverstein, Cooper Little, Eli Devito
All-State: none
CCC tournament: Did not qualify
CIAC state tournament: Lost in Class L second round to East Lyme, 2-1 in second OT

GIRLS SOCCER
Coach: Ki Bae
Record: 9-7-2, 5-3-1 CCC Central (fifth place)
All-Conference: Emma Loparco, Cara Dugan, Cate Dugan
All-State: Emma Loparco
All-New England: Emma Loparco
CCC tournament: Did not qualify
CIAC state tournament: Lost to Sacred Heart Academy, 2-0 in second round of Class L tournament
Of note: This was Bae’s first-year behind the bench. Lopardo earned All-State honors for the second straight year. She will be attending Dartmouth, according to posts on her Instagram account.

FIELD HOCKEY
Coach: Terri Ziemnicki
Record: 5-9-2-1, 2-4-0-1, CCC North (sixth)
All-Conference: Kathryn Martin, Lily Anderson
All-State: Kathryn Martin
CIAC state tournament: Lost to Hand, 3-0, in first round of the Class M tournament
Of note: Martin earned All-State honors for the second consecutive seasons

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Coach: Curt Burns
Record: 7-12, 3-6 CCC Central
All-Conference: Maddie VanValkenburgh
All-State: none
CCC tournament: Did not quality
CIAC state tournament: Did not qualify

BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
Coach: Courtney Fusco
Record: 8-1, 8-1 CCC Central (second place)
All-Conference: Brahm Bulow, Chris Campbell, Andrew Kessler, Henry Albert
All-State: Brahm Bulow
CCC tournament: Fifth at CCC championships
CIAC state tournament: Fourth at Class MM championships

GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY
Coach: Al Dadario
Record: 6-3, 6-3 CCC Central
All-Conference: Abigail Van Hoof, Ella Godbout
All-State: None
CCC tournament: 13th at CCC championships
CIAC state tournament: Seventh at Class MM championships

BOYS GOLF
Coach: Josh Glick
Record: 2-16, 2-12 CCC West
All-Conference: none
All-State: None
CCC tournament: 14th at CCC championships (328)
CIAC state tournament: Tied ninth at Division I championships (321)