Saturday, Oct. 10 FOOTBALL
Torrington 52, Gilbert/Northwestern/Housatonic 14
Choate Rosemary Hall 50, Avon Old Farms 25 FIELD HOCKEY Stonington 3, Avon 1 COLLEGE FOOTBALL
UConn 34, Temple 20 PRO SOCCER
Pittsburgh 2, Hartford 1
FOOTBALL Torrington 52, Gilbert co-op 14
At Winsted Torrington (3-2) 0 16 23 13 — 52
Gilbert co-op (0-4) 7 7 0 0 – 14 First quarter
G: Aaron Berube 80 run (Michael Lai kick) Second quarter T: Nicholas Coleman 8 run (Coleman run)
G: Berube 50 run (Lai kick)
T: Coleman 9 run (Coleman run) Third quarter T: Cameron Roxbury 4 run (Coleman run), 11:36
T: Carl Salinas 61 run (Coleman run), 8:39
T: Roxbury 25 interception return (Anthony Ciesco kick), 3:09 Fourth quarter T: Salinas 12 run (Ciesco kick), 11:00
T: Naziah Lopez 8 run (kick failed), 7:22
Choate Rosemary Hall 50, Avon Old Farms 25 At Avon Records: Choate RH 3-1, AOF 1-3. Of note: AOF returns to action on Friday, Oct. 16 when they host Hotchkiss at 6 p.m. under the lights in Avon.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
UConn 34, Temple 20
At Philadelphia UConn (3-3) 14 10 0 10 — 34
Temple (2-4) 14 3 3 0 — 20 First quarter C: Kalieb Osborne 12 run (Jack O’Connor kick), 12:43
T: JoJo Bermudez 79 pass from Ajani Sheppard (Carl Hardin kick), 12:28
C: Kenji Christian 39 run (O’Connor Kick), 10:18
T: Peter Clarke 29 pass from Colin Chase (Hardin Kick), 4:43 Second quarter T: Hardin 26 FG, 8:13
C: Trey Cornist 1 run (O’Connor kick), 5:55
C: O’Connor 21 FG, 0:00 Third quarter T: Hardin 29 FG, 2:42 Fourth quarter C: Cyncir Bowers 8 run (O’Connor kick), 7:52
C: O’Connor 27 FG, 1:05 Individual statistics
RUSHING: UConn – Trey Cornist 7-114, Cyncir Bowers 18-84, Kenji Christian 1-39, Osborne 1-11; Temple – Keveun Mason 13-88, Hunter Smith 8-26, Ajani Shepard 12-25, Colin Chase 1-7
PASSING: UConn – Kalieb Osborne 17-23-0, 257; Temple: Ajani Sheppard 19-25-0, 260, 1 TD; Colin Chase 1-1-0, 29, 1 TD
RECEIVING: UConn – Ryder Treadway 3-63, Shamar Porter 2-39, Ky Wilson 3-35, JD Willoughby 3-32, Julian Allen 2-25; Temple: JoJo Bermudez 2-96, Peter Clarke 5-88, Jayce Freeeman 4-42, Colin Chase 3-33, Hunter Smith 3-12
PRO SOCCER Hartford 2, Pittsburgh 1 At Pittsburgh
Charles Ahl scored a late winner as Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC took a 2-1 victory against Hartford Athletic on Saturday night to book their ninth consecutive trip to the USL Championship playoffs after Trevor Amann’s early goal for the hosts was answered by Michee Ngalina late in the first half for Hartford.
Friday, Oct. 9 FOOTBALL
Simsbury 16, Farmington 0 BOYS SOCCER
Avon 1, Hall 1
Lewis Mills 7, Bloomfield 0
Conard 2, Farmington 1
Simsbury 2, Bristol Central 0 GIRLS SOCCER
Hall 2, Avon 0
Simsbury 6, Bristol Central 0
East Granby 6, Hartford Public/Classical 0 Bloomfield at Lewis Mills
Farmington 1, Conard 1 FIELD HOCKEY
Granby 2, Enfield 1
Lewis Mills 9, Newington 0 Farmington at Pomperaug GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Simsbury 3, Avon 0
Conard 3, Lewis Mills 0 (25-19, 25-11, 25-12) Bristol Eastern 3, Canton 0 (25-9, 25-11, 25-16)
Hall 3, Farmington 2 GIRLS SWIMMING
Farmington 89, Middletown 71 St. Paul/Lewis Mills at Oxford
FOOTBALL
Simsbury 16, Farmington 0 At Farmington
Simsbury (4-1) 7 2 7 0 — 16
Farmington (3-2) 0 0 0 0 — 0 First quarter S: Aaron Blecher 67 pass from Braeden Siano (Shawn Sweeney kick), 11:17 Second quarter S: Safety. Jesse Carst and Kayveon Long tackle Mason Kiniry in end zone, 5:09 Third quarter S: Cole Roberts 9 pass from Siano (Sweeney kick), 8:09 Individual leaders
RUSHING: Simsbury – Nasir Gouldbourne 22-100, Bryan George 3-25, Greyson Goetz 8-56, Braeden Siano 7-24; Farmington – Titus Lynne 8-21, Tommy Zadrozny 8-53, Adam Gootnick 1-11, Mason Kiniry 2-7, Colton Anderson 2-minus 5
PASSING: Simsbury – Siano 17-29-0, 217; Farmington – Mason Kiniry 6-15-1, 66; Colton Anderson 5-10-0, 56
RECEIVING: Simsbury – Gouldbourne 2-44, Aaron Blecher 6-110, Bryan George 3-22, Grayson Wagner 2-21, Cole Roberts 2-10, Kayveon Long 1-8, Greyson Goetz 1-2; Farmington – Tony Zadrozny 3-32, Amir Skakir 2-18, Charles Osborne 1-18, Chris Huelin 2-17, Grant Kintner 2-31, Tyler McMahon 1-0, Terrence Broxton 1-6
BOYS SOCCER Avon 1, Hall 1 At West Hartford Goals: Sean Birmingham (H); Eli Devito (A); Assist: James Webb (A); Saves: Jordan Beaudoin (A) 5; Raphael Staiger (H) 2; Records: Avon 8-0-3, Hall 5-3-3; Of note: Hall scored with 1:45 left in the first half to take a 1-0 lead. Captain Eli Devito’s second goal of the season tied the game with 13:46 remaining in the game.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Conard 3, Lewis Mills 0 At Burlington
Conard (7-4) 25 25 25
Lewis Mills (5-8) 19 11 12 Highlights: Evelyn Kocsondy (C) 9 kills 3 aces; Mackenzie Smith (LM) 3 kills 4 blocks; Victoria Oleksyuk (LM) 9 digs
Thursday, Oct. 8 BOYS SOCCER
Canton 2, East Granby 0 GIRLS SOCCER
Canton 4, East Granby 0
Granby 2, Stafford 0 FIELD HOCKEY
Avon 3, Shepaug Valley 1
Canton 10, Stafford/Rockville 0
Granby 6, Suffield 0 GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Coventry 3, Granby 0
Simsbury 3, Lewis Mills 0 (25-11, 25-9, 25-11) Windsor Locks at Canton
East Granby 3, East Windsor 0 (25-19, 25-22, 25-14)
Bristol Central 3, Farmington 2 (25-21, 25-19, 17-25, 23-25, 26-24) BOYS GOLF
Hall 155, Avon 174. Medalist: Charles DeBassio (H) 35 at Rockledge GC, par 36
Conard 154, Simsbury 162. Medalist: Nolan Leonard (C) 37 at Simsbury Farms, par 36
Farmington 144, Southington 148. Medalist: Holden Wisniewski (F) 35 at Tunxis Plantation, par 35
NW Catholic 158, Lewis Mills 168. Medalist: Keegan Dubois (NW) 37 at Wampanoag CC, par 36
BOYS SOCCER Canton 2, East Granby 0 At Canton
East Granby 0 0 —0
Canton 2 0 —2 Goals: Nolan Enquist (C), Luke Melniczek (Pen) (C); Saves; Max Wire 4 (C)
Bristol Central 3, Farmington 2
At Bristol
Farmington (2-9) 21 19 25 25 24
Bristol Central (10-3) 25 25 17 23 26 Of note: Farmington is 1-3 in five-set matches this season.
Wednesday, Oct. 7 BOYS SOCCER
(8) Avon 0, Simsbury 0
(5) Lewis Mills 3, Conard 1
Granby 3, East Windsor 0
Hall 1, Farmington 0 GIRLS SOCCER
Simsbury 6, Avon 1
Conard 0, Lewis Mills 0
Hall 2, Farmington 1 FIELD HOCKEY Lewis Mills at Northwestern, ppd. to Oct. 19 BOYS CROSS COUNTRY Suffield 21, Canton 37
Suffield 23, Somers 37
Canton 23, Somers 37. Winner: Nathan Peskins (Suff) 17:22.4 at Somers GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY Canton 15, Suffield 46
Canton 15, Somers 50, forfeit
Suffield 15, Somers 50, forfeit. Winner: Emma Duda (Somers) 20:38.4 at Somers BOYS GOLF
NW Catholic 158, Simsbury 165. Medalist: Keegan Dubois (NW) and Elijah la Tour (S) 38 at Wampanoag CC, par 36
BOYS SOCCER
Avon 0, Simsbury 0, OT
At Avon
Simsbury (1-4-5) 0 0 0 — 0
Avon (8-0-2) 0 0 0 — 0 Saves: Jordan Beaudoin (A) 3, Aiden Drake (S); Of note: Avon is ranked No. 8 in the most recent CT Soccer Coaches Association top 10 poll in Class LL/L.
Lewis Mills 3, Conard 1
At Burlington
Conard (5-2-3) 1 0 — 1
Lewis Mills (7-2-1) 1 2 — 3 Goals: Ian Mayes (LM) 3, Ray Hilario (C); Assists: Dominik Wroblewski (LM), Eli Pavelchak (LM), Alex Cassavant (LM); Arinze Oteka (C); Saves: William Bevivino (LM) 7; Henry Eagan (C) 8; Of note: Lewis Mills beat Conard for the second time this season behind a hat trick from senior Ian Mayes. Mills opened the scoring 3 minutes into the match when Mayes put away his first off a Dominik Wroblewski assist. Conard evened the score with 26 minutes it’s remaining when senior Ray Hilario slipped behind the back line for the goal. Mills went ahead for good 8 minutes into the second half when Mayes scored again, this time off an assist from center back Eli Pavelchak. Mills put the game away with 8 minutes remaining when senior Alex Cassavant fed Mayes for his 3rd of the match. Mills, ranked No. 5 in the most recent CSCA top 10 poll (Class M/S) is on the road Friday at Bloomfield.
Tuesday, Oct. 6
BOYS SOCCER
Coventry 1, East Granby 0 Suffield 1, Granby 0 GIRLS SOCCER
Coventry 4, East Granby 0 Suffield 4, Granby 2 FIELD HOCKEY
(8) Simsbury 6, Avon 0
Canton 0, Somers 0
Farmington 1, NW Catholic 0
Conard 3, Lewis Mills 1 GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Granby 3, Suffield 2 Nonnewaug 3, Canton 0 (25-13, 25-21, 25-17) East Granby at Windsor Locks BOYS CROSS COUNTRY Hall 15, Avon 47
Hall 15, Conard 50
Avon 17, Conard 42. Winner: Alex Martin Casas (Hall) 16:39.6 at West Hartford Reservoir GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY Hall 25, Avon 34
Hall 20, Conard 40
Avon 27, Conard 28. Winner: Molly Chien (H) 18:29.7 at West Hartford Reservoir GIRLS SWIMMING Conard 95, Farmington 89 BOYS GOLF Conard 153, Avon 167. Medalist: Nolan Leonard (C) 36 at Golf Club of Avon, par 35 Farmington 155, NW Catholic 156. Medalist: Brady Borkowski (F) and Keegan Dubois (NW) 37 at Tunxis CC, par 35 Southington 148, Simsbury 157. Medalist: Evan Moscibrodzki (South) 34 at Simsbury Farms, par 36
FIELD HOCKEY
The top 10 state field hockey poll as compiled by state coaches. Records as of Monday, Oct. 5.
Week 3, Monday, Oct. 5, 2026
Team
Rec.
Pts.
LW
Class
1. Darien (7)
7-0-1
158
1
L
2. Fairfield Ludlowe (1)
6-0-0-1
140
2
L
3. Staples
6-3
128
4
L
4. Hand
8-0
103
6
M
5. Branford
7-0-0-1
79
7
M
6. Joel Barlow
9-1
69
nr
S
7. Wilton
7-1-0-1
67
5
M
8. Simsbury
9-1
60
3
M
9. Granby
8-0-0-1
51
9
S
10. Greenwich
6-2
33
8
L
Also receiving votes: Guilford (7-1) 24, East Lyme (9-1) 21, North Branford (7-1) 12, Lauralton Hall (7-1) 6
Voting this week: Matt Arinello, Immaculate; Margaret Bristol, Canton; Janet Dickey, Westbrook/LOL/HK co op; Dawn Hough, New Milford; Kitty Palmer, Guilford; Kyle Seaburg, Norwalk; Jenna Tucchio, Stonington; Sara Witmer, Conard
Monday, Oct. 5 BOYS SOCCER
Avon 8, Bloomfield 0 Wolcott 3, Canton 0
Farmington 4, Bristol Central 0
Simsbury 2, Lewis Mills 2 GIRLS SOCCER
Avon 7, Bloomfield 0
Farmington 3, Bristol Central 2
Simsbury 4, Lewis Mills 0
Granby 5, Lakeview 0 FIELD HOCKEY
Granby 2, Conard 1 GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Bristol Central 3, Lewis Mills 0 (25-9, 25-11, 25-11)
Simsbury 3, Conard 0
Granby 3, Amistad 0
Bristol Eastern 3, Farmington 1 (16-25, 25-15, 25-23, 25-18) Avon 3, NW Catholic 1 (25-11, 25-12, 21-25, 25-23)
FOOTBALL GameTimeCT writers and broadcasters poll
GameTimeCT’s top 10 state football writer and broadcasters 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 5, Oct. 5, 2026
Team
Rec.
Pts
LW
Class
1. New Canaan (21)
4-0
630
1
L
2. Greenwich
4-0
574
2
LL
3. St. Joseph
4-0
536
3
MM
4. Hand
4-0
508
4
SS
5. Southington
4-0
478
5
LL
6. Staples
4-0
402
7
LL
7. Fairfield Ludlowe
4-0
328
10
L
8. Notre Dame Prep
4-0
321
8
M
9. Cheshire
4-1
252
6
L
10. Ridgefield
3-1
207
nr
LL
Others receiving votes: New London (4-0), 193; New Britain (2-2), 182; Pomperaug (4-0), 181; Jonathan Law (4-0), 133; Masuk (4-0), 128; Sheehan (3-1), 68; Fairfield Prep (1-3), 59; Naugatuck (4-0), 49; Lyman Hall (4-0), 43; Ansonia (4-0), 36; Guilford (4-0), 18; Middletown (4-0), 8; Plainville (4-0), 7; North Branford (4-0), 7; Maloney (2-2), 7.
The following voted: 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; Vickie Fulkerson, The Day of New London; Ned Griffen, The Day of New London; Rob Gullo, New Britain Herald; Mike Madera, Walter Camp Football Foundation; Joe Morelli, GametimeCT; Pete Paguaga, GametimeCT; Kevin Roberts, GametimeCT; Dave Ruden, The Ruden Report; Dave Stewart, GametimeCT; Matt Sottile, NBC CT; Johnny Uricchio, Wilimantic Chronicle; Jimmy Zanor, Norwich Bulletin; Joe Zone, WFSB-3. DID NOT VOTE: Lori Riley, Hartford Courant
Top 10 Coaches poll
The Day of New London’s 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 4, Oct. 5, 2026
Team
Rec.
Pts.
LW
Class
1. New Canaan (15)
4-0
450
1
L
2. Greenwich
4-0
404
2
LL
3. St. Joseph
4-0
384
3
MM
4. Hand
4-0
372
4
SS
5. Southington
4-0
336
5
LL
6. Staples
4-0
280
7
LL
7. Fairfield Ludlowe
4-0
210
8
L
8. Pomperaug
4-0
195
nr
MM
9. Cheshire
3-1
193
6
L
10. Jonathan Law
4-0
158
10
SS
Also receiving votes: Notre Dame Prep (4-0), 155 points; Masuk (4-0), 132; Ridgefield (3-1), 82; New London (4-0), 79; Naugatuck (4-0), 66; Lyman Hall (3-0), 64; Sheehan (3-1), 57; North Branford (4-0), 47; Guilford (4-0), 45; New Britain (2-2), 40; Ansonia (4-0), 36; Fairfield Prep (1-3), 30; Wilton (2-2), 10.
Voters: Chris Anderson, Naugatuck; Erik Becker, Hand; Jason Bruenn, Platt; Phil Cohen, Valley Regional/Old Lyme; Louie D’Arcangelo, Brookfield; Joe Della Vecchia; St. Joseph; Kevin Frederick, Maloney; Tanner Grove; Montville; Keith Hellstern, Fairfield Prep; Erick Knickerbocker, Rockville; Derrick Lewis, Bullard-Havens; Chad Neal, Killingly; Marce Petroccio; Trumbull; Gaitan Rodriguez, Torrington; Nathan Tyler, Stratford.
BOYS SOCCER Lewis Mills 2, Simsbury 2 At Simsbury
Lewis Mills (6-2-1) 1 1 — 2
Simsbury (1-4-4) 0 2 — 2 Goals: Luca Rubbo (LM), Ian Mayes (LM); Michael Roche (S) PK, Own Goal; Assists: Dom Wroblewski (LM); Saves: William Bevivino (LM) 6; Aiden Drake (S) 8; Of note: Lewis Mills officially qualified for the state tournament. Mills went ahead with just under 7 minutes when Luca Rubbo sent a long shot that beat the Simsbury keeper. Simsbury got two goals in the first 7 minutes of the second half, earning a penalty kick 3 minutes into the half and getting a Mills own goal just 5 minutes later. Mills continued to battle and tied the game with 8 minutes remaining when senior Ian Mayes put away a Dominik Wroblewski throw in. This was Wroblewski’s first game back since undergoing ACL surgery in February.
Avon 8, Bloomfield 0
At Bloomfield
Goals: Gabi Carvalho (2), James Webb (2), Mateo Uribe, Lucas Preuss, Sergio Alio Prieto, Kayde Ogawa; Saves: Jordan Beaudoin (A) 1; Marcus Edwards (B) 5; Records: Avon 8-0-1, Bloomfield 0-9. Of Note: Avon is ranked No. 8 in the latest LL/L Coaches Poll
Wolcott 3, Canton 0 At Canton
Canton 0 0 —-0
Wolcott 1 2 —-3 Saves: Max Wire (C) 7
