TRAVEL

 

BOYS

 

Senior Gold

Guilford A 7, Newtown 3 – The Newtown Senior Gold boys came into the 2006 postseason as the 10th ranked team in the Connecticut-New York lacrosse league, riding speed and aggressiveness to 11 regular season wins against only three defeats and the opening round game with Guilford (ranked 11th) promised to be a quality tilt between two equally matched opponents. Newtown was able to muster enough gumption to play a close first half in which they never led, but the second half – in which they never scored – proved to be their undoing.

After a Guilford goal squeaked by Andrew Hyland in the game’s opening minute, Newtown settled down on offense and got on the board courtesy of Dylan Huebner, who took Ben Mahony’s pass and put a nifty bounce shot high into the upper right corner of the net.

The comfort of equality was short-lived, however, as Guilford used an impressive combination of power and skill on attack and at the midfield position to run the score to 3-1 at the end of the quarter.

The second stanza opened with a scramble in front of the Guilford net and Newtown midfielder Andrew Golankiewicz got one of his signature “garbage” goals … picking up the loose ball in front and dunking it back into the goal to bring Newtown within one.

Guilford scored another goal to make it 4-2, but when Mahony worked from behind to hit a cutting Kyle Vignone, the deficit at the half was just one. But Guilford added a third quarter goal to take a 5-2 lead and two unanswered goals in the fourth to take a 7-2 lead.

The Fairfield Prep-bound Hyland sparkled between the pipes, stopping 17 shots on the day.

 

Senior White

Westport 7 Newtown 6 – Down by three goals to start the final quarter, Newtown’s rally came up just short in a hard fought game. The attack was led by Connor Byrne (goal), Will Northrop (2 goals, assist) and C J Ryan (goal). Midfield play was controlled by Colby Summerlin (6 groundballs), Tom Murphy (5 groundballs) and Ryan Korth (8 groundballs). Korth also had two goals and two assists. The defense was led by Dave Kreshpan and Jeremy Schaniel with Brandon Body (12 saves) in the goal.

Newtown 8, New Fairfield 3 (CONNY Semi-Finals) – Mike Zaccaro had one goal and two assists and Colby Summerlin had two goals and one assist as Newtown overcame a slow start to dominate the second half, taking the semifinal game of the Super 7 Second Division of the CONNY Tournament. Connor Byrne and Will Northrop each had a goal and assist. Thomas Murphy had one assist, and Ryan Korth had two goals. Dan Sclafani scored one goal. Brandon Body had five saves in goal.

Wilton 7A 11, Newtown 2 (CONNY Championship) – CJ Ryan had one goal and Mike Zaccaro the other as Newtown was severely outplayed by a talented Wilton squad in the CONNY Tournament final. Connor Byrne had one assist while Jeremy Schaniel play outstanding defense in support of Brandon Body, whose 14 saves kept the blowout from being overwhelming.

GIRLS

Bantam

Newtown 9, RELax 4 – Meaghan Brophy scored three goals to lead Newtown in its season finale. Emily Maher contributed two goals as Olivia Korth, Carley Ferris, Jaclyn Dailey and Kristie VosWinkel scored one apiece. Anna Northrop, Kristie VosWinkel and Jaclyn Dailey pitched in with two assists each as Aimee Alexander, Maddy Fletcher and Carley Ferris had one each to round out the scoring. Jillianne Lyon and Veronica Webb provided hustle throughout the game as Alexa Summerlin was strong between the pipes.

IN-HOUSE

Junior Boys

Playoffs

Bruins 9, Bears 6 – Ranked sixth entering the tournament, the Bruins won three straight games to capture the Junior Boys In-House championship in the wilting heat at Hawley School. Danny Hebert scored three goals and assisted on two others to lead the charge for the Bruins. Stefan Hennessey and Corey Fisher each scored two goals, Parker Rodbell had a goal and an assist, Pat Capozziello scored a goal and played tenacious D, and Nate Coleman registered two assists. Graham Derrickson and Christian Sayegh did their best, notching two goals each for the Bears in a losing cause. Mike Lord and Phillip Reynolds each had a goal and an assist. Brian Kruger had an assist.

Bruins 19, Huskies 8 – Chase Hutchinson, Corey Fisher and Mike Fitzsimons scored four goals each to lead the Bruins to a semi-final win over the Huskies. Patrick Capozziello had two goals while Danny Hebert scored a goal and assisted on four others. Stefan Hennessy had two goals, Parker Rodbell scored a goal and had two assists, and Nate Coleman scored a goal. For the Huskies, Jacob Newton Tanzer was the force on offense, scoring six goals. Brandon Cusmano added two goals and Tom Bauer kept his team in the game with 12 saves in goal.

Bears 12, Ducks 7 – Graham Derrickson (two goals, two assists), Mike Lord (two goals, one assist), Josh Villa (two goals) and Ted Benoit (one goal, two assists) powered the Bears past the Ducks and into the championship game. Ryan Crowell chipped in a goal and an assist. Brian Kruger, Kory Kling, Jordan Gray, and Jacob Locorotondo each scored a goal and Nick Lauricella had an assist. Phil Reynolds and Ted Benoit combined for 1o saves in goal. The Ducks were paced by Roland Stephen (three goals), Mike Greenwood (goal, two assists), Nick Pedalino (goal, assist), James Marusi (goal), Will Fletcher (goal) and Mike Gallatin (assist). Will Fletcher and James Marusi combined to make seven saves in goal.