Many of these games (those played this past Saturday and Sunday) were played under the rules of the SILENT SIDELINES weekend endorsed by the Connecticut Junior Soccer Association. During the game, both the parents and the coaches had to be silent and let the kids do the talking among themselves.

Most of the feedback from the coaches has been very positive and some have even said they are going to change some of their coaching practices and do less “coaching” from the sidelines during the games. They thought it was good to let the kids make some of the decisions.

Parents, coaches and players seemed to agree though that they missed the positive cheering during the game and will welcome that part back next week.

GIRLS C/D DIVISION

NIGHTMARES 1, LIGHTNING 0: Goaltender Lee Proctor and fullback Kelly Manuel powered the defense that enabled the Nightmares to win. Aimee Clavette and Jackie Gutbrod also aided the cause while Laura Reid scored the lone goal. For the Lightning, Amanda Black, Sophie Cerreta, Sally Tabler and Amber Finlayson all played well on defense. With the win, the Nightmare henceforth shall be called Toes-Of-Fire (see below).

STRIKERS 3, TOES-OF-FIRE 0: Courtney Brunton and Maggie Bouschell led the offense and Sarah Greenfield had a solid game in goal as the Strikers earned the win. For the Toes, Jacqueline Gutbrod played well on offense while Jessica Hoffman and Kelly Manuel powered the defense.

BOYS C/D DIVISION

LANDSHARKS 3, TEAM (#1) 1: Scott Newberry scored two first half goals – one a booming Hail Mary shot over the head of goaltender Adam Cameron-Braley – to lead the Landsharks to a 3-0 win. Newberry added a second-half goal, as well, but after Team #1 got a goal from Zack Schwartz. Ben Wicki and Chris Sullivan played well in goal for the Sharks, combining for 12 saves, while Cameron-Braley made 10 saves for Team #1.

GIRLS E DIVISION

MIGHTY TIGERS 2, RAPIDS 0: Meghan Brophy scored a pair of goals and Nicole Haylon and Carolyn Gingras had great performances to lead the Tigers to the win. For the Rapids, Alanna Gilbert anchored the defense as Jacqueline Kirol and Colleen Murphy played fine games on offense.

MIGHTY TIGERS 3, BOMBERS 0: Meghan Brophy, Sarah Shannon and Devon Ferris all scored to lead the Tigers to the win. For the Bombers, Lindsay Laub and Laura Rice held down the defense as Sarah Kelley kept up the offensive pressure.

RAPIDS 4, MIGHTY TIGERS 1: Adelle Cerreta scored a pair of goals while Ashleigh Leifels and Jacqui Kirol scored one apiece to lead the Rapids to the win. Christine Beck notched a pair of assists. For the Tigers, Melissa Scheiber scored the goal on an assist from Danielle Norris. Jillian Spies was solid in goal and Genevieve Bleidner played well on defense.

BOMBERS 4, MIGHTY TIGERS 2: Kasey Schulz scored three goals and Sydney Russell added one as the Bombers upended the Tigers. June Repasi and Kaitlin Marsden both had solid games on defense while Kaitlin Walsh aided the offense with an assist. For the Tigers, Melissa Schreiber and Michele Haitz both scored. Danielle Norris and Stephanie Soder had good games.

RAPTORS 4, MIGHTY TIGERS 0: Jen Brill scored a pair of goals while Meaghan McCarthy and Mary Bloshuk added one goal apiece to lead the Raptors to the win. Natalie Villa also played well. For the Tigers, Jillian Spies and Nicole Grillo had solid performances.

TORPEDOES 3, PANDA BEARS 1: Marissa Bobkowski scored a pair of goals and Courtney Gleason added one to lead the Torpedoes past the Panda Bears. For the Bears, Lily MacHugh scored the goal while Allison Lehrer and Megan Barbour had good games.

NIGHTMARES 5, BOMBERS 4: Katie Powers scored a pair of goals and Meagan Kelly, Allison Jagoe and Lisa Favicchia added solo goals as the Nightmares trimmed the Bombers in a high-scoring game. Powers also added an assist while Samantha Lockhart and Emily Lockhart played well. For the Bombers, Kasey Schulz scored all four goals while Lindsey Lively, Kaitlin Marsden and Laura Rice had good performances.

BOYS E DIVISION

ROADRUNNERS 5, TORNADOES 1: Jake Woolf scored a pair of goals while Bobby Davenport, Kyle DiNicola and Derek Mayo each added a solo goal to lead the Roadrunners to the win. Stephen Ashbolt and Christopher Murphy both had good games on defense. For the Tornadoes, Matthew Yakush scored the goal as John Sapienza, Kevin Dufner and Niall Reynolds all had good games.

EAGLES 1, PANTHERS 0: Matt Hill scored the lone goal as the Eagles nipped the Panthers. Danny Lawrence and Dan McSweeney led the Eagle defense while Alex Kron did a fine job in goal. For the Panthers, Stephen Gardner and Peter Walsh led the offense as Daniel Burns and John Paul Beneditti led the defense.

HURRICANES 3, CHEETAHS 2: Peter Leone scored a pair of goals and Timmy Lacouture added one to lead the Hurricanes to the win. Colin Smith and Drew Woods did a great job on defense, as did goaltender Joshua Baron. For the Cheetahs, Matthew Samuelson and Michael Whitley-Rodriguez both scored as Adam Buccino, Kyle Kimball and Kelly Walsh led the D.

LIGHTNING 1, COYOTES 0: Brandon McGuinn scored the lone goal of the game off an assist from Tyler Edwards as the Lightning edged the Coyotes. Oskar Dean had a great game in goal. For the Coyotes, Harrison Gillis, Brett Balmforth and Patrick Stein had fine performances.

BOYS F DIVISION

LASERS 3, DRAGONS 0: Daniel Greenwood scored all three goals to lift the Lasers to the win. Colin Jacob, Mike Shannon and Eli Kichler all played well on defense. For the Dragons, Luke Fiore, Nicholas Wolf and Michael Canafiello had good games.

GREEN FALCONS 5, TIGERSHARKS 0: Eric Thornberg, Andy Lapple, Max Nacewicz, Ishan Tatake, Willie Northrop and Kevin O’Connell all scored as the Green Falcons won. Joshua Gilbert was solid at halfback. For the ‘Sharks, Lewis Thompson, Dan O’Connor, and Andre Capozziello all played well.

TORNADOES 2, TORPEDOES 2: Dan Clements scored a pair of goals to lead the Tornadoes in a 2-2 draw. Ben Miles, Bryan Wicki, Denton Jochums and Patrick Fay all played well. For the Torpedoes, Tory Deakin and Zacharyt Dent both scored while Chris Roberto and Shane Casey had strong games.

RAPTORS 5, ROADRUNNERS 0: Jeff Dinicola and Daniel Lynch scored two goals apiece as the Raptors clawed the Roadrunners. Evan Kennedy added a solo goal. Todd Walter and Ryan Pasko controlled the ball at midfield while Nathan Stein was outstanding in goal. For the ‘Runners. Kyle Moore and Patrick Bino played well in the field while Austin Moore made some strong saves in net.

WOLFPACK 2, WOLVERINES 1: Mark Bonacci and Thomas Murphy scored one goal apiece to lead the Wolfpack past the Wolverines. Chad Cullens did a great job in the midfield while George Delia and Ashwin Ramaswami anchored the defense. For the Wolverines, Daniel Hufziger scored the goal while Mark Agugliaro, Drew Bonvini and Russell Morgan played well.

WOLFPACK 2, ROADRUNNERS 1: Mark Bonacci scored a pair of second-period goals to lead the Wolfpack to another win. Chad Cullens played well in the midfield while Zack Baudisch and goaltender Jacob Barrett both played well. For the Roadrunners, Nicholas Ryder scored the goal while goaltender Austin Baldour and Matt Hodge had solid games on D.

TORPEDOES 4, TIGERSHARKS 0: Denton Jochum scored twice off feeds from Tyler Webb and Ben Kaye to help lead the Torpedoes to the win. Benjamin Miles and Danny Clements also scored and Patrick Fay was strong in goal. For the ‘Sharks, Andi Capozziulla played well in goal while Kyle McCarthy and William Arndt had strong performances.

TRITANS 1, FLYING PIZZAS 0: Eric Koegler scored the lone goal to lead the Tritans to the win. Theo Hartlett and Nathaniel Burns also helped on offense. For the Pizzas, Matt Williams, John Fellin and Alex Neufeld played well.

TRITANS 2, SHARKS 1: Eric Koegler and Theo Hartlett scored the goals that lifted the Tritans to the win.  For the Sharks, Josh Engler scored the goal while Colin Gage and Matt Yitts played well.

TORNADOES 3, FLYING PIZZAS 1: Shane Casey, Ryan Korth and Tory Deakin all scored to lead the Tornadoes to the win. Timmy Culligan made a goal for the Pizzas as Kevin Morrissey and Matt Williams powered the defense.

GIRLS F DIVISION

TORNADOES 2, LIGHTNING 0: Kate Bowen scored a pair of goals as the Tornadoes nipped the Lightning. Stephanie Sanchez, Melanie Scott and Colleen Cunningham held the defense together. For the Lightning, Jamie Keating, Amanda Swift, Michelle Salem and Jennifer Gumbrecht all played well.

ROCKETS 2, EAGLES 1: Nicole Vournazos and Stephanie Arndt scored the goals that lifted the Rockets to the win. Jennifer Hammer and goaltender Emily Audet led the defense. For the Eagles, Jenna Bonaccorso, Kim-Li Tran and Sarah Attanasio played well.

GIRLS U10 TRAVEL

HURRICANES 4, SOUTHBURY 0: Even though it was Silent Sunday, Tonia Domingos provided plenty of sound herself.  Scoring a “hat trick” (three goals) in the first half, she propelled the Hurricanes to an impressive victory.  Megan Hansen scored the final goal with an assist from Kristine Zadrovitz. Nora Lynn Shimko and Emily Weber tenacious ball control keep Southbury from finding the net.

BOYS U10 TRAVEL

SOUTHBURY 2, NEWTOWN 1: Mickey Fay scored the lone goal for Newtown. Connor Collier, Ryan Goodridge and Andrew Domingos had strong games on offense, while Mike Kearns and Chris Marks anchored the defense. Daniel Quinn and Jason Kostecki played well in goal.

BOYS U11 TRAVEL

VIPERS 7, NORWICH 1 (John McVicar Cup): The Vipers quest for the State Cup began on Saturday and with a convincing 7-1 victory over the visiting Norwich U11’s.  The win, in the single elimination tournament, moved the Vipers into the second round.  Winning in each of the six rounds is all that is needed to progress to the final and take possession of the John McVicar Cup. Newtown opened up the match with four quick goals in the first half. Paul Andras netted two while Alex Bowen and Justin Miller each beat the Norwich keeper. With the Vipers controlling the pace of the match, Danny Smith, goalie for the first half, contributed in the second half by playing superbly both in midfield and up front.  Jason Smith, Nick Kallivrousis and Chris Schreiber all scored bringing the Viper tally to seven. Late in the match a PK for Norwich put them on the board but they could not string together any offensive threat. Drew Taylor and Zachary Varga controlled the midfield for Newtown while Anthony Florez’s quick movement up front assisted on several goals. 

BOYS U12 TRAVEL

RAGE 1, RIDGEFIELD 0: Brian Conroy scored the lone goal that lifted Newtown to the win, It was a defensive affair with several nice saves by Stephen Marks. Matt Boland and Mark Cinquegrana played well defensively. Michael Kennedy saved a tying goal in the last minute by running down an apparent goal that had been chipped over Stephen Marks and kicking it out of bounds.

RAGE 6, SHARON 2: Goals were scored by Jack Quinn, Ross MacLeod, Matt Norris, Billy McCann, Brian Conroy and Chris Nuelle. Assists were recorded by Eric MacKnight, Ross Macleod and Brian Conroy. Aron Fay was strong in goal.

RAGE 5, ENFIELD 0: Newtown defeated Enfield in the opening round of the State Cup. Tyler Bigham scored twice for the Rage. Michael Klein, Nick Sando, and Michael Kennedy also scored for the winners. Aaron Fay had two assists and Jack Quinn and Michael Kennedy also contributed assists. Eric MacKnight and Chris Nuelle played  well on defense. Brain Conroy and Matt Norris shared goal duty.

RAGE 3, BUNKER HILL 1: Newtown defeated Bunker Hill, raising its league record to 3 -0. Jack Quinn, Michael Klein, and Justin Durelli scored for the Rage. Michael Kennedy chipped in with two assists. Mark Cinquegrana was strong on defense, while Ross Macleod was solid at forward. Matt Norris and Brian Conroy shared time in goal.

GIRLS U12 TRAVEL

NITROS 2, RIDGEFIELD ‘A’ 1 (State Cup): In what was their most exciting game ever, the Nitros won a thriller on the ninth sudden death penalty kick shot after two overtimes to advance in the State Cup. Erica Vacaro scored the only goal in regulation, while Sarah Gutbrod was a star in goal, turning back at least 20 Ridgefield shots. After Ridgefield scored with two minutes left, and after two scoreless overtime periods, the game went to penalty kicks.  The Nitros got goals from Vacaro, Jennifer Greenwood and Tyler Nicoll over the first 8 shots, while Gutbrod made saves on five Ridgefield kicks. Finally, Rachel Eastwood made the ninth PK shot for the Nitros, Gutbrod stopped Ridgefield’s final attempt, and the victory was assured!

NITROS 0, NEW MILFORD 0: In a hard-fought league game, the Nitros played solid defense and dominated the ball but couldn’t find the net, settling for a scoreless tie. Defensive standouts were Rose Jackman and Sarah Wilson, while Sara Peters, Jennifer Blauvelt and Mary Ellen Sloan led the offense.

GIRLS U13 TRAVEL

ROCKETS 5, SIMSBURY 0 (State Cup): Newtown quickly gained control of the play and dominated the rest of the game. Tara Gaston, Vicky Thomas and Kayla Mesko shared time in goal. The midfield was a powerhouse with Mary G. Ober, Maria Cinquegrana, Jill Tanner and Casey Frobey. Maria Cinquegrana scored the first goal off of a corner by Mary Anders. Jill Tanner scored on a corner by Siobhan Cooper. Nothing got past the Rocket defense: Elyssa Samsel, Erin Clark, Megan Rawson and Emily Fields. The third goal was placed by Mary Anders from just inside the box. Siobhan Cooper put in the fourth goal, and Casey Frobey scored the fifth with a chip over the Simsbury goalie’s head.

ROCKETS 9, SOUTHBURY 0: The Rockets started the game strong. The first goal was scored by Siobhan Cooper off of a pass by Alex Konneker. Cooper’s second goal came minutes later off of a cross by Mary Anders. Anders then put one in the back of the net off of a pass from Cooper. Anders then scored again on a breakaway from a through ball from Casey Frobey. Sharing goal duties for the Rockets were Vicky Thomas, Kayla Mesko and Casey Frobey. Maria Cinquegrana started the second half with a goal put in off of a corner by Mary Anders. Caitlin Hansen, Erin Clark and Mary Grace Ober powered the Rocket’s midfield. Elyssa Samuels scored on a breakaway and then Kayla Mesko  scored on a slider to make the seventh goal. Siobhan Cooper scored her hat trick hitting the inside post from outside the eighteen. To end the game Megan Rawson placed the ball into the corner of the net on an indirect kick just inside the box.