NEWINGTON – No one could blame the Newtown Rockets for being a little bit unsettled in the early moments of their CJSA Girls U13 State Cup championship soccer game against Farmington last weekend.

After all, not only were they nervous for being in the big game, but their starting goalie, Tara Gaston, had to be taken to the hospital with a serious cut above her eye, sustained while stopping Farmington’s first shot on goal.

Somehow, that seemed to settle the Rockets right down.

Vicky Thomas took over in goal, Siobhan Cooper scored on a cross by Mary Anders almost immediately after the injury time out, and the Rockets rallied together to defeat Farmington, 3-0, to capture the CJSA State Cup title.

Mary Anders put the Rockets ahead, 2-0, after breaking through the Farmington defense with a terrific pass from Alex Konneker. Cooper came back in the second half with her second goal after a persistent offensive attack.

The Newtown defense, powered by Elyssa Samsel, Megan Rawson and Emily Fields. fought hard. Vicky Thomas had an awesome save to reinforce the team’s confidence and momentum. Kayla Mesko played supported the offense and the midfield of Maria Cinquegrana, Erin Clark and Casey Frobey played well.

Caitlin Hansen, Mary G. Ober and Jillian Tanner stabilized the constant pressure on Farmington.

The Newtown Rockets are coached by David Frobey, and trained by David Cooper.

In other youth soccer action:

GIRLS C/D DIVISION

RED HOTS 3, HAWKS 3: Caitlin (Cat) Williams scored a pair of goals and Erica Federman added one as the Red Hots tied the Hawks. Kerianne DeCesare played well in the midfield and in the net while Jessica Neufeld supported the offense. For the Hawks, Wendy Borst scored a pair of goals and Lauren Babbage added one. Amy Kelley, Jen Kessler, and Andrea Hoyt all played well.

DYNAMITE 5, TITANS 1: Ashley Larocque scored four goals and Sophie Cerreta added one as the Dynamite blasted the Titans. Amanda Black, Amber Finlayson and Rachel Nicolosi led the defense. For the Titans, Lindsay Chimileski scored the goal while Jenna Zigman, Christina Matz and Elizabeth Cole played well on D.

STRIKERS 2, TOES OF FIRE 2: Courtney Brunton and Melissa Russell scored one goal apiece for the Strikers and Laura Reid scored two goals for the Toes of Fire in this 2-2 tie. For the Strikers, Danielle Springmeyer had a strong game in goal. For the Toes, Aimee Clavette, Jacqueline Gutbrod and Kelly Manuel all played well

GIRLS E DIVISION

MIGHTY TIGERS 4, TIGERS 0: In the battle of the big felines, Sarah Shannon scored four times to lead the Mighty Tigers to the win. Devon Ferris and Gretchen Hoffman kept the pressure on and Meredith Letso played well. For the Tigers, Nicole Grillo, Maura McDade, and Tara Belmont put forth a supreme effort.

BOMBERS 6, PANDA BEARS 2: Caitlin Walsh and Casey Schulz scored two goals apiece to lead the Bombers to the win. Alex Tjomas and Sara Kelly also scored. For the Panda Bears, Meghan Barbour and Christina Sanchez both scored while Nicole Frey was solid on defense.

BOYS E DIVISION

HURRICANES 3, PANTHERS 2: Peter Leone scored a pair of goals and Josh Baron added one to lead the Hurricanes to the win. Bren Cruson was solid on offense as Colin Smith and Stephen Dworkin led the defense. For the Panthers, Michael Cagganello scored both goals as Peter Walsh, Max Baudsich, Gregory DeMenna and Ian McEmber had solid performances.

EAGLES 2, LIGHTNING 1: Ricky Gallucci and Bijan Hughes scored one goal apiece to lead the Eagles to the win. Henry Sims did a fine job on offense as Alex Kron and Dan McSweeney anchored the D. For the Lightning, Sam Morrison scored the lone goal. Ryan Huddock, Keith McGrath and Doug MacLeod all played well.

CHEETAHS 2, TORNADOES 1: Spencer Scott and Adam Buccino scored one goal each as the Cheetahs trimmed the Tornadoes. For the Tornadoes, Matthew Yakush scored the goal as Ryan DiLuoffo and Stephen Gumbrecht played well on defense.

COYOTES 3, ROADRUNNERS 1: Joseph Cappiello scored three goals as the Coyotes defeated the Roadrunners. Gabriel Giusti was strong on offense while Kyle Droniak and Eric Rardin played well on D. For the Roadrunners, Peter Griffiths scored on a penalty kick and John Plunkett, RJ Swift and Nick Ciarelli all had good performances.

BOYS F DIVISION

TIGERSHARKS 3, FLYING PIZZAS 2: The Flying Pizzas opened up the game with two quick scores by Timothy Culligan and offensize support from William Allen and Matt Williams. However, the T-Sharks came roaring back with second half strikes by William Arndt and Dan O’Connor to tie the game. Kyle McCarthy and Christian Gregoire teamed up to keep the ball deep in Pizza territory. Jeffrey Russell netted the game winner, with less than two minutes on the clock, to get the W.

RAPTORS 6, WOLFPACK 2: Chris McCann and Daniel Lynch scored two goals apiece to lead the Raptors to the win. Evan Barreto and Todd Walker also scored. William Little and Bryan Lehreh played solid on defense. For the Wolfpack, Chad Cullens, George Delia and Tom Murphy all played well.

RAPTORS 6, LASERS 1: Evan Kennedy scored three goals while Jeff DiNicola added two to lead the Raptors to a win. Nathan Stein also scored. Timmy Arnone and Kyle Desrochers anchored the defense in front of Ryan Pasko and Todd Walter. For the Lasers, Daniel Greenwood scored the lone goal while Michael Shevlin was strong in the midfield. Colin Jacob and Patrick Shirely also played well.

DRAGONS 5, TRITANS 1: Ben Morrison scored a pair of goals while Sam Hoagland, Chris Miller and Nick Wolf added one apiece to lead the Dragons to the win. Sean Maher and Michael Canafiello played well in the midfield. For the Tritans, Eric Keogler, Conrad Norman, Kevin Curry and Nathaniel Burns played well.

TORNADOES_1,_EAGLES_0:_Tory_Deakin broke a scoreless tie with a goal in the last quarter. Chris Roberto assisted. Zach Dent, Tim Wilmott and Shane Casey controlled the defense. For the Eagles, Colby Summerlin, Chad Cullens, Tim Roberts and Zack Baudisch all played well.

GIRLS F DIVISION

TORNADOES 4, STRIKERS 1: Bianca LeBlanc, Susie Giarratano and Melanie Scott played outstanding for the Tornadoes while Katie Bowen scored all four goals in the win. Ellen Ritzinger scored the lone goal for the Strikers while Nicole Nonnenmacher, Nicole Gindraux and Emma Kingsley played well.

DOLPHINS 1, HURRICANES 0: Alison Pliszka scored the only goal for the Dolphins in the win. Audra Sarna, Allie Wessel and Rebecca Castegner all played well. For the Hurricanes, Emily Floros, Mara Scallon, Matilda Dean and Meaghan Carney had solid performances.

ROCKETS 3, EAGLES 1: Nicole Vournazos, Sarah Murtha and Stephanie Arndt all scored as the Rockets clipped the Eagles. Jennifer Hammer played strong in goal. For the Eagles, Kristen Tanner scored the goal while Julie Davis, Sarah Collins and Emily Rowe played well.

SCREAMING NIGHTMARES 1, LIGHTNING 1: Megan Rockwell of the Nightmares and Ellen Tabler of the Lightning scored the goals in this 1-1 tie. For the Nightmares, Rebecca Jaroszewski, Cristina Naldini and Isabel Gleason all played well. For the Lightning, Samantha Wray, Paige Woodhouse, Meredith LaPerch and Sarah Bernick had good games.

GIRLS U10 TRAVEL

HURRICANES 8, TORRINGTON 1: Scoring early and often, the Hurricane’s displayed an improved offense resulting in their highest total score for the year.  The goals shared in the first half were by Nora Lynn Shimko (2), Emily Weber, and Molly Curry. The Hurricane’s continued their offensive dominance with goals by Megan Hansen, Kelley Sullivan, Haley Keane, and Hannah Tenenbaum. Torrington scored their lone goal late in the second half preventing the Hurricane’s from posting their fourth shut-out of the year.

BOYS U10 TRAVEL

NEWTOWN  1   TORRINGTON   0: Kurt Nacewicz broke through the defense to score the winning goal for Newtown, who  had very good midfield play from Andrew Domingos and Andrew Meisel. The defense was once again very strong for Newtown, anchored by Conor McManus, Conor Collier, and Chris Marks. Jason Kostecki and Daniel Quinn preserved the shutout in goal for the winners.

GIRLS U11 TRAVEL

NEW FAIRFIELD 2, NAVIGATORS 1: Harriet Morgan scored the lone Navigators goal. Ashley Braun, Katie Kirrane, Laura Konkos and Maggie Kimball applied the offensive preesure while Claire Ober, Gabby Nastri, Caroline Kraitch and Alana Bilangi were tough on defense.

BOYS U11 TRAVEL

VIPERS 3, NEW FAIRFIELD 3: Jason Smith, Chris Meier and Anthony Florez all scored in a see-saw battle with New Fairfield that ended in a tie. Danny Smith was strong in the net while Justin Miller was strong in the midfield and Mat DeBrantes, Kevin Davies, Colin Babbage and Tony Gallucci were solid on defense.

BOYS U12 TRAVEL

NEWTOWN   8       SHERMAN   1: Jack Quinn and Joseph Rahtelli led the offensive surge with two goals and two assists apiece. Aaron Fay, Tyler Bingham, Matt Boland, and Billy McCann all scored for the Rage. Matt Boland also contributed an assist, with Michael Kennedy providing two assists for the winners. Justin Durelli and Mark Cinquegrana once again came up very big on defense. Brian Conroy and Matt Norris played very well in goal for the Rage.

GIRLS U12 TRAVEL

NITROS 2, SHARON 0: Erica Vacaro and Lindsay Weber scored the goals that lifted the Nitros to the win. Sara Peters and Jennifer Iassogna provided strong offensive support while Sarah Gutbrod and Mary-Ellen Sloan earned the shutout in goal. Kristene Salbue and Heather Young had fine overall games.

GIRLS U13 TRAVEL

ROCKETS 3, BROOKFIELD 0: The Rockets ended their undefeated season – and captured their second league title – with a 3-0 win over Brookfield. Jill Tanner, Erin Clark, Mary G. Ober, Maria Cinquegrana and Caitlin Hansen were unstoppable in the midfield. The defense denied any attempts on goal for Brookfield with great playing by Casey Frobey, Megan Rawson, Emily Fields and Elyssa Samsel. On offense, Alex Konneker led the team upfield. Scoring for the Rockets, Siobhan Cooper put in the first goal off of a corner by Mary Anders. Anders scored the second goal off of a through pass by Jill Tanner. In the second half, Siobhan Cooper scored again off of another corner by Anders.

GIRLS U14 TRAVEL

KNOCKOUTS 2, WATERTOWN 1: This game under the lights at Treadwell found both teams bundled up trying to stay warm in the freezing, wet, snowy conditions. Goals scored by Kristen Davis and Caitlyn Barksdale and excellent goalkeeping by Katie O’Connor and Christina Wolf gave the Knockouts the win. Kate Stickles was strong in the midfield, along with Karoline Engel, Amanda Shevlin and Sarah Salbu. Tara Ryan played well at stopper.