Girls

U12

Dynamite 5, Shelton Premier 0: The Newtown Dynamite played host to Shelton Premier for a friendly match on Saturday on Reed Field. Newtown got on the board quickly with Emma Curtis dribbling through Shelton’s midfield and defense to net the first goal of many to come. Carly Swierbut had a one-on-one opportunity that was snuffed out by the Shelton goalie. Lauren Adams followed later with a shot that was blocked right of the goal. Rebecca Gavel gathered it and put a high shot off the fingertips of the jumping goalie to complete a 2-0 halftime lead. Emily Celentano started the second half off strong with a shot and a score to the lower left corner 10 minutes in. Ali Kelleher then played a long ball to Emma Curtis down the middle of the field. Emma outran the defense and maneuvered around the charging goalie and left footed the ball deep into the goal for a 4-0 lead. Veronica Vodola finished off the scoring with a shot from the right side of the box with an assist from Nathalie Schickendantz.

Dynamite 2, Fairfield Red 0: Under cloudy skies and the anticipation of Hurricane Sandy approaching, the Newtown Dynamite played host to Fairfield Red at Tilson Field. Newtown was looking to avenge their lone loss of the season and to put themselves in first place in the league standings. The first half was a back-and-forth struggle that saw no team capitalize on the other team’s miscues. Led by Lindsay Merrifield and Audrey Benson on defense and Jackie Seras in goal, Fairfield was limited in their chances in Newtown’s defensive end. The Dynamite would break through in the second half on a corner kick from Katie Sailer. Played short of the near post, Lauren Carrino would fight the Fairfield defender for the ball and play it back along the goal line to Sailer, who sent the ball across the goal box untouched to Alison Kelleher. Alison controlled it and planted it in the back of the net for a 1-0 lead. Kristen Cirone and Samantha Bicho anchored the defense in the second half to continue to hold Fairfield off the scoreboard. With only seconds remaining in the game, Schickendantz connected on a shot that hit a Fairfield defender’s hand within the goal box. Awarded a penalty kick, Carrino stepped up for Newtown and placed the kick towards the left post for a 2-0 final.

U14

Newtown 6, Wilton 0: The Newtown Thunder dominated on both ends of the field. After a diving stop on a Wilton penalty kick by goalie Meghan Doyle, Newtown scored three goals in a 10-minute span — two by Hailey Conrad and one by Emily Neave. Julia Sughrue added an assist. Second half goals were by Jess Maturo (assisted by Doyle), Conrad for the hat trick, and Neave on a booming 25-yard free kick. Mallory Lobuglio did great on the wing, consistently centering passes that allowed her teammates to get into scoring position. Claire Beiter and Olyvia Caplan anchored the defense.

Boys

U9

Warriors 5, Trumbull 1: The Newtown Warriors traveled to Trumbull Sunday, scoring a 5-1 victory on strong offensive and defensive play. The three-man front of Adem Selmani, Greg Gargano and Ryan Ruddy kept the ball in front of the Trumbull goal for most of the first half, culminating in two scores from Selmani and one from Gargano. In the second half Jake Gonski scored with an assist from Connor Dullinger, and Ryan Ruddy put in a hard shot over the Trumbull goalie for the fifth goal of the day. The warriors defense meanwhile turned in a good team effort, with contributions from George Sandercox, Nate Friesel, Clayton Kunzweiler, Hayden Miller, Sam Staubly and Calum Edmond, allowing only one score on a free kick.

U11

Newtown United 3, Norwalk CSC 0: Constantine Kyprianou scored two goals and Zachary Masone netted one, leading Newtown United to a 3-0 victory over Norwalk CSC on Sunday. Newtown improved to 6-1, maintaining its top spot in the division and securing a place in the championship tournament scheduled for the weekend of November 10 at Fairfield Hills. The defense once again led the way, recording its third shutout of the season.

Masone opened the scoring, netting a shot with an assist from Kyprianou, who followed with the next two goals, one assisted by Hunter Kirkman. Kirkman and Ethan Correia helped maintain the offensive pressure. Newtown once again swarmed the ball on defense, led by Taylor Clark-Paivo, Devin Johnson, Jonathan Liberante, Matthias Paltaulf and Jeff Gioiele. The team also got solid goalkeeping from Rick Irving (first half) and Gioiele, who made a key save on a strong corner kick late in the contest to preserve the shutout. Overall, Newtown has allowed only seven goals in seven games this season. The offensive output was also sparked by sharp midfield play and crisp passing from Kirkman, Correia, Masone, Ryan Kraus, Jake Pare, Eli Delp, Justin Jarvis and Irving. On the season, Newtown leads its division with 26 goals scored.

Greenwich 4, Newtown 2: The Newtown Blaze played a very strong game in Greenwich prior to the arrival of Storm Sandy. After Greenwich started the scoring, the Blaze blasted back with a goal from Ryan Beardsley, straight off a goal line kick from keeper Tristan Andrews. Will Pellison, Jacob Laros, Bryce Benson and Justin DeThomas were a strong defensive front. Thomas Armstrong, Kyle Duval and JP Ford worked well together on the front line early on, with crisp passes and crosses to get Greenwich on their toes. Newtown came ahead with a second high-flying goal by Joseph Premus, off a header assist by JP Ford. Greenwich answered back to tie the score at 2-2 for the first half. Owen Baillargeon, Ben Futterman and Will Pellison demonstrated their great hustling abilities and tenacity. In the second half, Tristan Andrews came out of the goal and played up front, with several great pushes up the field, placing Greenwich under serious pressure. Duncan O’Leary added to the pressure with smart passes up the field and shots on goal. Kyle Duval, Tristan Andrews and Ben Futterman were a cohesive unit in the second half with good positioning, ball possession and several shots on goal. Ford tended goal in the second half with some strong foot and hand saves. Jacob Laros jumped in for a fantastic field save, covering while the goal was temporarily open to its offenders. Greenwich managed to squeeze two additional balls into the goal in the second half, one off a scramble and another off a sailing cross kick rebound to tilt the score 4-2.

U12

Newtown Lightning 3, ERU Gold 0: Friday evening’s match against Easton-Redding United (ERU) took place under the lights at Newtown’s Tilson Field. The first goal was Thomas Briscoe at right midfield to Alex Hagischi at the striker position. Alex Hagischi also added a second goal before the half-time whistle. The third goal went from Jackson Dooley on defensive midfield to Travis Huzina on center to Alex Hagischi for the goal. Thomas Hartley blocked several shots from the goalie box, while Declan Sughrue was superb in the sweeper position.

U13

Titans 4, Monroe 1: The Newtown Titans assured themselves a division playoff berth with a 4-1 defeat of the Monroe Warriors on Sunday. Newtown spread the scoring around this week, with goals from four different players. In the first half, Grant Moxham followed up a shot from Wally Skrelja to take a 1-0 lead. Nick Weiland dropped in a nice header with an assist by Henry Petrillo. Irwin Grewal got his first goal of the season to take the Titans to 3-0. Stubborn defense, especially from Jack Armstrong on the right wing, kept the Warriors attack at bay until just before half time when Monroe scored on a counter play. In the second period, Monroe surged back with a much-improved offensive effort, but could not manage another score, as the Titans defense and midfield responded with stand-out play from Grewal and Aidan O’Leary. Danny Arneth notched the final goal, following up on a bobbled shot from Thomas Skrelja. The 7-1-0 Titans will play their final regular game of the fall campaign at Tilson Field on Sunday against Fairfield.