New Haven Register (New Haven, CT)

BOYS HOCKEY HIGHLIGHTS

- – Michael Fornabaio

TOP PERFORMERS Luke Arseneault, Enfield co-op: Scored three goals, including the game-winner 36 seconds after Dylan Gates tied it, in a 5-3 win over Hall. Kiryl Astravukh, West Haven co-op: Made 47 saves, and Michael Madera’s overtime goal gave the Blue Devils a 3-2 win over Amity. Blake Baksay, Fairfield Prep: Seven points in a 9-0 win over Hamden. Doster Crowell, New Canaan: Scored four goals and an assist in an 8-0 FCIAC playoff win over St. Joseph. Liam Danburg, McMahon/Norwalk: Scored the game-winner in a 3-1 victory over TriTown. Jackson Hitchcock, Watertown/Pomperaug: His hat trick in a 6-4 win over Hand helped clinch a conference playoff berth. Tommy Humphreys, Simsbury: Assisted on Quinn Heagney’s tying goal and scored the winner, both in the last minute, to help the Trojans come back to beat South Windsor 3-2. Jacob Jurnovoy, Woodstock Academy: Captain had a goal and two assists, as did fellow senior Max Larkin, in a 5-3 win over the East Haven co-op. Johnny Karafa, St. Joseph: Scored three goals – two of them off assists from Joey Bisson, who had four – in a 7-1 win over Notre Dame-Fairfield. Owen Lanzarone, Greenwich: Scored the game-winner late in the second period of a 3-1 FCIAC playoff win at Ridgefield. Colby LaSalle, Notre Dame-Fairfield: Made 30 saves and had an assist in a 5-2 win over the West Haven co-op. James Mascari, Notre Dame-West Haven: Scored three goals, the last of which was short-handed, in a 7-4 win over Darien. Duke Nower, Wethersfie­ld: Hat trick in a 7-3 win over Lyman Hall. Owen Pazzaglia, Eastern Connecticu­t Eagles: Scored two goals and had an assist in a 6-1 win over the Housatonic co-op.

Ryan Pfaff, Hand: Scored both goals in a 2-1 win over North Branford. Nate Ponzio, Guilford: Scored twice, including the tiebreakin­g goal late in regulation, in a 5-4 win over the Eastern Connecticu­t Eagles; scored twice more in a 5-2 win over Hamden. Bryce Petersen, North Haven: Stopped 26 of 27 shots in a 3-1 win over Wethersfie­ld. Brody Sargolini, Hamden: Made 45 saves in a 5-4 win over Sheehan.

GAMES TO WATCH Read it before the year’s first real snowfalls muck up all these tournament schedules... oops, too late: SCC/SWC Division I: Fairfield Prep vs. Notre Dame-West Haven at Bennett Rink, Friday, 6 p.m. The first state blemish on the Green Knights’ record was Fairfield Prep’s 5-1 win on Feb. 18. That followed a 6-1 Notre Dame win over the Jesuits in early January. They could meet one more time in the state final. SCC/SWC Division II (at Bennett Rink): Semifinals Wednesday, 5:30/7:30 p.m.; final Friday, 8 p.m. North Haven has been ranked in the top 10 all year. Branford dealt the Nighthawks their only in-state loss. Then again, Watertown/Pomperaug beat Branford in the regular season. And Guilford beat WP. SCC/SWC Division III (at the Rinks at Shelton): Semifinals Wednesday; final Friday, 4:45 p.m. Masuk hasn’t lost to a Division III team all season. Those top eight or nine teams in Division III we mentioned in the CCC? Four of the other five are here, including the top two. CIAC tournament: Brackets appear Friday. Games start Monday.

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