Scholar-Athletes to be honored
CAS-CIAC will honor and celebrate 350 statewide scholar-athletes Sunday at the 39th annual ScholarAthlete Awards Banquet. The Scholar-Athlete Program annually recognizes two high school seniors from each member high school whose academic and athletic careers have been exemplary, whose personal standards and achievements are a model to others, and who possess high levels of integrity, selfdiscipline and courage. The event is the largest of the many honors programs CAS-CIAC hosts each year. The honorees are chosen by the member schools and are submitted to the CIAC.
For the 36th time in the event’s history, retired sports broadcaster Bob Picozzi will serve as Master of Ceremonies. Morgan Tuck, a four-time National Champion at UConn, fiveyear WNBA pro, and currently Director of Franchise Development for the Connecticut Sun, will deliver the keynote address.
Derby’s Bridget Wright, an All-State cheerleader, will be formally honored as the 2022 Michael H. Savage Spirit of Sport Award winner.
THE SCHOLARATHLETES
Abbott Tech: Paige Raffaele / Lloyd Thyne
Amity: Audrey Marin / Brodey Lu
Ansonia: Kiely Geoghan / Louis Gripper
Bassick: Danny Cardenas / Haley Martinez
Bethel: Kayleigh Cooke / Adam Kahn
Bridgeport Central: Paola Pereira / Rayjay Wallace
Brien McMahon: Camille Legnani / Jack Vahle
Brookfield: Jackson Sharpe / Nora Gravgaard
Bullard-Havens Tech: Francesca Rameau / Marc Alexis
Bunnell: Michael Perry / Ashley Rivera
Danbury: Brooke Beneway / Scott Gersten
Darien: Margaret Russell / William Dehmel
Derby: Alyssa Caruso / Albana Pergjoka Fairfield Ludlowe: Nathan Cramer / Anna Keeley Fairfield Prep: Hugh Hutchinson
Fairfield Warde: Karina McMahon / Brian Gleason Greenwich: Stephanie Busani / Javier Serra
Holy Cross: Alyssa Colangelo / Cameron Sivilla Immaculate: Thai Sapenter / Joseph Wilson
Joel Barlow: Isabel Petron / Jalen Johnson
Kolbe Cathedral: Valentina Rodriguez / Khang Dang
Lauralton Hall: Caroline Begg / Brooke Jones Ledyard: Aaliyah Amidon / Connor Doran
Lewis Mills: Justin Cascio / Marissa Gnitzcavich Litchfield: Kadija Crapo / Harrison Barnes
Lyman Hall: Caroline Krawec / Daniel Pettit Lyman Memorial: Bennett Murphy / Kristen Goodrich Maloney: Rory Cassidy / Samuel Hurlburt Manchester: Alexandra Hamza / Jack Larson Masuk: Juliana Pagano / Michael Edgar
Mercy: Meaghan Bertolami New Canaan: Zoey Bennett / Barrett Schmitz
New Fairfield: Hayley Greco / Samuel Riggs Newtown: Ally McCarthy / Isaiah Williams
Nonnewaug: Christo Jamo / Anna Culkin
Norwalk: Sofia Imbrogno / Tyler Belinsky
Norwich Free Academy: Kaleigh Andrew / Ross Blinderman
Notre Dame-Fairfield: Taylor Gibbs / Tayshawn Dixon
Notre Dame-West Haven: Nicholas Ribeiro / Devin Rodriguez
O’Brien Tech: Kayla Strengowski / Elijah Moore
Platt Tech: Joseph Moran / Jessica-Lois Quaynor
Pomperaug: Sophia Zahran / Jeff Gao
Ridgefield: Katherine Rector / William Harford
Sacred Heart Academy: Sydney Rossacci
Seymour: Katherine Bruno / Benjamin Sepulveda
Sheehan: Anthony Galicia / Jayna MacKenzie
Shelton: William Rodriques / Amanda Kiman
St. Joseph: Maddigan Leifer / Maximilian Spies
Stamford: Carly Diamond / Darline Fleurimond
Staples: Ryan Thompson / Gaby Gonzalez
Stratford: Isabelle Cola / Andrew Carmody
Suffield: Emily Brydges / Matthew Sinofsky
Trumbull: Bronson Vo / Evelyn Marchand
Westhill: Andrew Hicks / Christie Blonkvist
Weston: Taylor Werner / Timothy Bello
Wilton: Elijah Ackerman / Amelia Hughes
Wright Tech: Ashley Roche
Xavier: Colin Loria / Samuel Rector
Note: List has been condensed for this edition.