The Middletown Press (Middletown, CT)
BOYS HOCKEY HIGHLIGHTS
TOP PERFORMERS
Tye Battipaglia, Notre Dame-West Haven: Scored both goals in a 2-0 win over New Canaan.
David Brown, Amity: Scored three goals in a 6-3 win over Lyman Hall.
Ryan Burr, Notre Dame-Fairfield: Scored three goals in an 8-5 win over St. Dominic’s (Maine).
Anthony Corelli, Westhill/Stamford:
Scored two goals and added two assists in a 7-0 win over Staples.
Colin Deane, Branford: Scored the gamewinner in a 3-2 win over North Haven, Division II’s top-ranked team.
Drew DePodesta, Cheshire: Overtime goal defeated North Branford 5-4.
Jack Falk, Cheshire: Made 30 saves in a 3-0 win over Trumbull, clinching a playoff spot.
Kyle Giannitti, Glastonbury: Scored the second and fourth Guardians goals in a 4-1 win over the West Haven coop.
Owen Gibbons, Fairfield: Two goals and an assist in a 5-2 win over Xavier.
Colin Goguen, Housatonic co-op: Honored his friend Marcus Rogers in fine fashion, wearing well the late Rogers’ No. 20 in the Mountaineers’ 6-2 loss to Tri-Town.
Colin Golembeske, New Milford:
Had two goals and an assist (so did fellow sophomore Mason Kuchinski) in an 11-1 win over SGWL.
Finn Hegerty, Darien: Stopped 20 shots behind a strong defensive effort in a 1-0 win over Fairfield.
Owen Lonski, East Catholic:
Scored two goals in a 5-3 win over the Rocky Hill co-op.
Zach McCarthy, Fairfield Prep: Scored twice in a 5-2 win over Ridgefield.
Drew Nafis, Southington co-op:
Assisted on two goals that gave his team the lead, then scored two nine seconds apart to break open an 8-3 win at Wilton.
Ryan Pfaff, Hand: Scored twice in a 4-3 win over Guilford; had a goal and an assist in a 5-4 win over Sheehan.
C.J. Sherwood, North Branford:
Scored two goals on 10 shots in a 3-3 tie with Watertown/ Pomperaug.
Jeremy Wagner, Newington co-op: Made 23 saves in a 5-1 win over Enfield co-op.
GAMES TO WATCH
Sheehan at Lyman Hall (Northford), Wednesday, 8:30 p.m.: The Battle of Wallingford was a 2-2 tie in mid-January when Sheehan had the last change. Both these teams, the Trojans especially, can use the points.
Milford at Wilton (Winter Garden), Wednesday,
8:30 p.m.: It’s been a tough year for Milford, but its win came against Wilton in early January. It took a couple of more games for the Warriors, who sat out last season because of numbers, to catch their stride but they soon won four in a row. So this in its way is a bit of an interesting rematch.
Hand at Branford (Northford), Saturday, 7:30 p.m.: Two scrappy teams – between them, they’ve played 10 one-goal games – meet up.
Glastonbury at Simsbury (Simsbury Farms), Saturday, 8 p.m.: They tied at 3 on Jan. 14 inside. They’ll try it outside this time.
Fairfield at New Canaan (Darien Ice), Monday, 7:10 p.m.: The two top-five teams played a tight one at Wonderland a couple of weeks ago, with an empty-netter giving Fairfield a 3-1 win.