The Register Citizen (Torrington, CT)
BOYS HOCKEY HIGHLIGHTS
TOP PERFORMERS Luke Arseneault, Enfield co-op: Scored three goals, including the gamewinner 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 shorthanded, 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.
Kyle Provencher, TriTown: Hat trick in a 7-3 win over SGWL.
Harrison Ranger, Newington co-op:
Scored three goals, the last of which tied the game with 1:09 left (at first credited to Evan Oliver, who instead finished with four assists), and Josh Grimm scored with 0.1 second left to complete a 5-4 comeback win over Glastonbury.
Brody Sargolini, Hamden: Made 45 saves in a 5-4 win over Sheehan.
Drew Scalia, Masuk:
Scored twice and added an assist in a 6-2 win over Division II North Branford.
Jovanni Smeriglio, BBD: Scored three of his team’s first five goals and, after Wilton cut the lead in half, added an assist on his team’s last goal of a 7-4 win.
Spencer Thomas, JBWA: Two goals, including the overtime winner, and an assist in a 4-3 victory over Staples.
Jonas Veleas, New Milford: Made 22 saves to help shut out East Catholic 3-0.
Derek Wolgast, Staples: Had a goal and three assists on his team’s first five goals in a 7-3 win over Milford.
GAMES TO WATCH
Read it before the year’s first real snowfalls muck up all these tournament schedules... oops, too late:
CCC North and South: Semifinals Wednesday at higher seeds, finals Friday at Freitas Ice Forum. Simsbury rolled through the season until it lost to Northwest Catholic, which followed with a win over Notre Dame-Fairfield, and the other two North Division competitors both beat the Lions. Should be fun. The South Division tournament includes four of the top eight teams (at this writing, at least) in Division III, including last year’s CIAC finalists, Newington co-op and Conard.
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.
FCIAC Division I: Semifinals Wednesday at higher seeds; final Saturday at Danbury Ice Arena. Greenwich bounced defending champion Ridgefield in the first round and now has a crack at top-seed Darien. Fairfield and New Canaan meet in the other semi.
FCIAC Douglas J. Robinson Tournament (at the Rinks at Shelton): Semifinals Thursday; final Saturday,
8:30 p.m. Moved back two days because of Tuesday’s weather, four Division II or Division III teams meet. Maybe appropriately for a tournament honoring the late Stamford coach, Westhill/Stamford is the favorite.
Nutmeg Hockey Conference: Semifinal Friday, Eastern Connecticut Eagles at Tri-Town (Enfield Twin), 7 p.m.; final Saturday at Woodstock Academy (Pomfret), 6 p.m. These were, at least at the start of the week, tentative. Woodstock has been a strong DII team all season.
CIAC tournament: Brackets appear Friday. Games start Monday.