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11/18/2014 11:00 PMBoys' Soccer
6th-seeded Haddam-Killingworth faced No. 7 and Shoreline Conference rival East Hampton on Nov. 11 at Willowbrook Park in New Britain in a Class S State Tournament semifinal. After both sides were tied at 1 following regulation and two non-sudden victory overtime periods, East Hampton advanced to the final on penalty kicks by the count of 4-2.
The Cougars finished the season at 10-5-4 overall in a campaign that saw HK finish third in the Shoreline and reach the conference tournament.
Girls' Swimming and Diving
HK took part in the Class S State Championship on Nov. 11 at Southern Connecticut State University and came in fifth with 354 points. The Cougars highest finish in an event was for the 400 free relay, which saw Jillian Clemente, Jordan Clemente, Cassie Garrelts, and Caitlyn Von Feldt come in as the runner-up at 3:43.50.
Additional relay appearances for HK were in the 200 medley with the quartet of Von Feldt, Jordan Clemente, Jillian Clemente, and Tess Grimaldi (4th, 1:55.17); plus a ninth-place showing in the 200 free with Marina Parlapiano, Lindsay Nord, Garrelts, and Grimaldi (1:50.42).
Also performing for the Cougars were Garrelts for the 200 free (6th, 2:02.38); Jordan Clemente with the 200 IM (6th, 2:15.72); Grimaldi in the 50 free (12th, 26.62); Jillian (5th, 1:01.81) and Jordan (9th, 1:02.47) Clemente for the 100 butterfly; Von Feldt in the 100 free (4th, 54.99); Garrelts (6th, 5:31.21) and Jillian Clemente (8th, 5:37.03) for the 500 free; and Von Feldt in the 100 backstroke (3rd, 59.98).
On Nov. 15 at Yale, the Cougars tallied 70 points to tie for 24th at the State Open. Von Feldt finished seventh in the 100 backstroke (59.24) while the 400 free relay group of Jillian Clemente and Jordan Clemente, Garrelts, and Von Feldt were 14th (3:43.03); plus the 200 medley relay quartet of Von Feldt, Jordan Clemente, Jillian Clemente, and Grimaldi swam to 16th (1:54.34).
Football
The Cougars traveled to division opponent Cromwell on Nov. 14 and suffered a 26-14 loss to bring their mark to 4-6 and 3-5 in the Pequot Sassacus
Cromwell (6-4, 4-4) scored three touchdowns on runs of 65, 16, and 10 yards. Alex Segaline threw two touchdown passes, including a 20-yarder to Noah Vinci and another to Hunter Czaja from five yards out for HK.
The game was tied 7-7 at halftime as the Cougars were able to score on a touchdown pass to Vinci with just 45 seconds remaining in the second quarter. The second half featured the Panthers' three touchdown runs, including the final TD with 2:13 remaining to seal the game.
"Robert Mooney, Ben Steinhilper, and Carter Steinhilper played outstanding games on defense," said Head Coach Mike Baklik. "We made too many mistakes and allowed several big plays from Cromwell tonight and that's what cost us the ballgame. I liked the way the boys kept fighting, even when they were down by two scores, and they were able to make it close with a touchdown in the fourth quarter. Unfortunately, it was too little, too late."
HK wraps up the season with its annual Thanksgiving Eve battle against Valley Regional/Old Lyme (10-0, 8-0) in Deep River on Wednesday, Nov. 26 at 6:30 p.m.