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06/09/2015 12:00 AMBoys' Tennis
Guilford earned 15 points to tie for fourth at the Class L State Championship with junior and top seed Evan Powell capturing the singles title by beating out No. 3 Bobby Neuner of Darien 6-3, 2-6, 7-5 in the final on June 4 at Conard.
"It was huge winning the state title. It was a tough match and my opponent was very good, but in the third set, I started to play my game and be aggressive and I'm really happy that I was successful with the style I played in the third set," said Powell, who had reached the Class M state semifinal rounds in both his freshman and sophomore years. "The match wasn't looking great for me, but I just tried to stay focused on playing my game and looking for opportunities to try and control the play."
Powell made quick work of Wilton's Tom Watson in the first round (6-0, 6-0) before winning by the same margin against Will Ludemann of Platt in the second round and then posting yet another 6-0, 6-0 final for the third round versus Femi Orisamolu from South Windsor. For the semis, Powell dispatched No. 5 seed in South Windsor's Peter Mao (6-3, 6-2) after topping No. 10 Nicholas Porebski from E.O. Smith in the quarterfinals (6-1, 6-2).
Looking at 4th-ranked Matt Murphy and Joe Boughton's path through the Class L draw, they first eliminated Nigeria Davis and Prince Omotosho of New London (6-0, 6-0) prior to recording another straight-set shutout facing E.O. Smith representatives Addicus Bagwell and Byron Schwartz. In the third round, the duo prevailed 6-4, 6-2 battling New Canaan's Theo Crowley and Carlos Mauleon. For the quarters, they bested 5th-seed Joseph Alvord and Patrick Lebel (6-1, 6-4) of Pomperaug prior to being defeated in the semis by New Canaan's Chris Chin and David Havens (6-4, 7-6 [7-2]).
In early round action for singles, Jeff Eng saw the second round after a win over Ethan Baribieri of Torrington by default, yet he lost a second round clash with E.O. Smith's Peter Willenborg (4-6, 6-1, 10-8), the No. 11 seed. Cameron Charbonneau took a first round defeat (3-6, 7-5, 10-8) to Jacob Kowalski from Fitch while junior Aidan O' Callahan lost in round No. 1 to No. 4 seed Kyle Mettler of New Canaan (6-0, 6-0).
In doubles, Jackson Inchalik and Milo Roth edged out Will Baldwin and Chase Brown of Fitch (2-6, 6-4, 10-6) in the first round and then took a 6-1, 6-1 loss the following contest to
No. 6 Ryan Black and Jordan Lord from Wilton. Sam Inchalik and PJ Malafronte also competed as a tandem, losing to Darien's No. 7-ranked team of Samuel Alptekin and Harrison Walter (6-0, 6-0) in the first round.
Boys' Lacrosse
No. 10 Guilford traveled to
No. 7 South Windsor on June 3 in a Class M State Tournament first round clash and prevailed 12-6. In the quarterfinals at No. 2 New Canaan on June 6, Guilford lost a 15-2 final to conclude its spring 11-8, which included another bid to the SCC Tournament.
Girls' Lacrosse
The Indians entered the Class M State Tournament as the No. 7 seed and defeated No. 10 Berlin 18-6 in the first round at home on June 1 before a 10-5 loss in the quarterfinals on June 4 at No. 2 Hand. Guilford concluded the spring 14-6 overall as it made its first SCC Tournament final since 2012.
Baseball
No. 26 Guilford took a 5-0 loss to No. 7 Windsor on June 3 in the first round of the Class L State Tournament. The Indians finished 10-11 overall on the season as they returned to the state tournament after missing the draw in 2014.
Boys' Outdoor Track
Guilford was tied for 21st with seven points at the Class MM State Championship in Middletown on June 2. Ben Siciliano finished third in the 3,200 (clocking in at 9:46.48), plus the 4x400 relay of Nash Singleton, John Reagle, Sam Sessions, and Jordan
Limbo-Frey came in eighth (3:34.49).
Girls' Outdoor Track
The Indians finished tied for sixth with 37 points for the Class MM State Championship on
June 2 at Middletown. Rachel Lauzier was sixth in the 100 (time of 13.52), Jacqueline Guerra came in third for the 800 (2:24.23), Sydney Stofflet was fifth for the 3,200 (11:23.82), and the 4x400 relay of Chloe Shaw, Guerra, Elissa Strand, and Paige Dostie was also third (4:12.67). Dostie was runner-up for the long jump (16-8.5) and fifth in the triple jump (33-8.25), plus Lauren DeMarco threw to third for the javelin (106-7).
"The team did well. It was not the nicest of days weather wise and the previous two meets I felt like we left a lot of points on the board, but this week we came up big. I was really happy to finish sixth," said Head Coach Jon Rivera. "We improved a lot from a year ago and week to week this season. I am proud of the girls and hope those competing next week [in the State Open on June 8
at Willowbrook Park] can go out with their best and, hopefully, get a couple of New England Championship qualifiers."