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01/15/2017 11:00 PMBoys’ Ice Hockey
The Guilford boys’ ice hockey team owns a record of 5-2 on the year after claiming victory in two of its three matchups in last week’s action.
Guilford defeated Westhill-Stamford in a wild 8-7 contest on Jan. 9. The Indians started the second with a commanding 5-1 lead behind scores from John DeLucia (2), Jake Watrous, Jack Dacey, and Jack Ring. Ricky Sandella then scored with 11:39 left in the second to make it 6-2. Ring lit the lamp again with 8:50 remaining before intermission to bring the Guilford command to 7-2. The visitors then notched two quick goals to trail 7-4 with 2:45 left in the second. DeLucia completed a hat trick before a Westhill-Stamford goal made it 8-5 heading to the final period. Westhill-Stamford got within a goal in the third, but it wasn’t enough as the Indians held on for the win. Guilford outshot its opponent 35-27, while Kyle Dwyer made 20 saves. Assisting on goals for the Indians were Sandella (3), along with Dacey, Tom Cattaneo, Ring, and DeLucia.
The Indians then beat Branford 6-2 on Jan. 11. Notching goals for Guilford were Sandella (with 12:00 and 10:18 remaining in the first), Watrous (at 12:34 juncture of the third period), Ring (at 9:35), Jack Kane (with 6:57 to play), and EJ Vickerman (as 4:20 remained in the game). Collecting assists were DeLucia (3), Ring (3), Dacey (2), Joe Neleber, Sandella, and Watrous. Dwyer made another 20 stops in net as the Indians outshot Branford 37-23.
Guilford finished the week with a 9-2 loss to East Haven on Jan. 14.
Girls’ Ice Hockey
The Indians took a 9-3 loss to Wilton-Norwalk-McMahon on Jan. 10. Two days later, Guilford lost by a 7-1 final against Branford-East Haven-North Branford.
Girls’ Basketball
The Indians split a pair of games last week and are now one win away from making states with a record of 7-4.
Guilford lost a Hammonasset Division contest to Mercy by a 73-57 score on Jan. 9. The Indians then improved to 3-1 in division action after a 46-34 decision over Branford on Jan. 12.
In their first game of the week, the Indians played an outstanding second half where they outscored Mercy 36-33 in the defeat. Amanda King led the scoring with 16 points, with all of them coming in a second-half scoring explosion that included four three-point baskets. Camryn Craig had 13 points and Janie Danaher added a dozen points for the Indians.
Against Branford, Guilford prevailed for its fifth win in its last six outings. Branford was stubborn and refused to go away. With a 35-32 lead, the Indians buckled down on defense and closed the game on an 11-2 run to grab a victory over the rival Hornets. Danaher paced Guilford with a game-high 15 points, with eight of those coming in the crucial fourth quarter. Craig added 11 points, while Kayley McLaughlin filled up the stat sheet by scoring seven points, snaring seven rebounds and four steals, and adding three assists with two blocked shots. Guilford held the Hornets to only five field goals after halftime.
Boys’ Basketball
Guilford defeated Lyman Hall last week before taking a pair of defeats to move to 5-2 on the season.
Guilford opened the week with an 83-57 win over Lyman Hall on Jan. 9. Jordan Krause had 21 points for the Indians.
The Indians then took their first loss of the year, 73-60, against Fairfield Prep in their SCC Hammonasset Division opener. Krause netted 22 points on the night, while Noah Rubino tallied 18.
After that, Guilford dropped a 75-69 overtime decision to Sheehan on Jan. 13. Krause had a 22-point performance for Guilford in the loss.
Boys’ and Girls’ Indoor Track
Guilford’s teams competed at the McReavy Invite on Jan. 13 at Wesleyan University and were led by a winning performance of Meredith Bloss in the 1,600 with a time of 5:19.29. On Jan. 14, Bloss continued her strong weekend as she won the 3,200 at the Elm City Relays makeup in a time of 11:28.78. Both times marked personal records for the rising sophomore.
On the boys’ side, Corey Sondak finished fourth in the 55 dash in a personal-best time of 6.87 on Jan. 13. Also doing well that day was the 4x200 relay, led by Sam Sessions, Sondak, Caleb Benedict, and Jordan Lembo Frey in an impressive time and season best of 1:38.59. Sessions had a good week as, on Jan. 9, he lowered his time in the 300 to 38.45 at the SCC Developmental Meet. Additionally, Jalynn McCown took second at Wesleyan in the shot put in a throw of 32 feet-11.5 inches. Rounding out the performances from Wesleyan was the girls’ 4x800 relay of Jacqui Guerra, Andrea Basilicato, Kelsi Putnam, and Eleanor Wiesler, who took second in a time of 10:31.
Boys’ and Girls’ Fencing
Guilford had a matchup against Morgan on Jan. 10. In the boys’ competition, foil won 9-0, épée won 7-2, and sabre prevailed 8-1 for a 24-3 victory for the Indians, who improved to 8-0. The girls took losses in foil (6-3) and sabre (5-4), but prevailed 5-4 in épée. Morgan won the overall contest, 15-12, to move to girls’ record to 5-3.
In boys’ foil, Brenden Balestracci, Joren Nelson, and Evens Schultes won all three matches against their opponents. Boys’ épée received perfect days from Oscar Scott and Remy Lepeak, while Hank Huhnke and Zak Talbot did the same for the sabre squad. Faren Roth had a 3-0 day for the girls’ team.
“Fencing [Morgan] is always an enjoyable meet for both the athletes and the coaches. The athletes fence the full three weapons for both boys’ and girls’ varsity, but also the full three weapons for both boys and girls for the JV squads,” said Head Coach Kyle Mezzi. “For many of our first-year fencers, this was their first big competition. For the coaches Jim Barnett, Kyle Mezzi, and Chris Balestracci, it is a great meet as all three began their fencing careers at Guilford High School.”
Boys’ Swimming and Diving
Branford-Guilford (Bfd-Gfd) lost a pair of contests last week to drop to 1-4 this season.
On Jan. 10, the team hosted Amity and Walsh Intermediate School and lost 96-70. Corey Gambardella prevailed in the 200 individual medley (1:59.10) and the 100 freestyle (47.76), in addition to swimming on the triumphant 200 medley and 400 freestyle relays. Aidan Henry and Alek Karosas also swam on each of those relays. Bfd-Gfd’s other individual winners were Paul Rosenberg in the diving (138.60) points), Harrison Kent in the 500 freestyle (5:05.80), and Kyle Boucher for the 100 breaststroke (1:11.13).
Later in the week, Bfd-Gfd traveled to Albertus Magnus College to face Notre Dame-West Haven and took a 84-67 defeat. Gambardella was victorious in the 200 free at 1:44.13 and the 100 butterfly with a time of 51.41. Gambardella also swam on the first-place 200 and 400 freestyle relays, as did Abdalla Syed. Henry won the 100 backstroke (1:01.04) and Andrew Orce was first in the 100 breaststroke (1:24.15) for Bfd-Gfd.