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02/05/2017 11:00 PMGirls’ Indoor Track
The Guilford girls’ indoor track squad finished third with 44 points at the SCC Championship on Feb. 3 at Floyd Little Athletic Center in New Haven.
Meredith Bloss ran a time of 5:14.93 in the 1,600-meter run and was a close runner-up to Bridgid Selfors of Mercy (5:14.86). Kelsi Putnam followed in fourth place (5:32.45) for the Indians. Bloss was also second for the 3,200 by running 11:23.36 to only place behind Selfors, who ran 11:10.66. Jacqueline Guerra placed fourth (11:57.92) and Clara Wiesler was fifth (12:11.81) for Guilford.
Additionally, Guerra finished third in the 1,000 (3:05.17), Jalynn McCown tossed to fourth in the shot put (35 feet-4 inches), Chloe Shaw was sixth for the 600 (1:43.82), the 4x800 relay of Andrea Basilicato, Putnam, Clara Wiesler, and Claire Keanna finished third (10:15.86); and the 4x400 relay of Shaw, Basilicato, Bloss, and Guerra was sixth (4:26.80).
Boys’ Indoor Track
The Indians tallied 14 points to finish 10th at the SCC Championship on Feb. 3.
Leading the way for the Indians, Corey Sondak was fourth in the 55-meter dash in 6.71 seconds, Finn Davidson came in fourth for the 1,600-meter run (4:37.35), the 4x400 relay of Jordan Lembo-Frey, Joseph Walters, Caleb Benedict, and Sam Sessions was fifth (3:39.71); and the 4x800 group of Ben Crair, Will Smith, Will Dinauer, and Davidson (8:48.49) placed fourth.
Wrestling
The Guilford wrestling team defeated Shelton 44-28 on Feb. 1 to move its mark to 17-9 on the season.
Scoring wins for the Indians were Steve Napoli in the 106-pound weight class by a 15-0 technical fall, along with Vinny Mascola (132, pin at 1:01), Christion Swan (138, by 9-4 decision), Carter Cox (145, via forfeit), McKayd LaRose (152, pin at 3:03), AJ Moscato (170, pin at 0:52), Charlie Andrus (182, pin at 1:00), and Jack Six (220, pin at 1:44).
Guilford then defeated Glastonbury 60-14 on Feb. 4 to go to 18-9. Wins for Guilford came from Keldon LaRose (126, pin at 1:13), Mascola (132, pin at 0:18), Swan (138, via forfeit), Cox (145, pin at 3:47), Jon Bartlett (152, pin at 3:35), Samir Esposito (160, pin at 1:53), McKayd LaRose (170, pin at 0:38), Moscato (170, pin at 1:06), Andrus (195, pin at 4:31), and Six (220, pin at 0:24).
Boys’ Ice Hockey
Guilford stands at 11-2 after recording a 6-3 win over New Milford on Feb. 1 and a 3-1 victory versus New Fairfield-Immaculate three days later.
Against New Milford, the Indians trailed 3-1 with 1:42 left in the second period, but then rattled off five unanswered goals. Jack Ring had a hat trick in the comeback, while Joe Neleber and Rick Sandella also scored for Guilford.
Girls’ Ice Hockey
Guilford faced off against West Haven-Sacred Heart Academy at Bennett Rink on Feb. 1. The Indians took an 8-1 defeat to move to 0-13 on the season.
Girls’ Basketball
Guilford took a 56-48 loss to Mercy on Jan. 30 and then improved to 13-5 overall with a mark of 6-2 in Hammonasset Division play with a 54-41 win over Branford on Feb. 3.
Against Mercy, the first half was a feisty defensive struggle with the Tigers clinging to a 23-19 advantage. The third quarter saw Mercy push the lead to 10, but the Indians refused to buckle as Camryn Craig scored five points in the final frame and Amanda King knocked down two from beyond the arc. The Indians got within six, but were unable to complete the comeback, and Mercy hung on for the victory. Craig paced Guilford by scoring 15 points.
Facing Branford, the Indians led 23-19 at halftime. Guilford’s captains stepped up in a big way in the second half. Craig and Izzy Nerney, who had two points between them in the first half, combined for 22 second-half points, including Nerney hitting 5-of-7 from the free throw line in the fourth. Craig also grabbed 16 of her season-high 17 rebounds in the second half. Craig and Molly Linell combined for 11 blocked shots in the game, dominating on the defensive end of the court. Nicole Suchy sparked Guilford by coming off the bench to score eight points, and Julia Hyman was a defensive stalwart by shutting down the Hornets’ high-scoring Adrienne DiGioia in the second half as Head Coach Bob Welsh switched to a box-and-1 defense to contain the Branford senior.
Boys’ and Girls’ Fencing
Guilford hosted the Novice State Tournament on Jan. 28.
Lindsey Smith (foil) and Adella Cho (sabre) placed first in their disciplines for the Indians. The girls swept the sabre competition by taking first, second, third (tied), and fifth place. Guilford also placed first, third (tied) and fifth place in foil to go with a fifth-place finish in épée.
For the boys, Chris DeNegre tied for third in the sabre competition.
“Our students fenced their best with determination and grit and pushed themselves farther than anyone thought they could go,” said Head Coach Kyle Mezzi. “A tournament is a long day of fencing and 15-touch direct elimination bouts are very different than five touch bouts.”
Boys’ Swimming and Diving
Branford-Guilford hosted Cheshire at Walsh Intermediate School on Feb. 3 and came up on the short end of an 84-72 decision.
Corey Gambardella won the 200 individual medley in 2:03.72 and prevailed in the 500 freestyle with a 4:47.98 for Branford-Guilford. Paul Rosenberg won the diving competition by tallying 145.65 points. Alek Karosas took first in the 100 backstroke (1:01.09), Kyle Boucher won the 100 breaststroke (1:09.96), and the 400 freestyle relay of Aleandro Hanaj, Abdalla Syed, Aidan Henry, and Karosas finished first at 3:58.72.