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The Branford Hornets U-14 softball team won its best-of-3 series against East Haven to take the championship in the 2017 Firecracker Tournament. Pictured are Head Coach Mark Johnson (front), along with Branford’s players in (front row) Adrianna Ramos, Sophia DeSorbo, Caroline Johnson, Jillian Cofrancesco, Marzia Johnson, Jade Bocciarelli, and Ellie Burger; and (back row) Alisa Gueco, Sophia Esposito, Hailey Seay, Paige Richardson, Cheyenne Johnson, Leila Czekaj, Sophia Warfield, and Madigan Lawler; as well as (back) coaches Robert Burger, Phil DeSorbo, Danielle Ramos, and Rocco Esposito. Photo courtesy of Thomas Cofrancesco

On June 25, the Branford Hornets U-14 softball squad won the 2017 Firecracker Tournament at The Pit in East Haven. The Hornets took two out of three games against a tough East Haven squad to come away with the championship. Marzia Johnson was the anchor for Branford in Game 1 of the series and received a tournament game ball for pitching a shutout. Paige Richardson also received a tournament game ball for her timely hitting and multiple RBI.

“East Haven has a solid team that is well coached; you can tell. They hit well and were fundamentally sound on defense, giving us all we could handle. The Foxon League were gracious hosts and we can’t thank them enough,” Hornets’ Head Coach Mark Johnson said. “I am so proud of our girls stepping up to the challenge and performing the way they did on [June 25]. It was hot, then we got rained on, then it was hot again, but our kids stayed mentally tough and focused. What a great group of kids we have here in Branford.”

The athletes are Branford’s roster are Jillian Cofrancesco, Marzia Johnson, Caroline Johnson, Sophia Esposito, Paige Richardson, Ellie Burger, Jade Bocciarelli, Hailey Seay, Madigan Lawler, Cheyenne Johnson, Alisa Gueco, Sophia DeSorbo, Adrianna Ramos, Leila Czekaj, and Sophia Warfield. Head Coach Mark Johnson’s coaching staff featured Rocco Esposito, Phil DeSorbo, Robert Burger, and Danielle Ramos.