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09/24/2017 12:00 AMFootball
The East Haven football team hosted SCC Tier 3 opponent Lyman Hall for its home opener on Sept. 22 and took a 19-10 defeat against the Trojans. Despite holding a 10-0 lead in the second quarter, the Yellowjackets allowed Lyman Hall to score the final 19 points of game and dropped to 1-2 overall with a record of 1-1 in Tier 3.
East Haven took an early lead when sophomore Tanner DiVito threw a short touchdown pass to junior Evan Damian late in the first quarter, after which Damian kicked the extra point to make it 7-0. Midway through the second quarter, Damian drilled a field goal to give the Easties a 10-0 advantage. In the final minute of the second half, Lyman Hall (2-1, 2-0) used a touchdown run from quarterback Nick Santello to draw within 10-7 at halftime.
The Yellowjackets held on to their three-point edge until the last minute of the third quarter, when the Trojans’ Austin Ruiz intercepted a pass and took it back for a touchdown to give Lyman Hall a 13-10 lead entering the fourth. With just more than eight minutes left in the game, Lyman Hall added insurance on Santello’s second rushing TD of the game that made it 19-10.
DiVito completed 12-of-23 for 114 yards and one touchdown for East Haven, which saw junior Michael Manning lead the way on the ground with 101 yards on 19 carries. Sophomore Mike Castellano had five catches for 63 yards, while Damian caught four passes for 29 yards and a score.
On defense, senior Seth Proto had 17 tackles and a sack for the Yellowjackets. Senior Andrew Luzzi made 12 tackles, Damian had 10, senior Justin Fonacier and Manning had nine tackles apiece, and Castellano and junior Ryan Cordova both made eight tackles.
The Easties will be back on the field on Friday, Sept. 29, when they’ll face SCC Tier 1 opponent Xavier (1-2) at Palmer Field in Middletown at 7 p.m.
Volleyball
East Haven was victorious in two of its last three matches last week to raise its record to 6-1. The Yellowjackets earned victories against Sacred Heart Academy and Lyman Hall with a loss against Amity sandwiched in between.
The Easties started off last week by earning a 3-0 sweep at Sacred Heart Academy behind set scores of 25-17, 25-13, and 25-23 on Sept. 18. Kylie Schlottman had 15 kills with seven digs, Summar Onorato posted nine digs with six kills, and Isabella Ragaini handed out 33 assists for East Haven. Diana Kalman and Jess Stettinger both had six kills, while Alannah Doheny served up five aces.
The next day, East Haven faced Amity on the road in a SCC Housatonic Division contest and took a 3-0 (25-18, 25-21, 25-20) defeat. Schlottman had nine kills with seven digs, Onorato punched up 11 digs, Ragaini had 14 assists and three aces, and Doheny and Megan Roberts contributed six digs apiece.
The Yellowjackets closed out their week by recording a 3-1 victory at Housatonic foe Lyman Hall on Sept. 22 to improve to 2-1 in the division.
Girls’ Soccer
The Yellowjackets were on the field for a trio of contests last week and came away with two points by netting a pair of ties. East Haven tied Sheehan, lost to Lauralton Hall, and played to a tie with Lyman Hall in last week’s action. East Haven is now 1-3-2 on the season.
The Easties got things going last week by playing to a 0-0 tie in Sheehan on Sept. 18. On Sept. 20, East Haven hosted Lauralton Hall for a SCC Quinnipiac Division contest and took a 2-0 defeat. Two days after that, the Yellowjackets had a Quinnipiac matchup at Lyman Hall, and the game ended in a 1-1 draw.
Boys’ Soccer
East Haven took three defeats in SCC Oronoque play last week to drop to 1-6 on the season.
On Sept. 18, the Yellowjackets lost 5-0 in a home game with Guilford. Two days later, East Haven took a 9-1 defeat at Wilbur Cross. Then on Sept. 22, East Haven hosted Cheshire and lost 5-0.
During the previous week, East Haven took a 6-2 loss to Law, a 9-2 defeat versus Career, and then claimed a 2-1 victory against Harding.
In the Law game, Nicholas Harrold scored two goals for East Haven with both coming on assists from Kevin Medina. Freshman Asa Myers goalie made nine saves.
Facing Career, Harrold scored a goal and had an assist for the Yellowjackets, who received a goal by Amadeo Bugatti and an assist by Medina. Myers had two saves, while senior Carlos Portilla made five saves in goal for East Haven.
Portilla was back in goal for the Harding contest and came up with eight saves to help the Easties get the 2-1 win. Bugatti and Harrold scored goals for East Haven, while Medina and Gustavo Calle handed out assists. Interim Head Coach Ryan Harrold said that East Haven controlled the pace and possession in the game and added that the Yellowjackets’ defense stepped up behind the leadership of senior Max Kwashie. Harrold also credited Portilla for controlling the net in a stellar performance.
Girls’ Cross Country
The Yellowjackets picked up a win against Branford in a quad-meet last week at Sacred Heart Academy last week. East Haven earned a 15-50 victory over Oronoque Division foe Branford, while taking defeats against Lauralton Hall (15-50), and the host Sharks (19-42) on Sept. 19.
Boys’ Cross Country
East Haven had a quad-meet at Hamden Town Park on Sept. 19. The Yellowjackets took 15-50 defeats against Notre Dame-West Haven, Oronoque Division opponent Branford, and Fairfield Prep at the meet.
Girls’ Swimming and Diving
East Haven-Wilbur Cross had a meet at Shelton on Sept. 19 and took a 98-71 defeat.
Laura Rosado won the 200 individual medley (2:21.93) and the 500 freestyle (5:48.10) for the Yellowjackets. Daniella Bedoya placed first for the 100 butterfly (1:06.79), while Alora McCarroll won the 100 breaststroke in 1:21.26. The Yellowjackets’ 200 medley relay of JJ Kim, McCarroll, Bedoya, and Rosado prevailed with a time of 2:05.32, and their 200 freestyle relay of Bedoya, Syreena Melendez, Kim, and Rosado placed first at 1:50.21.