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09/25/2017 12:00 AMFootball
The Hand football team improved to 2-1 after scoring a 28-7 victory over Hamden on Sept. 22. Delavantae Hutton led Hand on the ground with 170 yards on 20 carries and scored the team’s first three touchdowns in victory.
Hamden (1-2) was stopped on its opening drive, and then the Tigers took the 7-0 edge with Hutton running it in on a 9-yard carry. The Green Dragons squared things up at 7-7 with 33 seconds left in the first following an interception that they returned to the Hand 5-yard line. Hand led 21-7 at intermission following TD rushes of a yard and two yards from Hutton in the second period.
On the fourth play of the second half, the Tigers capped off their scoring as Phoenix Billings threw a 4-yard touchdown toss to Chris Iannuzzi.
The Tigers now return home for a clash against Harding (0-3) on Thursday, Sept. 28 at 6 p.m.
Boys’ Soccer
Hand faced off against Law, Sheehan, and Fairfield Prep last week, going 2-0-1 in that stretch move to 5-0-1 overall with a record of 3-0 in SCC Housatonic Division.
The Tigers defeated Law 4-1 on Sept. 18. Hand controlled the ball for 80 percent of the game and had 13 shots on goal. Greyson McGeary scored his first varsity goal on a corner shot from Owen McShane for a 1-0 lead. McGeary followed with his second goal to give Hand a 2-0 lead, with Lee Wildermann getting the assist. Wildermann netted Hand’s third goal from Jason Wallack to put the Tigers up 3-0. With 12:34 to play in the game, Law scored a goal. Spencer Hartmann followed with his first varsity goal, and Hand went on to the 4-1 victory. The Tigers’ defense allowed only two shots on goal in the game.
“We played well. It took a while to break them down, but the boys were patient,” said Head Coach Stan Latkowski.
Hand next bested another division rival in Sheehan by a 2-1 final on Sept. 20. Sheehan took an early 1-0 lead by scoring off a corner kick, but Hand remained patient and tied the score on a goal by Nick Porte early in the second half. Trey Doktorski scored the go-ahead goal to put the Tigers up 2-1 with 25 minutes left in the game. Hand’s defense, led by Owen McShane, Liam Akers, Tommy LaTorre, and Cole Finke, shut down the Sheehan offense the rest of the way to solidify the victory.
“I’m proud of the way we fight back and find ways to win when we don’t play our best,” said Latkowski. “Every game, someone else steps up. Tonight it was Trey Doktorski and Nick Porte. The next three games will be a measuring stick to see where we are as a team.
The Tigers then tied Fairfield Prep 2-2 on Sept. 22. McShane scored both of Hand’s goals to help the Tigers remain unbeaten. Prep opened the scoring with a corner kick to take the lead. McShane followed with a goal on a direct kick from 40 yards out to make it 1-1. The Jesuits took a 2-1 when their center back scored on direct kick from around the same distance. McShane then tied the game for Hand by converting off a corner kick with about 12 minutes to play.
Girls’ Soccer
The Tigers had matches versus Lyman Hall and Sacred Heart Academy last week and posted wins in both to improve to 4-1.
Against Lyman Hall on Sept. 18, Hand moved to 2-0 in the SCC Quinnipiac Division with a convincing 7-0 victory. Senior captains Taylor Scully (3 goals) and Gabby Egidio (2) combined for five goals to lead Hand to the win. Kayla Howard had three assists, and Chloe Thompson had two assists. Jillian Kottage and Chloe Silva both added a goal for Hand. Morgan Lipford and Olivia Travisano combined for five saves for the shutout as Hand outshot the Trojans 19-5.
“A lot of players contributed and played well. It was nice to see players come off the bench and contribute,” said Head Coach David Dikranian. “Hayley Dean played key minutes at center mid and later added an assist. Chloe Thompson played a lot as an attacking center mid and had two key assists.”
The Tigers then blanked SHA 2-0 on Sept. 20.
Girls’ Volleyball
The Tigers took on Lauralton Hall, Mercy, and West Haven last week. Hand took two of three to pull even at 3-3 overall this season. The Tigers are also 2-1 in the SCC Oronoque Division.
Hand first took a 3-0 defeat against Lauralton Hall on Sept. 18. The Tigers bounced back with a 3-0 sweep against Oronoque Division opponent Mercy on Sept. 20.
Hand then scored another division win with a 3-0 final (25-13, 25-18, 25-21) over West Haven on Sept. 22. Halle Freund had six kills and six aces against West Haven. Hunter Donahey handed out 19 assists, and Bella Vitale landed six aces.
Boys’ Cross Country
Hand had a road meet at Shelton last week. The Tigers took a 15-50 defeat against the Gaels.
Girls’ Swimming and Diving
The Tigers dove into the waters against Mercy and Sheehan last week, defeating both teams to improve to 4-0 on the campaign.
Hand opened the week on the road against Mercy on Sept. 18 and scored a 91-85 victory at Wesleyan University to improve to 3-0. Highlights of the meet included the 200 medley relay team of Kayla Mendonca, Gabby Wira, Case Porter, and Ruby Redlich coming in first with a time of 2:03:03. Erin Reilly took first place in the 200 freestyle (2:11:26), followed by Kylie Scarpellino in second (2:16:34). In the 200 individual medley, Emma Ruffo took second (2:24:76) and Wira was third (2:30:77). Mendonca was tops in the 50 free (25:96) and Johanna Doerr took fourth (29:63). Porter finished first in the 100 butterfly (1:04:59), followed by Ruffo in third (1:11:12). In the 100 free, Reilly took first (59:42) and Ava Keane came in second (1:00:49). Redlich placed first for the 500 free (5:36:93), followed by Scarpellino in second (6:03:20). The 200 free relay team of Reilly, Ruffo, Redlich, and Scarpellino took first (1:53:57). Strong performances were also put forth by Keane in the 100 backstroke (1:09.96), Mendonca in the 100 breaststroke (1:14:18), and Reilly, Ruffo, Keane, and Mendonca in the 400 freestyle relay (4:02:32).
The Tigers went to 4-0 after notching a 94-56 victory over Sheehan on Sept. 22. The 200 medley relay of Mendonca, Emma Ruffo, and team co-captains Porter, and Allie Mascia posted a time of 2:04.78. The Tigers swept the top three spots in the 200 free with Redlich taking first (2:08:56), Scarpellino taking second (2:19:18), and Alexa Betts finishing third (2:20:56). Hand also grabbed the top three spots in the 200 IM with Ruffo placing first (2:26:75), Porter taking second (2:42:65), and Roisin Beirne coming in third (2:44:97). Reilly came in first place in the 50 free (27:38) with Keane taking second (28:04). Porter took first in the 100 butterfly (1:09:53), followed by Sophie Cadematori in second (1:14:81). In the 100 free, Hand swept the first three spots with Reilly taking first (1:00:18), Keane in second (1:02:78), and Doerr in third (1:06:07). In the 500 free, Scarpellino finished first (5:55:50), Betts took second (6:16:65), and Catherine Chimbulo was third (6:38:25). Strong performances were also put in by the 200 free relay team of Mendonca, Reilly, Keane, and Mascia (1:50:41), Redlich in the 100 backstroke (1:06:78), Ruffo in the 100 breaststroke (1:20:38), and Redlich, Mascia, Ruffo and Mendonca in the 400 free relay (4:07:35). In the diving competition, Julia Bloomfield took first place for Hand with a score of 220.30 points.