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09/16/2018 12:00 AMFootball
The North Haven football team improved to 2-0 in the 2018 season by posting a convincing 41-20 home victory against non-conference opponent Masuk at Vanacore Field on Sept. 14. Senior Devan Brockamer had two long touchdown runs for the Indians, who saw fellow seniors Nick Dodge and Albert Hooks both return interceptions for scores. Hooks added a touchdown run for North Haven, while senior Shamus Meehan threw a TD to junior Noah Perillie in the win.
The game was played as part of the Connecticut High School Football Alliance, which is a two-week series of crossover games between teams from the Southern Connecticut Conference (SCC), the Eastern Connecticut Conference (ECC), and the South-West Conference (SWC). Representing the SCC, North Haven scored the first 41 points of the game and cruised to victory against SWC opponent Masuk, which dropped to 0-2 with the loss. The Indians will play a road game against another SWC school, Brookfield, at 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 12.
“It was another example of a great team victory. I thought we made improvements across the board in every part of the game from last week to this week, and that was very important, because that was our goal,” said Head Coach Anthony Sagnella, whose team had claimed a 20-19 victory at West Haven in Week 1 for its first win against the Blue Devils in program history. “Coming off the West Haven game, we wanted to take the momentum of that victory and have it translate to a great week of practice and a great week of preparation, which it did. The kids responded, and I saw improvements across the board.”
North Haven scored two TDs in the first quarter and three more in the second to establish a 34-0 halftime command against Masuk. On the Indians’ second series of the night, Brockamer broke off a 49-yard touchdown run to put North Haven on the board with 3:17 left in the opening frame. Sophomore Chase DiCarlo kicked the extra point and the Indians were up 7-0. Just seven seconds later, Dodge intercepted Masuk’s quarterback and returned it 33 yards for a touchdown to make it 13-0. Dodge had two interceptions in the game.
Early in the second quarter, Brockamer scored on a 50-yard touchdown run as North Haven extended its lead to 20-0. One minute after that, Hooks intercepted the Panthers’ QB and took it back 38 yards for a pick-six as the Indians increased the lead to 27-0. With 3:27 to go before halftime, Hooks ran in a 20-yard touchdown and DiCarlo followed with the extra point to give North Haven a 34-0 advantage.
On North Haven’s first drive of the second half, Meehan completed a 30-yard touchdown pass to Perillie on his only pass of the game. DiCarlo booted his fifth extra point and the Indians were in control with a 41-0 cushion. Masuk scored all three of its touchdowns in the fourth quarter for the 41-20 final.
Brockamer gained 111 yards and scored two TDs on just five carries for North Haven. Senior Noah Pastore aided the ground game with 11 carries for 42 yards.
On defense, senior Kevin Anasoulis recorded two sacks, while juniors Josh Blumenthal, Kyle Maruca, and Luke Maruca each had one sack for the Indians. Senior Lou Mineri made eight tackles to lead North Haven in that department.
North Haven will next host Cheshire (0-2) for an SCC Tier 1 contest at Vanacore Field at 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 21
Girls’ Swimming and Diving
Junior Ava Santacroce set a school record on the diving board as North Haven improved to 2-0 with a 98-67 win versus East Haven-Cross at Gawrych Town Pool on Sept. 14.
Santacroce posted a score of 232.40 to break the school record for a six-dive, regular-season performance of 224.83 that had been set by Jillian Westergaard in 2005. Santacroce competed on an exhibition basis at the meet. Junior Christina Stoeffler scored a 144.65 to get the nod for first place, while sophomore teammate Amy Gibson recorded a score of 131.20 for second place.
Plenty of swimmers earned first- and second-place finishes for the Indians in the victory. Junior Angela Gambardella won the 200 individual medley (2:15.73) and the 500 freestyle (5:23.01), while sophomore Maddie Bergin took first in the 100 freestyle (54.83) and swam the fastest time in the 100 backstroke (1:04.14). Freshman Noelle Carmody won the 50 free (27.40) and had the second-best time in the 100 breaststroke (1:21.26). Freshman Brooke Nebor finished first for the 100 butterfly (1:03.78) and took second in the 200 free (2:10.52). Sophomore Riley Jooss came in first place in the 200 free (2:08.17) and placed second in the 100 butterfly at 1:04.47.
North Haven’s 200 medley relay of Nebor, Gambardella, junior Kiersten Winter, and Bergin claimed first place with a time of 1:55.74. The 200 freestyle relay of Bergin, Jooss, Nebor, and Gambardella posted the best time of 1:45.14.
Freshman Giulia Faulkner placed second in the 200 individual medley (2:30.93), sophomore Alyssa Laborde finished second in the 50 freestyle (28.70), freshman Taya Laborde came in second for the 100 freestyle (59.87), and junior Mackenzie Montesi swam the second-fastest time in the 100 backstroke (1:10.50) for North Haven. Taya Laborde also swam a lifetime-best mark of 2:11.93 in the 200 freestyle.
Boys’ Soccer
North Haven started off its 2018 campaign on great note by notching a pair of shutout victories last week. The Indians netted a 6-0 shutout against East Haven, before blanking Sheehan by a 1-0 final later in the week. North Haven is beginning its second year with Reid Chieffo as the team’s head coach.
The Indians opened the year with a game in East Haven and claimed a 6-0 win against the Yellowjackets on Sept. 11. Sophomore Eduardo Cienfuegos scored two goals for North Haven in the victory. The Indians were also bolstered by goals from seniors Mike Panferov and AJ Fraschilla, and sophomores Kasey Mongillo and Tanner Powell.
Then on Sept. 14, North Haven was back on the road to face Sheehan and edged the Titans, 1-0. The game remained scoreless until the late stages of the second half, when Mongillo netted the only goal day to win it for the Indians. Senior Matteo Franco played goal for North Haven in both victories.
Girls’ Soccer
North Haven took a pair of defeats last week to drop to 0-3 on the young season.
The Indians started off the week by losing a 2-1 home game against West Haven at North Haven Middle School on Sept. 11. Three days later, North Haven was on the road to face Mercy for its SCC Quinnipiac Division opener and lost a 3-0 decision versus the Tigers.
Volleyball
The Indians split a pair of road matches last week to stand with a record of 2-1 this year. North Haven posted a 3-0 shutout at Sacred Heart Academy, before taking a 3-0 defeat in Guilford.
On Sept. 12, North Haven went to Hamden to face Sacred Heart Academy and shut out the Sharks by a 3-0 (25-15, 25-19, 25-22) final. Olivia Petersen had 16 kills with five aces and two kills for the Indians. Fellow senior Giselle Zumerchik chipped in with 10 kills and four aces.
Two days later, North Haven was back on the road to play Guilford and lost by the score of 3-0.
Boys’ Cross Country
North Haven started off its dual-meet season by sweeping a quad-meet against three non-conference opponents at Eisenhower Park in Milford on Sept. 11: The Indians defeated Platt Tech (15-49), Wright Tech (15-50), and Bullard-Havens (15-50) at the meet.
Senior Jack Opramolla paced his way to a first-place finish by timing in at 19 minutes and 12 seconds for North Haven. Fellow senior Jackson Frank finished in second place (19:49), freshman Jack Hines took third place (20:11), Jake Barra came in fourth place (20:33), junior Aidan Bergin finished in fifth (20:36), and freshman Mike Rubano placed sixth (20:57).
Girls’ Cross Country
The Indians swept a quad-meet at Eisenhower Park to start their dual-meet season with a record of 3-0. North Haven posted an 18-47 win versus Wright Tech, defeated Platt Tech by the score of 25-30, and earned a 22-33 victory against Bullard-Havens on Sept. 11.
Junior Reagan Forbes took first place at the meet by finishing the race in 23 minutes and 23 seconds, which was nearly three minutes faster than the runner-up. Senior Shannon Reilly took third place (27:37) and senior Madeline Libero came in eighth place (28:11) for North Haven.