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01/19/2019 11:00 PMBoys’ Ice Hockey
The Guilford boys’ ice hockey team improved to 9-2 and locked up a berth in the Division II State Tournament after posting two more victories last week. The Indians have won their last seven games.
Guilford clinched its spot in states by earning a 7-4 victory versus the Eastern CT Eagles at Connecticut College on Jan. 15. Four days later, the Indians notched a 5-1 win against the East Haven-Old Lyme-Old Saybrook-East Hampton-Morgan-Valley Regional co-op team in a home game at DiLungo Rink. Shea Thibault scored two goals for Guilford in the victory. Connor Hagness, Tyler Considine, and Jake Watrous also netted goals for the Indians.
Watrous and John DeLucia had two assists apiece, plus Steven Tortora and Jack Dacey also contributed assists. Alex Attruia made 24 saves for the Indians, who outshot the Yellowjackets 37-25.
Boys’ Basketball
Guilford took a defeat against Cross and then earned a win versus Hand in last week’s action. The Indians evened their record at 5-5 and now stand at 2-1 in the SCC Quinnipiac Division.
Guilford dropped a 58-49 decision to Cross on Jan. 16. Colin Kellaher scored 20 points for the Indians in the game.
Two nights later, the Indians defeated Hand by the final score of 43-37. Kellaher scored 13 points, while Ian Slattery had 12 points for Guilfiord in the victory. John Petonito scored 10 points, and Ryan Costanzo added six points.
Girls’ Basketball
The Indians lost two of their three games last week to move to 5-6 on the season.
Guilford took a 43-31 loss versus Morgan on Jan. 14, but bounced back by earning a 56-42 win over Amity the following night. Guilford finished the week by taking a 37-26 defeat against Hand on Jan. 18.
Elle Petra had 11 rebounds and eight steals against Morgan. Sam Leiby scored nine points for the Indians.
In the Amity game, the Indians turned up the pressure on both ends of the floor with a high level of energy sparking a stifling defensive effort that led to many fast-break baskets. Leiby hit a 3-pointer with time running out in the first half to give Guilford a 10-point lead at intermission. Guilford kept the pressure on in the third quarter and increased the lead to 42-27 at the end of the period. Leiby and Moira Kellaher led the way with 18 and 16 points, respectively, for the Indians. Petra scored 10 points on the night. Kellaher and Petra combined for 12 steals.
Against Hand, Guilford jumped out to an early 11-3 lead behind Janie Danaher, who scored 11 points in the first half. Hand hit a couple of threes and went to the locker room up 19-17. Both teams struggled to put the ball in the basket in the third quarter, and the Tigers took a five-point lead into the fourth on their way to the victory.
Wrestling
Guilford took a loss to Xavier and then won three matches at the Cougar Duals to improve to 13-7 on the year.
On Jan. 16, Guilford lost a 48-18 contest versus Xavier. Ed Barlage prevailed by a 7-4 decision in the 120-pound weight class for the Indians, who also received victories from George Sanderlin (138, 14-10 decision), Brent Strand (152, 12-5 decision), Ian Rose (220, 4-2 decision), and Mark Chapman (285, forfeit).
Four days later, Guilford competed at the Cougar Duals at Haddam-Killingworth High School. The Indians earned wins over H-K (40-37), Bunnell (72-12), and New Fairfield (54-22) on the day.
Gymnastics
Guilford student Raya Signore represented the Indians at a gymnastics meet between Hand and Glastonbury on Jan. 14. Signore, a senior, finished in third place with a score of 8.4 on the vault on her way to totaling an all-around score of 28.7 at the meet.