After a week off, the West Haven boys hockey team returned to action against arch-rival Hamden. Looking to avenge an earlier season loss, the Westies did so as four different players found the back of the net in a 4-2 victory at Hamden.
With the win, West Haven inched closer to a postseason bid, improving to 4-8-2 on the season.
Trailing 1-0, West Haven evened the contest when Josh Rodrigue tipped in a shot off assists from Justin Bruno and Thomas Porto with 1:44 left in the first period.
The Westies took control of the game with two goals in the first 4:08 of the second period. Sean Bush gave the Westies the lead for good off an assist from Leo Mazuroski 1:33 in, and Connor Moriarty extended the lead to 3-1 off an assist from Bruno 2:35 later.
Hamden got within 3-2, but Porto scored a short-handed goal with 24 seconds left in the second for the 4-2 advantage.
Looking to get closer to a postseason bid, the West Haven boys hockey team played a complete game. Behind several outstanding saves from Matt Rasile early, a hat trick from Brady Price, and a goal and two assists from Bush, West Haven rolled to a 7-1 victory over St. Dominic Academy.
Rasile finished with 15 saves, and Rodrigue added a goal and an assist as the Westies won their second straight and improved to 5-8-2 on the year.
After withstanding an early flurry from St. Dominic, West Haven took control of the game as Price scored off a rebound in front 3:56 in, and Bush scored off assists from Price and Rodrigue with 6:29 left in the first for a 2-0 lead. Leading 2-1, Price scored a short-handed with 27 seconds left in the first for a 3-1 lead.
Price completed his hat trick with an unassisted goal 2:35 into the second for a 4-1 lead. Moriarty scored off a breakaway 1:07 later, and J.J. McGlone scored off an assist from Aedan Guarino with 9:47 left in the middle period.
Rodrigue increased the lead to 7-1 off assists from Bush and Brody DiNuzzo with 6:34 left in the third.
West Haven won its third straight contest and inched closer to a postseason bid with a 4-1 home victory over Hand-Madison. With the victory, the Westies improved to 6-8-2, and need one win or a pair of ties in their final four games to qualify for postseason play.
Rodrigue led the way with a pair of goals, Theo Diakomis got West Haven on the scoreboard early, and Rasile came up with some clutch saves late in the third and finished with 21 saves to preserve the win.
The Westies took a 1-0 lead just 1:56 into the contest when Diakomis poked in a shot in front off assists from Cam Lipford and McGlone. The lead increased to 2-0 5:54 into the second when Rodrigue scored off assists from Bush and Price.
After Hand got within a goal with 5:23 remaining, Rasile came up big, making several of his nine third period saves. Rodrigue then gave the Westies some cushion with an unassisted tally down the left wing with 2:14 remaining, before Price scored into an empty net with one second to go.
Looking to extend its winning streak, the West Haven / Sacred Heart Academy girls hockey team came within seconds of doing so. A late goal by East Catholic flipped the script and the Westie Sharks fell 3-2 in overtime at the Bennett Rink.
Leading 2-1, the Westie Sharks watched as the Storm evened the game with 32.7 seconds left in regulation and won at 2:08 of overtime. With the loss, West Haven / Sacred Heart Academy fell to 9-6.
Evelyn Twarowski made 26 saves in the loss, including eight in the third period.
West Haven / Sacred Heart Academy took a 1-0 lead 4:09 into the game when Hailey Azzarone scored off an assist from Alessandra Picard.
East Catholic evened the game in the second, before Juliana Gonzalez scored off assists from Olivia Twarowski and Heather Fonda 6:42 into the third.
West Haven / Sacred Heart Academy got back on the winning track with a 3-1 home victory over Simsbury. With the victory, the Westie Sharks improved to 10-6 on the year.
Evelyn Twarowski made 25 saves in the win, including 10 in the third period. Picard and Azzarone each finished with a goal and an assist in the win.
Trailing 1-0 in the second period, Picard tied the game off assists from Heather Fonda and Azzarone 25 seconds later.
Kelly Manfield scored the go-ahead goal 1:50 into the third period, and Azzarone scored off assists from Picard and Cara Milrad with 3:34 remaining in the contest.
West Haven / Sacred Heart Academy won its second straight contest and improved to 11-6 with a 4-3 home victory over Southwest United. Evelyn Twarowski made 18 saves in the contest, including nine in the final period.
Picard led the Westie Sharks with three goals and an assist, while Milrad finished with a pair of assists in the win.
West Haven / Sacred Heart Academy jumped out of the gates quickly, scoring twice in the game’s first 27 seconds. Picard scored off an assist from Milrad seven seconds in, then scored another 20 seconds later off assists from Azzarone and Milrad for a 2-0 lead.
Southwest United regrouped and evened the contest with a goal in the final minute of the opening period and another with 3:15 left in the second.
Picard put the Westie Sharks back in front for good when she scored with 2:46 gone by in the third off an assist from Fonda. Manfield gave West Haven / Sacred Heart Academy an insurance goal with 3:29 left in the third off an assist from Picard.
Southwest United made it interesting with a tally in the final 33 seconds, but the Westie Sharks held on for the win.
The West Haven boys basketball team improved to 12-5 with a 66-49 home victory over Sheehan-Wallingford. After a close first half in which the Westies led 23-21 at the half, West Haven pulled away with a 25-12 third quarter run.
Aaron Johnson led the Westies with 21 points, Loshon Roman had 10 points, Matt Morgan added eight, and Bryan Tillman and Ja’Kha Little each scored seven. Brandon Bellamy chipped in six points in the win.
Johnson was the key to the third quarter run with eight points, while Morgan hit a pair of 3-pointers, and Roman scored six points.
The two teams were even at 11 after one quarter with Johnson scoring four points, while Johnson and Bryan Tillman each scored five points in the second quarter to help the Westies to a 23-21 lead.
The West Haven girls basketball team dropped its second straight contest and fell to 10-7 with a 48-40 home loss against Foran-Milford. D’Lyana Dixon led West Haven with 17 points, while Noelle Lawrence finished with 14 points in defeat.
The Westies got off to a slow start in the contest, scoring just six points in the opening quarter and trailing 23-16 at the half. Foran held West Haven to just seven points in the third quarter and extended its lead over the Westies to 36-23 after three quarters of play.
The Westies had just two field goals in the opening quarter from Ella Morgan and Natalia Washington, and just three field goals in the third quarter from Morgan, Lawrence, and Aniah Glover as the offensive struggles in those quarters proved to be the difference in the game.
Lawrence and Dixon each scored five points in the second quarter, while Dixon scored 12 points in the fourth quarter, and Lawrence added the other five points in the final frame.
West Haven snapped its two-game losing streak and improved to 11-7 with a 69-37 Senior Night victory over Career. Lawrence led three players in double figures with 22 points, while Dixon scored 15 points, and Morgan added 13.
West Haven took control of the game early with a 16-5 run in the first quarter and a 42-14 halftime lead. Lawrence led the first quarter run with a pair of 3-pointers, while Dixon and Washington also drained 3-pointers in the quarter.
A 26-9 run by West Haven blew the game open in the second quarter. Lawrence had 11 points in the quarter, including a pair of 3-pointers, while Morgan and Dixon each scored four points in the quarter.
Dixon scored six points in the third quarter, while Lawrence and Washington each scored five points in the fourth quarter.
West Haven fell in a hard-fought battle at North Haven, 74-69. With the loss, the Westies dropped to 11-8 on the season.
Morgan led the Westies with 17 points, 13 rebounds, and seven assists, while Lawrence led in scoring with 20 points. Dixon had 15 points in the loss for the Westies.
West Haven closed the regular season with a 53-33 road loss against Sheehan- Wallingford. With the loss, the Westies finished 11-9 on the campaign.
Dixon led West Haven with 16 points in the loss.
The West Haven boys swim team defeated Shelton 87-63. Benjamin Proano and Nathan Charron were each part of three winning events.
Proano won the 200 freestyle in 2 minutes, 14.89 seconds, the 100 butterfly in 1:09.49, and was part of the victorious 200 freestyle relay team in 1:49.43 with Austin Blades, Ayman Elaziz, and Charron.
Charron also won the 200 IM in 2:28.07, and the 100 freestyle in 58.58 seconds. Carr won the 50 freestyle in 24.25, and Elaziz was victorious in the 500 freestyle in 6:47.69.
The West Haven boys wrestling team fell in a home match to Cheshire, 36-29.
Faouzi Saibou won by decision over Henry Zawel, 14-7, at 175 pounds, Kingston Snape defeated Connor Bell by technical fall at 190, 17-1, Dylan Petrie won at 215 over Eric Scoffone in 4:22, and Julien Montiel won at 285 by decision over Carter Marciano, 1-0in double overtime.
Erik Sanchez fell at 113, Daniel Goldsmith lost at 120 pounds in 5:22, Mark-Anthony Aiken fell 11-0 at 132 pounds, Xavier Molina dropped a 14-3 decision at 138 pounds, Caimier Walker lost by fall in 1:15 at 150 pounds, and Isma’il Banks lost by fall in 1:13 at 157 pounds. Kamren Walker fell 14-6 at 165.
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