Blue Knights Sports Roundup & Preview (October 13)
- Dan Fappiano
- Oct 13
- 5 min read
The postseason is approaching for all of Southington High School’s fall athletic programs. Check out the latest results and who the Blue Knights will face next on their path to the playoffs.
Boys Cross Country
The Blue Knights’ JV and freshmen teams had an opportunity to compete at the Wickham Invitational on October 11. The JV team took home first place out of 14 teams in their cohort with a score of 36. The freshman team finished fifth out of 10 teams with a score of 112.
On the JV side, junior Sawyer Colasanto led the way, finishing fourth overall (18:47). Junior Thomas Kohl was right behind in sixth (18:53) while sophomore Tanner Tortora placed seventh (19:01). Senior Jayden Gajewski came in eighth (19:15) while sophomore Eli Lord rounded out the top five in 11th (19:24).
Alongside the top five, sophomore Eli Weisz, junior Nathan Donorfio, sophomore Caden Rossignol, junior Collin Griffin and sophomore Houston Gonzalez all earned medals for their efforts.
For the freshmen, Kael Westendorf led the way by finishing third overall (18:58). Brody Battaglia (20:47) placed 21st while Leo Carnright (21:24) came in 31st. Owen Plate finished soon after in 33rd (21:32) while Elijah’Truth Matos rounded up the top five in 52nd (23:27).
Southington will next compete in the Central Connecticut Conference Championships on October 14 with a rain date scheduled for October 16.
Boys Golf
Southington played a trio of matches this week, coming out victorious in all of them. The Blue Knights are now 12-3 on the season. They began by defeating Avon 153-168 before taking down Farmington 148-151. Southington ended the week with a 152-156 win over Simsbury. Their score against Simsbury marked a new home record while their Farmington total was the Blue Knights’ lowest of the year.
Against Avon, senior Brady Staszewski earned the medal with a 37. Senior Jacob Baush-Lynch Junior Evan Moscibrodzki both carded a 38 while juniors Kaedan Bass and Matthew Siboriboun each shot a 39.
Staszewski again was named a medalist after shooting a 34 against Farmington. Bass was right behind him with a 35.
Against Simsbury, Bass came away with the medal after carding a 34. Staszewski had another strong performance with a 36.
The Blue Knights will end their regular season with matchups at home against Northwest Catholic on October 14 and away against Lewis Mills on October 15.
Boys Soccer
Southington boys soccer played a trio of matches this week, earning three different results. The Blue Knights began their week with a 5-2 victory over Maloney on October 6. Then, the Blue Knights tied Berlin 0-0 on October 8. They ended the week with an 8-1 loss to Wethersfield on October 10.
Southington is now 3-8-2 on the season. They’ll next be in action away against Newington on October 14 before returning home to face Plainville at home on October 17.
Football
The Blue Knights fell to 2-3 with a 42-14 loss against New Britain on October 10. New Britain managed to take a 19-7 halftime lead with just five seconds remaining. While Southington entered the third quarter with some firepower, the Golden Flashes were able to take over. Check out a full analysis and breakdown of Southington’s clash on the Southington Outsider.
Football will next be in action away against Manchester on October 24.
Field Hockey
Southington split a pair of games to move to 3-8-1 on the season. The Blue Knights lost to Conard 6-1 on October 7 before defeating Lewis Mills 2-0 on October 10.
Field hockey will now take part in a trio of away battles, starting with Simsbury on October 14. They’ll then face South Windsor on October 15 before ending their week with a battle against Farmington on October 17.
Girls Cross Country
Southington’s JV and freshmen competed in the Wickham Invitational on October 11. The JV team finished fourth out of nine teams in their cohort with a score of 130.
Freshman Giada Pagnucco led the way, finishing 14th with a time of 24:04. Freshman Guiliana Angieri placed 21st (24:30) while sophomore Anna Janowski placed 27th (25:33). Junior Brooke Flugard came in 38th (26:10) while sophomore Gabriella Paskowski (27:46) rounded out the top five in 59th.
The Blue Knights will next compete in the Central Connecticut Conference Championships on October 14. Rain would push the meet back to October 16.
Girls Soccer
The Blue Knights were in a heated 0-0 tie against Berlin with just three minutes remaining. That’s when junior Alannah Terry found the back of the net, giving Southington a 1-0 victory. They ended their week with a 1-1 tie against Wethersfield with the team’s goal coming from sophomore Lucia Muro.
Now 6-4-2 on the year, Southington will next take on Newington at home on October 14 before facing Plainville away on October 18.
Girls Swimming
Southington rebounded from a loss against Farmington to defeat Newington 85-75 on October 8. The Blue Knights are now 6-1 on the season.
They’ll next be in action away against Conard on October 14.
Girls Volleyball
Southington girls volleyball played a trio of games this week, going 2-1 overall. The Blue Knights fell to Maloney 3-2 (25-22, 25-20, 18-25, 21-25, 15-13) before defeating Berlin 3-0 (25-3, 25-22, 25-11). Southington ended their week with a 3-0 victory over Wethersfield (25-20, 25-16, 26-24). The Blue Knights are now 7-7 on the season.
Against Maloney, junior Lauren Warych filled the box score with 12 kills, eight digs, three aces and two blocks. Junior Lily Eidukaityte made nine digs and seven kills while fellow junior Meredith Barry had eight kills. Senior Paige Raines made 15 digs as junior Grace Zehnder put up nine. Senior Camilla Garcia recorded a team-high six aces while freshman Emme Stiendl had a team-best 32 assists.
In their win against Berlin, senior Sehere Coma made a Southington-high 11 aces while fellow senior Laura Esguerra put up six aces and six assists. Steindl again led the way with 17 assists. Barry made eight kills and an ace while Eidukaityte had seven kills and two aces. Senior Alexandra Wagner recorded six kills.
For a third straight game, Steindl led the Blue Knights with 29 assists. Eidukaityte made a team-high 10 kills alongside eight digs and three aces. Warych had eight kills while Barry and Wagner each made six. Garcia recorded a team-high five aces and tied Coma for the team-lead with two blocks. Raines had a Southington-high 18 digs.
The Blue Knights will next be in action away on October 14 against Newington. They’ll end the week by returning home to face Plainville on October 17.
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