Blue Knights Sports Roundup & Preview

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Several fall Southington High School athletic teams have already begun postseason play while others are gearing up for the playoffs. Here are the latest results and the next matchups on each squad’s potential playoff path.

Boys Cross Country

Southington boys cross country competed in the Central Connecticut Championships on October 14, winning the CCC South Division. The Blue Knights placed third overall with a score of 106.

Junior Samuel Cheek led the way, finishing 11th with a time of 17:09. Senior Ethan Hoffman was right behind in 16th (17:25) while sophomore Logan Perella finished 17th (17:28). Junior Michael Blankenship came in 27th (17:42) while junior Stephen Rahenkamp placed 35th (17:58).

The Blue Knights will next compete in the Class LL State Championship on October 25.

Boys Soccer

The Blue Knights lost both of their matchups this week, falling to 3-10-2 on the season. Southington fell 2-0 against Newington and 3-1 against Plainville.

Boys soccer has just one regular season game remaining, at home against New Britain on October 21.

Boys Golf

The Blue Knights stayed busy this week, competing in two matches and the Central Connecticut Conference Championships. They began by earning a pair of victories, ending their regular season at 14-3.

First, Southington defeated Northwest Catholic 153-170, completing an undefeated season at home. Junior Kaeden Bass earned the medal with a 36. Junior Evan Moscibrodzki was right behind with a 37 while senior Brady Staszewski carded a 38.

Bass again earned the medal in the Blue Knights’ 152-155 victory over Lewis Mills, shooting a 34. Moscibrodzki carded a 37 while Staszewski shot a 40. Junior Ryan LaRosa put up a 41.

Southington would then go on to compete in the CCCs on October 16. The Blue Knights came in third out of 15 teams with a 308.

Moscibrodzki led the Blue Knights, finishing in a six-way tie for third place with a 74. Both Bass and LaRosa shot a 17, tying with four other golfers for 15th place. Stasewski tied for 36th with an 80.

Southington will now compete in the Division I State Championship on October 21.

Field Hockey

The Blue Knights dropped a pair of away games, moving to 3-10-1 on the season. Southington lost 5-1 to Simsbury and 4-0 to Farmington.

Field hockey will end their regular season with a pair of away games, against South Windsor on October 22 and Avon on October 24.

Football

Southington football was off this week, entering their bye with a 2-3 record. They’ll next take on Manchester away on October 24.

The Blue Knights will then play four straight home games to end their regular season, culminating in a Thanksgiving matchup against Cheshire.

Girls Cross Country

The Blue Knights won the CCC South Division, coming fifth overall at the Central Connecticut Championships on October 14. Southington put up an overall score of 207.

Senior Katie Cavanaugh finished first in the CCC South Division and eighth overall with a time of 20:10. Freshman Maddie Canner-O’Mealy finished 38th (21:41) while fellow freshman Emily Phipps placed 50th (22:25). Freshman Emily Blankenship finished 56th (22:39) while sophomore Jenna Tartarelli placed 63rd (22:56).

Southington will compete in the Class LL State Championship on October 25.

Girls Soccer

Southington opened their week with a 3-0 loss against Newington. However, they battled back to earn a 4-0 victory over Plainville, moving to 7-5-2 on the season.

The Blue Knights will play two more regular season games before entering the playoffs. Their last home game will be on October 20 against Maloney before ending their season with an away match against New Britain on October 21.

Girls Swimming

Southington girls swimming dropped a pair of away meets this week, moving to 6-3 on the season. They lost 99-81 to Conard before a 101-82 loss against South Windsor. Away meets are particularly difficult for the Blue Knights due to their lack of divers. See our recent profile of the girls swim team for a more in-depth analysis.

Still, the Blue Knights saw 11 swimmers earn new best times against Conard. Furthermore, two more qualified for the Class LL Tournament.

Southington will have one more regular season away meet against Meriden Co-op on October 21 before returning home to face Berlin on October 24.

Girls Volleyball

Southington continued their winning ways this week, earning victories in both of their matches. The Blue Knights defeated Newington 3-0 (25-23, 25-19, 25-17) and Plainville (25-16, 25-16, 25-13) to move to 9-7 on the season. Southington has gone on a hot streak lately, winning four straight CCC matches.

Against Newington, junior Lily Eidukaityte made 17 kills and six digs while junior Grace Zehnder put up 14 digs. Sophomore Ava Interlande made seven digs while junior Meredith Barry had seven kills. Senior Sehere Coma recorded six kills and three aces while fellow senior Camilla Garcia had five kills and one ace. Freshman Emme Steindl had 30 assists and three digs.

Senior Laura Esguerra led the team in assists against Plainville with 23, alongside three aces. Steindl made another 12 assists as Barry put up nine kills. Senior Alexandra Wagner recorded seven kills while fellow seniors Cameron Wallace and Garcia put up six. Eidukaityte made eight kills and two aces while Coma had four aces and three kills.

Before competing in the playoffs, the Blue Knights will end their regular season with an away game against New Britain on October 20 and their final home match against Glastonbury on October 23.