Hillhouse sweeps SCC boys and girls track titles; Poole, Pigatt, Cozean, Bloss, Marriott among double winners

WALLINGFORD — Deshaune Poole of Hillhouse and Meredith Bloss of Guilford have been dominant in their events in the SCC over the years and that dominance continued at the Southern Connecticut Conference boys and girls track meet at Lyman Hall on Monday.

In a meet interrupted twice by heavy downpours, Poole won the 110 hurdles (14.36 seconds) and 300 hurdles (40.1) and Bloss led start to finish in both the 1600 (5:27.94) and 3200 (11:52.26). When it comes to the SCC meet, Bloss and Poole were on the same page, using it to produce momentum heading into the CIAC class meets and State Open.

Hillhouse came away with both team titles. The Hillhouse boys won with 85 points, Wilbur Cross was second with 83, Hamden was fourth with 66.5 points and Xavier was fifth with 64. The Hillhouse girls won with 121 points, Shelton was second with 76 followed by Sheehan (66.5), Sacred Heart Academy (56) and Wilbur Cross (54).

SCC SPRING CHAMPIONSHIP SCOREBOARD / SCHEDULE

“I’m always happy when I win,” Poole said. “I always go out and run my race and focus on what I need to do. But I also get motivated more in a race when I’m challenged. I led both races start to finish but I was also challenged in both events and that makes it a lot more fun for me.

“You always want to win, but the main thing with SCC meet is it gives all of us a chance to see where we stand against other top competition heading into the state meets. It gives the athletes on the team and the coaches an idea of what we need to do to give us the best chance to win moving forward.

Bloss easily won both her races, including in a torrential downpour in the 3200.

“I love running in the rain,” Bloss said. “It feels great, it cools you down, and for me, it helps me run better. I led from the start but in both races I had some challenges and I ran my race off of them. Winning feels good but this meet is basically a race for place.

“It gives you a chance to run against some good runners and it’s always fun to run here. It helps you get ready for the state meets and helps your team prepare for the states too.”

Xavier’s Robbie Cozean, who ran the third fastest 3200 in state history at the Loucks Games last week with a time of 8:54.78  had a pair of wins in the 1600 (4:17.94) and the 3200 (9:29.76).

Hamden’s Christopher Pigatt won the 100 (10.96) and 200 (22.37) for the boys and North Haven’s Erica Marriott the 100 (12.82) and 200 (25.00) for the girls. 

Some teams showcased their depth and had some solid performances.

In the boys meet, Notre Dame-West Haven came away with a pair of wins with Jason Sawicki winning the high jump in a personal best 6 feet, 6 inches and Warren Murphy won the 400 in 49.6.

“Getting 6-6 was my best ever and it felt great,” Sawicki said. “ My strength is my take-off and my take-off was really good today. This is a great motivator for me and gives a lot of confidence going into the (CIAC) Class L meet.”

Notre Dame coach Glenn Xavier said, “This was a solid day for our team. Jason and Warren led several good performances for us. We’re really looking forward to the Class L meet, the State Open, New ENglands and the National meet.”

Hillhouse girls coach Gary Moore was happy with the Academics’ performance. His daughter Leah Moore won the discus (113-2) and shot put (42-2.75), Nyimah Ambrose won the long jump (17-6), Ayesha Nelson won the 100 hurdles (15.68), Jada Boyd won the 400 (59.3).

“It’s great to win the team title, they all performed well,” Gary Moore said. “It was a good day. I always tell them if they do the best they can do, if they are consistent, good things will happen.”

Hillhouse boys coach Michelle Moore was just as happy with her Academics. In addition to Poole, Neal Eley won the long jump (21-10) and son Gary Moore Jr. won the discus (139-6)

“Our kids prepared well for this,” Michelle Moore said. “They turned it on in the middle of the season and at the East Sectional Hillhouse looked like Hillhouse.

“This was a great day for the boys and girls.”

SCC TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS

at Lyman Hall, Wallingford

GIRLS RESULTS

Team results: 1) Hillhouse, 121; 2) Shelton, 76; 3) Sheehan, 66.50; 4) Sacred Heart Academy, 56; 5) Wilbur Cross, 54; 6) North Haven, 49; 7) Hamden 44; 8) Guilford 41; 9) Amity 37.50; 10) East Haven 27; 11) Career 26; 12) Cheshire 23; 13) Foran 18; 13) Daniel Hand 18; 15) Jonathan Law 16.50; 16) Mercy 14; 17) West Haven, 8.50 18) Lyman Hall 6

Individual results: 100: 1, Marriott, Erica, North Haven, 12.82. 2, Francois, Kisha, East Haven, 13.07; 3, Nelson, Ayesha, Hillhouse, 13.17;
200: 1, Marriott, Erica, North Haven, 25.00. 2, Ambrose, Nyimah, Hillhouse, 25.95. 3, Francois, Kisha, East Haven, 26.55.
400: 1, Boyd, Jada, Hillhouse, 59.30. 2, Fernandez, Pauline, Foran, 1:00.59. 3, Cameron, Meaghan, Sacred Heart, 1:00.62;
800: 1, Melton, Love’, Hamden, 2:20.56. 2, Thompson, Chloe, Daniel Hand, 2:22.10; 3, Konareski, Katelyn, Jonathan Law, 2:25.54.
1600: 1, Bloss, Meredith, Guilford, 5:27.94. 2, Bradford, Ella, Hamden, 5:29.66. 3, Kenealy, Alexandra, Shelton, 5:35.12;
3200: 1, Bloss, Meredith, Guilford, 11:52.26. 2, Brown, Elizabeth, Sheehan, 12:05.30. 3, Siciliano, Gianna, Guilford, 12:09.55;
100 Meter Hurdles: 1, Nelson, Ayesha, Hillhouse, 15.68. 2, Quiles, Kasidy, Shelton, 15.98. 3, Cameron, Aliya, Sacred Heart, 15.98;
300 Meter Hurdles: 1, Aminawung, Clarisse, Sheehan, 46.23. 2, Zumerchik, Giselle, North Haven, 47.16. 3, Cipriano, Naomi, Mercy (Ct), 49.05;
4×100 Meter Relay: 1, Amity ‘A’ (Zielinski, Emily 10, Torrenti, Daria 12, Plaza, Alexandra 11, Marin, Audrey 9), 49.50. 2, Career Magnet ‘A’ (Greene, TayJana 10, Jackson, Shania 9, Soriano, Sofia 11, Jones, Johnae 10), 50.91. 3, Hamden ‘A’ (Roberts, Jalyn 10, Jones, Tiatianna 10, Fleurimond, Sydlie 11, Joseph, Alysia 12), 51.05.
4×400 Meter Relay: 1, Hillhouse ‘A’ (Boyd, Jada 12, Gary- Brown, Jade 9, Williams, Enyla 11, Ambrose, Nyimah 12), 4:04.60. 2, Hamden ‘A’ (Jones, Arreiyona 12, Melton, Love’ 12, Bradford, Ella 11, Ibet, Ehsan 12), 4:09.60. 3, Sheehan ‘A’ (Aminawung, Clarisse 10, Cappetta, Katherine 11, Winters, Avery 9, Mansfield, Julia 12), 4:13.60.
4×800 Meter Relay: 1, Hillhouse ‘A’ (Davis, De’Janay 12, Williams, Enyla 11, Gary- Brown, Jade 9, Boyd, Jada 12), 10:00.90. 2, Wilbur Cross ‘A’ (Adolphe, Grace 12, Pedersen, Margo 10, Meza-Sanchez, Stephanie 11, Ruiz, Mary 11), 10:08.09. 3, Shelton ‘A’ (Sheldon, Maeve 11, Weissenberg, Anna 12, LoMonte, Amanda 12, Kenealy, Alexandra 12), 10:19.10.
High Jump: 1, Conaway, Nyla, Wilbur Cross, 5-02. 2, Ball, Abigail, Amity, 4-10. 3, Migani, Sofia, Guilford, J4-10.
Pole Vault: 1, Connolly, Kyra, Sheehan, 9-06. 2, Esch, Marley, Sheehan, 8-06. 3, Sharpe,Makenna, Jonathan Law, 8-00.
Long Jump: 1, Ambrose, Nyimah, Hillhouse, 17-06. 2, Francois, Kisha, East Haven, 16-10. 3, Jackson, Shania, Career, 16-02.25.
Triple Jump: 1, Cameron, Aliya, Sacred Heart, 37-05.50. 2, Sandwell, Sarina, North Haven, 34-06. 3, Adopo, Imboya, Hillhouse, 34-04;
Shot Put: 1, Moore, Leah, Hillhouse, 42-02.75. 2, Okoli, Susie, Wilbur Cross, 40-00. 3, McCown, Jalynn, Hillhouse, 35-03;
Discus: 1, Moore, Leah, Hillhouse, 113-02. 2, McCown, Jalynn, Hillhouse, 109-10. 3, Okoli, Susie, Wilbur Cross, 104-04.
Javelin: 1, Simington, Jackie, Shelton, 133-03. 2, Andrzejewski, Taylor, Sacred Heart, 104-02. 3, Dabiran, Yasmeen, Shelton, 102-05.

BOYS RESULTS

Team results: 1) Hillhouse 85; 2) Wilbur Cross 83; 3) Hamden 66.50; 4) Notre Dame-West Haven, 65; 5) Xavier 64; 6) Amity 61; 7) Shelton 58; 8) Daniel Hand 45; 9) Branford 27.50; 10) Sheehan and Fairfield Prep, 26; 12) Foran 24; 13) Jonathan Law 23; 14) Lyman Hall 20; 15) East Haven 12; 16) Cheshire 11; 17) Guilford 5.

Individual results: 100: 1, Pigatt, Christopher, Hamden, 10.96. 2, Rodia, Michael, Shelton, 11.22. 3, Eley, Neal, Hillhouse, 11.30;
200: 1, Pigatt, Christopher, Hamden, 22.37. 2, Poole, Deshaune, Hillhouse, 22.39. 3, Toppin, Michael, Lyman Hall, 22.94;
400: 1, Murphy, Warren, Notre Dame-W, 49.76. 2, Toppin, Michael, Lyman Hall, 49.87. 3, Owen, Caleb, Wilbur Cross, 49.93;
800: 1, Mastroianni, Marzio, Branford, 1:56.42. 2, Faulkner, Elliot, Wilbur Cross, 1:58.32. 3, Sacoto, Joshua, Shelton, 1:59.32;
1600: 1, Cozean, Robbie, Xavier (Ct), 4:17.94. 2, Martin, Travis, Wilbur Cross, 4:19.02. 3, Dillon, Robert, Shelton, 4:23.61.
3200: 1, Cozean, Robbie, Xavier (Ct), 9:29.76. 2, Visnic, Connor, Amity, 9:36.63. 3, Martin, Travis, Wilbur Cross, 9:37.43.
110 Meter Hurdles: 1, Poole, Deshaune, Hillhouse, 14.36. 2, Papa, Richard, Amity, 15.13. 3, Damian, Evan, East Haven, 15.62.
300 Meter Hurdles: 1, Poole, Deshaune, Hillhouse, 40.11. 2, Papa, Richard, Amity, 40.28. 3, McGeary, Greyson, Daniel Hand, 41.99.
4×100 Meter Relay: 1, Shelton ‘A’ (Gumbs, Camerin 12, Rodia, Michael 11, Gomez, Rafael 10, Andrade, Nicholas 12), 43.09. 2, Hamden ‘A’ (Okeke, Gabe 12, Davis SR, Rodney 12, Sanchez, Jose 11, Pigatt, Christopher 11), 43.45. 3, Amity ‘A’ (Gordon, Ariel 11, Dibenedetto, Joseph 12, Johnson, Paul 12, Reed, Christopher 12), 43.75.
4×400 Meter Relay: 1, Wilbur Cross ‘A’ (Lee, Noah 12, Faulkner, Elliot 12, Betancourt, Nassaiah 12, Owen, Caleb 11), 3:24.80. 2, Notre Dame-West Haven ‘A’ (Range, Daniel 12, Minar, Thomas 12, Panagrossi, Christian 11, Murphy, Warren 12), 3:25.80. 3, Xavier (Ct) ‘A’ (Grisham, KJ 11, Dickman, James 11, Curran, William 12, Sylvain, Pierre 12), 3:28.50.
4×800 Meter Relay: 1, Wilbur Cross ‘A’ (Hussain, Mahammed 12, Betancourt, Nassaiah 12, Faulkner, Elliot 12, Lee, Noah 12), 8:11.00. 2, Xavier (Ct) ‘A’ (Lujambio, Julen 12, Grochowski, Ryan 11, Luke, George 11, Sylvain, Pierre 12), 8:18.60. 3, Cheshire ‘A’ (Pettit, Charlie 11, Mellitt, Brendan 11, Simpatico, Francis 11, Farrell, Charles 12), 8:21.50. High Jump: 1, Sawicki, Jason, Notre Dame-W, 6-06. 2, Tondora, Caleb, Foran, 6-04. 3, Graham, Shaun, Amity, 6-02.
Pole Vault: 1, Costantini, Nicholas, Foran, 13-00. 2, Bothwell, Max, Notre Dame-W, 12-06. 3, Dumais, Brett, Foran, 12-00.
Long Jump: 1, Eley, Neal, Hillhouse, 21-10. 2, McCulloch, Robert, Fairfield Pr, 21-00.75. 3, Johnson, Steve, East Haven, 20-04.75.
Triple Jump: 1, Cue, Devin, Wilbur Cross, 41-07.50. 2, Wallace, Christopher, Hamden, 40-09.25. 3, Powell, Russ,, Hand, 40-07.50.
Shot Put: 1, Colon, Davon, Xavier (Ct), 47-04.75. 2, Genther, John, Daniel Hand, 45-07.50. 3, Klein-Robbenhaar, Johan, Notre Dame-W, 45-03.50.
Discus: 1, Moore Jr, Gary, Hillhouse, 139-06. 2, Macias Ticas, Lucas, Hamden, 134-05. 3, Martindale, Cyle, Sheehan, 124-10.
Javelin: 1, Davis, Jordan, Sheehan, 208-01. 2, Figueroa, Edwin, Hamden, 161-00. 3, Nemecek, Luke, Amity, 154-01.