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Girls soccer: A look at the state’s top performances for Week 6
Technical high schools adjusting to life in new conferences
When Brandon Rodriguez sent a pass through to Joseph Chunir early in the first half and Chunir found the back of the net for a goal, the two had no idea they had just made a small piece of history.
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CIAC Football 2019: The Connecticut Technical Conference previews
The Connecticut Technical Conference football previews, with links to full team preview pages, compiled by the GameTimeCT staff. Abbott Tech/Immaculate After years knocking on the door, is it finally ATI’s turn to win the CTC? The Wolverines have plenty of stars returning from last year’s 7-3 team including QB CJ Cianfione and RB Anthony Frasier. […]
CTC Football 2019: VINAL TECH/GOODWIN TECH/WHITNEY TECH preview
[Vitals] COACH — DOUG JACKSON (1st year) CONFERENCE — CTC PLAYOFF CLASS — L (co-op) HOME — Palmer Field, Middletown 2018 RECORD — 3-7 2019 OPENER — Sept. 13 vs. Prince Tech, 6 p.m. TEAM WEBSITES — Maxpreps [Top Players] NEFARU MURRAY, Jr., RB DAMIAN RODRIGUEZ, Sr., QB JOHN LONG, Jr., RB JOEL HUTCHINSON, Sr., OL/LB […]
The 2019 CTC Boys Basketball tournament bracket
The 2019 Connecticut Technical Conference boys basketball tournament will begin Thursday, Feb. 21 with a play-in round between No. 9 seed Grasso Tech at No. 8 seed Bullard-Havens. The CTC quarterfinals will be held Tuesday, Feb. 26 and continue with semifinals Feb. 28 both at sites of the higher seeds. Boys Basketball League Tournament Hub […]
CTC Football 2018: VINAL / GOODWIN / WHITNEY TECH preview
Vitals COACH — JOE CEFARATTI CONFERENCE — CTC PLAYOFF CLASS — S (Co-Op) HOME — Palmer Field, Middletown 2017 RECORD — 1-9 2018 OPENER — Sept. 14 vs. ATI, 6 p.m. TEAM WEBSITE — Maxpreps Top Players MARK FRANCIS, Sr., QB (5-8, 215) NEHEMIAH BROWN, Sr., RB (5-7, 155) LATRELL LINDSAY, Sr., RB/S (6-0, 185) […]
Baseball: Goodwin Tech's David Plourde no-hits Windham Tech, school's third no-hitter in two years
David Plourde struck out 11 and didn’t allow a hit in Goodwin Tech’s 6-0 win over Windham Tech on Wednesday. Plourde allowed one base-runner on an error in the fourth inning, but immediately picked him off. He faced the minimum in a seven inning game. Goodwin Tech scored three runs in the first inning on […]
Football: Quinebaug Valley holds off Vinal Tech/East Hampton/Goodwin
MIDDLETOWN >> The Vinal Tech/East Hampton/Goodwin Tech football team ran out of time on Saturday afternoon. Trailing Quinebaug Valley 20-14 with less than a minute to play, Bellhawks senior quarterback James Tharin engineered a potential game-winning drive with a nifty first down run and a pair of clutch first down completions. When sophomore Nehemiah Brown […]
Football: Vinal Tech / East Hampton / Goodwin Tech earn first victory
MIDDLETOWN >> It’s no contest, the happiest man in town is Vinal Tech football coach Joe Cefaratti. “I’m very happy, I’m ecstatic,” Cefaratti proclaimed after his cooperative team from Vinal Tech, East Hampton and Goodwin Tech defeated Wolcott Tech/Housatonic Regional/Wamogo, 27-18 at Palmer Field Friday night. “I was so pleased with how we moved the […]
Football: Bransfield's Middletown area preview, predictions
MIDDLETOWN >> The headliners in the area this week are both in the city: Wethersfield at Middletown and West Haven at Xavier. Both MHS and Xavier are in everybody’s Top 10 and both must win to stay there. In other games, Cromwell/Portland and Valley Regional/Old Lyme look to go to 2-0, while Haddam-Killingworth, Coginchaug and […]
Baseball: 2016 no-hitter / perfect game list
Here is the list of all the no-hitters/perfect games thrown in Connecticut high school baseball during the 2016 season. If you or your team has a performance to be added to the list, leave a note in the comments and we’ll add it. Justin Gallicchio Northwest Catholic (April 8): On just 93 pitches, the Bryant […]
Boys basketball: Vinal Tech tops Goodwin Tech, Hawks qualify for Class L tourney
MIDDLETOWN >> When Vinal Tech’s leading scorer Juwan Bennett went to the bench early in the third quarter with a hip injury, joining senior forward Curtis Anderson, who was already out with a broken foot, the Hawks looked more like a MASH unit than a team on the verge of making the Class L state […]
Litchfield County basketball: Goodwin Tech defeats Wolcott Tech; WT girls beat Whitney Tech
TORRINGTON >> Goodwin Tech’s boys basketball team beat Wolcott Tech 53-31 in a game that spotlights the challenges involved in the Constitution State Conference. The CSC, largely composed of tech schools and magnet schools across the state, has very successful basketball teams in their midst, highlighted by Capital Prep in Hartford. The two teams at […]
Litchfield County Roundup: Wamogo boys basketball caps a double-header win over Litchfield in a thriller
LITCHFIELD >> Wamogo’s boys basketball team capped a doubleheader at Wamogo High School with a 44-42 win over Litchfield Friday night. The Warriors led by six after three quarters. Litchfield rorared back with a 17-13 quarter, not quite enough. Garrett Coe had 13 for Wamogo (4-3); Max Loomis, 12. Ryan O’Neill scored 15; Barndon Hookstadt, […]
Footbball: Vinal Tech holds off Wilcox Tech in Route 66 Bowl
MERIDEN >> The senior captains held the trophy high into the air as their euphoric teammates surrounded them, all smiling faces covered with sweat. Somewhere in this sea of jubilation stood Vinal Tech/East Hampton/Goodwin Tech coach Joe Cefaratti, his jacket soaked from the traditional post-game Gatorade shower. The Bellhawks didn’t win a state championship. But […]
Football: Janice, Woodstock Academy roll past Vinal Tech
MIDDLETOWN >> Vinal Tech/East Hampton/Goodwin Tech stayed with Woodstock Academy through three quarters, but in the end it was the speed of Woodstock Academy — and too much Kameron Janice — that turned out to be more than the Bellhawks could handle. Woodstock won the game, 35-14, for its first win and handed the Bellhawks […]
CSC Football: Capital Prep / Achievement First blanks Vinal Tech / East Hampton / Goodwin Tech
MIDDLETOWN >> No surprise here. Capital Prep/Achievement First, fresh off its 2014 Class-S Small state championship, dispatched Vinal Tech/East Hampton/Goodwin Tech 44-0 in a Constitution State Conference game in front of 250 spectators at Palmer Field Saturday afternoon. “No, not unexpected,” VT/EH/GT coach Joe Cefaratti said. “But I am a little disappointed with our upperclassmen […]
Football: Jim Bransfield's Middletown region preview/picks for opening night
MIDDLETOWN >> The high school football season opens tonight and all the area teams are in action. If there is a theme involving the three city teams, it’s concern about the offensive line. Xavier’s Sean Marinan, Middletown’s Sal Morello, and Vinal’s Joe Cefaratti all expressed concern about the guys up front. In all cases, it’s […]
Football: Middletown region football menu should be a local treat
MIDDLETOWN >> The high school football season is right around the corner and peeking at our local teams’ schedules we found that Xavier plays two games at West Haven’s Ken Strong Stadium and none at their sparkling new on-campus field; the Coginchaug versus Cromwell Thanksgiving Day battle is no more; defending Class S champion Valley […]
2015 CSC Football Team Preview Capsules
Preview page for the 2015 CSC Football season. Note: Links to team previews will be updated as previews are published throughout the month. Team-by-Team Previews Abbott Tech/Immaculate Bassick Bullard-Havens Capital/Achievement Cheney Tech Harding O’Brien Tech Platt Tech Prince Tech Quinebaug Valley (Putnam/Tourellotte/Ellis Tech) Thames River (Norwich Tech/St. Bernard/Grasso Tech) Vinal/East Hampton/Goodwin Wilcox Tech Wolcott Tech (sub-varsity in 2015) Team-by-Team […]
Football: Big plays lift Quinebaug Valley past Vinal Tech/East Hampton/Goodwin Tech
MIDDLETOWN >> Three key plays, plus a big night by Quinebaug Valley’s star running back Raiff Santerre, spelled defeat for Vinal/East Hampton/Goodwin at Palmer Field Friday night. Santerre ran for 209 yards on 37 carries as Quinebaug Valley beat the Bellhawks, 20-6, in a Constitution State Conference game in front of a small crowd of […]
Football: Bullard Havens rolls to fourth straight win
MIDDLETOWN >> After losing five fumbles in the first quarter, the Vinal Tech/East Hampton/Goodwin Tech football team never had a chance Friday night. Bullard Havens Tech senior running back Jose Cotto scored three touchdowns and senior quarterback Chris McNamara returned from an injury to toss three touchdown passes as the Tigers blasted the Bellhawks, 44-0, […]
Football: Vinal / East Hamtpon / Goodwin Tech rolls past O'Brien Tech
MIDDLETOWN >> So how good is the Vinal Tech/East Hampton/Goodwin Tech cooperative football team? Coach Joe Ceferatti thought a minute, then said, “We’re good. We’re getting there and we’re getting good results.” That assessment came after his Bellhawks won their third game a row, a 47-14 demolition of O’Brien Tech of Ansonia at Palmer Field […]
CSC Football 2014: Vinal Tech / East Hampton / Goodwin Tech preview
Vitals Coach: Joe Cefaratti Conference: CSC Playoff Class: L (671 boys enrollment) Home: Palmer Field, Middletown 2013 Record: 5-5 2014 Kickoff: Prince Tech, Sept. 12, 7:30 p.m. Team website: MaxPreps page Top players Austin Mann, Sr., QB/S Amos Talbott, Sr., OL/LB Eli Gates, Sr., OL/DL Wilson Nickel, Sr., C Outlook There’s reason to believe that this […]
Meet Hartford County's Scholar Athletes
High school seniors from Hartford County were recognized as the state’s top scholar-athletes at the 2014 Connecticut Association of Schools (CAS) Scholar-Athlete Banquet sponsored by McDonald’s. A 31-year sponsor of the program with a longstanding commitment to educational programs in Connecticut, McDonald’s joined CAS to honor the following local students as the best of the […]
2014 CSC Football Schedules
CSC Master Schedule Abbott Tech/Immaculate (no link provided yet) Bullard Havens Tech Capital/Achievement Cheney Tech O’Brien Tech Platt Tech Prince Tech Quinebaug Valley Vinal/East Hampton/Goodwin Wilcox Tech Wolcott Tech Note: Whitney Tech schedule is listed only for JV.
Wednesday's Litchfield County roundup: Torrington girls soccer holds on to beat Seymour
GIRLS SOCCER Torrington 2 Seymour 1 >> Torrington girls traveled to Seymour on Wednesday evening and escaped with a 2-1 victory. Torrington scored first when Taylor Pestritto was taken down in the box and converted the penalty kick. Emily manchester added a unassisted goal to make it 2-0 before Torrington allowed a late goal by […]