May 21, 2010
HS notebook: Cheshire tops Fairfield Prep
by Roger Brown/
Fairfield Prep’s unbeaten record against in-state opponents came to an end Tuesday, when Cheshire’s Nick Carisio scored with 3:17 remaining to give the Rams a 9-8 victory at Fairfield University’s Alumni Field.
The victory raised Cheshire’s record to 14-1. Fairfield Prep dropped to 12-3 overall and 9-1 against Connecticut competition.
“We played well for 12 minutes and we didn’t play well for 30 minutes,” Fairfield Prep coach Chris Smalkais told the Connecticut Post. “It’s not that they stopped us. We had no flow to our game.
“I don’t think we have to change much in what we do. We do have to keep our lacrosse IQ and finish our scoring chances.”
Cheshire entered the contest ranked third in Connecticut’s Division L standings, one spot behind Fairfield Prep. After the game the teams had switched positions in the standings. Staples (15-0) occupies the top position.
Fairfield Prep led 4-0 after one quarter, and held a 5-3 lead at halftime. Cheshire dominated the third quarter, however. The Rams scored the only two goals in the third and the first in the fourth to take a 6-5 lead.
Fairfield Prep’s Connor Byrne scored three of his game-high four goals in the fourth, and his fourth goal made it an 8-8 game 36 second before Carisio scored what turned out to be the game-winning goal.
Mike Devine led Cheshire with three goals. Mike Jordan added two goals for the Rams, who received nine saves from Nate Gaudio. Fairfield Prep’s Gil Long stopped 12 shots.
“We’ve got to overcome these obstacles if we want to be a championship team,” Byrne said.
Girl powers
The only two unbeaten girls teams in Western Maine Class A will meet Saturday, when Gorham (8-0) faces Scarborough (7-0) in Scarborough.
Gorham improved its record to 8-0 with a 13-4 triumph over Marshwood on Tuesday. Mia Rapolla scored nine goals in that contest. Rapolla and Scarborough’s Ellie Morin, who scored 56 goals last season, are two of the top players in the state.
Scarborough is averaging more than 16 goals per game.
Of Note
►Katie Ritter scored her second goal of the game with 96 seconds left in regulation to give the Middlebury (Vt.) girls a 14-13 come-from-behind victory over Champlain Valley on Tuesday. Middlebury’s Chrissy Ritter tied the game with just under four minutes to play. It was her fifth goal of the contest. Liz Kelley scored four goals for Middlebury, which improved to 9-2.
►There are six unbeaten high school teams remaining in New Hampshire: the Bishop Guertin boys (10-0), the Kingswood boys (13-0), the Derryfield boys (11-0), the Londonderry girls (11-0), the Winnacunnet girls (11-0) and the Hollis-Brookline girls (9-0). BG and Londonderry compete in Division I, Winnacunnet is in Division II, and Kingswood, Derryfield and Hollis-Brookline are Division III programs.
►Moses Brown’s Hannah Saris began the week as the leading scorer among Rhode Island high school players with 46 goals and 25 assists. Lucas Stralka of East Greenwichwas the leading scorer among boys with 34 goals and 18 assists.
►Sarah Biron collected five goals and an assist to help Westwood (Mass.) raise its record to 14-0 with a 17-5 triumph over Longmeadow (14-2) on Saturday.
►Catholic Memorial (West Roxbury, Mass.) goaltender Miles McCarthy made 26 saves to help the Knights edge Malden Catholic 10-9 last Thursday.
