June 16, 2010
HS notebook: Cheshire wins Conn. title
by Roger Brown/
The Cheshire (Conn.) boys lacrosse team, which beat rival Fairfield Prep 9-8 in the Class L state championship game on Saturday, received more good news Monday, when three Rams were among the 15 Connecticut players named to the United States Lacrosse All-America team.
Senior attackman Todd Heritage, junior defender Torrey Martone and senior goalkeeper Nate Gaudio were the Cheshire players honored. Heritage, who collected a state-high 140 points (55 goals) last season, is headed to Bucknell, and Gaudio will attend Middlebury College.
Two Fairfield Prep seniors were also selected: attackman Brendan Rotanz, who will attend Dartmouth, and defender Darric White, who will be going to Middlebury.
Michael Jordan and Nick Carisio were the offensive stars for Cheshire (21-2) in Saturday’s state championship game. Each player scored three goals to help Cheshire collect its second state title (the first came in 2002). It was the third time Cheshire defeated Fairfield Prep (17-5) this season.
Fairfield Prep won the last four Class L championships.
Class M: Sophomore Case Matheis collected nine goals and five assists as Darien(20-3) won its sixth consecutive Class M state championship by beating New Fairfield 17-5.
New Fairfield (19-3) trailed 9-3 at halftime.
Class S: Weston avenged a loss to St. Joseph in the 2009 Class M championship game by posting a 7-6 victory over St. Joseph to win this year’s Class M championship.
Morgan Faller and Charles Smith each scored twice for Weston (20-3), which outscored St. Joseph 4-0 in the second quarter. Pat Corcoran and Mike Marini each collected two goals for St. Joseph, which ended its season 16-7.
Division I girls: Sophomore Sarah Mannelly scored four goals and had an assist, and junior Elizabeth DeTour collected three goals as New Canaan (19-3) defeated Greenwich (16-4) 10-9 in the Division I championship game.
Division II girls: Sophomore midfielder Sarah Nesi scored five goals to help Fairfield Ludlowe (15-6) overcome a four-goal deficit in the first half and post a 15-9 victory over Staples (15-7) in the Division II championship game.
Harwood finishes on top
The Harwood Union (Moretown, Vt.) boys made their first appearance in the Division II championship game a memorable one. The top-seeded Highlanders defeated third-seeded Rice 13-11 Saturday at Burlington High School’s Buck Hard Field.
Senior attackman Damien Gile scored five goals, and junior midfielder Kevin LaFlamme added three goals for Harwood (16-2), which had a 9-2 lead in the first half.
Rice (16-4) suffered its first loss against a Division II opponent this season.
Three other state championships were decided in Vermont last weekend:
Division I boys: Third-seeded Essex claimed the Division I championship by beating top-seeded Champlain Valley, 10-5, Friday night. Essex has won three championships in the last four years.
Eric Palmer made 17 saves for CVU (17-2), which split two games against Essex during the regular season.
Pat Nee scored four goals for Essex (17-2). Nee finished the season with a team-high 39 goals.
All but two starters are eligible to return for Essex next season.
Division I girls: Senior Courtney Saheim collected six goals to lead Mount Anthony to a 12-7 victory over Middlebury in Saturday’s Division I girls championship game.
Saheim’s sixth goal was the 100th of her high school career.
The top-seeded Patriots (17-1) scored 10 of the game’s final 13 goals. Middlebury (14-4) was the tournament’s No. 2 seed.
Division II girls: Seventh-seeded Burr and Burton won its third title in four years by defeating top-seeded Chelsea in the Division II championship game.
Emma Provenzano scored three goals for Burr and Burton(10-7), which ended Chelsea’s 34-game winning streak.
Chelsea (16-1) received 14 saves from Morgan Tullar. The Bulldogs received five goals from sophomore Whitney Ladd.
Each of Burr and Burton’s seven losses came against Division I opponents.
