Thames River football on cruise control in win over Plainfield: Top plays from the weekend

The Thames River football team cruised to a big win over Plainfield, while the NFA boys soccer, girls soccer, and girls volleyball teams all came away with wins. Here are the weekend's top performers.

Football

Thomas Dreibholz, Killingly: Senior quarterback completed 12 of 17 passes for 157 yards and tossed four touchdowns, including the game-winner to Noah Colangelo with just over two minutes to play, in a 28-22 win over Bloomfield.

Noah Colangelo, Killingly: Senior receiver/cornerback caught three passes for 50 yards with two touchdowns, including the game-winning score on a 41-yard pass play with 2:19 remaining, as Killingly rallied past Bloomfield.

Keith Perry, Killingly: Senior fullback/linebacker led the defense with seven tackles and two assisted tackles. He also rushed for 32 yards on five carries, caught a 6-yard TD pass, and ran in an important 2-point conversion in Killingly’s 28-22 win over Bloomfield.

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Braden Pedersen, Killingly: Senior defensive backhad six tackles and also came away with two interceptions and a fumble recovery in Killingly’s win against Bloomfield.  

Ryan Outlow, Thames River: Senior rushed for 208 yards on 10 carries and scored two touchdowns in the Crusaders’ 44-0 win over Plainfield.

Seth Cunningham, Thames River: Senior rushed for 154 yards on 10 carries and scored a touchdown in the Crusaders win over Plainfield. 

David Clang, Thames River: Senior led the Crusaders defense with  two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, two sacks and seven tackles, including three for a loss. 

Patrick Daley, Thames River: Senior anchored an offensive line that included Jayden Fasion, Aaron Trotochaud, Bryce Johnson, and David Clang that helped the Crusaders gain 503 total yards against Plainfield.

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Boys soccer

Rood Apolon, NFA: Senior notched a hat trick with one assist to lift the Wildcats (2-2-1) to a 5-1 win over Fitch.  

Louis Hawkins, NFA: Junior had a goal and an assist in the Wildcats’ win against Fitch. 

Jake Taylor, Plainfield: Junior scored two goals with one assist as the Panthers defeated Tourtellotte, 5-0.

Zach Lamitie, Norwich Tech: Senior scored two goals with one assist as the Warriors (5-0) remained unbeaten and unscored on with a 3-0 CTC victory over Goodwin Tech.

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Girls soccer

Alex Tabilas, NFA: Junior scored the game-winning goal on a free kick in the second half to lift the Wildcats (2-3-1) to a 1-0 non-league win over Old Saybrook.

Ava Boenig, NFA: Sophomore goalkeeper preserved the shutout with four saves as ther Wildcats edged Old Saybrook, 1-0.

Rachel Popiel, Plainfield: Sophomore notched a hat trick in leading the Panthers to a 6-0 win over New London.

Sophia Rodriguez, Plainfield: Senior had a goal and an assist as Plainfield improved to 4-1-1 with a win against New London.

Girls volleyball

Evelina Klyukin, NFA: Sophomore collected seven kills, three aces, and four blocks as the Wildcats (2-2) outlasted Woodstock Academy, 3-2.

Ella Bean, NFA: Senior dished out 16 assists in the Wildcats’ thrilling 25-22,19-25, 25-21, 19-25, and 16-14 victory against Woodstock.

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Norah Tracy, NFA: Senior garnered five kills, eight digs, and three aces in the Wildcats’ win over Woodstock Academy.

Abby Ulrich, Norwich Tech: Sophomore had 11 aces and five kills in the Warriors’ 31- win against Ellis Tech.

Nancy Johnny, Norwich Tech: Senior dished out 13 assists as the Warriors (4-3, 3-1 CTC) topped Ellis Tech, 10-25, 25-13, 25-23, and 25-10.

Emma Rainville, Killingly: Sophomore collected seven aces, three blocks and three kills as Killingly (2-4) swept New London, 3-0.

Addison Montville, Killingly: Sophomore had seven assists in Killingly’s 25-10, 25-9, 25-14 win against New London.

Girls swimming

Stephanie Herr, Willow Ludlow Kaylee Riley and Gianna Lennon, NFA: The Wildcats’ 200 freestyle relay team placed first in a meet against East Lyme. The Vikings prevailed 89-67.