<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1emtlr_1H0WAtFd00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1emtlr_1H0WAtFd00" width="2048" height="1493" ><figcaption>Left — The Blue Devils defend their goal on a corner kick in their 3-2 victory over Stamford. Center — West Haven’s Ismail Sanounou scores for the Blue Devils in their 3-2 win over Stamford in the CIAC playoffs. Right — Amiyah Jones drives the ball down fi eld against ND Prep.</figcaption></figure>After a big road victory over Sheehan, the West Haven football team was looking to keep the momentum going. That momentum fell short in a 48-28 home loss against Hand-Madison to drop to 2-5 on the year. West Haven spotted Hand a 14-0 lead on a pair of Jake Rusher touchdown passes, before a Kahlil Tomlinson to Cordell Barrow 57-yard touchdown pass and the two-point conversion got the Westies within 14-8 after one quarter. The Tigers took a 27-8 lead to the half, and increased the margin to 41-8 in the third quarter. Tomlinson then hit Jakari Harris on touchdown passes of 14 and 15 yards to get within 41-22 after three quarters, before Tomlinson ran in from seven yards out in the fourth quarter to cut the deficit to 41-28. West Haven snapped a three-game losing streak and improved to 2-4 with a 28-22 victory at Sheehan. Tomlinson threw for three touchdowns and Harris scored three touchdowns in the win. West Haven took a 14-0 lead in the first quarter when Tomlinson connected with Barrow for a 56-yard scoring strike. Harris then scored on special teams as his 70-yard return gave the Westies a 14-0 advantage. After a pair of Zack O’Brien 4-yard scoring runs evened the game at 14 for Sheehan, Tomlinson connected with Harris with a 64-yard touchdown pass for a 22-14 halftime lead. The duo connected again in the third quarter for a 66-yard score and a 28-14 lead. The West Haven volleyball saw its trip to the Southern Connecticut Conference tournament become a short visit. The 13th-seeded Westies traveled to play fourth-seeded North Haven in the first round and the Nighthawks prevailed, 25-27, 25-19, 25-13, 25-23. West Haven had dropped its third straight contest with a 25-23, 25-7, 25-10 loss at Sacred Heart Academy to fall to 9-9 on the year. Lizledery Aquino ran the West Haven offense with 17 assists, and she also added six digs in the loss. Gulianna Ruggiero had 12 digs and 11 kills, Katheryne Macz added seven digs, Nathaly Siguencia Tenesaca chipped in six digs, Estefanni Sotoj Ortiz had five digs, and Gabrielle Hines and Isabella VanBrederode each had four kills. <figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=05OiZz_1H0WAtFd00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=05OiZz_1H0WAtFd00" width="2048" height="1390" ><figcaption>Left — Ellis Cortes competes in the SCC Championships for the Westies at East Shore Park. Right — Sila Akilli competes in diving in the Blue Devils’ 95-77 victory versus Naugatuck.</figcaption></figure>West Haven improved to 10-9 with a 3-2 home victory over Daniel Hand. The Westies won by scores of 25-19, 23-25, 10-25, 25-16, and 15-9. Aquino had a big night with 31 assists and 17 digs, while Ruggiero was stellar on both sides with 18 kills and 31 digs. Siguencia Tenesaca added 15 digs, Sotoj Ortiz had eight digs, Hines was solid with nine kills and eight digs, Macz had six digs, and VanBrederode had six kills. West Haven finished the regular season at 11-9 with a 3-0 home victory over Platt Tech. The Westies won by scores of 25-7, 25-12, and 25-22. Aquino ran the offense with 23 assists. Ruggiero had 17 kills, Hines added seven kills, Siguencia Tenesaca added five aces and three digs, and VanBrederode had four kills. The season came to a heart-breaking end for the boys soccer team. After opening the Class LL state tournament with a 3-2 upset victory over eighth-seeded Stamford, the 25th-seeded Westies fell in the second round against ninth-seeded Norwich Free Academy, 3-2. Despite goals by Santiago Morales and Amar Sanounou, the Westies were not able to pull off their second straight upset. West Haven advanced to the second round by defeating Stamford. Ismail Sanounou, Amar Sanounou, and Youssouf Keira all scored for the Westies. With optimism high entering the postseason, the soccer team was looking to make a run. Top-seeded Xavier had something to say about that as the Falcons blanked eighth-seeded West Haven, 6-0, in the Southern Connecticut Conference quarterfinals. After qualifying for both the conference and state tournaments, West Haven set its goals on improving its seeding for the state tournament. Playing cross-town rival Notre Dame, the Westies found themselves in an early hole, rallied to take the lead, before holding on in a 2-2 draw at Ken Strong Stadium. West Haven moved to 6-4-4 on the season. Amar Sanounou scored both West Haven goals in the second half to lift the Westies to the draw. Trailing 1-0 on a Notre Dame goal by Landon Roye, Amar Sanounou evened the game at one with 19:39 remaining in the game, before giving the Westies a 2-1 lead with 14:54 to go. Lucas Maciel evened the game at two with 7:01 to go in the contest. After dropping to 6-5-4 with a 2-1 loss at Hand-Madison, West Haven looked to get back on the winning track when the team hosted Amity. Despite controlling play through certain points of the game, the Westies only found the back of the net once and fell 3-1 to the Spartans to drop to 6-6-4 on the year. The Spartans led 1-0 at the half and 3-0 late in the second half before Joel Goodlow scored with 6:56 remaining in the game for West Haven. Despite quality second half opportunities, Goodlow was the lone West Haven goal scorer in defeat. The girls soccer team saw its run in the state tournament become a short one as the 28th-seeded Westies fell, 5-0, in the opening round of the Class LL state tournament against Notre Dame Prep. <figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3JQsKC_1H0WAtFd00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3JQsKC_1H0WAtFd00" width="2048" height="940" ><figcaption>Top– West Haven Girls’ Swim celebrated Senior Night prior to their 95-77 win over Naugatuck. Above– The girls soccer team honored its seniors with parents and friends, prior to its game with the Lady Trojans of Lyman Hall.</figcaption></figure>West Haven fell to 5-8 with a 3-2 Senior Night loss against Lyman Hall. Sumeyye Uzun and Naomi Shubin scored in the loss for West Haven. The Westies responded and qualified for the state tournament for the first time in three years with a 2-0 victory over Career. With the win, West Haven improved to 6-8. Amiyah Jones and Lynnie Chesson each scored a goal in the win for the Westies. West Haven improved to 7-8 with a 6-1 victory at Sheehan. Six different players found the back of the goal as Stella Porto, Jones, Mariella Cappetta, Celeste Dinallo, Adriana Fabian, and Luciana Cappetta all scored for the Westies. The Westies fell to 7-9 with a 4-1 home loss against Cheshire. The Rams scored twice in the final 18 minutes of the opening half to take control of the game with a 3-0 lead. Jones put West Haven on the board with 10:48 remaining, but it was not enough as Cheshire closed out the victory. The girls swim team topped Branford, 94-70. West Haven was victorious in the 200 medley relay in 2 minutes, 13.13 seconds with a team of Natalia Lowe, Sophia DeLauri, Arianna Rose, and Emily Falanga, while the team of Sila Akilli, Keren Medina Panchi, Zoey Prutting, and Monserrath Yuquilima was third. Rose won the 200 yard freestyle in 2:20.04, while Camila Caceres was third. DeLauri placed first in the 200 IM in 2:32.94, and Brooklynn Loehfelm was second in 2:56.54, while Falanga was second in the 50 freestyle in 28.48. Akilli won the one meter diving with 146.70 points, Margarita Buren (1:22.33), Prutting (1:44.34), and Martina Gallegos Villagran (2:59.85) were the top three finishers in the 100 butterfly. Falanga was victorious in the 100 freestyle in 1:03.15, Haleigh McCarthy won the 500 freestyle in 6:51.94, and the 200 freestyle relay team of Loehfelm, Caceres, Buren, and McCarthy won the 200 freestyle relay in 2:11.86. The team of Yuquilima, Medina Panchi, Prutting, and Gallegos Villagran was third in 2:48.86. Rose won the 100 backstroke in 1:11.44, and the team of Falanga, Lowe, DeLauri, and Rose was second in the 400 freestyle relay in 4:28.13. </div></body>

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After a big road victory over Sheehan, the West Haven football team was looking to keep the momentum going. That momentum fell short in a 48-28 home loss against Hand-Madison to drop to 2-5 on the year. West Haven spotted Hand a 14-0 lead on a pair of Jake Rusher...

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After a big road victory over Sheehan, the West Haven football team was looking to keep the momentum going. That momentum fell short in a 48-28 home loss a

Westies fall to Hand, booters eliminated

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