Football

The East Haven football team traveled to Storrs to take on E.O. Smith for its second contest of the 2022 season. East Haven took a 30-20 defeat versus the Panthers in a non-conference game at E.O. Smith High School and is now on 0-2 on the year.

East Haven and E.O. Smith were locked in a 6-6 tie after the first quarter of last week’s matchup. The Panthers outscored the Yellowjackets 12-8 in the second quarter to take an 18-14 lead into halftime, and that was the way the score stayed entering the fourth quarter. E.O. Smith went on to outscore East Haven 12-6 during the final frame to come away with the 30-20 victory.

Senior quarterback Dom Salato completed 9 passes for 103 yards with a touchdown for East Haven in last week’s game. Sophomore Nick Bilides ran the ball 14 times for 91 yards, sophomore Alex Dombrowski had 7 carries for 70 yards and a touchdown, and sophomore Rocco D’Amato had 7 rushes for 23 yards and a TD.

D’Amato also caught 2 passes for 33 yards and a touchdown for the Yellowjackets. Bilides had 2 receptions for 33 yards and also ran in a 2-point conversion in the game.

Senior Giovanni Caputo blocked a field goal for East Haven against E.O. Smith. Sophomore Chase Horton forced a fumble in the contest.

Salato, sophomore Dante Rodriguez, and sophomore Joe Allen made 7 tackles apiece on defense for the Easties. Senior Jason Toth recorded 5 tackles on the night for Head Coach Scott Benoit’s squad.

East Haven returns home to host Bethel for another non-conference game on Friday, Sept. 23. Bethel comes into the contest with a record of 0-2 on the year. The game is scheduled to kick off at 7 p.m. under the lights at East Haven High School.

Girls’ Volleyball

The East Haven girls’ volleyball squad played a pair of road matches in last week’s action. East Haven took a loss to Lauralton Hall and then lost a contest against North Haven to move to 0-3 this season.

In their first match of the week, the Yellowjackets lost a 3-0 decision at Lauralton Hall on Sept. 14. The Crusaders swept the match with set scores of 25-19, 25-21, and 25-14. Senior Autumn Clancy had 7 digs with 5 aces for East Haven in the matchup. Sophomore Alexa Heaphy posted 4 kills to go with 5 aces for Head Coach Craig Brown’s team.

On Sept. 16, the Yellowjackets played a road match versus North Haven and took a 3-0 defeat. The Nighthawks took the match by the final tally of 25-8, 25-22, 25-9. Freshman Kelsey Hinckley had 3 blocks with 1 kills for East Haven. Fellow freshman Eva Backhaus contributed 3 aces and 1 dig in the match.

East Haven is playing an away match against Career at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Sept. 23. After that, the Yellowjackets have a home match versus Hamden on Monday, Sept. 26 at 5:15 p.m., followed by a road match with Hillhouse on Wednesday, Sept. 28 at 5:30 p.m.

Girls’ Soccer

The East Haven girls’ soccer team had road games against Hand and Guilford on last week’s schedule. The Yellowjackets took two defeats to put their record at 0-4 on the year.

On Sept. 13, East Haven traveled to Madison to play Hand and took an 8-0 defeat at the Surf Club. Then on Sept. 16, the Yellowjackets were back on the road for a matchup versus Guilford and lost to the Grizzlies by an 8-2 score.

East Haven is hosting Sheehan for a home game on Thursday, Sept. 22 at 5:30 p.m. The Easties will then play at Lauralton Hall on Saturday, Sept. 24 at 10:30 a.m. After that, the Yellowjackets are hosting Career-Hillhouse at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 27.

Girls’ Swimming and Diving

The East Haven-Wilbur Cross-Hillhouse (EH-C-H) girls’ swimming and diving team began its season by competing in two meets last week. The Yellowjackets took a defeat to North Haven and then lost to Amity for an early record of 0-2 on the season.

EH-C-H took a 77-53 home loss to North Haven at Wilbur Cross High School on Sept. 13. Three days later, EH-C-H was on the road to face Amity and lost to the Spartans by the score of 89-45 at the High Plains Community Center.

Senior Julia Rosado took first place in the 100 backstroke for the Yellowjackets versus Amity, timing in with a mark of 1:04.06. Freshman Diana Melnyk won the

100 breaststroke with a time of 1:52.07, and fellow freshman Madeline Bourdeau claimed first place in the 500 freestyle by finishing in 6:33.36. The Yellowjackets’ 200 freestyle relay of Rosado, senior Abby Brooks, Melnyk, and Bourdeau took first place with a time of 2:00.51.