Printer Friendly Version - North Haven Football Posts 49-0 Shutout Over Platt

Senior quarterback Jeffrey Karavas ran for three touchdowns and threw for another to lead North Haven to its 49-0 home victory versus Platt on Sept. 23. The Nighthawks improved to 2-1 on the year with the win. Photo by Wesley Bunnell/The Courier

Junior Catherine Bianchi and the Nighthawks improved to 4-3 after defeating Sheehan and Hamden in last week’s action. Photo by Wesley Bunnell/The Courier

The North Haven football team hosted Platt for a non-conference matchup on Sept. 23 and put forth a dominating performance en route to a 49-0 victory versus the Panthers at North Haven Middle School. The Nighthawks improved their overall record to 2-1 on the season with the lopsided win.

Senior quarterback Jeffrey Karavas ran for 102 yards and 3 touchdowns on 11 carries to lead North Haven to its convincing victory over Platt last week. Karavas put North Haven on the board by scoring on a 5-yard TD rush at 6:00 mark of the first quarter. Senior Declan Finkle kicked the extra point to make it 7-0. With 40 seconds left in the quarter, Karavas threw a 23-yard touchdown pass to senior Brian Lastomirsky. Finkle’s extra point gave North Haven a 14-0 lead after one.

Karavas broke off a 22-yard touchdown run with 7 minutes to go in the second quarter. Junior Eric Vetrano came on to kick the extra point for a 21-0 advantage. Karavas ran for his third TD of the night on a 43-yard scamper with 3:36 remaining in the first half. Finkle hit the extra point to make it 28-0.

Senior Daniel-Mark Thomas scored on a 35-yard touchdown rush with 2:50 to go in the half. Finkle’s PAT increased the Nighthawks’ lead to 35-0. Then with just 3 seconds left until halftime, junior Nick Harkins scooped up a fumble and took it 76 yards to the end zone for another North Haven touchdown. Vetrano booted the extra point to give the Nighthawks a commanding 42-0 lead at intermission.

Sophomore Joey Mastroianni ran for a 7-yard touchdown with 9 minutes remaining in the third quarter. Vetrano hit the extra point to put the final touches on a 49-0 victory for North Haven.

Along with his big game on the ground, Karavas went 2-of-2 passing for 43 yards in the win, including his 23-yard strike to Lastomirsky. Karavas also completed a 20-yard pass to senior Sal DeMaio. As a team, North Haven ran the ball 37 times for 240 yards versus Platt, averaging 6.5 yards per carry.

North Haven’s defense had 5 sacks in the win. Junior Brendan Ryan recorded 2 sacks for the Nighthawks, while Lastomirsky, Thomas, and fellow senior Chayse Mangino posted 1 sack apiece.

Junior Connor Rapuano had 4 pass deflections on the defensive side of the ball. Junior Jake McCreven and junior Adam Pandolfi both had 3 pass deflections. McCreven also had a 71-yard kickoff return for North Haven.

Lastomirsky, junior Camren Thompson, and sophomore Benjamin Pizzano each had a forced fumble in the victory. Harkins and fellow junior Alex Gaetano both recovered a fumble. Senior Jayden Roby made 6 tackles to lead the Nighthawks in that department.

North Haven is playing a home game versus fellow SCC Tier 1 opponent Shelton (3-0, 1-0) this week. The ball kicks off at 7 p.m. under the lights at North Haven Middle School on Friday, Sept. 30.

The North Haven field hockey team claimed victory in both of last week’s games by posting a close win over Shelton and then edging out Hamden in recent action. With these results, the Nighthawks improved their overall record to 4-3 on the year.

North Haven started off its week by claiming a 2-1 victory at Shelton on Sept. 21. Senior Maddie Bowes and junior Catherine Bianchi scored North Haven’s goals in the game.

Then on Sept. 24, the Nighthawks hosted Hamden and blanked the Green Dragons by a 2-0 score at North Haven Middle School. Junior Sydney Pitcher scored both goals for the Nighthawks in the victory.

Bianchi had the assist on one of Pitcher’s goals, while junior Samantha Ide dished out the assist on the score. Sophomore goalie Nola Coyle made 15 saves in net for North Haven.

North Haven is playing a road game versus Lauralton Hall on Friday, Sept. 30 at 4 p.m. After that, the Nighthawks will be back on the road to take on Branford at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 4.

The North Haven girls’ swimming and diving team had two matchups on last week’s schedule. The Nighthawks claimed a victory versus Foran and then defeated Branford to put their record at 3-1 on the year.

On Sept. 20, North Haven traveled to Milford to face Foran and notched a 99-85 win over the Lions. Then on Sept. 23, the Nighthawks hosted Branford and posted a 97-67 win over the Hornets at Walter Gawrych Community Pool.

Sophomore Giada Garofalo took first place in the 200 freestyle (2:24.77) and the 500 freestyle (6:30.50) to lead the Nighthawks to their win over Branford. North Haven was also bolstered by first-place performances from senior Mikayla Rapuano in the 200 individual medley (2:23.73), senior Makenzie Alogna in the 50 freestyle (29.45), senior Tara Stoeffler in the 100 butterfly (1:16.70), and senior Victoria Pachnik in the 100 freestyle (1:08.22).

Junior Meghan DeRubeis claimed first place in the diving competition by scoring 183.00 points for the Nighthawks. North Haven’s 200 medley relay team of sophomore Carly Basmadjian, freshman Julia Scalmani, Alogna, and Pachnik also came in first place with a winning time of 2:22.08.

North Haven additionally recorded the best times in three events that were contested on an exhibition bases after the Nighthawks had solidified their win over Branford. Junior Madisen Karavas finished with the fastest time in the 100 backstroke (1:14.44), and Rapuano posted the best time in the 100 breaststroke (1:13.57) at the meet. North Haven’s 200 freestyle relay of Stoeffler, Pachnik, Alogna, and Garafalo recorded the top mark of 2:03.62.

North Haven is competing in two home meets this week. The Nighthawks are hosting Hamden on Friday, Sept. 30 at 4 p.m. and will then face Hand at Walter Gawrych Community Pool on Tuesday, Oct. 4 at 4 p.m.

The North Haven girls’ volleyball team played three road matches last week and came away with two victories to raise its record to 5-2 this season. The Nighthawks posted wins over Career and Hamden to go with a loss against Mercy in last week’s contests.

North Haven kicked off the week by earning a 3-0 shutout at Career on Sept. 19. The Nighthawks swept the match with scores of 25-8, 25-11, and 25-5.

Senior Sarah Herrera finished the match with 19 assists, 3 aces, and 2 kills for the Nighthawks. Junior Avery Berney had 12 aces and 4 kills. Sophomore Evelyn Juliano served up 8 aces to go with 1 kill in the victory.

Two days later, the Nighthawks traveled to Middletown to face Mercy and took a 3-0 loss to the Tigers. Mercy won the match by the final tally of 25-22, 25-20, and 25-15.

Senior Kayla Balisiciano posted 9 kills and had 6 digs for North Haven. Fellow senior Sophie Vauiso had 6 kills in the contest.

North Haven wrapped up the week by netting a 3-0 win over Hamden in a road match on Sept. 23. The Nighthawks swept the Green Dragons behind scores of 25-13, 25-18, and 25-5.

Herrera dished out 22 assists for North Haven in the victory. Berney had 8 aces with 4 kills, while Balisciano recorded 8 kills to go with 3 aces for Head Coach Brianna Kleckner’s team.

North Haven is hosting Amity on Friday, Sept. 30 at 6 p.m. The Nighthawks will then face Sheehan at home on Monday, Oct. 3 at 6 p.m.

The North Haven girls’ soccer team played a trio of home games versus Southern Connecticut Conference opponents last week. The Nighthawks won two of the three games by earning victories over East Haven and Jonathan Law to go with a loss against Mercy, putting their record at 5-3 for the year.

North Haven hosted East Haven on Sept. 20 and claimed a 3-2 victory against the Yellowjackets. Sophomore Hannah Bernardo scored on an assist from junior Rebecca Ford in the 32nd minute to give the Nighthawks a 1-0 lead. East Haven scored 6 minutes later to make it a 1-1 game at halftime.

North Haven went up 2-1 when junior Cameron Ryan scored from sophomore Molly Morottolo in the 44th minute of the contest. The Nighthawks added insurance on a score by sophomore Andrea August off a Ford helper for a 3-1 lead in the 66th minute.

East Haven cut the deficit to 3-2 with a goal in the 78th minute, but North Haven was able to keep the Yellowjackets from netting the equalizer and walked off the field with the victory. Junior Erika Fronte made 6 saves in net for the Nighthawks.

Then on Sept. 22, the Nighthawks played a home game versus Mercy and took a 6-0 loss to the Tigers at North Haven Middle School. Two days later, North Haven faced Jonathan Law in a home game and posted a 2-0 shutout versus the Eagles.

During the previous week’s action, North Haven earned an 8-0 home win versus Career-Hillhouse on Sept. 17. Junior Ayla Sirvi recorded a hat trick by scoring 3 goals for North Haven in the game. Junior Anna Mortali had 1 goal and 2 assists, while Ford scored 1 goal and had 1 assist for the Nighthawks.

Bernardo, August, and freshman Carly Ryan added 1 goal apiece in the win. Freshman Faith Nicholas and freshman Grace O’Brien both contributed 1 assist. Fronte made 1 save in net for the Nighthawks. Freshman Alivia Garnett also played goalie for North Haven and had 3 saves in the game.

North Haven is playing a road game against Hand at the Surf Club in Madison at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 29. The Nighthawks will be back on the road for a tilt versus Shelton on Monday, Oct. 3 at 5:30 p.m.

The North Haven boys’ soccer team hit the field to play three games last week. The Nighthawks took defeats in each of the three contests to move to 0-6 for the season.

The Nighthawks hosted Wilbur Cross on Sept. 20 and took a 6-0 defeat at North Haven Middle School. Two days later, North Haven played a home game against Fairfield Prep and lost the contest by an 8-1 score. Then on Sept. 24, the Nighthawks were on the road to face Branford and dropped a 1-0 decision versus the Hornets.

North Haven is hosting Hamden for a Saturday night game at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 1. The Nighthawks will then play at Shelton on Monday, Oct. 3 at 7 p.m.

The North Haven boys’ cross country team competed against three squads in a quad-meet at the East River Preserve on Sept. 20. North Haven came away with one win by scoring 65 points to defeat West Haven (95) while taking losses against Guilford (25) and Amity (51) at the meet. Junior Nico Boyle finished in fourth place by running a time of 16:29 for the Nighthawks in the race.

North Haven will hit the course to take part in the SCC Divisional Championships next week. The competition takes place at the Guilford Fairgrounds at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 29.

The North Haven girls’ cross country team participated in a quad-meet in Guilford last week. The Nighthawks took on Guilford, which won the meet, along with Amity and West Haven at the East River Preserve on Sept. 20. Senior Payton Orosco came in ninth place for the race by crossing the finish line with a mark of 22:19 for North Haven.

North Haven will be competing in the SCC Divisional Championships at the Guilford Fairgrounds on Thursday, Sept. 29 at 4 p.m.