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11/07/2022 12:59 PMField Hockey
The Old Saybrook field hockey team defeated Valley Regional on penalty shots in the Shoreline Conference Tournament semifinals to advance to the championship game last week. The Rams were edged out by the Thunderbirds by a 1-0 score in the conference final to put their overall record at 12-5-1 as they open play in states this week.
No. 2 seed Old Saybrook began postseason play by hosting No. 3 Valley Regional in a Shoreline Conference Tournament semifinal game at the Indian River Complex in Clinton on Nov. 1. The Rams won a 1-0 decision over the Warriors in a game that was decided by a 2-1 margin on penalty shots after the two clubs were tied up following regulation and overtime.
Old Saybrook and Valley were knotted in a 0-0 deadlock upon the completion of regulation play in their Shoreline semifinal matchup. Senior captain Kate Molesky played goal in the first half for Old Saybrook and had 2 saves. Fellow senior Brianna Berdiales stepped into the net for the second half and made 4 saves for the Rams.
Following a pair of scoreless 10-minute overtime periods, Old Saybrook and Valley Regional went to penalty shots to decide who would advance to the final. Each team had 5 chances and scored 1 goal apiece, sending the game into a sudden-victory penalty shot session. In the second round of that session, junior Amelia Sigersmith slipped one past the Valley goalkeeper to win the game for Old Saybrook.
Berdiales was in net for every round of the penalty shot sessions. Berdiales stopped 6 of the Warriors’ 7 penalty shot attempts to help the Rams claim the dramatic victory.
Two days later, Old Saybrook faced off against top-seeded defending champion North Branford in the Shoreline title game at the Indian River Complex. North Branford claimed a 1-0 victory in the contest to win the conference crown for the sixth-consecutive season.
The Thunderbirds scored the only goal of the game during the fourth quarter and then hung on for the one-goal win over the Rams. Berdiales played the entire game in net for Old Saybrook and made 11 saves in the contest.
Old Saybrook has the No. 7 seed in the Class S State Tournament and is hosting No. 10 Stafford for a first-round matchup on Tuesday, Nov. 8 at 5 p.m. If the Rams win, they will play in the quarterfinals on Thursday, Nov. 10. The Class S semifinals are Tuesday, Nov. 15 and Wednesday, Nov. 16; and the state final will take place at Wethersfield High School on Saturday, Nov. 19.
Boys’ Soccer
The Old Saybrook boys’ soccer team hosted Morgan for a Shoreline Conference Tournament quarterfinal contest on Nov. 1. The Rams took a 3-2 defeat to the Huskies in a game that was ultimately decided on penalty kicks. Old Saybrook is taking an overall record of 13-2-2 into the Class S State Tournament that gets underway this week.
No. 2 seed Old Saybrook faced No. 3 Morgan in the Shoreline semis on Nov. 1 in what was a rematch of last year’s conference final. With the teams tied 2-2 at the end of regulation and overtime, Old Saybrook and Morgan went to penalty kicks, where the Huskies triumphed by a 4-3 score to secure the victory and advance to the final.
Old Saybrook enters the Class S State Tournament as the No. 5 seed and is hosting No. 28 Westbrook in the first round on Monday, Nov. 7 at 5 p.m. With a victory, the Rams would move on to host the winner of No. 12 seed Bolton and No. 21 Haddam-Killingworth for a second-round matchup at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 9.
The Class S quarterfinals are being held on Friday, Nov. 11 at 2 p.m. The semifinals take place from Tuesday, Nov. 15 to Thursday, Nov. 17; and the Class S title game will be played at Trinity Health Stadium in Hartford on either Saturday, Nov. 19 or Sunday, Nov. 20.
Boys’ Cross Country
Junior Parker Cook represented the Old Saybrook boys’ cross country team when he competed in the State Open Championship last week. The State Open meet was hosted at Wickham Park in Manchester on Nov. 4.
Cook finished in 68th place while running on behalf of the Rams at the State Open Championship. Cook crossed the finish line with a time of 17:30 on his way to placing 68th in the race.
Cook had solidified his spot at the State Open by claiming third place with a time of 17:05 at the Class SS State Championship at Wickham Park the previous week. Cook earned All-State honors as a result of that performance.
Prior to that, Cook took fifth place by recording a time of 16:47 for Old Saybrook at the Shoreline Conference Championship. Cook made the All-Shoreline First Team with his fifth-place finish in Shorelines
Football
The Old Saybrook-Westbrook (OS-W) football team hosted the Coventry-Windham Tech-Bolton-Lyman (C-WT-B-L) co-op squad for a Saturday afternoon matchup on Nov. 5. The Rams took a 34-18 loss against the Patriots at Old Saybrook High School to move to 0-7 this year. C-WT-B-L improved to 1-7 on the year with the win.
OS-W will be on the road to face Windsor Locks-Suffield-East Granby (2-5) at Windsor Locks High School on Friday, Nov. 11 at 6:30 p.m. The Rams will then play a road game versus Valley Regional-Old Lyme at Valley Regional High School at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 17, followed by their annual Thanksgiving week game against Morgan on Wednesday, Nov. 23 at 6 p.m. at Old Saybrook High School.