Boys’ Ice Hockey Wins Two, Wrestling Competes in Big Match
Boys’ Ice Hockey
On Dec. 23, the East Haven Co-op boys’ ice hockey team hosted New Milford and won 6-1. The Yellowjackets dominated for the entirety of the game, scoring two goals in each period.
In the first frame, both East Haven goals were scored by Lorenzo Defilio. He was assisted by John D’Albero and Preston Cantele. In the second period, Cantele scored an unassisted goal of his own, and Defilio completed a hat trick with an unassisted score. Landon Cantele and Preston Cantele each added a score in the third period, with Ryan Bunnell recording an assist. Mike Fritz manned the net for Eats Haven, allowing one goal on 29 saves.
The team then took a trip to Daniel Hand on Dec. 27, where they grabbed a commanding 6-0 victory. Goal scorers for the Yellowjackets included D’Albero (assisted by Preston Cantele), Landon Cantele (assisted by Nick Perillo), Defilio (assisted by Preston Cantele), Preston Cantele (unassisted), Bunnell (assisted by Mike Savo and Landon Cantele) and Defilio (unassisted). Fritz had a stellar performance in net, allowing zero goals while recording 22 saves.
Wrestling
East Haven wrestling traveled to the RHAM Invitational on Dec. 23, where the squad saw a lot of different teams. Going up head-to-head against the Raptors, the Yellowjackets lost 63-16. Victories for East Haven came from Gonul Celik in the 120-pound bout by pin at 5:11, Tin Trinh at 138 pounds by a 9-1 major decision, and Joe Allen at 215 pounds by pin at 0:20.
The Yellowjackets also went up against Windham at the match, taking a 72-9 loss. Two wins were earned for East Haven, which came from Jack Fletcher in the 113-pound bout (pin at 3:10), and Jacob Ushchak at 165 pounds (11-2 decision).
Taking on E.O. Smith, East Haven earned a 48-30 win. Fletcher won the 113-pound bout by fall, while Gonul Celik collected a win in the 120-pound matchup by fall at 2:26. Ela Celik (150 pounds) won by fall at 1:36, and Joshua Rivera won at 190 pounds by fall. Other Yellowjackets wins came from Allen at 215 pounds (by fall) and Zander Molster at 285 pounds (by fall).
