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The 25th Annual SCC Scholar Leader Banquet will held on Monday, March 25 at Anthony's Ocean View in New Haven.  Forty-six scholar leaders, as chosen by their respective school principals, were recognized for their outstanding scholarship and leadership in their respective school and external communities.

2018-19 Scholar Leaders

Click here for the event program that contains the recipients' bios (pdf)

Amity Regional – Anthony Tom, Rosie Du

Branford – Kelly Tiernan, Praneeth Ganedi

Hill Regional Career – Alexandra Queen, Adam Ahmad-Rizal

Cheshire – Alexa Cofrancesco, Ryan Cyr

Daniel Hand – Callahan Henry, Chloe Veth

East Haven –  Talia Ferraro, Jose Rodriguez-Sanchez

Fairfield Prep –  Finn O’Connor, Thomas Rudden

Joseph A. Foran – Max Tavitian, Maggie Cummings

Guilford – Will Dinauer, Anne Hooker

Hamden – Maya Verghese, Andrew Naguib

James Hillhouse – Makayla Dawkins, Mohamed Naji

Jonathan Law – Kruttika Gopal, Michael Bagdasarian

Lauralton Hall – Caroline McMullen, Isabella Secchiaroli

Lyman Hall – Kailey Lipka, Brian Behrens

Mercy – Caroline Kilian, Grace Delaney

North Haven – Jackson Frank, Sarina Sandwell

Notre Dame – Christian Gee, Colton Varholak

Sacred Heart Academy – Vivian Wang, Claire Lagarde

Mark T. Sheehan – Sydney Carim, Shreya Patel

Shelton – Alyssa Bretan, Sean Rago

West Haven – Sumedha Chowdhury, Jonathan Saier

Wilbur Cross – Pablo Causa, Sungshil Johnson

Xavier –  Connor Dwyer, Kevin Galasso

Congratulations to the following seven SCC teams who have won state championships in the winter:  Hillhouse girls indoor track (Class M), Xavier boys indoor track (Class L), Hillhouse boys indoor track (Class M), Lyman Hall boys ice hockey (Div. 3), Hillhouse girls basketball (Class L), Branford boys ice hockey (Div. 2), Fairfield Prep Boys Ice Hockey (Div. 1)

The following nine teams were state runner-ups:  Xavier wrestling (State Open), Foran wrestling (Class M), Amity Regional boys indoor track (Class L), Hillhouse boys indoor track (State Open), Daniel Hand boys swimming (Class M), Sheehan boys ice hockey (Div. 3), Daniel Hand girls basketball (Class L), Sheehan girls basketball (Class M), Notre Dame Boys Ice Hockey (Div. 1)

State Tournament Schedule & Results

Tuesday, March 19

Division I Boys Ice Hockey Championship Game - Fairfield Prep 5, vs. Notre Dame 2

Monday, March 18

Division II Boys Ice Hockey Championship Game - Branford 2, Glastonbury 0

#SCC25 Turn Back the Clock – March 15, 16 and 17

With three SCC girls basketball teams (Daniel Hand, Hillhouse and Sheehan) playing in state championship games this weekend, this Turn Back the Clock segment highlights a three-day span (March 15-16-17) and some exciting girls and boys basketball action.

Congratulations to the 2018-19 Winter Sports Player/Coach of the Year, presented by COS Now, the walk-in orthopaedic center of Connecticut Orthopaedic Specialists.

Players of Year

Girls Basketball – Makenzie Helms (East Haven)

Boys Basketball – Connor Raines (Notre Dame)

Gymnastics – Mia Lawrence (Mercy)

Wrestling – Michael Rapuano (Xavier)

Boys Indoor Track – Deshaune Poole (Hillhouse)

Girls Indoor Track – Jada Boyd (Hillhouse)

Boys Swimming – Div. I – Matt Torres (Fairfield Prep)

Boys Swimming – Div. II – Andrew Buehler (Sheehan)

Boys Ice Hockey – Div. I – Niko Kyle (West Haven)

Boys Ice Hockey – Div. II – John DeLucia (Guilford)

Boys Ice Hockey – Div. III -  Kyle Roberts (Lyman Hall/HK)

Girls Ice Hockey – North – Grace Melanson (Simsbury)

Girls Ice Hockey – South – Taylor Nowak (West Haven/SHA)

Cheerleading – Emma Testani (Shelton)

Cheerleading Merit Award - Sarina Sandwell (North Haven)

Coaches of Year

Girls Basketball – Tim Kohs (Mercy)

Boys Basketball - Tyrese Sullivan (West Haven)

Gymnastics – Monica Bauer (Mercy)

Wrestling – Mike Cunningham (Xavier)

Boys Indoor Track – Travis Gale (Wilbur Cross)

Girls Indoor Track – Gary Moore (Hillhouse)

Boys Swimming – Div. I – Rick Hutchinson (Fairfield Prep)

Boys Swimming – Div. II – Keith Cargan (Sheehan)

Girls Ice Hockey – North -  Paul Melanson (Simsbury)

Girls Ice Hockey – South -  Michael Callan (Hamden)

Boys Ice Hockey – Div. I -  Todd Hall (Hamden)

Boys Ice Hockey – Div. II -  Jim DiNapoli (Branford)

Boys Ice Hockey – Div. III - Brian Gonsalves (Daniel Hand)

Congratulations to the 2019 SCC Winter Sports Playoff Champions... runner-up in parenthesis

Boys Indoor Track - Hillhouse (Wilbur Cross)

Girls Indoor Track - Hillhouse (Shelton)

Gymnastics - Mercy (Daniel Hand)

Wrestling - Xavier (Foran)

Girls Basketball - Hamden (East Haven)

Boys Basketball - Wilbur Cross (Notre Dame)

Boys Swimming - Fairfield Prep (Cheshire)

Girls Ice Hockey - North - Simsbury (Hall-Conard co-op)

Girls Ice Hockey - South - Amity/North Haven/Cheshire, "The Blades" co-op (West Haven/SHA co-op)

Boys Ice Hockey - Div. 1 - Hamden (Fairfield Prep)

Boys Ice Hockey - Div. 2 - Branford (Watertown-Pomperaug co-op)

Boys Ice Hockey - Div. 3 - Sheehan (JBWA co-op)

Cheerleading - All-Girl - North Haven (Shelton)

Cheerleading - Co-ed - Daniel Hand (Hamden)

Hamden - 2019 SCC/SWC Division I champions

Branford - 2019 SCC/SWC Division II champions

Sheehan - 2019 SCC/SWC Division III champions

2019 SCC / SWC Boys Ice Hockey Playoff Results

Division I - HAMDEN WINS!

Championship Game – Friday, March 1 – @Bennett Rink

#2 Hamden 1, #1 Fairfield Prep 0

Tournament Most Outstanding Player:  Donald Moorcroft, goalie, Hamden

Division II - BRANFORD WINS!

Semifinals – Thursday, Feb. 28 @Bennett Rink

#2 Watertown-Pomperaug 2, #3 Cheshire 0

#1 Branford 4, #4 Guilford 4 (Branford wins via shootout, 3-2)

Championship Game – Saturday, March 2 @Bennett Rink

 #1 Branford 2, #2 Watertown-Pomperaug 1

Tournament Most Outstanding Player: Jared Yakimoff, goalie, Branford

Division III - SHEEHAN WINS!

Semifinals – Wednesday, Feb. 27 @Milford Ice Pavilion

#3 Sheehan 2, #2 Daniel Hand 1

#4 JBWA 6, #1 Lyman Hall-Coginchaug-HK 2

Championship Game – Friday, March 1 – @Bennett Rink

#3 Sheehan 10, #4 JBWA 1

Tournament Most Outstanding Player:  Tyler Robertson, goalie, Sheehan

#SCC25 – Turn Back the Clock - March 2, 2010 – SCC Hoops Invades QU

In 2009-10, the SCC moved its boys and girls basketball championships to Quinnipiac’s TD Bank Sports Center, a state-of-the-art 3,500-seat basketball arena.  It was a year of firsts all around.

In the first year, the SCC held two of its most exciting championship games, culminating with North Haven holding off top-seeded Hillhouse, 41-34, in the boys basketball final.  Brian Salzillo (13 points) and Billy McDonald (10 points) led the way for North Haven (19-4).  Spencer Smith led Hillhouse with 15 points.  It was the Indians’ first-ever league title, and the game remains the second-lowest scoring game in SCC playoff history.

A week earlier, and behind the spectacular play of Tournament MOP Courtney Schissler (30 points, 25 in the second half), seventh-seeded Branford defeated top-seeded Hillhouse, 70-57, to win the SCC girls basketball title.  The Hornets (20-4) defeated No. 10 Wilbur Cross, No. 2 Career, No. 3 Mercy and defending champion Hillhouse in a span of six days to win their first-ever league crown.

Schissler, who went on to play at Bryant University, was joined in that game by Hillhouse’s standouts Andreana Thomas (Hofstra) and Bria Holmes (West Virginia and then the WNBA).  Holmes (18 points) and Thomas (12 points) led the way for the Academics (19-4).

The Hornets remain the lowest seeded team to win a SCC title. 

Click here for the championship game news articles (pdf)

March 1 has been a significant day in the history of the Southern Connecticut Conference.

March 1, 1995 – In the first SCC boys basketball tournament, an eight-team affair held at Sheehan HS, top-seeded Xavier defeated sixth-seeded Fairfield Prep, 62-36, in the final.

Click here for a game recap (pdf)

March 1, 1997 – The SCC hosts its first-ever ice hockey postseason tournament.  Regular-season champions, Fairfield Prep (Div. I) and East Haven (Div. II) both prevail in their respective championship games.  Prep defeated Notre Dame, 5-2, while East Haven cruised past Cheshire, 14-2.

Click for game stories in New Haven Register (pdf)

March 1, 2017 -  Before a sold-out crowd at Quinnipiac’s TD Bank Sports Center, Hillhouse defeats previously-undefeated Notre Dame, 70-62, in the SCC boys basketball final – easily the most anticipated match-up in league history.

Click for game story on GameTimeCT.com