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Congratulations to the following six SCC teams which have won state titles this winter: Daniel Hand (Class L girls basketball, defeated Holy Cross, 50-45); Hillhouse (Class LL boys basketball, defeated East Hartford, 78-58), Guilford (Div. II boys ice hockey, defeated Watertown-Pomperaug, 5-3), Daniel Hand (Class M gymnastics), Hillhouse (Class M boys indoor track), and Lauralton Hall (Class L cheerleading)

The following seven teams finished as state runner-ups:  Fairfield Prep (Class LL boys swimming), Notre Dame (Class M boys swimming), Hamden (Girls Ice Hockey), Shelton (State Open boys indoor track), Hillhouse (Class M girls indoor track), Xavier (Class LL wrestling) and Foran (Class M wrestling).

Congratulations to the following schools which won 2017 SCC postseason titles.  (Runner-ups are in parenthesis).   Thank you to the fans who attended our competitions, the host sites and our league sponsors.

Boys Basketball:  Hillhouse  (Notre Dame), 70-62

Girls Basketball:  Mercy (Daniel Hand), 49-39

Girls Indoor Track:  Hillhouse (Shelton)

Boys Indoor Track:  Hamden (Daniel Hand)

Gymnastics:  Daniel Hand (Mercy)

Boys Swimming:  Fairfield Prep (Cheshire)

Wrestling:  Xavier (Guilford)

Cheerleading All-Girl: Shelton (Lauralton Hall)

Cheerleading Co-ed: North Haven (Branford)

Boys Ice Hockey Div. I:  Hamden (Notre Dame), 4-2

Boys Ice Hockey Div. II:  Guilford (East Haven), 3-2 (ot)

Boys Ice Hockey Div. III:  Newtown (Lyman Hall), 2-2 (Newtown won shootout, 2-0)

Girls Ice Hockey Div. I:  East Catholic (Hamden), 2-0

Girls Ice Hockey Div. II: West Haven/SHA (Amity/North Haven/Cheshire), 4-1

Hillhouse - 2017 SCC Boys Basketball champions (Steady Photography photo)

Before a sold-out crowd of 3,421 at Quinnipiac's TD Bank Sports Center, #2 Hillhouse defeated #1 Notre Dame, 70-62, in a much-heralded matchup. With the win, Hillhouse improved to 23-1.  Notre Dame suffered its first loss (22-1) of the season.

Joey Kasperzyk scored 10 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter as Hillhouse pulled away for the victory. It was the record seventh SCC tournament title for the Academics, breaking the tie with city-rival Wilbur Cross. It was Hillhouse’s first title since 2013. Christian Adams (18 points) was named the tournament MVP.  Notre Dame was playing in its first final since 2000.

Click here for the championship game program with list of All-SCC honorees (pdf)

Mercy - 2017 SCC Girls Basketball Champions (Steady Photography photo)

Tournament Most Outstanding Player Samantha Chapps scored 14 points as second-seeded Mercy (20-3) outscored top-seeded Daniel Hand (19-4), 33-18, in the second-half to win 49-39 in the 2017 SCC Girls Basketball Championship Game on Feb. 22 at East Haven HS.

Prior to the game, the SCC First and Second Team All-Conference honorees will be recognized as will the Player of the Year (Kylie Schlottman, East Haven) and Coach of the Year (Tyrese Thomas, Wilbur Cross), sponsored by OrthoNOW.

Click here for the championship game program (pdf) with list of All-Conference honorees

Daniel Hand - 2017 SCC Gymnastics Champions (Steady Photography photo)

Daniel Hand captured the 2017 SCC Gymnastics Championship title, held on Saturday, Feb. 11 at 2:30 p.m. @Jonathan Law HS.  It is the Tigers' ninth straight league title.

North Haven and Shelton each won titles at the 2017 SCC Cheerleading Competion, held on Saturday, Feb. 4 at Shelton High School.

Here are the final team results

Co-Ed:  1. North Haven, 81.35; 2. Branford, 79.7; 3. Daniel Hand, 79.3

All-Girl: 1. Shelton, 88.2; 2. Lauralton Hall, 84.3; 3. Cheshire, 80.25; 4. East Haven, 70; 5. Foran, 63.8; 6. Jonathan Law, 62.8; 7. Lyman Hall, 60.15; 8. West Haven, 59.65; 9. Sacred Heart Academy, 59.35; 10. Sheehan, 58.4; 11. Mercy, 55.2

Spirit Award:  Hillhouse

All-SCC Cheerleading 2017

Hannah Martin (Shelton), Kaitlyn Craft (Shelton), Nicole Pingree (Shelton), Kaitlyn Khachadoorean (Lauralton Hall), Jessica Sanchez (Lauralton Hall), Katyln Fama (Lauralton Hall), Jordyn Aurora (North Haven), Amanda Acquarulo (Branford), Rachel Ruetmeyer (Branford), Samantha Korspore (North Haven), Addison Ferrara (Branford), Alicia Rodriguez (Mercy), Stella Patuck (Jonathan Law), Alexa DeMarco (East Haven), Morgan Sullivan (North Haven), Alexa Battaglino (East Haven), Emery Johnson (West Haven), Amani Cayo (West Haven), Izzy Carusone (Daniel Hand), Monica Ghaly (West Haven)

Photos by Steady Photography

Congratulations to Hamden (boys) and Hillhouse (girls), who captured 2017 SCC Indoor Track titles on Feb. 3.

It is the second SCC title for Hamden (2010) and the fifth for Hillhouse (2013, 2012, 2011 and 2006).

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