It's another weekend of writing about local high school games I was at.
Most of you will likely stop reading now.
Friday was another busy sports afternoon and evening.
Ludlowe hosted girls' and boys' soccer CIAC (State) Class LL first round games as the higher seeds.
The girls hosted Warde, so it's always interesting when you get the cross-town matchup in a postseason game, especially a state tournament game.
It's unfortunate that it was a first-round matchup and not later in the tournament.
You know that one team's season is coming to an end. We always want to see all out teams make deep postseason runs.
On the contrary, I know from a work perspective, we will have a team advancing.
Warde came out on top with a 2-0 victory. Both goals came from senior Paige Shaughnessy.
The Mustangs advance to the 2nd round where they will play at Manchester at 4pm on Monday.
Next up was the Ludlowe boys hosting Wilbur Cross.
It was a matchup of intense physicality and emotion.
Both teams had opportunities, but neither would put a goal in net in regulation.
That sent the game to overtime. Again, neither team would score in either of the 10-minute overtime sessions.
The game would go into penalty kicks.
There, Wilbur Cross would edge Ludlowe 5-4 in PK's.
I try to support all our athletes, but as I've stated many times, this boys' soccer team is a special group for me. Led by Charlie Jones, Ian Moore, Kenny Luczaj and Luke Dilillo. But it's more than that, it's Chase McCormack, Chase Mehta, Brendan Walsh and others. I know I shouldn't list people, because then I am leaving people out.
Additionally, the Ludlowe football team was playing at McMahon. This game was going on at the same time as boys' soccer, so I stayed at Ludlowe for soccer while following football via text and the live stream.
The Falcons defeated McMahon 27-21 behind four Ryan Tompkins touchdowns.
Ludlowe improves to 5-2 and will host Wilton on Friday.
Looking ahead, the fall season is quickly winding down. Winter sports will be here soon.
