Schools
North Branford Field Hockey Heads to State Semifinals
The T-Birds' field hockey team took a win over HK, while the girls' soccer team's season ended with a 3-0 loss in the second round of states.
Field Hockey
The North Branford field hockey team began in the quarterfinals after a bye in the first round. The T-Birds matched up against Shoreline Conference rival Haddam-Killingworth.
The top-seeded undefeated North Branford team hosted the eighth-seeded Cougars, a team the T-Birds beat twice during the regular season.
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HK put North Branford in an unfamiliar place–behind. The Cougars' Marissa Moncata gave her team the lead off an assist from Sammy Waskowitz with 9:23 to play in the first half.
North Branford rallied and with just 28 seconds before halftime, Cassidy Norton fed , who netted a goal to tie it.
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Not even two minutes into the second half, Bailey McGinnis scored an unassisted goal, which held up as the game-winner.
The T-Birds move on to the semifinals where they will face Lauralton Hall (14-0-3-1), the No. 4 seed, on Nov. 15. The championship game will be played at Wethersfield on Nov. 19.
Girls' Soccer
After taking a , the No. 15 seed North Branford girls' soccer team earned a place in the second round against one of Class M's top teams.
North Branford traveled to Granby Memorial, the second-ranked team which had a 15-0-1 regular-season record. The T-Birds' season ended with a 3-0 loss.
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