On Saturday, March 15th, the Blue Wave Boys hockey team took
on South Windsor at 4:00 in the CIAC quarterfinals. Darien came in as the
fourth seed, but knew not to underestimate South Windsor (the 12th seed), who
just upset Ridgefield in the previous round. At the start of the first Darien
came out quick, with senior Dillon Fitzpatrick finding the back of the net just
13 seconds into the game, off of a pass from junior Craig Miller. As the period
continued, Darien kept the shots rolling, but South Windsor’s sophomore goalie
Scott Skenyon was on his game, preventing Darien from scoring any goals for the
remainder of the period. Despite Darien’s 12 shots on net and numerous
opportunities, the Blue Wave could not score.
As the second period came, Darien continued to roll; in this
period they were able to find the back of the net multiple times, with Fitzpatrick
scoring his second goal of the game. His goal led the charge and Darien began
to find their groove. Shortly after, the Blue Wave found the net on a power
play; this time it was senior Tommy Watters, who continues to impress all
witnesses with his stick skills, scoring a highlight-reel goal to boost
Darien’s lead to 3-0.
Darien’s success did not stop there. Another goal came during
the second period, this time from senior Robby Jutterbock. If the game was not
sealed up already, this goal pretty much sealed it up. Nearing the end of the
game, freshmen Max Romeyn gave the town of Darien a future to be very excited
about, as he showed his capability to score a goal in the CIAC quarterfinals as
a mere 9th grader. Romeyn’s goal was the final goal of the game,
leading Darien to a 5-0 victory. The Blue Wave made a statement win as they
dominated a strong South Windsor team in every way. Senior goalie Michael Colon,
who continues to impress everyone, just gave the state more evidence as to why
he is the best goalie in the state with yet another shutout.
“I think that we played one of our best games of the season
yesterday. We came out strong and maintained inequity until the final buzzer.
We’re happy with the win and looking forward to Wednesday’s game at Yale” senior
Forward Connor Davis said.
With that win, Darien advances to the semi-finals for the
second straight season.
Come Support Darien Wednesday night as they take on the
number one team in the state, Notre Dame of Fairfield.
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| Senior Dillon Fitzpatrick takes a shot during a regular season game from earlier in the year. |
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