Shelton Scores and Standings, Oct 28

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The Shelton football team looks to rebound from last week's 27-0 loss to top-ranked Xavier when the Gaels visit Amity on Friday (7 p.m.).

Shelton will be looking to improve to 5-2 against the Spartans, who dropped to 2-4 following a wild 39-32 loss at Fairfield Prep last week.

With its state championship hopes pretty much dashed, Shelton now hopes to run the table to get to 8-2.

If the Gaels can get past Amity, the Fairfield Prep contest shapes up as big game toward that goal.

Following the Jesuits, Shelton takes on Cheshire (3-3), which is having a down year, before the traditional Thanksgiving Day contest against Derby.

Shelton played Xavier tough in the first half last week, only trailing 7-0 at the intermission, but the Gaels were worn down by the physical Falcons in the second half.

Amity has the ability to put points on the board as the Spartans blasted Hamden 55-26 two weeks ago. They also surpassed 40 points in their other win, 47-8 over East Haven. Of course, Amity also has given up a lot of points.

The Southern Connecticut Conference has announced the pairings for its girls soccer playoffs.

Defending SCC champion Shelton has earned the No. 2 seed and will host No. 7 seed Mercy on Saturday at 7 p.m.

In other quarterfinal matchups, top seed Sacred Heart Academy entertains North Haven (11 a.m.), No. 4 Guilford takes on No. 5 Mercy (3 p.m.) and No. 3. Amity battles No. 6 West Haven (12 p.m.). All the quarterfinal contests are at the site of the higher seeds.

The semifinals are set for Monday at the higher seeds with the championship game scheduled for East Haven on Nov. 2 at 7 p.m.

After winning their first SCC title last year, the Gaelettes went on to also capture their school's initial state championship with a 1-0 victory over Westhill in the CIAC Class LL finals.

Shelton closes out its regular season on Wednesday when its hosts Hand in its annual Senior Night contest.

The Gaelettes are coming off a 4-2 win over Hamden on Monday. Angela Ferro had two goals and freshman Samantha Hartmayer and Megan Burke added one apiece.

The boys playoffs also get under way Saturday, and Shelton will be the No. 7 seed. The Gaels will take on No. 2 seed Fairfield Prep at 2 p.m. at Fairfield University's Lessing Field.

The Gaels head into the playoffs on a downslide as they concluded the regular season with a five-game winless streak (0-4-1), including a current three-game losing streak. Shelton ended its regular season with a 4-0 defeat to Xavier on Wednesday.

In other quarterfinal games, all slated for Saturday, top seed Cheshire hosts No. Hand, No. 3 Guilford entertains No. 6 Hamden and No. 4 Notre Dame of West Haven is home for No. 5 Career/Hillhouse. 

The semifinals are set for Monday at the higher seeds with the championship game scheduled for East Haven on Wednesday at 5 p.m.

THURSDAY'S RESULTS

Girls volleyball

Shelton 3, Mercy 2 (23-25, 21-25, 25-22, 25-16, 15-8) -- Katie DiRenzo had 15 kills and 28 digs and Lauren McCone added 39 assists and seven digs for the Gaels (15-3), who rallied after losing the first two games.

FRIDAY'S SCHEDULE

Football

Shelton at Amity, 7 p.m.

Girls swimming

Hunter Prep at Shelton, 4 p.m. (Shelton Community Center)

SATURDAY'S SCHEDULE

Boys soccer

Shelton vs. Fairfield, 2 p.m., SCC playoffs, at Lessing Field

Girls soccer

Mercy at Shelton, 7 p.m., SCC playoffs

Southern Connecticut Conference
Football Standings
DIVISION I WEST
Team League PF-PA Overall PF-PA
Xavier 7-0 272-41 7-0 272-41

Shelton 5-2 125-124 5-2 125-124

Fairfield Prep 4-2 136-141 5-2 157-155

Amity 2-5 176-218 2-5 176-218

Hamden 1-6 170-259 1-6 170-259

DIVISION I EAST
Team League PF-PA Overall PF-PA

Hand 7-0 242-69 7-0 242-69

ND-West Haven 5-2 174-106 5-2 174-106

West Haven 5-2 228-172 5-2 228-172

Cheshire 4-3 239-155 4-3 239-155

Wilbur Cross 1-5 88-187 1-5 88-187

DIVISION II WEST
Team League PF-PA Overall PF-PA

Hillhouse 4-3 214-125 4-3 214-125

Branford 3-4 168-199 3-4 168-199

Guilford 3-4 156-179 3-4 156-179

Lyman Hall 2-4 138-224 3-4 166-246

Jonathan Law 0-6 79-225 0-7 89-273

DIVISION II EAST
Team League PF-PA Overall PF-PA
North Haven 6-1 166-90 6-1 166-90

Sheehan 4-3 200-195 4-3 200-195

Foran 1-5 113-229 1-5 113-229

East Haven 0-6 93-242 1-6 127-267

SCC Boys Soccer Standings (through Oct 28)

Hammonasset Team Division Overall

Guilford 5-0-1 9-2-5

Hand 4-1-1 8-3-4

Foran 2-4-0 6-8-1

Law 0-6-0 0-15-0

Housatonic

Cheshire 6-1-1 10-2-4

Shelton 6-1-1 8-5-1

Amity 1-3-4 4-6-6

Lyman Hall 2-4-2 4-5-6

Sheehan 1-7-0 4-11-0

Qunnipiac

Fairfield Prep 5-0-3 9-0-7

Hamden 4-4-0 11-5-0

ND-West Haven 3-3-2 9-3-4

Xavier 2-3-3 5-7-4

West Haven 1-5-2 2-6-5

Hammonasset

Career 5-3-0 9-5-2

Wilbur Cross 5-3-0 8-7-0

Branford 5-3-0 7-7-1

North Haven 5-3-0 5-7-4

East Haven 0-8-0 2-13-0

Girls soccer standings

Hammonasset Team Division Overall (through Oct. 28)

Guilford 5-0-1 11-3-2

Hand 4-1-1 4-10-2

Foran 0-4-2 1-13-1

Law 0-4-2  2-11-1

Housatonic

Shelton 5-0-1 12-1-3

Amity 5-1-2 12-1-3

Cheshire 5-2-1 10-4-1

Sheehan 1-6-1 6-9-1

Lyman Hall 0-7-1 4-10-1

Quinnipiac

Sacred Academy 5-1-0 14-1-1

West Haven 4-2-0 11-3-1

Hamden 2-4-0 8-7-1

Mercy 1-5-0 6-10-0

Oronoque

North Haven 4-1-1  8-6-2

Wilbur Cross 3-1-2 6-6-4

East Haven 2-3-1 5-10-1

Branford 0-4-2  2-10-3