The Spartans added goals from Roberto Rubbo and Elias Pavelchak, both assisted by Swider. Little more than three minutes later, Alex Begert fired a shot for Mills that deflected into the goal off a defender for a 3-2 lead. The Spartans were awarded a penalty kick 1:41 in and Swider scored to even things at 2. Lewis Mills, though, didn’t waste any time taking control in the second half. Alessio found Landon Pelletier on the left side of the goal and he delivered the ball to the opposite corner of the net.Ī short time later, Stonington junior Chase Donnarummo, who was not square with the goal, scored from about 30 yards out for a 2-1 lead. The Bears tied it 1-1 at the 11:07 mark on a play started by a free kick by Jace Wolfradt, appearing as if it was shot out of a cannon, that traveled about 65 yards before landing directly at the feet of Sal Alessio. Stonington hit the post less than a minute later, but continued to pressure the Spartans for the remainder of the half. The Bears trailed 1-0 9 minutes, 43 seconds into the game when Swider delivered a corner kick from the left side to the front of the goal for Hayden Melingonis, who scored. They were like, ‘Wait a second, we’re the Bears. (This team) won the first game (of the tournament), the second game, they started believing. “This run was the first time I’ve seen passion come out of these boys like that group (that won the title in 2021) had, like that Sam (Montalto) group with all that passion. “It’s nice to see that we can send our seniors off on such a high note getting here and being unexpected to get here, it was nice. “At the end of the day, we’re still a young team,” Costa said. Stonington (13-9) was trying to add a fourth state championship to its record book following titles in 1993 (co-champions with RHAM), 20. 9 Northwestern, before a 3-2 victory over RHAM in penalty kicks in the semifinals. The Bears recorded three straight shutouts, 3-0 over No. Aleksander Swider was the Most Valuable Player of the game, with a goal and three assists for Mills (13-5-3).īut Stonington’s trip to the finals, which included four consecutive games on the road to get to the final, was a source of pride for Costa. 17 Stonington 5-2 at Trinity Health Stadium to claim the championship, erasing a 2-1 halftime lead for Stonington. “He coached me and now I’m coaching his son. “Pat actually coached me in high school,” said Costa, who was an All-New England selection and captain for the Bears. This season, Costa’s second leading the Bears, his team captain was senior defender Jackson McCarney, the son of his former coach.Īnd the unbroken thread of brown and white lineage continued all the way to Sunday’s Class M state championship against Lewis Mills. Costa then served as an assistant coach on two state championship teams for head coach Paul deCastro, before taking over as head coach himself. Hartford - Mario Costa played for the Stonington High School boys’ soccer team under head coach Pat McCarney. (Sarah Gordon/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints Stonington’s Chase Donnarummo (15) and teammates celebrate his goal over Lewis Mills in the Class M boys' soccer state championship at Trinity Health Stadium in Hartford on Sunday, Nov.
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