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Volume 17, Number 49
Friday, December 9, 2022
CLASS MM CHAMPIONSHIP GAME PREVIEW
Nighthawks look to make history Saturday Citizen report
2022 NHHS Football
A modest No. 5 seed, the gritty North Haven High School football team will play for the CIAC Class MM state championship against No. 3 Killingly Saturday, Dec. 10 at Rentschler Field in East Hartford. Game time is 10:30 a.m. The Nighthawks earned their place in the title game by topping No. 4 Thames River, 50-0, in the quarterfinals, and No. 8 Wilton, 14-7, in the semis. North Haven enters the Class MM championship with a record of 10-2. During the regular season, the Nighthawks earned wins over Simsbury, Platt, Shelton, Harding, Xavier, Cheshire, Daniel Hand and Amity, while coming up short against Notre DameWest Haven and Fairfield Prep. Killingly heads into the state
The North Haven High School football team will play for the CIAC Class MM state championship against Killingly Saturday, Dec. 10 at Rentschler Field in East Hartford. Pictured: North Haven senior Brian Lastomirsky fights for yardage against Cheshire on Oct. 28. Aaron Flaum, Record-Journal
See Football, A11
Staff: Head coach: Anthony Sagnella. Assistants: Alex Velardi, Keith Wolkovitz, Mike Ricciardelli, Ralph Inorio, Kevin Mozealous, Nick D'Angelo, Steve Narracci, Matt Manemeit, Sebastian DeRubeis. Manager: Tom Grillo. Roster: 2 Brian Lastomirsky RB/LB 12 3 Jayden Roby RB/LB 12 4 Ryan Bernardo TE/LB 11 5 Elijah Ellis TE/DL 10 6 Declan Finkle RB/DB/K 7 Jeremiah Lopez RB/LB 11 8 Camren Thompson RB/LB 9 Mateo Raiano RB/DB 12 10 Daniel-Mark Thomas TE/LB 12 12 Miles Chester RB/LB 11 13 Eric Vetrano K 11 14 Cameron Darcy TE/DL 10 15 Jeffrey Karavas RB/DB 12 21 Connor Rapuano RB/DB 11 22 Trysten Dos RB/LB 11 23 Christopher Kottage RB/DB 10 24 Tyler Dimauro RB/LB 10 25 Jake McCreven RB/DB 11 30 Nicholas Harkins TE/LB 11 31 Adam Pandolfi RB/DB 11 32 Salvatore DeMaio RB/LB 12 33 Chayse Mangino TE/DL 12 34 Christian Mongillo RB/LB 10 37 Benjamin Pizzano TE/LB/K 10 38 Brandon Stevens RB/LB 10 41 Daniel Malone TE/DL 11 42 Joey Mastroianni RB/LB 10
See Roster, A9
North Haven’s annual tree lighting highlights local families By Nicole Zappone The Citizen
As usual, the tree was bright and the Christmas spirit was in the air. But what made the 2022 North Haven tree lighting so special were the hundreds of people who came out to honor fallen Bristol Police Officer Lt. Dustin DeMonte, a resident of North Haven. His wife and two children still reside in town,
and the youngsters flicked the switch to light up the tree. “I am proud to raise my family here, and I know Dustin was too,” Laura DeMonte said. “You have been my kids' and my lifeboat in our worst storm. You are the reason we get by day-to-day and will be okay, and I thank you from See Tree, A11
The North Haven High School choir performs during the tree lighting. Nicole Zappone, The Citizen