Farmington Outlasts St. Joseph In See-Saw Girls Volleyball Finals

EAST HAVEN, CT — Both schools facing off in the CIAC Class L girls volleyball finals Saturday entered the championship contest with impressive histories - 14 state titles between them, but none since 2017.

That was due to change Saturday at East Haven High School, and change it did, but not before both Farmington and St. Joseph exhibited some dazzling exchanges in a see-saw battle which came down to a winner-take-all fifth set.

When the smoke cleared, the River Hawks emerged with a 15-9 win in the deciding set to capture the school's first championship since 2014, and ninth overall.

Game scores were 25-23, 22-25, 25-18, 23-25 and 15-9.

Tournament MVP Lucy Scudder had 23 kills and Aubrey Zadrozny added 24 to pace the Farmington attack.

"I think even in the most difficult times, even if we're down by five, we stay confident ," Scudder said.

Jamie Zadrozny had 41 digs, Lauren Jones had eight blocks and Abby Schipper recorded 17 assists.

For St. Joseph, Erin Lovett had 25 kills and three blocks, setter Margaret Wetmore registered 51 assists and Kelli Ennis contributed 12 kills and four aces.