Stonington’s Will Sawin (6) celebrates his first goal against Bacon Academy in CIAC Class M boys soccer quarterfinal action Saturday, November 13, 2021 in Stonington. The third-seeded Bears defeated the 11-seed Bobcats 2-1 to advance to next week’s semi-finals. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Bacon Academy goalie Ryan Claffey races out of the goat to get the ball before Stonington’s Sam Montalto, left, and Drew Johnson (10) in CIAC Class M boys soccer quarterfinal action Saturday, November 13, 2021 in Stonington. The third-seeded Bears defeated the 11-seed Bobcats 2-1 to advance to next week’s semi-finals. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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A group of fans take a photo with the Stonington high school mascot as they arrive for the Bears’ CIAC Class M boys soccer quarterfinal against Bacon Academy Saturday, November 13, 2021 in Stonington. The third-seeded Bears defeated the 11-seed Bobcats 2-1 to advance to next week’s semi-finals. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Stonington’s Will Sawin (6) puts a move on Bacon Academy defender Luke Gilbert (15) in CIAC Class M boys soccer quarterfinal action Saturday, November 13, 2021 in Stonington. The third-seeded Bears defeated the 11-seed Bobcats 2-1 to advance to next week’s semi-finals. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Bacon Academy goalie Ryan Claffey can’t reach a shot from Stonington’s Will Sawin, not pictured, as teammate Colby Butterfield (7) defends Ryan Turner in CIAC Class M boys soccer quarterfinal action Saturday, November 13, 2021 in Stonington. The third-seeded Bears defeated the 11-seed Bobcats 2-1 to advance to next week’s semi-finals. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Stonington’s Will Sawin (6) celebrates his first goal against Bacon Academy with teammates Nathan Huynh (16) and Drew Johnson (10, back) in CIAC Class M boys soccer quarterfinal action Saturday, November 13, 2021 in Stonington. The third-seeded Bears defeated the 11-seed Bobcats 2-1 to advance to next week’s semi-finals. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Stonington’s Sam Montalto (9) goes down after tangling with Bacon Academy defender Luke Gilbert (15) and Ian Sargent (11) in CIAC Class M boys soccer quarterfinal action Saturday, November 13, 2021 in Stonington. The third-seeded Bears defeated the 11-seed Bobcats 2-1 to advance to next week’s semi-finals. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Stonington’s Will Sawin (6, center), celebrates with Nathan Huynh (16), Joshua Lord (24) and Drew Johnson (10) after scoring his second goal against Bacon Academy in CIAC Class M boys soccer quarterfinal action Saturday, November 13, 2021 in Stonington. The third-seeded Bears defeated the 11-seed Bobcats 2-1 to advance to next week’s semi-finals. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Stonington’s Joshua Lord (24) battles Bacon Academy’s Dante Ricci (14) in CIAC Class M boys soccer quarterfinal action Saturday, November 13, 2021 in Stonington. The third-seeded Bears defeated the 11-seed Bobcats 2-1 to advance to next week’s semi-finals. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Bacon Academy defender Steven Laliberte (5) heads the ball away from Stonington’s Billy DeCastro (14) as goalie Ryan Claffey and defender Keegan Appleby, left, also move in on the play in CIAC Class M boys soccer quarterfinal action Saturday, November 13, 2021 in Stonington. The third-seeded Bears defeated the 11-seed Bobcats 2-1 to advance to next week’s semi-finals. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Stonington’s Nathan Huynh (16) tackles the ball away from Bacon Academy’s Steven Laliberte (5) in CIAC Class M boys soccer quarterfinal action Saturday, November 13, 2021 in Stonington. The third-seeded Bears defeated the 11-seed Bobcats 2-1 to advance to next week’s semi-finals. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Stonington’s Sam Montalto (9) makes a pass around Bacon Academy defender Aidan McLoughlin (6) in CIAC Class M boys soccer quarterfinal action Saturday, November 13, 2021 in Stonington. The third-seeded Bears defeated the 11-seed Bobcats 2-1 to advance to next week’s semi-finals. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Bacon Academy goalie Ryan Claffey makes a play on the ball as Stonington’s Billy DeCastro (14) and Will Sawin (6) go on the attack in CIAC Class M boys soccer quarterfinal action Saturday, November 13, 2021 in Stonington. The third-seeded Bears defeated the 11-seed Bobcats 2-1 to advance to next week’s semi-finals. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Bacon Academy’s Steven Laliberte (5) races Stonington’s Nathan Huynh to the ball in CIAC Class M boys soccer quarterfinal action Saturday, November 13, 2021 in Stonington. The third-seeded Bears defeated the 11-seed Bobcats 2-1 to advance to next week’s semi-finals. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Stonington’s Sam Montalto races by Bacon Academy’s Ian Sargent (11) in CIAC Class M boys soccer quarterfinal action Saturday, November 13, 2021 in Stonington. The third-seeded Bears defeated the 11-seed Bobcats 2-1 to advance to next week’s semi-finals. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Stonington’s Sam Montalto uses his head to get control of the ball surrounded by Bacon Academy’s Aiden McLoughlin (6) Ian Sargent (11) and Luke Gilbert (15) in CIAC Class M boys soccer quarterfinal action Saturday, November 13, 2021 in Stonington. The third-seeded Bears defeated the 11-seed Bobcats 2-1 to advance to next week’s semi-finals. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Stonington’s Sam Montalto tries for a bicycle kick in front of Bacon Academy defender Steven Laliberti (5) in CIAC Class M boys soccer quarterfinal action Saturday, November 13, 2021 in Stonington. The third-seeded Bears defeated the 11-seed Bobcats 2-1 to advance to next week’s semi-finals. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Stonington’s Sam Montalto misses a bicycle kick in front of Bacon Academy defender Steven Laliberti (5) in CIAC Class M boys soccer quarterfinal action Saturday, November 13, 2021 in Stonington. The third-seeded Bears defeated the 11-seed Bobcats 2-1 to advance to next week’s semi-finals. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Bacon Academy goalie Ryan Claffey dives on the ball in front of teammate Aidan McLoughlin (6) and Stonington’s Will Sawin (6) in CIAC Class M boys soccer quarterfinal action Saturday, November 13, 2021 in Stonington. The third-seeded Bears defeated the 11-seed Bobcats 2-1 to advance to next week’s semi-finals. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Stonington’s Sam Montalto (9) trips over Bacon Academy defender Keegan Appleby (16) in CIAC Class M boys soccer quarterfinal action Saturday, November 13, 2021 in Stonington. The third-seeded Bears defeated the 11-seed Bobcats 2-1 to advance to next week’s semi-finals. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Stonington goalie Brandon Tavares reacts after misplaying a shot from Bacon Academy’s Dante Ricci (not pictured) resulting in a goal in CIAC Class M boys soccer quarterfinal action Saturday, November 13, 2021 in Stonington. The third-seeded Bears defeated the 11-seed Bobcats 2-1 to advance to next week’s semi-finals. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Bacon Academy’s Aiden McLoughlin (6) heads the ball away from Stonington’s Sam Montalto (9) in CIAC Class M boys soccer quarterfinal action Saturday, November 13, 2021 in Stonington. The third-seeded Bears defeated the 11-seed Bobcats 2-1 to advance to next week’s semi-finals. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Stonington’s Sam Montalto and Bacon Academy’s Aiden McLoughlin go up for the ball in front of the Bobcat goal in CIAC Class M boys soccer quarterfinal action Saturday, November 13, 2021 in Stonington. The third-seeded Bears defeated the 11-seed Bobcats 2-1 to advance to next week’s semi-finals. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Bacon Academy’s Edward Hageman (12) battles Stonington’s Nathan Huynh (16) and Drew Johnson) for the ball in CIAC Class M boys soccer quarterfinal action Saturday, November 13, 2021 in Stonington. The third-seeded Bears defeated the 11-seed Bobcats 2-1 to advance to next week’s semi-finals. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Bacon Academy goalie Ryan Claffey leaps to get the ball before Stonington’s Sam Montalto can make a play in CIAC Class M boys soccer quarterfinal action Saturday, November 13, 2021 in Stonington. The third-seeded Bears defeated the 11-seed Bobcats 2-1 to advance to next week’s semi-finals. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Stonington’s Will Sawin heads the ball just over the crossbar as Bacon Academy goalie Ryan Claffey and Steven Laliberte (5) defend on the play in CIAC Class M boys soccer quarterfinal action Saturday, November 13, 2021 in Stonington. The third-seeded Bears defeated the 11-seed Bobcats 2-1 to advance to next week’s semi-finals. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Stonington students cheer their boys soccer team win over Bacon Academy in CIAC Class M boys soccer quarterfinal action Saturday, November 13, 2021 in Stonington. The third-seeded Bears defeated the 11-seed Bobcats 2-1 to advance to next week’s semi-finals. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Stonington’s Wynn Hammond (5) comforts Bacon Academy’s Samuel Blumberger following the Bears win in CIAC Class M boys soccer quarterfinal action Saturday, November 13, 2021 in Stonington. The third-seeded Bears defeated the 11-seed Bobcats 2-1 to advance to next week’s semi-finals. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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