Glastonbury’s #4 Brady Nilsen, right, celebrates his go-ahead goal with teammate #10 Jack Smith during the second half of a CIAC high school boys soccer match against Tolland at Glastonbury High School in Glastonbury, Conn., Tuesday, September 15, 2026.
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Here are the top boys soccer performances from last week. Email nominations each week to will.aldam@hearstmediact.com.
Jonathan Adadjo, Tolland: Scored Tolland’s lone goal in a 2-1 loss to Glastonbury and added another goal in a 2-1 win over Berlin.
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Benjamin Barragan, West Haven: Scored the lone West Haven goal in a 1-1 tie against Xavier.
Daniel Brejwo, Ansonia: Scored twice in Ansonia’s 4-2 loss against Watertown.
Brodie Boyd, Granby: Scored both goals in a 2-0 win over Rockville.
Brendan Burney, Tolland: Scored the game-winning goal in a 2-1 win over Berlin.
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Jayden Campos, WCA: Made 12 saves in a 1-0 win over St. Paul.
Gabi Carvalho, Avon: Had two assists and scored the winning goal with 4 minutes left in a 3-2 win over Lewis Mills.
Zach Chiarella, Bacon Academy: Scored Bacon Academy’s lone goal in its 1-1 tie with Fitch.
Evan De La Cruz, Innovation: The freshman scored one goal and assisted three in games against Comp Sci. and HMTCA.
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Ben DelGallo, Granby: Scored four goals and assisted four more. He had two goals in a 2-2 tie with Suffield, two assists in a 2-0 win over Rockville, and scored and added an assist in both 3-2 losses against Ellington and Lewis Mills.
Manny Dimitriev, Nonnewaug: Scored the game-winning goal in a 1-0 win over Northwestern.
Connor Duffy, Hand: Scored the lone goal in a 1-0 win over Notre Dame-West Haven.
Zeki Duman, Shepaug: Scored four goals in a win over Gilbert. He now has seven on the year.
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Andrew Edward, Middletown: Scored two goals in a 3-2 win over Berlin.
Wes Engleman, Xavier: Recorded four assists in a 5-1 win over Shelton.
Nathan Franssen, Seymour: Scored a goal and recorded two assists in Seymour’s 5-0 win over Torrington.
Erik Garcia, Wilcox Tech: Scored a goal with an assist versus Wolcott Tech, two goals with an assist versus Goodwin Tech and two goals with an assist versus Grasso Tech, totaling five goals and three assists in a 3-0 week. He now has 10 goals on the year.
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Kimanie Graham, Crosby: Scored two goals in a 3-3 tie against Derby.
Julian Laguerre, NFA: Scored two goals and added an assist in a 3-2 win over Ledyard.
Arian Loga, Watertown: Scored two goals in an 8-3 win over Oxford and scored a hat trick in a 4-2 win over Ansonia.
Eric Luini, Stamford: Scored a goal and had two assists in a 3-0 win over Wilton.
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Kevin Ly, Bethel: Scored hat tricks in wins against Bassick and Harding, making it three straight games with a hat trick.
Julian Magana, Hamden: Scored two goals in the final three minutes to erase a 2-0 deficit against Fairfield Prep. He also scored a goal with two assists in an 8-1 win over Foran.
Shaelom Mason, Bassick: Scored three goals with an assist in a two-game week.
Mason Menzies, Woodland: Scored a goal and had two assists in Woodland’s 4-1 win over Oxford. He also scored three goals in an 8-0 win over Torrington.
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Brayden Michonski, Waterford: Scored two goals in a 5-1 win over East Lyme.
Hayden Modica, Xavier: Scored three goals on the week, two against Branford and another against Shelton.
Brady Nilsen, Glastonbury: Scored the game-winning goal with 15 seconds left a 2-1 victory over Tolland.
Esteban Orozco, Morgan: Scored a hat trick in a 9-0 win over Westbrook.
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Tyler Paniagua, Holy Cross: Scored three goals in a 7-1 win over Wilby.
Ian Park, South Windsor: Scored a hat trick in the first half of South Windsor’s 6-0 win over Plainville.
Estafano Pillaca, Kennedy: Led Kennedy to its first win of the season, scoring a goal in the 3-2 victory over WCA.
Danny Ramirez, Trumbull: Scored two goals in Trumbull’s 3-1 win over Fairfield Ludlowe.
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Pedro Ribeiro, Danbury: The freshman scored a pair of goals, one in a 3-1 win over St. Joseph and another in a 3-2 win over New Canaan.
Caiden Rojas, RHAM: Scored four goals in two games, bringing his season total up to seven.
Nick Sainthyle, McMahon: Scored two goals and added an assist in a 3-1 win over St. Joseph.
Nickoy Smith, Bassick: Scored a goal with two assists in a 4-0 win over Stratford and scored his team’s lone goal in a 3-1 loss to Bethel.
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Hayden Stampp, Terryville: Scored three goals in Terryville’s 7-0 win over Aces at Chase magnet school.
Brandon Toro, Xavier: Scored two goals in a 3-0 win over Fairfield Ludlowe.
Luca Ventimilia, Derby: Scored two goals in a 3-3 draw against Crosby.
Games to Watch
Xavier at Hand, Thursday, 6 p.m.: These two SCC teams are 4-0-1 entering the week. Xavier is one of the top teams in Class LL while Hand is among the best in Class M.
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Berlin at Hall, Thursday, 6:30 p.m.: A pair of CCC teams with worse records than the talent shows. Berlin is 1-3-0 with losses against Tolland, Middletown and Plainville. Hall is 1-2-1 with losses against Tolland and East Hartford but with a tie against Glastonbury. Both teams have wins against Farmington.
Stamford at South Windsor, Sunday, 3:20 p.m.: A pair of top ranked teams in the state with 4-0-0 records entering the week go head-to-head. This could be a postseason preview.