We are so proud of all of our high school athletes who played this fall. Many of our teams competed in championships and tournaments, and many players earned awards. This year, we also had three Esports teams compete in the playoffs! Scroll down to see some highlights of some our high school sports this Fall.
Bulkeley High School
Boys Soccer - Made it to the 1st Round of CIAC Class M to Jonathan Law, but they received awards for stand-out athletics!
All Conference - Chris Hernandez and Jose Cruz-Gomez
Girls Volleyball - Made it to 2nd Round of CIAC Class S Tournament to North Branford. They were ranked #1 for 6 weeks in the State Class S Division and they played with great spirit, always keeping in their minds and hearts Alondra Vega, the beloved team member and captain they lost this year.
All Conference - Gabriela Rodriguez, Ada Belen Mori-Malaver, Syurley DaSilva Souza and Alondra Vega in Memoria
Girls Cross Country - They earned 3rd Place in CRAL Championships and won the City Series Championship!!!
All Conference - Daniella Bahati and Julia Morales
CRAL Scholar-Athlete Awards
Cross Country - Yeraliz Diaz-Gomez and David Bahati
Boys' Soccer - Jose Cruz-Gomez
Girls' Volleyball - Zion Gaynor
CRAL Sportsmanship Awards
Cross Country - Jemima Edwards and David Bahati
Boys' Soccer - Laila Win
Girls' Volleyball - Carly Lopez
Go, Bulldogs!
Capital Preparatory Magnet School
Girls Soccer - made it to the first round of states!
Anniyah Lyttle, Sophomore was named to the CLASS S Connecticut Girls Soccer Coaches Association (CGSCA) all-state teams for the 2023 season!!!
Go, Trailblazers!
Classical Magnet School
Girls Soccer - made it to 2nd round of states; they earned 2nd Place in the CRAL league!!!
Go, Gladiators!
Hartford Magnet Trinity College Academy
Girls Soccer - 2023 CRAL Girls Championship (tourney) - Made it to the 1st Round of CIAC Class M at Hand (Madison) at Hand (Madison) , and had players recognized as All Conference Players!
All Conference Players - Anna Parsons, Destini Jones, Trocari Griffith-McCalop
Boys Soccer - 2023 CRAL Runner up (tourney) - They lost in the 2nd Round of CIAC Class S to Oxford.
All Conference Players - Harun Omerovic, Merdan Kuljancic, Carlos Velez, Fabrizio Ortiz
Girls Volleyball - 2023 CRAL Runner up (tourney) - They won the 1st Round of CIAC Class M vs. Whitney Tech, but lost in 2nd round to Foran.
All Conference Players - Bryana Wilson, Sophia Cabello, Shanira Lugo
Voted best sportsmanship team in CRAL!!!!
Girls Cross Country - made the 2023 CRAL League Championship!
All Conference Players - Anyla Brown, Avery Dumas, Veronica Webster
Go, Phoenix!
Sport and Medical Sciences Academy
Football Co-op team - played in the quarter finals of the state tournament for Class M on Tuesday 11/28 making them back-to-back conference champions! They fell 22 v 40 to Holy Cross. The team includes students from Bulkeley High School, Classical Magnet School, Hartford Magnet Trinity College Academy, Sport and Medical Sciences Academy, and University High School of Science and Engineering.
Zahkeer Kerr, SMSA, named in the CT Insider as a Connecticut high school football CIAC quarterfinal top performer: he ran for two touchdowns and a two-point conversion and threw for a touchdown in a 40-22 loss to Holy Cross in Class M, 11/28/23!!!
Boys Soccer - NCCC all-conference selection - Delmar Richards - team captain made 202 saves
Girls Volleyball - qualified for Class S tournament and defeated Ellis Tech in first round, but lost to Haddam-Killingworth in second round.
All Conference - Edita Guster and Yarieshka Sierra
Go, Tigers!
Weaver High School
Boys Soccer - Made it to the 2nd Round of CIAC Class M to Northwestern Regional; their first state tournament victory since 2007.
Girls Volleyball - Made it to the 1st Round of CIAC Class M to Lauralton Hall
All Conference - Analis Velez and Angeline Solomon
Girls Cross Country - 2023 City Champions
All Conference - Janiya Sierra
Girls Swimming - Inaugural year for the program
Go, Beavers!
University High School of Science and Engineering
Boys Soccer: Record 6 - 9 - 1; Made it to 1st round of state tournament to Suffield 9-0
All Conference: Lucien Twizere and Connor LaBlanc
Girls Volleyball: Record 5 - 15
All Conference: Mia Perez
Boys Cross Country: Placed 2nd at the CRAL Championships
All Conference: Tanmay Thaker ( Overall winner), Jethro Ehrlich, Emmet Spaeth
Girls Cross Country: Placed 2nd at the CRAL Championships
All Conference: Catherine Hockenhull ( Overall winner), Haniya Musa, Natania Dhanagar, Jayla Darell
E-Sports: Play-offs 11/30/23 - Over 8 students' athletes made the E-Sports playoffs, with three teams competing in playoffs
NBA2k -- Ranked 24th in the East
Madden 24 - Ranked 3rd in the Northeast Region
And Smash Bros. - Ranked 9th in Connecticut
Isaac Gran is NBA2k Player (Sophomore)
Jordan Shelton Smith is Madden Player (sophomore)
Smash Bros team consist of Xavier Robles, Isaiah Brown, and Rahim Ambia
Go, Hawks!
For more information about HPS upcoming games, scores and schedules, visit: https://www.hartfordschools.org/page/athletics