It's a Three-Peat For Newington Boys Volleyball Squad

SHELTON, CT — After dropping the first set by a healthy margin in the Class M boys volleyball finals Thursday night, Newington must have wondering if it had what it took to win a third consecutive championship.

That speculation ended soon thereafter, as the top-seeded Indians swept the next three games for a 3-1 victory over No. 2 Cheshire.

Game scores were 16-25, 25-16, 25-19 and 25-22.

Newington led from the start of the second set through most of the fourth, withstanding a late comeback by the Rams which created a 21-all tie. The Indians then won four of the next five points, culminating with a kill shot by Razik Amadou that clinched the school's sixth state title in the past eight years.

Teddy Fravel and Louis Egbuna paced the victory with 17 and 15 kills, respectively. Setter Leonel Caceres recorded 42 assists, while Collin Liedke contributed 18 digs.

Newington wound up with an overall season record of 23-3, while Cheshire finished 20-5.

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(Newington Athletics)