The CIAC's recent decision to allow sports teams to make up postponed games on Sunday is a good idea according to Guilford coach Ralph Russo.
"Given the number of postponements across the state, Sunday afternoon, early evening games seem like a reasonable solution to keep the season on track. It wouldn't be our first choice but we would play on Sunday of we had to."
Guilford had its fourth game of the season postponed on Wednesday at Fitch/East Lyme/Ledyard. No makeup date yet.

The winter weather has taken its toll on high school teams in every sport and it looks like Mother Nature will be on the prowl again with a winter storm on Friday and Saturday. The many cancellations this season prompted the CIAC this morning (Wednesday) to help teams make up games by approving to play games on Sunday for the rest of the regular season.
Many teams are playing three games a week now due to rescheduled games. But if it got to the point where four games a week had to played, Fairfield Prep coach Matt Sather says bring it on.
"I think four games in a week would challenge any team’s depth," Sather said. " But it could also be exciting. The more frequently you play, the easier it is to develop a rhythm , either a good one or a bad one. If the (makeup) games continue to build up, you could see a team get red-hot or go ice-cold in a single four-game week, right before the state tournament."
Guilford coach Ralph Russo also sees an advantage if teams had to play four games in one week.
"When we hit a stretch of three or four games close together ,we have to deal with it," Russo said. "Players generally like to play a lot of games, the more the better. What you hope for is for your team to be healthy enough so you can incorporate more players into the action and give them more experience. I suppose it would be like youth hockey again for the boys. Growing up, they sometimes played two or three in a weekend."

Check out the brackets at the CIAC Web site:
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NEW HAVEN — Behind 2-0 after the first period, defenseman Christian Cattaruzza had two goals and an assist and forward Dave DeCaprio added two goals to lead No. 1 Guilford to a 7-3 win over No. 4 Northwest Catholic on Tuesday in the semifinals of the Division III tournament at Ingalls Rink.
Guilford (17-4-1) outshot Northwest Catholic 40-22, and Guilford goalie Sean Finucane made 19 saves. It will face No. 2 seed Brookfield/Bethel/Danbury in the championship game on Saturday at 10 a.m. at Ingalls Rink. Brookfield/Bethel/Danbury defeated No. 6 Masuk 3-2 in overtime in the other semifinal. Guilford’s only other appearance in a state championship game was in 1994, when it won the Division II title.
"I was concerned falling behind 2-0," said Guilford coach Ralph Russo, who played hockey at Yale (1988 graduate). "I thought we were a bit out of synch defensively in that first period."
Guilford outshot Northwest Catholic 12-4 in the first period, but goals by Taylor Waybright and Matt Rode gave the West Hartford school (15-4-3) a 2-0 lead.
Guilford continued to pressure Northwest Catholic goalie Tim Waltman in the second period, and the momentum finally turned. Guilford’s Jordan Drake scored at 1:33 and Troy Raccuia tied the game at 2 on a power-play goal at 10:17.
Guilford wasted no time taking control of the game in the third period. Goals by Justin Gilloran 54 seconds into the period and a power-play goal by Cattaruzza at 2:03 made it 4-2. Northwest Catholic’s Zack Boorman cut the lead to 4-3 only 52 seconds later. But a goal by DeCaprio at 4:40 and another by Cattaruzza at 4:53 put the game away at 6-3.
"We knew it would take a lot to come back and win this game," Cattaruzza said. "Two goals and an assist is a pretty good game for me."