The Lonesome Polecat (state variant): Darien! Notables! Other stuff!
Darien senior Cole Murphy said he's 6-foot and 230 pounds.
The height is debatable based on the eye test. The weight isn't. He looks brawny.
"I'm a small defensive tackle," Murphy said. "I work my speed to my advantage, and I get home (to the quarterback)."
More than a few Blue Wave defenders got home last Friday night against Newtown, then ranked fifth in The Day's Top 10 state coaches' poll. They got stronger as the game went on and held the Nighthawks to nine first downs in a 27-14 win before an overflow crowd at Darien High School.
"Seeing (Newtown) on film, they're good players," Murphy said. "They have some big boys. (But) if we locked down those A-gaps and do our job, we've got it. We've got it. We work as a unit, we've got it."
A team can have an Aaron Rodgers or a Nick Chubb or a Davante Adams but not even the very best can do much if their teammates aren't winning up front. And Darien did on both sides of the ball against the Nighthawks.
"I thought it was going to be a battle up front both ways because they're a weight-room team," first-year Blue Wave head coach Mike Forget said. "They're an excellent team up front. We held our own and our guys did a great job tonight."
It's not as if Darien has a number of hulks up front. Senior defensive end David Evanchick is 5-10, 220 pounds and junior defensive end Jack Barber is 6-4, 230. Junior tackle Griffin Steinkraus is the heaviest of the Blue Wave's top defensive linemen (they use a rotation).
Senior tackle Karson Drake, one of the Blue Wave's top offensive linemen, is 6-3, 230.
Darien (3-0), ranked second in the coaches poll and first in the GameTimeCT/New Haven Register media poll, held Newtown to 70 yards rushing on 24 attempts.
The Nighthawks burned the Blue Wave defensive backfield three times for gains of 40, 63 and 67 yards, the latter which was for a touchdown on the game's first play.
Newtown otherwise hit on very few pass plays. Junior Dylan Magazu was 5 of 21 for 176 yards with a touchdown and interception. He also ran 15 times for 51 yards and a score.
"It comes down to offseason lifting, how we work in the offseason," Murphy said. "That's what we do; how we work as a team.
"The other d-tackles are getting the double teams for me, I've got to get home. It comes down to that. If David (Evanchick) is containing, I've got to press (the play) down so it funnels out to him and he makes the plays. It comes down to teamwork."
Senior linebacker Sean Quick had nine tackles, including seven solo and two sacks for Darien. Evanchick had 11 tackles (five solo), Murphy had 10 tackles (seven solo) and the two combined on a sack. Senior cornerback Joe Cesare added an interception to end Newtown's final possession.
It took a little time for Darien's offense to get started, partly due to itself and partly due to the Newtown defense. Senior safety Eric Gray intercepted a pass by senior Miles Drake on the Blue Wave's second offensive play. Junior Carter Mixon grabbed another off a deflection by classmate Caleb Smith (cornerback) in the second quarter.
Nighthawks senior linebacker Andrew Jacobs was as disruptive as any player on the field and had 11 tackles, including eight solo. He also forced a fumble that was recovered by sophomore Jack Chappa (five tackles, including a sack).
There was a feeling that it was only a matter of time before the Blue Wave's offense would start scoring. Senior Tighe Cummiskey ended an eight play, 75-yard drive with a 14-yard touchdown run to give his team a 21-14 lead with 9 minutes, 16 seconds left in the game.
Senior receiver Matthew Minicus got behind two Newtown defenders on Darien's next drive. Drake fired a deep pass to Minicus for a 63-yard touchdown with 4:48 remaining, sending Blue Wave players and coaches into hysterics as they raced down the sidelines towards him.
"Them running a 3-3, 3-4 stacks, our goal was to pound the ball," Karson Drake said. "Their goal was to basically just to stop the pass, keep those long deep balls to Matthew (from happening).
"Our game plan the whole week was stay short, pound the ball through the tackles. Slow the game down, get first downs and work the ball."
Miles Drake was 13-of-23 for 210 yards with a touchdown and interception and ran 11 times for 75 yards and a score for Darien. Cummiskey had 21 carries for 92 yards and two touchdowns.
"On both sides they're very methodical," said Newtown head coach Bob Pattison, whose 2019 team beat the Blue Wave in the CIAC Class LL final. "They run a lot of plays on offense and on defense, they do what they do and do it well. I thought their defensive line, their box, was pretty darn good. They have great technique. They stopped the run very well and they get after the quarterback as well. They're very good on defense."
The Blue Wave finished with 378 yards offense on 56 plays (they took a knee to end the game on their 57th play). They play at Norwich Free Academy on Friday night at 6:30. The game will be livestreamed by GameDay at theday.com
"We saw some stuff we definitely need to work on before we can expect to be really, truly the No. 1 team in the state," Karson Drake said. "We (also) showed some (good) things today."
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A few other notables games from Week 3:
Matt Morrissey completed 12 of 23 passes for 276 yards and three touchdowns as the Cadets took down the then-No. 10 Warriors. Maxwell Warren had five catches for 184 yards and three touchdowns for St. Joe's and Mark Morrissey added eight tackles and two sacks.
HATS OFF to the Gaels for running FIFTY SIX times for 332 yards and five touchdowns as they ran over then-No. 3 Greenwich. Shane Santiago (3, 20 yards) and Tyler Rich (30, 9) both ran for two touchdowns. We wouldn’t want to be among the poor souls who have to line up across from Shelton two-way lineman Matt Weiner (6-foot-3, 315 pounds), who won the Class LL heavyweight wrestling championship as a sophomore.
The Rams’ Dylan Murray scored on a 22-yard interception return with over two minutes left to ice the game. Vin Cognetta ran 17 times for 164 yards and a touchdown while Henry Cunney completed 10 of 14 passes for 129 yards and two scores. Another stat — the high-flying Rams took to the ground to beat the Tigers as they ran 53 times for 319 yards and had the ball for 28:45.
Hand’s Seth Sweitzer had 10 catches for 131 yards and added an interception that set up another score. Patch Flanagan also completed 12 of 27 passes for 159 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions and ran 19 times for 91 yards and a touchdown.
Ridgefield was pokey through the first three quarters of its season-opener against Greenwich before scoring 20 unanswered points in the fourth quarter in a 42-34 loss on Sept. 18.
The Tigers continued to stay hot as they led 21-0 at halftime against the then-No. 9 Falcons with Justin Keller throwing two touchdowns and running for another.
Ryan Zydanowicz saved the day for the Warriors in the final seconds.
Hall had second-and-goal at the Warde goal line when quarterback Eli Salomons mishandled the snap and the ball hit the turf.
Zydanowicz grabbed the ball at the 3-yard line, shook off a tackle that caused him to lose his balance, used his left arm twice to prop himself off the turf as he continued running, and got the ball across the plane just before finally falling down with 10.9 seconds left. It was his second touchdown of the game.
Joe Booska threw four touchdown passes as the RED DEVILS snapped a 14-game losing streak. Stratford's Tristen Pena had 254 total yards and a touchdown. John Neider threw three touchdown passes and scored on a 17-yard run for the LAWMEN.
The game was scoreless at the half but had a thrilling finish.
Sheehan's Paul Gorry threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to Jacob Shook as time expired to bring Sheehan to within a point of the Rebels.
The Titans opted to go for the win and lined up for a two-point conversion, but New Fairfield recovered a fumble to pull out a victory.
The Rebels had taken the lead when Justin McCormack threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to Jack Lyden with 3:28 left in the game, followed by a pass to Ryan Fata for the two-point conversion and a 14-7 lead.
Jason Caswell ground out 136 yards on 28 carries for the Rebels while Shane Rattigan had five solo tackles and two sacks.
Branford 15, Notre Dame-West Haven 12
The night's biggest shocker that surely had the wildest finish.
Notre Dame had the ball at the Hornets' 22-yard line with seconds left. Quarterback Matthew Piechota took the direct snap, rolled right, but then had to cut back to the left due to pressure and heaved a pass that Robert Torres caught at the goal line.
Branford's John Frawley wrapped Torres up from behind and pulled him down backwards for the win.
The Hornets' win is so surprising because it plays in the lowest tier (III) in the Southern Connecticut Conference. The league went to a three-tier format in 2016 and over that time Tier I teams are 23-2 against their Tier III brethren.
Law was the first Tier III team to beat a Tier I team when it downed Cheshire in overtime, 33-30, on Sept. 28, 2018.
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Truly awful news out of Stamford as Westhill senior Jordan Martinez was killed Saturday night in a single-car accident in Greenwich.
There are no words.
Martinez also played goalie for the Vikings' boys' lacrosse team.
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East Lyme took plenty of positives out of last Friday’s 28-26 loss to Norwich Free Academy.
For example, take the Vikings’ impressive late-game drive that gave them an opportunity to go for the potential game-tying two-point conversion on the final play.
Trailing by eight, the Viking got the ball back at their own 15-yard line with 56.6 seconds left.
Senior quarterback Will Anglin went to work.
Anglin connected with senior Ethan Gillespie on two straight pass plays for a combined 24 yards.
Under intense pressure, Anglin scrambled to his right and spotted an uncovered Rowan Mundell near the far sideline. He hit Mundell who raced down to the NFA 10-yard line for a 51-yard gain.
Two plays later, Anglin threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Mundell with no time left on the clock. It was Anglin’s second TD pass of the game.
Unfortunately for East Lyme, it couldn’t convert the two-point try.
Now East Lyme knows it has the ability to stage a successful late game drive the next time it is in that position.
(Thanks to Gavin Keefe of TEAMDAY~! for this note.)
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Ledyard’s Jonah Eddy, who starts on defense and as the kicker/punter, blocked a punt on special teams last week, making him a football rarity: a punter who blocks punts.
Eddy’s 46-yard punt early Saturday pinned Waterford at the 1-yard line and eventually led to a safety in the Colonels' 34-8 win.
Waterford’s Jordan Elci also had two punts in excess of 40 yards.
(Thanks to Mike DiMauro of TEAMDAY~! for this note.)
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Three games over three weeks in the NVL:
Week 1: Watertown beat Waterbury Career Academy, 22-8
Week 2: Wolcott beat Watertown, 28-7
Week 3: Waterbury Career Academy beat Wolcott, 32-18
CIRCLE OF STRIFE.
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Behold, The Day's Top 10 state coaches’ poll: 1. St. Joseph (3-0, seven first-place votes); 2. Darien (six first-place votes); 3. New Canaan (3-0); 4. Southington (3-0); 5. Fairfield Prep (3-0); 6. Cheshire (3-0); 7. Shelton (3-0); 8. Newtown (2-1); 9. Ansonia (3-0); and 10. Greenwich (2-1).
Xavier (ninth) and Windsor (10th) both dropped out.
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The GameTimeCT/New Haven Register/Hearst Inc. Monolith Top 10 media poll: 1. Darien (18 first-place votes); 2. St. Joseph (four first-place votes); 3. New Canaan; 4. Southington; 5. Newtown; 6. Fairfield Prep; 7. Shelton; 8. Cheshire; 9. Greenwich; 10. Killingly (3-0).
Ansonia is No. 12 and Killingly is No. 13 in the coaches' poll.
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Ned Freeman’s cold, calculating computer rankings for CalPreps.com: 1. St. Joseph; 2. Southington; 3. Fairfield Prep; 4. New Canaan; 5. Darien (FINALLY cracked the Top 10 after beating Newtown); 6. Cheshire; 7. Shelton (thought it would be higher after trucking Greenwich); 8. Wilton (3-0); 9. Maloney (2-1); 10. Masuk (3-0).
Greenwich is No. 12, Newtown No. 13, Killingly No. 23 and Ansonia No. 26.
Masuk is No. 11, Maloney No. 16 and Wilton No. 22 in the coaches’ poll.
Masuk is No. 11, Maloney No. 17 and Wilton received no votes in the media poll.
CalPreps gives Hand (0-2) the early nod for the state’s toughest schedule. The Tigers have lost to Fairfield Prep (29-16) and New Canaan.
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Dig the ballot Polecat HQ filed for the aforementioned media poll:
1. Darien: Our new numero uno.
2. St. Joseph
3. New Canaan
4. Shelton
5. Cheshire
6. Southington
7. Greenwich
8. Ridgefield: Had to move it into the Top 10 for what it did to Xavier.
9. Newtown
10. Masuk: It's 53-14 rout of Hillhouse got our attention. Football may be a weekly game where weird things will happen, but the Panthers scored at will against the Academics whereas Fairfield Prep managed one offensive touchdown the previous week against the latter (it won, 20-12, thanks to scoring on two blocked punts).
11. Fairfield Prep
12. Maloney (3-0): It's doing quite well after being moved up to the CCC's Tier 1. Its lone loss was to Southington in Week 1, 13-7, with the latter scoring the go-ahead touchdown with 1:14 left in the game.
13. Xavier: Not shocked that it lost to Ridgefield. We were shocked that it lost by 21 points, though.
14. Killingly: Keeps running people over.
15. Hall
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You say you need someplace to go this Friday and Saturday? Then let us let us help YOU.
No. 1 Darien at Norwich Free Academy (2-1), Friday, 6:30 p.m.: NFA has a few large fellas on its offensive line, thus the matchup between that group and the Blue Wave’s defensive line intrigues us.
Maloney (2-1, 2-1 CCC Tier 1) at East Hartford (2-1, 2-1), Friday, 6:30 p.m.: This could be a shootout featuring two good quarterbacks in Maloney’s Angel Arce and the Hornets’ Darrion Williams. Another reason why this game could be wild is that East Hartford has scored 121 (eighth-most in the state) with a 31-28 win over Glastonbury last Friday, and a 46-42 loss to Hall on Sept. 13.
No. 4 Southington (3-0, 3-0 CCC Tier 1) at Hall (3-0, 2-0), Friday, 7 p.m.: Hall’s offense has been pretty prolific led by running back Leo Perreira (85 carries, 471 yards, 10 TDs). Defensive lineman Austin Pszczolkowski (35 tackles, 4.5 sacks) and the Blue Knights defense have allowed just 14 points. SOMETHING HAS TO GIVE.
Hand at Masuk (3-0), Friday, 7 p.m.: Hand was highly ranked to start the season but has lost twice to Top 10 teams. It may need to win out to make states. That’s a tough order given that Masuk has thus far blitzed opponents with the state’s highest-scoring offense (148 points).
Ridgefield at Newtown, Friday, 7 p.m.: A huge game for two teams trying to stay in the Class LL playoff chase.
Windsor (2-1, 2-0 CCC Tier 2) at Wethersfield (2-1, 2-1), Friday, 7 p.m.: It’s still early but the CCC’s all-new Tier 2 is looking to be the most competitive of its four divisions with the likes of Berlin (2-1), Newington (3-0), Wethersfield and Windsor.
No. 5 Fairfield Prep at Greenwich, Saturday, 3 p.m.: The narrative is the same as Ridgefield-Newtown except that the Jesuits are unbeaten. The Cardinals looked so go through the first three quarters of their Week 2 win over Ridgefield but have hit turbulence since then.
No. 6 Cheshire at Norwalk (3-0), Saturday, 4 p.m.: This is OUR kind of game because both teams want to RUN THE DAMN BALL. Cheshire’s Christian Russo has run 64 times for 610 yards and six touchdowns. Edwards has run the ball on 72 of the Bears’ 158 offensive plays for 685 yards and nine touchdowns.
No. 1 St. Joseph at Xavier (2-1), Saturday, 7 p.m.: The Cadets continue an intriguing five-game stretch with games against Windsor (a 45-22 win last Friday), Xavier, Greenwich (Oct. 16), Ridgefield (Oct. 22) and Darien (Oct. 30). The Falcons, meanwhile, still have to deal with Cheshire (Oct. 15), Maloney (Oct. 22) and Fairfield Prep (Nov. 12).
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NOTABLES (now in a different format~!)
• Jack Barnum and Austin Pszczolkowski, Southington: Barnum completed 10 of 17 passes for 127 yards with four touchdowns in last Friday's 41-0 rout of New Britain. Pszczolkowski had nine solo tackles and two sacks as the defense held the Golden Hurricanes to 80 yards (including minus-4 passing).
• Connor Smith, Fairfield Prep: Completed 11 of 19 passes for 144 yards and two touchdowns as the Jesuits shut out Conard last Friday, 30-0. Their defense allowed 169.
• Cheshire: Ran on 44 of 50 plays for 403 yards and six touchdowns as it rolled past Staples last Friday’s, 42-14. Christian Russo ran 18 times for 252 yards and two touchdowns while younger brother Evan had six solo tackles, including five sacks, and forced two fumbles. E.J. Quint added two interceptions.
• David Cassetti, Chris Kaminski and Darell McKnight, Ansonia: Kaminski completed 6 of 7 passes for 109 yards and two touchdowns and scored on a 1-yard run as the Chargers downed Holy Cross last Friday, 28-7, their 98th straight Naugatuck Valley League win (they haven’t lost a league game since Nov. 11, 2010 when Naugatuck beat it, 38-20, in one of the state’s oldest Thanksgiving Day rivalries). McKnight ran 36 times for 159 yards and a touchdown and Cassetti ran 11 times for 78 yards and caught three passes for 93 yards and a touchdown.
• Angel Arce, Joziah Gonzalez, Rashawn Shelton and Marquis Ward, Maloney: Arce completed 12 of 26 passes for 172 yards and three touchdowns as the Spartans beat Simsbury last Friday, 21-14. Gonzalez had three catches for 63 yards and two touchdowns, Shelton stripped a potential touchdown catch from Ted Murphy for an interception early in the fourth quarter, and Ward’s sack ended Simsbury’s last drive after it had driven to the Maloney 24-yard line.
• A whole lot of dudes from Berlin: Oh, man, did it have a lot of guys popping off its MaxPreps’ page after it thumped Manchester last Friday, 48-7. Lorenzo Miele completed 6 of 10 passes for 114 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another. Jamie Palmese had 14 carries for 163 yards and two touchdowns while Toby Lavender also ran for two touchdowns. Jon D’Amore had 14 solo tackles, including three of the Redcoats’ ELEVEN sacks. Aiden Cote and Marcus Johnson each had three sacks, too.
• Nate Bodnar and Darren Gasparri, Woodland: Gasparri threw four touchdown passes as the Hawks thumped Kennedy last Friday, 44-6. Bodnar scored on runs of 20 and 8 yards and caught a 20-yard touchdown pass.
• Brady Brennan, Matt Chuchro and BOOMER Staunton, Northwest Catholic: Chuchro completed 14 of 22 passes for 219 yards with three touchdowns and ran eight times for 60 yards as the Wildcats downed Bethel last Saturday, 33-25. Brennan caught four passes for 149 yards and a touchdown and Staunton had 10 solo tackles.
• Nathan Bowes and Thomas Sheehan, Tolland: Dear, sweet Lamar Jackson, Bowes went wild against Windham in last Friday's 40-20 win. He completed 20 of 24 passes for 331 yards with two touchdowns and ran 11 times for 142 yards and three touchdowns. Sheehan caught seven passes for 153 yards and a score.
• Mike Brosnan, Granby/Canton: Had two forced fumbles, four total tackles and scored on a 4-yard run in Granby/Canton’s 42-0 shutout victory over Windsor Locks. The Bears' defense forced six turnovers and allowed just 50 yards of offense.
• Casey Corrigan and Andrew Nye, Morgan: Ran 10 times for 123 yards three touchdowns, caught a 2-point conversion and added a sack on defense in the Huskies' 54-6 thrashing of CREC last Saturday. Nye went 13-of-19 for 209 yards and four touchdowns.
• Justyn DeFonce, Jayvionne Hill and Joey Laedke, Abbott Tech/Immaculate: DeFonce threw a 41-yard touchdown pass, had three catches for 41 yards and a touchdown and scored on a 62-yard punt return and a 25-yard catch in last Saturday’s 40-0 win over Wilcox Tech/Kaynor Tech. Hill had six carries for 126 yards and two touchdowns and Laedke caught two passes for 58 yards and two scores.
• Jayden Desilus and Maxson Pierre Louis, Norwich Free Academy: Desilus threw three touchdown passes to Pierre Louis and scored on a 6-yard run in last Friday’s 28-26 thriller over East Lyme.
• Tyreice Dominique, Rocky Hill: Ran 21 times for 162 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Terriers past Hartford Public last Friday, 27-15.
• Matthew Doolan and Sam Weidemier, Watertown: Weidemier completed 11 of 23 passes for 163 yards and four touchdowns in last Thursday’s 24-6 win over Wilby. Doolan caught six passes for 91 yards and two scores
• A.J. Deicicchi, Caden Drezk and Caleb Nimo-Safeh, Seymour: Nimo-Safeh ran 26 times for 154 yards and two touchdowns and caught two passes for 90 yards in last Friday’s 35-22 win over Torrington. Drezk completed 11 of 18 passes for 286 yards with a touchdown and an interception and scored on a 1-yard run.
• Avian Evans, Deven Robinson and Trevor Tompkins, West Haven: The Blue Devils’ trio combined to rush for 363 yards and three touchdowns in last Friday’s 20-16 win over Middletown.
• Brendan Gilchrist and Camryn Edwards, Norwalk: Edwards continues to carry the offense for the unbeaten Bears. He ran 30 times for 200 yards and two touchdowns in last Friday’s 31-8 win over Danbury. Gilchrist, meanwhile, had 11 solo tackles vs. the Hatters.
• Many dudes from Killingly: Its defense smothered Lewis Mills last Friday, allowing just 32 yards in a 54-8 rout. Keith Perry had nine tackles (six solo) and Noah Colangelo added four tackles and an interception. Killingly also ran 48 times for 248 yards and eight touchdowns because they are Team RPO (Run People Over). Jack Sharpe ran 21 times for 86 yards and five touchdowns, Thomas Dreibholz completed 8 of 14 passes for 135 yards and Ben Jax had four catches for 103 yards and scored on a run.
• Amir Knighton and De’Shaun Perry, Rockville: Ran for 223 yards and four touchdowns and scored on a 31-yard catch from Matt Ryan in Friday’s 42-12 win over the Gilbert/Northwestern Regional/Housatonic Regional co-op. Knighton, a freshman, had 10 tackles, two sacks, two forced fumbles and ran for a. 46-yard touchdown.
• Theodore Lanham III and Michael Trovarelli, Bunnell: Lanham ran 18 times for 170 yards and three touchdowns in last Friday’s 37-19 win over Barlow. Trovarelli added 20 carries for 207 yards and a touchdown along with five solo tackles and an interception. Bunnell ran 40 times for 401 yards and five touchdowns.
• Ethan LaGuardia, South Windsor: He ran for 92 yards and two touchdowns and threw for 84 yards with two touchdowns in last Saturday's 38-21 win over RHAM.
• Braden Lankarge and Anthony Toth, Coginchaug Regional/East Hampton/Hale Ray: Toth ran 23 times for 137 yards and two touchdowns in last Saturday’s 40-0 rout of Old Saybrook/Westbrook. Lankarge completed 11 of 18 passes for 164 yards and two touchdowns and the Rams defense allowed just 82 yards on 34 plays.
• Jamel Lee and Jy'zeyah Scurry, Wilbur Cross: Ran 15 times for 108 yards and two touchdowns, threw a 28-yard touchdown pass and had six solo tackles to lead the Governors past Bristol Eastern last Friday, 28-12. Scurry added 20 carries for 122 yards.
• Alex Marshall, Bristol Eastern: Ran 27 times for 212 yards and a touchdown in the Lancers’ loss.
• Marcus McGregor, Woodstock Academy: The Bahamian native scored on a 35-yard interception return as the Centaurs shutout Plainfield last Saturday, 39-0. Woodstock held the Panthers' offense to 51 yards and three first downs.
• Mark McLaughlin, Stafford/East Windsor/Somers: Ran 10 times for 101 yards and three touchdowns, completed 5 of 10 passes for 87 yards and a touchdown and helped the Bulldogs defense hold the Coventry/Windham Tech/Bolton/Lyman Memorial co-op to 23 first-half yards in last Friday’s 39-8 win.
• Ryan Outlow, Ledyard: Ran for 246 yards and four touchdowns in last Saturday's 34-8 win over Waterford.
• Clem Neary, Amity: He scored on a reception, a kick return and an interception for the Spartans in last Friday's 36-18 win over Stamford.
• Ben Perry, Fitch: Ran for a 23-yard touchdown and threw a 20-yard touchdown pass to Melakai Maddox as the Falcons scored all of their points in the final seven minutes and rallied to beat New London last Friday, 12-7.
• Victor Rosa, Bristol Central: The UConn-bound senior ran 26 times for 240 yards and four touchdowns as Bristol Central knocked off previously unbeaten Wethersfield last Friday, 28-18.
• Nick Saccu, Masuk: Had his way with Hillhouse as he threw for 151 yards and three touchdowns and ran for 153 and three touchdowns in the Panthers' win.
• Antwone Santiago, Platt: Scored on runs of 20 and 7 yards and a 60-yard punt return in last Friday’s 43-14 win over Enfield.
• Corbin Smith, Trumbull: Scored three touchdowns including the go-ahead score and two-point conversion in the final quarter as the Eagles edged defeated Ludlowe 29-28.
• Lucian Tedeschi and Jack Zuro, Stonington: Tedeschi, a converted quarterback, ran for 132 yards and two touchdowns and threw for another as Stonington thrashed Bacon Academy last Friday, 49-0. The Bears ran 34 times for 306 yards. APPROVED. Zuro also scored on a 28-yard fumble return.
• Jerry Torres, Bassick: The quarterback threw four touchdown passes to help Bassick overcome a 12-point fourth quarter deficit to defeat rival Bridgeport Central 24-18. He also played nearly every snap on defense.
• Torrington: Just learned that it's running GOD’S FATHER’S OFFENSE. That earns it AUTOMATIC placement on this list no matter what it does.
• Kuhron Walker and Darrion Williams, East Hartford: Williams completed 9-of-18 passes for 338 yards and four touchdowns and ran 11 times for 87 yards and a touchdown in East Hartford’s 48-13 win over New Britain last Monday. Walker added nine tackles and two sacks for East Hartford.
• Evan Wallace, Simsbury: Ran 18 times for 96 yards and completed 10 of 21 passes for 108 yards and a touchdown in a loss to Maloney.
• Matt Zazzaro And Jack O’Connor, East Catholic: Zazzaro threw three touchdown passes in last Friday’s 27-26 overtime win over Montville. O’Connor scored on a 10-yard run in overtime and Ethan Rainha kicked the winning extra point.
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