CIAC CLASS M SEMIFINALS

NO. 3 KILLINGLY AT NO. 2 WATERFORD Location: Kickoff: Records: Last game:

Alumni Turf Field, Waterford 6:30 p.m. (www.theday.com) Killingly 10-1; Waterford 10-1

Killingly beat New Fairfield, 28-0; Waterford beat Granby/Canton, 10-6

Killingly, Sr. FB-LB John Creswell (86 tackles); Sr. WR-LB Kameron Crowe (10 catches, 274 yards, 4 TDs; 50 tackles, 3 INTs); Jr. T-DE Jacob Galarza (40 tackles, 6.5 sacks); Sr. WR-CB Josh Heaney (26 catches, 439 yards, 7 TDs; 39 tackles, 4 INTs); Jr. FB-LB-K-P Chris Jax (46 tackles, 4 sacks; 42-of-47 PATs); So. T-NG Connor Leduc (40 tackles, 4.5 sacks); Sr. RB-S Jackson Lopes (124 carries, 633 yards, 14 TDs; 40 tackles, 4 INTs); Sr. QB Jacob Nurse (52 of 90 passing, 962 yards, 14 TDs, 3 INTs; 51 carries, 232 yards, 5 TDs); So. RB-LB Jack Sharpe (232 carries, 1,721 yards, 13 TDs). Waterford, Sr. QB-DB Ryan Bakken (118 of 251 passing, 1,872 yards, 32 TDs, 7 INTs; 85 carries, 237 yards, 4 TDs); Sr. WR-DB Trey Brennan; Jr. RB-DB Christian Hightower (100 carries, 564 yards, 3 TDs); Jr. RB-LB Jackson Harshberger (108 carries, 476 yards, 5 TDs); Sr. OL-DT Jeremiah Harshberger; Jr. WR-DB Sam Menders (28 catches, 423 yards, 8 TDs); Sr. OL-DT Jose Rosario-Gonzalez; So. OL-DE Will Sutman; Sr. WR-DB Mike Vincent (23 catches, 491 yards, 12 TDs); Sr. OL-DT Ethan Welch.

Killingly is aiming for its second state title in three seasons and fourth overall. The Lancers just won their first playoff game in four postseason appearances . ... This is the first All-ECC playoff game since Ledyard routed Bacon Academy 55-6 in the 2015 Class M quarterfinals . ... Waterford was the ECC Division II champion; Killingly was second in Division I . ... The teams have four shared opponents. Killingly beat Fitch (21-17), Ledyard (55-22), Stonington (49-0) and East Lyme (48-7). Waterford beat Stonington (35-7), Ledyard (35-12) and East Lyme (35-34, OT), but lost to Fitch (35-28) . ... The Red Hawks won at Waterford last season, 76-27.

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— Ned Griffen