The Middletown Press (Middletown, CT)
Sean Patrick Bowley’s Week 8 Audibles
FRIDAY CCC
Berlin (6-0) at Tolland (3-3), 6 p.m.: Bloomfield’s next! … Bloomfield’s next! …Bloomfield’s next!
Plainville (3-3) at East Catholic (3-3), 6:30 p.m.: Plainville is 0-3 on the road. So here we are.
Platt (5-1) at E.O. Smith (2-4), 6 p.m.: Platt is 5-0 when RB Roberto Salas scores.
Farmington (3-3) at Maloney (5-1), 6:30 p.m.: Maloney’s taken full ownership of its one loss. Onward!
Hall (1-5) at Manchester (2-4), 6:30 p.m.: Hall’s three points away from being 3-3 at this point.
Hartford Pub. (0-6) at Bristol Eastern (0-6), 6:30 p.m.: Get the Ws when you can, fellas.
New Britain (5-1) at Glastonbury (4-2), 6:30 p.m.: Tomahawks have a shot. Defense needs to show up.
Southington (6-0) at East Hartford (6-0), 6:30 p.m.: This CCC Game of the Year hinges on Southington defense
Newington (3-3) at Middletown (6-0), 7 p.m.: Middletown’s greatest trials lie after next week’s bye.
RHAM (5-1) at Rocky Hill (2-4), 7 p.m.: Think you can ink RHAM’s Redman first team all-state now. Simsbury (1-5) at Enfield (3-3), 7 p.m.: Remember: Simsbury almost beat East Hartford.
Wethersfield (3-3) at Windsor (5-1), 7 p.m.: You’re gonna give your coach a coronary, Windsor.
ECC
Fitch (4-2) at NFA (3-3), 6:30 p.m.: NFA now turns to spoiling rest of ECC’s playoff hopes.
Ledyard (2-4) at Killingly (5-1), 6:30 p.m.: ECC: Help us, Killingly Redmen… You’re our only hope.
New London (3-2) at East Lyme (2-4), 6:30 p.m.: Which New London team will show up? Beats us.
Waterford (2-4) at Stonington (0-6), 6:30 p.m.: Three of Stonington’s losses are by 6, 2 and 2. Man…
Montville (2-4) at Plainfield (5-1), 6:30 p.m.: Montville’s significantly more battled tested… Significantly.
Windham (3-2) at Bacon Acad. (1-5), 2:45 p.m.: We expect Windham’s NBT to go off in this one.
PEQUOT
Cromwell/Portland (5-1) at Valley/ Old Lyme (5-0), 6:30 p.m.: Suddenly, Cromwell/Portland’s in deep, deep (river).
H-K (5-1) at North Branford (2-4), 6:30 p.m.: T-Birds are no easy out, H-K. Be on guard.
Morgan (2-4) at Lewis Mills (0-6), 3:30 p.m.: The drive for .500 begins for Morgan. It’ll be tough.
Granby (4-2) at Rockville (4-2), 6:30 p.m.: Winner gets a meaningful November.
SMSA/Univ/Class (2-4) at Windsor Locks Co-Op (2-3), 6:30 p.m.: It’s been real, fellas.
Stafford Co-Op (6-0) at Coventry Co-Op (3-3), 7 p.m.: Can’t wait to see what Stafford’s got in S playoffs.
SCC
Xavier (1-5) at North Haven (5-1), 7 p.m.: Doubtful Xavier can rally like it did in last year’s epic OT battle
SATURDAY CCC
Avon (0-6) at Bulk/HMTCA/Weav (0-6), noon: May the best team win.
Bloomfield (6-0) at NW Catholic (2-4), 10:30 a.m.: Berlin’s next… Berlin’s next… Berlin’s Next.
PEQUOT
OSW (2-3) at Coginchaug Co-Op (3-3), 1 p.m.: OSW showed last week it’s nobody’s pushover.
Ellington (1-5) at Gilbert/NW (3-3), 1 p.m.: Scoring has been Ellington’s White Whale.