FOOTBALL: WEEK 11 FINE PERFORMANCES
We round up top performers from the weekend’s football games.
Colbe Andrews, Valley Regional/Old Lyme: Had a 90-yard kickoff return for a touchdown and two interceptions in a 49-14 win over Gilbert/Northwestern.
Eric Araujo, East Haven: Scored the last touchdown and ran for 135 yards in a 21-7 win over Law to stay alive in the Class M playoff race.
John Biolo, Watertown: His second touchdown reception, with 13 seconds left, lifted Watertown to a 20-15 win over Naugatuck.
Joe Calzone, Platt Tech: Gained 173 yards and scored two touchdowns on 24 carries in a 41-26 win over Wilcox Tech.
Dorrian Chaney, CREC: Threw for three touchdowns and ran for two in a 45-42 loss to Woodstock Academy.
Ethan Davis, Woodstock Academy: Threw for four touchdowns and ran for two more in a 45-42 win over CREC.
Jordan Davis, Sheehan: Ran for 115 yards and three touchdowns on 14 carries in a 52-40 win over Hamden. Jaquan Dufour, Rockville:
Had three touches and scored on all three in a 55-7 win over Morgan: A 74-yard return on the opening kickoff, a 65-yard punt return and a 36-yard pass from Matthew Ryan. Jacob Dugan, Stafford co-op:
Had 10 tackles, three for a loss including one sack, in a 21-15 win over SMSA. Deontray Eaddy, Bullard-Havens:
Ran for 206 yards and three touchdowns on 10 carries as the Tigers beat O’Brien Tech 41-12. Anthony Frasier, ATI:
Ran for 134 yards on 20 carries with three touchdowns in a 52-16 win over Thames River, clinching a Class M playoff spot. Kam Holmes, Branford:
Ran for 145 yards and three touchdowns in a 39-21 win over Foran. Dalton Modehn, Haddam-Killingworth:
Ran for a school-record 404 yards and six touchdowns on 46 carries, and he caught a touchdown (seven total is also a school record), in a 55-43 win over the Coventry co-op. Tyler Pjatak, Shelton:
Ran 24 times for 213 yards and two touchdowns in a 49-19 win over Fairfield Prep. S.P. Pragano, Lyman Hall:
Went 12for-15 for 184 yards and four touchdowns in a 41-0 win over Bassick, giving him 2,122 passing yards for the season, breaking Kyle Upton’s school record of 2,067. Jack Sharpe, Killingly:
Ran 37 times for 190 yards and two touchdowns in a 21-7 win over New London. Jaden Shirden, St. Joseph:
Ran for two touchdowns and 109 yards on 11 carries in a 58-0 win at Stamford. Jason Shumilla, Cheshire:
Threw for three touchdowns in a 48-28 win over Harding that clinched a Class LL playoff spot. Peter Simplicio, Conard:
Kicked a 31-yard field goal at the buzzer to beat Hall 38-35 and keep his team’s playoff hopes alive. Justin Skates, Berlin:
Threw four touchdown passes in a playoff-spotclinching 26-6 win over New Britain. Jordan Smith, Coventry co-op:
Scored four touchdowns, three on the ground and one on a 79-yard kickoff return, in a 55-43 loss to Haddam-Killingworth. Cody Stager, Enfield:
Was 6-for-11 for 98 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 95 yards in a 20-14 win over South Windsor. J.T. Thuesen, New Fairfield:
Caught two touchdown passes (one for 72 yards on the first play of the game), had a 71-yard kickoff return and intercepted a pass in a 41-20 win over Notre DameFairfield. D.J. Wright, Xavier:
Two-point conversion run with 20 seconds left made the difference in a 22-21 win over West Haven.