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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL WEEK 9 AUDIBLES

- — Sean Patrick Bowley

FRIDAY

CCC

E.O. Smith (16) at Middletown (43) 6:30 p.m. Still plenty to play for, Middletown, like 2020.

Newington (52) at Bristol Central (43) 6 p.m. Beware, Newington. BC loves playing spoiler.

Bristol Eastern (25) at Platt (34) 6:30 p.m. Platt’s offense has gone curiously silent since Newington win.

Maloney (61) at Wethersfie­ld (61) 7 p.m. All of Class L is watching. Let’s see a show.

Berlin (61) at East Catholic (16) 6:30 p.m. B*E*R*L*I*N should be OK for another week, then…

New Britain (25) at East Hartford (16) 6:30 p.m. These were Class LL playoff teams a year ago.

Southingto­n (61) at Glastonbur­y (34) 6:30 p.m. Who else are you hiding, Southingto­n?

Bloomfield (70) at Bulkeley CoOp (07) 7 p.m. See you next Week, Hawks.

Enfield (34) at Simsbury (61) 7 p.m. Enfield’s tricky, but Simsbury will be OK.

Manchester (34) at Hall (52) 7 p.m. Win sets up seasondefi­ning game v. Wethersfie­ld.

South Windsor (25) at Conard (43) 7 p.m. Which Conard will show up is anyone’s guess.

CTC

Cheney Tech (43) at Platt Tech (24) 6 p.m. Cheney’s been close, but not close enough

O’Brien (25) at Quinebaug (52) 6 p.m. Reminder: Quinebaug is in Class L. As you were.

ECC

Fitch (34) at East Lyme (52) 6:30 p.m. If Fitch is going down, Vikes are going with them.

Killingly (70) at NFA

(43) 6:30 p.m. Killingly is

17 vs. NFA last 8 meetings.

Windham (25) at Griswold/Wheeler (42) 6:30 p.m. GW was ohsoclose to knocking off Waterford last week.

Ledyard (16) at Waterford (61) 6 p.m. Lancers survived, now focus on playoff push

Plainfield (61) at Stonington (07) 6:30 p.m. Once again, Plainfield’s schedule is a breeze

FCIAC

Warde (25) at Staples (25) 7 p.m. Both clubs could use some pickmeups.

Ridgefield (61) at McMahon (25) 7 p.m. Chance at redemption lies ahead, Tigers.

Trumbull (25) at New Canaan (52) 7 p.m. Is it Thanksgivi­ng, yet?

Greenwich (61) at Ludlowe (52) 6 p.m. Wouldn’t overlook Ludlowe here, Cards.

NVL

Woodland (70) at Ansonia (70) 6 p.m. Chargers’ win streak vs. NVL now at NINETYSIX.

Sacred Heart/KT (16) at Oxford (16) 6 p.m. SHKT has only beaten Crosby; Oxford, just Wilby.

WCA (52) at Wolcott (43) 6 p.m. Gopie, Spartans need this in worst way.

Torrington (52) at Holy Cross (52) 6:30 p.m. Suddenly, huge state implicatio­ns here in M and S.

Derby (16) at Crosby (07) 7 p.m. Hang in there, fellas.

Seymour (52) at Naugatuck (51) 7 p.m. Suddenly, Naugy looking vulnerable.

PEQUOT

Morgan (15) at Coginchaug CoOp (33) 6:30 p.m. Devils haven’t lost a Sassacus game yet.

Ellington (34) at Windsor Locks CoOp (51) 6 p.m. You have our attention, now, Raiders.

Gilbert/NW (33) at Stafford CoOp (42) 6:30 p.m. GNW’s been pretty solid, defensivel­y.

SMSA CoOp (61) at Cromwell/Portland (16) 6 p.m. Gonna need more offense, CP. A lot more.

SCC

NDWH (43) at Fairfield Prep (43) 6 p.m. Just about every Catholic game has been great this season

Hand (70) at Xavier (43) 7 p.m. Take your best shot, Falcons.

Hamden (52) at Amity (43) 7 p.m. Time for a reality check on Hamden.

Branford (34) at Bassick (16) 6 p.m. Back to reality, Lions.

Guilford (34) at Wilbur Cross (07) 7 p.m. Indians just hope to finish at least .500 now.

Hillhouse (25) at West Haven (24) 7 p.m. West Haven scoffs at your schedule, House.

Law (25) at Harding (25) 7 p.m. Harding the least of Law’s troubles right now.

Sheehan (60) at North Haven (34) 7 p.m. Now we get to see what Sheehan’s made of

SWC

Bunnell (16) at Newtown (70) 7 p.m. Newtown’s going unbeaten, isn’t it…?

Masuk (52) at Pomperaug (16) 7 p.m. …Oh, that’s right, Masuk still remains.

New Milford (34) at Bethel (16) 7 p.m. Wave has good shot at a .500 season. Yes.

New Fairfield (42) at Brookfield (07) 7 p.m. Win out, and Rebels might be dancing. Might.

NDFairfiel­d (42) at Weston (61) 7 p.m. If Goetz is back, so is Weston.

Stratford (07) at Barlow (52) 7 p.m. Newtown next week will determine Barlow’s fate.

SATURDAY

CCC

Farmington (34) at Hartford Public (07) 1 p.m.

Still shot for Conrad, Farmington to finish strong

Windsor (52) at RHAM (16) 1 p.m. Maloney, Middletown next for hopeful Warriors.

NWC (34) at Lewis Mills (52) 12 p.m. Want to stay relevant, Mills? Win this.

Plainville (52) at Avon (16) 1:30 p.m. Now’s not time to slip up, Devils.

Rocky Hill (25) at Tolland (43) 5 p.m. Dark clouds hang over Terriers, unfortunat­ely.

CTC

Vinal CoOp (15) at MCW (06) 12 p.m. Last shot for MCW to break in W column.

ATI (51) at Prince Tech (34) 1 p.m. Wolverines are right on schedule.

Wilcox Tech (15) at BullardHav­ens (70) 7 p.m. Win and Tigers will be 2019’s first playoff qualifier.

ECC

Woodstock (61) at Bacon Academy (52) 12 p.m. It finally gets tough for Woodstock.

Montville (25) at CREC (52) 11 a.m. Looks like CREC’s here to play, ECC.

FCIAC

Stamford (34) at Wilton (52) 2 p.m. Warriors refusing to go away in L playoff race

Bridgeport Central (07) at Darien (70) 1:30 p.m. Adding insult to injury for Hilltopper­s…

Westhill (16) at Trinity/ WT (07) 1:30 p.m. Time’s winding down. Make it count, boys.

Norwalk (43) at Danbury (43) 4 p.m. Won’t find a better game in FCIAC this week.

NVL

St. Paul (16) at Kennedy (16) 10 a.m. Good Luck. We’re all counting on you.

 ?? Christian Abraham / Hearst Connecticu­t Media ?? Ridgefield quarterbac­k Owen Matthews complete a pass against Staples in September.
Christian Abraham / Hearst Connecticu­t Media Ridgefield quarterbac­k Owen Matthews complete a pass against Staples in September.

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