Connecticut High School Football Scores - Playoffs/Quarterfinals

by Jeff Fisher
Connecticut High School Football Huddle

Ansonia sophomore running back Arkeel Newsome continued to rack-up impressive numbers Tuesday night in the opening round of the Connecticut Class M playoffs.

Newsome ran for 303 on 26 carries and three touchdowns to lead Ansonia to a 35-6 win over Bethel.  Newsome is now over the 3,000 yard mark (3,079) for the season to go along with a state-record 53 touchdowns.

Ansonia is looking for its 17th state championship.  Saturday, the Chargers will play Berlin in the semifinals.  Berlin won its quarterfinal game beating Cheney Tech 28-14.

Connecticut High School Football Playoffs
Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Playoffs
Quarterfinals

Class LL
Xavier 34 Glastonbury 6
Norwalk 21 Conard 15
Newtown 36 Hall 22
Staples 48 Ridgefield 21

Class L
New Canaan 27 New London 26
Windsor 14 Notre Dame-West Haven 14
Masuk 28 North Haven 14
Hand 35 Coventry/Windham Tech 12

Class M
Ansonia 35 Bethel 6
Berlin 28 Cheney Tech 14
Wolcott 32 Ellington/Somers 26
Ledyard 26 Waterford 0

Class S
Cromwell 23 Capital Prep/Classic Magnet 14
Holy Cross 42 Haddam-Killingworth 14
Northwest Catholic 22 North Branford 19
Valley Regional/Old Lyme 14 Rocky Hill 12

Connecticut HIgh School Football Playoffs Begin

by Jeff Fisher
Connecticut High School Football Huddle

With Thanksgiving just a few days behind us, the Connecticut high school football playoffs begin Tuesday night with quarterfinal action in four classifications.

The field of 32 features two schools (Xavier and Masuk) back to defend their 2010 titles, along with three 2010 runners-up (Asonia, New London and New Canaan) looking to change their silver medals for gold ones.

Defending Class LL champ Xavier is back to defend its title.  The Falcons have won 23 straight coming into its first-round match-up with Glastonbury.

In Class L, New Canaan, which lost to Masuk in last year's final will open with New London, which lost to Hillhouse in last year's Class M championship game.  Masuk is seeded #3 this year, and opens at home with North Haven.

You can see the rest of the quarterfinal match-ups below:

Class LL
No. 8 Glastonbury (8-2) vs. No. 1 Xavier (10-0)
No. 7 Ridgefield (8-2) vs. No. 2 Staples (9-0)
No. 6 Newtown (8-2) at No. 3 Hall (9-1)
No. 5 Norwalk (8-1) at No. 4 Conard (9-1)

Class L
No. 8 ND-West Haven (8-2) at No. 1 Windsor (10-0)
No. 7 Coventry/Windham Tech (9-1) at No. 2 Hand (10-0)
No. 6 North Haven (9-1) vs. No. 3 Masuk (10-0) at Trumbull
No. 5 New Canaan (9-1) at No. 4 New London (9-1)

Class M
No. 8 Bethel (7-3) at No. 1 Ansonia (11-0)
No. 7 Wolcott (7-3) vs. No. 2 Ellington/Somers (10-0)
No. 6 Waterford (8-2) at No. 3 Ledyard (9-1)
No. 5 Cheney Tech (9-1) vs. No. 4 Berlin (9-1)

Class S
No. 8 Cromwell (8-2) vs. No. 1. Capital Prep/Classical Magnet (10-0)
No. 7 Haddam-Killingworth (8-2) at No. 2 Holy Cross (9-2)
No. 6 Rocky Hill (8-2) vs. No. 3 Valley Regional/Old Lyme (9-1)
No. 5 Northwest Catholic (8-2) at No. 4 North Branford (9-1)