Click catches two TD passes as Warriors drop ninth game to Valley Regional/OL

Canton senior Matt Bangs scored on a 47-yard touchdown run Friday night against Valley Regional/Old Lyme — the longest run for a TD this season by Canton.

Canton senior Azon Click caught two TD passes Friday night.

DEEP RIVER, Nov. 13 – Canton senior Azon Click caught two touchdown passes from quarterback Alex Higley but the Warriors fell to 0-9 with a 62-22 Pequot Conference loss to defending Class S Large state champion Valley Regional/Old Lyme Friday night at Blythe Field.

Click scored on a 71-yard touchdown reception from Higley in the first quarter – the longest scoring play of the season for Canton. It was also the third longest touchdown pass in school history. Click also scored in the second quarter on a 11-yard touchdown reception from Higley.

Matt Bangs added a 46-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter – the longest touchdown run of the season for the Warriors. Higley completed 7-of-20 passes for a career-high 160 yards. Freshman Jack Szcepanski had two sacks and two tackles for a loss.

Valley Regional/Old Lyme (5-4) enjoyed Senior Night as Dan Stecher ran for 171 yards on nine carries. He scored five touchdowns, including one on a 37-yard punt return. Valley QB Matt Sapere completed 8-of-11 passes for 146 yards and three touchdowns. Valley kicker Jared Roche broke his own school record by converting on eight extra point attempts in a single game.

Valley’s 62 points were the most points allowed in a single game in Canton football history. It breaks the mark of 58 points allowed in a 58-0 loss to Gilbert in 1953.

Canton will conclude the 2015 campaign on Thanksgiving Eve when they will travel to Granby to take on the Pequot Conference champion Bears (9-0) at 6:30 p.m.

Valley Regional/OL 62, Canton 22
At Deep River
Canton (0-9)         8  8    0  6  — 22
Valley/OL (5-4)   35  7  14  6  — 62
First quarter
VR: Dan Stecher 29 run (Jared Roche kick), 10:54
VR: Garrett Budrick 7 pass from Matt Sapere (Roche kick), 6:33
VR: Burdick 12 pass from Sapere (Roche kick), 5:28
C: Azon Click 71 pass from Alex Higley (Matt Bangs run), 4:41
VR: Stecher 26 run (Roche kick), 2:49
VR: Stecher 37 punt return (Roche kick), 0:52
Second quarter
C: Click 11 pass from Higley (Bangs run), 6:20
VR: Stecher 2 run (Roche kick), 3:21
Third quarter
VR: Gus Cummins 41 pass from Sapere (Roche kick), 9:36
VR: Stecher 24 run (Roche kick), 0:36
Fourth quarter
C: Bangs 46 run (run fails), 5:57
VR: Mike Cullina 1 run (run fails), 3:31
Individual statistics
PASSING: Canton – Alex Higley 7-20-0, 160; VR/OL – Sapere 8-12-0, 132
RUSHING: Canton – Matt Bangs 30-179, Alex Higley 5-11; VR/OL – Stecher 8-146, Wallace 1-58, Cullina 1-1, Barlett 1-0, Sapere 2-minus 7
RECEIVING: Canton – Azon Click 3-93, Brock Steinfeldt 1-25, Matt Bangs 2-20, Wood 2-22; VR/OL – Burdick 4-51, Jean Pierre 1-41, Roche 1-12, Hunt 1-9, Bocian 1-19