Lewis Mills holds off Stafford rally to win a record sixth game

STAFFORD, Nov. 20 – Chris Ramano caught a pair of touchdown passes from quarterback Trevor Baker and the Spartans stopped a late fourth quarter drive by the Stafford/East Windsor/Somers co-op team to win a school record sixth game with a 33-27 Pequot Conference victory on Friday night under the lights.

Mills improves to 6-3 with one game remaining – its Thanksgiving Day game with Nonnewaug in Burlington at 10 a.m.

The Spartans built a 19-7 lead after one quarter thanks to an 85-yard kickoff return from Mike Ciccerelli, Tyler Mello recovering a fumble in the end zone for a touchdown and Chris Ramano with a 17-yard touchdown pass from Trevor Baker.

Stafford/East Windsor/Somers (3-6) took a one point lead at halftime, 20-19, on a pair of touchdown runs from Nate Lajoie and Justin Grant.

Mills took the lead for good in the third quarter on a three-yard run from Colin Kennedy and a second touchdown pass to Ramano from Baker. The Bulldogs cut the lead to six on an 86-yard fumble recovery in the fourth quarter but Mills stopped a late Stafford drive into Mills territory with an interception by Lucas Lanning to preserve the win.

Lewis Mills has won five straight games – another school record for the young program.

Lewis Mills 33, Stafford/East Windsor/Somers 27
At Stafford
Lewis Mills (6-3)    19   0 14 0 — 33
Stafford (3-6)          7 13   0 7 — 27
First quarter
LM: Mike Ciccerelli 85 kickoff return (Hunter Cowger kick)
LM: Tyler Mello recovers fumble in end zone (kick failed)
S: Jacob Berry pass from Nate Lajoie (Mike Munson kick)
LM: Chris Ramano 17 pass from Trevor Baker (conversion failed)
Second quarter
S: Nate Lajoie 12 run (Munson kick)
S: Justin Grant 4 run (pass failed)
Third quarter
LM: Colin Kennedy 3 run (Ciccerelli run)
LM: Ramano 25 pass from Baker (pass failed )
Fourth quarter
S: Colton Engle 86 fumble recovery (Munson kick)