Thunderbirds soar past Canton, 42-0; Simsbury wins 2nd straight game

NORTH BRANFORD, Oct. 21 – On a warm and humid October evening, Nico Summo ran for 113 yards and two touchdowns on nine carries to lead the North Branford High football team to a 42-0 win over Canton in Pequot Conference action Friday night.

Braedon Bean led the Warriors (0-5) with 90 yards on 20 carries but Canton was shutout for the fourth time in five games and lost for the 16th straight time, dating back to the 2014 Class S playoffs. Ryan Delehoy led Canton with seven tackles while Albert LeFave had five.

The Warriors will return home on Saturday, Oct. 29 and will host Cromwell/Portland at 1 p.m. at the turf field.

North Branford 42, Canton 0
At North Branford
Canton (0-5)                         0  0  0  0 – 0
North Branford (2-3)           21  7  7  7  — 42
First quarter
NB: Nick Sommo 20 run (Blake run), 11:43
NB: Sommo 43 run (Sarmento kick), 9:21
NB: Nick Mancini 2 run (kick blocked), 5:18
Second quarter
NB: (unknown) 54 pass from Jeff Jablonski (Sarmento kick)
Third quarter
NB: Lou Raffone 15 run (Sarmento kick), 9:31
Fourth quarter
NB: Nick Denegre 4 run (Sarmento kick), 7:29
Individual statistics
RUSHING: Canton — Braedon Bean 20-90, Dugan Lloyd 10-17, Jack Szczepanski 7-24, Ta’ki Blizzard 4-29, Joseph Fitzgerald 1-0, Gavin Wood 1-1, Donovan Mackin 1-minus 1; North Branford – Sommo 9-113, unknown 4-78, Raffone 4-27, Blake 3-8, Ferrucci 2-27, Franklin 1-9, Denegre 1-4
PASSING: Canton – Dugan Lloyd 1-7-0, 4; North Branford – Jeff Jablonski 2-12-0, 89
RECEIVING: Canton – Ta’ki Blizzard 1-4; North Branford – unknown 2-89
RETURNS: Blizzard (C) 3-25 kickoff, Szczepanski (C) 2-18 kickoffs, Gavin (C) 2-10 kickoffs

Simsbury 42, Bulkeley/Weaver/HMTCA 6
SIMSBURY, Oct. 21 – Sean Penney ran for a season-high 171 yards and three TDs to help the Simsbury High football team capture their second straight game with a 42-6 victory over the Bulkeley/Weaver/HMTCA (Hartford Magnet Trinity College Academy) co-op team Friday night at Holden Field.

Simsbury QB Riley Shanley completed 10-of-28 passes for 179 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. Ralph Gilliard caught six passes for 94 yards and had touchdown receptions of 25 and 30 yards. Simsbury’s George Matteo was 6-for-6 kicking extra points and had a team-leading eight tackles. Sophomore Cole Hermsen had seven stops for the Trojans.

Senior Danny Deitz, who had a successful heart transplant last fall in Boston, caught his first varsity pass for one yard in the game, thrilling the hometown crowd. Simsbury travels to Conard next Friday night for a contest in West Hartford at 7 p.m.

Simsbury 42, Bulkeley/Weaver/HMTCA 6
At Simsbury
Bulkeley (0-6)       6   0   0  0  — 6
Simsbury (2-4)   14  14  7  7  — 42
First Quarter
B:  Dwayne Gordon 3 run (run failed)
S: Ralph Gilliard 25 pass from Riley Shanley (George Matteo kick)
S: Gilliard 30 pass from Shanley (Matteo kick)
Second Quarter
S: Sean Penney 55 run (Matteo kick)
S: Shanley 2 run (Matteo kick)
Third Quarter
S: Penney 10 run (Matteo kick)
Fourth Quarter
S: Penney 22 run (Matteo kick)
Individual statistics
RUSHING: Simsbury – Riley Shanley 5-18, Ralph Gilliard 1-8, Sean Penney 16-171, Mark Bedson 1-8
PASSING: Simsbury — Riley Shanley 10-28-0, 179; Jackon Masters 3-5-0, 36
RECEIVING: Simsbury – -Jackson Butler 2-35, Ralph Gilliard 6-94, Sean Penney 2-40, Alex Haggerty 2-19, Danny Deitz 1-1, Connor Aherns 2-26

Game highlights from Hudl