
Avon’s Tabor Engle is brought down during Tuesday night’s Class M quarterfinal. Branford won, 7-6.
FOOTBALL
Class M quarterfinals
Branford 7, Avon 6
Torrington 37, Granby/Canton 29
Killingly 49, Gilbert/Northwestern/Housatonic 14
Rockville 27, Ellington 0
Sunday’s semifinals
No. 5 Branford (9-2) at No. 1 Killingly (10-0), 12:30 p.m.
No. 6 Torrington (8-3) at No. 2 Rockville (9-2), 12:30 p.m.
Branford 7, Avon 6
At Avon
Branford (9-2) 0 7 0 0 -7
Avon (7-3) 6 0 0 0 – 6
First quarter
A: Tabor Engle 7 run (run failed), 1:29
Second quarter
B: Nathan Chieffo 33 run (Joseph Robinson kick), 6:46
Individual statistics
RUSHING: Avon – Tabor Engle 30-112, Cameron Dawiczyk 10-25, Cameron Casey 3-1, Connor Lavoie 1-2; Branford – Zach Turbert 1-minus 4, Cameron Paleski 10-43, Nathan Chieffo 14-68, Cole Snider 2-3, Cooper Barnes 1-3, John Frawley 1-minus 3
PASSING: Avon – Tabor Engle 1-5-0, 49; Branford – Zach Turbert 2-3-0, 24
RECEIVING: Avon – Tyler Brokenshire 1-49; Branford – Nathan Chieffo 2-24
RETURNS: Avon – Gabriel Maldonado 1-0 (KO), Tanner Cote 1-11 (KO), Branford — Akiel Lamotey 1-4 (KO), Dylan Dupre 1-25 (punt); SACKS: William Pera (B) 1-8, Christian Wilson (A) 1-4
Torrington 37, Granby/Canton 29
At Granby
Torrington (8-3) 7 7 7 16 — 37
Granby/Canton (7-4) 0 7 14 8 — 29
First Quarter
T: Sean Clinkscales 8 run (Clinkscales kick)
Second Quarter
GC: Marquis Thomas 2 run (George Horst kick)
T: Tyler Semonich 5 run (Clinkscales kick)
Third Quarter
GC: Beach Sessions 79 kickoff return (Horst kick)
T: Semonich 27 run (Clinkscales kick)
GC: M. Thomas 1 run (Horst kick)
Fourth Quarter
T: Semonich 3 run (Clinkscales run)
GC: M. Thomas 17 run (Michael Brosnan run)
T: Mason Stannard 55 pass from Semonich (Clinkscales run)
Individual statistics
RUSHING: Granby/Canton — Marquis Thomas 14-98, Will Attianese 7-31, Michael Bronson 9-44; Torrington — Tyler Semonich 20-161, Sean Clinkscales 19-111, Brett Fairfield 4-46
PASSING: Granby/Canton — Will Migliaccio 10-18-0, 71; Torrington — Tyler Semonich 3-6-0, 85
RECEIVING: Granby/Canton — Beach Sessions 6-55, George Horst 2-7, Marquis Thomas 2-9; Torrington — Mason Stannard 2-65, Devin Morales 1-20
Class LL
Tuesday’s quarterfinals
Fairfield Prep 21, Greenwich 14
Shelton 42, Hall 28
New Canaan 38, Southington 14
Darien 46, Hamden 19
Sunday’s semifinals
No. 1 Fairfield Prep (10-1) vs. No. 5 Shelton (9-2) at Fairfield Univ.,12:30 p.m.
No. 3 Darien (10-1) at No. 2 New Canaan (10-1), 12:30 p.m.
Class L
Tuesday’s quarterfinals
St. Joseph 21, Daniel Hand 20, OT
Windsor 62, Cheney Tech 0
Masuk 20, Naugatuck 17
Maloney 49, Bristol Central 14
Sunday’s semifinals
No. 5 Windsor (10-1) at No. 1 St. Joseph (10-1), 11:30 a.m.
No. 7 Masuk (9-2) vs. No. 3 Maloney (10-1) at Falcon Field, 12:30 p.m.
Class S
Tuesday’s quarterfinals
Bloomfield 50, Morgan 18
New Fairfield 41, Holy Cross 7
Cromwell/Portland 29, Notre Dame-Fairfield 20
Ansonia 35, Seymour 14
Sunday’s semifinals
No. 5 New Fairfield (9-2) at #1 Bloomfield (11-0), 12:30 p.m.
No. 3 Ansonia (10-1) at No. 2 Cromwell/Portland (11-0), Pierson Park,12:30 p.m.
Gerry deSimas, Jr., is the editor and founder of The Collinsville Press. He is an award-winning writer and has been covering sports in Connecticut and New England for more than 40 years. He was inducted into the New England High School Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2018.


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