Junior running back Bryan Turkel rushed 30 times for 149 yards and all three touchdowns in this Fairchester League victory at Hamden.

Turkel scored on runs of 20, 4 and 1 yards.

Senior running back Ryan D'Souza gained 92 yards on 19 carries for Hopkins (4-3). D'Souza also had an interception, as did senior linebacker Ben Cabranes.

Hamden Hall is 5-2.

Junior running back Montrell Dobbs rushed 33 times for 188 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Chargers to this Naugatuck Valley League Brass Division victory in the revival of its rivalry with the Red Raiders. The last meeting between the schools was played in 2003.

Senior running back Bobby Kinnebrew carried 13 times for 118 yards and one touchdown for Ansonia (5-2), while senior running back Nick O'Connor carried nine times for 77 yards and one score.

Kicker Michael Palmquist kicked a 30-yard field goal for the Chargers.

Ansonia now leads the series 51-28-8.

Jacob Tomczak returned a kickoff 94 yards for a touchdown for the Red Raiders (3-4), while D'Ron Conyers scored on a 15-yard run in the first quarter. Ansonia led just 21-14 at halftime.

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Here are my predictions for this week. My picks are in bold. Feel free to add yours.

THURSDAY
SCC DIVISION I EAST
West Haven at Wilbur Cross, 4:30 p.m.

FRIDAY
CSC
Abbott Tech at Platt Tech, 7:00 p.m.
NVL BRASS
Ansonia at Derby/O'Brien Tech, 7:00 p.m.
Crosby at Seymour, 7:00 p.m.
NVL COPPER
Kennedy at Naugatuck, 7:00 p.m.
PEQUOT SASSACUS
Hyde at Haddam-Killingworth, 6:30 p.m.
Vinal Tech/Coginchaug at North Branford, 6:30 p.m.
PEQUOT INTER
Enfield at Valley Regional/Old Lyme, 6:30 p.m.
SCC DIVISION I EAST
Notre Dame-West Haven at Hand, 7:00 p.m.
SCC DIVISION I WEST
Hamden at Fairfield Prep, 6:00 p.m.
Amity at Xavier, 7:00 p.m.
SCC DIVISION II EAST
Foran at Sheehan, 7:00 p.m.
SCC DIVISION II WEST
Guilford at Branford, 7:00 p.m.
Lyman Hall at Law, 7:00 p.m.
SCC INTER
Shelton at Hillhouse, 2:30 p.m.
Cheshire at North Haven, 7:00 p.m.
SWC INTER
New Fairfield at Bunnell, 7:00 p.m.
Oxford at Newtown, 7:00 p.m.

SATURDAY
NVL COPPER
Woodland at St. Paul/Goodwin Tech, 1:30 p.m.
PEQUOT SASSACUS
Morgan at Cromwell, 1:00 p.m.
SWC PATRIOT
Stratford at Barlow, 1:00 p.m.
OTHERS
East Haven at Trinity Catholic, 1:00 p.m.

After three teams lost from last week's Top 10, including two from the Top 5, this week's poll features several changes.

Montville drops out after losing to New London. Xavier enters.


Here is the Top 5

5. Pomperaug
4. Masuk
3. Staples
2. Glastonbury
1. New Canaan

In Monday's Register, we started a short, week-long feature looking back on the football rivalry between neighboring schools Ansonia and Derby.

The rivals meet on Friday for the first time since 2003. Ansonia holds a 50-28-8 lead in the series, which was first played in 1902.

Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. on Friday in Derby. Below is a look back at one game in the long series.

Share your thoughts. What is your favorite Ansonia vs. Derby memory?


ANSONIA-DERBY FOOTBALL:
A LOOK BACK
1940
Derby 7, Ansonia 3
Synopsis: With Ansonia leading 3-0, Derby’s Nick Frosceno blocked a punt with the side of his helmet and Jack Lundy recovered it in the end zone. After a successful extra point, the Red Raiders prevailed 7-3, its first over the Chargers since 1933.