Patrick Davidson scored on a 1-yard run with 17 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter to lift the host Howling Wolves to this Pequot Conference interdivision win Saturday at Bowen Field.

Davidson scored both of Hyde's touchdowns in the fourth quarter to erase a 12-7 deficit.

Davidson finished with 112 yards on 25 carries. Teammate Gary Ormond rushed 17 times for 152 yards.

Ross McDonald carried 22 times for 101 yards and two scores for Avon.

No. 8 New London fell to Montville 21-19 in ECC action Saturday.

CCC DIV. IV
RHAM at Weaver, 12:00 p.m.

ECC INTER
Montville at New London, 1:00 p.m.

NVL INTER
Holy Cross at Wilby, 12:00 p.m.
Derby/O'Brien Tech at St. Paul Catholic, 1:30 p.m.

PEQUOT
Housatonic/Wamogo at SMSA/University, 6:30 p.m.

PEQUOT INTER
Avon at Hyde Leadership, 1:00 p.m.
Granby Memorial at Lewis Mills, 1:00 p.m.
Haddam-Killingworth at Gilbert/NW Regional, 1:00 p.m.
Wolcott Tech at Windsor Locks/Suffield, 1:00 p.m.
Enfield at North Branford (Ppd. from 9/16)

SCC INTER
Branford at Foran (Ppd. from 9/16)

OTHERS
Fitch at Prince Tech, 12:00 p.m.
Wilcox Tech at Bacon Academy, 1:00 p.m.
Crosby at St. Joseph, 1:30 p.m.
Lowell Catholic (MA) at St. Bernard/Norwich Tech, 1:30 p.m.
Stamford Academy at Bullard Havens Tech, 1:30 p.m.
Wolcott at Killingly, 6:00 p.m.

CCC DIV. II
Conard 41, Hartford Public 0
Hall 42, Middletown 14
Bristol Central 14, Bulkeley 0
Farmington 23, East Hartford 20

CCC DIV. III
Rocky Hill 35, Tolland 8
Berlin 43, East Catholic 6
Bristol Eastern 42, Bloomfield 36

CCC DIV. IV
Maloney 29, Plainville 18

ECC INTER
Ledyard 43, Woodstock Academy 7
Norwich Free Academy 25, Windham 14
Waterford 19, Stonington 14

FCIAC INTER
Trumbull 13, Wilton 9
Staples 31, Trinity Catholic 16
Westhill 32, Harding 12

NVL INTER
Ansonia 41, Woodland 36
Naugatuck 54, Seymour 6
Watertown 32, Kennedy 6

PEQUOT INTER
Morgan 35, Stafford/East Windsor 21

SCC INTER
Cheshire 27, Hamden 0
Sheehan 37, Jonathan Law 30
Hillhouse 12, North Haven 0
Wilbur Cross 32, Shelton 21
Xavier 22, Notre Dame-West Haven 15

SWC COLONIAL
Bunnell 54, Bethel 27
Newtown 21, Brookfield 13

SWC PATRIOT
Oxford 41, Joel Barlow 26

SWC INTER
Pomperaug 28, Notre Dame-Fairfield 0

OTHERS
Lyman Hall 39, Platt Tech 0
Torrington 20, East Lyme 14
Griswold 24, Capital Prep/Classical Magnet 7

Chris Turner ran for a 65-yard touchdown and Harold Cooper scored on a 17-yard run as the Hillhouse football team defeated North Haven 12-0 Friday night in Southern Connecticut Conference interdivision play at North Haven.

The first half was played Thursday before lightning and heavy rain postponed the second half to Friday.

Ansonia 41, Woodland 36: Elliot Chudwick threw for three touchdowns and Montrell Dobbs rushed for three touchdowns as the Chargers edged the Hawks in Naugatuck Valley League play at Beacon Falls.

Dobbs rushed for 213 yards on 35 carries. Chudwick threw for 138 yards for Ansonia (1-0). Jack DeBiase threw for 146 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 169 yards and two touchdowns for Woodland (0-1).

Cheshire 27, Hamden 0: Quarterback Max Slade rushed for two touchdowns and added a touchdown pass to lead the visiting Rams, ranked seventh in the Register Top 10 poll, to their SCC Division I win at Hamden.

Bunnell 54, Bethel 27: Quarterback Brian Castelot completed 22 for 32 passes for 408 yards and four touchdowns to lead host Bunnell to its South-West Conference win at Stratford.

Sheehan 37, Law 30: Sheehan quarterback Bill Gannon rushed for 103 yards and a touchdown and threw for two more scores to help Sheehan hold off Law in a SCC Division II interdivision game at Wallingford.

Oxford 41, Barlow 26: Nick Donofrio scored five touchdowns to lead the Wolverines to their SWC Patriot win in Redding.

Lyman Hall 39, Platt Tech 0: Zac Falconeri rushed for 74 yards and two touchdowns on eight carries for Lyman Hall in a non-conference win at Wallingford.

The Xavier football team used several key defensive plays to knock off top-ranked Notre Dame-West Haven in the season opener for both teams Friday.

Junior defensive end Sean Marinan, Jr., stripped the ball out of the hands of Green Knights’ running back David Rose and advanced to the Notre Dame 26 yard line with under five minutes remaining.

On their ensuing offensive possession, it took the Falcons just four plays to score the winning touchdown, capped off by junior quarterback Pat D’Amato’s 8-yard run.

Senior Austen Ahern ran in the successful two-point conversion to lift Xavier to a 22-15 Southern Connecticut Conference interdivision win before 4,000 at Veteran’s Stadium in a battle of the top two teams in the Register Top 10 Poll.

The No. 2 Falcons forced four turnovers.

CCC DIV. II
Conard at Hartford Public, 3:00 p.m.
Hall at Middletown (Ppd. from 9/16)
Bristol Central at Bulkeley, 7:00 p.m.
East Hartford at Farmington, 7:00 p.m.

CCC DIV. III
Rocky Hill at Tolland, 6:30 p.m.
Bloomfield at Bristol Eastern, 7:00 p.m.
East Catholic at Berlin, 7:00 p.m.

CCC DIV. IV
Maloney at Plainville, 7:00 p.m.

ECC INTER
Norwich Free Academy at Windham, 6:30 p.m.
Stonington at Waterford, 6:30 p.m.
Woodstock Academy at Ledyard, 6:30 p.m.

FCIAC INTER
Wilton at Trumbull (Ppd. from 9/16)
Trinity Catholic at Staples, 3:00 p.m.
Harding at Westhill, 4:00 p.m. (Susp. with Westhill up 26-6 with 6:24 to go)

NVL INTER
Ansonia at Woodland, 4:00 p.m. (Susp. with Woodland up 21-19 at half)
Seymour at Naugatuck, 7:00 p.m.
Watertown at Kennedy, 7:00 p.m.

PEQUOT INTER
Enfield at North Branford (Ppd. from 9/16)
Stafford/East Windsor at Morgan, 6:30 p.m.

SCC INTER
Cheshire at Hamden, 3:30 p.m. (Susp. tied 0-0 10:22 left in 3rd qtr.)
Jonathan Law at Sheehan (Ppd. from 9/16)
Hillhouse at North Haven, 4:00 p.m. (Susp. with Hillhouse up 12-0)
Wilbur Cross at Shelton, 7:00 p.m.
Xavier at Notre Dame-West Haven, 7:00 p.m.

SWC COLONIAL
Bethel at Bunnell (Ppd. from 9/16)
Brookfield at Newtown (Ppd. from 9/16)

SWC PATRIOT
Oxford at Joel Barlow (Ppd. from 9/16)

SWC INTER
Pomperaug at Notre Dame-Fairfield (At Sacred Heart Univ., ppd. from 9/16)

OTHERS
Platt Tech at Lyman Hall, 3:45 p.m. (Susp. with Lyman up 32-0 with 5:18 left in the third quarter.)
Torrington at East Lyme, 6:00 p.m.
Capital Prep/Classical Magnet at Griswold, 6:30 p.m.

CCC DIV. I
New Britain 12, Newington 3
Glastonbury 14, Manchester 7

CCC DIV. II
Hall at Middletown (Ppd. to 9/17, 3:00 p.m.)

CCC DIV. III
Platt 8, Northwest Catholic 7

CCC DIV. IV
Fermi 20, E.O. Smith 7
Wethersfield 39, Rockville 0

FCIAC EAST
Darien 31, Fairfield Warde 0
New Canaan 41, Bassick 0

FCIAC INTER
Bridgeport Central 50, Fairfield Ludlowe 6
Danbury 15, Brien McMahon 6
Norwalk 19, Greenwich 7
Harding at Westhill, 4:00 p.m. (Susp. with Westhill up 26-6 with 6:24 to go. To be completed 9/17 at 4:00 p.m.)
Wilton at Trumbull (Ppd. to 9/17, 2:00 p.m.)

NVL INTER
Ansonia at Woodland, 5:00 p.m. (Susp. with Woodland up 21-19 at half. To resume 9/17 at 4:00 p.m.)

PEQUOT INTER
Old Saybrook/Westbrook 28, Canton 12
Valley Regional/Old Lyme 42, Coventry/Windham Tech 21
Enfield at North Branford (ppd. to 9/17, time TBA)

SCC INTER
Daniel Hand 28, Fairfield Prep 14
Cheshire at Hamden, 5:00 p.m. (Susp. tied 0-0 10:22 left in 3rd qtr. To be completed 9/17, 3:30 p.m.)
Hillhouse at North Haven, 5:00 p.m. (Susp. with Hillhouse up 12-0. To resume 9/17, 4:00 p.m.)
Branford at Foran (Ppd. to 9/17, 7:00 p.m.)
West Haven at Amity (Ppd. to 9/19, 1:00 p.m.)
Jonathan Law at Sheehan (Ppd. To 9/17, 3:30 p.m.)

SWC COLONIAL
New Milford at Masuk (Ppd. to 9/19, 2:00 p.m.)
Bethel at Bunnell (Ppd. to 9/17, 3:30 p.m.)
Brookfield at Newtown (Ppd. to 9/17, 3:30 p.m.)

SWC PATRIOT
Stratford 40, Immaculate 16
Oxford at Joel Barlow (Ppd. to 9/17, 3:00 p.m.)

SWC INTER
Pomperaug at Notre Dame-Fairfield (ppd. to 9/17, 4 p.m. at Sacred Heart Univ.)

OTHERS
Sacred Heart 31, Cheney Tech 14
Plainfield 22, Putnam/Tourtellotte/Ellis Tech 19
Platt Tech at Lyman Hall, 5:00 p.m. (Susp. with Lyman up 32-0 with 5:18 left in the third quarter. To be completed 9/17, 3:45 p.m.)

Hamden vs. Cheshire was postponed due to thunder and lightning with 10:22 left in the third quarter in the teams locked in a scoreless tie in the season opener for both teams Thursday.

The game will resume from that point Friday at 3:30 p.m.

Several other games were in progress when they too were postponed. Many other games were rescheduled prior to kickoff.

Here is the list of postponements from the CIAC.

Several games have been moved up due to anticipated rain for later this evening.
Click here to view the schedule from the CIAC.

Today's NVL contest will now start at 5 p.m.

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CCC DIV. I
Manchester at Glastonbury, 6:30 p.m.
New Britain at Newington, 6:30 p.m.

CCC DIV. II
Hall at Middletown, 7:00 p.m.

CCC DIV. III
Northwest Catholic at Platt, 6:30 p.m.

CCC DIV. IV
Wethersfield at Rockville, 6:30 p.m.
E.O. Smith at Fermi, 7:00 p.m.

FCIAC EAST
Fairfield Warde at Darien, 3:00 p.m.
New Canaan at Bassick, 7:00 p.m.

FCIAC INTER
Harding at Westhill, 4:00 p.m.
Bridgeport Central at Fairfield Ludlowe, 6:00 p.m.
Wilton at Trumbull, 6:00 p.m.
Brien McMahon at Danbury, 7:00 p.m.
Greenwich at Norwalk, 7:00 p.m.

NVL INTER
Ansonia at Woodland, 6:30 p.m.

PEQUOT INTER
Old Saybrook/Westbrook at Canton, 4:00 p.m.
Enfield at North Branford, 6:30 p.m.
Valley Regional/Old Lyme at Coventry/Windham Tech, 7:00 p.m.

SCC INTER
Cheshire at Hamden, 5:00 p.m.
Hillhouse at North Haven, 5:00 p.m.
Daniel Hand at Fairfield Prep, 6:00 p.m.
Branford at Foran, 7:00 p.m.
West Haven at Amity, 7:00 p.m.
Jonathan Law at Sheehan, 7:30 p.m.

SWC COLONIAL
New Milford at Masuk, 6:00 p.m.
Bethel at Bunnell, 7:00 p.m.
Brookfield at Newtown, 7:00 p.m.

SWC PATRIOT
Stratford at Immaculate, 4:00 p.m.
Oxford at Joel Barlow, 7:00 p.m.

SWC INTER
Pomperaug at Notre Dame-Fairfield, 7:30 p.m.

OTHERS
Platt Tech at Lyman Hall, 5:00 p.m.
Sacred Heart at Cheney Tech, 6:00 p.m.
Plainfield at Putnam/Tourtellotte/Ellis Tech, 6:30 p.m.

CCC DIV. I
Southington 19, South Windsor 8
Windsor 42, Simsbury 6

FCIAC INTER
Ridgefield 35, Stamford 7

SCC INTER
Guilford 27, East Haven 6

SWC PATRIOT
Weston 34, New Fairfield 13

Matt Hoey rushed 19 times for 80 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Indians to this SCC interdivision win in the season opener for both teams.

Will Stitilis caught a touchdown pass from Ethan Curry for Guilford (1-0).

Mike Vessicchio caught a 34-yard touchdown pass from Niko Fiorillo for East Haven (0-1), which has lost 32 straight games.

According to CIAC, the Hillhouse at North Haven game Thursday is now at 5 p.m. It was originally scheduled for 7 p.m.

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Here are my picks to win this week's games are in bold. Feel free to add your selections.


TODAY

SCC INTER
Guilford at East Haven, 7:00 p.m.


THURSDAY
NVL INTER
Ansonia at Woodland, 6:30 p.m.

PEQUOT INTER
Old Saybrook/Westbrook at Canton, 4:00 p.m.
Enfield at North Branford, 6:30 p.m.
Valley Regional/Old Lyme at Coventry/Windham Tech, 7:00 p.m.

SCC INTER
Hillhouse at North Haven, 5:00 p.m.
Daniel Hand at Fairfield Prep, 6:00 p.m.
Branford at Foran, 7:00 p.m.
Cheshire at Hamden, 7:00 p.m.
West Haven at Amity, 7:00 p.m.
Jonathan Law at Sheehan, 7:30 p.m.

SWC COLONIAL
Bethel at Bunnell, 7:00 p.m.

SWC PATRIOT
Stratford at Immaculate, 4:00 p.m.
Oxford at Joel Barlow, 7:00 p.m.

OTHERS
Platt Tech at Lyman Hall, 7:00 p.m.

FRIDAY
NVL INTER
Seymour at Naugatuck, 7:00 p.m.

PEQUOT INTER
Stafford/East Windsor at Morgan, 6:30 p.m.

SCC INTER
Wilbur Cross at Shelton, 7:00 p.m.
Xavier at Notre Dame-West Haven, 7:00 p.m.

SATURDAY
NVL INTER
Derby/O'Brien Tech at St. Paul Catholic, 1:30 p.m.


PEQUOT INTER
Avon at Hyde, 1:00 p.m.
Haddam-Killingworth at Gilbert/NW Regional, 1:00 p.m.

WEDNESDAY

CCC DIV. I
Simsbury at Windsor, 6:00 p.m.
Southington at South Windsor, 6:00 p.m.

FCIAC INTER
Stamford at Ridgefield, 6:00 p.m.

SCC INTER
Guilford at East Haven, 7:00 p.m.

SWC PATRIOT
Weston at New Fairfield, 7:00 p.m.

THURSDAY

CCC DIV. I
Manchester at Glastonbury, 6:30 p.m.
New Britain at Newington, 6:30 p.m.

CCC DIV. II
Hall at Middletown, 7:00 p.m.

CCC DIV. III
Northwest Catholic at Platt, 6:30 p.m.

CCC DIV. IV
Wethersfield at Rockville, 6:30 p.m.
E.O. Smith at Fermi, 7:00 p.m.

FCIAC EAST
Fairfield Warde at Darien, 3:00 p.m.
New Canaan at Bassick, 7:00 p.m.

FCIAC INTER
Harding at Westhill, 4:00 p.m.
Bridgeport Central at Fairfield Ludlowe, 6:00 p.m.
Wilton at Trumbull, 6:00 p.m.
Brien McMahon at Danbury, 7:00 p.m.
Greenwich at Norwalk, 7:00 p.m.

NVL INTER
Ansonia at Woodland, 6:30 p.m.

PEQUOT INTER
Old Saybrook/Westbrook at Canton, 4:00 p.m.
Enfield at North Branford, 6:30 p.m.
Valley Regional/Old Lyme at Coventry/Windham Tech, 7:00 p.m.

SCC INTER
Hillhouse at North Haven, 5:00 p.m.
Daniel Hand at Fairfield Prep, 6:00 p.m.
Branford at Foran, 7:00 p.m.
Cheshire at Hamden, 7:00 p.m.
West Haven at Amity, 7:00 p.m.
Jonathan Law at Sheehan, 7:30 p.m.

SWC COLONIAL
Bethel at Bunnell, 7:00 p.m.
Brookfield at Newtown, 7:00 p.m.
New Milford at Masuk, 7:00 p.m.

SWC PATRIOT
Stratford at Immaculate, 4:00 p.m.
Oxford at Joel Barlow, 7:00 p.m.

SWC INTER
Pomperaug at Notre Dame-Fairfield, 7:30 p.m.

OTHERS
Sacred Heart at Cheney Tech, 6:00 p.m.
Plainfield at Putnam/Tourtellotte/Ellis Tech, 6:30 p.m.
Platt Tech at Lyman Hall, 7:00 p.m.

FRIDAY

CCC DIV. II
Conard at Hartford Public, 3:00 p.m.
Bristol Central at Bulkeley, 7:00 p.m.
East Hartford at Farmington, 7:00 p.m.

CCC DIV. III
Rocky Hill at Tolland, 6:30 p.m.
Bloomfield at Bristol Eastern, 7:00 p.m.
East Catholic at Berlin, 7:00 p.m.

CCC DIV. IV
Maloney at Plainville, 7:00 p.m.

ECC INTER
Norwich Free Academy at Windham, 6:30 p.m.
Stonington at Waterford, 6:30 p.m.
Woodstock Academy at Ledyard, 6:30 p.m.

FCIAC INTER
Trinity Catholic at Staples, 3:00 p.m.

NVL INTER
Seymour at Naugatuck, 7:00 p.m.
Watertown at Kennedy, 7:00 p.m.

PEQUOT INTER
Stafford/East Windsor at Morgan, 6:30 p.m.

SCC INTER
Wilbur Cross at Shelton, 7:00 p.m.
Xavier at Notre Dame-West Haven, 7:00 p.m.

OTHERS
Torrington at East Lyme, 6:00 p.m.
Capital Prep/Classical Magnet at Griswold, 6:30 p.m.

SATURDAY

CCC DIV. IV
RHAM at Weaver, 12:00 p.m.

ECC INTER
Montville at New London, 1:00 p.m.

NVL INTER
Holy Cross at Wilby, 12:00 p.m.
Derby/O'Brien Tech at St. Paul Catholic, 1:30 p.m.

PEQUOT
Housatonic/Wamogo at SMSA/University, 6:30 p.m.

PEQUOT INTER
Avon at Hyde Leadership, 1:00 p.m.
Granby Memorial at Lewis Mills, 1:00 p.m.
Haddam-Killingworth at Gilbert/NW Regional, 1:00 p.m.
Wolcott Tech at Windsor Locks/Suffield, 1:00 p.m.

OTHERS
Fitch at Prince Tech, 12:00 p.m.
Wilcox Tech at Bacon Academy, 1:00 p.m.
Crosby at St. Joseph, 1:30 p.m.
Lowell Catholic (MA) at St. Bernard/Norwich Tech, 1:30 p.m.
Stamford Academy at Bullard Havens Tech, 1:30 p.m.
Wolcott at Killingly, 6:00 p.m.

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View the Register Top 10 Preseason poll here. Notre Dame, which finished 2009 a No. 1, begins 2010 in that spot. The Green Knights host No. 2 Xavier on Friday night at 7 at Veteran's Stadium in West Haven.

Read today's story on Notre Dame-West Haven QB Sean Goldrich here.

The Register profiles Notre Dame-West Haven's standout quarterback Sean Goldrich. Goldrich led the Green Knights to the Class L state title and the No. 1 ranking in the final Register Top 10 Poll in 2009.

Despite suffering heavy graduation losses on the line, Notre Dame is blessed with several talented skill players, including Goldrich, who'll look to keep the Green Knights on top.

Read Bob Barton's column here that discusses how several high school football athletes are closing in on state records as they enter the 2010 season.