Northwest Catholic defeated Fermi 52-0 on Saturday, breaking the score management policy established by the CIAC.

When this occurs, according to the policy, the principals of both the winning and losing teams and the referee/head official that officiated the game shall submit a report to the CIAC Football Committee attesting as to whether the winning team’s head coach did or did not follow established score management protocols for good sportsmanship in the game. This report will be filed using the CIAC Eligibility Center no later than 48 hours after the conclusion of the game.

If it is determined that a violation occurred, the following penalty shall be in effect:
Disqualification Rule – The head coach shall be ineligible to participate in the next contest at the same level of play (even if the next contest does not occur until league or CIAC tournament play or next year).

Click here to read the policy.


According to Matt Fischer, the director of information services, the CIAC will get reports from both schools and the officials on Monday. Once the CIAC has those reports, the decision will be made by a group including:

Executive Director (or her designee)
Chair of Football Committee
Chair of CIAC board
A coach
An athletic director

The exact timing would depend on when the CIAC get the reports, but the CIAC would expect the committee to talk Monday or Tuesday, according to Fischer.

Torrington RB Brenden Lytton carried 25 times for 427 yards and six touchdowns, and he also threw a touchdown pass, in a 66-28 win over Wolcott.

Northwest Catholic defeated Weaver 52-0. The Indians won by more than 50 points, which is against CIAC rules. According to the rules any team that wins by more than 50 points, the winning team's head coach will be suspended for one game. Hopefully, we'll get a ruling soon as to whether or not the CIAC will suspend NWC coach Mike Tyler for next game against Bloomfield on Friday.


We will keep you posted.

No. 10 Cheshire routs Hillhouse.





No. 9 North Haven edges Hamden

Football roundup

SATURDAY'S SCHEDULE
CCC DIV. I EAST
Newington at Glastonbury, 1:00 p.m.
Manchester at South Windsor, 1:30 p.m.

CCC DIV. I WEST
New Britain at Southington, 7:00 p.m.

CCC DIV. II EAST
RHAM at Hartford Public, 12:00 p.m.

CCC DIV. II WEST
Windsor at Bristol Central, 6:00 p.m.

CCC DIV. III EAST
Plainville at Tolland, 1:00 p.m.

CCC DIV. III WEST
Weaver at Northwest Catholic, 10:30 a.m.
Bloomfield at East Catholic, 1:30 p.m.

CCC INTER
Hall at East Hartford, 1:00 p.m.

CSC
Wilcox Tech at Bullard Havens Tech, 12:00 p.m.
Wolcott Tech at Platt Tech, 12:00 p.m.
Abbott Tech at O'Brien Tech, 6:00 p.m.
Putnam/Tourtellotte/Ellis Tech at Prince Tech, 6:00 p.m. (at Cheney Tech)

ECC INTER
Bacon Academy at East Lyme, 6:30 p.m.

FCIAC CENTRAL
Brien McMahon at Harding, 1:30 p.m.
Stamford at Norwalk, 5:00 p.m.

FCIAC EAST
St. Joseph at Wilton, 3:30 p.m.
Trinity Catholic at New Canaan, 5:00 p.m.

FCIAC WEST
Staples at Bridgeport Central, 1:30 p.m.
Trumbull at Westhill, 1:30 p.m.

NVL INTER
Derby at Naugatuck, 10:00 a.m.
Wolcott at Torrington, 1:00 p.m.
St. Paul Catholic at Crosby, 5:00 p.m.

PEQUOT SASSACUS
Valley Regional/Old Lyme at Nonnewaug, 1:00 p.m.
Cromwell at Lewis Mills, 2:00 p.m.
Hyde Leadership at Morgan, 6:30 p.m.

PEQUOT UNCAS
Windsor Locks/Suffield/East Granby at Canton, 1:00 p.m.
Enfield at Gilbert/NW Regional, 1:30 p.m.
Stafford/East Windsor at Housatonic/Wamogo, 7:00 p.m.

SCC INTER
Amity at East Haven, 12:00 p.m.
Xavier at Foran, 5:00 p.m.
Daniel Hand at Lyman Hall, 7:00 p.m.
West Haven at Guilford, 7:00 p.m.

SWC PATRIOT
Joel Barlow at Notre Dame-Fairfield, 1:00 p.m.
Oxford at Stratford, 1:30 p.m.

SWC INTER
Brookfield at Weston, 1:00 p.m.
New Fairfield at Masuk, 7:00 p.m.

OTHERS
Stamford Academy at Woodstock Academy (Ppd. to TBA)

Sebastian Little and Michael Ecke each scored two rushing touchdowns to lead the visiting Rams to this SCC interdivision win at Bowen Field.

Little scored on runs of 5 and 4 yards, while Ecke had TD runs of 7 and 9 yards.

Ecke rushed 18 times for 109 yards. Little carried 10 times for 48 yards. Kyle Pulek kicked a 26-yard field goal for Cheshire (2-0).

Matt Escoto recovered two fumbles for the Rams, while Little and Ryan Stanek had one each.

Andre Anderson returned a kickoff 82 yards for a touchdown for the Academics (0-2).

Here is the schedule for today. We will update with postponement information.


CCC DIV. I WEST
Conard at Simsbury, 7:00 p.m.
New Britain at Southington, ppd. to Saturday, 7:00 p.m.

CCC DIV. II EAST
Bulkeley at Fermi, 7:00 p.m.
E.O. Smith at Wethersfield, 7:00 p.m.

CCC DIV. II WEST
Bristol Eastern at Middletown, 7:00 p.m.
Maloney at Farmington, 7:00 p.m.
Windsor at Bristol Central, 7:00 p.m.

CCC DIV. III EAST
Rockville at Platt, 6:30 p.m.

CCC INTER
Berlin at Rocky Hill, 7:00 p.m.
Hall at East Hartford, 7:00 p.m.

CSC
Capital Prep/Classical Magnet at Cheney Tech, 6:00 p.m.

ECC MEDIUM
Waterford at Montville, 6:30 p.m.
Windham at Ledyard, 6:30 p.m.

ECC SMALL
Stonington at St. Bernard/Norwich Tech, 6:30 p.m.

ECC INTER
Bacon Academy at East Lyme, 6:30 p.m.
Killingly at Plainfield, 6:30 p.m.

FCIAC CENTRAL
Fairfield Ludlowe at Ridgefield, 7:00 p.m.

FCIAC EAST
Darien at Fairfield Warde, 7:00 p.m.
Trinity Catholic at New Canaan, ppd. to Saturday, 5 p.m.

FCIAC INTER
Bassick at Greenwich, 7:00 p.m.

NVL INTER
Kennedy at Wilby, 3:30 p.m.
Ansonia at Woodland, 7:00 p.m.
Derby vs. Naugatuck, ppd. to Saturday, 10 a.m. at Municipal Stadium, Waterbury
St. Paul Catholic at Crosby, 7:00 p.m.
Watertown at Holy Cross, 7:00 p.m.
Wolcott at Torrington, ppd. to Saturday, 1 p.m.

PEQUOT SASSACUS
Haddam-Killingworth at North Branford, 6:30 p.m.
Hyde Leadership at Morgan, ppd. to Saturday, 6:30 p.m.
Old Saybrook/Westbrook at East Hampton/Vinal Tech, 6:30 p.m.

PEQUOT UNCAS
Ellington/Somers at SMSA/University, 6:30 p.m.
Avon at Coventry/Windham Tech, 7:00 p.m.
Stafford/East Windsor at Housatonic/Wamogo, ppd. to Saturday, 7:00 p.m.

SCC INTER
Cheshire at Hillhouse, 3 p.m. (UPDATED)
Amity at East Haven, ppd. to Saturday, noon
Daniel Hand at Lyman Hall, ppd. to Saturday, 7:00 p.m.
Hamden at North Haven, 7:00 p.m.
Notre Dame-West Haven at Branford, 7:00 p.m.
West Haven at Guilford, ppd. to Saturday, 7:00 p.m.
Wilbur Cross at Jonathan Law, 7:00 p.m.
Xavier at Foran, ppd. to Saturday, 5 p.m.
Shelton at Sheehan, 7:30 p.m.

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

SWC PATRIOT
Oxford at Stratford, ppd. to Saturday, 1:30 p.m.

SWC INTER
Immaculate at Newtown, 7:00 p.m.
New Fairfield at Masuk, ppd. to Saturday, 7:00 p.m.

OTHERS
Fairfield Prep at Griswold, 6:30 p.m.
Danbury at Fitch, 7:00 p.m.

at Bowen Field moved up to 3 p.m. from 3:30 p.m. due to impending rain.

Read a story on Lyman Hall running back Joe DeSandre, who's the school's all-time leading rusher.

Check out this week's predictions.

The Scout Team, the Register football show, presents its Week 2 update.

Pick the winner of the Cheshire-Hillhouse contest in the reader poll.

Jon Wilson carried 28 times for 120 yards and scored twice to lead the visiting Wildcats to this NVL interdivision win at Municipal Stadium in Waterbury.

QB Luke Grabowski threw touchdown passes to Mike Conlan (14 yards) and Jack Briggs (11 yards).

Grabowski rushed 20 times for 149 yards for Seymour (2-0).

In a 50-21 loss to Brookfield in the Class M state quarterfinals last season, Lyman Hall running back Joe DeSandre broke the school's rushing record.

After running for 96 yards in a Week 1 win over Wilby this year, DeSandre has tallied 2,823 career yards. DeSandre surpassed the 2,723 yards gained by former Trojans standout Vincent Poggio, who played in the mid-1980s and helped lead Lyman Hall to its only state title in 1985.

DeSandre is expected to be one the Trojans' top options on offense against Hand (1-0), ranked No. 5 in the Register Top 10 Poll. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. at Fitzgerald Field in Wallingford on Friday.

"He's a great athlete and he just has great vision, too," Lyman Hall coach Chip McKeehan said. "Take away the fact that he's a great runner, he's probably the best receiver on the team, too. As far as all-around athletic ability, he's one of the best to come out of here."

As a sophomore, DeSandre rushed 196 times for 1,191 and 12 touchdowns. Last season, DeSandre carried 164 times for 1,346 yards and 15 touchdowns.

Despite being known for operating under the I-formation under McKeehan, the Trojans have went to a more spread look this year.

"We graduated most of our (offensive) line and those were our big guys," McKeehan said. "We have a kid (senior quarterback Kyle Upton) that can throw the football. We're working on angles, trap-blocking and pulling, and what we're trying to do with Joe right now is to get him into open space and let him create."

With DeSandre, Upton, junior running back Devin Diaz and senior tight end Will Woznicki on offense, Lyman Hall feels they can make another postseason appearance.

"We made it to the playoffs last year so I have big expectations for this year," DeSandre said. "I think we can make it to the playoffs again if we work hard."

Read more about DeSandre and Lyman Hall in Friday's Register, both in print and on-line (www.nhregister.com)

Who's your pick to win when Cheshire visits Hillhouse, Friday at Bowen Field, 3:30 p.m.

Click here to cast your vote.

Jimmy Fairfield-Sonn, Valley Regional/Old Lyme football: Senior quarterback rushed 27 times for 268 yards and four touchdowns, returned a kickoff for a touchdown and scored on an interception return in a 48-47 win over North Branford.

HONOR ROLL

Arkeel Newsome, Ansonia, football: Sophomore running back rushed 24 times for 332 yards and six touchdowns in a 49-20 victory over Torrington.

Elhadj Kouroma, Wilbur Cross, soccer: Junior had two goals in a pair of 6-0 wins over Foran and Law.

In this play, North Haven junior Jalon White appeared to have been tackled for a loss. White, though, managed to toss the ball up into the air, which landed in teammate Joe Burr's hands and then Burr ran it in for the touchdown.
White later ran for the winning score as North Haven knocked off the then-No. 4 Academics 20-19 last Friday.

Who's your pick to win Thursday's contest between Seymour and Sacred Heart?

Vote here.

By Mike Pucci, Register Staff
mpucci@nhregister.com / Twitter: @MikePucciNHR

It wasn’t the type of start to the 2011 football season that the three New Haven public school programs had hoped for.

Defending Class M champion Hillhouse, favored to repeat, squandered a 13-point halftime lead to North Haven and eventually lost a 20-19 heartbreaker after Je’Vaughn Moore’s field goal attempt was blocked in the closing seconds.

Wilbur Cross and Hyde also let leads slip away in the second half.

Against Shelton, Wilbur Cross took an 18-14 advantage in the third quarter before the Gaels rallied for a 27-18 victory.

Hyde was up by eight (30-22) with 9:19 left in the third quarter against Haddam-Killingworth. The Howling Wolves, though, were shutout the remainder of the game and the Cougars went on to post a 51-30 win.

Read the rest of Tuesday's football notebook here.

View highlights from Week 1 here.

And, check out the latest Top 10 Poll.

Masuk, which was No. 2 in the preseason poll last week, moves up to No. 1 after a Week 1 victory over Oxford.
Xavier, which began the season on top, falls to No. 2

Here are this week's top five teams

1. Masuk (1-0) (13) 696 2 L
2. Xavier (1-0) (11) 688 1 LL
3. New Canaan (1-0) 595 3 L
4. Ansonia (1-0) 533 5 M
5. Hand (1-0) 476 7 L

To view the complete poll, click here.

THURSDAY
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NVL INTER
Seymour at Sacred Heart, 6:00 p.m.

FRIDAY
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CCC DIV. I WEST
Conard at Simsbury, 7:00 p.m.
New Britain at Southington, 7:00 p.m.

CCC DIV. II EAST
Bulkeley at Fermi, 7:00 p.m.
E.O. Smith at Wethersfield, 7:00 p.m.

CCC DIV. II WEST
Bristol Eastern at Middletown, 7:00 p.m.
Maloney at Farmington, 7:00 p.m.
Windsor at Bristol Central, 7:00 p.m.

CCC DIV. III EAST
Rockville at Platt, 6:30 p.m.

CCC INTER
Berlin at Rocky Hill, 7:00 p.m.
Hall at East Hartford, 7:00 p.m.

CSC
Capital Prep/Classical Magnet at Cheney Tech, 6:00 p.m.

ECC MEDIUM
Waterford at Montville, 6:30 p.m.
Windham at Ledyard, 6:30 p.m.

ECC SMALL
Stonington at St. Bernard/Norwich Tech, 6:30 p.m.

ECC INTER
Bacon Academy at East Lyme, 6:30 p.m.
Killingly at Plainfield, 6:30 p.m.

FCIAC CENTRAL
Fairfield Ludlowe at Ridgefield, 7:00 p.m.

FCIAC EAST
Darien at Fairfield Warde, 7:00 p.m.
Trinity Catholic at New Canaan, 7:00 p.m.

FCIAC INTER
Bassick at Greenwich, 7:00 p.m.

NVL INTER
Kennedy at Wilby, 3:30 p.m.
Ansonia at Woodland, 7:00 p.m.
Derby at Naugatuck, 7:00 p.m.
St. Paul Catholic at Crosby, 7:00 p.m.
Watertown at Holy Cross, 7:00 p.m.
Wolcott at Torrington, 7:00 p.m.

PEQUOT SASSACUS
Haddam-Killingworth at North Branford, 6:30 p.m.
Hyde Leadership at Morgan, 6:30 p.m.
Old Saybrook/Westbrook at East Hampton/Vinal Tech, 6:30 p.m.

PEQUOT UNCAS
Ellington/Somers at SMSA/University, 6:30 p.m.
Avon at Coventry/Windham Tech, 7:00 p.m.
Stafford/East Windsor at Housatonic/Wamogo, 7:00 p.m.

SCC INTER
Cheshire at Hillhouse, 3:30 p.m.
Amity at East Haven, 7:00 p.m.
Daniel Hand at Lyman Hall, 7:00 p.m.
Hamden at North Haven, 7:00 p.m.
Notre Dame-West Haven at Branford, 7:00 p.m.
West Haven at Guilford, 7:00 p.m.
Wilbur Cross at Jonathan Law, 7:00 p.m.
Xavier at Foran, 7:00 p.m.
Shelton at Sheehan, 7:30 p.m.

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

SWC PATRIOT
Oxford at Stratford, 7:00 p.m.

SWC INTER
Immaculate at Newtown, 7:00 p.m.
New Fairfield at Masuk, 7:00 p.m.

OTHERS
Fairfield Prep at Griswold, 6:30 p.m.
Danbury at Fitch, 7:00 p.m.

SATURDAY
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CCC DIV. I EAST
Newington at Glastonbury, 1:00 p.m.
Manchester at South Windsor, 1:30 p.m.

CCC DIV. II EAST
RHAM at Hartford Public, 12:00 p.m.

CCC DIV. III EAST
Plainville at Tolland, 1:00 p.m.

CCC DIV. III WEST
Weaver at Northwest Catholic, 10:30 a.m.
Bloomfield at East Catholic, 1:30 p.m.

CSC
Putnam/Tourtellotte/Ellis Tech at Prince Tech, 12:00 p.m.
Wilcox Tech at Bullard Havens Tech, 12:00 p.m.
Wolcott Tech at Platt Tech, 2:30 p.m.
Abbott Tech at O'Brien Tech, 6:00 p.m.

FCIAC CENTRAL
Brien McMahon at Harding, 1:30 p.m.
Stamford at Norwalk, 6:00 p.m.

FCIAC EAST
St. Joseph at Wilton, 3:30 p.m.

FCIAC WEST
Staples at Bridgeport Central, 1:30 p.m.
Trumbull at Westhill, 1:30 p.m.

PEQUOT SASSACUS
Valley Regional/Old Lyme at Nonnewaug, 1:00 p.m.
Cromwell at Lewis Mills, 2:00 p.m.

PEQUOT UNCAS
Windsor Locks/Suffield/East Granby at Canton, 1:00 p.m.
Enfield at Gilbert/NW Regional, 1:30 p.m.

SWC PATRIOT
Joel Barlow at Notre Dame-Fairfield, 1:00 p.m.

SWC INTER
Brookfield at Weston, 1:00 p.m.

OTHERS
Stamford Academy at Woodstock Academy, 2:00 p.m.

The nominees are:

North Haven football: Came from behind to defeat then No. 4 Hillhouse, the defending Class M champions, 20-19 on Friday.
Sheehan volleyball: The Titans defeated Sacred Heart Academy 3-0 on Tuesday and Career 3-0 on Friday
Shelton girls’ soccer: The defending SCC champions shut out Hand 4-0 and Hamden 1-0 last week.

VOTE FOR TEAM OF THE WEEK UNTIL 6 P.M. TUESDAY.
NOTE: Winner will appear in next Sunday’s New Haven Register.

Click here to cast your vote.

By Mike Pucci, Register Staff
mpucci@nhregister.com
@MikePucciNHR

NEW HAVEN — The Haddam-Killingworth offensive line had been pretty impressive during the preseason according to head coach Dennis O’Rourke.

In the first half against Hyde, though, that unit for the Cougars wasn’t exactly playing up to their potential.

That changed during the final two quarters and it allowed H-K to score 29 unanswered points in this Pequot Conference Sassacus Division contest.

Nate Cruz scored on a 9-yard run with 7:34 left in the fourth quarter to give the Cougars the lead for good in a 51-30 win over the Howling Wolves Saturday at Bowen Field.

Read the full story here.