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Five of the eight CIAC Football Tournament semi-final games taking place Sunday will be broadcast live on various platforms.

The CIAC Network will be broadcasting three games live on-line at www.CIAC.tv while two of those games will also be available live on Connecticut Public Television. MSGVarsity.com will also have live broadcasts of two games.

The semi-final round of the tournament will feature a total of eight games at four sites with three sites hosting two games and single games at two other sites. The full schedule, along with links to the CIAC.tv contests can be found on the CIAC Tournament Central website at http://content.ciacsports.com/tournamentcentral.shtml.

The full schedule of games being carried live is as follows:

Sunday
Class LL semi-final, #5 NFA vs. #1 Staples, 12:30 p.m. (MSG Varsity.com)
Class L semi-final, #4 Masuk vs. #1 Hand, 5 p.m. (CIAC Network)
Class L semi-final, #6 New Canaan vs. #2 Windsor, 12:30 p.m.
(MSGvarsity.com)
Class M semi-final, #4 Hillhouse vs. #8 Montville, 5 p.m. (CIAC Network)
Class S semi-final, #5 Hyde vs. #1 Ansonia, 12:30 p.m. (CIAC
Network and CPTV)

Viewers can consult www.cptvsports.org for re-air schedules for the games as well. All live broadcasts on the CIAC network will also be available on-demand following the conclusion of the matches, and DVDs of all broadcasts are available for purchase at www.CIAC.tv.

This fall marks the first full season of the partnership between the CIAC and PlayOn Sports which provides live broadcast coverage of regular season and CIAC Tournament contests.

ALL GAMES ON SUNDAY

Class LL

No. 1 Staples vs. No. 5 NFA at West Haven, 12:30 p.m.
No. 3 Xavier at No. 7 Glastonbury at Cheshire, 12:30 p.m.

CLASS L

No. 1 Hand vs. No. 4 Masuk at West Haven, 5 p.m.
No. 2 Windsor vs. No. 6 New Canaan at Bunnell (Stratford), 12:30 p.m.

CLASS M

No. 4 Hillhouse vs. No. 8 Montville at Middletown, 5 p.m.
No. 2 Berlin vs. No. 6 Weston at Bunnell (Stratford), 5 p.m.

CLASS S

No. 1 Ansonia vs. No. 5 Hyde at Middletown, 12:30 p.m.
No. 3 North Branford vs. No. 7 Woodland at Falcon Field, Meriden, 12:30 p.m .

Ansonia running back Montrell Dobbs, who will prep at Milford Academy in the fall, is featured in an article at uchuskies.com. Read the story here.

St. Joseph LB Tyler Matakevich and Montville LB Tyler Girard-Floyd will also prep at Milford Academy.

Here are some remarks from Ansonia football coach Tom Brockett on Montville (10-1), the Chargers' opponent in the Class S state semifinals, which will be played Saturday at 2 p.m. at Middletown. Ansonia (10-1) advanced to the next round after defeating Hyde 47-26 on Tuesday.

"Montville's a great team. Montville's going to be a little different animal than what we faced (Tuesday). Hyde's still a young team. Montville's a veteran, senior team with some great, great players. We're going to have to play great defense. We're going to have to bring it."

"I know they have (running back) Tyler Girard-Floyd and some great athletes; they really do. They're one of the top teams in the state, make no doubt about it. That's a great football team."

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

The internet recruiting site, Scout.com, lists New Canaan offensive linemen Connor Hanratty as the top player in the state and the third-best nationally at his position. Hanratty, son of former NFL player Terry Hanratty, will attend Notre Dame, his father's alma mater.

Florida-bound offensive linemen Tommy Jordan, the Ridgefield senior, is ranked No. 2 behind Hanratty and No. 17 nationally.

Other state players listed nationally are:
LB No. 93 Graham Stweart (Xavier) Headed to Boston College.
TE No. 84 Mitch King (Valley Regional) Interest from Duke, Temple, Tulane
RB No. 120 Max DeLorenzo (Berlin) Headed to UConn

Among the other top players in the state include: Avon RB Ross McDonald, St. Joseph RB Tyler Matekevich, New London LB Stefan Dance, Montville RB Tyler Girard-Floyd, Masuk QB Casey Cochran and Conard RB Jon Esposito.

Above are nominees for the distinction of being the state's best as we enter the 2010 season. Who is your choice?

Quarterback Turner Baty completed 19 of 32 passes for 224 yards with four touchdowns to lead the top-seeded New Canaan football team to a 28-0 victory over No. 2 East Lyme in the Class MM state championship game Saturday at Bunnell High in Stratford.

The Rams, ranked No. 7 in the Register Top 10 poll, earned their fourth straight Class MM title and eighth overall.

Baty threw touchdown passes of 9, 18 and 23 yards to Cody Newton and a 19-yard touchdown pass to Willie Ouelette.

Newton had 10 catches for 125 yards and Ouelette had four for 48 yards for the Rams (11-1). Peter Park had 12 carries for 63 yards New Canaan.

Kevin Miao ran 15 times for 49 yards and Jordan McCoy had 47 yards on 10 carries for the Vikings (10-2).

Class SS
St. Joseph 14, Montville 3: Tyler Matakevich scored a pair of 1-yard touchdown runs in the fourth quarter as the No. 4 Cadets rallied to win the championship at Strong Stadium in West Haven.

St. Joseph (10-2) took advantage of six Montville turnovers, including five lost fumbles, to win the school’s ninth state title, but first since 1990.

Matakevich ran for 111 yards on 31 carries, but he only had two carries over 10 yards.

Montville quarterback J.P. Morales connected with Jesse Sutherland on a 52-yard pass play on Montville’s first play from scrimmage, but the Indians had the first of their six turnovers on the goal line when Morales couldn’t handle a snap three plays later.

Morales threw for 76 yards, all to Sutherland, and ran for 53 more. Montville’s Ben Middel kicked a 47-yard field goal as time expired in the first half to give the Indians (10-2) a 3-0 halftime lead.