NOTEBOOK: Notre Dame-West Haven comes of age with win over Fairfield Prep

Notre Dame-West Haven finally earned a signature victory after rallying past Fairfield Prep this past Friday in Fairfield.

The Green Knights led 13-0 at halftime before the Jesuits responded with 14 points in the third quarter.

In the final period, senior Chris Perry caught a 27-yard touchdown pass from junior Blake Rice and then Perry and Rice hooked up for the successful two-point conversion pass to lift Notre Dame to a 21-14 victory.

The loss all but ended Fairfield Prep’s playoff hopes, while the Green Knights celebrated a victory over one of the Southern Connecticut Conference’s more competitive teams.

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WEEK 9 HIGHLIGHTS

OFFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Derby Jr. RB Tyrae Small: Carried 15 times for 182 yards and five touchdowns in a 46-6 win over Crosby on Saturday. Small also made eight tackles and an interception.

Foran So. QB Jake Kasuba: Threw for 357 yards and six touchdown passes in a 46-6 win over Branford on Friday.



DEFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Cheshire So. LB Andrew Yamin: Made eight tackles, a sack and an interception in a 33-0 win over Hamden on Saturday.

Derby Sr. DL John Piazza: Had six tackles, caused a fumble and recovered another in a 46-6 win over Crosby on Saturday.

SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Derby Sr. Dillon McMahon: Scored on an 80-yard kickoff return in a 46-6 win over Crosby on Saturday.

Hartford Public Sr. Kwame Kitson: Kicked a 45-yard field goal in a 35-10 loss to Middletown on Saturday.

TEAMS OF THE WEEK

Darien: Nick Lombardo caught a 35-yard touchdown pass from Henry Baldwin with 7 seconds remaining in regulation in a 26-20 victory over previously unbeaten Trinity Catholic on Saturday.

Derby: Defeated Crosby 46-6 on Saturday to clinch its first winning season since 1996. The Red Raiders are 6-3.

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HAND remains No. 1 in Register Top 10 Poll

Here is the ballot I submitted for the New Haven Register Top 10 football poll after Week 9. Voters are asked to vote for 15 teams. Points on tabulated on a 30-28-26-24-22-20-18-16-14-12-11-10-9-8-7 basis.

The poll should be up later tonight on the Register's website and will appear in Wednesday's print editions.


1. Hand
2. Staples
3. Ansonia
4. Xavier
5. Windsor
6. Greenwich
7. Newtown
8. Masuk
9. Southington
10. Norwich Free Academy
11. Hillhouse
12. West Haven
13. North Branford
14. Glastonbury
15. Middletown

HAMDEN HALL KNOCKS OFF RIVAL HOPKINS

HAMDEN — T.J. Linta was well aware of the task at hand.

If his Hamden Hall football team was going to beat rival Hopkins for the first time since 2001, the Hornets would need to capitalize on their scoring opportunities and keep the Hilltoppers’ offense off the field.

Linta and his teammates were up to the challenge. The junior quarterback threw for 226 yards and two touchdowns, ran for another score, and the Hamden Hall offense used time-consuming drives to defeat Hopkins 37-20 in a Fairchester League contest at the Beckerman Athletic Complex.

PHOTOS: Hamden Hall beats Hopkins

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SATURDAY'S ROUNDUP: Hillhouse, Cheshire earn wins

Andre Anderson rushed 10 times for 145 yards and two touchdowns for the host Hillhouse football team in a 45-7 Southern Connecticut Conference Division II victory over Sheehan Saturday at Bowen Field in New Haven.

Anderson surpassed 1,000 rushing yards for the season and 3,000 total yards in his career.

Cheshire 33, Hamden 0: Sam Pascale rushed 16 times for 132 yards and a touchdown to lead the visiting Rams to this SCC Division I win at Hamden.

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  FRIDAY'S ROUNDUP: Notre Dame-West Haven stuns Fairfield Prep 

Chris Perry caught a fourth-quarter 27-yard touchdown pass from Blake Rice and then caught the two-point conversion to help the Notre Dame-West Haven football team upset Fairfield Prep 21-14 in a Southern Connecticut Conference Division I game in Fairfield on Friday.

The Green Knights (3-5) led 13-0 at the half after a Cameron Tucker nine-yard touchdown run and Jaime Raymond recovered a fumble and ran it back 45 yards.

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 NO. 1 HAND rolls past Shelton

 

WEEK 9 SCHEDULE

All games 7 p.m. unless noted

Sheehan at Hillhouse - TBA
Notre Dame-West Haven at Fairfield Prep, 6 p.m.
Foran at Branford
Guilford at East Haven
Shelton at Daniel Hand - 7:30 p.m.

Cheshire at Hamden - 2 p.m. (Sat., Nov. 10)

Wilbur Cross at Amity - 1 p.m. (Sun., Nov. 11)

North Haven at Lyman Hall - 6 p.m. (Mon., Nov. 12)

West Haven at Xavier - 6 p.m. (Mon, Nov. 12)

FRIDAY

CCC INTER
Hall at Glastonbury, 6 p.m.
Southington at Manchester, 6 p.m.
Bristol Central at E.O. Smith, 6:30 p.m.
Fermi at Maloney, 6:30 p.m.
Berlin at Bloomfield, 7 p.m.
Conard at Newington, 7 p.m.
Farmington at Bulkeley, 7 p.m.
RHAM at Windsor, 7 p.m.
Simsbury at East Hartford, 7 p.m.
Tolland at Rocky Hill, 7 p.m.
Wethersfield at Bristol Eastern, 7 p.m.
CSC
Prince Tech at Cheney Tech, 6 p.m.
ECC SMALL
Killingly at Griswold, 6:30 p.m.
Plainfield at Stonington, 6:30 p.m.
ECC INTER
East Lyme at Montville, 6:30 p.m.
Fitch at St. Bernard/Norwich Tech, 6:30 p.m.
FCIAC CENTRAL
Harding at Ridgefield, 7 p.m.
FCIAC WEST
Trumbull at Bridgeport Central, 7 p.m.
FCIAC INTER
Stamford at New Canaan, 7 p.m.
Danbury at Fairfield Ludlowe, 7 p.m.
NVL BRASS
Ansonia at Wilby, 7 p.m.
PEQUOT SASSACUS
Coginchaug at Haddam-Killingworth, 6:30 p.m.
Nonnewaug at North Branford, 6:30 p.m.
SCC INTER
Sheehan at Hillhouse, 2 p.m.
Notre Dame-West Haven at Fairfield Prep, 6 p.m.
Foran at Branford, 7 p.m.
Guilford at East Haven, 7 p.m.
North Haven at Lyman Hall, 7 p.m.
Shelton at Hand (Hand High), 7:30 p.m.
Wilbur Cross at Amity, 7 p.m.
SWC INTER
Bunnell at Newtown, 7 p.m.
SWC YANKEE
New Fairfield at Brookfield, 7 p.m.

SATURDAY

CCC INTER
Plainville at Weaver, 11 a.m.
New Britain at South Windsor, 1 p.m.
Platt at East Catholic, 1 p.m.
Hartford Public at Middletown
CSC
Bullard Havens Tech at Capital Prep/Classical/Achievement First, noon
Platt Tech at Abbott Tech, 1 p.m.
Putnam/Tourtellotte/Ellis Tech at Wilcox Tech, 6 p.m.
ECC INTER
New London at Ledyard, 10:30 a.m.
Bacon Academy at Woodstock Academy, 1 p.m.
Waterford at Norwich Free Academy, 1 p.m.
FCIAC EAST
Bassick at St. Joseph, noon
Darien at Trinity Catholic, 1 p.m.
FCIAC INTER
Staples at Fairfield Warde, 11 a.m.
Greenwich at McMahon, 1 p.m.
Wilton at Westhill, 1 p.m.
NVL BRASS
Crosby at Derby, 6 p.m.
NVL COPPER
Naugatuck at Kennedy, 11 a.m.
NVL INTER
Woodland at Wolcott, 7 p.m.
PEQUOT SASSACUS
East Hampton/Vinal Tech at Morgan, 1 p.m.
Lewis Mills at Old Saybrook/Westbrook, 1 p.m.
Cromwell at Valley Regional/Old Lyme, 7 p.m.
PEQUOT UNCAS
Ellington/Somers at Avon, 1 p.m.
Stafford/East Windsor at Granby Memorial, 1 p.m.
Enfield at Coventry/Windham Tech/Bolton, 1 p.m.
Windsor Locks/Suffield/East Granby at Gilbert/NW Regional, 1:30 p.m.
Housatonic/Wamogo at SMSA/University, 6:30 p.m.
SCC INTER
Cheshire at Hamden, 2 p.m.
West Haven at Xavier, 7 p.m.
SWC INTER
Stratford at Oxford, noon
Bethel at Weston, 1 p.m.
Pomperaug at Notre Dame-Fairfield, 1 p.m.
Barlow vs. Masuk (at Bunnell), 2 p.m.
Immaculate at New Milford, 7 p.m.
Preps
Hopkins at Hamden Hall, 1 p.m.

MONDAY

CCC INTER
Northwest Catholic at Rockville, 6:30 p.m.
NVL COPPER
St. Paul at Holy Cross, 6 p.m.

TUESDAY

CSC
Wolcott Tech vs. O’Brien Tech (at Shelton), 6 p.m.
NVL BRASS
Seymour at Watertown, 7 p.m.

WEDNESDAY

SCC INTER
Foran at Guilford, 7 p.m. 

Healthy again, Foran roaring back to life

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Valley Regional/Old Lyme stays unbeaten with win over Cromwell

Hopkins tops Hamden Hall in overtime

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Notre Dame-West Haven beats Fairfield Prep, stays in playoff race


No. 1 Xavier tops West Haven

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