It’s Week 2 of high school football in Connecticut and conference play is getting underway with several CCC games of note. Bloomfield, after a loss to Ansonia in the season opener, will try to rebound against Berlin. Glastonbury, which lost to Staples in an Alliance game last week, will host Southington in a Tier I game.
Here are some games to watch:
Southington (1-0) at Glastonbury (0-1), Thursday, 6:30 p.m.: Glastonbury beat Southington last year, 23-21, for the first time in 12 years and the game winner was a Dante Casdia 5-yard touchdown run. Casdia had 22 carries for 87 yards and had two touchdowns called back for penalties in a 17-3 loss to Staples last week. Southington is healthier and more experienced this season after going 3-7 last year and won its opener 35-0 over Brien McMahon.
Berlin (1-0) at Bloomfield (0-1), Friday, 6:30 p.m.: Berlin looks to keep its momentum going after an opening night win, while Bloomfield is looking to get back on track after last Thursday’s loss to Ansonia in a rematch of last year’s Class S state championship game. The two teams haven’t played since 2022 when Berlin won 37-34 on a Josh Grimm field goal with two seconds left in the game at Bloomfield. Ryan Lavender, who sat out the entire season due to an injury last year, rushed for 70 yards and a touchdown last week in a 50-12 win over New London,
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Sheehan (1-0) at Fairfield Prep (0-1), Friday, 6 p.m.: Sheehan, last year’s Class SS runner-up, is now in Class S but still has plenty of bigger schools on its schedule, starting with Class LL opponent Fairfield Prep this week. Prep lost its opener, 31-14, to Greenwich, No. 2 in this week’s Courant high school football poll. Josh Durant had 22 carries for 162 yards and three touchdowns in Sheehan’s 34-20 win last week over Waterford.
Hall (1-0) at New Britain (1-0), Friday, 6 p.m.: New Britain opened with a 55-0 win over Kennedy while Hall beat South Windsor 27-18. Hall lost 42-24 to New Britain last year when the two CCC Tier I teams faced each other. Hall’s Tommy Hussey rushed for 93 yards and two touchdowns and passed for 187 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions in the win over South Windsor.
North Branford (1-0) at Cromwell/Portland (1-0), Friday, 6 p.m. at Pierson Park, Cromwell: Cromwell/Portland opened with a win over Coginchaug/East Hampton/Hale-Ray while its Pequot foe North Branford squeaked out a 21-20 win over Weaver/Hartford Public/Classical at home. North Branford sophomore Jack Sigel rushed for 140 yards and two touchdowns.