Second Quarter Summary:
Branford (6:33)-Logan Yelle 6 yd PASS from Kyle Nolan/PAT Blocked
Third Quarter Summary:
Branford (1:34)-Kyle Nolan 2 yd RUN/Harrison Goodkind PASS from Kyle Nolan for 2 PT Conversion
Fourth Quarter Summary:
East Haven (3:17)-Taivarr Pierce 4yd RUN, 2 PT Conversion Failed (RUN)
Branford (4:22)-Kyle Nolan 1yd RUN, PAT by Zack Cast.
East Haven (3:17)-Mike Vessicchio 42yd PASS from Nick Fiorillo on 4th and 37, Vessicchio PASS from Nick Fiorillo for 2Pt Conversion.
Branford (0:33)-Kyle Nolan 19yd RUN, PAT by Zac Cast.
Week 10 Game Schedule
11/17/10: East Haven Freshmen vs. Branford Freshmen, 6:30pm
11/18/10: Ledyard Varsity 28, Branford Varsity 20
First Quarter Summary:
Ledyard (9:06)-Nick Polonsky 43yd PASS from John
Trudel, PAT Blocked by Harrison Goodkind
Ledyard (3:35)-Nick Polonsky 25yd PASS from John
Trudel, Connor Sweet PASS from John Trudel for
2Pt Conversion
Ledyard (0:28)-Ryan Pementil 83yd RUN, PAT by
Roberto Llop
Second Quarter Summary:
Ledyard (9:28)-Nick Polonsky 22yd PASS from John
Trudel, PAT by Roberto Llop
Branford (6:11)-Kyle Nolan 1yd RUN, PAT Failed
Third Quarter Summary:
Branford (5:28)-Logan Yelle 51yd PASS from Kyle
Nolan, Kunimel Lomotey PASS from Kyle Nolan for
2Pt Conversion
Fourth Quarter Summary:
Branford (0:35)-Harrison Goodkind 11yd PASS from
Kyle Nolan, PAT Failed
First Quarter Summary:
Hillhouse (5:50)-Taurese Washington 50yd RUN, PAT Blocked
Hillhouse (4:04)-Harold Cooper 5yd RUN, PAT Blocked
Hillhouse (1:39)-Harold Cooper 84yd RUN, Je'vaughn Moore PAT
Second Quarter Summary:
Hillhouse (9:33)-Andre Anderson 48yd Fumble Return,
Je'vaughn Moore PAT
Hillhouse (6:04)-Mario Callahan 34yd RUN, PAT Failed
Hillhouse (0:28)-Harold Cooper 24yd RUN, Je'vaughn Moore PAT
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Third Quarter Summary:
Branford (9:17)-Hillhouse Punt Snap Thru End Zone for Safety
Branford (6:41)-Tyler Conway 8yd PASS from Kyle Nolan, Zack
Cast PAT
Hllhouse (2:05)-Mike Shaw 43yd INT RETURN, Je'vaughn Moore
PAT
11/6: The JV Hornets completed
their 2010 campaign with their 7th straight win - defeating
the Hillhouse Academics at Bowen Field in New Haven
Saturday. A very competitive game from the start saw
Branford gain favorable field position by the second quarter
as the teams traded punts and Anthony Jones recovered a
Hillhouse fumble. But the key play in the first half, was
Billy Glynn's interception inside Hillhouse's own territory.
A nice run by Alex Altermatt followed to get the Hornets in
close, and then Justin Blood ran it in from 9 yards out for
the touchdown. Matt O'Neill drilled the extra point and
Branford went into the half with a 7-0 lead. Hillhouse
received the second half kickoff and moved out near midfield
before coming up against 4th down and decided to go for it.
But Andrew Cohen made them pay with a huge stop and Branford
took over on downs only 45 yards away from another score.
Grinding it out, the Hornets again moved in close before
Kyle Pacileo carried it in from 5 yards out for the
touchdown. O'Neill was true with his second PAT and Branford
had a 14-0 lead. The Academics scored on a 5 yard pass play
in the fourth quarter to cut the lead to 14-6, but Branford
continued to control this game and moved into Hillhouse
territory before Andy Klarman pinned the Academics deep in
their own end with an excellent punt. Anthony Jones recoverd
his scond fumble and Branford took a series of "knees" to
end this one. With the win, the JV end their season with a
7-1 record, and the Sophomore Class now has a record of 16-2
at the High School level.
Week 7 Game Schedule
10/28/10: Branford Freshmen @ Jonathan Law Freshmen, 4pm
10/29/10: Jonathan Law Varsity 48, Branford Varsity 35
10/30/10: Branford JV 42, Jonathan Law JV 14
10/30: It was another beautiful fall
morning as the JV Hornets took to the gridiron for their
last home game of the season. Branford was facing the Lawmen
from Jonathan Law and things started off on the wrong foot
when Law broke a 55 yard run to the 3 and then got in for a
6-0 lead three plays later. Alex Altermatt quickly rectified
the situation by returning the following kickoff 76 yards
for a touchdown and then Matt O'Neill kicked the first of
six straight extra points to put Branford in front to stay
7-6. Law's next drive ended quickly, and a bad punt gave the
Hornets excellent field position. Alex Tomasello scored a
quick rushing touchdown and Branford was up 14-6 after one.
In the second, Tomasello fired a 42 yard pass to Xavier
Johnson and the Hornets took a 21-6 lead into the half. In
the third, Tomasello connected with Johnson again with a 35
yard touchdown pass and the Hornets were rolling at 28-6.
Nate Morrison covered up a Law fumble to give Branford the
ball right back and Justin Blood made them pay with a 9 yard
run for a touchdown and a 35-6 lead. The Lawmen tried to get
back in this game by passing the ball but after a couple of
drops, the third one was caught by Kyle Pacileo who returned
it the other way for a 30-yard touchdown and a 42-6 lead.
Closing out the third quarter, Law ended the 42 unanswered
points scored by the Hornets with a 72 yard touchdown run to
cut their deficit to 42-12. The fourth quarter was fairly
uneventful other than Nick Pataky recovering a Law fumble
and a bad snap on a punt over Andy Klarman's head that he
kicked out of the back of the end zone for a safety which
made the final score 42-14.
10/23: It was a beautiful fall
afternoon as the JV Hornets took to the gridiron to take on
the Green Dragons of Hamden. Branford won the opening coin
toss and deferred their choice to the second half. After a
pair of failed drives by each team, Branford scored first
when Andy Klarman batted a pass down at the line of
scrimmage and was able to snare the rebound and carry it
about 35 yards for a touchdown. Matt O'Neill drilled the
extra point to put the Hornets up 7-0. From here, neither
team scored until late in the game as Branford was
successful moving the ball on the ground but had a drive end
deep in Green Dragon territory with a fumble. Hamden was
successful passing the ball at times, but a pair of
interceptions by Justin Blood ended those drives. Late in
the fourth quarter, while pinned deep in Branford territory,
the Hamden punter wasn't unable to get off a kick following
a bad snap and the Hornets capitalized with an 8 yard
touchdown run by Justin Blood out of the shotgun. O'Neill
was true with his second extra point kick to make the score
14-0. On their next possession, Hamden turned the ball over
inside the Branford red zone on downs, and Branford ran out
the clock to win. The Hornets have now won four straight to
improve to 4-1 and will play Jonathan Law next week.
Week 5 Game Schedule
10/14/10: Branford Freshmen 18, Lyman Hall Freshmen 8
10/15/10: Lyman Hall Varsity 27, Branford Varsity 20
10/16/10: Branford JV 41, Lyman Hall JV 28
10/14: The Freshmen Hornets won their first
game of the year today at Fitzgerald Field in Wallingford by
defeating the Trojans of Lyman Hall by the score of 18-8.
Bolstered by a handful of Sophomore players, Branford took a
6-0 first quarter lead when TJ Linta hit Michael Whalen for
a touchdown with a 4th down pass. No one scored from this
point until midway through the fourth quarter when Linta
connected with Whalen with another 4th down touchdown pass
to make the score 12-0. Shortly thereafter, another Linta to
Whalen pass made the score 18-0. Lyman Hall scored a short
touchdown as the clock was running out and than ran in a
2 point conversion to make the final score 18-8.
10/16: The JV Hornets took the lead for good in the first quarter when Alex Tomasello ran around the right end for a short TD and Matt O'Neill kicked
the extra point for a 7-6 lead. Branford scored twice in the second on a 50 yard run by Alex Altermatt and a 16 yard run by Kyle Pacilleo to take a 21-6 lead into halftime.
The Hornets received the 2nd half kickoff and went right down and scored on a 10 yard run by Curtis Sutherland to open up a 28-6 lead. After his third sack turned the ball back over to Branford,
Justin Blood carried in the Hornet's 5th touchdown to make the score 35-6 at the end of three quarters. The Trojans scored a pair of quick 4th
quarter TDs with long passes to close the score to 35-20.
After covering up an onside kick at midfield, Paciileo
ran 32 and then 18 yards for a touchdown to make the score
41-20. Lyman Hall scored once more with a series of passes
and then converted the 2 point play to make the final 41-28.
Swarming D and Balanced O Lead Branford JV to Victory
MILFORD -- Tucker Schumitz threw for two touchdowns and ran for another to lead Foran to a 28-27 overtime SCC victory over Branford in the season opener for both schools at Vito DeVito Field Saturday night.
Schumitz completed 15 of 23 passes for 203 yards and ran for 85 yards.
His 13-yard touchdown pass to Andrew Sileo and Matt Aspinwall's extra point gave Branford a 28-21 lead in overtime. Branford's Kyle Nolan responded with a 1-yard score. But Branford's extra point attempt sailed wide-right.
Earlier, Schumitz's 40-yard touchdown pass to Stanley Olsson tied the score at 21-21 with 4:39 remaining in the fourth quarter.
Branford had a chance to win the game in regulation but Zac Cast's 23-yard field goal was blocked with 20 seconds left.
