Source: CIAC. Numbers are students in grades 9-12. Change is difference in number of students from 2014 to 2013.
*Co-op programs
Students at 2013
Pequot schools
School Students Class Change
1. Avon 540 L down 8
2. WL/Suff/EG* 535 L down 9
3. Coventry/WT/Bolt* 528 M up 14
4. Ellington/Somers* 437 M down 42
5. Gilbert/NWR* 431 M down 27
6. Lewis Mills 409 M no change
6. Valley Reg./OL* 409 M up 25
8. Granby 390 M up 24
9. Enfield 380 S down 11
10. SMSA/Univ.* 360 S up 34
11. Nonnewaug 353 S no change
12. Housy/Wam* 333 S up 52
13. Old Saybrk/WB* 321 S down 19
14. No. Branford 312 S down 1
15. H-Killingworth 309 S down 35
16. Morgan 308 Sup 17
17. Canton 286 Sup 3
18. Stafford/EW* 281 S up 15
19. Coginchaug 279 S down 4
20. Cromwell 270 S down 7
21. Hyde 161 S up 8
Source: CIAC. Numbers are students
in grades 9-12. Change is difference in number of students from 2013 to 2012.
*Co-op programs
Students at 2012
Pequot schools
School Students Class Change
1. Avon 548 L no change
2. WL/Suff/EG* 544 Lup 49
3. East Hampton/VT 525 M down 22
4. Coventry/WT/Bolt 514 M down 12
5. Ellington/Somers 479 Mup 43
6. Gilbert/NWR 458 Mup 40
7. Lewis Mills 409 Mdown 9
8. Enfield 391 M down 49
9. Valley Reg./OL 384 S no change
10 Granby 366 S down 25
11. Nonnewaug 353 S first year
12. H-Killingworth 344 S down 16
13. Old Saybrook/WB 332 Sdown 6
14. SMSA/Univ. 326 S down 98
15. No. Branford 313 S down 27
16. Morgan 291 Sup 5
17. Canton 283 Sup 13
17. Coginchaug 283 S unavailable
19. Housatonic/Wam 281 S down 115
20. Cromwell 277 S down 12
21. Stafford/EW266 S down 87
22. Hyde 153 S down 10
Source: CIAC. Numbers are students
in grades 9-12. Change is difference in number of students from 2012 to 2011.
*Co-op programs
Students at 2011
Pequot schools
School Students Class Change
1. Avon 548L down 15
2. E. Hampton/VT 547 L 1st yr tm
3. Coventry/WT* 526L up 15
4. WL/Suff/EGran* 495L down 61
5. Ellington/Som * 436 M up 6
6. Enfield 440M up 12
7. SSMA/Univ* 424 M up 78
8. Gilbert/NWR* 418 M down 57
8. Lewis Mills 418 M down 16
10. Housatonic/Wam* 396 S up 96
11. Granby 391 S down 3
12. Valley Reg/OL* 384S up 19
13. H-Killingworth 360 S down 3
14. Stafford/EW* 353 S up 5
15. North Branford 340 S up 4
16. Old Saybrook/WB* 338 S down 5
17. Cromwell 289 S down 21
18. Morgan 287 S no change
19. Canton 270 S down 19
20. Hyde 163 S up 13
Source: CIAC. Numbers are students
in grades 9-12. Change is difference in number of students from 2011 to 2010.
*Co-op programs
Students at 2010
Pequot schools
School Students Class
1. Avon 563L
2. WL/Suff/EGran* 556L
3. Coventry/WT* 511M
4. Wolcott Tech 510M
5. Gilbert/NWR* 475M
6. Lewis Mills 434M
7. Ellington/Somers* 430 M
8. Enfield 428M
9. Granby 394S
10. Valley Reg/OL* 365S
11. H-Killingworth 363 S
12. Stafford/EW* 348 S
13. SSMA/Univ* 346 S
14. Old Saybrook/WB* 343 S
15. North Branford 336 S
16. Cromwell 310 S
17. Housatonic/Wam* 300 S
18. Canton 291 S
19. Morgan 287 S
20. Hyde 150 S
Source: CIAC. Numbers are students
in grades 9-12
*Co-op programs
Students at 2009
Pequot schools
School Students Class
1. Vinal Tech/Cog* 622 MM
2. Windsor Locks/Suff * 609 MM
3. Avon 535 M
4. Coventry/WT* 522 M
5. Enfield 485 M
6. Gilbert/NWR* 478 M
7. Ellington/Somers * 451 SS
8. Wolcott Tech 415 SS
9. Nonnewaug 383 SS
10. H-Killingworth 376 S
11. North Branford 370 S
12. Valley Reg/OL* 347 S
13. Stafford/EW* 346 S
14. Old Saybrook/WB* 324 S
15. Housatonic/Wam * 328 S
16. Canton 278 S
17. Cromwell 269 S
18. Hyde 177 S
Source: CIAC. Numbers are students
in grades 9-12
*Co-op programs
2013 CIAC football
points formula
The top four teams in each division will be selected using a point system as follows:
Four classes: Class LL, L, M and S
A school will receive 100 points for defeating a school in its own class;
· 90 points for defeating a school in one lower class;
· 80 points for defeating a school in two lower classes;
· 110 points for defeating a school in one higher class;
· 120 points for defeating a school in two higher classes.
A school defeating a league opponent of a lower class will not be subject to the structure as outlined above but will receive 100 points.
A school will receive 10 points for each victory earned by any opponent it has
defeated.
The total number of playoff points will be divided by the total number of games played to determine the point value earned by each school.
The following three steps will be used in breaking ties in pairings if two or more schools finish with the same point value in the same division.
1) In the event the schools have met during the regular season, the winner wins the position in question.
2) The wins and ties of each of the opponents are added (2 points per win and l point per tie) and the team with the greatest number of points wins the position in question. This includes each opponent regardless of whether the game was won or lost.
3) If there is still no winner the computer will “flip a coin” to determine the winner of the position.
The top four (4) teams in each division will qualify for the Semi-final games (24 teams total)
Pequot Conference tiebreakers
The Pequot Football Conference has tiebreakers for determining its divisional and overall league champions.
Divisional champions
1. If there is a tie between two teams, the winner of the head-to-head decision is the divisional champion.
2. If the two teams did not play head-to-head, the division champion shall be the team with the best conference record.
3. If it is still tied, the teams shall be declared co-champions
Conference champion
1. The league champion will be the divisional champion with the best overall record.
2. If the two teams are tied, head-to-head competition will be used to break the tie.
3. If they did not meet in a game, the two divisional champions shall be declared co-champions.
Source: Section D of the Pequot Football Conference by-laws.
Capital Prep/Achievement First 20, North Branford 13: QB Rayshaun Phillips rushed for 109 yards and two touchdowns to lead second-seeded Capital Prep/Achievement First (12-1) to its first-ever state title at Arute FIeld at Central Connecticut State. The Trailblazers rallied from a seven-point deficit to become the first Constitution State Conference team to win a state championship.
Class S Large Division championship
Valley Regional/Old Lyme 21, Ansonia 20: Valley Regional/Old Lyme refused to let their dream of a state championship die – even when they fell behind by 13 points with 5:01 remaining in the fourth quarter. The Warriors (13-0) scored three touchdowns in the final 6:19 and two TDs in the final 3:26 to stun Ansonia, 21-20 and win their first-ever state championship in the Class S Large Division.
Saturday, Dec. 6
Class S Small Division semifinals
Capital Prep/Achievement First 28, Canton 21: The Trailblazers scored 20 unanswered points in the second half to erase a 13-point halftime deficit to beat Canton in a steady rain to advance to the Class S final.
Avon 48, SMSA/University 0:Avon won its third straight with a dominating win at Dillon Stadium. Falcon QB Sean Del Gallo completed 9-of-12 passes for 126 yards and two touchdowns.
Valley Regional/OL 31, North Branford 7: On a record-breaking night, Valley running back/linebacker Justin Cheverier helped lift the Warriors (4-0) to a dominating win over North Branford (3-1). Cheverier set a new state record for most career tackles (521). He also ran for 73 yards and two TDs and picked off a Thunderbird pass. Teammate Chris Jean Pierre also scored two touchdowns, ran for 110 yards and threw a TD pass.
Granby 35, Enfield 21: Junior Connor Field ran for three touchdowns and 377 yards on 33 carries to lead the Bears (2-2) to their second straight win . Enfield (1-3) tied the game at 14-14 when Tyrik Henry caught the second of three touchdown receptions in the third quarter. But Field scored on two long touchdown runs in the third quarter and Pagano scored in the fourth quarter to put the Bears ahead for good.
Friday, Oct. 3
Canton 42, Coventry/Windham Tech/Bolton 8: Three Canton backs ran for over 100 yards to lead the undefeated Warriors to a big win. Canton scored on its first six possessions. Dan Delos ran for 114 yards and 2 TDs while Sebby Gumbs ran for a career-high 101 yards and a TD and Cam Daley rushed for a career-high 115 yards and a TD.
Hyde 38, Haddam-Killingworth 14: Hyde’s Dwayne Hunter Parker threw a 65-yard TD pass to Tamar Peterson and ran for two TDs (65, 50) to lead the Howling Wolves (2-2). Ronnie Freeman ran for two TDs (2, 62), a pair of two-point conversion runs while Aaron Wright hit an 18 yard field goal along with an extra point. For the Cougars (0-4), Hunter Czaja caught a 10 yard TD pass from Alex Segaline and Josh Breiling had a 1 yard TD run. Segaline was 2-for-2 with extra points.
Saturday, Oct. 4
Coginchaug 46, Lewis Mills 0: Jake Ober ran for three touchdowns and 92 yards on eight carries to lead undefeated Coginchaug (4-0) over winless Lewis Mills (0-4). Mills has lost eight straight since last season.
Ellington/Somers 35, Stafford/East Windsor 6: Mark Hickman ran for two TDs as the Purple Knights (3-1) easily dispatched Stafford.
Windsor Locks/Suffield/East Granby 36,Gilbert/Northwestern 7: Jarvis Miller had an outstanding day, running for four TDs and 243 yards to lead the Raiders past the Yellowjackets for the first time since 2006. Miller also had an interception on the defensive side of the ball. Gilbert (3-1) was led by Paxton Franklin, who scored on a 90-yard touchdown run. Franklin’s run is tied for the second longest TD run in school history. Tony Ortiz had a 90-yard TD run against Canton in 2013. The record is 91 yards set by Ryan Moore (1993) and Bob McCarthy (1975).
Morgan 34, Nonnewaug 0: Jake Ward ran for 3 TDs and 233 yards on 28 carries and scored on a fumble return to lead the undefeated Huskies (4-0).
Cromwell 32, Old Saybrook/Westbrook 16: The Panthers won their second straight game Saturday.
Week 3
FRIDAY, SEPT. 26
Gilbert/Northwestern 46, Coventry/WT/Bolton 18: Paxton Franklin for a game-high 221 yards and two TDs to lead the undefeated Yellowjackets (3-0). Gilbert led 18-6 before scoring three of the next four TDs in the game to pull away. Rick Persechino caught two TD passes from Franklin and QB Aiden Teller. Coventry was led by Dan Gebhart, who scored 3 TDs.
Granby 51, SMSA/University 20: Connor Field ran for a school-record 337 yards and four touchdowns to lead Granby to its first victory of the season Friday night at Dillon Stadium. Field snapped the previous single-game record (176 yards) set a year ago by QB Dom Pagano. The quarterback ran for 114 yards on 15 carries. Freshman Blake Breglia had a pair of touchdown passes for the winless Tigerhawks (0-3).
Coginchaug 28, Haddam-Killingworth 14: Jake Ober ran for three touchdowns and threw a 56-yard TD pass to lead the undefeated Blue Devils (3-0). QB Alex Segaline threw two TD passes for HK.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 27
Canton 21, Ellington/Somers 14:On a hot day on the steamy synethic turf in Canton, the Warriors ran for 316 yards and forced two turnovers to beat Ellington for the first time since 2009. Canton (3-0) moves into first place in the Uncas Division and is off to its first 3-0 start since 1954.
Windsor Locks/Suffield/EG 32, Enfield 0: The Raiders improved to 2-1 with a shutout win over Enfield. RB Khamri Thomas scored 3 TDs and ran for 162 yards for Locks. Teammate Jarvis Miller ran for 185 yards and had a 53-yard touchdown run.
Morgan 41, Hyde 21:Running back Jake Ward ran for 4 TDs and 186 yards to lead the undefeated Huskies (3-0). Dwayne Hunter-Parker scored 2 TDs and ran for 184 yards for Hyde (1-2). The Howling Wolves pulled within a touchdown early in the fourth quarter but Ward scored 2 TDs to allow Morgan to pull away.
Valley Regional/Old Lyme 42, Old Saybrook/Westbrook 7: Playing in Old Lyme, the Warriors rolled to a big win over the Rams before over 1,500 fans. QB Chris Jean-Pierre threw four TD passes and ran for another in the first half. Justin Cheverier had two TD receptions of 29 and 45 yards. Valley recognized the last Old Lyme football team at the game. George King, 91, the father of current Valley coach Tim King, was a QB on the 1941 Old Lyme grid team.
Cromwell 40, Nonnewaug 7: Kristin Sapp ran for 226 yards and 2 TDs to lead the Panthers (1-2) to their first victory of the season. Jarius Bailey completed 6-of-10 passes for 179 yards and a TD for Cromwell and also ran for 155 yards and 3 TDs.
North Branford 68, Lewis Mills 19:Lewis Mills QB Lucas Lanning threw three touchdown passes but the Thunderbirds were too much in a 68-19 victory. North Branford (3-0) was led by Austin Calamita, who scored six touchdowns. He rushed for two touchdowns, caught three TD passes and returned a fumble 54 yards for another score.
Week 2
FRIDAY, SEPT. 19
Avon 50, Granby 21: Avon recovered six Granby fumbles and ran two back for touchdowns to earn its first win of the season.
Enfield 31, Coventry/WT/Bolton 7: QB Jason Davis threw 2 TD passes and ran for a 20-yard TD run to lead the Raiders. He completed 4-of-7 passes for 140 yars and 2 TDs.
Ellington/Somers 28, Avon 14: Mark Hickman scored four touchdowns, including a tipped pass for a touchdown at the end of the second quarter, as the Purple Knights picked up a very satisfying 28-14 win. It was just the second win ever for Ellington/Somers over Avon in nine tries. “We really came in here focused,” Ellington coach Sean Byrne said. “We had this one circled on our calendar since last year’s game. We felt we were embarrassed so we really got after it. The kids wanted this one and it showed.”
Hyde 54, Lewis Mills 22: Senior Ronnie Freeman scored 6 TDs, running for five and catching a TD pass, as the Howling Wolves dominated. Hyde led 41-6 after one quarter. Mills QB Lucas Lanning threw a pair of touchdown passes and receiver Casey Ciamniewski caught six passes for 120 yards and TD,
Valley Regional/Old Lyme 38, Nonnewaug 0: Evan Smith scored 2 TDs (54 yard run, 50 yard reception) and Justin Cheverier ran for 128 yards and a touchdown to lead the WarriorCats.
Coginchaug 42, Old Saybrook/Westbrook 0: Jake Ober scored 3 TDs and ran for 142 yards to lead Coginchaug.
FRIDAY, Sept. 12
Gilbert/Northwestern 34, Enfield 13: Gilbert’s Paxton Franklin nearly set a new single game rushing record. Franklin for 312 yards and 2 TDs on 33 carries to lead the Yellowjackets. Franklin fell one yard short of the school record set by Devin Molway, who ran for 313 yards and 5 TDs against Canton in 2011. Gilbert’s Tucker Kreh caught 2 TD passes (7, 16) from QB Aiden Tellier. Enfield’s Tyrik Henry caught 2 TD passes (84, 9).
Coventry/Windham Tech/Bolton 20, Stafford/East Windsor 6: QB Daniel Lawrence ran for a 1-yard TD and threw a 42-yard TD pass to Konnor Schenk to lead the Patriots. Connor Hutchins ran for 99 yards on 19 carries for Stafford.
Windsor Locks/Suffield/East Granby 41, Granby 14: The visiting Raiders scored four first half touchdowns to win Friday night in Granby. The Bears QB Dom Pagano did complete a 72-yard TD pass to junior receiver Fred Moffa in the first half.
North Branford 46, Cromwell 8: The Thunderbirds got off to a strong start with a dominating win over the Panthers.
Morgan 46, Haddam-Killingworth 12:Running back Jake Ward ran for 256 yards and 3 TDs to lead the Huskies. QB Chuck Kostek completed 12 of 14 passes for 187 yards and 4 TDs as Morgan spoiled the coaching debut of Cougar coach Mike Baklik.
THURSDAY, Sept. 11
Canton 35,SMSA/University 6:Canton ran for 222 yards and had three long scoring drives of 10 or more plays as the Warriors rolled on opening night. On the other side of the ball, Canton gave up just one yard rushing to the Tigerhawks and had an interception, two sacks and seven tackles for losses.
2014 Pequot Conference previews
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In final season in Pequot, Avon slips to third largest team in league
Avon has been the largest school in the Pequot Conference for the past four seasons. Ironically in their final season in the Pequot before joining the Central Connecticut Conference next fall, Avon has slipped to the third largest team in the league. Avon has 505 boys in grades 9-12, down 35 from a year ago.
The co-op teams from Windsor Locks/Suffield/East Granby and Coventry/Windham Tech/Bolton have taken over the top two spots in the league. Five of the largest programs in the Pequot Conference are co-op programs.
Canton moved up No. 16 in the 20-team league with a larger student population than four other Pequot Conference schools. Canton is the second smallest team in the Uncas Division. Only Stafford/East Windsor is smaller.
AVON, May 26, 2014 -- With Housatonic dropping its varsity program due to a low number of players, the Pequot Conference has modified its schedule and divisions. In 2013, the Pequot moved to a three division format with seven teams in each division (West, North, South). With 20 varsity teams, the league is moving back to its two division format (Uncas and Sassacus) that the Pequot used from 1993 to 2012.
n Canton's Dan Delos strips Avon receiver Luke Meaney of the ball forcing a turnover in the fourth quarter of Canton's 16-13 win over the Falcons in September 2013
n Lewis Mills' Max Stone, shown against Granby, ran for 99 yards and 3 TDs as the Spartans beat Stafford in 2013.
n Gilbert/Northwestern's Tony Ortiz (7) runs for yardage in the 2013 Class M quarterfinals against Joel Barlow.
2013 Pequot Conference All-Star selections
The Pequot Conference has announced its 2013 All-Star teams for the three divisions as determined by the coaches in the respective divisions. Valley Regional was the overall league champion with a 11-0 record in the league.
Western Division
Player of the Year (tie): Jimmy Murphy RB/LB, Avon and Tony Ortiz, RB/S, Gilbert/Northwestern
Offense
QB: Noah Hahn, Avon
RB: Jimmy Murphy, Avon; Tony Ortiz, Gilbert/Northwestern
WR: Dylan Marquis, Avon; Ian Downey, Granby
TE: Paxton Lewis-Franklin, Gilbert/Northwestern
OL: Pierce Walsh, Canton; Ryan Rogers, Avon; John Brucker, Granby; Kevin Wheeler, Nonnewaug, Matt Selander, Granby
K: John Burdick, Avon
Flex: John Lippincott, Gilbert/Northwestern, Sebby Gumbs, Canton
Defense
DB: Seth Dayton, Gilbert/Northwestern; Cam Daley, Canton; Max Stone, Lewis Mills; Avik Vimal, Avon
LB: Ryan Ott, Gilbert/Northwestern, Stephen Griffin, Avon; Cam McHale, Lewis Mills
DL: Jason Largay, Granby; Mitchell Jackson, Gilbert/Northwestern; Gene Llenga, Nonnewaug; Shane Toland, Canton
P: Eric Scott, Canton
Northern Division
Offense
QB: Joe Lesile, Ellington/Somers
RB: Jarvis Miller, Windsor Locks/Suffield/EG; Jason Davis, Enfield
DB: Antwaum Burney, Cromwell; Nick Joren, Enfield; Wilfredo Alicea, SMSA/University; Kadeem Johnson, SMSA/University; Mike Cascino, Ellington/Somers
LB: Christian Schneider, Ellington/Somers; Vincento Marciano, Coventry/Windham Tech/Bolton; Ezequiel Ortiz, SMSA/University; Jeremy Wilson, Windsor Locks/Suffield/East Granby
DL: Connor Hutchens, Stafford/East Windsor; Nick Condron, Windsor Locks/Suffield/EG; John Weaver, Cromwell; Jacob Hinkel, Ellington/Somers, Sean Green, Coventry/Windham Tech/Bolton
P: Logan Frassinelli, Stafford/East Windsor
Southern Division
Division MVP: Jake Ward, running back, Morgan
Offense
QB: Phil Cohen, Valley Regional/OL
RB: Jake Ward, Morgan; Jack Granger, Coginchaug, Brett Sparaco, Old Saybrook/Westbrook
WR: Austin Calamita, North Branford; David Peck. Valley Regional/OL; Devin Rodrigue, Coginchaug
OL: Eric Peterson, Morgan, Ryan Murphy, Coginchaug, John Burke, North Branford, Jackson Driscoll, Valley Regional/OL; Jake Turner, Morgan
PK: Dwayne Parker, Hyde
Flex: Dwayne Parker, Hyde, Evan Smith, Valley Regional/OL
Defense
DB: Chris Jean Pierre, Valley Regional/OL; Joe Lee, Morgan
LB: Greg Lee, Morgan; Austin Wotherspoon, Old Saybrook/Westbrook; Mike Kaiser, North Branford; Justin Cheverier, Valley Regional/OL, Ty Kartiganer, Coginchaug; Jaquane Manly, Hyde
DL: Peter Barry, Valley Regional/OL; Jace Garcia, Morgan; Lou DiStasio, North Branford; Jack Gianconia, Valley Regional/OL; Cory VonDassel, Old Saybrook/Westbook
Ellington/Somers' Jake Arnold, left, Izaiah Castro-Vega, center, and Shane McGowan (40) work to tackle Avon's Teddy Allmendinger (34) earlier this year.
Canton's Matt Bangs causes Capital/AF QB Rayshawn Phillips to fumble in the semifinal game against the Trailblazers. Capital recovered the ball.
n Coaches and staff for Valley Regiona/Old Lyme celebrate as QB Chris Jean-Pierre races toward the end zone in the Class S Large Divison championship game with Ansonia.
Pequot Conference coaches names league All-Stars
Coaches in the Pequot Conference have selected All-Stars for the Uncas and Sassacus Division for the 2014 campaign. Canton won its first league championship since 1958 by capturing the Uncas Division championship while Valley Regional won the Sassacus Division title. By going 11-0, Valley won the overall league title, too.
Canton’s Paul Philippon was named coach of the year. His Warriors had just 27 players in the program but they went 10-1 overall and 9-0 in the Uncas Division. They also qualified for the Class S playoffs for the first time ever.
Canton running back Dan Delos was named the Uncas Division player of the year while Morgan’s Jake Ward was named Sassacus Division player of the year. Sam Nochea of Old Saybrook/Westbrook was voted to receive the Teddy Netcoh award.
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