Wolcott football couldn’t overcome the video game-like numbers of Seymour quarterback Jaylen Kelley in a 61-41 NVL loss on Friday night at Joe Monroe Field.
Kelley completed 10 of 13 passes for an insane 361 yards and four touchdowns, according to stats posted on MaxPreps.com. As if that wasn’t enough, Kelley also ran 33 times for 250 yards and three more scores. When all was set and done, Kelley accounted for 611 yards and seven touchdowns. It was just too much for the Eagles to overcome.
For Wolcott, Nate Filippone ran nine times for 147 yards and a touchdown. He also caught a touchdown pass from Rocky Griffin. Griffin was 19 of 28 for 318 yards, four touchdowns and one interception. The Eagles trailed 28-27 at halftime, but the Wildcats used a big third quarter to begin to pull away. A key play came when Seymour’s Mikey Burns recovered a fumble and returned it for a touchdown that put the visitors ahead 49-33. Wolcott never got closer than 14 points the rest of the way.
The loss drops the Eagles out of the Class S playoff chase for now in ninth place (the top eight qualify). The win puts the Wildcats in fifth. Wolcott has another tough task this coming Friday when it plays at Ansonia, a team it has never beaten.
Kennedy 30, Holy Cross 13: The Eagles beat the Crusaders at Ray Snyder Sr. Field to take over first place in the NVL Brass Division. Kennedy is 3-0 in the division, 3-5 overall. Holy Cross dropped to 2-2 in the division, 2-6 overall.
Bristol Central 26, Newington 19: The Rams came up with a big stop with 2:27 remaining to seal the win against the Indians at Muzzy Field.
All
of the game’s points were scored in the first half. Luis Medina scored
Central’s first three touchdowns while Isaiah Miller added a touchdown
pass to Tyshaun Rodriguez, according to a story from Dave Greenleaf in The Bristol Press. Central improved to 5-3 with games left against East Hartford and city rival Bristol Eastern in the Battle for the Bell at Muzzy.
Platt 35, Bristol Eastern 28: It was another excruciating loss for the Lancers at Falcon Field in Meriden.
Eastern was able to take a late 28-27 lead, only to see Platt score with under a minute remaining to steal the victory. The Lancers fell to 1-7 with games left against Middletown and Bristol Central.
Ansonia 44, St. Paul 6: The Falcons were overmatched against the perennial power Chargers in Ansonia. Ansonia stayed perfect in the division (4-0) and overall (8-0). The Chargers are ranked No. 1 in the Class S playoff standings. St. Paul dropped to 0-4 in the division, 4-4 overall.
Watertown 35, Crosby 7: The Bulldogs lost their interdivision road game to the Indians. Crosby fell to 2-6 overall, but it is 2-0 in the Brass Division with championship hopes still alive. The Bulldogs have Wilby and Kennedy in their final two games of the season. Both are Brass Division games.
Torrington 53, Sacred Heart/Kaynor Tech 27: The Hearts continued to struggle in a road loss to one of the NVL’s top teams in Torrington.
Sacred Heart/Kaynor Tech dropped to 0-8. The Hearts play Naugatuck and Wilby in their final two games.
