History was made by the Kennedy football team with their 30-14 win over Crosby on Thanksgiving morning at Ray Snyder Sr. Field.
With the victory, the Eagles (7-3) clinched their first-ever state playoff berth. Kennedy will be the No. 8 seed in the Class LL bracket, which puts it up against No. 1 Fairfield Prep (9-1) of the Southern Connecticut Conference. The teams meet next Tuesday in a quarterfinal round game at a time and place to be determined.
“With our 30-14 Win over Crosby we clinched our first playoff appearance in School history!!!” read a post on the team’s Instagram account.
Senior captain Joe Fasano was a major factor for Kennedy as he scored touchdowns two different ways. His first score was also the game’s first and came on a six-yard run in the opening quarter. In the third quarter, Fasano recovered a fumble and ran 70 yards for a touchdown. The Eagles also got touchdown runs of 3 yards from senior Julius Caban and 70 yards from senior Danny Rodriguez. Junior quarterback Jaydon Lopez threw a pair of two-point conversion passes, both to senior Brendell Kelly, and he caught another from Rodriguez.
For Crosby, Will Rogers ran for a 12-yard touchdown and Quandrel Watson returned a fumble 10 yards for a score. Kalib Shaw had a two-point conversion run.
