Image courtesy of Dan Heary By Rob Gullo NEFJ Correspondent BERLIN — For the second time in the last five seasons, the Berlin Redcoats football team will appear in a state title championship game. Behind the legs of quarterback Cody Puzio, the No. 2 Redcoats earned a 49-7 CIAC Class M victory over the No. 5 Holy Cross Crusaders Monday night at Sage Park in Berlin. “We have a great…

Image courtesy of Scott Sulkazi By Andy Close NEFJ Correspondent SOUTHINGTON – From 3-7 in 2024 to a trip to the state title game a year later. Southington dominated Norwich Free Academy from start to finish on Monday, earning a 42-7 victory in the CIAC Class LL semifinals and punching their ticket to the state final. “It’s amazing, it’s almost unreal,” said Southington head coach Rob Levesque. “The dedication these…

FAIRFIELD – By Greenwich standards, it was a little bit of a slow start in the first half on Monday night, despite being up by 14 after two quarters. But, in the end, the Cardinals did what championship teams do, pulling away for a 31-10 win over Fairfield Prep in a Class LL semifinal game. Greenwich moves to 10-2 on the year. Fairfield Prep finishes at 9-3, with both losses…

FOXBOROUGH – As Xaverian coaches hugged and shook hands congratulating each other seconds after the Hawks held on for a wild 41-35 win in the Division 1 Super Bowl on Saturday night at Gillette Stadium, head coach Al Fornaro jokingly said someone needed to call 911. He said he felt like he had just had three heart attacks. The third-seeded Hawks were up by 20 at halftime against top-seeded St….

By Jared Keene NEFJ Correspondent FOXBOROUGH – There’s a reason Catholic Memorial’s schedule is among the best in the state. Not only do the Knights get the in-state competition from the catholic conference, but they also play a couple games against extremely difficult out-of-state competition, which accounted for both their losses this season. And it’s all to prepare themselves to win a state title. Behind three touchdowns from Christian Simmons…