2005 Class SS Football Playoffs

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Class SS Rosters: Brookfield* | Holy Cross | North Branford* | Woodland*

FINALS

First quarter
W -- William Volage 40 pass from Alex Dorosh (kick failed), 11:09.
Second quarter
B -- Charlie Calovich 28 interception return (kick blocked), 137
W -- Jeff Jones 87 kickoff return (Justin Hilton kick), 1:23
Third quarter
W -- Jones 4 run (kick failed), 6:25
Fourth quarter
B -- Calovich 16 pass from Billy Thompson (Stefan Poulin kick), 3:19

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing
Woodland: Jeff Jones 22-82, Alex Dorosh 5-26, William Volage 1-2
Brookfield: Billy Thompson 10-42, Scott Lutrus 10-31, Justin Staugaitis
4-7, Chase Treibt 2-1
Passing
Woodland: Alex Dorosh 14-24-2-211
Brookfield: Billy Thompson 14-23-3-145
Receiving
Woodland: William Volage 5-124, Shane Kingsley 5-39, Jeff Jones 3-34,
Anthony Cassetti 1-14
Brookfield: Chase Treibt 3-59, Scott Lutrus 5-33, Matt Frederick 3-27,
Charlie Calovich 2-21, Matt Hatt 1-5

TRUMBULL -- Quarterback Alex Dorosh threw for 211 yards and a touchdown
as Woodland Regional defended its title with a 19-13 victory over
Brookfield in the Class SS state championship at McDougall Stadium
Saturday night.

Brookfield embarked on a desperation drive from its own 13-yard line
with 1:47 left, needing a touchdown to tie. It marched to the Hawks' 31
before Shane Kingsley intercepted quarterback Billy Thompson's pass at
the 2 with 25 seconds remaining.

The Hawks capitalized on an early Bobcats' turnover when Dorosh found
William Volage streaking down the right sideline for a 40-yard touchdown
in the first quarter.

Charlie Calovich pulled the Bobcats to within a point with a 28-yard
interception return, but Woodland's Jeff Jones returned the ensuing
kickoff 87 yards for the score.

Jones added a four-yard run in the third quarter to put the Hawks ahead
21-6.

SEMIFINALS

First Quarter
H -- Daniel Mulrooney, 15 run (Mike Fernandez kick blocked)
B -- Scott Lutrus, 73 kickoff return (Stefan Poulin kick missed)
Second Quarter
B -- Billy Thompson, 1 run (Lutrus conversion good)
H -- Dan Awwad, 20 pass from Michael Croce (Fernandez conversion good)
Third Quarter
B -- Lutrus, 46 pass from Thompson (Poulin kick)
H -- Mulrooney, 20 run (Fernandez kick)
B -- Justin Staugaitis, 45 run (Poulin kick)
Fourth Quarter
B -- Lutrus, 19 run (Poulin kick)
H -- Mulrooney, 2 run (Fernandez kick)
H -- Safety
Individual Statistics
Rushing
Brookfield: Lutrus 17-99; Staugaitis 8-73; Chase Treibt 8-46; Greg
Patella 1-3, Ayra Mehryari 1-1; Thompson 1-1.
Holy Cross: Mulrooney 17-171; Ryan Cashman 6-31; Croce 3-11; Adam
Zezima 1-9; Thomas Janetty 1-3.
Passing
Brookfield: Thompson 4-8, 90 yards, 2 INT; Lutrus 1-1, 12 yards.
Holy Cross: Croce 16-29, 184 yards, 1 INT.
Receiving
Holy Cross: Mulrooney 4-40, Janetty 3-40, Timothy Brady 3-36, Anthony
Chance 3-32, Cashman 1-13, Dan Awwad 1-9
Brookfield: Lutrus 1-46, Treibt 2-11, Staugaitis 1-13, Thompson 1-12

BROOKFIELD -- The Brookfield High football team secured its third straight trip to a state championship game with a 35-30 victory over Holy Cross of Waterbury in the Class SS state semifinals Tuesday night. Scott Lutrus scored three touchdowns and rushed for 99 yards on 17 carries. The Bobcats' star returned an interception 73 yards to tie the score at 6 in the first uqarter. He put the Bobcats ahead 21-14 in the third quarter on a 46-yard scoring reception from Billy Thompson. He also scored on a 19-yard run in the fourth quarter.

1st Qtr
W-Alex Dorosh 1 run (Justin Hilton kick)
2nd Qtr
W-Jeff Jones 13 pass from Dorosh (Hilton kick)
NB-Zach Bowler 1 run (Ryan Lucey kick)
3rd Qtr
W-Jones 5 run (Hilton kick)
4th Qtr
W-Will Volage 80 interception return (kick failed)

Team Records: W 11-1, NB 9-2

NORTH BRANFORD - The defending CIAC Class SS champion Woodland Hawks got big games from quarterback Alex Dorosh and all-purpose back Jeff Jones in their 27-7 semi-final victory over North Branford Tuesday night at Colafati Field.

The win catapults Woodland to the Class SS finals for a second straight year, as last season, the Hawks soundly defeated Holy Cross-Waterbury 35-0 to claim the school's first football State championship.

Woodland's second score, a 13-yard touchdown pass from Dorosh to Jones in the second quarter, turned out to be the winner, as the Hawks led at that point, 14-0.

Dorosh notched the first Hawk score on a one-yard keeper in the first quarter.

The Thunderbirds got on the board on the last play of the first half on a 1-yard Zach Bowler plunge, making it a 14-7game at the intermission.

Woodland posted the only two scores of the second half on a Jones 5-yard run in the third quarter, while Will Volage returned an interception 80 yards for a score late in the fourth.

For the game, Dorosh was 14-26 for 165 yards and a score, while Jones rushed 23 times for 123 yards.

For North Branford, Colin Gallogly was 5-of-11 for 79 yards, with two picks and Bowler rushed 12 times for 59 yards to go with his score.