2007 Class LL Football Playoffs

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Class LL Rosters: Greenwich | Shelton | Southington | Bridgeport Central*

FINALS

Shelton vs. Greenwich
	1	2	3	4	OT			Total
#2 Shelton (10-2)	6	8	0	0				14
#1 Greenwich (11-1)	0	7	14	7				28
Final

S - Andre Henderson 1 run (kick failed)
S - Geoff Schultz 12 run (Schultz pass from Phil Konopka)
G - Ricky Riscica 44 pass (John Morelli kick)
G - Jimmy Dunster 79 kickoff return (Morelli kick)
G - Dunster 6 run (Morelli kick)
G - Dunster 3 run (Morelli kick)

Game summary courtesy of New London Day

New Haven - Jimmy Dunster opened the second half with a 79-yard kickoff return to tie the game and ran for two more scores as Greenwich successfully defended its CIAC Class LL championship with a 28-14 win over Shelton Saturday before 4,434 at Jess Dow Field.

Greenwich (11-1) scored 28 unanswered points to win its seventh state championship, tying it with Bloomfield for the fourth most titles in the state.

Dunster scored on third quarter runs of 6 and 3 yards to give the top-seeded Cardinals a 28-14 lead. Dunster had 55 yards on 11 carries.

Shelton (10-2) led 14-0 when Greenwich's Tucker Stafford threw a 44-yard touchdown to Ricky Riscica with one minute, 28 seconds left in the first half.
John Morelli's extra point shaved the Gaels' lead to 14-7 at the half.

Jonathan Meyers ran 21 times for 162 yards for Greenwich. He ran for 126 of those yards on 15 second half carries.

The Gaels scored on their first drive as Andre Henderson had a 1-yard touchdown run.

Geoff Schultz scored on a 12-yard second quarter run as Shelton went ahead, 14-0. He ran 19 times for 86 yards.

Phil Konopka completed 17 of 31 passes for 175 yards for the Gaels.

SEMIFINALS

G--Jim Dunster 23 pass Tucker Stafford (John Morelli kick)
G--Trevor Lattimore 80 fumble return (Morelli kick)
G--Dunster 20 run (Morelli kick)
G--Dunster 25 pass Stafford (Morelli kick)
G--Erik Camacho 8 run (Morelli kick)
C--Cordero Diaz 64 run (kick failed)
C--Ramon Mignott, 6 run (Angelo Louis kick)

Game Summary Courtesy of Connecticut Post

GREENWICH -- The Cardinals' defense forced Central's run-oriented offense into four crucial turnovers, three of which turned into touchdowns, as the defending Class LL champions moved back into the championship game with a pounding 35-13 victory over the Hilltoppers Tuesday night before an estimated 2,500 at Cardinal Stadium.

Jim Dunster caught touchdown passes of 23 and 25 yards from quarterback Tucker Stafford and also rushed 20 yards for another score as Greenwich (10-1) advanced into the Class LL title game against Shelton, a 21-19 winner over Southington, Saturday at a site and time to be determined.

Central, whose only other appearance in the CIAC playoffs was a 59-7 loss to New Britain in 2004, ended its season at 8-2.

Stat wise, the Hilltoppers might have actually won the battle, out-rushing the Cardinals 252-229, but three huge fumbles and an interception were the difference.

First Quarter
Sh--Geoffrey Schultz 13 run (Jamal Mitchell kick)
Sh--Schultz 11 run (Mitchell kick)
Second Quarter
Sh-- James Liddel 25 pass from Schultz (Mitchell kick)
Third Quarter
S--Savino Melluzzo 15 pass from Elliott Turek (run failed)
Fourth Quarter
S--Brett Kucharczyk 13 pass from Turek (run failed)
S--Kucharczyk 7 pass from Turek (Bill Zukauskas kick)

Game Summary Courtesy of Meriden Record-Journal

SHELTON - The No. 2 Gaels withstood a furious Southington second-half run, but Shelton's three first-half touchdowns were enough to hold off the No. 3 Blue Knights 21-19 Tuesday in the Class LL semis at Finn Stadium.

It was the tale of two halves with Shelton in complete control in the first half, running the ball at will behind running backs Geoffrey Schultz (31-187) and Andre Henderson (15-98) scoring three times and tallying 267 yards of offense. Schultz had two touchdown runs and one TD pass in the game.

The Gaels first TD - a 13-yard run by Schultz - was set up by a 51-yard pass from quarterback Phillip Konopka.

Shelton's next score was aided by a muffed punt return that revived a stalled Shelton drive. The Gaels took advantage of the Blue Knights special teams' trouble with Schultz pounding in another score, this time from 11 yards to make it 14-0.

The Gaels third score touchdown came on a direct snap Schultz who found receiver James Liddel in the end zone to give Shelton a commanding 21-0 halftime lead.

In the second half, Southington scored a badly needed touchdown on its first possession with gunslinger Elliott Turek firing his first of three TD's to running back Savino Melluzzo from 15 yards to make it a 21-6 contest. On that drive Southington went 76 yards on 10 plays.

A series of Shelton second-half turnovers -- two fumbles, an interception (Matt Roncaioli), a blocked punt (Dave Badgley) and a fourth-down stop -- gave Southington ample opportunities to take control. Southington, however, did not cash in until the fourth quarter, when Turek (15-35, 196) found receiver Brett Kucharczyk for two fourth-quarter touchdowns to close the gap to 21-19.

The Southington defense gave Turek and the offense one last chance, but the drive ended with the quarterback's third interception of the game with 1:53 to play by Michael Manzo. A pair of first-down runs by Schultz sealed Shelton's Class LL championship date with Greenwich.