2007 Class MM Football Playoffs

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Class MM Rosters: Daniel Hand | New Canaan | Middletown* | North Haven

FINALS

New Canaan vs. Daniel Hand
	1	2	3	4	OT			Total
#2 New Canaan (10-2)	7	0	6	21				34
#1 Daniel Hand (11-1)	0	22	8	0				30
Final

First quarter
N--Ryan Kilbane 7 pass from Charles Westfal (Kurt Ondash kick)
Second quarter
H--Mike Conti 67 int ret (Brandon Ruberti pass from Nick Merullo)
H--Mike Conti 60 pass from Nick Merullo (Joe Robichaud kick)
H--Nick Merullo 1 run (Robichaud kick)
Third quarter
N--Brendan Fitzpatrick 11 pass from Charles Westfal (pass failed)
H--Brendan Maghini 1 run (Dylan Taylor run)
Fourth quarter
N--Evan Rosenstein 6 run (Ondash kick)
N--Kurt Ondash 5 pass from Charles Westfal (Ondash kick)
N--Ryan Kilbane 11 pass from Charles Westfal (Ondash kick)

Game Summary Courtesy of New Haven Register

TRUMBULL - New Canaan quarterback Charles Westfal completed 23-of-33 passes for 369 yards and four touchdowns to help No. 2 seed New Canaan score 21 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to stun No. 1 Hand 34-30 Saturday afternoon in the Class MM state championship final at McDougall Stadium.

Westfall threw a pair of touchdowns in the final quarter. His final one went to tight end Ryan Kilbane for 11 yards with 2:32 remaining in the game. Cleveland Donald intercepted Hand quarterback Nick Merulllo at the New Canaan 4-yard line. The Rams (10-2) ran out the clock from there.

Merullo completed 8-of-13 passes for 139 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions for the Tigers (11-1). Dylan Taylor led the Rams with 78 yards on 19 carries.

SEMIFINALS

H - Michael Conti 16 pass from Nick Merullo (Joe Robichaud kick)
H - Kevin Fodor pass from Merullo (Robichaud kick)
H - Merullo 34 interception return (Robichaud kick)
H - Brendan Maghini 1 run (Robichaud kick)
H - Dylan Taylor 40 run (Robichaud kick)
N - Dan Oakes pass from Mike Friello (Kyle Fournier kick)

Game Summary Courtesy of New Haven Register

Madison - Nick Merullo threw for 127 yards and two touchdowns, along with 127 yards rushing, to lead top-seeded Hand-Madison over North Haven 35-7 in the CIAC Class MM semifinals at Strong Field.

Dylan Taylor added 72 yards and a touchdown on nine carries for the Tigers. The Hand defense finished with forced three turnovers and four sacks.

Mike Friello connected with Dan Oakes for North Haven's lone touchdown.

NC Steve Johnson fumble recovery (Kurt Ondash kick)
NC Chris Sciarretta 1 run (Ondash kick)
NC safety
NC Charlie Westfal 8 run (pass failed)
NC Ryan Kilbane 37 pass Westfal (kick failed)

Game Summary Courtesy of New Canaan News-Review

NEW CANAAN -- New Canaan's defense shut out Middletown on their last night at home and the Rams earned a shot at defending their Class MM state title with a 28-0 semifinal victory Tuesday night over the Blue Dragons (8-3).

New Canaan quarterback Charlie Westfal completed 18 of 27 passes for 234 yards to add to his gaudy totals for the 2007 season (2,294 yards). The defensive play of Steve Johnson, however, gave the Rams (9-2) a boost after a scoreless first quarter. Johnson recovered a fumble in the end zone for the game's first points and later blocked a punt that resulted in a safety.

Middletown's star running back, Lorenzo Baker, rushed 20 times for 96 yards, 71 of which came in the first half. New Canaan's Ted Finan rushed the ball 18 times for 73 yards. Chris Sciarretta ran the ball 13 times for 63 yards, including a one-yard score in the second quarter.

Westfal added an eight-yard run and tossed a 37-yard touchdown pass to Ryan Kilbane in the third quarter to put the game out of reach.

New Canaan returns to defend its Class MM championship, which it won last year with a 53-21 victory over Maloney.