The Hand Tigers defeated the North Haven Indians 35-13 in the CIAC State Tournament Class L Quarterfinals. Brian Casagrande scored 3 touchdowns for Hand. The Tigers dominated every phase of the game from start to finish. Hand moves on to the Semifinals on Sunday when they will host Windsor at 12:30pm. Hand is 10-1, while North Haven finishes at 8-3.
Check out the outstanding Video by Henry Bien-Aime from the game on the 960WELI Facebook Page, or you can go to 960WELI.com and go to "On Air" and click on High School Sports.
Here are all the Quarterfinal results and the Semifinal matchups on Sunday
Class LL Semifinal
Greenwich 27 Fairfield Prep 6
South Windsor 35 Naugatuck 13 South Windsor at Greenwich
West Haven 45 Shelton 7
Darien 30 East Hartford 10 West Haven at Darien
Class L
New Canaan 24 Middletown 9
Masuk 43 Fitch 7 New Canaan at Masuk
Hand 35 North Haven 13
Windsor 36 Maloney 0 Windsor at Hand
Class M
Killingly 57 Jonathan Law 21
Berlin 27 Watertown 14 Berlin at Killingly
SMSA/Univ/Class 32 Coventry Coop 29
Joel Barlow 47 Sheehan 34 SMSA/Univ./Class at Barlow
Class S
Ansonia 51 Seymour 16
Stafford/E. Wind/Somers 20 Bullard Havens 12 Stafford/E. Wind/Somers at Ansonia
St. Joseph 62 O'Brien Tech 0
Rocky Hill 34 Valley Reg./Old Lyme 21 Rocky Hill at St. Joseph
So there you have it - 32 teams down to 16 - Semifinals on Sunday 12:30pm
My next Broadcast will be on Sunday 12:25pm on News Radio 960, 960WELI.com & iheartradio - where? Find out on the Saturday Morning Sports Show 6-8am on 960WELI
Which teams will advance to the Big Dance?