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CIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS: SATURDAY’S AREA SCORES Boys Soccer Class M: Tolland 2, Granby 1 Class S: Cromwell 1, Lyman Memorial 0 Girls Soccer Class L: New Canaan 1, Avon 0 Class M: Suffield 0, NW Catholic 0 Class S: Old Lyme 1, Immaculate 1
TOLLAND’S Johnny Mankus, left, Jordan Bridge and coach Jim Leahy celebrate.
State Open Swimming: St. Paul-Bristol’s Faith Martin a double winner.
Field Hockey Class S: Granby 3, Lewis Mills 1 Girls Volleyball Class LL: Southington 3, Fairfield Ludlowe 2 Class L: Darien 3, Farmington 0
Football: Simsbury beats Glastonbury 34-33 in OT; Conard rolls past Hall, 42-7.
Class M: RHAM 3, Joel Barlow 0
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UCONN 33, NOTRE DAME 30 (OT)
Blue And Bold UConn Rallies To Tie, Defeats Notre Dame In Double Overtime By DESMOND CONNER dconner@courant.com
Later, Randy Edsall, tears of joy still hanging sweetly in his eyes, was asked how he felt in those closing moments of regulation. “I said, ‘Here we go again,’ ” Edsall answered. “You’re staying positive. You’re thinking what you’re going to tell them when they make the field goal. Boom. You miss.” “You start thinking about the past and how close we came and didn’t come out with the win,” Dixon said. “I tried to keep myself positive and say, ‘We
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — The tears were in coach Randy Edsall’s eyes moments before he entered the interview room. UConn’s 33-30 double-overtime win over Notre Dame on Saturday, a victory Edsall called the best in the Huskies’ Division I history, had that kind of effect. “I’m just so proud of those kids over in the locker room and those assistant Next For coaches,” UConn Edsall said. (5-5) “We >> Saturday vs. persevered Syracuse (4-7), today and ended up just noon, Rentschler Field, Ch. 59 making a couple plays Inside at the end >> Harvard that we comeback stuns hadn’t been Yale, 14-10. able to make >> Central rallies in some of to win NEC title. our earlier Stories, E10 games.” As they filed out of the locker room and into the arms of loved ones, the Huskies wore blue No. 6 shirts honoring Jasper Howard. They had been trying to get a win for their fallen teammate since he was stabbed to death on the UConn campus Oct. 18. On Saturday, they got it. “Feels good,” said receiver Kashif Moore, who scored the first points in the first OT on an 11-yard touchdown pass from Zach Frazer, who was 12 of 25 for 141 yards. “We’re just thankful that we were able to finally put together a win,” Edsall said. “So now we can take a game ball and send it down to . . . the Howard family because I know one thing — that little No. 6 was looking down on us today.” Sophomore Jordan Todman rushed for 130 yards and a touchdown on 26 carries and Andre Dixon added 114 yards on 20 carries, including a 4-yard run in the second OT to
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KASHIF MOORE (82), Zach Frazer (10) and Andre Dixon (2) gather in the end zone after Moore catches an 11-yard touchdown pass from Frazer in the first overtime to give UConn a 27-20 lead. Dixon later scored the winning touchdown on a 4-yard run. Go to courant.com/uconnfootball for more game photos.
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With The Usual Setup, Huskies Write A Different Ending
OUTH BEND, Ind. — There was a holding call. Of course, there was a holding call. Andre Dixon carried the ball from the 26 to the cusp of the goal line with 2:36 left, yet before UConn could make this late Saturday afternoon a magical one, a yellow flag flew. Marcus Easley. And it was questionable call. Three plays later, with 91 seconds remaining, there was another holding call. Of course, there was. Dixon carried the ball 11 yards into the Notre Dame end zone and before UConn could make this day a day of forever
memories, another yellow flag give UConn a 23-20 victory. was outlined across the This seemed altogether blue-gray November sky. fitting. Teggart had been Anthony Sherman. Jasper Howard’s Holding. roommate, and after he And, so, here was David had missed two field Teggart, who had tied the goals against West score at 20 after those two Virginia in the game penalties kept UConn out immediately following JEFF JACOBS of the end zone, lining up Jazz’s death, Teggart had jjacobs@courant.com spoken passionately from 37 yards after Notre Dame had fumbled the ball about his chance to win a away with 49 seconds left. Now, only 3 game on the final play. He wanted it. seconds remained at Notre Dame Here it was. Teggart pulled the kick Stadium and Teggart had his chance to left.
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arvard-Yale is still compelling, in the way network television was in the 1970s. Sadly, most of the world has moved on from all the boola-boola to the BCS and Food Network. Still, when the Yale seniors reunite in 25 years, masters of industry, finance and politics, sipping single malt scotch, they will remember an illogical call by their rookie coach, Tom Williams — a fake, fourth-quarter punt on fourth-and-22 from the Elis’ 25 that fell short and ultimately led to Harvard’s winning score. That’s too bad.
with JOHN ALTAVILLA history. Randy Edsall’s pregame interview with NBC’s Alex Flanagan was the most important recruiting pitch he’ll ever give, but no less significant than the halftime feature on Jazz Howard’s death, which bathed campus, coach and program in a most favorable light for future recruits. As for the performance, it was nothing short of stellar. A win after watching two potential, game-winning, fourth-quarter TDs called back for holding. And a missed field goal at the gun.
Lawler and Michael Smith, for making insensitive comments about Memphis center Hamed Haddadi, who is Iranian. Of course, Fox is assuming someone was actually watching. It’s the Clippers, remember. . . . The WNBA remains intent on moving Sacramento to the San Francisco Bay area after local ownership bailed. We love the WNBA, but here’s the problem: There aren’t too many people who even know there was a team in Sacramento. >> The Jets better play a little today against
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>> Up next: LSU, Wednesday, Madison Square Garden, 7 p.m., ESPN2. >> Tough on defense: LSU is holding opponents to 35.5 percent shooting (59 of 166). ? Trivia time: “Pistol” Pete
>> Up next: Hofstra, Friday, Gampel Pavilion, 7:30 p.m., CPTV. >> The Huskies hope to . . . Get career win No. 700 for coach Geno Auriemma. ? Trivia time: Auriemma’s first victory? 73-67 at Iona
“ESPN’s Thursday Night Football crew was on-hand for last year’s win over Pittsburgh at Rentschler Field.”