Running back Zach Davis rushed for 541 yards and 10 touchdowns, both state records, on 41 carries as the Sheehan football team beat Law 66-20 Friday night in an Southern Connecticut Conference Tier 3 game at Milford.
The 541 yards breaks the record held by Montville’s Jeremiah Crowley of 526 set in 2013. The 10 touchdowns is one more than Torrington’s Brenden Lytton had against Wilby in 2010. Sheehan moved to 4-3.
Ethan Saley caught a 14-yard touchdown pass, Hayden Hulme ran for a 1-yard touchdown and Joseph Mugford added a 17-yard touchdown run to lead Law (2-4).
Sheehan 66, Law 20
(at Milford)
Sheehan 22 20 12 12 — 66
Law 6 14 0 0 — 20
First quarter
S—Zach Davis 47 run (Davis run)
L— Saley 14 pass from Mitchell Smith (kick failed)
S—Zach Davis 38 run (Davis run)
S—Zach Davis 1 run (run failed)
Second quarter
S—Zach Davis 43 run (Tony Lupo kick)
L—Hayden Hulme 3 pass from Mitchell Smith (Egersheim kick )
S—Zach Davis 51 run (Lupo kick)
L— Mugford 7 run (Egersheim kick )
S—Zach Davis 44 run (kick failed)
Third quarter
S—Zach Davis 1 run (run failed)
S—Zach Davis 2 run (kick failed)
Fourth quarter
S—Zach Davis 3 run (kick failed)
S—Zach Davis 25 run (kick failed)
Notre Dame-West Haven 23, Hand 6 >> Jordan Gargiulo caught a 10-yard touchdown pass from Christopher Elias and scored on a fumble recovery for Notre Dame-West Haven football in an SCC Tier 1 game at West Haven.
Elias threw for 154 yards and a touchdown. Joshua Witkowsky ran for 96 yards including a 1-yard touchdown run for the Green Knights.
Notre Dame-West Haven 23, Hand 6
(at West Haven)
Hand 0 0 6 0 ?—6
Notre Dame-WH 0 16 0 7 ?—23
Second quarter
N?Jordan Gargiulo 10 pass from Christopher Elias (Jared Gallbronner kick)
N?Jordan Gargiulo 0 fumb ret (kick failed)
N?Jared Gallbronner 20 FG
Third quarter
H?Unknown player 37 run (pass failed)
Fourth quarter
N?Joshua Witkowsky 1 run (Jared Gallbronner kick)
Foran 31, East Haven 7 >> Lance DiNatale threw three touchdown passes for Foran in an SCC game at East Haven.
Foran 31, East Haven 7
(at East Haven)
Foran 14 3 7 7 ?— 31
East Haven 0 0 7 0 ?— 7
First quarter
F?Matt Cruz 72 pass from Lance DiNatale (Pierce Klein kick)
F?Jared Hubler 38 pass from Lance DiNatale (Pierce Klein kick)
Second quarter
F?Pierce Klein 35 FG
Third quarter
F?Brett Huber 14 pass from Lance DiNatale (Pierce Klein kick)
E?McClay Marshall 58 run (Eren Demein kick)
Fourth quarter
F?Brett Huber 24 run (Pierce Klein kick)
Haddam-Killingworth 23, Coventry/Windham Tech/ Bolton 8 >> Alex Segaline scored three touchdowns to lead the Cougars to their Pequot interdivision win in Higganum. He scored on a runs of 12 , 3 and 1 yards.
Haddam-Killingworth 24, Coventry/Windham 8
(at Higganum)
Coventry/Windham 0 8 0 0 ?—8
Haddam-Killingworth 8 8 8 0 ?—24
First quarter
H?Alex Segaline 12 run (Segaline rush)
Second quarter
H?Alex Segaline 3 run (Segaline pass from Jon Grasso)
C?Jacob Carlson 1 run (Jordan Smith rush)
Third quarter
H?Alex Segaline 12 run (Tobey Callender rush)
Team records: Haddam-Killingworth 3-4; Coventry/Windham 3-4.
Hamden Hall 58, O’Brien Tech 15 >> Jordan Benoit ran for 101 yards and two touchdowns and Corey Millhouse added a touchdown reception and 50-yard punt return for a touchdown to lead the Hornets (8-0) to their prep school win in Hamden. Matt Wright and Wynn Viega had eight tackles each to lead the Hornets’ defense. Billy Rodriguez scored two touchdowns for O’Brien Tech.
Hamden Hall 58, O’Brien Tech 15
(at Hamden)
O’Brien Tech 0 7 0 8 0 ?—15
Hamden Hall 27 13 6 12 0 ?—58
First quarter
H?Corey Millhouse 35 pass from Nick Bailey (Jack Schoonmaker kick)
H?Corey Millhouse 50 punt ret
H?David Spitz 40 pass from Nick Bailey (Jack Schoonmaker kick)
H?Ryan Doherty 20 run (Jack Schoonmaker kick)
Second quarter
H?Jack Schoonmaker 35 FG
H?Cam Krannich 20 fumb ret (Jack Schoonmaker kick)
O?Billy Rodriguez 30 pass from Jommar Roc (Rodriguez kick)
H?Jack Schoonmaker 38 FG
Third quarter
H?Jordan Benoit 17 run (kick failed)
Fourth quarter
H?Jordan Benoit 64 run (rush failed)
O?Billy Rodriguez 9 pass from Jommar Roc (Roc rush)
H?Tyler Simms 5 run (rush failed)
Team records: Hamden Hall 8-0; OBrien Tech 3-4.
Oxford 32, Wolcott 18 >> Griffin Downs had 16 carries for 133 yards and two touchdowns and Joe Romagna added 27 carries for 116 yards and two touchdowns to lead Oxford to its NVL win in Oxford. Mike Polzella completed 15-of-35 passes for 293 yards and three touchdowns for Wolcott.
Oxford 32, Wolcott 18
(at Oxford)
Wolcott 6 0 12 0 0 — 18
Oxford 18 0 0 14 0 — 32
First quarter
O—Joe Romagna 11 run (kick failed)
O—Joe Romagna 2 run (kick failed)
O—Noah Dargenio 39 pass from Tyler Jacob (pass failed)
W—Mike Ciarlo 81 pass from Mike Polzella (kick failed)
Third quarter
W—Anthony Ligi 40 pass from Mike Polzella (kick failed)
W—Ray Iorio 1 run (rush failed)
Fourth quarter
O—Griffin Downs 32 run (rush failed)
O—Griffin Downs 57 run (Downs rush)
Why is Hamden Hall playing a tech school?
Everyone else is scared to play them!
I think the question is why is a school that can recruit and have second year seniors playing against a tech school? Seems completely out of whack.
I believe someone backed out on their schedule and couldn’t find anyone else! Same reason why they scheduled St Thomas More who plays mostly PGs!
I think Hamden Hall would be mediocre in the SCC.
LOL ^ at the comment. Theyd get destroyed in the SCC.
LMAO! Have you guys seen HH play?
They would actually be pretty competitive on the SCC considering they can actually throw the ball well. But they are a class C prep school so they wouldn’t win the title. It wouldn’t be the same as if Cheshire Academy, Choate, or Brunswick got to feast on these teams.
@Jay
Yes ……and they are a team with a couple good athletes going up against terrible competition.
As a former SCC parent this HH team can compete with anyone in the state. The throw & run the ball extremely well. The defense is the best I seen in sometime. They are also extremely well coached. We all have our opinions but it would be nice to see them go up against one of those teams.
Interestingly enough, Erik Lara who is currently the head coach at law was also the head coach of Bacon Academy when it surrendered 526 yards to Montville’s Crowley. No bueno.
Watch Zach Davis play, then come talk to me
I did…yawn
What’s no bueno is this statement.
Erik Larka coached Bacon Academy. Jeremiah Crowley set the record vs. Stonington.
Correct, Crowley ran for 313 yards against Bacon that year.. guess I shouldn’t have relied on gametimect.com reporting for accuracy.
Are you referring to us, or other commenters?
I am referring to you. When the post first appeared it stated that the game in 2013 was against Bacon. Then at some point you updated the story without noting the updated version of the story any where i the story. At which point you started responding to the comments that were in reference to the info posted in the original version of the story.
I did no such thing.
According to our site’s editing log, this post was only edited once: at 12:53 am on Saturday morning, by Joe Morelli two minutes after it was originally published by Joe Morelli. And there were no revisions.
Anyone know who the “Unknown player” from Hand was who scored on a 37yrd run in the 3rd qtr vs ND ?
I believe it was #6 Bilcheck
Correct…QB keeper…bounced off of defenders all the way to the goal line. Should have been tackled more than once, but kept on chugging.
Another “unknown player” is Ryan Smith (#26, not #20), who actually scored on the fumble recovery in question (ND vs Hand).
Why would a coach run up the score to 66 points and allow a player to score 10 touchdowns? Unacceptable and a serious lack of sportsmanship.
Hillhouse will shut him down and end their meaningless quest for attention. We could have scored a 100 points on Hamden last night, but we took the high road.
Make sure you know ALL the circumstances surrounding last night’s Sheehan-Law outcome before commenting.
running it up while up 30+ points in 4th quarter is bush league by the coaches. no wonder they lose to decent teams. But please let ALL the facts be released – stop being cryptic.
Janet Peckinpaugh would have released ALL the facts
Damm!
Why don’t you explain ALL the circumstances Tony Terzi….
I heard House coach Lytle called a TO with seconds left to add another score vs Guilford last week ???
20 seconds left banged a timeout up 27-6. Class!
20.4 secones when they scored to be accurate.
It’s called coaching. Sorry if the JV team scored on your varsity.
Get over it….
Complete varsity starters for ‘house at the time of the last score. Starting QB scored the TD. If you you didn’t see the game don’t make assumptions
Since when is #7 from Hillhouse a JV player? Get your facts straight Nate.
Somebody must have posted something on social media to “deserve it”.
You just can’t legislate class. I like HH and am surprised to hear they pulled that, but what really is appalling is reading about 10 touchdowns on 41 carries in a total 42 offensive plays.
Come on Coach.
Sheehan is medicore and will be under Ferrazzi. Scheduling CREC to get an easy win? Win the Carini bowl and that makes your season?
Stop!
You should really know all the circumstances surrounding the result of the Sheehan-Law game before you call it a “serious lack of sportsmanship.”
Feel free to give us the details of why it’s ok to run up the score.
No such thing as running up a score! You want to pass out participation trophies too!
Like how Hillhouse took the high road against Guilford last week when they were up 27-6 with 20 seconds left and they burned a timeout to score a meaningless touchdown.
Ive seen Guilford destroys teams including Hillhouse in their strong years. I didn’t see these whining comments back then.
Stop crying and move on.
is 5-6 a strong year? That’s been their best record since 99. They have the longest under .500 streak in the SCC. Get your facts straight Nate!
Law went 9-1 in 2007.
I go a lot further back than 99. Why are you guys crying? That score wasn’t exactly a crushing defeat. The Hillhouse offensive line played terrible that game. It should have been 50-6.
I am sorry but 541 and 10 TS’s in a blowout win over a subpar opponent is a joke. Kid Is great but get some other kids some touches and scores. The Sheehan coaches should be embarrassed. This is a team sort not an individual one.
Totally agree!!!
That is exactly what I thought the minute I read about it. That’s on the coach. I don’t care what the circumstance were.
Bush league move!!!
Again, as mentioned above – some things are not what they seem. Perhaps there is a reason this all went down.
I agree with Hillhouse fan. Football is a TEAM sport. I’m guessing most coaches, certainly the one in my town isn’t allowing anyone 541 and 10 tds.
Truth
So for those who don’t follow #cthsfb on Twitter, a Law player baited Sheehan’s Zach Davis with a nasty pile of trash talk. Severe 21st century bulletin board material….
Should the Sheehan coach stay above that? Discuss.
Congrats to Davis… But have to ask.. because ONE Law player was an idiot on social media, all the Law players coaches and supporters deserved this? And all the other Sheehan players were not allowed to touch the ball? No I did not see the what was posted, but I would hope coaches would try to stay above it. If needed go ahead and make a point. But do feel bad for all the other Seniors down to hopeful freshman who should have gotten some well earned playing time in such a one sided game.
My understanding is that it was a lot more than trash talk.
I know exactly what it was and said ,and it was real bad! But it was a private instagram that wasn’t sent to or meant for anyone at Sheehan to see.The kid was suspended before the game by Law. You tell your kids about the dangers of social media , yet they still make mistakes . I’m sure the kid and the rest of Law players including my son learned a lesson .
Again.. Did not see the posts.. And ok.. More than trash tallk.. Got it… But all the families who were NOT involved on both sides who had to sit and watch this play out??? While their sons’ missed out…. After ALL each of those families goes through each season.??… Checks, fundraisers, driving, cheering, encouraging, listening, hoping..
Just sad. Hope it was worth it.
Not a participation trophy supporter!!! Just would like to see hard working kids getting a chance when they can to play the sport they love.
Why not stay above it as as coach? It was trash talk between the kids.
It’s one thing to break a record yet after doing so why keep him in and give him every play possession? No doubt a great player. I’m neutral to both teams, however Sheehan coaches should be have had some sense of sportsmanship
They teach defense at LAW—-when your use to losing at SHEEHAN you tend to get excited with some success
51 carries is a whole lot for one player… congratulations to Z Davis. I agree no sportsmanship on the coaches part
Just to be clear, it was 41 carries. And in fairness to Law, I was fairly impressed by their defense. It was probably the fastest defense Sheehan faced all year (not the best, but the fastest). A couple times Davis was actually caught from behind, which is why he had so many short TD runs. Also, the game was competitive into the third quarter. The last two TDs may have been questionable, but I’m sure the coaches realized the opportunity and went for it.
Well Sheehan will see a pretty fast defense in Hillhouse next week.
Congratulations to the young man on his record breaking performance.
To the Sheehan fans, we have a FEW speedy and powerful backs.
Should make for a great game….
Either you tackle him or you do not. If the kid gets the ball 51 times stack the box and stop him. No need to feel sorry for anyone. Stop bringing PC crap to the game of football, teams have been blowing out teams since the beginning of time. Blame yourself as a defense for being unable to tackle. Is this kid a big time talent I have no idea but in this state you should be able to prevent this if you have a proprely prepared D.
When Sheehan plays a quality team they get destroyed. He is a great player but the coach is not helping him. How about building a program that can compete with quality teams then running up scores against inferior opponents.
51 carries in a blowout is only ASKING for an unfortunate injury–don’t they need him the rest of the year?
According to the box score on Max Preps Sheehan ran 42 offensive plays, all running plays.
Davis ran 41 of them.
Are those stats correct? No passes? Maybe they aren’t posted right.
Davis was the only player allowed plays on offense?
Terzi, you’re making excuses for this? It’s ridiculous that they would choose to play a game like this.
Fan1 says the game was competitive into the 3rd quarter? It was 42-20 at the half and 54-20 after 3.
That’s not competitive and Davis had 6 tds in the first half.
I don’t believe in keeping the score down, let em play. But let the whole team play and it’s not PC to play JVs in a blowout, it’s standard procedure, and it gets playing time for younger players so they become someone who could step in if needed.
Please Terzi, give us ALL the facts.
Although running up a score is a classless act, we continually say to our kids that football teaches us “life lessons”. Well having the score run up on a subpar team is a life lesson better learned on a high school field. There are no “participation trophies” in life. Don’t like it, work harder but don’t make excuses. If you tried your best and the other team still ran up the score, that’s life deal with. On the other hand if you find satisfaction on running up a score on an inferior team or individual, well that speaks volumes too. Football does teach life lessons, not excuses.
Personally I don’t care of the score is 100-0. But give other kids a chance to play. If you don’t want to get best work harder prepare more and get the kids ready.
Well that was an interesting debate!
See you all at the game Friday night. Sheehan has an excellent consession stand, I hope they have they have the seafood soup on the menu.
Let the kids play!!! All of them!!
Not a coincidence that Larka teams gave up not one but the top two rushing games in state history. Yes the Davis kid is good but you can’t make a game plan or then adjustments to stop him. I remember players like Harold Cooper and Arkell Newsome and they never had those stats. Yes the kid received the ball 41 times but Law has to have a plan to stop him. If you look at the record Sheehan is only a 4-3 and you know he is their only weapon….play the game and stop making excuses…Law coaches are just as much to blame as Sheehan
Larka’s team was not responsible for Crowley. Larka coached Bacon. Crowley did it vs Stonington.
Well, you got a point there….
When you are up 30 pts starting the 4th quarter, ALL STARTERS should be pulled. Scoring 2 touchdowns in the 4th are not only unnecessary but its blatantly padding the stats against a less than formidable opponent. Nobody gets anything out of humiliating an inferior opponent. I will not blame the kid because the coaches make this call. SO can somebody please go straight to the horses(COACHES) mouth and ask him what he is trying to accomplish? Terrible sportsmanship coach, shame on you.
Law parent is right. Why DOESN’T some high school sports reporter ask the coach that tough question?
They’re not commenting on the issue.
Roger
No Comment says it all
The press should not speak to this coaching staff until they address these issues. All coaches want good press for their kids, as they should. To get that positive press, they should be held accountable to address the unpleasant issues they are involved with as well.
If the coaching staff felt strongly enough to keep a player in for 10 touchdowns and run 41/42 offensive plays, they should feel strongly enough to explain their thought process. (if there was one.)
Or, apologize for a lack of judgement.
We shouldn’t put much weight on these state records!
If you want to get your kid a state record you run him 41 times against an inferior opponent all the way through the 4th quarter and POOF 10tds/541yds later he’s in the record books.
Cooper, Newsome, Highsmith, Phillips and maybe a few more could have easily obliterated the state record book if they played past halftime of their TEAMS blowout wins. I commend their coaches for not only preserving their bodies but also knowing and understanding what the GAME of football is really about!
P.S. Shame on ANYONE using what a child put on a social network as the reasoning for this unsportsmanlike act by the coach. You didn’t allow those players that worked hard in the summer and at practice to have an opportunity to participate.
if, to win the game, he needed to rush 41 times for 540 yards and 10 TD’s then i do not think we would be having any conversations. It is not necessarily the workload and subsequent results it is the way it happened.