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Greenwich Simply Too Much For Southington In State LL Title Game
Greenwich High School defeated Southington High School 45-6 in Saturday's CIAC Class LL football championship game.
NEW BRITAIN/SOUTHINGTON, CT — The Southington High School Blue Knights' quest for a fourth state title was badly derailed Saturday night by Greenwich High School, 45-7.
As a result, the Blue Knights came up short in the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference (CIAC) Class LL state championship game, which was played Saturday night at a frigid Veterans Memorial Stadium in New Britain.
The heavily-favored GHS was, simply, too much.
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Still, Southington's championship game appearance marked a stunning turnaround in a season that once had them at 2-3 following a blowout loss to New Britain High School on Oct. 10.
Since then, however, SHS hadn't lost a game, and they stood 9-3, including two postseason wins.
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Southington had previously won Class LL championships in 1998, 2013, and 2014.
For the full CIAC wrap-up of Saturday's Class LL title game, click on this link.
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