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Time Change: Southington Football To Play For LL State Title Saturday Night In New Britain: UPDATE

The Southington High School Blue Knights will go for the program's fourth state championship this weekend.

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Southington High School's Blue Knights rush onto Fontana Field before their CIAC Class LL semifinal game against Norwich Free Academy Monday night. (Hamden Fire Captain Joseph Anderson)
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Southington senior Jaxiel Rivera, left, and sophomore Owen Manuel, right, during Monday night's CIAC Class LL semifinal in Southington against NFA. (Hamden Fire Captain Joseph Anderson)
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Southington HS sophomore Benjamin Beaulieu rushes for yardage in Monday night's CIAC Class LL semifinal victory over NFA in Southington. (Hamden Fire Captain Joseph Anderson)
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Southington High's offensive line pushed around the Wildcats of NFA Monday night during the CIAC Class LL semifinal at Fontana Field in Southington. (Hamden Fire Captain Joseph Anderson)
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SHS junior Benjamin Kielbowicz, foreground, and senior Tyler Koski play tough defense in Monday night's chilly CIAC Class LL semifinal against NFA in Southington. (Hamden Fire Captain Joseph Anderson)
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The scoreboard at Southington High School said it all at the CIAC Class LL semifinals on a chilly Monday night at SHS' Fontana Field. (Southington High School Football)

SOUTHINGTON, CT — The Southington High School Blue Knights' quest for a fourth state title continued with success Monday night as they demolished Norwich Free Academy, 42-7.

The destruction of the Wildcats came at a very chilly Fontana Field at SHS, with the next stop being the CIAC Class LL championship game this weekend against powerful Greenwich High School.

The Blue Knights will play Greenwich at 7 p.m. on Saturday at Veterans Memorial Stadium in New Britain, 635 S. Main St., New Britain, according to the CIAC, which released the schedule on Tuesday afternoon.

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SHS will be one of 12 Connecticut teams competing for six championships on Saturday, with times and locations yet to be decided by the CIAC.

Southington's championship game appearance marks 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.

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Since then, however, SHS hasn't lost a game and now stands at 9-3, including two postseason wins.

Southington has already won Class LL championships in 1998, 2013, and 2014.

To purchase tickets (online only) for the CIAC Class LL title game, click on this link.

For complete records and rosters for the championship game, click on this link.

From Dec. 8: 'Southington High To Host Chilly Class LL Football Semifinal Tonight, How To Watch It'

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