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Xavier - 2017 SCC Wrestling Champions (Steady Photography photo)

Xavier captured the 2017 SCC Wrestling Championship, held on Feb. 11 at Wilbur Cross High School.  It was the Falcons' sixth SCC title (2015, 2014, 2012, 2011 and 2003).

The SCC held its 23rd annual All-Conference Football Banquet on January 9 at Anthony's Ocean in New Haven.  Sixty-nine All-Conference players were recognized along with the OrthoNOW/SCC Players and Coaches of the Year.  In addition the three 2016 "tier" champions - West Haven (I), Hillhouse (II) and Sheehan (III) were feted.

Click here for the All-Conference player bios (pdf)

Click here for the event program (pdf)

OrthoNOW SCC Football Players of Year:  Nico Ragaini (Notre Dame, Tier 1), Zach Davis (Sheehan, Tier 3), Matt Brehon (Hillhouse, Tier 2) - photo by Bill O'Brien

Blanchette Sporting Goods is the presenting sponsor of the SCC Scholar Athlete Recognition program.  The Scholar Athlete recognition program recognizes the “best of the best” in the SCC.  Recipients are selected by their school’s coaches and athletic directors. Recipients must have a minimum of a B (3.0) average overall and be a varsity letterwinner. The recipients should also demonstrate leadership qualities by: being a positive role model for other students  both on and off the field; exhibiting an ability to help a teammate overcome adversity;  showing a commitment to self-improvement; and putting the needs of the team before  themselves.

Click here to read the December 2016 issue of SCC NEWS - official newsletter of the Southern Connecticut Conference.

Congratulations to the OrthoNOW/SCC Spring Sports 2016 Fall Player and Coaches of the Year, as voted on by the league's head coaches.  Special thanks to presenting sponsor OrthoNOW and its parent company Connecticut Orthopaedic Specialists.

Here are the 2016 Fall Sports All-Conference Teams -- boys/girls cross country, field hockey, girls volleyball, girls swimming, boys/girls soccer and football (pdf)

Three Connecticut high school football leagues have announced a two-year scheduling partnership that will involve 39 total teams and at least 80 games over the next two seasons (2017 and 2018).  Twenty-two teams from the Southern Connecticut Conference, including league newcomers Harding and Bassick, along with 12 from the South-West Conference and five from the Eastern Connecticut Conference have agreed to a scheduling partnership that will begin in 2017. 

Congratulations to Daniel Hand boys soccer (Class L) and Hillhouse football (Class M), who state championships this fall.

The following five teams were state runner-ups during the 2016 fall season: Guilford boys cross country (Class MM), Guilford field hockey (Class M), Shelton boys soccer (Class LL), Cheshire girls swimming (Class L), and Lauralton Hall girls swimming (Class M).

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Four SCC teams qualified for the 2016 state football playoffs - Class LL (West Haven, Shelton), Class L (Notre Dame) and Class M (Hillhouse).

Quarterfinal Results - Tuesday, Nov. 29

Class L: #6 Notre Dame 44, #3 New London 7

Class M: #2 Hillhouse 27, #7 New Fairfield 14

Class LL: #6 Shelton 55, #3 Newtown 21

Class LL: #7 Ridgefield 28, #2 West Haven 21

Semifinal Schedule - Monday, December 5

Class LL: Ridgefield 44, Shelton 41

Class L: at New Canaan 20, Notre Dame 17

Class M: at Hillhouse 49, Killingly 28

Class M Championship - Saturday, December 10

Hillhouse 42, St. Joseph 21 - 5th title for the Academics; 28th overall for the SCC