Six SCC football teams qualified for the 2025 state playoffs, and two teams (Daniel Hand in Class SS; and Sheehan in Class S) came away as state champions. It is the third time in the last four years that the SCC has won two state titles. The SCC now has won 37 state titles since forming in 1994.
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, Dec. 3
Class LL Quarterfinals – #2 Fairfield Prep 31, #7 Danbury 17
Class L Quarterfinals – #3 Cheshire 32, #6 Fairfield Ludlowe 29
Class M Quarterfinals – #5 Brookfield 24, #4 Guilford 17
Class SS Quarterfinals – #2 Daniel Hand 43, #7 Waterford 19
Class SS Quarterfinals – #4 Jonathan Law 32, #5 Ledyard 29
Class S Quarterfinals – #5 Sheehan 42, #4 North Branford 0
Semifinals – Monday, December 8
Class LL – #3 Greenwich 31, #2 Fairfield Prep 10
Class L – #3 Cheshire 21, #7 Ridgefield 0
Class SS – #2 Daniel Hand 42, #3 Nonnewaug co-op 0
Class S – #5 Sheehan 41, #1 Woodland 20
State Championship – Saturday, Dec. 13
Class SS: #2 Daniel Hand 37, #1 Killingly 13… Tigers finish 12-1
Class S: #5 Sheehan 21, #6 Northwest Catholic 7…. Titans finish 11-2
Class L: #1 New Canaan 31, #3 Cheshire 13… Rams finish 9-4
SCC Playoff Facts
Since 1994, SCC teams have won 35 state championships
SCC Football State Playoff Notes (Click to download pdf)
- Ten SCC different teams have won a state title since 1994, led by Daniel Hand’s nine championships (1997, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2018 and 2023). Cheshire, Hillhouse and Xavier have each won five titles.
- Guilford’s 2025 berth makes them the 17th different SCC team to qualify for the state playoffs since 1994. Daniel Hand has the most playoff appearances (18). The longest playoff streak is held by Shelton (5 straight years – 2014-2018). Cheshire (1994-97) and Daniel Hand (2010-13) each had four-year playoff streaks.
- Since 2005, the SCC has won two or more state championships seven times (2005, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2022 and 2023), including a state-record three (Class LL, L and M) in 2012.
- There have been three All-SCC matchups in state football finals — Cheshire defeated Hamden, 16-14, in the 1996 Class LL final; Daniel Hand bested Hillhouse, 35-0, in the 2005 Class M championship game; and Xavier defeated Shelton, 28-27, in overtime in the 2014 Class LL Small title game.
Class LL – Fairfield Prep (10th appearance since 1994)
Class L – Cheshire (10th appearance since 1994)
Class M – Daniel Hand (18th appearance since 1994), Jonathan Law (4th appearance since joining SCC in 2004); Guilford (1st appearance as SCC memeber; last playoff appearance was 1993)
Class SS – Sheehan (7th appearance since 1994)
