BEACON FALLS — Woodland begins its bid for a football championship tonight in Beacon Falls.
No. 4 Woodland (10-2) faces No. 5 Morgan (10-1) in the quarterfinals of Class S football playoffs with kickoff set for 6:30 p.m. The Hawks earned the fourth seed and a home playoff game with their 22-19 win over Seymour the morning after Thanksgiving.
Woodland is in for a test as Morgan of Clinton boasts the state’s leading rusher in Jake Ward, who has 2,491 yards and 41 touchdowns on the year.
A Hawks’ win would put them in the semifinals Saturday against the winner of the game between No. 1 Capital/Classical/AF (11-0) and No. 8 Bloomfield (9-2).
Naugatuck (9-2) just missed out on an appearance in the Class L playoffs thanks to a 66-28 loss to Ansonia (12-0) Thanksgiving morning and New London’s Thanksgiving upset win over Norwich Free Academy.
Congrats to the Hawks on their win last night. You made us proud. See you on Sat in Wolcott for round 2.