Football decks Lyman Hall, 48-14

Playing in their final 2012 regular season game before the annual Thanksgiving matchup, North Haven High Schools varsity football squad basted Lyman Hall, 48-14.

At the Trojans Fitzgerald Field in Wallingford on Monday, the Indians built up a 42-0 lead by early in the third quarter. Senior running backs Quincy Pecora and Jalon White together totaled five touchdowns, netting three and two scores, respectively. Junior Ethan Suraci also found the end zone for Maroon-and-White.

Senior Sam Biller was 4 of 5 on conversion kicks and Pecora ran in a 2-point conversion. Lyman Hall passed their way to a pair of touchdowns to cut the score to 42-14 before Indian Junior Chris Brockett broke free for a 45-yard touchdown with 1:32 to play to cap the scoring at 48-14.

Things got out of hand very quickly in this game for the Trojans. After they kicked off, Suraci broke through the line for the Indians and took off for a 60-yard touchdown to put North Haven out in front 7-0 only 1:06 into the game.

A little over three minutes later, Pecora took off for his first score, this one from 86 yards out, which made it 13-0. North Haven would tally one more touchdown before the end of the first quarter, when White ran one in from 34 yards out. A bad snap on the conversion attempt was scooped up by Pecora and he ran in for 2 more points to make it 21-0.

In the second quarter, Pecora scampered 67 yards for his second touchdown. Soon after, White found pay dirt from 7 yards out and the Indians took a 35-0 lead into halftime.

Led by Pecora (5 carries for 190 yards), White (11 carries for 96 yards) and Suraci (5 carries for 92 yards), the Indians kept the ball on the ground and amassed 500 yards rushing.

Coach Anthony Sagnellas old-school offense only threw the ball four times and junior Evan Manameit completed one of them to Sophomore Joe Corniello for 26 yards. Following his traditional showing of sportsmanship, Sagnella took his starters out once his teams lead became insurmountable, and 37 different players recorded at least one tackle. Junior Nick McInnis led the team with seven tackles.

North Haven's record now stands at 6-3 with one home game remaining on Thanksgiving Day versus Amity. Even with a victory in that game, the Class L State playoffs remain a long shot at this point.

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