2004 Class M Football Playoffs

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Class M Rosters: Berlin | Brookfield* | Daniel Hand | Ledyard*

FINALS

First quarter
H - Andrew Davis 34 pass from Ryan Fodor (Davis kick)
H - Peter McMahon recovers fumble in end zone (Davis kick)
Second quarter
H - Kevin Filippone 28 pass from Fodor (Davis kick)
Third quarter
B - Lenny Meldon 5 run (kick failed)
Fourth quarter
H - Thomas Lee 16 run (Davis kick)
H - Albert Belmont 1 run (Davis kick)

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing
Brookfield: Scott Lutrus 8-28; Ben Russell 11-28; Justin Staugaitis 10-24; Lenny Meldon 3-3 TD, Lee Fredericks 1 (-7)
Hand: Thomas Lee 7-31 TD, Albert Belmont 11-55 TD, Ryan Fodor 7-18
Passing
Hand: Ryan Fodor 14-19 194 yards, 2 TD's, INT
Brookfield: Lenny Meldon 2-5, 19 yards, INT
Receiving
Hand: Andrew Davis 5-75 TD, Kevin Filippone 4-48 TD, Jim Eckenrode 3-26, Michael Concannon 2-45
Brookfield: Russell 1-19, Billy Thompson 1-0

NEW HAVEN - Daniel Hand quarterback Ryan Fador helped lead the Tigers to a 35-6 victory over Brookfield in the CIAC Class M championship game at Southern Connecticut State University Saturday night.

The Bobcats came up empty in their second consecutive trip to a title game. Conversely, Hand won its second straight championship.

Hand scored on its second play from scrimmage when Andrew Davis caught a 34-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Ryan Fodor. It was the first touchdown catch of the season for Davis, who also went 5-of-5 on extra-point attempts.

Fodor finished 14-of-19 passing for 194 yards and two touchdowns. The Tigers went up 14-0 late in the first quarter when Peter McMahon recovered a fumble in the end zone. The play had started out as an option, but Lenny Meldon's pitch to Scott Lutrus went behind the junior running back. Lutrus went to fall on the fumble, but the ball squirted out from under him and rolled into the end zone where McMahon pounced on it.

SEMIFINALS

First quarter
H - Tommy Lee 2 run (Andrew Davis kick)
Second quarter
H - Jim Eckenrode 3 pass from Ryan Fodor (Davis kick)
H - Lee 3 run (kick failed)
H - Eckenrode 70 punt return (Davis kick)
Third quarter
H - Lee 2 run (Davis kick)
H - Albert Belmont 23 run (Davis kick)
Fourth quarter
B - Dan Madey 5 run (Robert Dornfried kick)
B - Jon Brummell 5 pass from Madey (Dornfried kick)

The Tigers, ranked No. 2 in the state, cruised past the Redcoats into the state finals with a dominating game on both sides of the ball.

Hand, seeded No. 1 in the Class M pairings, finished with 370 yards of offense. Tommy Lee scored on runs of 2, 3, and 2 yards and Jim Eckenrode added a 3-yard touchdown reception and returned a punt 70 yards for a touchdown.

Fullback Albert Belmont capped the scoring with a 23-yard run and led the Tigers with 97 yards on 12 carries. Lee had 64 yards on 14 carries and Ryan Fodor connected on his first eight attempts and finished 9-for-10 for 173 yards.

Berlin scored twice in the fourth quarter against Hand?s reserves. Quarterback Dan Madey scored on a 5-yard run and, with 16 seconds to play, he threw a 5-yard scoring pass to Jon Brummell.

First Quarter
B--John Hayduk 2 run (Scott Lutrus run)
Second Quarter
B--Ben Russell 13 run (John McGuinness kick)
B--Lee Fredericks 2- run (McGuinness kick)
Third Quarter
B--Justin Staugaitis 5 run (kick failed)
Fourth Quarter
B--Lutrus 1 run (McGuinness kick)

BROOKFIELD - Scott Lutrus rushed for 152 yards and a touchdown to lead the Brookfield High football team to a 35-0 victory over Ledyard in the CIAC Class M semifinals Tuesday night at Brookfield High.

With the win, the Bobcats will advance to its second consecutive state championship game. They were defeated by Bloomfield last season for the Class SS title.

No. 2 Brookfield received rushing touchdowns from five different ball carriers as they outmuscled the No. 3 Colonels all evening long.

Defensively, Brookfield achieved its ninth shutout of the season. They forced two turnovers, and never let Ledyard get comfortable offensively.