Ellington Boys Survive Granby Comeback to Earn Spot in Class M Soccer Championship Game

WINDSOR, CT — The old Yogi Berra saying "it ain't over 'til it's over" certainly applied to Tuesday night's Class M boys soccer semifinal matchup at Windsor High School.

Ellington High School jumped to a 3-0 lead, but NCCC rival Granby Memorial stormed back to tie the game and force a pair of overtime periods. Early in the first extra session, the Knights converted on a long boot by Jimmy Maznicki and held on to secure a 4-3 victory and earn a spot in Saturday's championship tilt.

Zackery Kindall, Erik Nordmark and Aditya Chakravarthy scored goals for the Knights.

Ellington will take on No. 5 Brookfield in the finals, at a location and time to be announced. The Knights are seeking their fourth state championship since 2007, and sixth overall. Brookfield won Class L titles in 2007 and 2009.

Click here for team rosters and results for both schools.

There were eight schools from Hartford and Tolland counties competing in semifinal action Tuesday in boys soccer and girls volleyball. Here are results of those matchups; click the header for the complete bracket.

BOYS SOCCER

Class LL
No. 4 Farmington 3, No. 16 Fairfield Prep 0 (finals: Farmington vs. No. 11 Danbury, Saturday TBA)

Class L
No. 13 Joel Barlow 2, No. 1 E.O. Smith 1

Class M
No. 18 Ellington 4, No. 3 Granby Memorial 3 (finals: Ellington vs. No. 5 Brookfield, Saturday TBA)
No. 5 Brookfield 3, No. 16 Tolland 1

Class S
No. 3 Coventry 4, No. 10 Valley Regional 0 (finals: Coventry vs. No. 1 Old Saybrook, Saturday TBA)

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

Class M
No. 3 Seymour 3, No. 7 Granby Memorial 1

Class S
No. 3 Hale Ray 3, No. 2 Coventry 0

Photo credit: Tim Jensen