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Records Set In St. Joseph's Second Straight Football Title Win
The Cadets scored on their first seven possessions on the way to a record-breaking state title victory.
SHELTON, CT — The "strike fast, strike often" philosophy was certainly evident on the St. Joseph High School side of things during Saturday's Class M championship matchup with Berlin. The Cadets found the end zone on their first seven possessions, rolling to a 49-0 halftime lead en route to a record-breaking 70-18 victory and a second consecutive state title.
Davis Summers threw four touchdown passes in the first half, plus ran for another as the Cadets broke a CIAC record for most points scored in a championship game. Weaver held the previous mark, drubbing Darien 69-26 in the Class M final in 1999.
St. Joseph followed up last season's 42-36 victory over Ansonia in the Class S finals by moving up to Class M, and elevating its offense to a whole new level.
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Brady Hutchison got things started with a 7-yard touchdown reception just under four minutes into the contest. By the end of the initial eight minutes, Jaden Shirden had scored on runs of 60 and 5 yards, and Jesse Bike had caught a 15-yard touchdown pass from Summers.
The second quarter featured more of the same, with Bike and Will Diamantis scoring on touchdowns passes of 90 and 15 yards, respectively. Summers ended the first-half scoring on a 2-yard run, sending the Cadets into intermission with a 49-0 lead.
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Berlin scored twice in a row after the break in a 2:33 span on a 60-yard pass play from Kevin Dunn to Alex Halkias, and am 18-yard run by Dunn. Summers came back by throwing two more touchdown passes in the quarter: 13 yards to Hutchison, and 23 yards to Diamantis.
Shirden added a 28-yard scoring romp in the final period. Halkias concluded the scoring with a 62-yard run for the Redcoats.
St. Joseph kicker Luke Kirby set another record, booting 10 extra points.
The Cadets rolled up 556 yards of total offense, including 369 through the air. Their defense was equally impressive, snaring six interceptions.
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