Submitted by Barth Keck.
The Haddam Killingworth High School Varsity football team was defeated by North Branford at home on Friday, Oct. 23, 2021 in a very close game. The final score was North Branford 28, H-K 27.
Mason Provencher threw a 12-yard TD pass to Jack Meehan late in the fourth quarter to complete a second-half comeback by North Branford (2-4), who trailed 24-6 at half. Provencher accounted for two other Thunderbird scores with a 20-yard pass to Alec Johnson and a run of two yards.
Orion Inkel scored three touchdowns for the Cougars (1-4), two on passes from Alex Phipps and another on a nine-yard run. Kevin Cavrell kicked field goals of 35 and 25 yards for HK.
“That was a disappointing result, obviously,” said HK coach Tyler Wilcox. “We told the kids at halftime that North Branford wasn’t done and, hats off to them, they weren’t.”
“It was the little things that hurt us,” added Wilcox. “We just have to work harder and clean up our attention to detail.”
The Cougars play again at home next Friday (10/29), while the Thunderbirds host SMSA on the same night.
Game Summary:
First Quarter:
HK – Orion Inkel 15 pass from Alex Phipps (Kevin Cavrell kick)
HK – Inkel 5 pass from Phipps (Cavrell kick)
NB – Jace Kamienski 3 run (pass failed)
Second Quarter:
HK – Cavrell 35 yd field goal
HK – Inkel 9 run (Cavrell kick)
Third Quarter:
NB – Provencher 2 run (Thomas Hansen run)
Fourth Quarter:
HK – Cavrell 25 yd field goal
NB – Alec Johnson 20 pass from Provencher (Jack Meehan pass from Provencher)
NB – Jack Meehan 12 pass from Provencher (run failed)
North Branford (2-4) 6 0 8 14 28
HK (1-4) 14 10 0 3 27
Photos by Anthony Frasco.
